Miss President wants to talk to you

Miss President, you can't say things like that!

He opened his mouth to explain, but Rosef didn't give him the chance.

"Perfect timing! The Director of the Bureau of Investigation, Edgar Hoffer, is here today. I'll ask her for you, Miss Hoffer!"

"I'm here!"

Edgar quickly stepped forward to respond to Rosef's call.

Before the press conference, Edgar removed his frizzy hair and charred face.

He restored the dignity of the Director of the Investigation Bureau, and now he looks respectable.

Edgar was a little nervous at this moment.

She knew that whether the investigation bureau could extricate itself from the public opinion depended on her next response.

Absolutely no mistakes can be made!

Rosef said, "I'm asking you, what kind of grenades are the Bureau of Investigation agents equipped with?"

"We don't usually use grenades!"

Edgar answered loudly, "But if we absolutely must use one, we'll only use the N-17 Magic Explosion Grenade!"

"Oh why?"

"Because the N-17 grenade is entirely federally manufactured! Far superior to those Rhine-made products!"

Rosef was clearly satisfied with the answer.

She turned to look at the reporter from earlier.

"Did you hear that, Mr. Reporter? This answer should resolve your question."

After saying that, Rosef seemed to feel it wasn't enough.

She added, "Please have more confidence in products manufactured by the Federation in the future. They are made by Federation workers with their hard work, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed!"

I……

The reporter was on the verge of tears.

He didn't question Federal Manufacturing!

It's clearly the president who's misinterpreting his meaning!

But he no longer had the chance to explain.

Because a new reporter raised their own questions.

“Miss President, the discovery of foreign weapons does not necessarily indicate espionage! Perhaps they were purchased through legitimate channels.”

He has a point.

The Norton Commonwealth has a tradition of gun ownership, and there is never a shortage of weapons enthusiasts among its citizens.

Collecting Rhine weapons is a perfectly normal thing.

For example, importing directly from the Rhine Empire, or purchasing surplus stockpiles discarded by the military.

But Rosef shook her head.

"Absolutely impossible!"

Rosef said decisively, and following the instructions in her speech, she took out another piece of evidence from the brown paper bag.

"What I am showing you now is a certificate jointly provided by the General Administration of Customs and the Military Supplies Administration!"

"The Norton Federation has not imported any weapons from the Rhine Empire in the past five years, nor has its army acquired any captured stockpiles."

"Therefore, the appearance of M24 grenades is either due to smuggling or espionage."

"And investigating these things is precisely the responsibility of the Investigation Bureau!"

Rosef's voice was firm and resolute.

Her meaning was clear: the investigation bureau's operation this time was legitimate and legal!

They were not wrong at all.

And you did the right thing!

Absolutely right!

The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment.

Madam President, what formidable fighting power!

Despite their relentless siege, they remained remarkably calm and composed, displaying remarkable ease and skill.

Some reporters still wouldn't give up.

From another angle, he asked, "Their operation failed, resulting in the deaths of agents. Doesn't that demonstrate a serious inadequacy in the Bureau of Investigation's capabilities?"

"Every action carries risks."

Rosef raised her head and said proudly, "But the agents of the Bureau of Investigation, knowing the danger, still chose to enter the church to carry out their mission."

"This precisely proves their courage and loyalty!"

"And you say they lack work ability?"

No, that's not how it is!

"They have thought too highly of their enemy! They assume that as clergy, the enemy must at least have some reverence for God."

"The result was completely unexpected; the other side dared to detonate a grenade in the church!"

"This is terrible, I mean, really terrible!"

"Does completing a spy mission justify such unbridled blasphemy against God?"

"I think the clergy in the Federation really need a thorough internal review!"

Rosef's statement was utterly outrageous!

The faces of the clergy members below the stage instantly showed a state of complete bewilderment.

what's the situation?

Aren't they supposed to be holding the president accountable? Why is the president criticizing them instead?!

Isn't this a bit...?

For a moment, the audience fell silent.

The president employed a variety of tactics, making it impossible for them to continue targeting him.

That wretched Rosef, all she's good for is her mouth!

At that moment, the president looked down at the audience.

The press box, which had been brimming with confidence just moments before, had fallen into an eerie silence.

She immediately became somewhat smug.

snort!

Try to mess with me!

As long as she has Eleanor's speech, Rosef is invincible!

Chapter 49: I Can Turn Public Opinion Around

The press conference was in a delicate state.

They had assumed that this battle would be a one-sided affair.

Unexpectedly, it was indeed one-sided, only they were the ones being suppressed and beaten.

As expected of Rosef.

I underestimated her before.

At this point, the press conference had become a one-woman show for Rosef.

She then hurried to finish reading the rest of the manuscript.

"Therefore, the events that happened at St. Joseph's Cathedral today serve as a wake-up call for us."

"Spy organizations have infiltrated our most sacred places."

"If even churches are no longer safe, then our homes, our schools, our government buildings..."

"And what place is absolutely safe?"

Rosef cleared her throat, finally revealing her true intentions.

"Therefore, I hereby announce that the White House will submit a legislative proposal to Congress this week."

"Revise the Federal Search Procedures Act and the Foreign Espionage Act!"

"Expand the scope of the Bureau of Investigation's powers and responsibilities, and enhance counter-espionage efforts!"

"Finally, I would like to pay tribute once again to the agents who sacrificed their lives in this operation; they are all heroes of the Federation!"

Upon hearing this, the opposition lawmakers who had been watching the spectacle became anxious.

what's the situation?

They were there to see Roseve make a fool of herself.

Unexpectedly, Rosef managed to absolve the Bureau of wrongdoing entirely with a single statement.

That's fine.

Now, Roseve has announced plans to expand the Bureau of Investigation's powers?

What this means is self-evident.

If an organization like the Bureau of Investigation, which has the nature of a secret police force, were to expand its powers, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At that time, Rosef can investigate whoever she wants, and whoever she says is a spy, then they are a spy.