Pierre Beaumont was at home in his mansion overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland. He put through an order for 20 kilograms of selenium hydride. He sent it to the New York office of Jing Xi's shelf company "The Honey Dragon Inc.". While Pierre had shelf companies of his own, it was better if the blame for the outbreak fell on China when it was all over. Pierre suspected that Jing Xi planned to strike during the World Leader Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Jing seemed to be planning for a minor outbreak at the United Nations to cover up the real attack on the Civil Rights movement in Suwan. Pierre, however, had another goal. If he could wipe out the majority of the world leaders, the global markets would collapse. Predicting the crash, he could short every share of the global economy, using the World Banks wealth as collateral. Once the dust had settled, Pierre would be the wealthiest person on the planet.
Vladimir Kravchenko entered Pierre's residence. Pierre studied the thuggish Russian who was both Pierre's occasional lover as well as Pierre's most accomplished assassin. Pierre found Vladimir both attractive and terrifying at the same time. Aided by the same alien technology as Pierre, Vladimir had super senses that made him the most accomplished covert operative in the world. Pierre feared Vladimir's lust to murder and torture people. While Pierre didn't mind if people died as long as he benefitted, he saw now value in needless suffering. Vladimir was different. He didn't care about money, but nothing meant more to him than the opportunity to maim and torture people to fulfill his sadistic needs.
Vladimir:
- You summoned me, Pierre. Is this about business or pleasure?
Pierre:
- Are they not one and the same?
Vladimir nodded, Pierre gave him a USB memory and spoke:
- I summoned you about business. I have ordered 20 kilograms of selenium hydride to an address in New York. I need you to collect the selenium and contaminate a water processing plant. This plant provides the United Nations headquarters with drinking water. I plan to attack the UN summit on the 14th of May to cause mass panic with crashing markets to enrichen myself.
Vladimir focused for a while as the monocle gave him an estimate of casualties such an attack would cause. Eventually he spoke:
- What's the point of that? Selenium is only dangerous if you ingest more than 5 milligrams a day. The delegates would have to drink 10 litres of water for that to happen.
Pierre smiled and replied:
- Good thinking, Vladimir. But I am not aiming to kill anyone via selenium poisoning.
Vladimir looked at Pierre in confusion and replied:
- So, what is the point of this then?
Pierre:
- Behold the Hei Bai virus.
Pierre showed Vladimir a model of the Hei Bai virus. Vladimir shook his head and replied:
- Who cares? Why are you showing me this virus, Pierre?
Pierre smirked and turned on the video of the Hei Bai virus testing in the Chinese concentration camp. Vladimir studied the video and marvelled at the pain and the suffering of the prisoners. He almost orgasmed when he saw how the guards torched the prisoners with their flame throwers.
Pierre:
- That is the Hei Bai virus, Vladimir. A high dosage of selenium in the body activates the virus. I estimate that everyone who drinks more than one litre of contaminated water will get serious symptoms and die at the meeting.
Vladimir:
- Excellent. But some of them will survive?
Pierre:
- Viruses doesn't kill everyone infected. It will look more natural if there are survivors. Besides I am only after the market collapse to enrichen myself.
Vladimir:
- I like your plan. Let's fuck!
Pierre shook his head and replied:
- We'll only fuck after you have completed the mission. But don't worry. I have organised a new victim for you. Aleksei have kidnapped another street urchin, a Syrian refuge. That will have to suffice for now.
- I'll meet you in New York on the 14th of May.
Vladimir licked his lips and replied:
- Ah. I love the young Syrian refugees. I'll enjoy my evening and then I'll travel to New York to prepare for the evening.
Pierre:
- Great. Enjoy your night.
After hearing this, Vladimir walked up to Pierre computer and pressed a few commands. Pierre shouted:
- Stay away from my computer, Vladimir. We are close but not that close!
Vladimir smiled maliciously and replied:
- Of course, Pierre. I will follow your command.
Having said this, Vladimir left Pierre's residence while whistling a joyful tune.