Chapter 592: The Grand Drama of Feigning Indifference

The time clock in Fang Huan Investment's elite trading department was probably the least noticeable thing in the entire company.
After all, for Su Hao's team, the concept of "working hours" was as unpredictable as Schrödinger's cat.
You never knew if they'd stay up all night or simply not show up.
Today, it was clearly the extreme of the former—
One phone call, and the entire trading department sprang from their warm beds,
rushing to the company like their pants were on fire, and stood motionless in the office.
"Holy crap… this… this is explosive… Gao Libei is finished?"
Although the outside world had long been saying that Bei Gao Li was on the verge of collapse, everyone knew the truth: even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't fall dead easily.
The leader was surrounded by his most loyal bodyguards, and the entire family was protected by a million-strong army, seemingly impregnable.
It didn't seem like something that could be completely destroyed overnight.
"Shouldn't they have already found luxurious bunkers, ready to hide forever? How did they get exposed?"
As for who had such extraordinary abilities to pull this group out from underground and eliminate them in such a brutal and efficient manner, no one knows.
But that's not important.
What's important is that the detonation of this bombshell has unleashed a global political tsunami.
And at the crest of this wave is none other than the United States, across the ocean.
【Dear citizens…】
Just as the news of the giant's downfall had ignited global public opinion, before the general public could even react,
the President of the United States, this elderly man who had previously claimed to be unwell and exhausted, preparing to retire from politics completely…
was now radiant, suddenly issuing an emergency statement.
Announced that he would be appointed to replace the party's original candidate, Hillis, in a bid for re-election!
"Chairman Su, this move is absolutely brilliant!"
Liu Bo excitedly pumped his fist. The incumbent president's approval rating on the screen was skyrocketing, like it'd been injected with adrenaline, rising at an unbelievable angle.
"The situation in South Korea already boosted the president's popularity several times over.
Now, North Korea is like a bolt from the blue; his approval rating has probably exploded!"
Indeed, public opinion had completely reversed.
People generally believed that only the incumbent president could quell the current turbulent situation, far more reliable than the exaggerating former president.
"But back then, when our Chairman Huang personally went to lobby him, along with party bigwigs, didn't that old guy still put on airs and refuse to step down?
And now, this 'title' has fallen from the sky—a super title studded with diamonds, too big to refuse!"
The incumbent president's political career has always been known for its hardline stance.
One of the core tenets of his political platform was to cage the restless beast, preventing it from causing trouble.
Now, the beast in the cage has suddenly died, the cage has shattered, and the entire world's security system is flashing a glaring red light.
Therefore, he couldn't refuse.
The people of Country M would rather trust an experienced old captain than let a madman steer this turbulent ship.
"To put it bluntly, if he's truly determined to retire, he can find an excuse to back out even if the sky falls," Su Hao sneered, commenting.
"After all, his term isn't over yet. He can easily stabilize the situation and then dump the mess on the next president.
Every time he mentioned retirement before, his relieved expression, his eagerness to go sunbathe in Hawaii, fooled quite a few people."
Everyone could see that the president at that time had no attachment to politics, like a child waiting to be let out of school.
An old man who was about to retire gracefully and enjoy his golden years suddenly made a comeback.
"Then, there are only two possibilities left," Su Hao held up two fingers.
"Which two?"
"Either, his love for the US is as deep as the sea, and his patriotism suddenly erupted like a volcano, with boiling lava;
Or... he actually dreams of serving another term!"
The first possibility sounds like a fairy tale.
Expecting a politician to have the patriotism of a volcanic eruption? That's like expecting pigs to fly.
Ultimately, power is just too tempting!
What an honor it is to be re-elected as president of the United States!
Moreover, before this storm, his approval ratings had plummeted to the Mariana Trench, earning him the label of a "lame duck regime."
Could he accept such a humiliating exit?
Therefore, the "title" mentioned by that party bigwig wasn't a pretext to deliberately obstruct Fang Huan's investment!
It was because the president genuinely needed a way out, a perfect excuse for his "triumphant return"!
A glittering, golden stepping stone that would allow him to legitimately, even be embraced by the people, return to the throne.
And now, this stepping stone—no, this is practically a highway to heaven—has been laid out beneath his feet!
The president must be laughing all the way to the bank.
“Rather than leaving with the stigma of a ‘lame duck regime,’ he definitely longs to be the hero who ends the chaos and saves America from its misery!”
Su Hao watched the president’s righteous speech on the screen, understanding dawning on him.
Sure enough, politicians’ words are deceitful.
His talk of retirement was nothing but a grand charade.
***
Meanwhile, in a secret, unknown base.
“…Did we do this?” Anthony stared gravely at the scrolling news feed on the screen.
“Reporting, boss, it has nothing to do with ‘Wildfire.’”
The news about Bei Gaoli also sent shockwaves through the “Wildfire” organization.
As Fang Huan’s sharpest blade and most sensitive antennae, they were completely unaware of it.
"What the hell happened?"
"Based on the intelligence we have so far, it seems to stem from an internal betrayal."
"Hiding in a bunker, and still managing to pull off a 'double agent' operation?" Anthony's brow furrowed deeply.
"Yes. The specifics are still unclear, but it's certain a bloody storm has swept through the bunker.
There must be a mole within the inner circle, colluding with some external force, working together from the inside."
A fortress is always breached from within.
Those once loyal dogs, watching their once invincible master flee into the bunker like stray dogs, must have had their pitiful loyalty vanish into thin air.