(The move has finally come to an end, and I ask for support.) ）

The world is like this, every time there is a moment of rejoicing and someone worrying.

At the other end of New York, the Lockheed Tower top-floor rotunda office.

Marlene? Marlene He, the Lockheed Martin and CEO who has just been named the 29th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine, is second only to Australian Prime Minister Julia? Gerald, she is also the only person on the list as a female arms dealer.

Marlene, who is nearly sixty years old? Hewson is still radiant and looks at least ten years younger than his actual age. Even now, she is still called the "iron-blooded beauty", and from this title, you can already get an idea of what kind of woman she is. The black heels slammed on the smooth microcrystalline stone floor, making a crisp sound that quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the large office.

"Good evening, Ms. Hughson." Like a shadow guarding Rowell? Charles next to Lockheed? Campbell turned quickly and bowed his head slightly to greet her.

"Good work, Charles. With you taking care of Mr. President, we are much more at ease. "Mild in spite of the words, Marlene? Hewson's face was calm and unwavering, trimmed to a well-proportioned and fine ⊕ long brow did not move at all, and when he spoke, he did not look at him at all, but his eyes fell on Rowell, who was lying on the hospital bed. "Sir, how are you resting today?"

Lowell? Lockheed motioned for the nurse to shake the back of the hospital bed, and looked up at the woman he had raised with one hand, his eyes shining with a deep brilliance. Smiled kindly: "Dear Marlene. How can you have time to visit me today. Is everything okay with the company? ”

Marlene? Hewson joined the defense company in 1982 and began her career as an engineer and rose through the ranks over the years, largely through self-discipline and determination. Of course, this is also inseparable from Lowell's appreciation of her, so when he was in poor health, he handed over the management of the company to this woman.

It is because I understand that I trust.

He knows it very well. Marlene? Despite his reputation for being warm and rapproche, Hewson was a realist at heart, ready to take a tough, direct approach to any situation, and a qualified man at the helm.

The only thing he didn't expect was that this woman would be so impatient, and before she died, she had already begun to connect among the shareholders, eager to squeeze herself out of the position of chairman of the board of directors. Two equally power-hungry people can't have a long honeymoon period. Despite knowing that the replacement of the old and the new is inevitable, Marlene? Hewson's approach still upset Lowell. It's a pity that all his thoughts are now focused on prolonging his life and surviving, and he has no time to take care of it.

That's probably what Marlene thinks, anyway, she has no skills, so why bother to rely on her position and block herself from really becoming Lockheed.

Lowell sneered in his heart.

Facing his old boss, Marlene? Hewson smiled on his face, the fine crow's feet at the corners of his eyes became extremely conspicuous, and he leaned over to greet him in a warm and concerned tone: "Sir, the company is busy, and I can't afford to have a little time, so I thought of coming to visit you, how do you feel?" ”

Rowell waved his hand a little casually, and his face looked a little better than usual: "It's still the same, I'm used to it." The replacement of the old and the new, from robust to robust, is the law of nature, and if you see it through, there will be nothing. ”

"You will always be the backbone of the company." Marlene? Hughson clearly understood the meaning of his words, but he still smiled, not the slightest abnormality, but there was also a twist between his words. "The only thing we are worried about is your physical condition, and many shareholders think that they can no longer let the company's trivial matters affect your recuperation, complaining that I am not able to take charge of it on my own, and it is long overdue for you to rest at ease."

Rowell's body shook, he sat up slightly with his hand support, looked at Marlene Hewson motionless with his dim eyes, and said expressionlessly: "Really? I don't know which old friends are so worried about me. Dear Marlene, you should remind them to come to see me more, I am still in good spirits, but there are few people to talk to me. If everyone cared about me as much as you do, there wouldn't have been such a misunderstanding, don't you say? ”

Marlene? Hewson didn't seem to see Lowell's cold eyes at all, and smiled and helped him pull up the blanket that covered him a little. "Sir, you better lie down and be careful of the cold. That's what I told the shareholders, but that being said, they have good intentions, and we should understand their feelings, right? Okay, you have a good rest, I won't bother. ”

She didn't give Lowell another chance to speak, turned around, smiled, and said with her neck held high, "Charles, you have to take care of Mr. ”

Charles? Campbell kept his head down, his eyes down on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Yes, Ms. Hughson." ”

Marlene? Hewson nodded, swept Charles with meaningful eyes, saw that he never dared to look at him, was silent for a moment, and the crisp tapping sound of high heels and the ground sounded again, and quickly walked out of the office. From beginning to end, her expression was so calm and calm, as if everything was under control, and when she walked out of the door, the corners of her mouth were filled with a secret smile.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, this is a natural law, and no one can compete with it. Even the once invincible Lowell? Lockheed, how many more days can it last?

Rowell's eyes were firmly fixed on the woman's back, and it was not until her figure completely disappeared that he lay back tiredly, his eyelids closed, and his face instantly darkened. Like a scrawny old wolf king, he will never show weakness in front of latecomers who covet the throne.

He didn't speak, and the room immediately fell silent without a sound.

"Suzu~~~"

I don't know how long it took for a red telephone on a huge desk to ring. Lowell's body shook suddenly, and his eyes opened again, revealing a strange look.

