Ace of the Dragon Division - Chapter 685
Chapter 685: The man who can manipulate the war? (Part One)
– M Nation –
– Socialist Party Headquarters –
Jerry smoked his cigarette as he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window and paced back and forth looking at the scenery outside.
The conference table behind him was seated with officers and core members of the Socialist Party; those who were attending the meeting were the ones with certain connections and backgrounds in the M Nation.
Stenson represented Xu Cheng and was the biggest sponsor in the Socialist Party at the moment, so he was entitled to have a seat at the table.
He looked around at the members and they all looked bad, so he broke the silence and asked curiously, “Don’t tell me that the Socialist Party is planning to withdraw from this election? Senator Jerry, I haven’t seen you making speeches around the states lately; it seems that your initiative has gone down. Are you not confident?”
Jerry smoked on his cigarette and shook his head. “No such thing Mr. Stenson, don’t worry about it.”
Stenson: “I’m just worried whether my boss’s money’s down on the wrong bet. In fact, I’ve already heard that the president will be re-elected for another four years.”
The core members present at the table all turned slightly pale; they were afraid that their biggest sponsor would suddenly withdraw their funds. The amount of money spent on each election within any party could reach up to several hundred million dollars, and someone had to pay for this cost. It was just like an investment, and several hundred million dollars was not a small amount, nor something an ordinary person could afford to give. So once they’ve caught one, they would not want to let go so easily.
“Mr. Stenson, that is just a rumor. We admit that there’s high support for the current government, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be re-elected.”
Stenson smacked his lips. “Okay folks, I’m also an authentic citizen here and I know no less than you the odds of getting re-elected. Basically if their first term was good, then it’s certain that they will go on for a second term.”
Senator Jerry was anxious. “Mr. Stenson, you can’t pull out at this time, our Socialist Party is in need of a boost today.”
Stenson crossed his legs and smoked a cigar as he asked, “Let’s be honest, what’s the best way to keep them from being re-elected?”
Jerry and the others looked at each other but didn’t say anything.
“Failed policies, harming the interest of the nation, or damaging the benefits of the citizens.”
Stenson: “Does a defeat in war count?”
Jerry pinched his brows. “What wars are there nowadays? For the M Nation.”
Stenson said, “So if they were defeated in a secret war, and it was a total defeat, does that count as failure in the decision making of the government?”
“They would definitely get criticized.” Jerry said, “The point is that the M Nation has only been in a rough relationship with the I Nation a few years back, and we’ve been at peace with them for the last two years. “
Stenson suddenly took a document out of his bag and put it on the table. “Destroy it after reading it.”
Jerry took it over and tore open the seal to read over the document, and he looked slightly shocked.
It was a top secret document outlining their military deployment to the Land of Mercenaries. It had a list of the soldiers involved in this war, and a detailed account of the deaths of more than a hundred soldiers overnight, with all of the casualties missing corpses. It was the most shameful record of defeat for the M Nation.
Jerry questioned after reading it over, “When was this?”
Chapter 685: The man who can manipulate the war? (Part Two)
“Just a week ago, don’t ask me how I got the information. Anyways, only thirteen of the deployed troops survived, and one of them is still in the hospital because he had a mental breakdown. You could use him as a breakthrough point for evidence. Does this count as a bargaining chip for impeachment?”
“Yes!” Jerry said in a deep tone. “But it’s not enough. This could only implicate the strategic departments; it’s not enough to threaten the current government structure.”
“Unless.” That’s when the others spoke up. “Unless the 200-men battalion that’s entering the second time gets annihilated again. That way, we can expose their previous operation and accuse them of damaging the image and interest of the M Nation with these consecutive defeats.”
Jerry’s brows pinched. “But in the Land of Mercenaries, it’s simply too hard for them to lose this time with 200 men. The Continental Mercenary Corps has re-formed with less than a thousand men, and the other small mercenary corps only have a few dozen to a hundred men. Groups with such weak manpower will find it hard to threaten the M Nation in any way.”
“Is that so?” Stenson smiled and asked rhetorically, “And what if they lose?”
Jerry: “Then re-election would be impossible. The credibility and competence of their government will be questioned and distrusted by the citizens. It’s the democrats this term, and if they can’t be re-elected, then it would be the Republicans running the competition with us. Although they are also difficult to deal with, the probability does increase a little.”
“Good.” Stenson said, “Then we’ll have the meeting after the defeat.”
Having said that, he stood up and was about to leave, but then he suddenly looked back at all the participants at the table and said, “Our boss is very sincere in wanting to work with you all, so I hope you also have the courage to put up a good performance.”
Stenson left after he said that.
As soon as he left, the core members all looked at each other with curiosity. “It seems like the big boss behind Stenson is not simple.”
Jeremy said, “He rules Las Vegas, the revitalization series by the Mandala Lab broke the sales record with eight hundred million dollars in sales on the day it came out; within just two days, I heard that the demand has exceeded the supplies, and the black market was already jacking up the price. The Wall Street side urged the Mandala Lab to go public to expand its market quickly, but Mandala does not want to be listed and does not disclose its financial profitability. An average person could not achieve something like this, and you think his boss is going to be someone simple?”
Jerry paused and looked at all the core members present as he continued, “Do you know why I’m trying so hard to get this sponsor on board? I didn’t really know much about him, but there was one point and it was enough for me to pull him in. “
They all looked at him curiously.
Senator Jerry said, “Remember my cancer? I can tell you straight up that I’m standing here solely because I was saved by someone with such a low-profile that you would never expect!”
The five or six of them looked appalled. “You’re telling me that Stenson’s boss is the one who cured your cancer?”
“I’m not sure if it’s really him or not. But after the Mandala Lab saved Dr. Hawking, I could more or less link them together. Do you think that a man with this level of medical skill would have a simple network? That is why I want the Mandala Lab to set up their company in our city. “
“What Mr. Stenson said just now sounded as if he’s sure the second battalion would be defeated again this time. Why is he so sure?” Someone changed the subject out of curiosity.
Jerry smoked his cigarette and turned to look out at the window. “If they lose again, then we know our sponsor is definitely not going to be a simple man! He’s gotten to the point where he can manipulate the outcome of a war, and as you all know, there are only a few people who have that ability.”
