Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 619: Deadly and Hidden Plot
After hearing what Old Tommy said, Lin Yuan immediately believed it a little.

Although the secret he told was half guessed and half deduced, the key words he heard were true, and this guess could be verified.

But Lin Yuan didn’t quite understand why the El Niño phenomenon would make the N-13 line dangerous?
The reason why this route is established is that it is not dangerous in normal times, otherwise it would not be included as one of the submarine routes.

The so-called submarine route refers to the fact that when a submarine cruises in the deep ocean, it does not run around randomly as it pleases.

Because the underwater environment is very complex, seabed mountains and abnormal protrusions may cause the submarine to collide with underwater obstacles while sailing, resulting in the destruction of the submarine and the death of people.

Lin Yuan, who had already taken a ride on the Virginia, knew very well that when a submarine was moving underwater, there were no glass windows or searchlights at the bow for observation.

All perception of the environment outside the boat depends entirely on echolocation equipment such as sonar.

For humans, not relying on vision to avoid obstacles and move forward is a very uncomfortable thing in itself.

Therefore, when a submarine travels underwater, it needs to choose a safe route based on a pre-drawn seabed map in order to move forward quickly.

Otherwise, you can only move forward slowly and explore step by step.

Therefore, the so-called anti-submarine warfare is not about looking for submarines in the vast ocean like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Instead, we should search in the key channels based on the proven submarine routes, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, the core of submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare lies in the accumulation of detailed data on the seabed topography and hydrological conditions of the combat waters, otherwise everything is empty talk.

As for the route to the bottom of the Greenland ice sheet this time: the N in the N-13 route obviously means north. Lin Yuan can roughly guess that this is the underwater route number in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

But since it has been listed as a route, how could there still be danger?

If it was a dangerous route, Major General Ross of the Bangor Submarine Base would not have openly assigned them to take this route.

Even if he assigned it, an experienced captain like Lieutenant Commander Louis would choose to refuse.

This only shows that although the N-13 route is not often used, it is not dangerous.

According to Old Tommy, it seems that the El Niño phenomenon has caused the N-13 route to become dangerous during certain periods of time. Most people are unaware of this, which has given Major General Ross room to plot against him.

This is why?

Safety is no small matter. Lin Yuan will not simply accept the conclusion, but will ask for clarification.

So he asked, "Mr. Brad, could you explain to me why El Niño makes Route N-13 dangerous?"

"Mr. Lin Yuan, what do you know about the El Niño phenomenon?" Old Tommy asked.

"I just know roughly that this is an abnormal climate phenomenon that occurs every few years. The consequence will cause the sea water in many parts of the world to rise abnormally, leading to abnormal floods and droughts on land." Lin Yuan replied.

As he is not an expert in geography or climatology, this is the extent of his understanding of the El Niño phenomenon.

Old Tommy nodded and said, "That's enough. You just need to know that the El Niño phenomenon will cause the temperature in the Arctic Circle to rise abnormally for a short period of time."

"Excuse me, what does this have to do with the safety of the N-13 route?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Mr. Lin, when a submarine is sailing underwater, the most feared thing is abnormal buoyancy. This is the main cause of submarine accidents besides collisions with seabed obstacles." Old Tommy explained patiently:

"The buoyancy of seawater is related to its density. The greater the density of the seawater, the greater the buoyancy."

Lin Yuan nodded. This was basic junior high school physics knowledge and was very simple.

Objects heavier than water will sink, and objects lighter than water will float.

If the density of seawater increases, the specific gravity will also increase, and the buoyancy will naturally increase accordingly.

Old Tommy continued, "The density of seawater is strongly related to temperature and salinity.

The lower the temperature and the higher the salinity, the greater the density. Conversely, the lower the density.”

"Under normal circumstances, the density of the surface seawater is low, while the density of the lower seawater is high. This also makes the buoyancy of the lower seawater greater than that of the upper seawater."

Lin Yuan nodded again. This was also very easy to understand.

Because under normal circumstances, the surface sea water can receive thermal radiation from the sun, so the temperature is high and the density of the sea water is low.

The deep sea water receives less heat, so the temperature is lower and the density of the sea water is higher.

The seawater with lower density will naturally be on the top, and the seawater with higher density will be at the bottom.

Seeing that what he said could be understood, Old Tommy nodded.

I have to say that Chinese people are different. They have received basic cultural education.

Unlike those white Americans who promote happy education, the new generation basically learns nothing in school, which is really worrying.

He continued: "But there are at least two places in the world that are exceptions. One is in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.

This is because a large amount of ice has formed on the sea surface, which absorbs water and increases the salinity and density of the surface seawater, causing a large amount of seawater to sink from the surface to the seabed.

