Chapter 27 (II) Designation of Survivors
Before the others could understand what Tang Shuxing meant by "Zhongji", Tang Shuxing pointed to the predicted sniper point and said: "Someone has been watching us, before we arrived on this island, set up a sniper point here, and shot the President of the United States, and when we arrived here, the sniper was long gone, and we became substitutes." β
"Wait, the first person to be sniped was not the president, although it was true that the president's armored car was attacked, but the target of the assassin was the national security adviser Henry Henry, who was traveling with the president. McClydon. Jones, he was shattered by bullets. On the other side of the computer, Mr. Yank recounted what he had learned, including a missile attack on the vice president's command vehicle and the crash of the president's helicopter on its way to Andrew Air Force Base.
Everyone was in chaos again, wondering why Henry, the national security adviser who was responsible for everything, would be the first to be assassinated? Is it Shangdu's murder? But why do you want them to be substitutes for the dead? This did them no good in finding Chi Feng Yu smoothly.
"Why do you want to kill the national security adviser first, then kill the vice president, and then the president?" Tang Shuxing asked Yang Ke again about the general process of the incident, and then thought, "If there is a missile attack, it can be done when the president, vice president and others are in the command car, solve it at one time, no trouble at all, and also arrange snipers and then use missiles, but what about the crash of the president's plane?" There was no attack from outside, but the attack came from inside the helicopter. β
Gu Huaiyi sat there and shook his head: "I think, your analysis was correct before. The reason why they didn't solve it all at once, and let the snipers come, is to let the U.S. government focus on this small island, that is, to seal us off on this small island, if we don't find Chi Fengyu now, there may be a chance to leave immediately, if we don't leave......"
When Gu Huaiyi said this, Ah Yue raised a finger and signaled them to be quiet, and then everyone heard the sound of the helicopter propeller gradually approaching, and it was from multiple directions. This was followed by the sound of engines from motorboats and other boats on the river.
"There's no way we can leave. I've been besieged and killed, so I have to find a hiding place first. Ah Yue took her sister Ah Ling's hand and ran towards the center of the island, while the others followed closely with their things.
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Air Force One, which had already taken off from Andrew Air Force Base, temporarily lifted the alert after reaching a safe altitude. It is supported by six F-22 Raptor fighters and an E3-3D all-round airborne early warning aircraft. Fly in the direction of the East Coast. It is scheduled to make a U-turn on the east coast and then head inland towards Canada.
In a word. The unanimous decision of the safety committee is that "Air Force One" must not land until the red alert in the territory is lifted, and the tanker planes and spare escort planes at all air bases are also on 24-hour standby.
And in the dedicated security conference room of Air Force One, Senate President Thomas Murphy. Reben was sworn in as President of the United States, and personally took over the black box from the security personnel that would have destroyed the entire planet.
After the succession ceremony, Thomas nodded and motioned for the others to leave, and he needed to be quiet and mourn the death of his former president in his heart.
After everyone left, Thomas locked the room, and searched the room for the signal transmission box and in-ear communicator from memory.
When Thomas entered the correct code into the signal transmission box, put on the communicator, and sat down on the sofa in the corner, the voice of the secret envoy came from the earphone: "Congratulations, Mr. Speaker, no, Mr. President, according to the agreement, you have successfully become the President of the United States of America, and I also hope that you will comply with the agreement, recognize the legal status of the Shandu Federation, and immediately withdraw all American troops stationed at the Changi Sea and Air Base in Singapore, Southeast Asia." β
Thomas looked at the table and said in a calm tone: "We only have one military base in Southeast Asia, and even if I want to leave, I must have a suitable reason. β
"The right reason? Of course, we will give you the right reasons, such as not involving the US military in the conflict in Southeast Asia. "And even if the US military loses bases in Southeast Asia, there are six other bases in the Asia-Pacific region, and these six bases are the same size as other military bases in Europe, and you can find a way to convince Congress." β
Thomas looked at the desktop, and a map appeared in front of him, marking six military bases in the Asia-Pacific region - Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, Sikkam Air Force Base in Hawaii, Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, Osan Air Base in South Korea, Yokota Air Base in Japan, and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan.
