Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 398 The Commander-in-Chief's Confidence
"Is he crazy?"

Inside the Yandu Taoist Culture Exchange Support Office, a large screen is playing a video of the Citibank president's press conference held in the White House.

It was called a press conference, but it was really just the president talking to himself.

"There are superheroes in this world!"

"But our American Superman is the strongest!"

"Therefore, our United States is the greatest country in the world!"

It must be said that the Citibank president's logic is still sound: "Whether it's China, Russia, the US, or France, their superhumans are no match for us!"

"Nobody knows more about superpowers than me!"

"We have the world's most powerful superpowered organization: the Special Operations Unit!" the President began, giving examples. "Stronger than the FBI and CIA, it's the Avengers of the United States, representing light and justice!"

"The Special Agents Agency is the world's first supernatural agency. Whether it's technology or the extraordinary, the great United States will always be at the forefront of the world!"

"Our Superman has all sorts of superpowers: invisibility, flight, fire-breathing, super speed, mind control! Most importantly, they respect me a lot because I'm the one who put them in the spotlight and gave them a respected status."

The office staff were speechless as they watched the video playing on the big screen.

"Is he genuinely unaware of the Berkeley incident, or is he knowing but still denying it?" someone asked.

"Don't forget the sixth-generation fighter jet incident," someone said casually. "Ours has already been test-flown, but he still dares to hold a press conference and brag with just a photo."

"Have they fallen so low as to not even have PowerPoint presentations anymore?" someone sighed. "If they had PowerPoint presentations, at least we could have a benchmark to compare ourselves to and a target to catch up with."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"But doesn't he know that as long as they don't provoke us, a hot war won't break out on both sides of the ocean, but we can't control those old Taoist priests at the research institute?" someone asked. "What if he's exaggerating and the Taoist priests go to the White House to visit him?"

"On the contrary, perhaps he judged that the research institute wouldn't go to the White House, so he dared to say that," Chen Yao said thoughtfully.

A middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance nodded. "Leaving aside the several rescue incidents within the country, just talking about Berkeley, Kabia, and the most recent incident on the western coast of the Mediterranean, all of these were acts of substantial provocation by the other side."

"So he thinks that as long as there's no real harm, the Taoist priests won't take action just because they talk about it?"

"that is the truth."

"He dares to gamble?"

"Why wouldn't he dare to gamble? Didn't you see how lively the comments section under his tweet was?"

"But while he's comfortable, the global media landscape is in chaos." Some people said helplessly, "It even affected the domestic situation, disrupting our rhythm and leading to a surge of speculation and conspiracy theories."

"It's alright, we'll find out eventually anyway, and we've already laid the groundwork enough," Zheng Hongsheng said.

"Should we publicly acknowledge it?" Chen Yao asked Zheng Hongsheng.

"Whether we admit it or not, it's all the same, let's find a suitable opportunity," Zheng Hongsheng said calmly.

……

"WTF!"

"Who told him to say that?"

"Don't forget, he is the President of the United States." In a secluded basement, a meeting about the extraordinary was also being held in the United States.

"Don't we know what kind of people are in the Special Operations Bureau?" someone said coldly. "They might be useful if we catch them off guard or when they're unprepared, but if they're prepared, they're not even as good as a Marine."

"Let alone the people involved in the Berkeley incident or the Kabia incident, even Gu Zhao, who killed Aaron, could single-handedly destroy the Special Operations Bureau."

"So what exactly does the President want to do?"

“The President doesn’t want to do anything,” a new face appeared in the office and said calmly. “He’s just trying to rebuild the confidence of the American people.”

“Eric,” Lawrence said, looking at the man, “you have no idea what the superhumans on the other side are like.”

“We don’t need to know,” Eric said with a smile. “We’re different from you. You have ulterior motives towards them, but we don’t.”

The meeting room fell silent; even Lawrence didn't know what to say.

"You've been building this for over a year and spent so much money. Besides creating a superpowered special operations department, what other achievements have you made?" Eric joked. "Or is it that you got attacked at your home last time and damaged a sculpture?"

"The Frank family are the elders of the Elephant Party!" Frank glared at Eric.

“Okay, I apologize.” Eric nodded nonchalantly. “But the fact is, you’ve accomplished nothing.”

“We’ve figured out the identities of many of them,” someone argued. “Master Mingyu of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, Master Yihong of the Baiyun Temple, and Master Jingyi of Laoshan.”

“Their identities are about to be revealed,” Eric sneered.

"We've also confirmed their modus operandi," Rockefeller, seated at the head of the table, raised his hand and said calmly, "Would the President have dared to hold this press conference without our analysis report?"

Eric shrugged. "Of course he dares."

"Therefore, the President held a press conference and launched the Superpowered Special Operations Bureau to make up for the money you wasted," Eric said to everyone. "This is what you have accomplished in the past year or so."

“But the people in the Special Operations Bureau are no match for those Taoist priests from Tianxia,” Lawrence emphasized. “Lies are easily exposed.”

“Why not just not bother verifying it?” Eric laughed, adding, “Besides, trending topics always fade away easily.”

"Hot topics don't just pass by so easily!" Rockefeller couldn't help but get angry. "Does he think information about superhumans is just about domestic trivialities? This is a world-shaking event!"

“But Tianxia’s superhumans haven’t overthrown the world.” Eric shrugged. “That means they’re still wary of us, because we also have strategic weapons. As long as we control the pace, they won’t do anything.”

The conference room fell silent again.

Frank sneered, "Are we going to end up like the Soviet Union, constantly threatening with strategic weapons?"

“Of course not,” Eric said. “I told you, the President has no designs on them.”

Lawrence said calmly, "Will the President change his mind?"

Eric, "..."

This time Eric fell silent, and then Lawrence continued, "I must kindly remind you that they are not inhumane. Perhaps they won't kill the President, but you'd better be careful."

Eric paused for a moment, then finally said, "I understand, thanks for reminding me."

(End of this chapter)