{ World’s Strongest }
“It’s great to do that every time.”
It was the words of the head of the Secret Service, half exclamation and half screeching.
The vice president is briefing the press directly.
‘No, to be precise, the acting president’s authority.’
The chief of staff looked at him sullenly.
The chief’s words are understandable.
Even so, the president was assassinated and he was in a difficult situation.
From that point of view, I wouldn’t even want to imagine that the vice president would have problems one after another.
The problem is that we cannot even guess how the president died.
In other words, it is not true that anyone who targets the enemy will die.
From a security standpoint, there is no way to protect the vice president other than erasing his tracks.
However, the vice president is presenting himself in front of the media every day, briefing on the assassination of the president himself.
‘In the situation of the Secret Service, which asks to save the body, it is a wonderful thing… .’
After the briefing, the chief of staff greeted the approaching Vice President.
“thank you for your effort.”
“Yes. Are you waiting?”
“Yes. Everyone is gathered.”
“Branch.”
The chief of staff glanced at the wide back of the vice president as he walked ahead.
‘William… Was he a person of this size?’
looks big
Maybe just like former President Liam.
Eyes that read the stream.
You know exactly when to step in and when not to.
‘Saving yourself in such a situation is a practical skill in the practice.’
It was difficult for the chief of staff to dare to guess how hard he must have been in the position of vice-president, which had been only fading over the past few years.
* * *
US National Security Council (NSC).
“National intelligence officer. Did you find any traces of the enemy?”
Unlike other times, the vice president’s tone sounds particularly cold.
After martial law was invoked, it was the vice president who refrained from doing anything that could negatively affect public sentiment.
It was only to the extent that the checkpoints were strengthened to the extent that terrorism did not occur.
It was done only to a level that Americans could understand.
Thanks to this, the public’s reaction to the push for martial law is not bad.
The problem is that you have to show the results as soon as possible.
Only in this way can we prevent the departure of public opinion and raise the approval rating further.
The chief of staff glanced at the vice president.
Lately, the atmosphere seems to be getting worse.
Even though martial law has been passed, criticism that they are doing nothing is starting to come out again from the opposition.
His heart is not at ease.
“I couldn’t find it. However, in the case of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of State…”
The vice president raised his hand and stopped him.
“I’m not asking about them right now. Did martial law come down because of them?”
“……”
The head of national intelligence bowed.
The words of protest that the two subsequent incidents may have been linked to the assassination of the president linger in the mouth, unable to come out.
Now, whatever he says will fuel his anger even more.
“I can’t find any clues at the crime scene. Besides, I’ve given them so much time, and so many intelligence agencies haven’t found anything? It’s a new acquisition.
“So far… I haven’t found anything.”
The words of the national intelligence officer, who had a clue, but lacked confidence.
This means that there is no guarantee of what will be discovered in the future.
The Vice President’s subsequent words pierced his heart.
“Even in the 9/11 attacks, we had already noticed many signs in advance. For various reasons at the time, we were not so vigilant that we could not take action in advance. But… was there really no suspicious signs in this case? It really raises doubts about the capabilities of our intelligence authorities.”
“There is no face.”
The vice president, who had been looking at the national intelligence officer for a moment, opened his mouth.
“you.”
“Yes.”
“Are you going to tell the people that? You haven’t found anything? If you answer that, people will like you very much if you don’t do one of these things properly while spending a lot of money.”
“…”
“If you can’t find it, if there’s really nothing to show you…”
Their eyes met, and the rest of the Vice President’s words flowed out.
“I’ll make it.”
“……”
After taking a look around the crowd, the vice president asked the head of national intelligence again.
“You don’t even know where the An-Nu organization is?”
“…That’s right.”
“Are there supposed locations?”
“It’s also difficult to estimate.”
“Then, maybe you have figured out the locations of other terrorist groups?”
“What do you mean?”
The vice president turns the conversation around.
“Minister of Defense.”
“Yes.”
“If you can’t identify an An-Nu terrorist group, come up with a plan to hit every point in the world where terrorist groups are expected to be.”
“That’s a great idea! Take this opportunity to uproot all terrorist groups!”
Unlike the defense minister, who responded positively, some personnel expressed concern.
And, the Vice President who checks their faces.
[But then there will be a big backlash in those countries.]
The voice of the Secretary of State, who had already passed away, seemed to resonate in his head.
‘If he had been here, he would have been against it. They must have agreed.’
But there is no real voice coming out.
The Vice President opened his mouth in the silence.
