Chapter 4168
When Strange walked into the office with people, the Minister of Propaganda was still bragging to others. Leaning back in his chair, his feet on the edge of the table, arms crossed, shaking his head:
"Ha, that Minister of Finance is completely a flower stand. He doesn't understand finance at all. He actually gave me all the budget for this quarter. That's a full 60 million! I want to see what he will do when other departments go to ask him for funds!"
With a "bang", the door was pushed open. Strange, wearing the Sorcerer Supreme's costume, didn't say a word, reached out, golden light lit up, and the Minister of Propaganda was instantly trapped in a cage made of golden lines.
"Oh, my god!" everyone screamed, fleeing wildly towards other places. The Minister of Propaganda screamed even more, and then began to shout for help.
At this time, the Supreme Intelligence also rushed over. He shouted: "Stop!"
The next second, he was also picked up. To be honest, he was also panicked for a moment, because he realized that if he used the posture of making trouble in the Interstellar Council on the Sorcerer Supreme, it would be more likely to make him lose his mind and kill. So he hurriedly found a supplement and said: "I mean, Mr. Sorcerer Supreme, please calm down! If you have anything to say, say it well!"
Strange looked at him coldly before putting the person down silently. As soon as the Minister of Propaganda landed, he began to shout injustice:
"Sorcerer Supreme! The propaganda department has been working diligently to push forward environmental protection work. Where did I offend you?! Yes, the funds we applied for were a bit more, but you also emphasized at the morning meeting that as long as there are results, everything is worth it! If you go back on your word like this, who will be willing to work for you in the future?!"
The Supreme Intelligence sighed. He knew that the Minister of Propaganda would definitely try to quibble.
And the Minister of Propaganda also felt that he was very reasonable. He was not stupid enough to not see that they were deliberately cheating funds to make trouble, but even if he wanted to catch their handle, he had to wait until the work was completed to pick thorns. After all, he said "as long as there are results, everything is worth it" at the morning meeting, so at least he had to wait for the results to talk about the work level. So even if he spent so much money, the Sorcerer Supreme could only bite his teeth and recognize it for the time being.
Unexpectedly, the Sorcerer Supreme was even more reckless than he thought. Don't talk about results, the work hadn't even started yet, and he rushed over so recklessly to ask for the money back. He really didn't understand politics at all.
But unfortunately, this reckless person was indeed too strong, and no one here dared to confront him head-on. If he was too tough, I'm afraid the Supreme Intelligence couldn't save him. But if he just recognized it, the Minister of Propaganda was not reconciled. Returning the money is certain, but it is better to take this opportunity to pull the Sorcerer Supreme's reputation down a bit.
He was not deliberately slandering. Originally, everyone heard it at the morning meeting. The Sorcerer Supreme encouraged them and allowed them to approve high-amount funds, but it had only been a short time, and he went back on his word. This is not the appearance of a wise king.
This remark came out, and indeed many onlookers looked at the Sorcerer Supreme. Although they had long known that humans had no moral bottom line, the speed of going back on their word was a bit too fast. No one would like a leader who is moody, doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, praises you in the last second, and makes you take the blame in the next second.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, the Minister of Propaganda turned his eyes and said: "Sorry, Sorcerer Supreme, I didn't mean to top you. Since you think the funds approved for us are too much, let the Ministry of Finance take them back..."
The Supreme Intelligence wished he could rush up and cover his mouth, but unfortunately, the whole room was Strange's territory now. If he didn't speak, no one could move. So he could only stand in place, desperately giving the Minister of Propaganda eye signals.
But unfortunately, the Minister of Propaganda is a person of the Shi'ar Empire, without any mechanical transformation, neither can he understand the robot's eye signals, nor can he receive the other party's radio waves. So he stiffened his neck and walked to the computer, preparing to check the budget accounts.
But just at this time, he was shocked to see that the budget account list he was still looking at changed from tens of millions to 20 trillion, and it just changed, changed within his sight, and the numbers began to increase constantly within his sight, simply as if the system was wrong.
"This... this system might be wrong," the Minister of Propaganda said, "This number doesn't know why, it suddenly went wrong. Mr. Secretary-General, let's check the system first..."
The Supreme Intelligence had no time to pay attention to him, because he had already connected to the propaganda department's system.
The data of the financial department's system might have been changed by them. The Supreme Intelligence can accept this point. After all, humans also have super scientists like Stark, and the Interstellar Council's system, designed for them mechanical civilizations to engage in small actions, itself is not very rigorous, it is too normal to be invaded.
The propaganda department's data was not changed, the Supreme Intelligence thought they didn't have time. But if the propaganda department's data is not changed, then this pot cannot be buckled on the Minister of Propaganda. So, they must change it, and they must change it immediately.
So the first thing he did when he entered the door was to connect to the propaganda department's system, install various monitoring plugins in it, and stare at every piece of data to death. As a super electronic life, this is easy for him.
He was confident that those emotional lives who could only rely on senses to read data absolutely could not change the data under his eyes. Even if they could forcibly change it, they would definitely be discovered by him. By then, catching a current one, the Sorcerer Supreme's embarrassment would be big.
