Chapter 590: Giving Up Treatment in Advance

Su Hao found this whole thing utterly ridiculous.
Fang Huan, after all, was just a company. How could they possibly have the ability to create some kind of ridiculous "righteous cause" for a president?
He'd heard that almost all the Democratic Party members had practically worn down the threshold of the White House for this, and what was the result?
They were all rebuffed by President BD, his attitude as firm as a rock in a latrine.
"What...what can we do?" Su Hao asked on the phone.
"Candidate registration closes tomorrow. Judging from the timeline, there's no way there can be any dramatic reversal."
Huang Fengwen's tone was also full of uncertainty.
"If BD really wanted to, he would have already shamelessly gone for it. His current resolute stance suggests he really wants to retire."
But Su Hao didn't think so.
In his view, it was simply that the Democratic Party members themselves lacked resolve.
If they really wanted to win the election, they should have adopted a do-or-die attitude, collectively lying down outside the BD office and shouting, "If you want to retire, run over our corpses!" They wouldn't give up until they achieved their goal.
Now, instead of putting in enough effort themselves, they're demanding a company create miracles.
This scheme is the epitome of incompetence and blame-shifting.
In Su Hao's eyes, both BD and the Democratic Party seemed to have chosen collective "give up," preparing to abandon all hope.
"Chairman Su," Li Huilin beside him cautiously began, "then... those BD concept stocks we're frantically buying up..."
This was the most critical problem right now.
Initially, between the two leading candidates, Hillis and CP, his intuition pointed unequivocally to CP.
But when he changed the option to "BD or CP," his intuition's compass suddenly reversed 180 degrees, locking firmly in BD!
In other words: CP can beat Hill's, but against BD, he's a pushover!
Not only that, his intuition was like a flamethrower at full power, relentlessly spewing scorching "Buy! Buy! Buy!" signals at all BD-related concept stocks, urging him to immediately, all in!
But the problem was, the script was all written, the chosen protagonist, the chosen dragon slayer, was sitting in the backstage dressing room picking his toes, yelling, "I'm not fighting anymore, I don't care what anyone does," refusing to appear.
What the hell is this?!
"..."
Su Hao scanned the K-line charts of the BD concept stocks on the screen again.
Because of Fang Huan Investment's massive purchases, the prices of a few stocks were indeed artificially inflated.
But many more, on the contrary, continued to hit new lows under panic selling, as if mocking his contrarian approach.
Now, it's still time to stop the losses and exit.
He silently reached out and gently touched the cold screen, trying to communicate with his intuition.
However, that familiar, soul-stirring intuition was now like a meditating monk, utterly silent.
No warning, no urging, just deathly silence.
This silence itself was an attitude—
Don't move, hold it for me!
"For now... hold on, don't move." Su Hao finally withdrew his hand.
"Yes, Chairman Su! But... once the candidate registration deadline arrives, even if BD wanted to come out of retirement, it would be too late!
Besides, that so-called 'title' they're talking about is simply an impossible task!"
Li Huilin reminded him.
Su Hao knew this, of course. He understood these principles better than anyone.
But his intuition was like a stubborn mule, firmly rooted to the BD concept stocks, refusing to budge.
There were only two possibilities: either BD would miraculously change its mind at the last minute and make a triumphant return;
or, even if BD didn't return, these stocks would still soar for some reason he didn't know.
"I said, hold on," Su Hao repeated, with unquestionable authority.
As for the earth-shattering logic behind all this, Su Hao was too lazy to think about it; he couldn't figure it out anyway, so he simply left the question to the future.
"Next topic," he decisively changed the subject.
Seeing this, the others in the office could only swallow their questions and fears, daring not to say another word.
"Chairman Su, everything that needs to be reported today is in this report; there's nothing particularly important. Please see if there's anything you'd like to know more about."
As Liang Haiyuan had said, the document contained mostly clichés.
It was a well-known fact that the world economy was mired in turmoil due to the turmoil in Korea.
The only good news was that the situation was slowly recovering.
"..."
Suddenly, Su Hao's gaze fixed on a certain page of the report.
His intuition, which had previously shown no reaction to BD concept stocks, now surged wildly in his nerve endings as if struck by a high-voltage current.
On that document, a line was clearly written—Latest Situation in North and South Korea.
"What's the situation in North and South Korea now?" Su Hao asked in a deep voice.
"In South Korea, civil war has broken out in multiple areas, and the situation is chaotic.
President BD, based on the Mutual Defense Treaty, decisively authorized the intervention of the stationed troops, and in conjunction with the wildfires, the situation is gradually being brought under control.
Although this has caused some controversy internationally, in the US, it is seen as a decisive and successful crisis management, demonstrating the US's leadership."
Su Hao nodded.
"What about North Korea?"
"The situation in the north is still a mess.
Like in the south, the tight surveillance system in the north has completely collapsed."
The reason why certain forces in the north were able to maintain absolute power was because of that airtight surveillance system that prevented any thought of resistance from even sprouting.
It was a system that eliminated any possibility of rebellion at its root.
Now that this system has collapsed, all the contradictions and hatred accumulated over the past few decades have erupted like a volcanic eruption.
"Even more critically, their infrastructure and communication networks are extremely weak.
Fortunately, Tesla and our Fanghuan Investment's Starlink provide limited communication services, but information remains scarce."
"What about the leaders' families?"
"Their fate is unknown." Liang Haiyuan shook his head as he reported.
"After sending a distress signal to the UN peacekeeping forces and the wildfires, they completely lost contact.
We speculate that they may have taken refuge in some secret bunker, waiting for the situation to calm down."
This was exactly what Su Hao was worried about.
This ship was already sinking anyway. If those lunatics, with a "I'm not going to live, we'll all die together" mentality, pressed some red button, the whole world would be doomed.
"Also, what I'm most worried about are our foundation's employees," Su Hao's tone became serious.
"I know they are all full of enthusiasm, with a burning desire to save lives.
But you must tell them, absolutely do not approach any dangerous areas!
Also, notify the 'Wildfire' security company and have them send more personnel to ensure the safety of our employees; there can be no mishaps."