Chapter 340: What Did You Just Say?
For Ulysses, an office where countless people wanted to come in a few years ago but now more people avoid it, Josh is no stranger to it, the relationship between the Skull and the U.S. government has been delicate in recent years, but if you really want to talk about it in detail, in fact, it is still a relationship between cooperation and conflict, the hegemony of the United States in recent decades is very stable, every president of the United States can be said to be the most powerful person in the world, can go to this position, every president may not be arrogant and domineering, but arrogance is indispensable, and will definitely not allow the backyard of the United States to catch fire, and the skull will secretly manipulate the election, even if it cannot determine the candidate for the president of the United States, will definitely not let people who have a very discordant relationship with the Skull and Bones Club come to power, more or less, the presidents of the United States who can come to power are all supported by the Skull Club, even if the other party's position will change after coming to power, but it will not be to toss with the Skull Club to the death. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Unlike the supremacy of power in the Shenzhou Empire, in the United States, the dollar is the real God and can do anything.
Anyone who wants to go toe-to-toe with the skeleton who controls most of America's wealth will have to consider the consequences.
So it's no surprise that Josh and Ulysses are familiar with each other.
In this office, Josh has seen Ulysses's high spirits, Ulysses's ambition, and Ulysses's solemn worries, but this is the first time Josh has seen Ulysses' high-spiritedness, Ulysses' complacency, and Ulysses' solemn worries, but this is the first time Josh has seen it from Ulysses.
That's right, it's despondent and desolate.
A generation of presidents who have been praised by the media and trusted by the public in the past few years now has a smile on their faces, but their every move gives people a sense of powerlessness at the end of the road.
Ulysses personally led the way ahead, neither fast nor slow, and occasionally looked back at Josh, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to keep up, this gesture, for the president of a country, is completely low and cannot be lower, Josh smiled as usual on the surface, but began to be wary in his heart.
Although Ulysses is a little downtrodden now, but the president is the president after all, he has been in power for several years, has cultivated a political group in the United States that no one ignores, although under the huge pressure in the near future, President Ulysses's position is unstable, and the power in his hands has shrunk greatly, but there are still a large number of people loyal to Ulysses, that are all figures in various important positions in the United States, although the number of these people began to shrink, but the rest are diehards, cohesion and combat effectiveness are even stronger, at this time, if Ulysses is determined to be tough, it is also enough to make anyone jealous。
In other words, even if Ulysses is down, it is better to put on such a low posture in the face of him.
Josh knows very well that today's meeting, Ulysses must have asked for the Skull Club, but what he wanted, he was not very clear, in his mind, what the other party asked for was nothing more than a piece of money, in a few days, the United States suffered heavy losses, the Bureau of Census and the Treasury Department can count the number of pensions, and the statistics of the Skull and Bones Club will certainly not be too bad, tens of billions of dollars in pensions, the loss of a large number of people and labor, destroyed buildings, military bases, military equipment, and the loss of the combat effectiveness of the US military, if these are converted into money, the United States has lost at least two trillion dollars in the near future。
This kind of loss may not seem obvious now, but in the future, it will be exposed one by one.
And most importantly, after paying such huge losses, the United States still has not officially started a war with the Shenzhou Empire.
This is just a loss before the start of the war.
Once the war officially began, how much of the economy would the U.S. government need to spend?
War, to a certain extent, is the competition of economic strength, and military strength, economic strength is also the data that can best reflect the strength of a country's national strength, economic strength is weak, and in the end, the war will be dragged down by the economically strong enemy.
The Shenzhou Empire and the United States are both truly developed top powers, there is a gap in strength, but it is definitely not too disparity, the two sides go to war, it is difficult for one side to drag the other side down, even if it is really done, the winning side will be exhausted, if you want to relieve this pressure, financial support from outside the government is undoubtedly the best way.
The Skull and Bones Society was Ulysses' best place to turn to right now.
Asking for help, you need financial support, these are easy to say, Josh can give some support, but now looking at Ulysses's posture, the other party is obviously not so simple as asking for money, and what he wants is definitely not small.
Unconsciously, the exuberant smile on Josh's face faded, and the look of vigilance in his eyes became thicker and thicker.
The thunderclap that shook the entire city suddenly sounded, and it was clearly audible and full of momentum in the White House, which was very soundproofed.
Ulysses' eyes flashed, and he pushed open the office door and waved the secretary away.
His meaning had been clearly expressed, but whether it was Josh behind him, or the old man named Robin next to Josh, it was as if he hadn't seen it, and the expressionless old man walked in directly behind Josh, and then sat quietly on the chair near the door.
A distance that can cope with emergencies in various locations at any time.
Ulysses narrowed his eyes slightly, hesitated, but didn't say anything, sat down in the reception area with Josh, took out a box of cigars from a drawer and put it on the table, and smiled: "This is a cigar made by the government itself, it tastes good, it is not on the market yet, try it?"
