king of war

Chapter 108 Department of Homeland Security Strategic Defense Support

After a cordial and friendly in-depth conversation, the two parties reached a lot of consensus on cooperation in the field of medicinal chemistry and exchanged views candidly. It is a pity that both parties have no further intention to cooperate.

Howard didn't care. Originally, his business field was arms, so it was an unexpected surprise to get a foothold in the pharmaceutical industry.

And Qin Rongshuai didn't care much about the [-]% stake in the penicillin production plant. For him, this was a very cost-effective deal. Through the [-]% stake, Howard, a businessman with a strong background, was tied to the chariot.

Judging from the result, everyone seems to be happy, but Qin Rongshuai actually has other plans.

Howard is indeed a talented scientist and shrewd businessman, with a keen business sense and a good market vision, but his opponent this time is not an ordinary person.

He is a hangman.

Because in this era, the industrialization of penicillin still has a long way to go, and it will not reach the scale of mass production for at least two or three years.

Before that, he could slowly get rid of the penicillin in his personal space. This was not produced by a penicillin factory, so naturally he didn't have to share the money with Howard.

After the penicillin factory is established, the price of penicillin will plummet.

You must know that in the first half of 1943, the monthly output was only 60 grams, and 1 gram of penicillin was more expensive than gold. In 1945, the monthly output of penicillin reached 4.7 tons, and the price dropped to a touching price of $1 per gram.

The continuous improvement of production technology and fermentation process is important, but the real breakthrough in penicillin production depends on the cultivation of high-yielding strains.

The discovery of the high-yielding strain was an accidental discovery. Prior to this, the Institute responsible for the study of industrialized northern regions used the global transportation capabilities of the US military to bring back soil samples from all over the world, and then screened and cultivated suitable strains.

But by chance, they discovered a high-yielding strain suitable for submerged fermentation at the location of the institute, the famous "melon strain."This strain became the original strain for several high-yielding derivatives.

Since then, the Institute has been using X-ray induction and other methods to mutate strains such as "melon strain" to obtain industrial production strains with extremely high yields.

In other words, at this time, it is not very useful to have factory equipment and advanced production and fermentation processes.

The biggest function of their factory is to make a little more money than other factories, but for Qin Rongshuai, this is the first foundation of his business empire.

Of course, Qin Rongshuai naturally carries a high-yielding strain cultivated in later generations in his personal space, and he is not ready to take it out yet.

When he makes enough money, he will open another production factory and use high-yield strains to overwhelm the factory that Stark cooperated with.

But before leaving, Qin Rongshuai exchanged some gold bars for some dollars in Howard's hands.

Early the next morning, Qin Rongshuai found a well-known law firm and entrusted them to handle company registration and patent-related applications.

After paying a large sum of US dollars, the firm promised to help the client complete all the procedures in the shortest possible time.

How short is the shortest? This depends on the money paid by the consignor, ranging from three days to one month.

Qin Rongshuai thought about it, and paid another sum of money, asking them to finish it within a week. The law firm swore to Franklin's head that they would definitely do it.

After completing this matter, Qin Rongshuai returned to the FBI office building in a relaxed mood, and walked into the office on the basement floor.

He then received a notification from a senior executive that Chief Hoover wanted to talk to him on the phone. Since there was no phone in his office, he called his immediate superior.

When Qin Rongshuai picked up the phone, Hoover's deep voice came from the phone, "Yesterday Colonel Phillips of the Strategic Science Corps protested to me, saying that my people reached out to fish over the border..."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Director, I will definitely pay attention next time." Qin Rongshuai replied casually.

"Bruce, you are very impulsive." Hoover continued, "But next time, be careful not to have too many conflicts with people from other departments, especially those from the Strategic Science Corps."

"Yes, I understand, Mr. Director." Qin Rongshuai immediately replied in a serious tone, "I have something to report to you, Hydra's spies have already started their preparations, and their target is someone from the Strategic Science Corps." Scientists, aiming to sabotage a considerable scientific program."

"Huh?" Hoover was a little surprised, "You have a clue so soon?"

"Yes, Mr. Director, if you allow me, I will launch countermeasures." Qin Rongshuai replied.

"Son, you've done a good job. You're energetic and smart. You're very much like me when I was young. I'm very optimistic about you. Go ahead and do it." Hoover seemed very happy. He thought for a while and asked again, " What else do you need?"

"I need some weapons, vehicles, and some safe houses, plus a small amount of blank identification." Qin Rongshuai replied carefully.

"Don't you need some manpower support?" Hoover felt a little strange. Among Qin Rongshuai's many requests, the only thing he didn't mention was manpower.

"I recruited some good players from the army to carry out the operation, and they didn't know my identity as an agent of the Bureau of Investigation." Qin Rongshuai replied, "If something happens during the operation, it won't be involved in the Bureau."

