I, the motherland, do whatever I want

Walk into the office and close the door.

Rick Archibald smiled and looked at the natives sitting behind the desk.

This man was wearing casual clothes today, his blond hair was styled casually, he was wearing glasses, and he was reading a book.

In the reception area of ​​the office, Victoria Newman put aside her complaints and gave him a smile.

Mr. President opened his mouth to say something, but he saw Azu raising his hand and raising a finger to signal him not to speak for the time being.

Rick Archibald swallowed back the words that came to his lips, and at the same time a trace of anger flashed in his heart.

After all, he is also the President of the Federation. He is respected wherever he goes. When he visits other countries, the national leaders and local nobles are not rushing to get close to him.

But when he arrived at the Tower of Seven and Azu, he was ignored.

General Mike was equally furious and was about to step forward to argue, but was stopped by Mr. President's eyes.

Rick Archibald kept telling himself.

Never give the people of the motherland an opportunity to make trouble.

As a successful person who has been in politics for many years, Rick Archibald has known very early on that patience is an indispensable quality for success.

So even though he wanted to shoot the man who was reading, he still had enough patience and stood there with a smile.

Newman in the reception area didn't seem to have any intention of calling the president over to rest.

So Rick Archibald and General Mike were left hanging there.

for them.

This is definitely a novel experience. After all, there are always others waiting for them.

It was definitely the first time that they had no chairs to rest like now and had to stand and wait.

It's a pity that they won't like this experience. What's left is the anger that keeps building up and rising in their hearts.

Just when General Mike couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and wanted to explode, they saw that the motherland had finally put down his damn book!

Azu put down the book, took off his glasses, and said with a smile: "The Prince, written by Machiavelli."

"I have to say that the unique political thoughts and human insights in this book are very attractive."

“I was deeply attracted by Machiavelli’s wisdom and insight into human nature.

In a concise yet profound way, he describes the nature of power and the way humans behave in the pursuit of power.

His unique viewpoints and in-depth thinking make this work a profound revelation not only to political scholars but also to ordinary readers. "

"What impressed me deeply was that Machiavelli put forward the idea that 'as long as the end is right, the means can be justified' in the book."

"Seeing this, I understand why Mr. President was able to put the blame on poor Ms. Mallory so simply last night."

"This view is not only a critique of the political reality at the time, but also a profound understanding of human nature."

“This perspective made me think a lot, and I began to realize that in the process of pursuing goals and realizing ideals, we may need to face some less than perfect means.”

"For example."

"Rick Archibald unfortunately fell ill suddenly during his visit to the Tower of Seven and passed away?"

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became extremely tense.

General Mack's hand had fallen to the holster and he would draw his pistol at any moment.

Azu glanced at the general lightly and smiled: "Relax, relax."

"Just kidding."

"If I wanted to make Mr. President sick, he wouldn't be able to leave his front door today."

Rick Archibald also made a gesture, asking General Mike to let go of his hand, and then smiled and said: "Fellows of the motherland, what do you want?"

Azu pretended to be surprised: "Mr. President, I should ask you this."

"The person who wants to murder me is you."

"Why do you sound like a victim?"

"It's like a big man molested a lady, and then innocently said that the lady seduced him. This seems a bit shameless?"

General Mike panted like an angry bull: "People of the motherland, what is before you now is the President of the Federation, the supreme leader of this country, and the spokesperson of free will."

"You should respect him!"

"Instead of humiliating him!"

Azu laughed: "Isn't what I said the truth?"

"Come on, General."

"There's no one else here, so there's no need to hang out the fig leaf."

Victoria Newman chuckled lightly, and then said: "Sorry, the joke in the newspaper was too funny. I really didn't mean to laugh at you."

General Mike's face turned green and red. He would be damned if he believed Newman's words.

On the other hand, Rick Archibald was very calm, and he could even laugh.

"Please forgive me for not guessing your thoughts."

"If you want me to apologize, I apologized last night in front of a national audience."

Azu leaned back: "Yes, people on the Internet also praise Mr. President for knowing your mistakes and being able to correct them, and calling on others to give you a chance to correct them."

"Look, your reputation has risen instead of falling, and your approval rating has increased by 3 percentage points. Your apology is so sincere."

"but."

Azu made a fist with one hand and placed it on his chin, which made him point his nostrils at the president and general.

"I do not accept."

"What you did to me cannot be solved with just an apology."

Rick Archibald spread his hands and said, "Then what do you want?"

Azu laughed: "I think that as the leader of the Federation, he was deceived by a mere woman and extended his black hands to the heroes who protected the Federation and saved the planet."

"Such a leader already lacks clear understanding, and there is no guarantee that he will make wrong judgments on some issues in the future, thereby dragging the federation into an abyss of eternal destruction."

"In order to prevent such a thing from happening, Mr. President, don't you think we should retreat and let better people shoulder this heavy responsibility?"

"In the ancient East, there was a word used to describe such an event."

"Abdication. Give way to others."

General Mike yelled: "Fellows of the motherland, don't be too presumptuous!"

"Mr. President has already apologized in front of the whole country and has given you enough face. Don't push yourself further."

Azu laughed dryly: "General, there is no one else here."

"Actually, you don't have to act."

"If you really dare to take action, you will shoot me with a gun as soon as you enter the door."

"You no longer need to show your loyalty to Mr. President in this way."

