While Alaska was in chaos, some people in Washington were like ants on a hot pan, scurrying about everywhere.

The Marriott Hotel was attacked by terrorists, a group of diplomats from allied countries were taken hostage and infected with the Ebola virus...

Eight hours have passed, but Washington continues to hold meetings, with various political brokers, contractors, and politicians seeking opportunities to meet at key gatherings.

No one wants to get involved at this time because these politicians know that when those diplomats from allied countries are infected with the virus and used as hostages, no matter how it's handled, there can't be a perfect outcome.

A truly capable leader is the one who can lead a team to minimize losses under adverse conditions. Washington does have such smart people, but how could they put themselves at risk in such situations?

The destruction of chemical weapons is a major project involving multiple international organizations and many domestic companies in the United States.

The initial budget for this project was 1.4 billion US Dollars, but after nearly a decade, the direct costs of the project have reached 40 billion US Dollars, not including the sponsorship funds from international organizations.

If you count everything, the United States has spent nearly 50 billion US Dollars to destroy chemical weapons.

40 billion US Dollars came from their own pockets, while nearly 10 billion US Dollars came from funding provided by the United Nations and other countries to supervise the United States' chemical weapons destruction.

However, most people don't know that the actual expenditure on chemical weapons destruction has exceeded 100 billion US Dollars.

Various environmental organizations looking for publicity, as well as several NGO organizations in the United States...

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Daisy Alliance, Abolition Forum, Arms Control Association

These organizations all sound grand, and aside from Daisy Alliance, most people would think they are government departments or agencies, but they are all NGOs!

These organizations, under the guise of supervising the United States' chemical weapons destruction, absorbed a large amount of donations and extended the project timeline to a 10-year scale.

The money flowed through their accounts cleanly into many individuals or companies in the United States.

It's actually money laundering!

One group is consuming the government's funds by destroying chemical weapons, while another leverages the guise of civilian supervision, using donation absorption to launder funds into the United States.

At this point, the Death Angel has obtained the VX nerve gas materials—this is still just speculation from Mountain Eagle and Kobe, and those big figures are still hoping the Death Angel wants Brad Russell merely to find those VX gas materials he hid.

They transferred Kobe to Alaska and sealed the lid, so not too many people know about this incident yet...

However, those involved with chemical weapons destruction couldn't sit still!

Once this matter isn't handled well and gets exposed, many people will fall into misfortune...

The superficial integrity of the United States is built on the two-party system. Some individuals are held accountable for their mistakes because bringing them down is part of the partisan struggle.

No matter if one's record is clean or not, if there's an opportunity, they will take down the opponent and seize important positions within the system, while flaunting their achievements...

This is the core of the two-party struggle!

But the systemic corruption, poverty, and exploitation resulting from the US system and various unreasonable policies remain silently ignored by both parties!

The medical system, insurance system, financial system, perhaps even the education system...

These systems created a bizarre United States...

Kennedy touched the financial system, and then he died!

The brother president simply touched the healthcare system and got face full of dirt!

In the past, the United States used to be a place with free education, but the 1995 San Francisco Elite Forum raised the 'nip-and-tuck' theory, and joyful education was placed on the table, leading to continuous cuts in the US education budget, gradually lowering the quality of public schools.

Ultimately, around this essential education project, a large number of vested interest groups were formed.

Expensive private schools, costly tutoring programs, and terrifying university tuition fees.

Young people in America go to college, and by the end, undergraduates are debt-ridden, with an average personal debt of 30,000 US Dollars, and graduates averaging 80,000 US Dollars in debt.

The fees for professions like law, medicine, and dentistry are even more horrific!

This is the average number, with state universities included; if you only calculate Ivy League schools, this number would multiply several times.

This systemic exploitation poses no problem when the economy is booming.

Many elite university students also feel justified charging higher fees for their work because they've spent so much on education.

But when the economy stabilizes, the pain becomes apparent!

If this happened in other countries, it would be a major issue shaking the nation's foundation, but in the United States, these issues are untouchable.

This is where the interests and tacit accord of the two parties lie!

Yet aside from the systemic corruption benefiting everyone, the life-and-death struggle on other projects is the norm in two-party politics!

In 1993, the United States, Russia, and 150 other countries signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, and in 1997, the US Senate ratified this treaty.

These were historical accomplishments during the term of the famous President Lazhinton, so the interests formed around chemical weapons destruction naturally fell into the hands of the Democrat Party!

Now the brother president is also a Democrat, but he's in serious conflict with the Republican Party. Should issues in chemical weapons destruction be revealed now, the Republicans will undoubtedly seize the opportunity to tear open the gap as wide as possible!

