Chapter 22 A Raccoon Dog
At 9 p.m. on September 15, in Washington, D.C., there was a hazy drizzle in the sky. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info This is not common in the dry autumn months.
The street lamps on the side of the street glow orange, and the lights appear hazy in the drizzle.
Arlington is an important subdistrict in Washington, D.C., and is home to many government offices, including the Pentagon.
A Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked in front of a six-story European-style building in Arlington, and an elderly man in a double-breasted striped suit and a top hat stepped out of the car.
He has a pair of grayish-brown eyes, and holds a tin cane with an elaborate dragon decoration on the handle.
He has an extraordinary demeanor and elegant demeanor. When one sees him, one can't help but think of some of the royal families and nobles in Europe who have received strict dogmas.
The only thing that made him look a little out of grace was the occasional look of anxiety on his face.
The man got out of the car and walked into the building quickly, took the elevator to the sixth floor of the building, pushed open the door and walked into the largest office on the sixth floor.
"You're late, Gortinno. There were already a dozen other people seated in the office, and there were some bodyguard-like figures standing around, and the first to speak was a black man with silver hair and a solemn face.
"We always show up on time, never early, never delay. Gao Tiannu's words were blunt, but his tone was polite.
It seems to be talking about a kind of common sense, and it also reminds everyone here that he is not late, but just arrived at the right time.
"We're not vampires and don't understand yours. The silver-haired black man let out a cold snort of unknown meaning, and then said.
"Okay~ Budyuno, we are here to solve the problem, we are here to negotiate. Don't start with a big fight. A middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses stood up and played round.
"Gentlemen, let's get to the bottom of our agenda. Bugino and the others, you can go and quarrel with Gotiano alone. Sitting at the conference table, a middle-aged white man with blond hair interrupted the black man who was still trying to say something.
"All right, Mr. President. The black man named Bugiuno spoke up and glared at Gao Tiannu viciously.
As the black Bugiano said before, Gotianno is a vampire. Except for the high heavenly nu, the rest of the people present were all humans.
The meeting was organized by the president's office, and the middle-aged blonde man in the upper position, who was the White House contact, was the convener of the meeting. He also represents the President with full powers, and he will report the information of the meeting to the President as soon as possible.
Also present at the meeting was the leader of the vampire's special events handling department, secretly a man with gold wire glasses who just went out to play the round.
At the same time, the National Security Council also met side by side, and the person present was the old black man Bugiuno, who had just opened his mouth to sarcastically mock Gotianno.
Also in attendance was Frank's old friend, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury, the one-eyed dragon.
In addition to the chief elder of the vampire presbyterian church in North and South America, Gao Tianno.
This is the highest-level vampire joint meeting in the United States and even in North and South America.
And the goal of the topic is simple, about the Vampire Farm incident.
"The president's expectation is that he doesn't want this to have too much of an impact, which will cause panic among ordinary people, which is a detrimental factor to social stability. "The first person to speak was the White House contact, the blonde man.
He said things he didn't believe in as if he really wanted to understand what he was saying, and it was best to assume that the president didn't want the vampire incident to affect his voter approval ratings.
The blonde man spoke next up with Lynch: "We've contacted the news media to remove all vampire incidents from the news. And when we borrowed the information, we had already moved all the people in the basement, and the reporter didn't shoot anything. ”
"It's just going to turn into an ordinary disappearance, and the sudden disappearance of Mr. Ranka, a wealthy New York man, is very eye-catching, but it won't have any impact on society. ”
As a pawn of vampires, Lynch is already familiar with these things.
"Ha~ And then? That's how the people in your department have finished their work, and what about the humans who have been cultivated like plants?
"Of course we have put those people in place. Mr. Lynch said in an unhappy tone.
"Are you talking about proper placement to send them all to **** Island?" Bugino took a plate of papers from Nick Fury's hand and threw it on the conference table.
