Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 591 - 367: Thousand Island Strategic Alliance

Beautiful Country, Black Palace!

A special meeting was being held here, attended by CIA Director Judith, President Lawrence, military representative Blake, and Secretary of the Treasury Finn.

The meeting room had undergone a thorough investigation, and the room was specially modified such that not even a bug could enter, let alone eavesdropping devices, and there was a barrier to protect against biological reconnaissance methods.

This was mainly to prevent the intelligence operations of the Jieke Group. The ordeal of Siam Pupeng had made it clear how formidable Jieke Group was in intelligence.

Beautiful Country speculated that Jieke Group had used Genetic Warriors as agents and thus had made corresponding precautions.

In the meeting room, President Lawrence's brows were furrowed as he flipped through the files on the table, all related to Jieke Group.

"... our arrangements in Southeast Asia have declared failure. We can't push Jieke Group down anymore. They will severely threaten our nation's security and interests in that region."

Judith spoke solemnly. This time their CIA personally planned operation to encircle Jieke Group had declared bankruptcy, serving as nutrients for Jieke Group's growth and expansion, and their CIA personnel had suffered severe losses.

The agents in several countries of Southeast Asia and the pro-Beautiful Country officials they cultivated had mostly been attacked and retaliated against by Jieke Group, barely one out of ten survived.

The influence of Beautiful Country was swiftly declining in Southeast Asia, and replacing it, Jieke Group became the new hegemon of the region.

Lawrence rubbed his temples, troubled, "I didn't expect these countries to be so incompetent, including An Nan. They have not caused any trouble for Jieke Group. If they had shown the determination to fight to the death as they had against us before, they should have landed Jieke Group in trouble. These successors are far too weak compared to their predecessors."

Hearing Lawrence's complaint, Blake took the opportunity to add, "Jieke Group's military power is unexpectedly strong. The Spider Mecha they have developed in the field of ground vehicles has made a novel breakthrough. We underestimated the strength of Jieke Group and overestimated those countries' combat capabilities.

Mr. President, I humbly request an increase in the Mecha research budget. Our Beautiful Country must have our own Mechas; we cannot let Jieke Group monopolize the Mecha field.

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Company, General Dynamics, and other companies are pushing forward their Mecha research. We are at a crucial moment; if more funds are injected, our Beautiful Country could soon have our own Mechas."

Brian was a military representative, and even more, he represented the military-industrial complex.

The so-called military-industrial complex is a massive interest group made up of the military, military industries, and some members of Congress, the true defense contractors.

The emergence of the Spider Mecha and the application of Biological Armor are examples of the military-industrial complex looking to keep up with the wave of military revolution.

Before Lawrence could answer, Finn couldn't help but retort, "More funding? We've already expended a massive amount of materials and equipment to aid those countries in Southeast Asia. Now that the war effort has failed, all investments have been lost, costing a huge amount of US dollars. You're acting like money grows on trees."

Brian snorted coldly, "Are we just supposed to watch as we fall behind in the Mecha field step by step? Military power is our foundation. Without military hegemony, how can our country maintain order in Blue Star? Do you even love our country anymore? What do you consider the public safety of Beautiful Country? Should we wait until Jieke Group attacks our homeland before you're willing to develop new equipment?"

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Finn slammed the table, rebuking, "Don't pin that on me. Did I say we shouldn't conduct Mecha research? But the allocation of funds can't be disorderly."

Finn knew who Brian represented, but he disliked how the military-industrial complex often used the slogans of military safety and public safety to coerce the Beautiful Country authorities into providing funding.

"Enough, stop arguing. Mecha research is indeed urgent. Let's discuss it with Congress later; if approved, the Treasury Department will issue a batch of government bonds."

Lawrence interrupted their squabble. If there's no money, what to do? Then use the big move, activate the nuclear-powered money-printing machine to shear wool from the whole world.

Although Lawrence was dissatisfied with the military, he understood that to secure his position, the support of the monstrous military-industrial complex was crucial.

Finishing his words, Lawrence then turned his gaze to Judith, asking, "CIA also needs to strengthen its efforts, obtaining those biological technology secrets from Jieke Group."

Judith nodded, her bitterness known only to herself.

Since Jieke Group rose to prominence, the leading technologies they showcased—Biological Mecha, gene technology, Human Body Transformation Technology, Special Effect Medicine, tunneling machinery, Advanced Electronic Shielding Technology, Virtual AI Glasses.

These technologies represented enormous interests. The military-industrial complexes of Beautiful Country, the emerging tech and internet giants, pharmaceutical companies, and longstanding financial families, all were red-eyed and drooling over them.

CIA had sent numerous spies and even bought insiders, all to uncover those technological secrets.

The outcomes were mostly fruitless, with their own people often thrown into situations like "throwing meat buns to the dogs," disappearing without a return.

When Jieke Group was entrenched in Chan Country, it was already so difficult to deal with. Back then, discovered agents still had a chance to flee to neighboring countries to evade assassination. Now that the opposition dominates Southeast Asia, it would certainly be even more ruthless; being discovered meant almost certain death.