What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 492 Provocation (2000 monthly votes in June)

The battle with the lost empire has lasted for more than half a year since the last day of last year, and Johnson and others have a special feeling: a sense of separation.

What they present is always both backward and advanced, advanced and backward, and it's quite unbelievable.

One moment it's like Wakanda using vibranium to fight, and the next it's able to turn the tide with a bunch of junk equipment, making it unpredictable.

During the earlier discussions of the Watson-Lar Agreement, the Empire's think tanks believed that their overall science was lagging behind, with only certain areas being particularly outstanding.

Now, the wormhole theory offers a new explanation:

"The disappearance of millions of tons of wreckage is an important clue that cannot be ignored. If they really have access to a natural wormhole, then the thousands of people who died in the naval battle could have returned safely if they had just held their breath briefly."

Even the bodies of those pilots and crew members were just a smokescreen; otherwise, how could we have failed to capture a single survivor in so many encounters?

After Bean finished speaking, Johnson remained silent for a long time before finally asking:
"How can we be sure it's a wormhole? After all, it's still just speculation. We can't get excited about things that are just vague and uncertain, especially such a... bizarre event."

Bean: "Then I'll do a little test, like deliberately sinking a very valuable ship, but secretly monitoring it—it doesn't need to be a perfect result, as long as it disappears, it proves that someone is behind it."

Johnson: "A ship full of oil? I think Antarctica is probably in dire need of that."

"Actually, there are better alternatives, such as the Birmingham."

Johnson's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural. The Birmingham was the scapegoat he had arranged for the Seawolf, but he hesitated to make a decision for fear of causing a public relations crisis.

But... if it really is a nuclear submarine, the Lost Empire will definitely try every means to get it.

After hesitating for a while, Johnson asked:

"How can we be sure they'll take it away? After all, we wouldn't normally give up a nuclear submarine."

Bean: "We could try something like this: the submarine suddenly runs out of oxygen and has to surface, then sags into the deep sea due to mechanical failure just before the crew is evacuated... Ideally, it could be a depth of two or three thousand meters so that we have a good reason to give up."

“Bin, do you really believe that wormholes exist?”

Bean didn't answer, but instead revealed a new piece of information:

"At least for now, we have discovered that the enemy can communicate using only moonlight, without relying on any known means."

"I don't believe such nonsense... Okay, the Birmingham can sink, but the result is that most of the crew survived and the rest are missing."

……

As we enter October, the most positive news regarding peace is still about the University of Tokyo.

The first step is to engage with the world.

Especially the Far Eastern countries, which were swept by the financial crisis, have never been so eager for a new member to join the WTO.

After all, Dongda is the only good guy right now. Although he is not exactly well-off himself, he is still willing to help his younger brothers around him if he can.

Joining the WTO means economic prosperity, and the benefits to the surrounding areas should not be overlooked!
Zhao Hande accompanied the delegation to Europe to negotiate tariffs and regulations one by one, following the news every day and paying close attention to every move of the negotiating team.

Domestically, the big news is about Gaijin.

The unprecedented cosplay plan to recreate Pearl Harbor attracted considerable attention. Furthermore, McDonnell Douglas officially announced that components for the first MD.11 passenger aircraft had arrived in Guangzhou, and the first MD11 was about to undergo final assembly in China. Just days later, news broke that Zhao Hande hoped to apply for development aid loans from the European Union, totaling several billion euros. This led to unprecedented optimism in the capital markets regarding the domestic market, even mitigating the decline in Hong Kong's stock price to some extent.

However, not all places are so prosperous.

……

Kazimirz walked steadily into the press conference, stood in front of the center of the stage, and scanned the room with his sharp gaze.

The reporters below were very excited. Everyone knew that Kazimirz was a super hawk and a fanatical anti-bear, and that there would definitely be big events at today's press conference, which he was leading.

"Ladies and gentlemen, given the recent destabilizing behavior of the Russian Federation, we have reason to believe that it is leading the world toward instability, and we have decided to demand that it apologize and make a substantive response."

Prior to this, all humanitarian aid to [the affected area] will be suspended to prevent it from being used for non-humanitarian purposes!

Kazimirz never talks nonsense; when he does, it's always something big.

He then cited video footage of "two large blackfish provocative actions that intruded into Florida waters" and other evidence to demonstrate the legitimacy of his actions.

The reporters immediately became agitated. This wasn't entirely unexpected; they had been waiting for the follow-up to the submarine incident.

The procedure should now be the question-and-answer session, but Kazimirz signaled a pause:

"Secondly, we urge the International Atomic Energy Agency to intervene in the investigation of the nuclear research facility sold by a certain country to ↑↓ for weapons purposes, and demand that India immediately cease all research related to the 'mushroom egg' and strictly abide by international agreements!"

……

Kazimirz's two remarks quickly caused a huge uproar, especially the second one, which implied that the Indians were messing with mushroom eggs?

This is no small news. You should know that last year, many philanthropists signed a treaty to completely ban mushroom experiments, and more than 180 members followed suit.

And yet, just one year later, someone dared to defy the world and collectively provoke us?
Think tank.

"Damn it, those curry people can't understand a word!"

Brest and Agent Smith lay on the sofa in despair, pointing the fan at them to dispel the curry smell, while cursing their third brother.

The current Empire still values ​​people. After discovering the Third Brother's little secret, they first gathered evidence, then sent Agent Smith and Brest over unofficially to tell them:

The Empire already knows what you've been doing. Stop now, and the Empire can pretend nothing happened and even give you some compensation.

It was assumed that the Third Brother, having been discovered, would immediately bow down in reverence, and then the Empire would step in to dismantle those facilities and buy back the purified raw materials at a "fair" price, thus achieving a happy ending for everyone.

But they underestimated the shamelessness of the Indians.

They initially denied it, but after being presented with evidence to refute it, they vaguely indicated that there might be something going on. After that, they first asked how much benefit the Brest Empire was willing to offer.

After a difficult struggle, the Indian brother negotiated for half a month and demanded $100 million in demolition and cleaning fees, after which he kicked Brest and Smith out.

"This is no ordinary traitor; he must be severely punished!"

Kazimirz was sitting opposite them at that moment, and said with his head down:
"If Mao admits it, we will force the demolition and settle all old scores with him. If he doesn't admit it, we will punish India as well!"

(End of this chapter)