"You are very thoughtful." Hoover thought for a while, and then said, "Let's use the people in the bureau. I'll send some experienced agents to assist you."

"Okay, Mr. Director." Qin Rongshuai hung up the phone with a smile.

It seems that the old man is not easy to fool. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to put all his people into the new department, but unexpectedly Hoover insisted on putting people in.

But it doesn't matter, it's nothing more than writing a few more casualty reports, which is normal in this era of lack of various inspection techniques.

Afterwards, Qin Rongshuai's office was moved from the basement floor to the sixth floor, and half of the office area on the floor was allocated to him.

A newly made sign was also hung up, with the letters "Department of Homeland Security, Strategic Defense and Support" shining brightly.

Successively, eight federal agents were assigned to him, and the two leading ones were veteran agents who worked hard during the prohibition period.

One is Coggins, 35 years old, tall and thin, and the top of his head is very sparse before he reaches middle age.The other Leno is in his 40s, fat, potbellied, and always smiling.

Several of the other agents were in their 20s, and two were fresh out of school.

Qin Rongshuai looked at the agents assigned to him with a smile, and was ready to say a few words to boost morale. Although he had not counted on these people, he still had to do some superficial work.

"Gentlemen, welcome to the new department, I am your boss..."

"What is the main task of our new department?" Coggins suddenly interrupted Qin Rongshuai and interrupted directly.

"Huh?" Qin Rongshuai glanced at the agent with a worrying hairline and said nothing more, "I am your boss, Bruce Wayne. The most important task of our new department is to deal with a new secret agent organization. Hydra. I believe you have seen the briefing about this organization..."

"So how reliable is the information in these briefings?" Coggins questioned arrogantly.

Ok?
There is someone who disagrees with this.

"This reliability is the same as your hair." Qin Rongshuai asked back, "Do you think it is more or less?"

"..." Coggins' face suddenly turned red.

The muscles on the faces of other people in the room began to twist, and they restrained the corners of their mouths from turning up with strong willpower.

It seems that this Coggins has some ideas. If he didn't think it was inappropriate to beat his colleagues at work the next day, he would have to invite this Coggins to have a drink.

Agent Leno, on the other hand, was much more stable. He didn't interrupt when Qin Rongshuai was speaking. He looked like a seasoned person.

The rest of the young people don't have to worry too much. They are all ambitious and gearing up to make a big career in this new department.

However, Qin Rongshuai has a lot of ways to train them, just give them a few pieces of information, and they can run around New York City for a day.

And Qin Rongshuai sent plainclothes rangers to watch Dr. Erkins 24 hours a day. As soon as he went out, Qin Rongshuai would rush over and observe from a distance.

There was no special movement for several days, and there were no suspicious people around Erkins. In addition to his bodyguards, there were fixed plainclothes guards around his residence, and the police patrolled the nearby neighborhoods from time to time.

This made Qin Rongshuai a little confused, whether they had taken the photos and then removed them.

Then Qin Rongshuai immediately denied this idea, and the people of Hydra were not sure about the progress of Dr. Erkins' research, so they would naturally keep an eye on him.

So where does this person hide?

It can continue to track the target without being suspected, and can also take photos at close range. Frequent appearance around the target will not cause the security personnel to be alert.

With so few items listed, the answer is ready to come out.

there is only one truth.

That means there is a mole in the security system.

But this person must not be an agent of the core security circle, because Hydra's purpose is to assassinate, and if Hydra's spies could really get that close, they would have done it long ago.

Moreover, the members of the Strategic Science Corps of this era all went through strict background checks, which was different from that of SHIELD later.

Then the scope of suspicion was narrowed. Qin Rongshuai quickly focused on the police patrolling nearby, and soon discovered the suspicious person.

Although Germans are one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States, many of the American police are Irish, and Germans are very prominent.

Once the target is determined, the next step is to arrest people.

But the identity of the other party's policeman is very tricky. You must know that American policemen are actually similar to gangsters.

If the police are mobilized, they don't care what the reason is, and they will protect their shortcomings first, which will easily lead to conflicts.

So Qin Rongshuai summoned his new subordinates and announced the newly discovered clues to them.

Coggins stood up immediately and took over the task first. He didn't care about the police or not, as long as he had credit, he was willing to let him arrest the president.

He had been working in the Investigation Bureau for many years, but his position had never been promoted, and he was very resentful. Especially after he was transferred to Qin Rongshuai, a young man, as a deputy, it made him even more envious and jealous.

His only thought now was to make a big contribution so that Director Hoover would notice him and discover his shining point.

That way, I can get a promotion and a salary increase like this newbie.

All the personnel from the Department of Homeland Security Strategic Defense and Assurance rushed out, carrying a typewriter and heading straight for the target's bachelor apartment.

(End of this chapter)