Chapter 444 Winner Takes All
As night falls and the lights come on, the Economic and Security Council building located in the core administrative area of the federal capital looks a little different from usual.
A large number of employees who should have finished get off work on time are still busy. From time to time, these employees can be seen running around in the lobby, followed by several administrative robots responsible for assisting them.
At the same time, waves of drones descended from the sky continuously, delivering food orders from the Economic Security Committee to a special window.
Since few people usually order food in this area, and the control of drones in the core area is extremely strict, the largest takeout platform in the capital has not deployed too many food delivery drones in this area.
Therefore, when takeout orders suddenly surged, the automatic food delivery system in the area was overwhelmed. When a standing committee member of the Economic and Security Committee learned that the meal ordered by his assistant would not be delivered until 2 hours later. When he arrived, he directly found the owner of the takeaway platform.
Ten minutes later, many citizens of the capital saw multiple flight formations composed of a large number of food delivery drones passing overhead and gathering towards the same area.
In this way When a small incident that soon became a topic of conversation among the citizens of the capital occurred, an emergency meeting that had lasted for a day was still going on in an underground conference room of the Federal Council on Economic Security.
The layout of the conference room is solemn and elegant. Rows of retro oak chairs are placed around the huge round conference table in the center. The chairs are only set according to the number of standing committee members. In this meeting Not full.
On the holographic projection platform in the center of the huge round table, the latest updates on today's fierce battle between Atlas Group and Boqi Heavy Industries are being played. Information from other sources is displayed on the virtual screen in front of some participants. , data. And the live broadcast of 'Real Eye'.
Angelo, the chairman of the Economic and Security Committee, and the most important members, as well as several senior analysts of the Economic and Security Committee, watched almost the entire offensive and defensive battle between Atlas and Boqi Heavy Industries here.
None of the 'consultants' from various giant companies who usually attend all meetings, large or small, showed up at this meeting, and neither did some of the committee members who were somewhat close to the companies. Invited to attend.
In other words, this was a closed-door meeting that was limited to those within the federal government, and at the same time, the participation of the military-industrial complex was excluded as much as possible. In order to achieve this purpose, the Economic and Security Committee did not even notify President Brandon attended.
After all, the fact that the president is relatively close to the military-industrial complex is no longer a secret that cannot be told.
“Half of Boqi Heavy Industry’s body was buried in the ground within one day. It seems that Atlas is planning to start an all-out war with these established giants.”
As Chairman Angelo spoke, he looked at a report in front of him. This was quickly calculated by the analysts of the Security Committee after the market closed, regarding the losses of Boqi Heavy Industry in this incident.
“This also just shows that Atlas Group’s strength is higher than we previously predicted, not only their hard power in capital, but also their technology, personnel, and strategies. Soft power. I believe everyone here has read a previous report, which mentioned that Atlas Group’s financial business department has gathered a lot of ‘talents’”
Vice Chairman Gai Leeson took Angelo's words and continued:
"I recommend that Atlas Group's rating be raised to 'threat level'."
"'Threat level' .Isn’t that on the same level as Nutao Group?" Another committee member asked with some confusion.
"Judging from the current situation, the losses suffered by those giant companies in the armed operations are not small, and this loss will have a chain reaction, so my personal view is - Atlas is really It is possible to be on an equal footing with the Nutao Group.”
“I agree with Garrison’s point of view,” Angelo, chairman of the Economic and Security Committee, closed the virtual screen in front of him and raised his head and said:
“ Although we have raised Atlas's rating many times before, it turns out that we still underestimated this 'new star', and the group headed by Mrs. Paris also underestimated Atlas, so now They also paid the price."
A playful smile appeared on Angelo's face, "Speaking of which, we really have to 'thank' these people for helping us explore the bottom of Atlas, even this time What we found may not be the real 'bottom', but at least it can make us vigilant." The other committee members around him nodded slightly after hearing his words, and Vice Chairman Garrison also asked again: "What do you think? Who will have the last laugh in this conflict? ”
"It's still hard to say"
Angelo shook his head. He couldn't give a firm answer to Garrison's question, but he still expressed his thoughts for the reference of everyone attending the meeting.
“Judging from the current situation, Atlas Group does have a certain upper hand, but let me put it bluntly, the military-industrial complex is not something that can be brought down casually. They After all, we have been operating here for such a long time, and many members of the government will find ways to get official help, not to mention our dear President Brandon, who is the biggest spokesperson for the military-industrial complex."
< br>“So you think the president will go astray in his official capacity?”
“It’s not impossible.”
Everyone in the conference room fell into silence. If President Brandon really wanted to intervene in this conflict in an 'official' capacity, the position of the Economic and Security Committee would become a bit embarrassing.
"Are you discouraged now?" Angelo suddenly said, his tone obviously becoming a little harsh.
“Or is it that your sharp edges have been polished, so you have now forgotten the meaning of the existence of the ‘Economic Security Committee’?”
Angelo’s words shocked everyone in the conference room. Raising their heads again, they all looked at the old man who had worked in the Economic and Security Committee for more than 30 years. Although he was much older than everyone present, the aura of this old man at this moment completely suppressed this place. of all people.
“We are committed to building a more secure, prosperous, and fair economic system, and through unremitting efforts to resist various economic threats and protect the well-being of every federal citizen”
The chairman carefully stated the declaration of the Federal Economic Security Council word for word, then looked around the people in the conference room and said categorically:
“We are not serving the president or the military-industrial complex. It is the Federation and every citizen under its rule, so we must do our best to safeguard the interests of the Federation. Although the Economic and Security Committee has been marginalized before, today's conflict made me realize that a single opportunity may It has been put in front of us."
"Then what should we do?"
"The specific intervention method still needs to be discussed, but what we have to do is to prevent Atlas and the military industry. Any party in the complex will be the dominant one after the conflict.
Because I conclude that if we do not take measures to intervene, there is only one possible outcome of this conflict. That is 'winner takes all'.
The winner of this conflict will completely devour the loser and grow into an unprecedented behemoth, and may even directly threaten the Federation. ”
(End of this chapter)