"Let's have one. ”
Josh's smile was gentle and calm, Ulysses wanted to create a good atmosphere for conversation, Josh naturally would not refuse, the other party was thinking about the pressure after the skeleton would reject the US government, and Josh himself also needed to consider the consequences of rejecting Ulysses.
This is a conversation in which both sides must have satisfactory results, and no one can afford to be careless.
Ulysses smiled and pushed his cigar in Josh's direction, got up to pour his coffee himself, but wondered how to open the topic next.
I made an appointment to meet Josh today, hoping that the Skull and Bones Society will be able to share part of the economic pressure of the United States, no matter how much the Skull will defy the sky, after all, it is also on the territory of the United States, Josh, as the contemporary president of the Skull and Bones Society, the patriarch of the Morgan family, must have a plan in his heart for this kind of thing, and basically will not refuse.
The core topic is still about the five-star general of Atlas's patriarch Al Lahn.
This is definitely not an easy topic.
Ulysses came over with two cups of coffee, ignoring Robin, who was sitting nearby, and placed the coffee in front of Josh with a thoughtful look on his face.
Josh understood, took the initiative to speak, and smiled: "Mr. President, are you encountering any problems?"
He took a sip of the coffee in front of him and continued, "If there's a need to use the Skull and Bones Society, I think I can help. ”
"Bang!"
Before Ulysses could speak, the door of his office was slammed open, with such force that the entire door panel slammed against the wall with a loud bang.
The coffee cup in Josh's hand shook suddenly, and the brown coffee spilled a little.
Ulysses's eyelids also jumped fiercely, and he raised his head and looked at the secretary who had forgotten to hide his frightened expression.
"What happened? Sandy, did you forget to knock on the door? I have something important to talk to Mr. Josh!"
Ulysses' brow furrowed tightly, and his tone was angry and high.
"Total... Mr. President..."
The secretary looked panicked and reported incoherently: "Killed, all dead, they actually killed people in front of the White House... Mr. Josh's people... All killed!"
"What?!"
Before Ulysses could react, Josh's whole person jumped up directly, and the speed of the X-level master exploded instantly, and the secretary's eyes were just a flower, and the next moment, his body was already in Josh's hands.
In his sight, the patriarch of the Morgan family stared at him with a pair of suddenly red eyes: "What are you talking about?!
The secretary felt a chill in his heart, he was not a core big man in the United States, but after all, he was the secretary of the president, and he also had a thorough understanding of the current situation in the United States.
The secretary trembled slightly, and said cautiously, "Mr. Josh... You... Your men have just been attacked. ”
"Who did that?!"
Josh's voice was almost roaring, it was fifteen absolute masters with the lowest strength of SSS+, how long had he been up? It was only two or three minutes at most, and in just such a short time, all of his core subordinates died? Not even a single one of them came out, could they all be paper-mâché?
That is the backbone of the Morgan family, the pillar that supports the Creator's super force, and once they die, the entire Creator's army will be completely weakened, and even live up to the reputation of the super elite force.
Josh's heart twitched violently, dripping blood from pain.
"No... I don't know..."
The secretary was almost frightened and peed his pants and stammered.
"Bastard!"
In a fit of rage, Josh completely lost his mind, picked up the secretary with both hands, and slammed it against the wall.
The next moment, Josh's body had disappeared into the office in an instant.
Disappearing at the same time as him, there was Robin.
Speed in no particular order.
Joseph's eyes narrowed again, and then he didn't look at the unconscious secretary who was smashed against the wall, and quickly rushed downstairs, while dialing the phone to the monitoring room.
Outside, the rain is majestic.
Two minutes later, Ulysses reappeared outside the White House.
In the rain, Josh's sturdy figure stood straight, and the tragic situation of the scene had not yet been cleaned up, and he had a full view.
Molly whose limbs were shattered was not at all like a person, Lux whose heart was kicked and exploded, and other elites who were smashed or even beheaded with a knife.
Corpses everywhere.
Blood was washed away by the rain, but stumps and broken arms were everywhere.
Old man Robin carefully inspected several corpses, and his expression suddenly became solemn: "It's the master who does it." ”
He said in a flat tone: "The number of people cannot be analyzed at the moment, but there is definitely a master among them, Lux was fatal by a blow, and there is no way to fight back, her strength, I know very well, at least I can't do this." ”
"So?"
Josh's expression was cold and gloomy, with extremely suppressed anger.
"So... At least one of the attackers was a supreme-level master, and they acted so fast that they didn't even have time to react to the people in the White House. ”
Robin's tone became more and more serene.
The annual reward of 200 million US dollars is really not so easy to get, just by looking at the scene, Robin felt that a wild murderous aura came through the rain curtain, and the depression was almost breathless.
He was suddenly a little glad that if he hadn't followed Josh into the White House just now, he might have his own body lying here now.