Another location is Greenland, where the surface seawater is subjected to dry, cold winds, causing a large amount of evaporation, resulting in an increase in salinity and a drop in water temperature. This phenomenon of large-scale surface seawater subsidence has also occurred."

Lin Yuan understood everything and asked, "I understand. But does this have anything to do with the Virginia?"

"Of course there are. First of all, in areas where a large amount of sea water has settled, the submarine's surfacing will be affected. And during the surfacing process, abnormal buoyancy will occur." Old Tommy said.

After hearing the explanation, Lin Yuan immediately understood.

Beneath Greenland's ice sheet, the water below is less dense and therefore less buoyant.

When floating up, you have to push against the sinking high-density seawater. At the same time, once you cross the dividing line between the upper and lower layers of seawater, the buoyancy may suddenly increase.

At this time, the ascent speed will suddenly increase.

It is difficult to float up in the early stage, and in the later stage it suddenly accelerates as if the car cannot be braked, which makes it easy to cause accidents.

After all, the average thickness of the Greenland ice sheet exceeds 2300 meters.

If it crashes directly into the bottom of the ice sheet during the ascent...

Then it would be no different from directly hitting an underwater mountain range.

"But, what does this have to do with the El Niño phenomenon? How will it affect the N-13 route?" Lin Yuan asked.

After explaining so much, you should be able to tell yourself the final reason now, right?
Old Tommy said, "I just told you that when El Niño occurs, the temperature around Greenland will rise abnormally. What does this mean?"

"It means that the original situation of the sea water being heavy at the top and light at the bottom has been reversed." Lin Yuan said.

Rising temperatures will naturally lead to increased melting of ice sheets, thereby reducing the density of surface seawater.

This will cause submarines sailing under the ice sheet to suddenly encounter abnormal buoyancy caused by a sudden change in sea water density.

The ship was originally sailing in seawater with lower density, but suddenly the density of the seawater increased, resulting in greater buoyancy.

Then the submarine floated up uncontrollably and couldn't even sink when it wanted to.

This situation has a technical term called: "liquid seabed".

When this happens, the bottom of the submarine is like a liquid seabed, which firmly supports the submarine and prevents it from sinking.

If this happened under the Greenland ice sheet...

The consequences are naturally very foreseeable, that is, the submarine will crash heavily under the ice sheet of Greenland, which is the same treatment as the Titanic.

Seeing that Lin Yuan had already understood the severity of the situation, Old Tommy added, "This year's El Niño phenomenon is exceptionally severe, the worst in decades. And the N-13 route will pass through several of the thickest areas of the Greenland ice sheet."

Now Lin Yuan completely understood.

The El Niño phenomenon causes abnormal buoyancy in seawater, and this year's impact is the most severe in decades.

This makes it very likely that the Virginia will be suddenly lifted up by an invisible giant hand while sailing underwater and crash heavily into the ice sheet above.

To make matters worse, there are several places on the N-13 route where the Greenland ice sheet is thickest.

This means that even if their submarine is still two or three hundred meters underwater, it may directly hit the bottom of the ice sheet.

After figuring this out, Lin Yuan completely believed in Old Tommy's guess.

He nodded and said solemnly, "Thank you for your reminder. As soon as I confirm that Major General Ross has indeed arranged the N-13 route for Lieutenant Colonel Louis, I will pay you the fee immediately."

"Thank you for your generosity." Old Tommy extended his hand to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan shook hands with him and confirmed the completion of the transaction.

While $5000 million is not a small sum, it is definitely worth it if it can prevent a disaster.

To verify whether this conspiracy exists, we just need to wait for the reply from Lieutenant Colonel Louis.

Lin Yuan and Old Tommy loosened their grip, and he asked curiously, "If I hadn't come to the restaurant for dinner today and you hadn't met me, would you still have warned me?"

"Of course, after all, it's a huge sum of 5000 million US dollars. I can live out my retirement in peace after earning this money." Old Tommy smiled very frankly.

"But this has to be discussed in person. If I can't reach you, I'll try contacting Ms. Adams directly. I'm sure she'd be willing to pay a higher price." Old Tommy added, "But I'd still prefer to do business directly with you. After all, I'm a fan, and meeting my idol in person would be a real relief."

Lin Yuan was very surprised. He seemed to know the true relationship between him and Betty.

Obviously, this old Tommy is not a simple person. He must have a hidden background. Without the relationship with the top dignitaries, it is impossible for him to know that Betty is willing to pay so much money for him.

But Lin Yuan was not going to dig deeper. After all, who doesn’t have some secrets?

It is enough to know that he did provide a secret that concerns his life and death.

"I'm leaving. It's nice to meet you today. Thank you for the cheese baked lobster. It's delicious." Lin Yuan said goodbye with a smile.

"Thank you for liking our restaurant's signature dish. It is my pride," said Old Tommy.

