Awakening the Daily Intelligence System - Chapter 448

Chapter 448: 165, before me, you have no secrets to tell_2

Lockheed Martin Corporation is an aerospace manufacturer, but their space business is only a small part of their operations.

Their biggest source of income comes from exporting war, profiting from arms sales.

After World War II, it could be said that Lockheed Martin Corporation had a presence behind 80% of the wars on Blue Star.

After explaining the background of his rival, Johnson Foster inevitably looked a bit disheartened as he sighed, “Their strength is too overwhelming. I can’t see any chance of myself winning.”

“It’s just too difficult to try to make a contribution to the people of America.”

“Mixing with that bunch of vermin, even if they become Duke, how could they possibly serve the American public wholeheartedly?”

“No one understands the role of Duke better than I do, but unfortunately, the public doesn’t recognize true quality.”

Lin Mo watched Johnson Foster’s self-indulgent demeanor, unable to tell if he was pretending or if he had even deceived himself.

“I’m aware of all that you’ve said,” Lin Mo replied.

Lin Mo sat up straight, adjusted his suit, and said indifferently, “Stop the car.”

The business van slowly pulled over to the side of the road and turned on its hazard lights.

Lin Mo smiled and said, “Foster, go home and get a good night’s sleep. When dawn breaks tomorrow, all your troubles will disappear.”

After finishing, Lin Mo addressed the driver, “Please open the door, Mr. Steve.”

The electric door of the business van opened, and Lin Mo stepped out.

At the same time, another business van pulled up in front of Lin Mo and the side door opened.

Lin Mo stepped into the vehicle, looked back, and said, “As the future Duke, you should have this confidence.”

Johnson Foster was at a loss for words, feeling very conflicted and complex.

Under his gaze, the business van carrying Lin Mo quickly disappeared into the snowy mist.

Once the door was closed again, Johnson Foster looked at his secretary and the driver, his expression darkening as he said coldly, “Tell me, what benefits did he offer you to make you work for him?”

“And who told him about the Johnson family’s real revenue?”

The driver and secretary did not hide anything, telling Johnson Foster everything that had happened.

But regarding the real revenue of the Johnson family, neither of them knew, so there was nothing to say.

After discussing these matters, the secretary sincerely said, “President, I think Mr. Lin may actually bring us a surprise.”

A surprise?

More like a shock!

Johnson Foster kept his face cold and did not speak. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, “Go home… no, to the company.”

“Summon all family members, have them wait in the conference room.”

“Tell them, anyone who does not attend today’s meeting does not deserve to be a part of the Johnson family.”

The secretary quickly nodded and began to busy herself.

…..

It was already predetermined two years ago; tonight America would be engulfed in a storm of blood and violence.

Inside a villa.

After leaving the TV station, Kate Laurie, who currently ranked third in support rates, did not go home but had the driver head to another villa’s address.

He was in a bad mood.

Kate Laurie was 61 years old this year. Having started running for Duke at 40, he had persevered for a full 20 years.

Four elections, and all four times he ended up as nothing more than a runner-up.

He had hoped that this time the situation might be a little better, but then Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis unexpectedly came along, disrupting all his plans.

“Damn Wall Street hyenas, damn arms dealers, why won’t they support me?”

“Clearly, I am the one most suited to be Duke!”

Now, whenever Kate Laurie closed his eyes, all he could think of was the sight of those two strutting around at the TV station.

Damn them,

they’re nothing but lapdogs; why do they act so arrogantly!

His secretary Marilyn, knowing he was in a foul mood, quickly tried to console him, “Boss, if we don’t succeed this time, we’ll have another chance, and even if Ron DeSantis manages to win internally, he has no chance of surpassing Conservative Party’s Clinton Hamilton.”

“The bigger their hopes now, the greater their disappointment will be later.”

Conservative Party’s Clinton Hamilton.

This was a thorn in the side of every Liberal Party candidate, the woman was simply too powerful, and her background far too profound.

She hadn’t even attended the Conservative Party’s TV speeches and debate held two days ago, yet she had already secured 95% of the votes with an absolute overwhelming advantage.

In history, no one, let alone a woman, had ever achieved such a feat.

The main reason was due to her husband, the former Duke, Lyndon Hamilton, and her murky relationship with the current Duke.

With two Dukes entirely in her grasp and decades of governance experience, there was no reason for her not to win.

“You’re right, Ron DeSantis will be tasting defeat just like me in a few days,”

Kate Laurie’s lips curled up slightly as she spoke with a playful tone, “Let them fight like dogs. I only need to….”

Beep… beep beep….

Before she could finish her sentence, a flash of white light zipped by, followed quickly by a fully loaded transport truck slamming into them at high speed.

Boom————

A massive explosion sounded, and the two vehicles were engulfed in a raging inferno.

Passing drivers were terrified, stopping their cars one after another, pulling out their phones to call the police, and some even recorded the scene, posting it on major short video platforms.

The speed of internet dissemination is astounding. In just tens of minutes, the news of Kate Laurie, one of the Liberal Party’s candidates, being involved in a car accident, had exploded across America.

….

Comment section of a short video.

“What the heck??? She just finished giving a speech and then got hit and killed?”

“Who’s the murderer?”

“Nikki Haley, along with Ron DeSantis, only they have enough motive to attack Kate Laurie.”

“Haha, shit, if any of you had a brain, you’d realize that they had absolutely no need to do such a thing!”

“Could it really be an accident?”

“Hey, bro, this is America, why would you be so naive!”

“Did she say something she shouldn’t have during the speech?”

“There’s only one murderer, and that has to be Ron DeSantis, because if Kate Laurie gave her votes to Nikki Haley, there might still be a chance for the latter to compete.”

…..

It wasn’t just the short videos, the mainstream media were also quick to react, and various speculations emerged.

No one believed it was an accident,

and even if it were, given the lure of such immense traffic, it had to be more than just an accident.

The truth of the matter wasn’t important; what mattered most was pleasing the netizens.

The speculations didn’t scatter; they were mainly centered around the internal strife of the Liberal Party, and more and more people believed that the murderer was Ron DeSantis.

…..

Inside another commercial vehicle.

“Boss, rest assured, I am confident in securing the party nomination,”

“Yes, everything I promised you before, I will achieve.”

“Please take great care of your health.”

A buoyant Ron DeSantis, sitting in a comfortable airline seat, hung up the call with his financial backer.

This wasn’t his first time vying for the position of Duke, previously he lost because he lacked support, so he never made it past the Liberal Party primary.

But this time was different, with support from Lockheed Martin, he was very confident in winning the election for Duke.

To him, nobody within the Liberal Party was an obstacle, the only one who could pose a threat was the Conservative Party’s Clinton Hamilton.

“How can I defeat that woman?”

Ron DeSantis looked towards his secretary, about to inquire if they had collected any new dirt on Clinton Hamilton…

Before he could speak, his secretary looked up anxiously and said, “Governor, there’s been a terrible accident. Just now, Kate Laurie was in a car accident and has been burned to death.”

“Many people on the internet are accusing you of being the murderer!”