Chapter 679: "Who Hasn't Been Young Yet"
Although Barbara felt that Phoebe was reassured, Phoebe still spent two days examining Asteria's core module, because what Barbara said was things that had no inconclusive evidence, and Phoebe was the kind of person who couldn't move on to the next step without confirming the evidence. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
To be precise, although Phoebe accepts that "accidents" will happen, even if they do, she has to conduct a detailed investigation of the accident to arrange what she should do.
Just like this scandal, although the situation is the most unfavorable for the plans of Ebrun and Unclude, Phoebe feels that Titan should be investigated first, to be honest, ordinary people will not think like Phoebe.
As mentioned before, although Phoebe has appeared on television in the United States and has been praised in Boston, she is not the kind of celebrity who is a household name, and the media involves her, especially the direction of the California media, and it is obvious that someone is targeting Titan.
Titan people feel that this is clearly another attack on Titan after the previous fair employment scandal in Detroit.
Phoebe agrees with this.
But she needs to be sure that Titan is still hers.
This is not literal or legal, but ideological.
Fortunately, after an investigation, Phoebe was at least able to confirm that there was nothing wrong with Asteria. In this way, Barbara's "bullying" of what she said before again has obviously become the most likely thing. That is, Titan does not exclude that she, the supreme leader, has same-sex tendencies, even if she promotes heterosexual family values on Titan.
However, with the change of priorities, Phoebe is in a predicament again, and the person who promoted the scandal is obviously not revealing her direct purpose now, so she has no way to confirm who is behind it, only knowing that the capital power group is the biggest driver of this matter in the end, but she doesn't know the other party's purpose, and obviously she can't formulate a countermeasure plan in a targeted manner.
And that's what Barbara asked Phoebe to do before.
When Barbara called Ebrun, she heard from Ebrun that after the Atlantic Floaters launch ceremony, the entertainment media did find him more people to interview, and Barbara and Phoebe's evening dress scandal photos are also a topic that has been frequently asked recently, and some people are even saying that Barbara and Ebron are in love because Barbara likes Phoebe.
Of course, there are even worse speculations on the Internet, such as some people say that Ebron wants to ask for Phoebe together, after all, Phoebe is indeed very beautiful, but because of the adoption relationship and the restrictions of his social status, he can't do that, and Barbara is the best cover for this...... Freedom of speech is meant to say whatever you want, and if someone feels offended, there's nothing wrong with it, just use "someone" to refer to it, and you don't even care about the law.
Of course, when the NSA and FBI would take the initiative to stop it, this kind of thing would not have spread at the speed it has today without the support of anyone, and in any case, this made the newly emerging forces in the industrial capital group of Titan somewhat overwhelming.
Everyone knows that Onclaude is the exchange point of Titan released to balance the interests of the outside world watching it, and the forces of industrial capital are still digesting the benefits that Onclaude can generate, but the forces of capital obviously feel that this is not enough.
This is also the reason why Phoebe hates the Democratic Party, although they are also greedy people, but the capital forces are obviously more greedy than the industrial forces, and this is also caused by their own structural foundation, which cannot be changed at all.
It can be said that Phoebe defended day and night, and even created two major events in Paris and Berlin respectively, which did make the actions of capital forces against Titan a little smoother, but it does not mean that they will look at the infrastructure that can form a new capital chain such as the Atlantic Floaters and ignore it.
So for the capital forces, it is obvious that the president of Angclud, who is currently pushed to the fore by the industrial forces, has become the person who can launch an attack, and from the current point of view, this is only an ideological and moral attack, and it obviously will not touch the defense mechanism of Titan, which has been very bloody and decisive before, after all, whether it is an industrial force or a capital force, in fact, they will feel that this is a trivial matter, and if Titan overreacts, the industrial capital will also feel that Titan is a little too much.
This is also the reason why Barbara persuaded Phoebe not to use the power of Titan to engage in that whistleblower media in the United States.
That's right, unlike the thugs who invaded the community of Titan, the media, even the smallest one, has a talisman, as long as the actions of the media are useful to some people.
Therefore, during the last three days of Phoebe's stay in Boston, she did not issue any orders to change her strategy, but on the afternoon of the last day, Phoebe first went to MIT to complete the final step of withdrawing from school, although some people kept her, but she still walked very resolutely, and then Phoebe went to Washington, D.C., where she was going to Capitol Hill to shake her majesty.
After arriving, Phoebe first went to the office of the Senate's newly established allocation committee for the lost system sold by Titan last year, and broke directly into the chairman's office despite the obstruction of the secretariat, and there happened to be three senators present at the time, and they all knew Phoebe, and they were very surprised by Phoebe's arrival, Phoebe said bluntly: "If I say that the Atlantic Floater has malfunctioned and will sink completely in two months, are you mentally prepared for this?"
The three councillors looked at each other, and one of them had been chatting with Barbara at the reception the other day, so his eyes hinted at Barbara, who was standing next to Phoebe, and wanted her to explain what was going on.