ββ¦β¦ But to be clear, even if we want to withdraw our troops, it will take at least a year, at least a year! It couldn't be less. Thomas was thinking about how he could give himself enough time, maybe enough time for him to convince the other powers to join forces with the United States to take out the organization called the Shandu Federation, and he never thought of recognizing this damned terrorist organization as an independent nation.
"A year?" The secret envoy sneered, "Mr. President, you must know that I have a way to hide the signal transmitter on the 'Air Force One', and I also have a way to shoot down the 'Air Force One', and I can do it with just a few fingers. β
Thomas subconsciously stood up: "You won't do that, you won't, because we have a deal." β
"Yes, the deal, you sold America in exchange for your own future, and the future of what you call a new America." The secret envoy said coldly.
Thomas said angrily, "That's because of your blackmail! I am a patriot and I am willing to give everything for the sake of America! If you shoot down Air Force One, then the entire American polity will fall apart, and without a government, who will support your Shandu Federation? β
"Haha I don't think so, you shouldn't have forgotten about the 'designated survivors', right? β
Thomas suddenly turned pale, of course he knew what it meant to be a "designated survivor" - when the president of the United States goes to Congress every year to deliver his State of the Union address to both houses, almost all the dignitaries in the government are present, in order to avoid a large-scale attack on Washington at this time, all the dignitaries are killed, and the presidential succession plan cannot be implemented, he usually chooses a cabinet minister, hides in a safe place, and if all the other dignitaries die, then this person will directly succeed him as the president of the United States.
"Well, this time you're all on Air Force One, but there's only one person on the ground, guess who he is?" The envoy cut off the communication.
Thomas unplugged his headphones and threw them on the table, and was about to open the door to call for someone, when he suddenly heard a "click" sound from the communicator, and then a cloud of yellow gas came out of it, which looked exactly like the yellow fog in Philadelphia and Camden.
Thomas immediately realized what it was, rushed to the door, and scrambled to open the door, but he had already inhaled the gas.
When the secret service officers outside heard the cry for help, they immediately slammed open the door of the conference room, and the moment they opened the door, they saw Thomas dancing with his hands covered in abscess, and then broke through the agents who stood in his way, rampage through the corridor of the plane, and then became translucent in the eyes of others, and then completely transparent - everyone could only see the new president's entire suit and shoes still moving.
"Ahh
The engine exploded, smoke came out, and soon the explosion spread throughout the fuselage......
Just when Air Force One caught fire and exploded at tens of thousands of feet and eventually disintegrated into pieces, the only Secretary of Defense left in the Pentagon conference room. Bell's cell phone rang, and he grabbed it without even thinking about it, thinking that Nick must have survived. Williamson called, but when he picked it up, he heard the familiar whistle music coming from the other end of the phone, the song "Colonelbogey" from the old movie "Colonelbogey" on the River Kwai Bridge.
"Heyβheyβ" Charlie asked into the phone as the door slammed open, and an officer appeared in the doorway, sweating profusely, pointing to the National Air Defense Command Hall outside the door, trying to say nothing but unable to say anything.
Charlie held his mobile phone, slowly walked out of the hall, and when he walked down the circular staircase, he had already seen the picture transmitted back from the early warning aircraft, the picture was a few minutes ago, and the scene of the fire and explosion of "Air Force One" was played.
The song "colonelbogey" came from the phone, and it kept coming out, the cheerful rhythm combined with the cruel picture in front of him, and the surprised expressions of everyone present, made Charlie subconsciously think that he had fallen into Satan's hell, and the whistle music was like the laughter of demons.
Charlie. Bell, the "designated survivor", sat on the top of the last staircase, holding his head in his hands, opening his mouth wide, and only after a long time did he say, "God, ......"
On the other end of the phone, standing in front of the stereo, Shang Dumi, who was beating the beat with the music, raised his hands and beat the beat, and began to wave his fists with the symphony behind him, and then whistled with the music, and then walked to his communicator with dance steps, and after getting closer, turned off the music, and said in a deep voice: "Hello, designated survivor, the real new president of the United States, I said, you will definitely become the president of the United States!" (To be continued......)