"Someone called me and said he wanted to talk to you."
Senator Landon put down his knife and fork, picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, lit a cigarette, and walked over to the windowsill.
When he pushed open the window, the wind blowing in from outside was somewhat chilly, which also helped clear his head.
What had happened to Pence last night had alarmed some people in the middle of the night. Early that morning, they had arranged for someone to talk to Lin Qi.
Lin Qi's destructive power was simply too great. Moreover, this attempt had not only failed to damage the relationship between Lin Qi and the Presidential Palace—it had instead brought the two sides' trust even closer.
If this had happened in the past, Lin Qi having someone stage a car accident in Bu Peien would certainly have been impossible.
This was not Sabine City, nor some other remote backwater. This was the center of the Federation.
Anything that happened here could ultimately be given political overtones, so certain things could not be done with such impunity here.
But he had done it. Not only had he done it, the National Security Committee had even taken Pence away that morning.
This meant that Mr. Truman not only knew what had happened, but also maintained tacit support for Lin Qi's actions!
A wealthy man with a private armed force, backed by a wartime president—together, the two of them were already qualified to challenge the entire capitalist order, as long as they wanted to! So early that morning, some sleepless capitalists had begun contacting people, hoping to put an end to it before war broke out!
These people would not reveal their identities right away. They would also discuss the matter according to Bu Peien's—or rather, the