In that instant, this hawk, known for his steadfastness and stubbornness, suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness!
He knew very well that since the other party possessed so many advanced technologies, there was no need for them to try to win him over or curry favor with him!
Furthermore, if the other side wanted to, they could easily oust him, the Minister of Defense!
With so many advanced military technologies, all of which are already very mature, they can be put into production immediately once they are announced!
With this wealth, they could easily win over all the military manufacturers and suppliers in the United States, as well as those powerful conglomerate families!
Then those families will unite and put pressure on the government to make these technologies a reality!
Because this would result in the government providing a massive amount of military budget orders!
Such astronomical orders would be enough to make the major families who truly control the United States immediately side with these guys; it's definitely not something a mere Secretary of Defense like myself can resist!
In particular, one of them is the "sixth generation plan for new energy..."
Damn it, just based on this one point, the Rockefeller family, that energy oligarch, will immediately side with them!
If he dared to obstruct it, these powerful families who control the US military supply would unite and not hesitate to oust him from office and replace him with a compliant minister.
Even... the president is the same!
To be frank, the US president is not a true head of state in the traditional sense.
The whole of America is like a giant corporation. Controlling this corporation are the various wealthy families hidden behind the scenes, such as Rockefeller, Morgan, and so on! These guys are like the company's board of directors.
The so-called president is merely a candidate chosen by these families every four years to serve as the company's general manager and administrator! He's just a senior manager, but not the true owner of the company!
The thing that Thunderfox is offering now is worth trillions! Not "hundreds of millions," but "trillions"!!
Thinking of this, the minister sat heavily on the sofa.
He suddenly remembered a sentence from the organization's manifesto in a document his intelligence system had given him a few years ago.
"Our existence is to guide this world, and under our guidance, lead it into a new era!"
"Now..." the minister sighed helplessly, "are these guys ready to step into the limelight...?"
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Almost on the same day that the Secretary of Defense under the Stars and Stripes was having a headache...
At a closed-door meeting of the EU member states, a confidential proposal was placed on the table before the then-chairman of the meeting…
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Lei Hu got out of the car, wearing a top hat, and walked into an ordinary coffee shop by the roadside.
A long-haired girl sat quietly at a table by the window, a black coffee in front of her.
Lei Hu had just sat down when a plump waitress came over.
"Coffee, and a muffin, please." Lei Hu smiled, looking at the girl in front of him. "I've been starving all morning. Damn, the plane encountered some turbulence, it was really uncomfortable. When can we directly produce the next generation of aircraft for civilian use?"
“I think you should be careful, Mr. Lei Hu.” The girl opposite her had a cold look in her eyes. She raised her head, and her beautiful face showed a faint weariness. “You just came from the Pentagon. Aren’t you afraid of being followed? I heard that Langley Building has also recruited a few superhumans.”
“Those guys are all trash we wouldn’t even look at, and… I’ve also infiltrated their ranks.” Lei Hu grabbed a pancake that had been served, took a bite, and then praised, “It tastes good. How did you find this place?”
"Thank you for helping me with that." The girl's eyes remained indifferent.
"Oh, if you mean canceling that US bombing raid, you don't need to thank me. We didn't want that kid to die either. And it's not just us; the club feels the same way. You should know that almost all the A-level members in the organization have been transferred to temporary field teams! They're all out in East Asia looking for that kid."
Lei Hu mumbled something while biting into a pancake.
A cold smile flickered in the girl's eyes: "Alright, then we do have something in common. At least, urging the US to pass this secret bill this time is good for all of us."
“There’s only one thing I’m curious about.” Lei Hu put down the pancake in his hand, blinked, and it was impossible to see what was going on in his eyes: “The EU belongs to the club. The US belongs to our service company. So… what about you? In this grand feast of redistributing the world’s power map, where is your territory? Don’t tell me it’s Japan, that tiny island nation with no resources, only some empty economic capital, and in the new order of the future, those things will become a pile of waste paper!”
His hands landed on the table, and a hint of coldness gradually appeared in his eyes: "I have treated you with sincerity, so please tell me the truth as well... Miss Phoenix!"
Chapter 257 [The Old Master]
"Grandpa??"
Although Chen Xiao had amnesia, he was not stupid. Looking at the somewhat excited and carried away old man in front of him, Chen Xiao suppressed a laugh, subtly shifted his shoulder to avoid the other man's arm around him, and smiled, "Old man, you should make things clear first. I... at least I know very well that I am an orphan, I have no relatives, and I have no grandfather."
These words instantly severed the smile on Old Master Xiao's face, leaving him frozen in place, staring at Chen Xiao in disbelief.
Old Master Xiao fell silent, but the two young men behind him were outraged. These two were members of the younger generation of the Xiao family, and normally treated their patriarch with the utmost reverence. They were utterly timid, not daring to even breathe loudly, let alone tolerate Chen Xiao's rudeness.
What a joke! Just say what the old man tells you to say, why all this nonsense! And why are you being so rude in interrupting me?!
"Kid! You're asking for it!"
"You ungrateful brat!"
Two angry shouts rang out, and before the old master could speak, two young men rushed forward from the left and right, grabbing Chen Xiao's arms. Both were young members of the Xiao family, and those who could follow the old master were the best among the young generation of the Xiao family. Their strength was naturally extraordinary. With a forceful grip on Chen Xiao's arms, they tried to force him to the ground and make him obediently bow down and admit his mistake to the old master.
Two figures flanked Chen Xiao from both sides. Chen Xiao felt a sharp pain in his arms and was immediately under pressure. If he tried to resist, his shoulder joints would probably be dislocated on the spot.
Feeling a sharp pain in both shoulders, with bones cracking, Chen Xiao involuntarily staggered forward. The two young men from the Xiao family were very strong, but as Chen Xiao lunged forward, his body suddenly reacted almost instinctively.
Although all his extraordinary abilities seemed to have vanished at this moment, making him no different from an ordinary person, he seemed to instinctively remember some movements when attacked.