In a not very large conference room sat more than a dozen political bigwigs, headed by US President Ellis.
After the trembling Dr. Holland gave a detailed report and played the video he had secretly recorded in his memory and a portion of surveillance video that only showed the symbiote killing, the entire conference room fell into a brief silence.
"I remember that this space warrior plan was proposed by Dr. Holland, and then NASA and the Air Force guaranteed it. Now this situation has arisen... Tell me, how are you going to deal with it?"
President Ellis raised his hand and tapped the table, then looked at the few people who were silent.
"Please give us some time. We will find these symbiotes as quickly as possible and eliminate the danger in advance."
"We at the space agency have also tripled our security and will not allow any alien monster to infiltrate. In addition, the symbiote's planetary coordinates have also been classified as red encryption level..."
"Actually, I have a different opinion. Judging from the video, the Space Warrior Project is still feasible. As long as we study it in reverse..."
"You are playing with fire! Didn't you hear what those monsters said? We didn't find them, but they made us find them on purpose!"
"That's right! Once tens of thousands of symbiotes descend on Earth, have you ever thought about the consequences? By then, all of humanity will face the crisis of extinction. Can you afford this responsibility?"
"Humph! That's just based on the worst possible outcome. But if we can successfully overcome the difficulties, it will be a big step forward in our exploration of the universe! You are too short-sighted!"
"What era is this? I have never heard of a project without risk. Didn't the research project you started to replicate the super soldier fail in the end and create a monster like the Hulk?"
"How can the two be confused? You are gambling with the safety of all mankind. Anyway, I don't agree to continue taking risks! I suggest that the space exploration plan be suspended and the Symbiote Planet be listed as the highest threat target, and never log in again!"
"You are destroying our chance to lead the world again..."
"That's better than you executioners..."
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The small conference room was instantly divided into three factions, and the quarrels continued.
One group is the radicals, who were also the original victors. They advocate taking bigger steps and entering the universe to begin exploration as soon as possible.
Now that this has happened, it is impossible to let them slap themselves in the face, so even if it is very dangerous, they have no choice but to go all the way, because retreating now means throwing away the benefits that have already been taken in their mouths, how can they be willing to do that!
As for the opposition, there is no need to say much. They were not optimistic about this costly and time-consuming plan in the first place, and now that they have been given such a big handle, how could they not use it? Naturally, they will pursue it relentlessly!
Peace, the safety of all mankind, the threat to the earth... All the excuses that they once sneered at were thrown out without any cost, hoping to defeat the other party directly with justice and take back their interests.
Who knows, the total annual funding is limited. If some people eat more, naturally some people will eat less, or even have nothing to eat!
Add to that the various interest groups that have banded together, party struggles, ideological struggles... In short, the relationships here are so messy that it's frightening!
As for the remaining group, they were the neutral group who were temporarily watching from the sidelines, and these people generally did not speak.
Of course, they were not strong enough in terms of numbers or strength, so they just let the other two groups fight it out.
Seeing that these people were about to fight, President Ellis, who originally tended to be radical, had to intervene to mediate.
He slammed the table with an intimidating look, and his eagle-like eyes swept over everyone. For the president's sake, everyone from every faction immediately stopped arguing, looking at each other with their eyes and noses, as if the people who were arguing like the aunties in the vegetable market just now were not them.
"Have you quarreled enough? Each of you is a pillar of the country. How disgraceful you were just now!"
Seeing that President Ellis was a little angry, everyone lowered their heads even lower. No matter what they were thinking in their hearts, they had to at least show it for the sake of face.
Moreover, their excited expressions just now, almost greeting each other's families, might have been meant to show him. After all, the incident has already happened, and this plan was also decided by him as the president. No matter what the final result is, they must be given a way out. Otherwise, if they all flock to the other side, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of him as the president
People who can come to this conference room for meetings are basically smart people. Even if they suddenly roll up their sleeves and prepare to fight someone, they may have their own plans.
How could President Ellis, with his calm expression, be fooled by their behavior just now? He knocked twice to show his presence and then walked down the stairs.
So he immediately suppressed his anger and took the lead in starting a new round of discussion.
But this time it was much more harmonious. The main focus was on discussing the feasibility of the original plan and making a risk assessment.
Another question is, what should we do if we abandon the original plan
President Ellis’ bottom line is that the symbiote planet can be abandoned, but the development of spacecraft and space exploration cannot be stopped.
This involves a new round of interest division. In order to allow the plan to continue to be implemented, the group led by him will inevitably have to divide some of their original interests to shut up the opposition.
Moreover, since such a big crisis had arisen, he had no choice but to give in.
As a result, once issues related to his own interests are involved, he will definitely argue for a long time, which will make him very tired.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the conference room, and then the president's secretary hurriedly came to President Ellis and whispered something in his ear, which instantly changed his expression!
"Immediately order the deletion of all related videos and control public opinion!"
"Yes, Mr. President."
After the secretary left in a hurry, President Ellis looked around with a serious face and said, "Just now, a large number of videos about symbiotes appeared on the Internet, including the ones we just saw!"
"In addition, some countries that have received the news have begun to contact our diplomats and question the authenticity of our relevant intelligence."
When these words were spoken, everyone in the conference room was shocked!
After all, this was originally just their "family affair", but once it was exposed, it would become a complete disaster!