And Barbara just glanced at Phoebe without giving any explanation - just now she was "wiping her ass" for Phoebe along the way with her classified certificate, lest the security guards recruited by the secretaries really arrest Phoebe.
Phoebe said: "Gentlemen, you should know the follow-up development of the recent scandal about me, Barbara and Ebron, which has seriously hurt my confidence in the continued development and maintenance of floating island technology, some people's greed, too much, think about what Titan did in Detroit, when we left, we didn't run away in a hurry." Finally, I would like to say that it is very likely that Titan is hesitant to open up new directions for the application of science and technology because of this blow. I'm done, goodbye. ”
The three councillors were actually completely suppressed by Phoebe's momentum, and still no one spoke, and Phoebe turned around and left after speaking, but Barbara pushed the three of them with a wry smile before leaving, signaling that they didn't have to come out.
And Phoebe did not leave Capitol Hill, but as if she had been there hundreds of times, she went straight to the office of the tax committee, and it just so happened that because the new president had just taken office, some new tax systems were seeking to pass congressional consideration, so almost all the members of this committee were there, and they also knew who Phoebe was, and some of them had spoken to Barbara at that drinking party in Virginia, and one of them was qualified to talk to Phoebe, and went to Phoebe.
Therefore, when Phoebe, who was still very imposing, entered, the members of the tax committee were also stunned as the members of the previous committee, and only heard Phoebe say: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the establishment of Titan in the United States, has there been any time when the bank deposit has been deliberately reduced to less than 10,000 US dollars?
Everyone looked at each other, Titan was a company that the IRS liked very much last year, because Enceladus did not hide the tax payable at all, so that the IRS accountants felt that either Titan had a high level of accounting, or Titan was too honest, but in any case, Enceladus's behavior did make the IRS feel very comfortable, so there were more tax rebate concessions to Enceladus, and even Titan provided a lot of accounting help in the construction of the desert new city.
This is one of the reasons why when Phoebe asked Barbara to notify the IRS to investigate Korean businessmen who wanted to take advantage of Jessica's relationship with her, the IRS acted very quickly, and the attitude of the US federal department towards the service of the general customer is actually the same as the attitude of the waiter who receives a large tip.
Phoebe finished speaking, glancing at the councillors one by one, though she couldn't remember any of their faces. The legislators all feel as if they are being targeted by an angry lioness, and they also know that Eng Laude's Ebrun is in trouble recently, although Ang Laude is a joint-stock company with multiple interest groups coming together, but its fiscal and tax system continues the honest style of Titan, to be honest, the IRS and the Tax Commission feel that Titan has more stupid forks, and now Phoebe suddenly came to the door and said some common techniques when concealing income, everyone understands that this matter has to make the IRS quickly find a way to put the actual leader of Titan, Phoebe who is talking arrogantly in front of him。
Phoebe glanced at all the people wearing the legislature's badges, nodded and said, "I sometimes really don't understand what our legislators think about legitimate and honest taxpayers. I'll go first. ”
With that, Phoebe turned around again and left, while Barbara spread her hands embarrassedly at the bewildered councillors and whispered, "She is really angry, don't forget that Ebron is her only brother, and she also cherishes her family." ”
All the councillors knew that Phoebe was adopted by the Ebrun family, and when they heard Barbara say this, they immediately thought of Phoebe's orphan background, and immediately nodded in understanding, and the chairman of the committee said with a wry smile: "To be honest, we have been very busy lately, and we have heard some news but we haven't thought much about it." ”
Barbara glanced at Phoebe, who was about to disappear around the corner of the hallway, and added, "Don't look at her maturity when she makes decisions, but don't forget that she's not even eighteen years old now, and she's still a little girl." I'm going to chase her, don't let anyone know her and pull out a gun. ”
The group nodded in understanding again and motioned for Barbara to hurry up and catch up.
And naturally knew that Barbara didn't follow, and when she came all the way, many people understood that don't mess with this beautiful little girl who has a cold temperament on her body, she has already rushed straight to the offices of the two committees.
When Barbara trotted after Phoebe, who was about to enter the East Asia Commission office, Barbara smiled wryly, "How many doors are you going to break into today?" ”
Phoebe glanced at Barbara expressionlessly and said, "Just follow along." ”
Barbara rolled her eyes and personally opened the door to the East Asia Committee for Phoebe, and the office didn't know what was going on, everyone was holding champagne glasses as if they were celebrating something.
These people also knew Phoebe, who had previously been on a special mission in South Korea's northern neighbor, which was overseen by the East Asia Commission after the president's approval. And they also knew that the mission was a great deal of new technology from Titan and Dapa.
When everyone saw Phoebe come in expressionlessly, the celebratory atmosphere suddenly stopped, and several councillors and staff members with crooked ties all looked at Phoebe in a daze, not knowing what she was doing here.
Barbara, on the other hand, made an expression behind Phoebe, signaling that Phoebe was here to get angry.
