Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

Beautiful Country!

On the day the battle at Fengpo Mountain ended, an urgent meeting was immediately convened.

CIA representative Judith, military representative Sean Fernandes, and White House official Hameson Fofana once again sat together.

Last time, they had gathered to deal with the Jieke Group.

This time was no different, but the purpose was not quite the same; this time, they sought to eliminate the impact as much as possible.

"How do your military and the CIA operate? Such a large Bay of Bengal expeditionary fleet, and this is the record you achieve, sinking so many ships, and even being defeated on the ground by a warlord, do you want us to relive the Vietnam War? Ah! Speak up!"

Hameson pounded the table, his anger making his face turn crimson red, like a baboon’s butt, his saliva sprayed onto Judith and Sean.

Judith and Sean both bowed their heads, obediently taking the scolding, as they had indeed embarrassed themselves in this battle.

"You, Judith, the CIA promised over and over again that the Jieke Group was nothing to worry about, saying that to eliminate the Tijuana Group in Mexico, we must first strike at the Jieke Group. What happened then? The Tijuana Group is now still smuggling Tianyuan Hair Growth Liquid like mad, and the Jieke Group keeps losing battle after battle; how am I supposed to explain this to the President, the senators, and the entire nation? Are our tax dollars just feeding these useless people?"

In his rage, Hameson, nearly roaring, pointed at Judith, the deputy director of the CIA, and verbally blasted her.

"And you, Sean, how does the military fight? Spending hundreds of billions of US dollars on the military budget every year, and you can’t even defeat a mere warlord, do you still have the face to ask for a rise in the military budget every year? I think the military is only getting more corrupt; might as well not fight at all, just go home and farm or raise pigs, to avoid losing face from another defeat in battle."

Hameson didn’t spare the military representative Sean either, his verbal assault was relentless.

Unlike Judith, Sean’s face showed clear defiance as he defended himself, "Chief of Staff, our enemy this time may not be as simple as just a warlord. The enemy used new naval weapons and mysterious digging machines; such equipment couldn’t possibly belong to a mere warlord. We suspect that the big country to the north is secretly messing with us, providing these new weapons to the Jieke Group to test them in real combat against us."

"When defeated, any excuse will do. Our Beautiful Country’s technology is the most advanced. What new naval technology, digging machines are you talking about? It’s because your military was negligent and underestimated the enemy that you were defeated."

"The naval defeat was mainly due to the enemy employing a high-tech water mine. We suspect it included a new type of propeller, giving the mine a speed far exceeding that of a torpedo. As for the digging machines, the former Soviet Union once did research a submarine that could advance by drilling underground; perhaps the enemy has this kind of black technology too."

Sean tried hard to explain, indicating that his military’s loss was not due to their incompetency but rather the enemy’s numerous tricks.

"Mr. Hameson, when we were dealing with the Tijuana Group in Mexico, we found that they indeed have many extensive underground tunnels. Considering the relationship between the Tijuana Group and the Jieke Group, it’s certain that both used the same kind of digging machines."

Judith also couldn’t help but speak up, defending Sean a bit.

Hameson’s anger subsided slightly, and he snorted coldly, "I don’t care whether there are the new weapons you mentioned; the defeat is a fact, right? This matter has put the White House in a very passive position."

Sean eagerly persuaded, "Your Excellency Hameson, if the enemy has these new weapons, it’s mostly likely supported by that big country to the north, aiming to disrupt our military operations. It’s not our fault that we were caught off guard and lost."

Hameson’s face went dark, and he snapped, "If not your fault, then whose? It was you who demanded to go to war, and now that you’ve lost, you’re completely absolving yourselves of responsibility, expecting the President to clean up after you?"

"That’s not what I meant."

Sean chuckled nervously, his face flushing with embarrassment.

"In any case, stop the war immediately. Before the news of the defeat spreads, contact the Jieke Group right away to negotiate a peace. We’ll pull out of Chan Country, and they must release the prisoners."

Hameson tapped on the table and declared the White House’s decision, indicating they no longer wished to continue the conflict.

"Are we just giving up like this?"

Judith spoke with a complex tone, feeling somewhat reluctant to abandon their preparations.

"What else do you want us to do when you yourselves said there’s a shadow of that major nation in the north over this? Are we supposed to keep pouring military resources there!? Continue our chain of islands plan, that’s more important than anything, what our country needs now is stability." Find adventures at NovelBin.Côm

Hameson glared at Judith, and there was something else he didn’t say. This year was the election year in the Beautiful Country, and both parties were competing for votes.

Ever since the loss at the Battle of Dan Mian, a wave of opposition had swept through the Beautiful Country.

If the news broke out now that Chan Country had been defeated, losing troops and capturing thousands of prisoners, who knew how much the current support rate of the one sitting in the White House would drop, and whether he still wanted to be re-elected.

And his position as the Chief of Staff was closely tied to the White House, with all his power originating from the President.

If he couldn’t be re-elected, he would lose all his power—something absolutely impermissible.

Judith was smart and quickly understood the underlying meaning of Hameson’s talk on stability.

"I understand, I’ll handle the media side of things."

Judith said, despite the battle at Fengpo Mountain being monitored by many satellites, and the involved countries being aware, as long as the news wasn’t leaked, there was still room for manipulation.

The voices of the Western media were in their hands, the so-called freedom of the press was just lip service.

"The military must also settle down immediately, those who need to be withdrawn should be withdrawn, and those who need to be removed from office should be removed from office."

"I will take care of it."

Sean had no choice but to comply earnestly. Having been defeated, they truly lacked the confidence to talk tough.

Hameson instructed many things here and only after saying it all did he stand up and leave.

"Ah, this time it’s like losing even our underwear."

Sean chuckled bitterly. As a hawk previously supporting the war, he too would be greatly affected by this ordeal.

"Who could have expected the Jieke Group to be so formidable, we’ll just have to look for another opportunity in the future."

Judith also shook her head, but hadn’t truly given up.

Whether it was the Super Soldier’s Strengthening Pill or the Tianyuan Hair Growth Liquid, these were the items they coveted. It was just that the situation had become too heated, forcing them to press the pause button for now. @@novelbin@@

Thinking of the Tianyuan Hair Growth Liquid, Judith also thought of Asder Pharmaceutical.

All the warlords funded by them had been wiped out, a huge sum of money had vanished into thin air, and they were probably having headaches now.