The Secretary of Defense inwardly cursed the shameless bastard. He was about to argue further when he was interrupted again.
"If America hasn't made up its mind yet, that's perfectly fine. There's no deadline for joining the Earth Defense Force. Just apply once you've decided! What's the big deal?
"Or... would you rather not see the Earth Defense Force established, Mr. Secretary of Defense?" The Zhonghua representative narrowed his eyes and gave him an ambiguous smile.
With that damning question, the Secretary of Defense could no longer say anything. Otherwise, he might be suspected of opposing humanity itself!
Seeing that the Secretary of Defense had been rendered speechless, the Zhonghua representative looked around, then strode confidently to the podium.
"As everyone knows, during the last crisis... as one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, Zhonghua had an obligation to shoulder its responsibilities for the safety of all humanity... Therefore, I call upon everyone here... to establish a powerful Earth defense force to respond to this crisis!"
By the time he finished presenting his proposal, everyone below was dumbfounded.
"Hey, why does that speech sound so familiar?" a reporter whispered to his colleague beside him.
"Of course it sounds familiar. That's exactly what the Secretary of Defense just said... word for word! Oh, wait, he changed the country's name!" His colleague suppressed a laugh.
"Pfft!" The reporter froze for a moment, then lost control and let out a piglike snort of laughter.
Quite a few others in the audience couldn't help laughing either. Everyone looked toward the Secretary of Defense...
Sure enough, his face had turned thunderous! His entire body was trembling with rage.
You bastard! Stealing my proposal and my application documents wasn't enough? Now you're stealing my speech, too? Has plagiarism really gotten this rampant?!
Apparently