Chapter 53: Can you dismantle missiles?

Afterwards, Stark wanted to get back at the culprit, but was dissuaded by Pepper.

Stark didn't know how powerful Luke was, but Pepper could feel that Luke was extraordinary.

Perhaps it was a woman's intuition that played a role, and Stark did not "arrange" Luke.

Although he said he was reluctant, his body was very honest and in the end he still cooperated with director James and reshooted many shots.

Then James went back happily to edit the film.

During this reshoot, not only did the LAPD and the FBI fully cooperate, but Stark's acting was also truly heartfelt, and James was very satisfied.

After the filming, Luke held a party at his sea view villa and invited all the staff, including the police officers and detectives who participated in the reshoot.

However, Luke specifically instructed Director James that all law enforcement officers in the film must use pseudonyms and not their real names.

The party was lively, but Stark had lost his usual interest and now all his attention was on Pepper.

Luke chased them both away early.

Rhodes asked Luke the reason, and Luke had no choice but to give the single guy a critical hit.

"They are in the middle of a passionate love affair right now. It's pointless to waste time at this party. They might as well go back and have sex..."

Rhodes listened to Luke's explanation and watched him walk away with a beautiful woman, talking and laughing. His expression gradually twisted... It hurts, my friend...

However, Luke has never looked for other women since Anne left.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but that his standards are too high.

Even those high-level green tea girls in Hollywood can't escape his sharp eyes.

Although it was past 12 o'clock, the party was still in full swing when Luke's cell phone suddenly rang.

I saw the incoming call, it was an unknown number...

After thinking about it, I realized that my phone number had a high confidentiality level and it shouldn’t be a scam call, so I answered the call.

As soon as I picked up the phone and answered it, I heard the voice of an acquaintance.

"Luke, this is Doherty."

"Mr. Doherty, wait a moment. I'll find a quiet place."

Luke came to the corner of the hall and said to the phone:

"Mr. Doherty, what can I do for you?"

Doherty said in a serious voice on the other end of the phone:

"Listen, Luke, I need you to go to the San Francisco FBI branch right now. Someone there will arrange your next job. Remember, keep it absolutely confidential."

"Okay, Mr. Doherty, I'll leave now. Do you need me to prepare anything?"

Dougherty was silent for a while and then said:

"We need you to defuse the bomb. Just bring the relevant tools. Someone will meet you there."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Luke thought for a moment and took the large bag of weapons from the back of his car.

Bomb disposal tool Luke has the Blade of Kindness and a toolbox, which is enough.

After saying hello to Uncle Chen, Luke called his own helicopter and went to San Francisco.

It’s more than 600 kilometers from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and it only takes more than two hours to get there.

A helicopter flies in a straight line, so it must be very fast.

The plane landed directly on the roof of the FBI California branch building.

The director of the California branch arranged for someone to pick up Luke from the rooftop.

Arriving at the minister's office, Luke met Ernie Paxton, the director of the California branch, who was also the head of the FBI's West Coast.

Luke saw that even though it was early in the morning, the California branch was still brightly lit, and he thought something big must have happened.

Looking at the young Luke in front of him, Minister Paxton said to him:

"Agent Luke Dutton, you have performed very well at Quantico. Now let me ask you, can you dismantle the warhead of a missile?"

Luke did not give a definite answer, and said to Minister Paxton:

"What kind of missile?"

"MGM-140A..." (The missile in the movie is the AGM-64 air-to-ground missile, which is not true, so it is slightly modified here.)

Before Paxton could continue his introduction, Luke told him the data of the missile.

"The MGM-140A tactical missile is the earliest model of the ATACMS 'US Army Tactical Missile',"

"He started serving in 1991 and participated in the Gulf War that year."

"This missile can be launched by the M270 rocket launcher, Block 1, with a launch weight of 1670 kg, a warhead weight of 450 kg, and a maximum range of 150 km."

"The Block 1A model has a maximum range of 165 kilometers. Both models are produced by Lockheed Martin."

Minister Paxton was very surprised to hear Luke's answer. He originally thought that this guy was sent by the Minister of Justice to gild his reputation, but he didn't expect that he was so capable.

Luke shrugged and said:

"This thing is easy to dismantle. The cluster warheads it uses are in separate magazines."

Director Paxton was very satisfied with Luke's answer, but then said with a serious expression:

"Agent Luke Dutton, you must keep what I am about to say absolutely confidential. You cannot use communications equipment or leave this building without my permission."

When Luke heard Paxton's serious tone, he knew the problem was not simple, so he also said seriously:

"I will obey orders absolutely. Please tell me."

"Do you know anything about VX nerve gas?"

Although Luke nodded with a serious expression, he was already cursing in his heart.

What job had Dougherty given him? VX nerve gas was no joke.

Although this thing is a biological weapon, its lethality to personnel is greater than that of an atomic bomb.

If a spoonful of VX nerve agent is released over a city, no living thing will be left on the eight streets.

Think about the MGM-140A's 450 kg cluster warhead filled with VX nerve agent...

It is definitely much more lethal to personnel than a small nuclear bomb. Once it is launched, there will be no living creatures left in most of San Francisco, and both people and animals will die.

Paxton looked at Luke's young face and serious expression and sighed. He didn't want to put too much pressure on the young man.

So he said:

"Last night, Marine Brigadier General Frank Hammer led a group of soldiers to attack the Army warehouse."

"They took away 15 MGM-140A missiles loaded with VX nerve gas."

"They have now occupied Alcatraz and are holding 81 tourists and staff hostage."

"At 12 o'clock midnight, the Pentagon received a call from General Hammer, asking him to transfer $40 million to his designated overseas account within hours."

After listening to Minister Paxton's statement, Luke was confused.

"Who is General Hammer? Are American generals so poor? How much salary does the federal government owe him?"

After thinking about it, Director Paxton decided to tell Luke the truth. After all, he was appointed by the Attorney General and had a backer, so he couldn't hide it.

This is indeed a big deal. Although he is a man of the current FBI Director Jim Wollmack, Attorney General Dougherty is also a fallback.

Although he would not be implicated in any military problems, the problem was that Alcatraz was right in San Francisco, which happened to be his jurisdiction.

(Alcatraz Island is located in the San Francisco Bay, 2.5 kilometers away from the San Francisco coastline at its closest point. It is surrounded by cliffs and deep water. It was once a federal prison and was abandoned in 1963.)

You are sitting at home and something unexpected happens...this is very unlucky.

Now that the Attorney General and the President are attending meetings in the Asia-Pacific region, the matter has fallen to the Pentagon and the FBI.

This was obviously a huge pit. If he didn't handle it properly, both San Francisco and himself would be ruined... He had no choice but to find a way out.

Luke in front of us is a good breakthrough point.

Since the Attorney General arranged for him to come here, it is obvious that this Luke is the Attorney General or the President's man.