Unexpectedly, he guarded here for a long time, not only didn't catch anything, but also had the data changed under his eyes, and retreated completely, not even a leaf stained his body. This is simply a great shame!
The other party destroyed all monitoring plugins in an instant, and the method of modifying the data was clean and neat, catching the Supreme Intelligence off guard. And now the problem is, if the Supreme Intelligence modifies the data like humans, although there is a certain chance to save the Minister of Propaganda, the other party's strength is above the Supreme Intelligence. If he is caught on the spot, then he doesn't have to be the Secretary-General.
Should he take a risk, or give up directly? The Supreme Intelligence's main brain turned for a long time, turning until it smoked, but still didn't weigh the pros and cons.
"No, someone moved the data!! Someone moved the data!!! Mr. Secretary-General, someone tampered with the system data!!!"
If the Supreme Intelligence had feelings, his expression now would probably be "you are really a bit annoying". The data was changed under his eyes, does he not know that someone changed the data? The problem is how did he change it?
The Minister of Propaganda is not stupid, he immediately realized that this might be a trap for himself. Because if the data shows that the payment is 20 trillion, and there is not so much money in the account of the propaganda department, then where did this money go? Say it wasn't him who took it, who believes it?
Although this amount is slightly exaggerated, he also said at the morning meeting that the cost of propaganda is very high. Not only is the Interstellar News Network expensive, but the New Ring Video he wants to invest in later is even more expensive. This number is large, but it is not completely unimaginable. This wave, this wave is lifting a stone only to drop it on one's own feet again.
So he could only cast hopeful eyes towards the Supreme Intelligence, because he knew that the only way to break the situation now is for the Supreme Intelligence to find a way to change the data back.
The Supreme Intelligence was busy looking for the person who changed the data, but he really couldn't find it, and didn't find any traces. He himself was still puzzled, where could he take care of the Minister of Propaganda?
Seeing him like this, the Minister of Propaganda felt half cold. He gritted his teeth and trembled all over. At this moment, the shortcomings of emotional life were reflected.
Rationally speaking, anyway, the situation is now irreversible, and soon he will be seated for embezzling huge public funds, and if he turns back now, not many people will believe what he says. Instead, it is possible to drag himself and his family into it.
The correct approach should be to carry this pot, and then bet that the Supreme Intelligence will punish himself lightly in order to win people's hearts. Even if he goes to court, at most he will be sentenced to a few years, and after a few years, he can return to the political arena, as if this matter never happened. Looking at the fact that he carried the pot so loyally, maybe he can go further.
But unfortunately, when emotional life is angry, it will lose its mind. If the Minister of Propaganda was a good-tempered smart person, he wouldn't have been this bird in the first place. So he gritted his teeth and scolded the Supreme Intelligence: "You bastard! I did so many things for you, and now you want to give me up?! You are dreaming!!!"
"Mr. Speaker, it's him! It's him who found me before the morning meeting and said that as long as I could pressure the Minister of Finance at the meeting, I could ask for more propaganda funds, create a financial crisis for the Council, and drag your hind legs!!! It's him!!!"
The Supreme Intelligence's cooling system started to rev again. Since Strange came, he felt that the aging speed of his cooling system had increased by hundreds of times, and the fan was a bit stuck, causing the cooling sound to be particularly loud. Strange couldn't help but look back at him, fearing that he would die here.
And at this time, Strange heard a cough behind him. He looked back and saw Schiller giving him eye signals.
Strange was a bit stunned. Now it's the three major empires biting the dog, he is watching the play happily, this should not have his words, right?
Schiller sighed helplessly and walked out, saying: "Mr. Minister, I can fully understand that the incident happened too fast, so you didn't think of a defense statement at all, and just wanted to find someone to shirk responsibility and reduce your guilt to the minimum. However, you cannot slander and frame the Speaker's secretary just because the Sorcerer Supreme exposed this matter. Do you think this can hit the Speaker's prestige? This will only make people feel that you are a villain who frames others and wants to provoke the relationship between the Speaker and the secretary, which is really not clever."
"Since the Sorcerer Supreme took office, the Speaker and the secretary have been cooperating tacitly and have never had friction. What necessity does Mr. Secretary-General have to interfere with the environmental protection work pushed by the Sorcerer Supreme? This is completely daydreaming. You fabricated such a low-level rumor just to attract attention and divert everyone's attention. I believe everyone present is a smart person and no one will be fooled."
Strange widened his eyes and looked at Schiller: No, why are you still speaking for the people of the three major empires?
Then he suddenly remembered that they had mentioned before that the Supreme Intelligence and he were in the same department, both belonging to the Speaker's Office. That is to say, no matter how much disagreement there is, they can only talk behind closed doors and must never make trouble outside.
So he cleared his throat and said: "Yes, your way of quibbling is useless. Distinguishing right from wrong is a person's basic quality, and no one will listen to your provocation. I advise you to tell the flow of the stolen money quickly, otherwise, no one can save you."
End of Chapter