In this situation, those politicians would really have people killed to protect themselves!

.........

As Kobe drafted one report after another based on Mountain Eagle's ideas, they drifted onto the desks of these big shots.

With the capture of the assassin and two thieves, it appears that Kobe has made a breakthrough.

Many people started to lose sleep!

Some at the Department of Homeland Security still harbored delusions, but the rational politicians had already taken action, beginning the process of severing ties and cleaning up the mess. This smart bunch has already started considering what to do if the lid can't be kept on.

Simultaneously, the hot potato in Alaska was thrown to William Hurt from the senator support team.

This old guy, with a urine bag attached, was tasked in a hospital while sitting in a wheelchair, declaring he would spare no effort to uphold the United States' national security and dignity.

The head of the Department of Homeland Security stood beside the old man, with a look like he had eaten shit, reading a speech draft.

Once the media left, the old man signed a dozen papers, then turned and went into the intensive care unit, leaving the head of the Department of Homeland Security in the wind, confused.

The head of the Department of Homeland Security rushed back to the headquarters to work on site, signing off on the dozen staff adjustments and resource application files submitted by Kobe, then suddenly clutched his chest as he suffered a heart attack.

Before heading to the hospital, the head pulled the hand of the news spokesperson and said earnestly, "Tell the media that Investigator Kobe Andrews is the best member of our Department of Homeland Security, and he will certainly solve the problems brought by terrorists on the front lines.

Our deputy director will go to Alaska in my place to preside over the work, and with him will be elite members from the Special Service Bureau.

Once my condition improves, I'll fly to Alaska…"

.........

All of this happened within 12 hours…

Kobe had yet to react when the first transport aircraft C-27A, loaded with personnel and resources, had already landed on the runway of the private airport purchased by Mountain Eagle.

Mountain Eagle originally planned to head to the Marriott Hotel, intending to help Kobe coordinate with Anchorage police regarding the hotel's surrounding blockade, and plan how to get inside and dismember the sniper trying to take him down.

But the Department of Homeland Security's rapid response made Mountain Eagle decide to stay and observe the situation, fearing the arrival of big shots whom Kobe couldn't handle, potentially being turned into a scapegoat, which would not be worth the loss.

It turned out, the big shots were unlikely to take this old transport plane; even in emergency situations, the Homeland Security bigwigs would take a business jet, accompanied by blonde flight attendants.

The internal size of the C-27A transport plane was not large; accompanying the plane was an eight-member special forces team dispatched by the senator support team, along with several casually dressed individuals and a batch of advanced firearms and computer equipment.

Seeing the special forces appear, Mountain Eagle slightly furrowed his brow…

Those in the know understand well that the scene doesn't need such a large number of special forces!

Anchorage now concentrated most of the Alaska State Police's force, also incorporating local police units.

Together with the already arrived Alaska National Guard, alongside two special forces teams from the Special Service Bureau, two ISA teams, and nearly twenty field agents from the Special Service Bureau actively working.

The strike force here was already completely sufficient; there's absolutely no need to send more redundant forces.

If additional personnel were needed here, investigators, negotiators, technical staff, and general field agents are what's truly necessary.

Bringing in a team of highly tactical special forces might slightly improve combat effectiveness, but it adds another layer to Kobe's command chain that needs restructuring…

Very troublesome!

Mountain Eagle could feel that Kobe was also somewhat dissatisfied with the arrival of the first batch of support…

This old brother ignored those special forces members, warmly welcoming a group of casually dressed men and women, shaking hands, embracing, and greeting them, appearing to be very familiar.

However, Mountain Eagle, now a temporary consultant paid to do a job, needed to actively fill in the gaps in Kobe's work, especially as he found acquaintances among the arrivals…

"Hey, Sam, I thought you guys were still enjoying yourselves in Thailand, why would you come to this freezing place?"

Sam, the captain of Seal Six Team's Charlie Team, on seeing Mountain Eagle, exchanged a glance with a Big Beard Major beside him and rubbed his temples, exasperated, as he and his deputy captain Rondo stepped forward a few paces to embrace Mountain Eagle…

"Mountain, what are you doing here?

Which side are you on this time? If we're not on the same side, I'll turn around and leave immediately…"

Mountain Eagle looked at Sam's sun-tanned skin from Thailand, laughed heartily, and said, "You're in luck; this time we should be on the same side.

But the bad news is, your opponents are tough!

If your task is to rescue hostages, I'm sure you're in trouble…

Death Angel's people have locked down the upper part of the hotel and released the Ebola virus.

You're a professional; you should know it's challenging to ensure hostage safety when attacking such places.

Why are you so unlucky?

Quickly find out who sent you here, he's ruined your future!"