"If you want to show off, you might as well start begging for mercy from me."

"In this case, maybe I will give you a few meat bones to eat when I am happy."

General Mike's face turned the color of pig's liver, and he put his hand on the holster of his gun again, but as Azu said, he just put it there, but did not dare to actually draw the gun and shoot.

Rick Archibald glanced at the general, then calmly took off the general's hand on the gun and said, "What if I don't agree?"

"You killed me here?"

"In that case, even if you sit in the position of president."

"Do you think the people below will obey your orders?"

"Also, do you have the potential to be a president?"

"Believe me, the people will not want you to be president."

"Superheroes are one thing, presidents are one thing."

"With all due respect, my fellow countrymen, you are not fit to be president."

Azu leaned forward slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, if I kill you, even if I sit on the president's chair, this chair will not be stable."

"But do you really think you can continue to be president?"

"After you planned these things, even if you apologize publicly, it does not cancel out what you have done."

"It's impossible to pretend that nothing happened."

"You became president because of the support of the people. If this incident is repeatedly broadcast and public opinion begins to question whether you still have normal judgment, do you think the people will still support you?"

"in addition."

"I'm really not fit to be president."

"I can't even manage a company."

"But I have a talent."

"I know how to let professional people do professional things."

"I think Miss Victoria Newman is ready, and I believe she can be a good president."

The office fell silent.

Rick Archibald looked at the woman in the rest area in disbelief, and Victoria Newman also looked at Azu in shock.

Azu said last night that he would give her a surprise, but she didn't expect that the surprise would be to make herself the president.

For her who aspires to enter politics, being president is something she can't even imagine.

But now, this matter is about to become a reality.

Mr. President recovered quickly.

He chuckled and said, "Let's not talk about whether Ms. Newman is qualified for the position of president."

“I don’t think the public support rate will drop because of this incident.”

"In fact I can accuse this of being slander, this is slander!"

"Unless you kill me, I will always find a way."

At this moment, there was a sound outside the office.

"Mr. President, let's get down to business."

"So, what did Soldier Boy say?"

"He hopes to talk to you face to face like we do."

Hearing these voices, the president and the general immediately turned around.

Then the office door opened and Mallory and Frankie walked in.

Mallory was holding her cell phone, which was playing the conversation she had with the president when they met at the White House that day.

"no!"

"This is too dangerous!"

"Soldier Boy can easily destroy a building, and if he were to come face to face with Mr. President, it would be just as dangerous as facing the people of his country."

"That's what I said, but Soldier Boy insisted that it was a condition of his agreeing to the deal."

"Okay, I'll have someone arrange a place and time to meet Soldier Boy."

"I'll let you know when a decision is made."

"Mr. President, this is too dangerous. No one knows what the soldier boy will do."

"Yes, Mr. President, what if you are in danger?"

"When fighting a war, you need to take risks."

"There is no sure-win war in this world."

"Now we are engaged in a secret war with the motherland. If I am not even willing to take this risk, how can we defeat the motherland."

"Now we can only pin our hopes on the soldier boys."

"So be it."

The conversation ends here.

Mallory smiled and said: "Good morning, Mr. President."

Rick Archibald's face turned gloomy.

"How will you be here?"

Mallory looked at Azu: "Last night, Mr. President burned the bridge and asked the FBI and the police to arrest us."

"After we escaped, we felt we needed to seek help."

"In line with the principle of 'the enemy of our enemy is our friend', I think in New York, only the people of the motherland are willing to protect us."

"So I contacted my motherland overnight and got his commitment."

Azu nodded.

"Victoria Newman will become president, and Mrs. Mallory will be the new director of security."

Mallory shook his phone: "There is a video of our meeting here. If this is released, I believe the people will make a correct judgment."

"Mr. President, what do you think?"

General Mike whispered: "Didn't you already interfere with all communication equipment at that time?"

"yes."

Mallory laughed and said: "But I have to leave a way out for myself. I have been working in my industry for a long time, and I know that nothing in this world is eternal."

"There are no permanent friends."

"If I hadn't known this, I probably wouldn't be alive today."

Rick Archibald looked at Mallory, looked at Azu, and let out a long sigh.

"I see."

"When I go back, I will take the blame and resign."

"I will recommend to Congress that Victoria Newman be the new president, but whether Congress agrees or not is not something I can decide."

"And even if Congress passes it, Newman still needs to participate in the election. Of course, it is not a big problem for you to get an overwhelming support rate in the election."

"So the key lies with Congress."

"I lost."

"You win."

Victoria Newman was so happy that she almost fainted. She never imagined that what she expected, dreamed, and dared not hope for would become a reality at this moment.

She believed that Azu would naturally be able to 'persuade' Congress. As for running for election, it was just a formality. With the full support of Watt Company, it would be difficult for her to lose!

Mallory also had mixed feelings.

It turns out that the people of the motherland should be her number one enemy, but who would have thought that she would actually cooperate with the enemy today.

But there was nothing she could do about it. Unless she wanted to go to jail, she had no other choice.

Moreover, going to jail is considered a good ending. Based on her understanding of the power structure, it is more likely that she will die in the cell for no apparent reason. After all, the president will not want someone who knows his stain to live in the world.

Azu stood up, called Ashley over, and said with a smile: "Let the chef prepare lunch, I want to entertain Mr. President."

"Oh no, it's the former president!"