Chapter 859 - 385: The Last Chance

Chapter 859: Chapter 385: The Last Chance

As soon as Gu Ji spoke.

Ghabari’s pupils suddenly contracted, a flash of shock passed through his eyes, and then he raised his head angrily, carefully scanning the Savama Secret Police like Hasha beside him, seemingly suspecting who had leaked the operation information.

Each of the Persian strongmen hung their heads, silent as cicadas in winter.

Gu Ji’s eyelids twitched imperceptibly.

Theoretically, even though Ghabari’s status in military science is unshakable, he is ultimately just a scientist and cannot completely suppress a core intelligence agency like Savama.

But looking at Hasha and the others, it’s like a reenactment of those Iranian government officials.

Instead, they seemed fearful of Ghabari’s scrutiny.

Could it be...

Besides being a military weapons scientist, does Ghabari also head the intelligence agency?

This possibility cannot be ruled out!

Since five years ago, when the highest intelligence officer died in a suicide drone attack, Iran’s intelligence department has been leaderless.

Neither the military nor the government had a talented and reputable individual who could step up.

And Ghabari is such a suitable candidate.

Firstly, he’s from the military, trained in special operations, possesses vast scientific knowledge, and is considered highly intelligent, earning the title "Father of Modern Iranian Weapons," which makes him a figure of high respect.

Leading Iran’s major intelligence agencies by him makes sense.

No wonder the game marked "Ghabari" as an important character.

It seems this old man indeed has many secrets.

Gu Ji is now very curious.

What secret actions are these people conducting on the train, and can he secure a new piece of black technology from it?

If it’s something of the orange-grade, wouldn’t it be a direct ascent to the heavens?

"Brigadier General, the expert team has news."

A subordinate rushed into the tent, inserted a USB stick into the computer, and pointed at the 3D chart:

"Railway and explosive experts, based on the traces of movement at the explosion site, have recreated the train’s operational trajectory before and found the vehicle lost control on this section of the railway. The train was running at about 60 kilometers per hour when, for some reason, a carriage behind the head derailed, triggering a series of derailment and overturn events. Due to a liquefied gas leak during the slide and sparks between the carriage and the tracks, the entire freight train exploded!"

"Derailment?"

Hasha instinctively asked, surprisingly looking at Gu Ji, unexpectedly finding the young man guessed it right.

Gu Ji frowned slightly.

Although he guessed the cause of the explosion, he did not understand why the train suddenly derailed.

Looking at train development history, derailment-caused accidents are countless, but with railway technology’s progress today, under multiple safety measures, such grave incidents are rare.

Thus, the first thought that came to his mind was human factors!

"Have the head data been restored, did the train driver take any braking measures?"

Faced with Gu Ji’s questions, the subordinate first glanced at Ghabari, seeing him nod, he continued to answer:

"After expert discussions and analysis, emergency braking should have been taken, otherwise at the 60 kilometers per hour speed, the explosion’s center point would be closer to the station."

"It seems the driver wasn’t held hostage."

A secret policeman interjected from the side.

"Not necessarily; maybe at the moment the train lost control, the driver got free and took emergency measures."

Gu Ji said while shaking his head, eyes steadily staring at the laptop screen, his mind racing.

The experts’ animated train explosion simulation jumped from the screen, right in front of him.

In an instant, he felt as if he were at the explosion site, a speeding freight train was coming at 60 kilometers per hour, suddenly a ’crack,’ metal snapped, the entire train derailed, losing control, beginning to scrape and slide along the tracks.

"Various situations can cause train derailment: wheels, railway equipment, driver errors, designs, management, and natural weather. Firstly, factors like vehicle design and natural weather can be ruled out; remaining factors are basically related to railway department engineering maintenance and the driver itself."

"Immediately notify the railway traffic department."

Listening to Gu Ji’s monologue, Ghabari ordered his subordinate to bring the Tehran Railway Bureau’s head over.

Moments later, a dark-haired middle-aged man in a gray suit, clutching a handkerchief and wiping sweat, stumbled into the tent, "Brigadier General, you called for me?"

"I’d like to know why the train suddenly derailed."

Hasha was the first to step forward and question, repeating Gu Ji’s questions unchanged.

"This has nothing to do with us. Our railway bureau pays great attention to vehicle equipment and railroad maintenance. Every inspection and maintenance is recorded, you can check at will. I personally feel the most likely problem factor is the driver’s side."

Upon hearing the argument directed at his department, the railway bureau chief promptly dissociated himself.

"I need to look at the records."

Gu Ji suddenly interrupted the two men’s conversation.

The explosion site has been devastated, making it impossible to trace any valuable clues, thus records had become the only evidence.