Eagle Sauce: The 055 destroyer was launched into the sea just after the founding of the country?

"After the disastrous defeat in Yugoslavia, President Howell became extremely manic and paranoid. He ordered a nationwide mobilization for war, preparing for a comprehensive, reckless total war with the Dragon Kingdom."

"This decision has touched upon the fundamental interests of a large interest group within the Eagle Sauce community."

Joseph's brows were furrowed, and his eyes became focused and sharp.

He knew that what followed would be the key to solving all the mysteries.

"This interest group is mainly composed of large California corporations, high-tech companies, multinational trading companies, and military generals and congressmen who have close ties with them."

Perseus continued, his speech slow but every word clear and powerful.

"Their businesses and wealth are deeply tied to China's supply chains and markets. From rare earths and electronic components to textiles and furniture, their industrial chains are heavily dependent on imports from China."

"For them, going to war with the Dragon Nation would be tantamount to suicide."

Joseph's eyes flashed with realization.

He began to understand the complexity of the game.

"They tried to dissuade President Howell but failed. So they planned this 'assassination'."

Perseus flipped open the file and pointed at some photos and a relationship chart.

"The so-called 'psychotic gunman' is just a poor wretch being exploited by them."

"The actual perpetrators were snipers planted within the Secret Service. They used a specially formulated tranquilizer bullet that can create the illusion of serious injury, but it's not fatal."

"Their goal is to injure Howell so severely that he can't perform his presidential duties. Then, they will naturally support a vice president with a relatively moderate stance who advocates for easing relations with Longguo to take office."

"Announcing the president's 'death' would both appease the people's desire for revenge and provide them with a perfect excuse to halt war mobilization."

Perseus closed the document, raised his head, and met Joseph's gaze again.

"So, Comrade General Secretary, what we are facing now is not a United States that has lost its leader and is in chaos. Rather, it is a United States that has just completed an internal power transition and is controlled by a group of capitalist oligarchs who are more pragmatic, more insidious, and more difficult to deal with."

Joseph listened to all this quietly, and the office fell into a long silence.

The fire crackled in the fireplace, illuminating his gloomy face.

Shock.

Unparalleled shock.

He once thought that he understood enough about the hypocrisy and cruelty of the capitalist world.

But the news brought by Perseus still refreshed his cognition.

For commercial interests, the American elite could actually plan an "assassination" against their own head of state and deceive the whole world so perfectly.

This kind of cruelty, this kind of ruthlessness, this kind of method of playing with the fate of the country in the palm of one's hand, made even a tough leader like Joseph, who had experienced many political struggles, feel a chill.

He originally thought that Howell's death was a victory for the Russians and the result of internal conflicts within the Eagle Sauce.

But now it seems that this is just a means for another faction within the Eagle Sauce to gain power.

Although this faction advocates easing tensions on the surface, its essence is also to maintain the global hegemony and capital interests of the Eagle Sauce, but its methods are more covert and cunning.

"These...these damn capitalists..."

Joseph finally spoke, his voice filled with a complex, indescribable emotion.

There is anger and contempt, but more of a sense of vigilance against a worthy opponent.

He picked up the extinguished pipe again and rubbed it unconsciously with his fingers.

His mind was working at full speed, reassessing the entire international situation. Howell's "death" was no longer a simple incident, but a carefully designed strategic turning point.

The Eagle Sauce has not become weaker because of this "assassination". On the contrary, it may have become more rational and dangerous because it has gotten rid of a crazy leader.

"Why did they announce Howell's death?" Joseph asked, this question is crucial.

"Kill three birds with one stone, Comrade General Secretary," Perseus replied. "First, it brings an end to the assassination, preventing the public from further investigation and shifting the hatred towards the 'psychotic gunman' and the 'Russian or Chinese agents' behind him."

"Secondly, it will provide legitimacy and a popular support base for the new president to take office. The people will sympathize with this leader who was appointed in a time of crisis."

"Third, and most importantly, they need a 'martyr,' a political symbol that can be used to reignite anti-Dragon and anti-Mao sentiment at some point in the future."

Joseph's pupils shrank suddenly. He understood.

This group of Eagle Sauce conspirators thought more deeply than he imagined.

Not only did they resolve the immediate war crisis, but they also laid the groundwork for future confrontations.

"That vice president... is now the new president. What kind of person is he?" Joseph asked.

"A typical Wall Street agent," Perseus replied. "He appears gentle and flexible, but at heart he's a staunch profit-seeker."

"He will stop full-scale war mobilization, but he will never give up on containing and suppressing us. He will prefer to use economic, technological and diplomatic means rather than direct military confrontation. He will be more difficult to deal with than Howell."

Joseph nodded slowly, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

The news brought by Perseus was far more shocking than the "Red Light Project" itself.

It reveals a more terrifying reality: the ruling core of the Eagle Sauce is not a unified and easily predictable political entity, but a complex aggregate of different interest groups that compete and fight against each other.

When these interest groups temporarily unite for a common goal, the energy they can unleash and the means they can take are beyond imagination.

In Joseph's mind, it was as if a huge, intricate chessboard was unfolding.

Every chess piece, every step, is full of variables and conspiracies.

He originally thought that he had seized the initiative, but now it seemed that the other party had made a move that he had not anticipated at all.

This game is far more complicated and dangerous than he imagined.

However, suddenly, an idea flashed through Joseph's mind like a flash of lightning.

He took his pipe out of his mouth and slowly knocked the ash out.

Suddenly, a strange smile appeared on his face and he said coldly.

"Comrade Perseus, what do you think? Can we take this opportunity and do something?"

"After all, what the world needs is not lies, but the truth, right?"