Chapter 683: Designated survivor

State of the Union Address, AKA, work report!

Ok.

It's the same thing as the monthly summary, quarterly summary, or annual summary of the company, but because it is the summary made by the president, it is equipped with a high-end and atmospheric name.

But after all...

What he especially meows is just a work report.

Basically, at the beginning of each year, Mr. President faced the congressional lords with one vote, and expounded his work last year and this year's work to the congress lords.

From a certain point of view, this is undoubtedly another proof that the Federal President is nothing more than a high-end, high-end wage earner.

After all, have you ever seen a private boss make a summary report?

no.

According to the plan, this year’s work report should be completed in January, but the aliens are coming soon, and the president at the time also felt that his re-election was expected, and there was no need to go to Congress to joking with the masters. , It was just a little bit willful, and it was postponed directly with reasons.

But it's not working now.

The alien’s plan will not start before November, and the Satan president’s plan has failed.

It can't be regarded as a failure.

Perhaps President Satan deliberately left a hand at the time. If President Satan can persuade the masters in Congress and let the masters recognize that Hydra is resurrected, then he still has a chance.

But Lake doesn't think this hope is great.

After all, President Satan is mentally ill, and, frankly speaking, he does not have the good eloquence of Jia next week.

but……

After Lake learned about this from Karen, he didn't even think about interfering. After all, Lake already knew the ending of this story.

Now that you know, why bother to interfere?

Of course there is another reason.

That is, Lake also wanted to see, what Alexander Pierce said, he left a button in his lifetime, what is the button that the so-called person who can kill him once pressed it and buries him with him.

Therefore, now that President Satan is still alive, it should be thanks to Alexander Pierce.

Alexander made Lake curiosity, and this is the only reason why the Satan president is still alive today.

"State of the Union Address..."

There was such a big explosion in Washington. Betty, who has also returned home these days, bit the cucumber on her hand. Hearing these words, she immediately looked at Lake: "Brother, will you and your mother be survivors this year?" "

Lake was taken aback for a moment: "Me? How is it possible."

"Why is it impossible?"

Betty blinked: "Aren't you the Minister of Homeland Security? Everyone has said that these days. The genuine minister is a puppet, and you are the real minister of real power."

Lake and Karen took a look, then laughed, and looked at Betty: "Thank you, but even if the minister is a puppet, he is still a minister. The minister of homeland security is a member of the cabinet. The deputy minister, no, even if I am in power. , But the rules are there."

Designate survivors.

Another insurance method of the Federation, the purpose is to prevent extreme circumstances, after the Federation is smashed in a pot, without a leader, there is a cabinet member who can take office in time.

And the designated survivor is not something anyone can serve, he has very strict conditions.

First of all, you must be born in the federation. After all, the president of the federation can't let an outsider be inexplicably high.

Secondly, you must be over thirty-five years old and have lived in the Federation for more than fourteen consecutive years. Although the Federation has many talents, in the final analysis, people still feel that only thirty-five years of age or older can take on important tasks.

And it's not over yet.

After satisfying these two conditions, the designated survivor will not be randomly selected. He will be selected from the federal cabinet, which is the list of seventeen people on the presidential succession list.

The Secretary of Homeland Security is on the list of seventeen people, ranking...last!

The Minister of Education is also among them, ranking...15!

Betty's eyes lit up and she looked at Karen who had a faint smile on her lips: "Mom?"

Karen looked at Betty with a smile: "What are you doing?"

Betty said, "Really you?"

Lake also looked at Karen.

Karen smiled and shrugged: "Mr. President released the State of the Union address. This time the theme is war and terrorist attacks. Perhaps because of this, he made me a survivor."

Lake raised his eyebrows.

Betty approached Karen: "Then can I go with you tomorrow, I will protect you."

Lake laughed: "Let you experience the treatment of a president first."

The designated survivor is the backup of the federal president. It can be said that the president is a spare tire. When the designated survivor goes out, he can enjoy presidential-level security protection and take special transportation.

and!

When the designated survivor is out, she will also be accompanied by a military attache carrying a nuclear suitcase, in case of emergency!

But this one is basically empty.

the first.

Designated survivors can’t be designated arbitrarily. After all, this designated survivor does not exist for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. He will only come out at a specific time.

