Toru pulled the car over to the side of the road. He turned to look at Mary in the passenger seat and asked seriously, "Say that again, what did you say?"
"Don't stop the car here, keep driving," Mary said calmly.
Hearing this, Toru started driving again, though this time he slowed down.
"You didn't hear wrong. I said nuclear weapon."
Mary repeated what she had said before.
Toru frowned.
A nuclear weapon was the most terrifying weapon in the world, and also the greatest contributor to world peace today.
Still, how should he put it, it wasn't as exaggerated as people imagined.
Even if every nuclear weapon in every country in the world were launched, they still couldn't destroy the Earth, especially since recent research showed that the so-called nuclear winter wouldn't even exist.
If this weapon was in the hands of a small country, one or two warheads were actually useless.
Because when a country possesses this thing, it doesn't dare use it. Not to mention whether they even have the means to deliver it and strike the target.
Even if they did, once one nuclear weapon was used, that country would be completely destroyed.
And the person who could control a nuclear weapon had to be the highest leader of a country. Even if it was only a small country, that highest leader would still be pampered and living above everyone else.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, how could a person with that kind of status and position choose a suicidal path like a madman?
And for major powers, it was even more impossible to use this weapon, because once nuclear weapons were used, it would be the moment everyone was finished together.
However, that was only when it was in the hands of a country.
If a nuclear weapon was controlled by an Organization that had no country as its foundation, then it could unleash limitless power.
It didn't even need many nuclear weapons, just one could bring enormous danger.
Because if an Organization used a nuclear weapon, the country that was bombed could not easily retaliate, since the target of retaliation was not a country with actual territory.
How many similar terrorist organizations in the world were trying to get a nuclear weapon as a bargaining chip, yet so far, no Organization had publicly declared that it had obtained one.
Toru said calmly, "Where did this nuclear weapon come from? Did it leak out after the collapse of the Soviet Union? Is it from Russia or Ukraine?"
When the Soviet Union disintegrated, Ukraine had 5,000 nuclear weapons. Although they were all destroyed, who knew whether one or two had slipped out.
Mary said, "My people have only received the news, the exact situation is still unclear for now."
"But based on the information we do have, this nuclear weapon didn't leak out after the collapse of the Soviet Union."
"Then where did it come from?" Toru asked again.
There were only a few countries that possessed nuclear weapons and could manufacture them.
"America."
"America?"
Toru was puzzled. It was impossible for America to be so lax in managing nuclear weapons that one could leak out, wasn't it? Could America have done it on purpose?
No, absolutely impossible. As the strongest country in the world on the surface, America was actually the one most afraid of this thing spreading outside its control.
"In the past seventy years, America has conducted many nuclear tests. Do you know how many nuclear weapons America has lost?" Mary asked in return.
Toru didn't know. Even when he was in the CIA, he hadn't investigated intelligence like this.
Still, judging from public reports alone, the number wasn't small.
Toru suddenly remembered a news report from the last century. America had been conducting an exercise and had a bomber flying with a nuclear bomb onboard.
At that time, the bomber ran into trouble, and to reduce weight, the crew directly threw the nuclear bomb off the plane.
That's right, they threw the nuclear bomb into the mountains!
Although they didn't detonate it, the act itself was still speechless.
Toru slowly recounted what he knew about these matters.
Mary knew even more about them. She said, "The nuclear bomb you mentioned was eventually found, but in reality, America has lost more nuclear bombs in the sea that were never recovered."
"Maybe the one I'm talking about was found in the ocean by someone with incredible luck, and then salvaged."
Toru frowned and thought deeply. "That was probably something lost in the last century. Can that nuclear bomb still be detonated?"
"Even if it can't, it doesn't matter. The weapon-grade highly enriched uranium inside can still be used to make a dirty bomb. Although that's a bit of a waste, sometimes a dirty bomb is more threatening than a nuclear bomb that can be detonated."
"Moreover, even if it can't be detonated, there are plenty of countries that would want to buy it. The highly enriched uranium inside is a good thing."
Toru drove the car and asked calmly, "Why are you telling me this?"
Mary replied, "The CIA will definitely do everything it can to find this nuclear bomb."
"This news has already spread like wildfire, and countless organizations will probably try to get it, including the Black Organization you're in right now."
"Having this thing in your hands doesn't necessarily mean you have to use it, but it can give you leverage to negotiate with any country."
"Countries don't dare use nuclear weapons against each other, but people who call themselves terrorist organizations won't care about using one. As for how many casualties it would cause, those people won't care either."
Toru thought for a moment, then asked tentatively, "You want to get it too?"
Mary nodded slightly. "MI6 won't give up. If I can get that nuclear weapon, I can make MI6 honestly give up hunting me."
"They wouldn't dare gamble on whether I'd dare turn that nuclear weapon into a dirty bomb and deploy it in London. They believe I am capable of doing something like that."
Toru sighed. This was a real spy.
People in this profession, who had been exposed to countless kinds of darkness in the world and knew many secrets, were either extremely loyal to their country and wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice their lives to complete a mission.
Or, once they betrayed, they became like terrorists, using any means necessary, each one ruthless.
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Any agent who had worked on the front lines would not have clean hands. How much innocent blood had they shed? Conscience simply did not exist.
People like Rei were truly rare. More accurately, Rei was not an outstanding agent.
Even Toru himself had the blood of many innocent people on his hands.
For example, in order to complete a mission, he had once created chaos in a small country. Once things descended into disorder, countless people were sacrificed.
But a Mary like this, a Mary with no moral bottom line, was a very good partner for cooperation.
When a person's moral bottom line was too high, then for Toru, they were not suitable to work with.
Toru took a deep breath. "Tell me your plan, Mary."
"I want to seize that nuclear weapon, but there are too many enemies to deal with, not just the CIA or MI6, but intelligence agencies from various countries will join in as well."
"Besides those people, there will definitely also be all kinds of local armed forces, or groups labeled as terrorists, and they too will do everything they can to find that nuclear weapon."
Mary lowered the brim of her hat. "...The people I have are simply not enough to handle this mission. I need more elites, a stronger Organization to help me."
Toru's heart stirred. "You've set your sights on the Black Organization?"
"That's right. This Organization has people, money, and technology. It's simply the most suitable partner, but its current leader is not suitable for cooperation."
"So you want me to seize control of this Organization as soon as possible, so I can work with the agents under your command?"
"That's what I think. The news about that nuclear weapon has spread too widely lately. No matter who has it now, they will definitely lie low for a while and keep a low profile for the time being."
Mary spoke from experience. "...And during this time, all sides will definitely step up their investigations, and I will have my people continue investigating as well."
"Six months, Fujiwara. You have six months to deal with the Black Organization and replace it. It can't be delayed any longer, by then things will definitely become chaotic."
"It's even very likely that the person who has become everyone's target will have no choice but to cooperate with the CIA or a similar organization."
Toru licked his lips.
Six months? That was a bit rushed.
But he had also become interested in that nuclear weapon.
It was true that he wanted to become the Prime Minister of Japan, but that was the system's ultimate mission, a mission that would take a long time to complete.
And even if he became Prime Minister, Japan, a country that had been castrated, actually didn't have much power. It would still have to listen to America.
But if he controlled a huge Organization, or even controlled a dirty bomb, then that would be enough to deter America to some extent.
On the surface, I am the Prime Minister of Japan, but in secret, I am the leader of a massive dark Organization, the king of the underground world, and I can even use Japan's resources to nourish the Organization.
Just thinking about that day arriving made his blood stir.
And now, Toru had that opportunity, the opportunity to first become the king of the underground world.
(To be continued.)
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