Chapter 480: The Only Way Out

But John's expression was more solemn than ever before:
"Mr. Aiden, not long ago, 'Fanghuan' swallowed the behemoth 'Disney' whole.
Why do you think they did that?
This means their game has entered the next stage."
"The next stage?"
"Yes. Their target is our future, the next generation of the entire world!
They want to start from childhood, through 'Disney' animations, movies, and theme parks, to instill their ideological imprint into those pure, blank souls!
When these children grow up, they will become 'Fanghuan's' most loyal servants, willingly offering everything for their empire!"
"!?!"
"They're serious. What they want is to trample the entire world under their feet!
And this plan is like an unstoppable super tank, rumbling forward with unstoppable force!
Don't even mention you, even if God himself descended to earth, he probably couldn't stop it.
Do you really think they went to all that trouble to turn you into a 'vegetative president' just for a mere antitrust law?"
This is precisely the question that Aiden can't understand.
The Democrats are trying to use the antitrust bill to put pressure on "Fang Huan," that's a fact.
But is it really worth turning the entire US political scene upside down and triggering a constitutional crisis over something like this?
That's just too crazy!
"The reason isn't that simple," John revealed, enunciating each word clearly.
"What they want is to completely paralyze the only country on this planet capable of posing a threat to them, the US, for the next two whole years!"
A single word was a wake-up call!
In an instant, Aiden was struck dumb, all the chaotic clues flashing through his mind.
John was right!
If the current situation continues, for the next two years, until the end of his term, American politics will achieve nothing but endless partisan strife and internal strife!
The entire nation will be brought to an unprecedented standstill!
This means that during these golden two years, Fang Huan, this business tycoon, will have no natural enemies!
Even knowing that Fang Huan is doing whatever he wants abroad, the United States can only watch helplessly, unable to do anything!
“Then…what exactly have Fang Huan and the others been trying to do these past two years?!”
“That, I don’t know. I’m just a pawn following orders.” John shook his head.
“But you see, from ‘Aaron’s’ to ‘FaceWeb’, and now ‘Disney’…
These symbols of the spirit and glory of the United States are being devoured and digested one by one.”
“You mean, their next target is some…giant corporation?”
“I’m afraid so. Until only the name ‘Fang Huan’ remains in this world.”
With that, John turned and walked towards the door.
At the last moment before his hand grasped the doorknob, he left behind his final words.
“Keep acting, Mr. Aiden.
The more convincing the better, make ‘Fang Huan’ think you’re just an insignificant old man.
That’s your…only way out.”
“…!”
Aiden stood frozen, watching the familiar figure disappear through the door, his throat feeling like it was filled with lead, unable to utter a single word.
After a long while, a thought, like a cold, venomous snake, crept into his mind.
If everything John said was true…
Then, who is the next prey that insatiable business behemoth, "Fang Huan," is preparing to devour?
***
Meanwhile, at Fang Huan Investment, in Su Hao's office.
"Chairman Su, breaking news: those Republicans aren't bluffing this time; they've really submitted the impeachment motion."
"...Hmm? Can the impeachment really succeed?" Su Hao asked casually.
"Of course not," Liu Bo shook his head.
"Let alone the fact that gathering enough votes is incredibly difficult, even if they got lucky and passed, it wouldn't stand up legally.
To put it bluntly, it's just that the Communists seized the opportunity to take advantage of the Democratic Party's weakness and want to utterly humiliate them, using any means necessary."
Su Hao curled his lip in disdain:
"That president named Eden is really unlucky, getting himself into this mess in his old age."
"Indeed. To be fair, Eden did a fairly good job. Who would have thought he'd be nailed to the pillar of historical shame in this way?"
It was indeed a lamentable situation.
The world is constantly changing, and this once mighty world power, the superpower that controls the world's economic and political lifeline, has actually been caught in such a farcical and chaotic vortex of internal strife.
"Judging by this, they'll probably be too busy fighting amongst themselves for the next two years to accomplish anything.
This mess won't settle down until the next president is elected."
"Two years...that's not a negligible amount of time.
The US is basically throwing away two years of its national destiny."
Su Hao commented casually.
"Indeed, what a waste of time.
But for the Republicans, this is the perfect opportunity to crush the Democratic Party.
Don't even mention two years, even four years, they probably wouldn't care."
The US's misfortune, however, might not be a bad thing for some.
For Fang Huan, this was a godsend.
Because, when everyone's attention was completely captivated by this "impeachment drama," no one cared anymore about the Mickey Mouse being swallowed whole by the Eastern behemoth.
This was exactly what Su Hao wanted.
To complete the most secretive plan in the most bustling city.
“Chairman Su, thanks to them, Disney has finally calmed down for a while.
The board of directors has been completely reshuffled, and the stock price, which had plummeted like a waterfall, has begun a strong rebound. Everything is moving in a positive direction.”
“Very good.” Su Hao nodded in satisfaction.
“Tell them to cooperate well with Netflix and produce more amazing works.
Money is not a problem; give them as much as they want. Don't be afraid to spend money.”
“Understood, Chairman Su. Oh, by the way, this is a document from Wildfire.”
“Wildfire?”
This global security organization, which Fang Huan had personally supported, usually reports its work in a very informal, almost telegraphic manner, using only one word if possible.
This time, the document they sent was surprisingly thick, which was quite unusual.
"The report states that their mission to establish a new outpost in Greece has been successfully completed.
However, 'Wildfire' aims to safeguard global shipping, and one European outpost is far from sufficient.
Therefore, they have submitted a report outlining several alternative plans, requesting your decision on where to establish their next outpost."
The implication is clear:
Boss, you just need to point a direction on the map, and we'll handle all the fighting, the dirty work ourselves.