Chapter 3430: The Kingdom of Bunkers

The road facilities seen along the way in Albania are all in disrepair, but the buildings in the capital Tirana are well maintained, so as not to affect the city too much. In the central area full of government and administrative buildings, beggars run rampant, instructing children to ask tourists for money, causing disturbance. If tourists ignore them, these little rascals will haunt them.
In addition to these little ghosts, there are also women holding babies who reach out and beg to passers-by. Lin Rui has long been familiar with this phenomenon in Africa, but he did not expect that it would appear in Europe, which has a long history and profound culture.
As a country with an area of ​​only 28,000 square kilometers and a population of only 3 million, hundreds of thousands of bunkers are densely distributed, which can be regarded as a wonder of this country.
Bunkers can be seen everywhere in the country, whether in rural fields or even seaside resorts. The leaders mobilized the whole people to build bunkers for self-defense. There are rows of bunkers every few hundred meters in the vast rural fields. There are a variety of bunkers on the front and back of the mountainside houses on both sides of the highway and even on the resort beach.
In fact, from the northern border with Montenegro to the beach across the sea from Corfu in Greece, Albania is full of bunkers built amidst the suspicion-induced construction boom. There are more than hundreds of such bunkers, and even more than a few thousand. According to official conservative estimates, the number of completed bunkers exceeds 170,000.
Today, they are still scattered in the countryside, or overlooking the valley, or silently guarding intersections and highways, or lined up like creepy statues on the deserted beach. Their impact is not only on the material level.
Outsiders believe that the cost of a bunker was comparable to a two-bedroom apartment. In addition, the construction of the bunker undoubtedly led to Albania becoming one of the poorest countries in Europe, and this influence continues to this day.
Among these bunkers, there are dark forts, as well as multi-billion-dollar group forts, as well as completely independent fortresses, as well as the commanding fort that can store granary and ammunition. But there is also a single fort that can barely fit into one person. In short, it is a variety of forms and each has its own characteristics, but the original fortress for war preparations became an eyesore in the peaceful era.
But why not remove it, because the cost is too high. The idea of ​​building back then was naturally that the stronger the building, the better, so it is very difficult to demolish now. After all, these bunkers are bombs that explode, so the locals have thought of many ways. Now many of these bunkers have been transformed into small mushroom houses by the locals, or used as hotels or warehouses. Some have been transformed into toilets.
Lin Rui and others lived in the home of a local informant under the arrangement of the logistics team. The informant was Gino, a burly man in his fifties. The place where Lin Rui and others hid was still a bunker in his house, but it had been decorated as a small hotel to meet the curiosity needs of foreign tourists.
"This place is full of bunkers," Crazy Horse whispered, "I have never seen so many in my life."
Gino smiled, "In most countries, most people cannot see a lot of the remains of the Cold War. The unique thing about Albania is that the suspicion and fear of foreigners that originated from that era are clearly visible. It used to be like this, and it still remains. That’s right. The iron mold used to pour the dome of the bunker in the past has now become a water tank in my uncle’s neighbor’s garden."
After they settled down, Gino told them about the current situation. The intelligence team was still outside asking for information. It is estimated that there will be exact information tomorrow.
Drinking the self-brewed rake, Gino and his uncle told Lin Rui his uncle's experience of building a shelter under the scorching summer sun while in the army. In order to repair the bunker, they dragged 40 kilograms of concrete slabs on the country road, but no one shot angrily in the bunker. His uncle snorted from his nose and said, "We were repairing bunker when other countries in the world were building rockets to send mankind to the moon. It was stupid. But this is that era."
"There is no definite news about the target, so what about other aspects?" Lin Rui didn't want to listen to their complaints.
"There is a lot of news from other aspects. There is one person who arrived yesterday. I think you should have heard that Americans, his name is Buzz." Gino whispered.
"Bath? Kitbath?" Jiang An frowned.
The informant Gino nodded, "Yes, it's him."
Lin Rui frowned, "Who is he?"
"A well-known arms broker, this person has a close relationship with Raytheon." Jiang An replied.
"Not only him, but also Maxell. This Frenchman used to be the middleman in the French sale of the Agsta series of conventional submarines to Pakistan. There are many other people who are actively active. Here is their list. "Gino replied. "We are staring at most important targets. We dare not stare too closely because they have employees of private military companies as bodyguards. But so far, there is no news that they are in contact with the intelligence spy. ."
"It really attracts a lot of industry predators. Where are they all gathered at the moment?" Jiang Jian looked at the list in his hand.
"Except for Tirana, most people gather in our Korca district." Gino whispered, "Because Tirana is too conspicuous. And our Korca is located near the foothills of the Morava Mountains, near Greece. The border. It is more likely to be the hiding place for this target. In addition, we have news that the target has a contact person in this area."
"What is the situation of this contact person? It seems that no relevant information has been mentioned before." Lin Rui frowned.
"The latest information is that this contact person is the target's uncle. It is estimated that they have been in contact with each other. The specific situation is under investigation. If the situation is confirmed, we can find out what the identity of the female spy called the actor is. Find out clearly about the more connected people around this person. This is quite helpful to find her." Jinuo nodded.
"It seems that you did a good job. I got so much news in such a short time." Lin Rui turned to look at Jinuo.
"Some news has yet to be verified. I will not report some untrue intelligence." Gino nodded.
"After retiring from the rapid reaction force, Gino has been a police officer for more than ten years. He is quite familiar with some situations." Jiang An nodded, "This is why I hired him for this mission."
"Well, let us know as soon as we have news. The situation is complicated now, and many people are staring at our target person. We can't let her have the opportunity to calmly contact and negotiate with these people." Lin Rui nodded, "So we must first Target this person."