Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 508 - 331: Observations in Chan Country

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Today was a festive day for Chan Country, as the first underground railway train service in the country, known as the Ruo Kai Railway, officially began its trial operation.

The Ruo Kai Railway started from the Chan Country Capital, Yang City, passing through multiple cities and crossing the largest mountain range in Chan Country—the Ruo Kai Mountains—before arriving at Mande City.

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It was a part of the entire underground arterial network of Chan Country and also the first segment that was initiated; constructed in cooperation by Jieke Group and several heavyweight construction bureaus from Hua Country. The construction mania's nature took root and blossomed on the land of Chan Country, propelling the progress at a breakneck pace.

For this trial operation, many high-level executives from Jieke Group and elites from all walks of life were invited to ride.

The significance of the Ruo Kai Railway was monumental—as it not only represented a further increase in Jieke Group's control over the entire Chan Country.

Both in terms of the enhancement of commercial transport capacity and the dispatch of military forces, it had a significant amplifying effect.

Especially for the latter, since much of the territory within Chan Country was covered with dense forests and mountains, ground troop movement was exceedingly difficult.

Train transportation, however, could pass through countless valleys and mountains, allowing troops and heavy weapons to be quickly transported.

Yang City was home to millions of people and was the economic center of Chan Country, while Mande City served as the political and military center where Jieke Group was based.

The connection of this underground railway had an extraordinary significance.

Around the whole of Chan Country, there were several other similar underground transport arteries simultaneously under construction.

Once all were completed, Jieke Group would be able to extend its reach to every aspect of Chan Country, and any disturbance could be met with rapid deployment of the army.

The trial-run train, numbered K2032, also bore the evident traces of Hua Country's manufacturing.

In the business-class carriages, a group of dignitaries, who were on the first trial operation, sat chatting leisurely while observing the scenery passing by outside the train.

Like Mr. Smith and Mr. Shawang.

The former was the chairman of a commercial company in Yang City, with business operations ranging from real estate and garment factories to motorbike manufacturing—a well-known tycoon.

The latter was Mr. Smith's secretary, having just been successfully recruited by him.

In an unnoticed corner, Shawang observed the scenery speeding by outside the train. Since they were underground, aside from the dim lights, most of it was indistinct.

However, Shawang noticed numerous apparent military installations in this underground train tunnel.

In some places, there were guard posts constructed, some seemed to be machine gun emplacements not yet fully dismantled, and the dug-out military blast doors on both sides, leading who-knows-where, let alone what arms and ammunition might be stored inside.

"Smith, how much do you know about these underground military passages and bases?"

Shawang moved away from the crowd to sit alone with Smith. Even though he was a secretary, he spoke to his boss Smith with a tone of superior giving orders to a subordinate.

"I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Smith shook his head, providing no answer.

"Hmm?"

Frowning, Shawang said, "You've worked in Chan Country for so long and you don't have any reliable information?"

There was a hint of reproach in Shawang's eyes. Being businessmen was only their cover identity.

In reality, outside of his commercial activities, Smith also worked for the CIA, collecting open-source intelligence.

Shawang was the same. Officially a secretary, in actuality, he was the new CIA chief sent in secret to Chan Country to monitor Jieke Group for the CIA.

Facing his superior Shawang's questioning, Smith could only give a wry smile.

"Boss Shawang, Jieke Group's counter-intelligence and anti-espionage capabilities are formidable. Don't treat them like any ordinary foe. Many of our intelligence operatives have disappeared without a trace, persecuted by Jieke Group."

While speaking, Smith gestured towards the outside of the carriage and said with a grave voice, "Underground tunnels like this, no one knows how many there are throughout Chan Country. Jieke Group has mastered advanced underground excavation technology. During the civil war in Chan Country, they used these underground military bases to conceal and deploy troops, leading us to misjudge their strategy, recklessly advancing into the Ruo Kai Mountains and suffering a staggering defeat."

"Satellite reconnaissance from above couldn't detect it, and now Jieke Group has opened some of these underground passages for civilian use. As for the underground military bases and tunnels they haven't disclosed, we have no idea how many there are."

"These underground military bases are top-secret within Jieke Group, and the data we currently have is very scant."

"In the whole of Chan Country, Jieke Group has a tight lock on intelligence due to the substantial loyalty of the Chan Country people for the generous treatment they receive from Jieke Group, plus the half-million-dollar reward for reporting espionage. Many of our informants on the outside have been caught, making intelligence work here far more difficult than in the Middle East or Africa."

Shawang's brow creased slightly. He had just arrived to take over the intelligence work of the CIA in Chan Country, and although he had some understanding before taking office, he was still somewhat surprised to hear this from the long-entrenched CIA operative, Smith.

After some thought, Shawang whimsically asked, "About Jieke Group's underground excavation machines, do you guys have any leads? Our Beautiful Country must possess this technology."

Spreading his hands, Smith replied helplessly, "No. Logically speaking, such underground excavators should be very noisy when operating, yet even with some underground detection equipment, we haven't found any trace of them, including the information from Jieke Group's middle-level staff we bribed."