Lin Yuan pushed open the back door of the restaurant and returned to the first floor via the fire escape.

The meal, including the conversation with old Tommy, took half an hour.

When Lin Yuan walked into the coffee shop looking for Director Cohen, he unexpectedly found Meng Tao and Depp who had already sat down next to Director Cohen.

Didn’t these two people go to the red light district?
Why so fast!
The round trip took 25 minutes. From selecting the target, to negotiating the price, to finishing the job, was it really only 5 minutes?
So Lin Yuan walked forward with a smile and said, "Do you still have the nerve to brag about your time now?"

Depp said with a frustrated look on his face: "Don't mention it!"

Meng Tao also said helplessly: "It's true that people are afraid of being famous, just like pigs are afraid of being fat."

"What's wrong?" Lin Yuan asked.

"As soon as he entered, he called out my name. I was so scared that I immediately pulled out the money and said it wasn't me. I took out the money and scattered it on the ground and ran out quickly." Depp said.

These two guys were having fun with disguises on their faces.

After all, Depp and Meng Tao are both celebrities. If their identities are recognized, they are likely to be blackmailed.

Even if you are not blackmailed, the other party can use this incident to invite reporters to interview you and take the opportunity to gain some fame:
Superstar Depp says it's good

Are you curious about why I conquered Depp?

"A dangerous woman that even Coach Meng Tao can't refuse!"

Spend a little money and experience the same happiness as the rich

Depp and Meng Tao shuddered at the thought of such news reports.

Therefore, the two of them put on fake beards and printed washable tattoos on their faces, thinking that they could no longer be recognized, and then went to have fun.

Unexpectedly, he was recognized immediately and had to escape in embarrassment.

Lin Yuan looked at Depp helplessly: Just disguise yourself well.

No matter how hard you try, it won't work unless you get rid of that iconic smoky eye look.

He is so reluctant to let go of his idol image that he ends up making his brothers suffer.

Lin Yuan turned to look at Meng Tao: "What about you? How did you get recognized?"

Under normal circumstances, unless someone is as handsome as Lin Yuan, it is easy for Asians to trigger face blindness in white people.

Although Meng Tao is famous and many people know him, as long as he disguises himself a little, the cognitive impairment of white people will be triggered again.

Especially for a fat guy with a round face like Meng Tao, his facial features are further blurred, and after disguise, it is even more difficult for white people.

So the question is, how was Meng Tao discovered?

Meng Tao sighed: "I was just high, yelled a few times, and then I was discovered..."

Lin Yuan: "..."

Well, this guy has appeared in his own movie credits way too many times, mostly just yelling.

For example, in the behind-the-scenes footage of "Hero", he screamed when a knife flew at him while holding an apple on his head.

In the behind-the-scenes footage of "The King of Spy", the ghost howled as he tested the safety rope by the window of the Burj Khalifa.

This has made Meng Tao's shouting become an iconic symbol, no wonder he was recognized.

Seeing these two guys' embarrassing appearance, Lin Yuan wanted to kick their butts with his pointed leather shoes:
I was working for everyone's safety, but you only cared about your own pleasure. How could you fail so shamefully?

Lin Yuan: (Benefit)
He didn't despise the lifestyle, and he had no right to do so, but it was so bad that it was worth stepping on.

Just as he was about to start complaining at full steam, Lieutenant Colonel Louis pushed open the door of the cafe and walked in.

So Lin Yuan temporarily let the two unlucky guys go and asked with a smile, "Is it done?"

"Well! The formalities went smoothly. We'll be leaving on time soon." Lieutenant Colonel Louis said with a smile, "Forgive me for not being able to tell you the route of this voyage, as it involves confidentiality regulations. But I promise we'll arrive at the filming location safely."

"I understand. After all, it involves the whereabouts of two nuclear submarines, especially a strategic missile nuclear submarine. If the secret is leaked and Russia finds out, it will be bad. Our crew should not worry about the route issue." Director Cohen nodded to show his understanding.

"Okay, I understand. It's enough for us to arrive at the shooting location safely and complete the shooting task smoothly. We don't want to care about other things, and we can't do anything about it." Meng Tao also nodded.

"A nuclear submarine is such a high-end thing, its safety is absolutely no problem. I absolutely believe in you, Captain," Depp said.

At this moment, Lin Yuan spoke up: "Lieutenant Colonel Louis, please allow me to ask one more question, because this concerns the safety of all of our lives."

Meng Tao: “!!!”

I just said that I don't want to care about anything and there's nothing I can do.

Depp: “!!!”

I just said that safety is absolutely no problem.

"It's okay, Mr. Lin Yuan, please speak. If I can answer, I will definitely not hide it from you." Lieutenant Colonel Louis didn't know why Lin Yuan spoke so seriously, so he responded seriously.

