Chapter 98: The Hurricane Caused by a Butterfly

Various news reports flew rapidly to Eagle Country.

At this time, Smith was at a television station, talking incessantly to the host.

"So, Mr. Smith,"

"according to what you said,"

"Dongda has absolutely nothing to worry about, right?"

The host asked.

"Yes, that's correct."

"I believe that although their country is large and has a large population,"

"they have not accepted democratic values."

"So their ceiling is locked."

Smith said.

"That country can only become a production base for light industry."

"They have no science, no technology."

"They will never be able to develop."

"Just like cars."

"Without the selfless help of other developed countries,"

"they can't even build a single car right now."

"Hahaha!"

The host laughed out loud upon hearing this.

Smith laughed along with him.

"Just like I said before,"

"the F-35 is something they couldn't possibly build in hundreds of years."

"Only Eagle Country, only Eagle Country can complete that great work."

"Hahaha! Then when do you think they might be able to build an aircraft similar to the F-35?"

The host asked.

"Hmm, I estimate,"

"at least while I'm alive, I won't see it."

Smith pointed at himself with a smile.

"Oh, Smith, I see you're still very young."

The host said.

"Hahaha! Of course, I'm only 38 years old; I can still work hard for Eagle Country for at least fifty more years."

Smith laughed loudly.

At this moment,

a voice from the earpiece immediately interrupted the host's echoing laughter.

"Stall him first, then discuss the topic related to the F-35 crash."

"Buy us some time."

The director said from the control room.

He was currently frantically adjusting the big screen in the studio,

in order to play a video that would cause a huge shock in a moment.

"Received."

The host said nonchalantly.

He turned his head to face Smith again.

"Mr. Smith,"

"we still want to know,"

"how you've been getting by these past few days."

"You know, such things are not experienced by everyone."

The host asked with a smile.

This wasn't what was written on his original script.

Now, he had changed to neutral vocabulary,

specifically to leave room for the video the director mentioned later.

Language is an art.

"Ah, that was truly a terrible thing."

Smith sighed.

"When I just got off the plane,"

"there was an urgent call, an urgent matter I needed to handle."

"You know, people like us always have a lot of things to be busy with."

"That's right, you are in a high position and have great power, so naturally you see things that many people cannot."

The host said with a smile.

"Exactly."

"It was because of that one phone call,"

"that I bore the infamy I shouldn't have borne."

"When I finished the visit and returned to the country,"

"the despicable Daily Mail actually started spreading rumors, saying I concealed an F-35 accident."

"Heaven and earth are my witness, an upright person like me,"

"has never told a lie."

Smith patted his chest to guarantee.

"This matter has caused me a great impact."

Smith wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Those Donkey Party congressmen even questioned me in Congress."

"For a hero of the country, this is simply an insult."

"I only found out later that the one spreading rumors about me was the Daily Mail,"

"a newspaper with a Donkey Party background."

"I don't know what their intentions were in fabricating this article,"

"but I know that when I stood in court and was declared the winner,"

"it was the most relaxed I've been in these past few days."

"If it weren't for the help of Mr. President, my fragile heart might have been hurt by this."

Smith cleverly guided people to think in the direction of political persecution and party strife,

and flattered the president, using the president to stand up for him.

"I see."

The host said.

At this moment,

the director's voice came through his earpiece.

"Alright, it's ready. Let him look at the big screen."

"Now, there is a video,"

"that I hope Secretary Smith can take a look at."

The host said to Smith.

He looked at the big screen, dumbfounded.

Suddenly, a video appeared in front of everyone.

The video of the F-35 being sliced by the scalpel was played in its entirety.

Smith was so shocked that for several minutes,

he kept his mouth wide open,

staring blankly at the big screen.

"Secretary Smith, do you have anything to say about this video?"

The host asked.

"Heh, where was this fabricated video made again?"

"I guess it's just like that recording,"

"it's all been edited."

"Heh, Secretary Smith," the host said.

"This video was released by the Dongda Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"They even righteously scolded us."

"And, look at the number and paint scheme of this aircraft,"

"how is it so similar to the video you released before?"

Hearing the host say this,

Smith immediately said: "It's just a coincidence."

"Right, they are framing me!"

"They are framing me!"

Smith shouted crazily.

"Do you mean to say that the Dongda Ministry of Foreign Affairs was bought off,"

"and released this fake video?"

The host asked.

"Bullshit! You are all framing me!"

"Get out!"

"Get out!"

Smith started to go mad, crazily smashing things around him.

The host immediately signaled with his eyes.

Record it.

Record it quickly!

And in thousands of households across Eagle Country,

people watching TV on their sofas saw the entire process of their Secretary of Defense, Smith, having a breakdown.

That's right, this was a live broadcast.

After Smith finished smashing things,

regardless of whether the live broadcast was still recording,

he rushed out directly.

At Martin Company, someone also saw this program.

They immediately knew that Smith was finished.

And this meant that his previous promises were all void.

"Release the news."

"During the maintenance process, we discovered that an F-35 at the Xiao Ri Zi base, for some unknown reason,"

"suddenly lost contact."

"We are currently demanding an explanation from them."

That person looked at Smith with sinister eyes.

They sighed.

Since he couldn't be propped up, they could only kick him while he was down.

Martin Company didn't care about the disputes between the two parties.

Martin Company was the shadow behind the two parties in Eagle Country.

Whoever fell, they wouldn't fall.

And after Smith rushed out,

he realized it was raining heavily.

His official car had also disappeared.

A gust of wind blew by,

blowing up a newspaper held by a passerby.

It blew directly onto Smith's face.

Smith picked up the newspaper and looked at it.

The headline read: "Secretary of Defense Smith is Actually a Shocking Liar."

He couldn't help but lose his focus.

He let the newspaper slip from his hands. ===== CHAPTER 99 =====