Josh turned his head suddenly, his eyes fixed on Ulysses, who had also walked into the rain and came to his side.
"Mr. President, those who died here are the most elite fighters of the Morgan family, and they are the core force of the Creator's army, but now they are dead, dead in front of the White House, dead in the most core place of the United States, as the president, you should give me an explanation!"
The words are sonorous.
In a fit of rage, Josh directly put on a posture that did not hesitate to tear his face with Ulysses.
Ulysses's pupils instantly contracted, and he said with a serious expression: "Of course, I have already asked someone to get the surveillance video just now, Josh, I think we should take a look, at the very least, we also have to determine who the murderer is." What do you say?"
"Of course. ”
The killing intent became more and more obvious in Josh's cold voice, and he didn't even care about the corpses on the ground, so he couldn't wait to enter the White House again and go straight to the monitoring room.
Five minutes later.
Monitoring room, screen playback.
On a huge, ultra-clear screen, Ulysses and Josh are chatting and laughing as they walk into the White House side by side.
Among the fifteen SSS+ level masters, Lux and Maury said something, and after more than a minute, the thunder and boulder plummeted!
The sound is perfectly combined.
Subsequently, the war began.
Or rather, the slaughter of the side knife begins!
The light shone brightly, and the gunshots rang out.
But Josh had already appeared in the president's office, and the gunfire was completely muffled by the soundproofed office.
Josh's gloomy look subconsciously glanced at the small window.
Inside the small window is the interior of the White House at the time of the massacre.
The president's office can isolate the sound of gunfire, but the sound of gunfire can always reach the White House.
Sure enough, the moment the gunshots rang out, there was a figure flickering inside the White House, and a detachment of at least 30 people rushed to the door of the White House at a very fast speed.
On the monitor, the number representing the time is constantly flashing.
Forty-three seconds.
The slaughter is over.
The faces of the Oriental people flashed in front of the surveillance, a full ten people.
Then, without glancing at the corpse on the ground, the ten men jerked at the rope that had been thrown from the cabin.
The rope was quickly pulled up, and the helicopter gunship in the air quickly moved away.
It was only by this time that the detachments in the White House had just rushed out of the White House gates.
Fast.
Thunderball.
It's all unresponsive.
Josh's very important core power of the Creator didn't even have a chance to resist in front of the enemy, and almost all of them were killed in seconds!
Josh's eyes narrowed, anger with a hint of undisguised fear.
"Lin Xuanyuan !!!"
Josh gritted his teeth and looked at the screen, screaming word by word, his eyes vicious.
The young man who killed Morry and Lux on the screen is undoubtedly the strongest of the attackers, although he is not wearing a mask, but the supreme-level strength, the young Oriental, who meets this condition, only Lin Xuanyuan!
"He must die!"
Josh said coldly.
"Yes, he must die!"
Ulysses did not hesitate, with an embarrassed and angry look on his face.
He only made an appointment to meet with Josh today, but the other party had just arrived at the White House, and within five minutes, Josh's henchmen were slaughtered directly at the gate of the White House.
This is completely equivalent to a slap in the face of Ulysses, making him a president with a disgraced face.
"Tell me, Mr. President, what kind of support do you hope the skeleton will give to the U.S. government? I will carefully consider all your requests!"
Josh's tone was cold, but he finally did not completely lose his mind, and after saying this, he immediately changed his words and said lightly: "But in the same way, for today's matter, I also need the U.S. government to give me an explanation, the soldiers of the Morgan family, you can't die in vain!"
There is no doubt that this is the asking price.
The skeletons will help Ulysses, but it is not for free, Ulysses naturally has to report to the skeleton society, and with the tragic death of fifteen top SSS+ level masters, Ulysses naturally wants to give the Morgan family a greater reward.
Ulysses' eyes flashed, he took a deep breath, seemed to have found the best opportunity, and said in a deep voice: "That's the case, at present, I have found a group of masters who are enough to compete with Lin Xuanyuan and even the emperor, but..."
"Bang!"
Before Ulysses could finish his sentence, the door to the monitoring room was pushed open again.
Joseph, the vice president of the United States, who had already left work, appeared at the door of the monitoring room, he glanced at Josh, nodded casually, and said directly in a hurried tone: "Mr. President, I just got the news that Lin Xuanyuan appeared in Baltimore, fifteen minutes ago, Baltimore's Marine Corps Base No. 6 was destroyed! Just fifteen minutes ago, damn, this bastard!"
Fifteen minutes ago.
Lin Xuanyuan.
Baltimore...
Ulysses' expression stiffened suddenly, and the annoyance in his eyes flashed.
At the same time, Josh turned around directly, and his eyes instantly became extremely deep.
"Mr. President, what did you just say, a group of masters who can compete with the Emperor and Lin Xuanyuan?"
Josh asked slowly, staring at Ulysses.