"Excuse me, is the route we are taking this time the N-13 route?" Lin Yuan asked.

Director Cohen: “!!!”

That’s why I dared to say that the crew should not worry about the route issue.

How can you be so capable! *3
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Lieutenant Colonel Louis' expression immediately became serious: "Mr. Lin Yuan, how did you know? Please tell me the source of the information!
This leak is outrageous! I just found out the route!"

The movements of nuclear submarines, especially strategic missile nuclear submarines, are absolute military secrets.

If the enemy country knew about it, such as Russia, they would not actually come to sink the submarine, which would trigger a world war, but they would prepare several underwater signal collectors in advance.

Once the soundprint characteristics of a submarine are collected, the difficulty of identifying and detecting the submarine in the future will be greatly reduced.

This is equivalent to destroying more than half of the enemy submarine's concealment capabilities.

No one told Lin Yuan that it was impossible for him to know information about route N-13.

Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "I spent 5000 million US dollars to buy this information."

"5000 million US dollars! Oh my god!" Meng Tao couldn't imagine what kind of information was worth 5000 million US dollars.

"Is this too outrageous? Does it have anything to do with our lives?" Director Cohen also asked.

So, in front of everyone's surprised gaze, Lin Yuan recounted his meeting and conversation with Old Tommy.

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, Lieutenant Colonel Louis' expression became more solemn. He saluted Lin Yuan solemnly:

"Mr. Lin Yuan, I want to thank you for the information you provided. It is truly crucial."

"I'm going to contact Vice Admiral Joseph King right now and ask him to change the route. I promise this won't affect the filming."

After saying that, Lieutenant Colonel Louis walked out of the cafe and looked for a suitable place to make an encrypted call.

Lin Yuan also took out his cell phone and walked out of the cafe.

Finding an empty and deserted spot, he called Betty.

This phone was specially prepared for him by Betty. She has been using it for more than a year and it also has encryption and anti-eavesdropping functions.

With the eavesdropping incidents exposed in later generations, it was natural that Betty could not have been unaware of how the top leaders stole information.

When Lin Yuan entered the circle of top wealthy people, he became worthy of being monitored, but Betty had already prepared a safe and reliable communication channel for him.

After the phone rang a few times, Betty answered: "Lin Yuan, what's going on? You should be preparing to board the Virginia and head to Greenland by now, right?"

"Something unexpected happened. Someone was plotting against me." Lin Yuan said.

Next, Lin Yuan recounted his meeting with Old Tommy.

"Can you guess who did it?" Lin Yuan asked.

Speaking of which, he has had quite a few enemies along the way, and it is hard to tell who did it.

However, if someone could influence the commander of the Bangor Submarine Base, then he is most likely related to those consortiums.

We will have to wait for Betty to verify which consortium it is.

"Don't worry about it. I'll handle this matter." Betty's angry voice came from the phone.

It hasn't been long since the last attack in Los Angeles and Oscar's backstabbing, and someone is unwilling to give in and is stirring up trouble again.

"It's not easy to deal with, right? After all, the opponent's methods this time are very covert." Lin Yuan asked.

This time, the mastermind behind the incident obviously learned his lesson and did not use blatant violence.

Instead, it very covertly took advantage of the dangerous changes in waterways caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

If you are not a very professional insider with a deep understanding of Greenland's underwater routes, you would not be able to think of this kind of conspiracy.

Even after the accident happens, it can still be considered an "unexpected accident"!
Betty's voice came over the phone: "They were being too clever, thinking they were being so covert that I couldn't do anything to them unless I could find evidence. But they didn't anticipate the fury of the Navy's top brass. I didn't even need to intervene, and Rear Admiral Ross was finished."

"What do you mean?" When it comes to political games, Lin Yuan has always been weak, and it is normal for him to not be able to see through the twists and turns involved.

"Do you know what would happen to Lieutenant General Jin and his superiors if Major General Ross's plan succeeded?" Betty asked.

Lieutenant General Joseph King's backer is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lin Yuan knew this a long time ago.

After Betty said this, Lin Yuan immediately understood: "They will all lose their official positions and may even face charges of dereliction of duty."

The accidental sinking of the two nuclear submarines may not implicate them.

But calling in two nuclear submarines to help a film company make a movie, which resulted in the sinking of the nuclear submarines, is enough to put them on court-martial.

Major General Ross's actions were equivalent to stabbing them in the back with a deadly dagger.

Therefore, even if Betty did not take action, Lieutenant General Joseph King and his superiors would never let Major General Ross go.

From the moment his plot was exposed, Major General Ross was doomed.

It doesn’t matter whether there is evidence or not. Everything has been corrupted to this point by the military-industrial complex. Who is absolutely clean?
If you follow this vine, you will definitely find a bigger melon.

(End of this chapter)