The road facilities seen along the way in Albania are all in disrepair, but the buildings in the capital Tirana are better maintained and will not affect the city appearance too much. In the central area where there are many government administrative buildings, beggars are rampant, causing disruption by instructing children to ask for money from tourists. If tourists ignore them, these little scoundrels will haunt them.
In addition to these little devils, there are also women holding babies who will stretch out their hands to beg from passers-by. Lin Rui has long been familiar with this phenomenon in Africa, but he never expected 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 less than 3 million, there are hundreds of thousands of bunkers scattered densely, which can be regarded as a wonder of this country.
Bunkers can be found everywhere in the country, whether in rural fields or even in seaside resorts. Leaders mobilized all the people to build bunkers for self-defense. There were rows of bunkers every few hundred meters in the vast rural fields. Various bunkers were scattered in front and behind the houses on the mountainside on both sides of the road, and even on the holiday beaches.
From its northern border with Montenegro to its beaches across the sea from the Greek island of Corfu, Albania is dotted with bunkers built in a building spree fueled by suspicion. There are more than hundreds, or even thousands, of such bunkers. According to conservative official estimates, the number of completed bunkers exceeds 170,000.
Today, they are still scattered across the countryside, overlooking valleys, silently guarding crossroads and highways, or lining deserted beaches like creepy statues. Their impact is not just physical.
? It is believed that the cost of building a bunker at that time was equivalent to that of a two-bedroom apartment. Furthermore, the construction of bunkers undoubtedly contributed to Albania becoming one of the poorest countries in Europe, an effect that continues to this day.
?? These bunkers include open bunkers and hidden bunkers, as well as group bunkers worth billions, as well as completely independent bunkers, as well as command bunkers that can store granaries and ammunition depots. But there is also a single fort that can barely fit one person into it. In short, it has many forms and has its own characteristics. However, it was originally a bunker for war preparation. In peacetime, it has naturally become an eyesore.
But why not demolish 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 dismantle it now. After all, these bunkers are prone to explosions, so the locals have thought of many ways. Now many of these bunkers have been transformed by local people into small mushroom houses, or used as hotels or warehouses. Some were converted into toilets.
Lin Rui and others stayed at the home of a local informant under the arrangement of the logistics team. The informant was Gino, a strong man in his fifties. The place where Lin Rui and others were hiding was still a bunker in his family, but it had been decorated into 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 relics left by the Cold War. What is unique about Albania is that the suspicion and xenophobia from that era are clearly visible. This was the case in the past and still is today. That¡¯s right. The iron mold that was used to pour the dome of the bunker is now a water tank in my uncle¡¯s neighbor¡¯s garden.¡±
After they settled down, Gino gave them a brief summary of the current situation. The intelligence team was still outside asking for information, and it is estimated that there will be precise information tomorrow.
Drinking home-brewed raki, Gino and his uncle told Lin Rui about his uncle¡¯s experience of building bunkers under the scorching summer sun when he was in the army. In order to repair the bunker, they dragged 40 kilograms of concrete slabs on country roads, but no one fired a shot in anger in the bunker. His uncle snorted and said, "While the rest of the world was building rockets to send humans to the moon, we were building bunkers. It was stupid. But this was those times."
"There is no definite information about the target, but what about other aspects?" Lin Rui didn't want to listen to their complaints.
"There is quite a lot of other news. There is a person who arrived yesterday. I think you should have heard of it. He is an American. His name is Bass." Gino whispered.
"Bass? Jitterbugs?" Jiang An frowned.
The informant Gino nodded and said, "Yes, that's him."
Lin Rui frowned and said, "Who is he?"
"A well-known arms broker, this person is closely related to Raytheon Company." Jiang An replied.
"Not only him, but also Maxell. This Frenchman used to be the middleman for France to sell the Agosta series of conventional submarines to Pakistan. There are many other people who are actively involved. Here is their list. "Gino replied. "mostWe are all keeping an eye on important goals. We dare not keep an eye too closely because they are surrounded by employees of private military companies as bodyguards. But so far, there is no news that they have contacted the intelligence spy. "
"It has really attracted a lot of industry giants. Where are they gathered now?" Jiang An looked at the list in his hand.
"Except for Tirana, the most people gather in our Korca district." Gino whispered, "Because Tirana is too conspicuous. And our Korca is located near the foothills of Morava Mountain, close to Greece The border. It is more likely to be the target's hiding place. In addition, we also have information 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 obtained is that this contact person is an uncle of the target. It is estimated that they have always been in contact, and the specific situation is under investigation. If the situation is confirmed, we can find out the identity of this female spy named actress. And then Find out more about this person's related people. This will be very helpful in finding her." Gino nodded.
"It seems that you did a good job. You got so much news in such a short time." Lin Rui turned to look at Gino and said.
"Some information has yet to be verified. I will not report some untrue information." Gino nodded.
"Gino has been a police officer for more than ten years after retiring from the rapid response force. He is quite familiar with some situations." Masakishi nodded, "This is why I hired him for this mission."
"Okay, if you have any news, please inform us as soon as possible. The situation is complicated now, and many people are staring at our target. We cannot allow her to have the opportunity to contact and negotiate with these people calmly." Lin Rui nodded, "So we must first Lock on this target person."
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