Many photographs and documents were spread out on the table, which made Lynch look very embarrassed.
The island is a separate island off the east coast that was formerly used to house serious offenders, but was later abandoned, leaving only a few people on the island to maintain and keep the island's navigation lighthouse running.
The number of people rescued from the vampire farm this time was 8,500, including many women and children.
All of these people had their frontal lobes removed, and in simple terms, they all became living dead, or vegetative.
These people must be placed by the government, and this errand is naturally left to the vampire-related departments to deal with.
And Mr. Lynch's solution is also very straightforward, transfer everyone to **** Island, use the prison on the island, and then give these vegetative people some fixed nutrients, so that they don't die right away.
As for what will happen to the people inside after the limelight passes, then only God knows.
The matter seems to have been stabbed by S.H.I.E.L.D., and the information was thrown directly on the table, which made Lynch very embarrassed.
"It's just a temporary solution, we need time to deal with these things slowly, and the primary goal now is to keep the news media out of knowing about them. "As a good politician, opening your eyes and telling nonsense is a necessary skill.
Lin Qi said righteously, as if everything he did was for the sake of the government and the country.
"Hopefully, I'll be staring over there. Nick Fury, who had been silent, rarely spoke, and his cold tone made Lynch uncomfortable.
"Okay~ Okay, the president said that he was aware of Mr. Lynch's decision and thought that he had handled it correctly, and now the first issue is to reduce the impact. The blonde man interrupted the impending quarrel once again.
"Now our topic is, Mr. Gautiano. You and your Council of Elders and the vampires of the Council of Elders are not keeping the truce. Your actions are declaring war on us!"
"No~no~no~, sir, I think you're mistaken, the blood clan is law-abiding, and we have complied with the armistice very well. Gao Tiannu smiled and denied the blonde man's accusations against him.
"At that time, the Vampire Empire signed an armistice with the twenty-eight allies of the Human Alliance, and for so many years, we never thought of provoking a war. We have never taken action against the people of the ceaseless war. ”
Gao Tino held his cane and paced around his office. "I didn't know about the Blood Farm in New York, but later Lanka confessed to me that none of the humans he captured were Americans or nationals of the Allied countries. ”
"The Bloodlines have no intention of provoking a powerful U.S. government, and we will never do anything to American civilians. Gao Tiannu said, standing on one end of the conference table.
"But you provoked humanity, and you broke your promise not to attack humanity. Bugiano could not stand such an unrepentant attitude of Gortianno.
"Because my people are hungry! They need food, what if there are a lot of hungry vampires on the streets of America? We need food!" said Gothino,-for-tat.
"We have provided you with food, and the plasma stock of human blood banks is already below the warning line! How many emergency patients have died on the operating table without blood transfusions!"
"And all that life-saving plasma has been eaten by you and your people as food!" said Bugiuno, already furious.
"Sir, I must remind you that every packet of plasma that the Vampire Empire takes out of the blood bank is paid for real money!"
"The government is calling on people to go to the streets to donate blood for free, and there is a queue in front of the blood donation cart every holiday. ”
"The government doesn't pay a penny to its own taxpayers, and we pay $200 for every 100cc packet of plasma we take from the government's blood bank!" said Gotenno, inadvertently baring his fangs.
"The Bloodline is the food that is exchanged for the principle of equal exchange, and this is not something you provide for free!"
"If the death of a sick person is caused by lack of blood, it is not from our appetite, but from your own greed for money!"
The silence in the conference room of Gao Tianno's words was a real and embarrassing question. The patient's ischemia does not mean that the blood bank is really out of blood.
Rather, the government sold most of the plasma to the vampire empire for profit.
Calling on people to donate blood for free, and then selling it to vampires at a high price, the government made a lot of money in it.
The only one who still speaks is Nick Fury. "In the warehouse along the Hudson River, we found some of the Americans you kidnapped. ”
His only remaining eyeball was staring at Gotianno.
