Reborn American Giants

At first, the president and party chairman perfectly avoided each other.

One quietly finds the survivors and constantly comforts them; the other is single-mindedly looking for a dry place to be interviewed?

But both of them knew that there was no way to avoid a head-on confrontation.

If the two people avoid meeting each other, the newspapers will definitely seize on this and make a big fuss about it, turning this tragedy into a farce.

The president stood upright like a sentinel on a pile of rubble, surrounded by a rapidly expanding mud pond soaked by rain.

So party chairman Embrioni had to cross the mud and "travel a long way" to "visit" him.

…

"Your Excellency the President."

"Mr. Party Chairman."

The greetings between the two people were genuine greetings, without any heat, just like the summer rainstorm had taken away the warmth between the two.

Their eyes only met for a moment, and then they quickly separated and looked around each other.

"...Don't say a word, Mr. President. There have been enough disturbances and controversies about you, and it has caused too much trouble to the party.

Don't speak, that's my advice." Finally, the party chairman broke the silence and spoke.

"Don't you say a perfunctory condolence, Mr. Party Chairman? You can't even read the manuscript you provided?"

This sentence is problematic no matter how you listen to it. Jose is clearly accusing the party of trying to manipulate him as president.

A contemptuous smile appeared on Embrioni's lips.

José Napoleon Duarte thought that by becoming president, he could make everyone follow his baton.

But don’t forget that his current status is all because of his party.

On the contrary, what is he a president without the support of the Christian Democrats?

The party chairman has been betrayed enough, and now it is time for the president to have a taste of this bitter taste.

"Don't blink, don't nod, don't make meaningful expressions, don't lower your eyes in an exaggerated way, and don't even do the recognized prescribed actions. Anyway, you like to tear things down and destroy everything we have worked so hard to build."

…

The president waved his hand dismissively as well, ignoring the party chairman's accusation.

With a thoughtful expression, the party chairman slowly repeated his request again: "Don't speak, I insist."

This is the last chance.

"Do you think silence is best?"

"Absolute silence, held for a long time."

The president withdrew his gaze from the human tragedy in front of him and looked directly into the eyes of the party chairman for the first time.

He had a cold face and a condescending expression, and put his hands deeply into the pockets of his raincoat: "I don't think so."

Embrioni used all his strength to control himself not to lose his composure and not to conflict with the pedantic man in front of him. He did not want the President to gain the upper hand.

This is your own choice, he thought to himself.

Don't even think about leaving this person with a trace of pride today.

"You have also seen that your various views have been misunderstood by the general public."

"Or it may be manipulated by some villain."

Embrioni ignored the deep irony.

"You just said, keep silent." Jose turned his face to face the violent storm. His protruding nose was like the bow of a large sailboat, almost poking the party chairman's face. "Mr. party chairman, I didn't know you were here."

What would I do in my position?

If some stupid bishop takes you as a target, takes quotes out of context, and interprets them absurdly, will you shut up and endure it, or will you stand up and fight?

Don’t you think that the most important thing is to speak your mind so that those who are willing to listen have a chance to hear what you say and understand what you really think?”

"But I'm not the president."

"Gosh, you're not. For that, you and I should both be extremely lucky."

It was a serious insult, but Embrioni endured it.

Wherever the search and rescue team's arc lamp reached, a small hand appeared under the rubble. People were stunned for a moment, and dug around with hope, but their hopes were instantly shattered and it was just a doll in the muddy pond.

"Your Excellency, I have to make sure you hear what I say clearly." There was a huge noise of a landslide next to them, but neither of them was moved. "...No matter what kind of public remarks you make in the future, your government will

, and political parties will regard it as a serious provocation.

What you have to do now is to keep your mouth shut, say nothing, and do nothing.

You know, in the history of El Salvador since its independence, no president who has lost the support of the majority of forces has been able to win."

This damn old bastard, the product of incest, the Frankenstein of the twentieth century...

Jose was cursing crazily in his heart, but didn't show much expression on his face.

This was a naked threat. Jose was caught off guard by this situation. He didn't expect that the party chairman would dare to blatantly elevate some "small conflicts" between the two people to the level of the party?

This is a blatant break between the party headquarters and the Independence Palace, and it is also a showdown between the party chairman and the leader.

"How interesting. I forgot you were a scholar before."

"Politics is the study and application of power. This arena is too rough and cruel, and there is no place for a person walking alone," the party chairman said, raising his head, his tone full of pride.

The rainwater flowed along their faces, forming a stream, dripping down their noses to the ground, winding behind their collars, and getting into their necks. Both of them were soaked to the skin and shivering from the cold.

Both the president and the party chairman are no longer young. In such a bad weather, they should find a place to take shelter from the rain.

But neither of them took any action.

It was impossible for onlookers from a distance to get involved in the conversation between the two big men. Moreover, the rain was falling heavily and crackling, and coupled with the roaring sound of electric drills at the rescue scene, it was impossible for them to hear anything.

Everyone listened to the on-site commander's roar while watching the two men standing face to face.

They are both rulers and sworn enemies.

The rain washed away the rescue lights, and all colors dimmed, as if the world had turned into black and white, but the outlines of the two people were extremely clear.

However, they naturally could not see the arrogance and rudeness on the face of party chairman Embrioni.

You can't see the contempt on another person's face that is formed by years of holding power and is exclusive to those in power.

Maybe some people with keen eyesight can see that Mr. President is trying to hold up his chest without showing weakness.

However, most people would think that he could not stand the bad weather and felt that he was unlucky to have ended up in this situation.

"Mr. Chairman, did I forget to remind you that people must be moral?"

In the end, Jose could only fight back weakly...