Chapter 57 Insurance

After Wolmack contacted the Pentagon, he came back here and saw that everyone looked relaxed but somewhat puzzled.

Luke said to him:

"I took a look at the weapons of these Navy SEALs and found them inappropriate for this mission, so I asked 3Q to send a batch over. They will be here soon."

Paxton gave Luke a thumbs-up and arranged for the guards to wait to receive the goods.

Seeing everyone's expressions gradually becoming friendly and amiable, Luke directly called the restaurant chain he controlled and ordered takeout for all the staff present.

Because there were so many people, the general manager from San Francisco brought the chef, equipment and other ingredients to the scene to prepare the food and eat it immediately.

So the dinner was held in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere, without any of the previous tense atmosphere.

Just after dinner, people from 3Q Weapons Company delivered relevant weapons and equipment.

Anderson and his men were so happy that they couldn't wait to pick up their weapons and start checking them.

Seeing that they looked so ignorant, Luke felt that even if he gave them a beautiful woman, they would not be able to put down their equipment.

Anderson's idea was first come first served, so he could choose first before the other two teams arrived.

Not long after, two other teams arrived.

Luke took a look and thought, haha, it’s an acquaintance.

The Navy SEAL who came was Captain Waters, a bald man with a face that looked like he was in debt for a lifetime.

Including him, there are eight people in total.

The FBI's HRT team also showed up, led by an African-American named Harold Cooper.

But Luke knew at first glance that this guy was a man who fought with his brain, a typical commander, and his team had a total of 12 people.

Waters didn't talk about the past with Luke, he just smiled and nodded to Luke, but his smile was really scary...

Paxton briefly introduced everyone to each other, and then Luke introduced their own weapons to them.

Anderson's group has been selected, and the only ones left are Waters' team and Cooper's team.

3Q Weapons Company was also very considerate and sent us three bulletproof shields.

Cooper took all three shields.

This guy Waters had 6 rifles, 1 shotgun, and 1 sniper rifle.

As soon as Luke saw the weapon he chose, he knew that the ruthless man's subordinates were probably also ruthless people...

The 55 bullet of the QAP5.5 submachine gun has a relatively low stopping power, and is not as lethal as the 7.62 bullet used by the ACC Honey Badger...

After everyone selected their weapons, Chief Wolmack began to introduce the mission.

They didn't know the details when they came, but after listening to Wolmack's introduction, they realized that Luke was really wise.

None of their teams had absolute confidence in destroying the elite Marines on the island.

Luke's three teams are the safest, with three teams corresponding to three tasks respectively.

That is: search for and dismantle missiles, raid enemy headquarters, and rescue hostages.

These three tasks could not be completed by a small team, so Lieutenant Colonel Anderson was the most grateful to Luke.

He is a soldier and only knows how to follow orders, but Luke managed to gain more support in front of Wolmac.

But only Luke knew that it was Doherty who played a role.

The conference room inside Air Force One, the plane used by the US President, over a certain Asian country.

President Marshall asked Doherty with a serious expression:

"How confident are your people that they can resolve this crisis?"

This "your man" could be Walmack or it could be Luke.

Dougherty said:

"The solution he proposed is the best solution now, but we cannot stop the countermeasures we originally planned. We must use it as a precaution."

Obviously, Dougherty's people are referring to Luke.

President Marshall thought for a moment and then said:

"General Ross must prepare thermite. Now it all depends on their performance."

Dougherty thought about a confidential conversation Luke's father had with him, and then said to the president:

"James, my student is very good. Please trust him as you trust me."

President Marshall looked at Doherty for a long moment and nodded seriously.

San Francisco, 19:30 pm, inside the temporary command center at Pier 9.

Mason and Wolmac argued.

The drawings of Alcatraz collected by the FBI were incomplete.

After Mason escaped from Alcatraz, the island underwent more than ten reconstructions of varying sizes.

So Mason asked to enter Alcatraz with the task force.

Walmack strongly disagreed.

Even Paxton couldn't bear it anymore.

Just as he was about to speak, Luke spoke first.

"Chief, since you won't let him in with us, why did you let him out? Ask someone to give him a haircut, clean him up, and take a headshot?"

Wallmack looked unhappy after hearing what Luke said.

This is a subordinate of his subordinate's subordinate, but this guy has someone above him and was directly appointed by the Minister of Justice. He is not clear about the specific situation.

But Attorney General Dougherty is a close confidant of the President, which probably means that Luke is the Attorney General's man, or someone planted by the Secret Service in the FBI.

This kind of thing is very common in various institutions in the United States. They place people from their own bureau in each other's agencies in order to obtain some intelligence. This is a tacit agreement among everyone.

But it's rare to see someone as blatant as Luke.

Walmack was so angry that he didn't want to talk.

But as the saying goes, one should be grateful to the one who eats the food.

Both Lt. Col. Anderson and Captain Waters made requests.

In order to complete the task, the person must go with them.

Captain Cooper did not interrupt, but everyone looked at Chief Wolmac with serious eyes.

The director had no choice but to compromise.

Gusby wanted to talk to Luke about dismantling the bomb, and Lieutenant Colonel Anderson told him directly that he also wanted to participate in the operation.

Gusby was confused for a while and asked about the specific content.

The team members next to him explained it to him with a smile, and this guy couldn't help but have stomach cramps.

Luke saw that he might be frightened and also came to the bathroom.

Seeing that he had finished vomiting, I handed him a tissue.

It turned out that Goosby’s fiancée was pregnant and was flying to San Francisco.

At this time, Paxton also came. He and Luke encouraged Gusby and gave him confidence.

Now that everything is ready, everyone takes their equipment, gets on the helicopter, and heads straight to the naval base near San Francisco, where two submarines are on standby.

This was a small battle, so the team members did not bring any extra equipment.

Only Luke was carrying a large bag.

Everyone was very curious, and Luke just explained that it was a bomb disposal tool.

Although Goosby was also an expert, he thought it was a protective suit.

The group boarded two Navy CH-2 Sea Stallion heavy transport helicopters.

Now they are rushing to meet up with two Ohio-class nuclear submarines of the 2th Pacific Submarine Squadron off the coast of Monterey Bay, 150 kilometers southwest of San Francisco.

The two submarines rushed over from the San Diego Naval Base after the Navy learned the news.

Pentagon generals also thought Luke's plan was safer.

The insurance the president was referring to was the military's countermeasures against VX gas bombs.

VX gas bombs can be vaporized and decomposed by high temperatures, but ordinary incendiary bombs obviously cannot, so the military developed thermite bombs.

But this project is still under study, so the Air Force's preparation time is also very tight.

The Navy's Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarines have ground attack capabilities and carry special operations cabins (two large cylinders on the back of the submarine) that can be used for Navy SEAL infiltration operations.

They have received instructions to authorize the Navy SEALs led by Lieutenant Colonel Anderson to guide the submarine to the target if necessary, and the submarine will launch cruise missiles to destroy the target.

When they came over the submarines, the two submarines had already surfaced.

The surrounding waters had long been cleared by the Coast Guard.

Everyone descended onto the submarine via rappelling.

It was Luke's first time on a submarine, and the Ohio-class was a little more spacious than he had imagined.

But with so many people going down, it seems quite crowded.

Three and a half hours later, they arrived at the designated location, 10 meters underwater.

Everyone put on their equipment, diving suits, and double-circuit underwater breathing systems.

Then go through the passage inside the submarine to the cabin on the back of the submarine.

After everyone was ready, the cabin began to be filled with water. The team members waited for the cabin door to open and then set off in a small submarine.