"I think you're the famous Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury. Nice to meet you. Gao Tiannu didn't care about Nick's gaze and said with a smile.
"I don't quite understand what's going on by the Hudson River, I said that the vampire empire wouldn't make a move on the Americans. Did you find a vampire by the Hudsons? Are you sure there's any evidence that the Bloods did it?"
Of course, Nick couldn't find it, and the three handover vampires were all purified into dust by Frank, where is there any evidence.
"And the honorable director, please don't forget. The Bloodline is the most honest taxpayer of this. Gao Tiannu suddenly moved on to another topic.
"As far as I know, all the properties of the entire blood clan in North America, as well as individual taxes, are added up to pay nearly $200 billion in taxes to the U.S. government every year. The annual tax revenue of the United States is 3.3 trillion yuan, and we account for nearly 7% of the total tax revenue of the United States. ”
Saying that, the whole conference room was quiet, which was something that everyone knew by heart. Vampires have existed for far too long, and they are deeply ingrained in many industries.
If they were to be wiped out overnight, the whole of America would be in turmoil.
"And not to mention, we pay the U.S. government a lot of money every year for the purchase of plasma. Gao Tiannu paused, and only then did he take off his top hat.
"Chief Nick, allow me to remind you. Many of your S.H.I.E.L.D. expenses are not available for normal payments, and who do you think is paying for those obscure expenses?" a sneer crossed Gao Tianno's lips.
"As I said, the Bloods are not enemies of the United States and do not want to provoke the government. I'm sorry for this incident, and the Empire will compensate the families of all the victims. And I promise it won't happen again next time. ”
Gao Tiannu said with a faint smile.
"How do you guarantee your oath, which will quench the vampires' thirst for blood?" asked Bugiuno.
"There has been a breakthrough in the research of artificial plasma, and I am confident that we will one day have peaceful coexistence. Gao Tiannu's words caused the entire conference room to whisper.
And as a sign of sincerity, the Vampire Empire is willing to punish the culprit Lanka, allowing him to soak up the sun in unprotected conditions. "Gao Tiannu's trip can be full of sincerity.
The officials present themselves did not want to actually go to war with the vampires, except for Bugino and Nick, who were still staring at Gao Tiannu with wary eyes.
It was twelve o'clock in the night when I walked out of the building, and after constant bickering and compromise, the human government had once again made a peace deal with the vampires.
It's ridiculous, but that's what politicians really are.
Bugiano, who was standing in the building, was watching through the window the phantom of Lot-Royce of High Tino slowly drive away, and he asked Nick Fury, who was standing next to him. "Do you believe him?"
"I don't believe in any vampires. Nick's answer was succinct and forceful.
"I don't believe it either, but the Security Council is not up to me alone. Bugino said a little unwillingly. "There are always people who only see the immediate benefits, not the long-term plan. ”
"Nick, I need you to get everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. to act, I have a bad premonition. Where the Security Council is, I will try to settle for you so that they do not pull you back. ”
"Did the girl tell you that bad feeling?" asked Nick Fury, at no end in his head.
Bugino smiled and did not answer.
Inside the Nightcrawler base, Rig and Peter rummaged through all the news, but they didn't see any connections to the Blood Farm in New York.
The most reported is that New York's wealthy man Lanka has disappeared.
However, Li Jie already knew that this matter was not so simple, so he recorded it.
"Useless Nightcrawler. The government will have people delete your uploaded videos very quickly. "Frank already knows what happened to Lee Jay and Peter at Lanka Manor.
He knew very well that the government would try to cover things up, and this was the virtue of government, and Frank had already learned it.
"At least we're going to give it a try, Boss. Peter replied in place of Li Jie while uploading the video on the computer. "It's good to let even a few more people know the truth of the matter. ”
Li Jie's eyes were fixed on the screen, although he had already guessed the result, but he still couldn't help but feel disappointed, never pinning his hopes on politicians would suddenly awaken his conscience.
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