Marvel Book of Magical Events

If there is any dissatisfaction with General Hale, it is only the increasingly aggressive attitude of the Malik family.

Since she met Stephanie Malek, who was supposed to be in the Balkans, at the White House a week ago, the latter informed her directly that her daughter Ruby was taken away for the so-called training. General Hale barely maintained a smile on his face. Now that she met Stephanie in the White House again, she really wanted to call out Stephanie Malik's identity here, but she still suppressed her anger and expressed her dissatisfaction with Stephanie Malik's domineering tone with a tentative smile on her face.

"I didn't know you were on vacation, Stephanie," she said with a smile. "I thought you were busy with those heretics."

"You have a master, General Hale." Stephanie Malik was not provoked by General Hale, but reminded softly with a cold face. She doesn't understand the reason why the emperor did this, but she will faithfully perform her duties. "I am responsible for conveying the will of our lord. He thinks that Ruby needs to take on more responsibilities and receive more training, because both you and Ruby have extremely important positions in my lord's future plans."

"maybe."

General Hale nodded noncommittally, and the corner of his eye glanced at the warm-colored wall lamps in the corridor of the White House. This is the porch on the east side. It is afternoon, and the rose garden outside the window reveals pale sunlight, like a corpse lying on its back and losing its color. There were constantly well-dressed officials hurrying past with their heads bowed, whispering to their companions. There are many conspiracies brewing here, countless alliances and betrayals happen all the time, and money and power are the eternal themes.

As the Democratic president is about to leave office, and the emperor of Latvinia launched an attack on Wall Street in New York this year, many members of the National Security Council will frequently come and go here at this time. But the people who come here for the meeting are not all for the sake of national security. They are more likely to clean up the mess during their tenure and avoid any information that may be prosecuted by competitors. From the President down to the Deputy National Security Counsel—Stephanie Malik recalled what her father said, that people in power fear losing power most because they know what they have done.

General Hale herself was a member of the meeting, but she didn't know why Stephanie Malik was here. It would be too anxious to say that her father, Gideon Malik, was about to take over the CIA. After all, the final vote in the general election has not yet begun.

"When can I see Ruby?"

"As long as you think, General Hale. Ruby is not a hostage, and you are not a tool of coercion, you just need to be reminded." Stephanie Malik sighed. The reason why she found General Hale here is because every mobile phone signal in this building will be monitored, but after passing through the conference room security, all communication equipment will be put into a Faraday bag to completely isolate radio signals. "My lord promised you that the benefits will be given to you at the right time, provided that you are loyal. Don't think that you can control your own destiny by shooting an instructor. None of us can do it."

"Perhaps." General Hale did not refute. Hydra feeds on secrets, the Maliks have their secrets, and she has hers. General Hale despises the short-sightedness of the Malik family, unable to realize that there is a greater force in this universe, and that greater force has chosen her to be the spokesperson of the earth. She is saving the earth, not intriguing in her position step by step-General Hale ignored how similar the religious sense of this plot in her heart is to the martyrdom complex of the conservative Hydra, and also denied that she has similarities with those folk cults that worship aliens. She always believed that the organization she joined was far more effective than the ancient superstition of Hydra.

"I hope 'our master' will bring me some good news."

"The research and development of the sixth-generation fighter is enough for you to play a role in the terms of the next few presidents. Don't worry about the former planner. He has been working for more than 20 years. It is time to choose a responsible successor to ensure that the development process is not hindered."

Stephanie Malek didn't say it outright, but General Hale still got her subtext, which was very funny to her. The research and development of new weapons has always been the most lucrative job in the Pentagon. Even the M1 Bradley Fighting Vehicle has supported several generals. The research and development of the sixth-generation fighter jets can even hold her to the position of general for decades, and then upgrade the company and committee she served after retirement to several levels. Once again, General Hale despises the Pentagon's mediocre, greedy and corrupt colleagues. The annual defense budget and research and development expenses will be turned into shares of listed companies, luxury cars and mansions, and various luxury goods, but will not become any screw in the research and development work, which makes General Hale, who claims to be the savior of mankind, very disdainful.

"Before you take over, my lord will invite you to take part in a space voyage, whenever you wish."

Although Stephanie didn't know what General Hale was thinking at this time, she could deduce from the information she obtained that the connection between General Hale and the aliens in the star castle that Coboy led could not escape the eyes of the emperor. Stephanie could even see that the emperor's fortune-teller used technical means to steal the process of General Hale's conversation with those creatures. She didn't mind making General Hale a little more proud. Both General Hale and Ruby were just stepping stones for Coboy's defense plan. In contrast, Stephanie liked Ruby's silly girl more than General Hale who always wanted to get rid of the shackles. She thinks that General Hale is essentially a power-seeking Hydra, claiming to be the savior of mankind just to get a higher position, which is why she is stupid enough to believe in aliens.

The smile on General Hale's face faded.

Now the news is full of press corps, astronauts and scientific researchers landing on the Latvinia space station, and the United States is excluded from sending a delegation to participate. The fact that Latvinia has not signed the "Outer Space Agreement" has been repeatedly hyped. If there is no presidential election now, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should have sent a mission and Monsanto to Latvinia to discuss the "Outer Space Agreement" and food trade. General Hale knew that at that time, he would not participate in an official capacity, but would walk into the space station as Hydra. That's when she'll once again face Hydra's new master, the Emperor of Latvinia, the man who broke into UN headquarters and breached American air defenses.

"I don't want Ruby to come to any harm."

"Ruby is training there, and she will definitely want you to see her training results. The Praetorians will be her mentors and guide her in all aspects. As long as she wants to, she can interrupt the training and return to Earth at any time." As if feeling the familiar sense of oppression, General Hale's emotional changes did not escape Stephanie's eyes. The latter knows why General Hale hates the management of Hydra, but at the same time General Hale cannot leave Hydra, so he can only survive awkwardly. However, Stephanie Malik was a little surprised by General Hale's emphasis on Ruby. She didn't mind letting General Hale spend more energy on his rebellious daughter.

"If you don't mind, I think I still have some work to do in the budget office," Stephanie said meaningfully. "We all have a lot of work to do before the new president takes office, don't we?"

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