This is not new at all, and the staff may not know it, but the councillors know that some people do have the qualifications to come to Capitol Hill to get angry, and Phoebe is one of them.
Phoebe glanced at everyone and said, "The technology used in the last time the smallpox virus was transported to the northern neighbor, Titan may not continue to develop and upgrade, we have been attacked by malicious attacks from within the system, and everyone has turned a blind eye to this. Titan can only turn its attention to targeting our enemies, well, the development of a new type of malignant contagious virus seems to be the most cost-effective. ”
"......" Everyone looked at each other, and the staff in the office intuitively realized that they seemed to have heard something terrible.
Barbara, on the other hand, shook her head and waved her hand with a wry smile behind Phoebe, signaling that everyone should not worry.
Phoebe added: "There are a lot of people here, it seems that the people from the Special Operations Supervision Committee are also there, right?"
"Uh, yes. A congresswoman said.
Phoebe nodded and said, "Then I don't have to go there specifically." The ground effect assault wing that AFRL is developing has encountered major technical difficulties, and I don't have time to continue to lead this development work, and I am afraid that I will not be able to meet the requirements of the Pentagon's Strategic Secret Service on time. ”
After saying that, Phoebe nodded expressionlessly, turned around and left again.
This time, Barbara spread her hands embarrassedly and said, "I'll advise her." After saying that, he hurriedly chased out.
This time, Phoebe came out and did not go anywhere else, but walked directly to the heliport of the Capitol estate, and she was in a helicopter when she came.
Barbara and Phoebe walked side by side and asked, "Is that okay?"
"What else can I do? If you don't let me make trouble in private, I'll just make things clear. Phoebe said.
"Well, first of all, I'll say that you're not the first to make trouble on Capitol Hill. Barbara said, and then added, "But you were the first to make a fuss and leave on your own after less than forty minutes." ”
Phoebe shrugged and said, "I don't have much time, so that's all I can do." Did you call my house?"
Barbara nodded, "Well, yes, they think your idea of coming to Capitol Hill is a little too intense, and I'm afraid it will scare some of our collaborators." Let me persuade you, and I didn't say anything else, but said that both Ebrun and you were hurt in this matter, and they told me to watch you and not make too much trouble. ”
"Well, so I left in less than forty minutes, and if it's been a long time, there will be a wave of elementary school students who come to visit, and they will run into them, which is not good. Phoebe said.
"Well, your plan is really good, there hasn't been a single outsider in these forty minutes, and it's been a saving of face on Capitol Hill, and by the way, you've saved them some money...... Like you said at the beginning, they're going to realize that you're already being restrained. Barbara's tone smacked of praise.
At this point, both of them got into the helicopter, and Phoebe said as she started it: "If anyone wants to target me, now is a good opportunity, I don't have a helicopter pilot's license, and I don't even have a license to fly this plane in Washington." ”
Barbara held her earphones and waved her hand: "Don't worry, no one will take care of it, if anyone catches you in such a strange situation, they will really become a scapegoat at that time, and it is estimated that many people wish someone would stand up and mention them to offset your anger." ”
Phoebe's emotional source felt that she really didn't find anyone rushing to them in a targeted manner, so she nodded and said, "Well, it should be so." Okay, let's go. ”
"You're flying slower this time, it's the first time I've flown over Washington!" Barbara said loudly.
"But we're in a hurry!" Phoebe shook her head, she meant that she had to fly to the air base before nightfall, the identification of small aircraft would be very problematic after nightfall, Phoebe didn't want the people at the air base to raise the alert level, as for why she flew to the air base, of course, it was because TT91 was waiting there.
When Barbara heard this, she said: "I know, but the route to South Korea has more than 30 minutes of redundancy, and it can also make TT91 fly faster, you fly slower, just don't go to the White House." ”
Phoebe said strangely: "Don't pass the White House to get to the airport from here." In fact, Phoebe felt as if Barbara was encouraging herself to fly over the White House.
Barbara suddenly laughed: "Haha~ Okay, why don't you say that you have encountered turbulence?"
Phoebe glanced at Barbara, she figured out that Barbara actually wanted to go around the White House, but Phoebe disagreed: "I found out that you are crazier than me, and you will really be beaten down." ”
Barbara looked at Phoebe, and reached out to hold Phoebe's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the Secret Service people must know that you have taken off now, even if you land directly on the White House lawn, it will not be a bullet that greets you." ”
Phoebe shrugged and said, "I don't have the leisure to meet Obama, especially when the people in finance and capital are in trouble with me." ”
"Okay, when I didn't say it!" Barbara nodded, and it seemed that she was much more relaxed after hearing Phoebe say this, and then Barbara suddenly shouted in her voice, "Ahhh
Phoebe glanced at Barbara: "Crazy!"
Barbara was happier: "Hahaha~ah!~~~"
As Barbara said, Capitol Hill security personnel urgently reported that an ultralight helicopter might have flown over Washington, and reminded everyone in the Washington security system that the plane was not a threat and should not attack......