The Department of Defense spent the next while discussing the "bids" that had been submitted. In the end, they still gave Lin Qi the opportunity.
This was not because the plans submitted by Lin Qi's people could satisfy the Department of Defense one hundred percent—in fact, the proposal had come from Strategic Command. To get Blackstone Security involved, they had truly gone all out.
The real reason Lin Qi got the opportunity came from Blackstone Security's reliable record of overseas military operations.
They had extensive experience in overseas military operations, something no other security or military company could provide. After all, society had only shifted from conservative to aggressive three years ago.
Three years earlier, the Federal society had virtually no experience exploring abroad. How much could they have now?
Blackstone Security might have been the only military organization in the past twenty years to carry out overseas military operations over the long term. Send all those newly established organizations to do it instead?
If things went well, that was fine. But if they didn't, who would take responsibility?
Moreover, the Department of Defense had planted quite a few people inside Blackstone Security. They also genuinely intended to use Lin Qi and Blackstone Security to train their troops. So from the very beginning, they had never considered letting this plan fall into anyone else's hands.
The reason they had everyone submit bids and then selected the most suitable proposal still came down to the issue of benefits.
The purpose of spending money on the families of those military generals was not to make them feel the beauty of the Federation. It was to ensure that when an opportunity arose, they would be the first to know.
Knowing or not knowing was one matter.
Winning or losing the bid was another.