"Minister's wife, please put down your phone."
"Mike, what happened?"
"I said put down your phone."
Mike Banning walked straight up to Karen and said this to Betty, who was taking out her phone, before turning to Karen. "We've lost contact with the Capitol Building. Until we learn more, we'll take shelter in place. I need the secure phone the Federation issued to you."
Karen nodded and took the secure phone from her bag.
Betty was handing her electronic devices to a Secret Service agent.
At that moment.
On television.
Washington TV station interrupted its broadcast with breaking news.
They had received word that explosions had occurred inside or around the Capitol Building...
Karen was stunned. She hurried to the window and opened it.
What she saw!
At Capitol Hill, where the Capitol Building stood, an orange-red fireball had burst into the sky.
Over by the Naval Factory.
Lake and General Ross stood outside the restaurant, both looking up toward the Capitol Building.
Good grief.
So...
This was Alexander Pierce's backup plan?
A safety contingency?
Since he was in the Federation, if he died, whoever was responsible would take the Federation down with him. That made sense, right?
Lake couldn't help shouting "good grief" inwardly.
The next second.
Lake came to his senses, blinked, and looked at Ross, who was staring at him strangely. He paused, as if he had thought of something. "If I say I didn't do this, will you believe me?"
General Ross did not answer directly. Instead, he said thoughtfully, "Your mother is the Designated Survivor!"
Lake: "..."
Judging by the scale of the Capitol Building's explosion, although it was not as powerful as the Three Feathers incident, there probably wouldn't be many survivors.
Under such circumstances.
There was no doubt about it.
The Designated Survivor