webnovelfull Chapter 387 Things will be resolved if you take it easy!
Chapter 387 Things will be resolved if you take it easy!
Compared to the liveliness and excitement in Dragon Country.
In the Black Palace of the United States, the atmosphere seemed a bit deserted and dull.
Black Palace.
Office of the President.
Lao Deng took a sip of cappuccino with a very calm expression, as if he was indifferent to the fact that Longguo had successfully developed the light-powered drone.
But Sullivan, Burns, Austin, Raymondo and others who were standing in front of their desks with their heads down knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
They were not afraid that Lao Deng would scold them.
They are worried about...
Lao Deng’s health was not good to begin with.
If you get so angry, you might get sick.
These people must take responsibility!
Moreover, it is a sensitive period for the presidential election in the United States.
If Lao Deng fainted in his office or had any other accident, and this got out, the United States would lose face.
long silence.
Lao Deng stood up from his seat and, with the help of his secretary, walked slowly to the front of the group.
Then it stopped in front of Burns.
She looked at him with cloudy eyes without any fluctuation and asked.
"Director Burns, do you have anything to say about the Dragon Country's testing of a civilian version of the optical drone?"
Burns took a deep breath and tried to look normal.
he replied.
"Mr. President, ever since Dragon Country established the optical drone project a few years ago, the CIA has never given up investigating and tracking their project."
"Even after they announced the disbandment of the optical drone team some time ago, we did not stop our intelligence gathering work."
"On this basis, we have also sent more intelligence personnel to investigate the underlying reasons why Xida Optoelectronics disbanded the team..."
Burns reported truthfully without hiding anything.
There is no excuse for hiding it.
The research and development team in the United States is also conducting research on light-powered drones.
If the CIA's intelligence can be used to find out the progress of the Dragon Country in the field of optical drones, the research and development team in the Eagle Country will also have a reference target.
Old Deng, who had always been calm and expressionless, finally showed some emotion on his wrinkled face.
He sneered, his tone full of sarcasm.
"so what?"
"You, the CIA, have spent so much energy and wasted so many resources, but in the end you know nothing about the Dragon Country's optical drone?"
"If Longguo hadn't exposed itself, even if you were given another three, five, or even ten years, you wouldn't have known that Longguo would have already developed a light-powered drone, right?"
Lao Deng's face was trembling, and the wrinkles on his forehead were squeezed like a piece of cracked and rough bark.
Burns remained silent in response to his accusations.
Because of this matter, it was indeed the CIA's fault.
After the Xida Optoelectronics' optical drone project was announced to be disbanded, the CIA mobilized some insiders in Longguo to investigate the matter.
But it's a pity.
I don’t know if Longguo has hidden this project too well.
Or, several important CIA insiders ambushing in their Dragon Country had already been discovered.
This is what led to it.
Even these important insiders knew nothing about this matter.
Old Deng did not continue to blame Burns.
Recently, he has been studying Longguo Taoist culture and cultivating his character.
There is a good saying in Taoism.
Peace of mind leads to success...
Simultaneously.
When he was studying Buddhist scriptures before, he also saw a sentence:
Things will be better if you take it slow!
Now that things have come to this, blindly blaming subordinates will not ease the situation, but will make things increasingly uncontrollable.
Of course.
Necessary knocking is still necessary.
He said solemnly.
"Director Burns, this was a major failure of duty on the part of the CIA and you need to take a large part of the responsibility."
"Tell me how you should punish the CIA."
Lao Deng knows.
The heads of several major functional departments in front of him are all waiting for him to step down as president.
But as long as I am the president of the United States, they will listen to me and act according to my orders.
otherwise.
He doesn't mind using the power of the presidency to make them suffer a little.
Even after he leaves office, he will be held accountable by relevant departments...
Burns gritted his teeth, his face uncertain.
He knew what Lao Deng was planning.
It's nothing more than wanting the CIA to release some funds!
If it was before.
Burns has a thousand ways to reasonably reject such a threat.
but now.
The CIA made the mistake first, and also caused considerable damage to the United States' overall security assessment plan and defense development plan.
He cannot shirk this responsibility!
Burns clenched his fists and thought for a long time before speaking in a deep voice.
"The CIA is willing to take the initiative to give 20% of its budget to the Black Palace for its own use!"
"At the same time, I will strictly manage CIA departments at all levels to make intelligence work more sophisticated and comprehensive."
"Make sure the same thing doesn't happen a second time!"
The CIA's annual budget is measured in tens of billions.
This 20 percent goes out.
Even though Burns was wealthy, he still suffered heavy losses.
When Austin and other Black Palace officials standing nearby heard his words, their faces changed slightly and their eyes flickered.
It’s worthy of being the CIA!
Billions of dollars of funding can be given up just like that.
They appear calm on the surface, but in their hearts they are worried about the billions of "discretionary funds".
Lao Deng's expression eased.
He expressed satisfaction with Burns' attitude of admitting his mistakes.
He nodded.
"I personally agree with and appreciate Chief Burns' work attitude."
"I hope that in the future, the CIA can play a greater role and contribute more valuable intelligence to the great cause of the United States."
After a few polite words, Lao Deng gave another order.
"Now that Longguo has successfully developed a civilian light-powered drone, the next step is to do our best to find out the data parameters of their light-powered drone."
"Besides, I'm sure you know a lot about the customs of the Dragon Nation."
"Since they have launched the light-powered drone for the civilian market, it means that the military version has already been deployed to certain troops."
"Burns, the Eagle Sauce Country military needs intelligence on this, the sooner the better!"
Burns cheered himself up, composed himself, and nodded heavily.
"Yes!"
"President, rest assured that the CIA has been working hard to gather intelligence on this matter since the beginning of this incident."
At this time.
Defense Secretary Austin, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head and spoke in a somewhat speculative tone.
"Mr. President, Director Burns, General Boris, who we sent to Champa, brought back a message."
"It is said that the Dragon Kingdom is located at the Funan Canal in Funan. It is very likely that they are testing drones..."
"Originally, there might not be anything wrong with this matter, but I think about this incident."
"I wonder if they are conducting a real-life test of the optical drone in Funan?"
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone in the office looked at him, their faces full of surprise...