Chapter 2021 is weird (no chapters for the next few days)

Seeing Peter's attitude change so much, Ye Ye couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity. What happened to this world? Are the brains of the top leaders of the United States made of water?

When the phone was hung up, a ridiculous thought flashed through Ye Ye's mind.

Could it be that Peter had come to him for refuge?

This idea is not groundless, but a more likely answer obtained after considering various circumstances.

Peter has always advocated cooperation with China, which is in stark contrast to the traditional malice of the US executives towards China. Whether in Atlantis or Sakura Sea, Peter, as the main person in charge, has never done anything radical. Of course, this does not mean that Peter is inclined towards China. After all, as a senior military official and citizen of the United States, he must be responsible for his country.

However, things have changed now.

Johnson was dead, Peter's ambiguous response to the compensation issue, coupled with the uncontrollable grief and frustration on Peter's secretary's face, Ye Ye gradually came to a bold guess.

Peter, has he really been deprived of power? This is really unbelievable! After all, from the small matter of him saying that he didn't have time to change his clothes, it can be inferred that he seems to have drifted away from the identity of the American general. This is a bit interesting.

However, what is even more puzzling is that at this critical moment when China has almost made it clear that it will take action against the US alliance, why did it kick out Peter, who has been committed to repairing the relationship between the two countries and praying to minimize the losses? What is the reason behind this?

"Explain your purpose, General Peter."

Ye Ye spoke, his voice revealing a hint of indifference and vigilance.

"I'm not a general anymore, just call me Peter."

Hearing Ye Ye's words, Peter actually shook his head with a relaxed expression on his face, as if this was not a big deal.

"Well, Peter, what do you want?"

Ye Ye's tone did not soften because of Peter's attitude, but became even more severe.

Ye Ye looked at Peter with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and was looking forward to Peter's next speech. However, Peter's answer made Ye Ye a little stunned.

"I don't want to do anything, I really don't want to. I am just an ordinary person, a person who has gotten rid of all the burdens on his shoulders, a father of two lovely children, and a husband who is responsible for his family. All I want is for me and my family to live peacefully in this fierce dispute."

"Before this, I had always had an unshakable belief in my heart, that is, I must do my best to minimize the impact of this incident on the United States. Even if it means being cursed for eternity, even if it means ending up with a tragic ending of my family being torn apart, I will not hesitate."

After Peter finished speaking, Ye Ye fell silent, and so did Su Ziwu and the others. Although they had been mentally prepared before, when Peter said these words himself, they couldn't help but feel a little absurd.

Are you really here to surrender?

Ye Ye couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then spoke.

"I want to know what happened."

Ye Ye never thought that he would have such a harvest from his visit to the United States. You know, no matter what, the confrontation between the United States Alliance and China is a foregone conclusion. And Peter, as one of the important forces in the United States Alliance against China, his strength should not be underestimated. It can be said that Peter is a powerful force that cannot be ignored in this confrontation.

But now Peter has given up his job? This is really unbelievable.

"Here's the thing."

Peter also took a deep breath and spoke slowly. His face was very calm, as if everything he had just experienced had nothing to do with him.

Ye Ye and the others listened quietly, with extremely wonderful expressions on their faces.

When they heard the words "Beautiful Country Consortium", "Parliament" and "take over the Beautiful Country", their eyes widened, as if they could not believe what they heard.

What is this all about???

These financial groups usually hide their heads and tails, as if they are afraid that others will know their existence. But what about now? When the United States has emptied its family assets, they suddenly jump out and want to seize power directly?

Ye Ye's expression was not very volatile. He just listened quietly, nodding occasionally to show that he was listening. Peter couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw him like this. He originally thought that Ye Ye would be shocked or puzzled by this matter, but now it seems that Ye Ye didn't seem to have much reaction.

"Don't underestimate these consortiums. On the surface, the economy and resources of the United States seem to be controlled by the government, but in fact, this is not the case. Under the environment of collusion between officials and businessmen, these consortiums have already controlled more than 70 percent of the economic lifeline of the United States. Their wealth is absolutely beyond your imagination!" Peter's tone was extremely serious, as if he wanted to deeply imprint this fact in Ye Ye's mind.

"For so many years, the outside world has known nothing about the true development of these financial groups, let alone how many masters they have hidden. Even Johnson was once just a puppet in their hands. However, it was precisely because of the overt and covert support of the three emperor-level masters, me, Louis, and Paul, that he was able to barely escape the control of those families."

Peter continued, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"But now that Johnson is dead, Louis and Paul have also passed away, the parliament will naturally not sit idly by and do nothing. They will eventually take back the rights controlled by the consortium."

Peter emphasized the importance of the matter.

However, facing Peter's serious narration, Ye Ye remained unusually calm. He just responded indifferently.

"Don't underestimate China. I already know everything you said."

Although this sentence is short, it reveals a fearless attitude, as if the speaker is already aware of the situation Peter is describing.

A dozen emperors?

This is really an astonishing number. If it were in the past, China would probably have a hard time dealing with it. After all, even if the emperor-level masters from the ancient families in China were counted, it would be difficult for the entire country to gather ten emperor-level masters.

Of course, there are also differences in strength among emperor-level masters. Those emperor-level masters who have accumulated a lot of resources are completely incomparable to emperor-level masters like Su Yan and Ye Long, who have extraordinary talents and work very hard, and have reached the top of humanity through countless battles and breakthroughs.

But now? China has three of the four great beasts standing on their side, and Ye Long has also followed Su Yan's footsteps and successfully broken through the emperor level and entered a new realm - the god level! In addition to the mermaids and the emperors of China, as well as Xiaobai and Dabai who can compete with Kudi, Ye Ye feels that even if the United States has more than a dozen emperors, it will definitely not make any big waves.