For example, tomorrow's Congress State of the Union address.

Once the Congress meeting was over, the moment Mr. President returned to the White Palace, the enactment survivors were laid off.

Then the problem is coming.

According to the rule, during the State of the Union address, the designated survivor was escorted to a secret location, and the designated survivor’s mission would be ended.

Since it is a secret escort, it is naturally impossible to sway.

Therefore, this enjoyment of the president's treatment cannot be taken seriously.

When Karen listened to Betty's request, her expression didn't matter, and she pointed to the two men in the family: "Of course you can, just right, tomorrow you can join me for coffee and pizza in a secret place."

Betty blinked and looked at Thaddeus Rose and Lake.

General Ross chuckled and said, "Don't look at me. I'm going to the Pentagon for the 13th pre-war meeting tomorrow. I don't have time to go."

Lake also smiled and said, "Don't look at me either. I have something too. I still need to find a reason for the explosion report of San Fei, and think about it. How can I get it right?"

This incident certainly cannot be characterized as a terrorist attack.

Lake won't let this happen, but in the past few days, the source of the explosion has been found. The cause of the explosion is the non-existent warship manufacturing layer of Sanfei ornaments, which is used to urge warships. Only in this way can the explosions of the two large-scale energy sources that lifted off have such a huge explosion that day.

After all, it is an early palladium element reactor, and it has not been authorized by Stark Industries. It is directly manufactured by itself. Some minor problems are also human nature. You can directly open it without the real authorization of others. You can't say it. This is a terrorist attack. You can only say that it was deserved, but the time of his explosion was so subtle.

Betty seemed a little disappointed, even if she couldn't enjoy the treatment of the president, but at least, on the way to the secret location, she took the special car of Mr. President.

but……

Betty didn't want to be locked in a secret place, as if she had no personal freedom.

"Brother~"

"Climb away!"

"You...huh!"

"..."

Lake hasn't caught a cold with Betty's acting like a baby since he was a child. If Karen asked for Lake to accompany him, Lake would definitely not say anything, but since Karen hadn't said anything, Lake would definitely be able to avoid it.

and……

If this time, President Satan intends to send Karen to the Congress to attend a meeting, Lake may be worried about what kind of snakeskin operation this guy intends to play, but President Satan directly appointed Karen as the designated survivor, but Lake There is no feeling that this guy intends to do something secretly.

The reason is simple.

The President of Satan used Karen as the designated survivor, just under the guise, he wanted to distract Karen from the Congress, so that his big plan of the Congress would not be undermined by any external interference.

and so.

President Satan is doing bad things, but Lake doesn't think this kind of badness is so bad.

the next day.

When Lake came to the Homeland Security Building, he met the puppet minister Jean.

Gene looked at Lake and stopped talking.

after awhile.

Puppet Minister Gene looked at the results of the investigation report sent by Lake, and finally couldn't help looking at Lake: "Mr. Edwin, today’s State of the Union address..."

If President Satan moved him today, then he stood in line, but he was standing in the wrong place.

Lake smiled and interrupted directly: "Minister Jean, let me ask you the simplest question."

Gene frowned slightly: "You said."

Lake sat on the sofa and looked at Puppet Minister Jean with a smile: "This is a very simple question. Tell me, who do you think is the switch button of this war?"

Yes it is.

This is why Lecming knows what President Satan's plan is, but he doesn't panic at all.

You can open your wartime contingency plan, but do you think that there is no time limit to open the wartime contingency plan that you want to open it?

Is Lao Tzu pressing the switch of war?

I said to fight, the Cheritas outside would come in and fight, I said no, unless Odin tore his disguised face for many years and went straight off the field, otherwise, every alien can be in Lake’s Midgar Virtue is in chaos.

Puppet Minister Gene was taken aback for a moment.

correct.

Minister Gene couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said, that's fine.

Lake looked at Minister Puppet Gene with a smile: "So...any other questions?"

The smog in Minister Jean's heart dissipated, and the reaction has been passively lying flat, all lying down, why not find a comfortable place to lie down, so he shook his head and said with a smile: "No!"

In the afternoon.

The Department of Homeland Security once again held a press conference on the explosion of Sanfei ornaments.

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