It concerned the Korean Peninsula, and Song An, the head of the National Security Second Bureau, was handling it personally.
The so-called secret plan behind it was probably none other than the Equator Operations Zhou Quan remembered.
In the Chinese name for Equator, "chi" meant red, while "dao" carried meanings such as order, principles, and justice.
It was Equator, not Red Thief. The latter was merely an internationally renowned band of thieves.
The former, however, undoubtedly conveyed a more positive idea.
The Red Thief gang had stolen a top-secret superweapon jointly developed by the Two Koreas, intending to sell it to ambitious figures in the Middle East for illicit profit.
According to Zhou Quan's memories, the secret weapon jointly developed by the Two Koreas was a portable bomb with uranium at its core.
In other words, it was a small, hand-carried nuclear bomb, and a terrifying nuclear weapon whose power far exceeded the yield normally associated with its size.
The case involving Red Thief's theft of the secret nuclear weapon had ultimately been declared solved under Mainland China's leadership, with the cooperation of the Two Koreas.
During the investigation, China, North Korea, and South Korea had all used the opportunity to secure certain gains on the international stage.
More concretely, China, North Korea, and South Korea had worked together to dig a deep pit for America.
The Middle East could be described as the most unstable region in the world at present.
It was known as the world's oil treasure trove, possessing extremely abundant oil reserves and production.
Yet the strength of the sovereign nations in the Middle East was simply insignificant on the international stage.
That made them no different from children carrying gold through a crowded market, naturally attracting the attention of the world's great powers.
America, the