Back then, in the magnificent battlefield of the South China Sea, China shot down all the satellites with a thunderous force, plunging the entire battlefield into a fog. In this information vacuum, no one could know exactly how terrifying Kudi's true strength was. This situation not only caused serious misjudgment in those countries that knew nothing about Kudi, but also made those people in the US Congress mistakenly believe that they still had a chance of winning.

The high-ranking beast masters who came to support from European countries, due to their own interests and positions, would not share the real situation they saw with the United States. As a result, all the high-ranking officials of the United States, including Peter, had serious asymmetry in the intelligence they had. Their understanding of Cudi was only superficial, and they knew very little about his true strength and threat.

However, what is even more unexpected is that the Diamond Starworm hidden in the northwest is the real trump card in Ye Ye's hand. Compared with Cudi, the existence of the Diamond Starworm is like a huge mystery that makes people scratch their heads. Whether it is Peter or Milton, they simply think that China has temporarily appeased the Diamond Starworm through some special means. As for Ye Ye's ability to subdue this powerful Diamond Starworm and include it in his second beastmaster talent column?

They had never even thought of such an outrageous and extremely abstract possibility.

"I have a question."

Suddenly, Tong Chengcheng spoke.

Everyone focused their eyes on Tong Chengcheng.

"You said Johnson was dead? How did he die?"

Tong Chengcheng's tone was mixed with a hint of curiosity and a strong sense of doubt.

This is no small matter. This is Johnson, the nominal absolute leader of the United States.

This was not only something that Tong Chengcheng was curious about, but also the most concerning issue for everyone after they learned from Peter that Johnson was dead. So everyone looked at Peter, including Peter's secretary who also silently focused his eyes on Peter. Obviously, he only knew that Johnson was dead, but he did not know the manner and cause of Johnson's death.

Hearing Tong Chengcheng's question, Peter sighed and looked at Ye Ye silently, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Noticing Peter's gaze, three big question marks silently appeared above Ye Ye's head.

"Why are you looking at me? I just arrived in the United States."

Ye Ye said puzzledly.

Su Ziwu and others also found it a bit absurd. Could it be that Johnson’s death had something to do with Ye Ye?

"Johnson died for complicated reasons, but the most direct contributing factor was you, Ye Ye."

Peter waved his hand, motioning for Ye Ye to listen to him, and then spoke.

However, this ambiguous explanation still left everyone confused.

"Speak the key."

Ye Ye frowned and spoke.

“Remember that global live broadcast?”

"Ok?"

"When the live camera was rushing to the South China Sea, there was a fierce argument in the White House."

Peter's eyes flashed with memories and he continued speaking.

"At that time, we were in a mess, and all the generals blamed Johnson for what happened."

"But how can they shirk responsibility? What has happened has already happened. The defeat of the US alliance is irreversible. In the end, Johnson dismissed us who had gathered in his office."

"About half an hour later, I returned to Johnson's office and found Johnson lying motionless in his office chair. I thought he had fallen asleep due to excessive fatigue, but when I approached, I found that he had stopped breathing. There was only an empty glass medicine bottle and a letter on the table."

"Yes, Johnson committed suicide."

There was a mixture of emotions in Peter's tone, including contempt for Johnson's act of shirking responsibility by committing suicide, regret for the fall of a great man, and more importantly, helplessness about cleaning up the mess.

"suicide...."

Ye Ye was a little stunned. Suicide?

"Rather than saying it was suicide, it's more like you forced him to do it. Your appearance once again shattered all of Johnson's fantasies and plans, and completely broke Johnson's tight heartstrings."

Peter looked at Ye Ye again and spoke.

"What was written in that letter?"

Ye Ye asked, he still couldn't believe that Johnson would commit suicide.

"Nothing. He just cursed you and your family. This content accounts for about 80% of the article... He also arranged for me to take over his position. The future of the United States depends on me. He knows that I have always been a supporter of the alliance. Maybe his conscience broke out before he died. He thought that if I took over his position, fewer people would die."

Peter said with a slightly embarrassed expression, Tong Chengcheng and others also looked at Ye Ye silently, how much did he hate Ye Ye? Eighty percent of the content in the suicide note before his death was greeting Ye Ye...

"continue...."

Ye Ye smiled. Curse? Just the helpless rage of a loser.

"Replacing Johnson? It's not that easy. The existence of Parliament would not allow me to succeed, so I concealed the news of Johnson's death and issued a lot of instructions in Johnson's name."

"Unfortunately, I underestimated the ambition of the parliament. At this point, the parliament and the financial group behind them will no longer watch Johnson sit in that position. After you came to the city that never sleeps and I rushed here from the White House, the parliament sent a purge team to go directly to the White House to assassinate Johnson, but when they got there, they only saw an empty office."

"It's not that simple."

Hearing Peter's story, Ye Ye's brows suddenly frowned.

"Where is Johnson's body?"

"Ok?"

Ye Ye's sudden words made Peter stunned.

"It was an emergency. I haven't had time to cremate him yet. He is temporarily stored in a safe room somewhere in the White House."

"No, there is something strange. Johnson has no reason to commit suicide. Even if we destroy the White House and catch Johnson, we probably won't kill him directly, but imprison him. After all, the chiefs of staff of other countries are paying attention. We won't do anything too extreme."

"If he could live, Johnson would never choose to die. For a tyrant, suicide is the most shameful way to die. Even if he chooses to die, he would not choose this way."

"His actions only prove that Johnson has not given up. Perhaps this is his last resort to turn the tables."

"But I really can't figure out what Johnson is trying to do."