Chapter 166 When the money jingled, all the problems came to an abrupt end!
"I heard that the USA, in order to deceive its domestic public, actually claimed to the outside world that it had encountered pirates, and even issued a statement for this."
"I know that statement, talking about calling on everyone to eliminate pirates together. Good heavens, it turns out it was eliminating itself!"
"This is not the style of the USA! Shouldn't it have declared war on the Dragon Country?"
"Two aircraft carrier fleets were scared off by three Dragon Country warships; how could it dare to declare war on the Dragon Country?"
At this, the entire venue was in an uproar.
Those representatives of small countries, who were unaware of the truth and had always believed that the USA was still the world hegemon, were deeply shocked at this moment.
They began to re-examine the current international situation, realizing that the world order seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes.
The rise of the Dragon Country was unstoppable, and the hegemonic status of the USA was perhaps already tottering.
Looking at the voting buttons in their hands, the representatives of various countries fell into a dilemma.
They knew deeply that casting a vote in favor at this time was undoubtedly setting themselves against the Dragon Country!
And casting a vote against it might offend the USA.
Just then, Representative Gu Chuanwen's voice sounded again, and he said to his assistant:
"Make a record, and let's see later which countries agree and which countries oppose."
"So that we can use it as a reference for our future diplomacy!"
These words made the representatives of the countries following the USA panic.
They thought to themselves: "It's over, is the Dragon Country going to hold a grudge?"
And what made them feel even more terrified was what Representative Gu Chuanwen said next.
Representative Gu Chuanwen swept his gaze firmly across the venue, and then said slowly:
"By the way, let me remind you that we have a veto power in our hands."
"Which is to say, your votes... are actually meaningless."
Once these words were spoken, the representatives of various countries completely lost their composure!
Immediately after, two seconds later, the data on the voting screen began to jump wildly.
"Daisheng Country abstains!"
"John Bull Country abstains!"
"Gallic Chicken Country abstains!"
...Similar phrases kept flashing.
The abstentions were interspersed with votes against from various countries.
When a vote in favor finally appeared, the Banana Country representative hurriedly stood up, explaining with a panicked face:
"My hand slipped! I originally wanted to vote to abstain!"
He looked at the Dragon Country, his eyes full of pleading!
It was as if he was saying, my hand really slipped just now, please let me off!
The Dragon Country representatives watched this scene, the corners of their mouths slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile toward the USA Representative.
On the other hand, the USA Representative's side had an exceptionally ugly expression!
It seemed to find it hard to believe that the scene before its eyes was real!
They had never expected that the public opinion offensive they had spent a lot of money to organize would be easily disintegrated by a simple operation from Representative Gu Chuanwen.
Their original plan was to use the pressure of public opinion from various countries to force the Dragon Country to submit.
After all, the Dragon Country had a veto, so they wanted to start from the aspect of public opinion to force the Dragon Country to submit.
However, they never thought that the countries they had courted would change their stance so easily.
In fact, these countries were also very helpless.
The power of the Dragon Country's Electromagnetic Railgun made them know deeply that the Dragon Country already possessed strength comparable to, or even exceeding, that of the USA.
Under these circumstances, they dared not easily provoke the Dragon Country.
Moreover, the Dragon Country had always been the embodiment of peace, forming a sharp contrast with the hegemonic actions of the USA.
These small countries believed that even without restricting the Dragon Country, the Dragon Country would not pose a threat to them without cause.
And if they participated in this game, if they won the bet, they might get some benefits from the USA, but once they lost, facing the retaliation of the Dragon Country, they would have no power to fight back.
Those meager benefits were not worth mentioning compared to the retaliation of the Dragon Country!
Therefore, abstention became their wisest choice.
Looking at the screen full of abstentions and votes against, with very few votes in favor, Representative Gu Chuanwen understood in his heart that there was no need for him to cast a vote in favor anymore.
He stood up, looked directly at the USA Representative, and said righteously:
"Our Dragon Country is not unreasonable; it won't be too late for us to consider restricting the Electromagnetic Railgun when you manage to build one."
"By the way..."
A playful smirk appeared on the corner of Representative Gu Chuanwen's mouth:
"Missiles also pose quite a big threat; how about we restrict missiles?"
The USA Representatives heard this, and in their hearts, they understood that this was the Dragon Country's mockery.
In today's world, missiles are one of the important pillars of the USA's military power.
If missiles were really restricted, the USA's military advantage would be wiped out, and then it would truly be the Dragon Country's world.
At this moment, the vote was just missing the Dragon Country's, but this vote, whether in favor or against, could no longer change the result.
The USA's proposal collapsed completely.
However, in order to disgust the USA a bit more, the Dragon Country ultimately voted in favor.
The USA Representative saw this result and was almost so angry that it spat blood.
Representative Gu Chuanwen sneered and led the Dragon Country delegation out of the conference hall.
After they left, the atmosphere in the conference hall became very strange.
Some country representatives stood up one after another and followed behind the Dragon Country representatives, as if they were taking the Dragon Country as their leader.
The USA Representatives watched this scene, their hearts filled with fury.
The meeting they had carefully planned did not achieve its purpose, and instead allowed the Dragon Country to steal the spotlight on the international stage.
At this time, the powerful aura, diplomatic wisdom, and military deterrence displayed by the Dragon Country at this meeting made them truly feel the "terror" of the Dragon Country.
In the joint meeting, the USA Representatives had always looked down upon all countries with the posture of a hegemon!
But now, they suddenly realized that their status seemed to be being replaced by the Dragon Country...
Secretary of State Jack was busy with official business at this time, but he had been paying attention to the situation at the joint meeting.
Seeing that it was about time, he immediately asked his assistant: "What is the latest situation with the joint meeting?"
"The Dragon Country should have been forced to the point of no return by us, right!"
"After all, for this plan, we have invested a total of hundreds of billions of US dollars!"
"This time, we will definitely make the Dragon Country see our power!"
Secretary of State Jack narrowed his eyes slightly, a wicked smile appearing on the corner of his mouth, as if dealing with the Dragon Country was such a simple matter!
"You might be slightly higher than us in terms of military strength!"
"But what the USA is best at is not just military strength!"
"Don't forget, we are the richest country; when money jingles, all problems come to an abrupt end!"
While he was being smug, the assistant had already spoken out the news received!
"Secretary of State Jack, the joint meeting does not seem to have gone according to our expected results!"
Secretary of State Jack's expression suddenly froze, and his smile came to an abrupt end: "What do you mean?"
The assistant told him the situation!
The next second, Secretary of State Jack slumped into his chair, his eyes unfocused!
"Again..."
"Failed again???"
The assistant was a bit worried about him: "Secretary of State Jack, are you okay!"
"Get out!"
"All of you, get out!"
The assistant was startled, did not dare to stay in the room, and scrambled out!