Charlie nodded in agreement and remarked, “The electricity gap is substantial, and the electricity consumption here is far from just the daily needs of thousands of individuals. I’ve visited the copper mines in Cyprus, where many people reside in extensive underground bunkers. These bunkers are massive, designed to support all the daily necessities of thousands, even amodating training for death squads. It resembles an underground city. Additionally, such arge facility requires continuous venttion and round-the-clock drainage of groundwater. To distort their sense of time, the lighting is kept as bright as daylight, 24/7.”
“Moreover, the bases of the Qing-breaking Society’s death squads function not as concentration camps but as homes where these squads live and reproduce. While the Qing-breaking Society employs specific poisons and antidotes to maintain control over the death squads, they also use their families as leverage. To ensure the death squads have a desire to live, they provide a reasonably good living environment for them and their families. Consequently, the temperature and humidity in the underground bunkers are meticulously regted, leading to significant power consumption.”
Li Yalin nodded thoughtfully and posed a question to the AI: “How do you think the target canpensate for such a significant power deficit on its own? Will it be through photovoltaic energy, wind energy, or some other means?”
The AI responded, “Given the unique circumstances of the target, I believe that oil-based power generation would be the most suitable option for them. Photovoltaic and wind energy are too conspicuous andck stability. Coal-based generation demands a substantial amount of coal, which can easily be detected during transport. Oil, on the other hand, can be sourced directly on-site and is virtually limitless. While oil-based generation generally has low cost-effectiveness, for any of the sevenpanies, using a small fraction of the extracted oil for power generation is negligible.”
At this point, the AI added, “Regarding your earlier point about concealing production being a poor strategy, I’d like to rify my perspective. Analyzing relevant cases from oilpanies, I think that concealing production itself isn’t inherently problematic. The real challenge lies in how to manage concealed production.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
“The primary risk of concealed production arises when it’s smuggled out for greater profits. If the concealed production remains within the oil field and is quietly converted into electricity for internal use, there’s no way for external parties to verify this activity.”<fna0bc> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? f?ndnovel</fna0bc>
“Law enforcement agencies determine oil smuggling by identifying abnormal transportation channels for profit. However, for oil fields producing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of barrels daily, intercepting just 0.5% of the daily output before it’s transported via pipelines can sufficiently cover the power shortfall.”
“Taking all existing factors into ount, I believe this approach not only addresses the power deficit but also allows all visible data to appear normal.”
Upon hearing this, Li Yalin couldn’t help but express his approval: “That’s a well-reasoned argument and quite convincing. If you were tasked with identifying the target based on your analysis and the data from Skyline, could you do so?”
The AI quickly replied, “After examining the Skyline data, I find Kansel Petroleum to be the most suspicious. There’s a substantial building covering approximately 2,300 square meters in the north-central area of their oil field. This structure didn’t appear in the data from fifteen years ago, with constructionmencing thirteen years ago.”
As it spoke, the AI disyed several images on the screen. The first image showed an open area with scattered vehicles and equipment. The second image revealed that the area’s foundation had beenid, with walls constructed, and a trench extending from the foundation to the nearest oil drilling rig.
Continuing, the AI exined, “From the second image, it’s evident that a pipeline project is underway. The oil pipeline connects to the nearest extraction unit, and I suspect it is indeed an oil pipeline. While all other pipelines in the oil field are exposed, this particr section is buried, suggesting that the parties involved wish to keep it concealed. Thus, I deduce that the interior of this building likely houses an oil generator set, with thergestponent probably being a gas turbine.”
Li Yalin remarked, “It seems a bit insufficient to conclude that there must be oil power generation equipment inside based solely on the existence of an oil pipeline.”
The AI anticipated this and responded, “I expected you to bring that up, so I conducted further research. Thirteen years ago, Nigerian Electricity Holdings Limited issued a notice due to power shortages in Lagos and surrounding regions, deciding to impose power restrictions onpanies in Lagos that significantly wasted electricity. Kansel Petroleum was among those listed.”
“The announcement indicated that Kansel Petroleum faced power cuts due to outdated equipment, with its unit power consumption surpassing that of itspetitors. Notably, the announcement was released two months prior to the construction of the building. My analysis suggests that following the power cuts, Kansel Petroleummenced construction immediately, and they haven’t faced simr penalties since. Therefore, it’s reasonable to conclude that this building serves as a small oil power nt!”