Chapter 1254 - Friendship? Transaction? (1/2)
Three days passed since the Ares Incident.
The UA Secretary of State paid a diplomatic visit to Xin and met with Celestial Trade’s Space Head, Kelvin… In fact, they originally wished to meet Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen refused on the basis that he was on vacation.
Vacation.
It was a good excuse.
In short, Kelvin assumed Jiang Chen’s role and euphemistically expressed the difficulty of the rescue to the visiting UA Secretary of State. For example, Ares landed directly above the Devil Worm’s nest. If the rescue may cause the astronauts on Ares to be killed or injured, Celestial Trade would be unable to take the responsibility.
In short, we can’t save your people!
While the Capitol was furious with Celestial Trade’s stance, there was no other solution.
After all, no agreement was in place between the two countries. Offering assistance would solely be on the grounds of humanitarianism.
Of course, considering the economic and trade relations between the two countries, Kelvin did completely rule out the idea of a rescue and left an opportunity for the Capitol to be persistent.
For example, in a private meeting with the UA Secretary of State, Kelvin subtly hinted that there was room for negotiation, it was just the price lacked sincereness. Perhaps a further discussion with your president would change the outcome…
With disappointment, the UA Secretary of State ended his three-day diplomatic visit to Xin.
Then, what happened next was even more interesting.
The UA Secretary of State just returned home and immediately the media began to criticize the Capitol.
Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, all joined force and accused the Hill government of being incompetent and questioned the ability of the new secretary of state…
The sway in public opinions surprised Jiang Chen.
Originally, he thought that the media would attack Celestial Trade on this issue and label him with a few “cold-blooded” and “selfish” titles. However, he never expected the Capitol to be in the eye of the storm?
But it didn’t take long for him to read the situation.
Hill’s newly appointed secretary of state encountered a wall at Celestial Trade, just enough to demonstrate the difference in ability compared to the former secretary of state. Now, only three hopeful candidates remained within the Democratic Party for the March primaries.
Kerry obviously did not have knowledge of B City Consortium’s agreement with Jiang Chen. Since the opportunity was right; Kerry and his supporters would certainly not give up the chance to attack Hill.
However, just according to the plan, what happened next completely surprised Kerry and the Morgan Consortium behind the scenes…
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Coro City Airport.
A plane from B City International Airport landed on the runway.
The plane came to a complete stop.
A man in a black suit, accompanied by two bodyguards and a journalist, walked off the plane with a confident smile.
Of course, he did not use his money to charter this private flight. It was impossible for a senator to have this kind of money.
However, after all, he represented the B City University Alumni Association to visit Xin. The fund under the association naturally covered the expenses of his business trip. Once the money was coated under the fund’s name, it was much easier to operate.
The man took a few steps toward the VIP Tunnel. When he saw the man at the entrance, his eyes suddenly lit up and he extended his hand; his smile was as warm as the lovely spring breeze.