57: Chapter 57 Let's Make the Best of a Mistake

"My God, could this just be a prank?"

"Who on earth are you? Where is our President?"

"I must be crazy. How can I see the President still standing... he should be lying down right now!"

The President of the United States stepped out, protected by numerous guards...

"Gentlemen, please calm down..."

"Regarding the rumors online, I can only say that, unfortunately, I am still alive! I don't know where those rumors came from, but I can tell you, I am alive! Yes, I am still alive!"

The mourning crowd was furious...

"A bunch of liars! I clearly saw in the video that not only were you lying there, but also the Vice President of the USA and many of our ministers... We came here full of grief, and yet you're still alive..."

"Liars! Who is responsible for this?"

"Step down... we don't need a resurrected man to be our President!"

The President of the United States felt very wronged...

Liar?

He damn well wanted to know what was going on too! But... he knew that the 'him' in the video wasn't him... the high-ranking officials in the video weren't necessarily real either; they might just be a group of actors. But if they were actors, how were they standing in the TV station, in his office, and in the National Convention Center?

He felt wronged, but he had to explain...

At this moment, the Vice President of the USA had arrived. Initially, she was furious upon seeing the 'rumors' in the video, then terrified because she knew that wasn't her...

But now the whole world thought she was desperate to take power...

So she rushed to the Presidential Palace to explain...

But when she arrived, she saw the President being cursed at by the people.

Those who had come to see him off were holding flowers and national flags; now, they were all being thrown forward, and some even threw their shoes onto the podium.

Someone shouted.

"Step down... Step down..."

The Vice President of the USA suddenly didn't want to come forward and explain anymore...

Things had already come to this, so why not just go with it?

If she said now that the President was actually an 'actor' or a 'body double', people would probably believe her...

Anyway, the President's approval rating wasn't high right now. She would just go with it and take power herself!

Once this thought sprouted, it could no longer be suppressed...

She urgently contacted the several ministers who appeared in the video to get their stories straight...

This was much easier than winning an election...

Shared interests, shared power...

While the President was still trying hard to explain, a squad of soldiers suddenly appeared, led by Charles, the five-star general the President had just commissioned.

Charles, looking majestic and awe-inspiring, pointed at the President: "Arrest him..."

At first, the President thought this subordinate he had promoted was there to help him maintain order.

But in the next moment, he saw these people tie up his guards and walk toward him...

He was stunned...

"You bastard, what are you doing? I am the President..."

Charles sneered, "The acting is over. The President passed away last night. You are just an actor who looks like the President, yet you're trying to pose as the real one! Mr. Actor, you're under arrest..."

"Bastard, bastard! I see now... was it the Vice President of the USA? I knew it... it's her, isn't it?"

"Don't let him speak!"

Charles shouted.

The scene quickly quieted down. Although people knew what was happening, the scene was too absurd.

An 'actor' appearing so brazenly in our Presidential Palace, and so many guards believed him?

At this time, the Vice President of the USA and several ministers walked up with solemn expressions...

"Regrettably, ladies and gentlemen, you have just witnessed a farce... However, we must still tell everyone that last night... our respected, wise, and brilliant President unfortunately passed away after failed medical treatment..."

The crowd gasped...

Some began to mourn...

Most breathed a sigh of relief: I knew it, the President must be dead...

...

Gao Yuan was browsing through comments and reviews for earth rescue...

Suddenly, a news alert popped up: "A spokesperson for the United States Presidential Palace confirms the President passed away last night! The Vice President of the USA consoles the public at the square..."

Gao Yuan originally thought it was a 'rumor', but he saw that the sender of the news was official media.

He was instantly stunned...

The President of the United States is really dead?

It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?

Before he could understand what was happening...

The phone rang...

It was Xu Lin calling from the Science and Technology Park. She said they had received a massive amount of chip orders from manufacturers all over the world...

Based on current production capacity, chip orders are now scheduled three years out. A total of ten billion chips have been ordered, and over one trillion has been collected in deposits alone... At a 20% deposit rate, this is a five-trillion market!

Gao Yuan was dumbfounded!

"Xiao Xu, aren't we under sanctions? Are these companies crazy?"

"President Gao, haven't you seen the news? The President of the United States is dead, and the Vice President of the USA is now in power. She posted a video announcing the lifting of sanctions against us. Although the procedures aren't finished yet, the manufacturers can't wait any longer..."

*Hiss...*

Gao Yuan hung up the phone, looking like he was constipated.

He looked at Zhang Baiyi: "Do you think this world has gone crazy?"

Zhang Baiyi was stunned for a moment: "Maybe..."

"This is too intense. What did the two of us do last night? Did we change the global landscape?"

"Yes... we successfully interfered in the United States'... internal..."

Zhang Baiyi also found it inconceivable. The sanctions issue was resolved just like that?

The United States Vice President of the USA is incredible—just going with it? Does this mean if we want to mess with her in the future, we can just post a video?

And in such a short time, how did this Vice President handle the interest groups behind the scenes? And the President's family, the many staff members at the Presidential Palace, and the hospital... truly incredible!

Zhang Baiyi squinted his eyes: "Old Gao, I have a bold idea..."

"What idea?"

"Lend me that Brainwave Imaging Device for a bit. I want to play a game..."

"Don't. I know what's on your mind. Is it that 'Hermione', what's her name, Watson?"

"Hehe, can't hide it from you... I'll just make an official announcement that she's marrying me! Then we'll see what happens..."

Gao Yuan hesitated, but the fire of gossip in his heart made it impossible to refuse: "Old Zhang, I can lend it to you, but on one condition: you have to make her help us promote the movie..."

"No problem, we're all on the same side after all, hehehe..."

...

Soon, on foreign social media, a new account claiming to be Watson's alt account posted a video...

In the video, the charming and graceful Watson was wearing loungewear in a hotel room setting, with a man beside her! He had his arm intimately around her shoulder, and Watson smiled happily at the camera: "I'm making an official announcement. I'm in a relationship with Zhang from Xia Country... Fans all over the world, congratulate me! Oh, and one more thing: Zhang's company released a sci-fi movie called earth rescue. It's really good, so everyone, go watch it in theaters!"