Charles? Campbell waved his hand and picked up the phone when he saw the nurses all leave the room. We talked in a whisper for a few minutes. Hang up. Looking at Lowell lying on the hospital bed? Lockheed. The brilliance in the latter's eyes quickly dimmed, and he spoke with difficulty: "What do they say? ”

"The commission has been refunded, according to the intermediary - the other party's combat effectiveness is beyond imagination, their assault detachment has all been killed, no life has survived, due to special reasons, this single commission has been abandoned." Charles? Campbell's face was filled with shock, confusion, and bewilderment. How good can that young man's bodyguard be to defeat the Black Nest's special assault team?! What is the so-called special reason?

Hearing this, Rowell suddenly coughed violently, and he reluctantly raised his thin arm. Picked up the handkerchief from the side of the bed, covered his mouth, and after a long time, he calmed down slightly, put down his wrist, and the white handkerchief was covered with a rainbow, which was shocking.

However, he and Charles turned a blind eye and apparently became commonplace. This is the main symptom of lung metastasis in the later stage of renal cancer, which is simply that cancer cells invade the veins, from the capillaries, the intrarenal veins to the renal veins. A tumor thrombus forms in the vein and then penetrates further into the inferior vena cava to the right atrium. and to the lungs, bones, and other organs, causing extensive vascularization.

Doctors have rejected the plan to remove the lesion because it would make Rowell's own immunity even weaker, causing the cancer to spread faster, and can only recommend other means to prolong his life as much as possible - even though everyone knows that this is actually another way of saying that there is no way to recover.

Charles easily took a white pill bottle from the bedside table, unscrewed it and poured out two pills to feed Lowell, and then served him to take a sip of water, and then continued: "Maybe we should think about a few other institutes, it seems that there are some new developments on the MIT side." ”

Luo Wei swallowed the clean water hard, coughed twice, and his face was ashen: "New progress, new progress, I have high hopes again and again, but they have disappointed me again and again, all of them are waste." Charles, do you believe them? ”

Charles's hands were down, silent, and his silent posture was enough to explain everything.

Luo Wei sneered: "These guys wish I could go for treatment again, continue to use those useless means to perfunctory me, a dying old man, and then get more research and development funds." Bruce? Lee, although I don't like this little one, he is the young man I can't see through the most. If he is also as incompetent as other institutes, then why didn't he have the slightest intention of inviting me? At least give it a try, no one will be afraid of the money! ”

"Maybe he was just lucky before, and now he is afraid of exposing his incompetence, or he doesn't want to offend you because of the bad treatment." Charles? Campbell shook his head after speaking, obviously even he felt a little unreasonable, indeed as Mr. said, Li Jie's posture is unpredictable.

"No, no, no, if you follow the information revealed by the researcher before, his laboratory treatment must be effective. And one more thing, we've done so much manipulation, as a matter of common sense, Bruce? Li should have been alert and reacted a long time ago, why didn't he make any moves at all, and didn't even contact us? Lowell thought for a long time, and always felt that the other party's reaction was completely illogical and unpredictable.

"He didn't think we did it? Or because he didn't dare to speak out because of fear, after all, compared to us, he was still far behind. Charles had a bit of self-pride on his face, and in his opinion, Bruce? Although Li is a genius and a newly rich man, he cannot be compared with a behemoth like Lockheed, and it is normal for him to suffer losses in a muffled voice.

"Charles, I told you a long time ago, don't underestimate your opponent easily." Rowell's chest heaved violently, not satisfied with the assistant's answer. "It is precisely because we are behemoths that we have long been noticed by others, and every move falls in the eyes of those who have a heart. On the contrary, it is the latecomers, who we often don't know anything about, and that's their advantage. ”

Charles didn't dare to argue, and lowered his head slightly, revealing a pensive look.

"If he's so weak, why can't we hold on to his vital point? Why don't you see him begging us for mercy? I don't believe that a weak person can defeat us one after another. "The physical pain is crushing the bones, and the power seekers who are about to move are eyeing each other, like a fierce medicine, although it makes Lowell painful, but at the same time, it also stimulates him to survive more intensely, and his brain is more awake than usual, and it is running at high speed.

"Why should the other party hide it when he knows he has what we want?" Rowell's originally cloudy eyes suddenly became clearer and clearer, and he finally thought of an explanation that made sense. "You really don't want to give it to us? It couldn't be, it was pointless to hold it in his hands, and he wouldn't get any benefit. Unless he's waiting, he knows I don't have time, and the longer I wait, the more anxious I become. When we have nothing to do, we still have to go to him after all, so that he can offer the price he wants! ”

Did that young man really think of this from the beginning? Then he's terrible! Rowell's mind flashed Li Jie's calm and unwavering face.

Charles had a shocked expression on his face, he was a little incredulous, in his eyes, Li Jie was just a somewhat excellent young man, would he have such a deep scheming?

"So, the only question now is - what kind of price will the other party offer?" Lowell was not happy to guess Li Jie's state, because he suddenly felt that this opponent was much more difficult than he expected. But he didn't have a choice, because from the beginning, it seemed like an unequal deal.

After thinking about it again, Lowell finally picked up the phone with difficulty.

"Hello, Bruce."

…… (To be continued......)