“Make them publicly demand that these countries release terrorist groups. If they don’t release them within a certain period of time, they’ll consider them to be sheltering in the dark. Who’s dead now? The president of the United States is dead. In the middle of the room. If we don’t do that, America will become the laughing stock of the whole world. In the future, the influence of the United States on other countries will become less and less.”
“…”
“And if you don’t even do this, the people won’t be convinced.”
his firm determination.
While everyone who felt it was silent, the Defense Minister answered.
“I will prepare immediately.”
“And, one more.”
As everyone looked at his mouth, the vice president’s mouth opened in succession.
“We will also hit the key bridgeheads that China and Russia have secured by expanding their powers.”
!!!
The members of the left all turned into surprise faces.
“Ha, but then I wouldn’t sit still in both countries.”
Even the Minister of National Defense, who had previously responded coolly, vomited a perplexed voice.
Because China and Russia are completely different stories from other countries.
“Give the evidence.”
“Ha, but… the evidence…”
The Vice President turned to the National Intelligence Service and said.
“If you don’t have it, I’ll make it! The sure proof that you can’t help but suffer! Do you understand?”
Silent key ministers.
The vice president looked at them like that.
“It is the fundamental task of me and you to turn this crisis into a picture that best serves the interests of the country.”
“But then there could be war.”
“Then go to war.”
The Vice-President resolutely accepts.
A war between the United States, China and Russia is a world war.
“……”
“Why have you spent so much money so far? So, don’t you now have unrivaled military power in the world? So, aren’t you always ready for war?”
The vice president turns his head to look at the defense minister.
“In the worst case, prepare a plan to start a war immediately.”
“Yes.”
The vice president looks back on the left.
“So far, the US has been so kind to resolve the issue through dialogue. This is what happens because it doesn’t show its strength. If we used force properly, would China ever have a chance to catch up with such a terrifying chance? No, never. I don’t know how to appreciate the generosity of the United States for their consideration. So, I need to take this opportunity to make it clear how terrifying the United States is.”
His last words lingered in the hall for a long time.
“So that no one dares to surpass us again.”
* * *
“Yeah. Is everyone together?”
“Yes. We are gathered in the Weisheit conference room.”
“Branch.”
It is a long space with a very high floor height.
its end.
There is a semi-circular stage about ten steps high.
A large chair was placed on it.
It’s as huge as a giant should sit on it.
Bruce Hendrick appeared from the back of the chair and sat down naturally.
The woman who has been with him naturally sits next to him.
Then, the personnel standing in a row from left to right below bowed deeply.
Then, the one who stood closest walked down the pedestal and stood tall.
The front of the chair showing Bruce the back of his head.
At the same time as his movement, the six personnel walked in from behind both sides.
They were spaced on either side of him and positioned along a semicircle tier.
It’s like he’s protecting Bruce like an iron man.
Unlike the others, they all covered their faces with black helmets, so they couldn’t see their faces at all.
Bruce opened his mouth.
“Yeah. Everyone’s gathered. Inori. Let’s start.”
At his mention, the woman sitting next to her opened her mouth.
“As I reported, SF grades were stolen from laboratories in Korea, and AF and SF grades were hijacked one after another in Shanghai and Nanjing, China.”
“So? At first, I took the two of them out, so there are a total of five supermen over there?”
“There is one more person who escaped from the Shanghai handling team. We have confirmed that they joined it.”
“Ah… that kid.”
When no more words came out of Bruce touching his chin, Inori continued.
“Since the Chinese incident, we have strengthened our defense of overseas experimental facilities, especially in Asia. However, excluding the operation of terrorist units and the children who will be dispatched soon, the number of humanoid superhumans is rather limited. We took action to respond locally, but we were attacked at three locations at the same time.”
Bruce nodded his head.
“Then you hit three by two?”
“Yes. Vladivostok, Shenzhen and Da Nang.”
“You said you got the video? I haven’t seen it yet… Did everyone check it?”
As Bruce looks down and says, everyone nods in response.
“Yes.”
“So, you didn’t process any results and missed them all?”
“Yeah. I couldn’t kill them because they exceeded my expectations.”
“Hmm, I took the children I picked and picked in the first place… Is it something special because there are two S-classes there?”
“Not everyone is normal.”
At Inori’s words, everyone in the room nodded in agreement.
“Okay. Then…”
As Bruce declared, he spat out words.
“Pull up the roots before the shoots grow further.”
chuck
Everyone bowed their heads at the weight of those words.
decision made by the owner.
It will be done as he said.
Silence fell on the seat for a moment, and Inori carefully opened her mouth again.
“And… I grabbed Aiden by the tail.”