George? Lieutenant General Runes is now directly under the orders of Secretary of Defense Howard? Shaw's command, this is because the Capricorn 1 project is one of the important projects of the Department of Defense and NASA, in order to safely and timely grasp the most important information George? Runes's Seventh Kind Contact Institute became the result of Howard? A special intelligence unit that Shaw values very much. George? Runes doesn't know the new Secretary of Defense very well, his predecessor resigned shortly after being attacked by the Black Hawks in Country A, Runes only knows that this minister is from a financial background, and his understanding of him is like his name Howard, as if he is just a left-behind minister, Runes doesn't know Howard? How long will Minister Shaw be in this position, because this government will soon expire.

Out of George? What did Runes expect from Robert? Anderson to this Howard? Shaw knew and even admired him, believing that he was a man of integrity, intelligence, fairness, and decisiveness, and might be able to help Mr. Runes determine the inference that President Hobart was controlled by others. George? Runes vs. Robert? Anderson, the former national security adviser, took his recommendation seriously, and he began to look closely at Howard? Shaw got up to see if he was as shrewd and capable and upright as Robert had said.

After a period of observation, George? Lieutenant General Runes really found Rupert? Anderson is right, the Department of Defense's originally inefficient Howard? Shaw's stewardship gradually improved, and a very simple thing convinced Runes that Admiral Shaw was the one who could help him. Here's what happened: a few days ago, there was a large-scale demonstration outside the presidential palace against the government's huge amount of money to prepare a new space development program, because the demonstration lasted for a long time, the president of Hobart was worried that such a momentum might really affect his plans, so the president of Hobart decided to use special means to solve this long-term demonstration, and the police force could not do it quickly disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators, Hobart wanted Howard? Admiral Shaw mobilized thousands of Marines from nearby bases to assist the police in quickly dispersing the demonstrators, but this request was met by Howard? Shaw decisively refused, his reason was simple, the army was to solve the problem externally, not to deal with the people, and although the president of Hobart was angry about this, he could not do anything about it, and he did not dare to personally force the transfer of the army, because doing so would have a very bad impact on his future election campaign.

Through this inconspicuous 'little thing' George? Lieutenant General Runes had a great affection for Admiral Shaw, because the two men had only had some contact in public meetings in the past, and they didn't know each other very well, so Runes decided to visit his immediate boss in person, and perhaps a direct conversation would make Runes finally make up his mind to trust the defense minister.

When George? Runes walks into Howard? When Admiral Shaw was in the office, Admiral Shaw was standing in front of the bright window of his office looking at the team of guards who were handing over in the square below, and when he heard the sound of Runes knocking on the door, he turned around and said "Please come in". Runes immediately gave Admiral Shaw a standard military salute, Howard? Admiral Xiao smiled and beckoned, saying:

"Welcome, Lieutenant General Runes, please sit down at the table, I would like to hear what is important to hear from you right away?"

George? Although Runes had met Admiral Shaw in several meetings, this was the first time that the two had met in private, and Runes said very cautiously: "Your Excellency, is it Robert?" Mr. Anderson recommended that I come and talk to you directly, do you know my department? ”

"Yes, I have read the report and information introduction of your Category VII Contact Institute, and I heard Robert introduce your department and some of your situation, and I also feel very sorry for Robert's departure, we have been working together very well at the beginning, but at that time I was still a lieutenant general in charge of the logistics of Army A, and I agree with many of Robert's ideas, for you, Lieutenant General Runes, although we don't know each other very well, but I know that we have a lot in common, so please say it directly if you have something to say, I may be able to help you!"

Admiral Shaw's openness to George? Runes suddenly felt relaxed and friendly, he had dispelled some of his previous concerns, and said with a smile, "Yes, Robert? Mr. Anderson also said to me that you are a trustworthy person, my department is now working with aliens on some projects and has made great progress, this matter has been reported to you in the previous secret meeting, but the recent cooperation with aliens has not gone well, although I have also reported it through formal channels, but I still want to exchange our views with you face-to-face on this matter. ”

"Oh, you're talking about the aliens you mentioned in your report the other day that they rejected our offer to transfer anti-aging genotype drugs, right?" Admiral Xiao asked directly.

"Yes, although I explained in the report the reply and the reason for the alien agent's quick response, I did not directly state my opinion on this matter in the report, so I would like to explain it to you in person."

"Please!" As he spoke, Admiral Xiao pressed a walkie-talkie on the table and asked his adjutant to help pour two cups of coffee.

George? Runes continued: "For this matter, I personally think that it is acceptable according to the conditions of the aliens, but I suggest that the aliens be asked to improve the active ingredients of the drug, so that a large part of the valuable space can be saved for the spacecraft, I always think that the aliens are very similar to us humans, and they are also very aware of the limitations of self-protection and high-tech output, that Li Gang is not wrong, aliens are not stupid, so our focus should still be on some of the most urgent and critical technical issues that we need most." For example, for the requirements of antimatter fuel cell technology, we should always strive for the cooperation of aliens, this technology can make all our equipment fully move towards a new era, whether it is a qualitative leap in terms of the space saved by the equipment or the durability of the operation. ”

At this time, Admiral Shaw's adjutant pushed the door with two cups of coffee and walked in, Admiral Shaw made a gesture of please, watched Runes pick up a cup of coffee from the tray, and then took the coffee handed by the adjutant. Admiral Xiao said:

"I agree with what you just said, those bureaucrats have too much appetite, I believe that we will get these technologies sooner or later, but we can't always want to go to the sky in one step, to tell you that not long before you came, President Hobart also came to carefully inquire about some details of our cooperation with aliens in the military field, because I didn't know much about it soon after I took office, and I was not able to provide much information to the president, but it stands to reason that he should know more than I know, and why is he so concerned about this kind of detail, Am I still not familiar with our president's style? ”

George? At this time, Runes had identified Howard through these conversations? Admiral Shaw is a trustworthy person, and when he mentioned President Hobart, he just followed Admiral Shaw's words and asked, "What do you think of President Hobart?" ”

Admiral Shaw heard Runes' question, put down the coffee cup that was about to be brought to his mouth, looked at Runes with a somewhat surprised expression and asked, "George, what do you mean......"

Runes smiled slightly and said, "I want to hear what you think of the president?" ”

Admiral Xiao nodded slightly and said: "I don't have much contact with President Hobart, but I have some occasional contact at work, so I can't talk about him casually, but since you asked, I can only say that I don't agree with some of his practices since he took office, and I feel that some decisions have been made in a hurry." ”

Howard? Admiral Shaw said that he would not continue here, but picked up the coffee cup again and took a few sips, his eyes looked at Runes, and Runes understood that Admiral Shaw was waiting for himself to also say the answer to this question, he put down the coffee cup in his hand and said:

"Actually, I came to visit you today mainly to report to you this part of the problem, the psychoanalysis experts of our department made an analysis report on the psychological condition of President Mr. Hobart a few days ago, this report is based on some daily information and analysis, but because the channels for obtaining information are not authorized, so this report cannot be published as public information."

"Oh, you're saying your department spies on the president?" Admiral Xiao reacted quickly.

Runes nodded slightly and continued: "As you just said, I also think that some decisions and policies made by Mr. President are a little strange, but I have not found the reason, so I can only take risks for the benefit of the country, this report has only been read by two people so far, that is, me and former National Security Advisor Robert?" Mr. Anderson. ”

As he spoke, Mr. Runes took out a paper-thin tablet from his briefcase, swiped across the screen and sent the psychological study report on President Hobart that had been called up to Admiral Shaw.

The Secretary of Defense didn't immediately pick up George? Runes handed the computer in front of him, he was a little hesitant whether he should get involved in the rights and wrongs brought by Runes, he vaguely felt that this could cause a big crisis. While Admiral Shaw was hesitating, Runes smiled and said:

"If you are worried that this matter will be unfavorable to you, I can guarantee that you have not seen this report and do not know about it, but as a responsible person from country A, I still recommend that you read the contents of this report, and you can make a decision after reading it."