62: Face up to mistakes? Are you kidding? I am an immortal!

Chapter 62: Face the Mistake? You Must Be Joking, I'm the Bowing Sauce Immortal!

Never ones to shy away from a spectacle, Dragon Xia netizens flocked to leave comments under the Eagle Country Embassy's social media account.

【Eagle Country's aircraft carrier fire technology is number one in the world, even their lapdogs have learned it.】

【I steal oil for my country! Eagle Country, you're doing great! Steal a few more tankers of oil, and you'll have the money to fix your ships.】

【What do you bunch of idiots know? This is the advantage of a powerful military-industrial complex. Losing a few dozen grunts is nothing.】

The leadership at the Eagle Country Pentagon took notice of this and was furious.

They ordered a thorough investigation into the Little Chicken aircraft carrier accident. Some executives from the Little Chicken's design company, the Raptor fighter jet manufacturer Raytheon Company, and the arresting cable supplier Lockheed Martin were taken in for questioning.

"Mr. William, what do we do now?" the assistant asked anxiously.

William said calmly, "Don't panic like a frightened groundhog. There's no need to worry. The CEO has already taken care of everything. No matter what they ask, just say you don't know."

"Will that work? Those are FBL investigators."

"Trust the company, trust the consultants. They've already gathered enough dirt on Raytheon Company and sent it to the newspapers. Soon, the public's attention will be drawn to Raytheon's scandals."

"Raytheon Company is too stupid, insisting on a fight to the death with us."

"Heh, overestimating themselves."

The next day, the postal service published a special report on how Eagle Country's Raytheon Company secured the Raptor fighter jet production contract by bribing high-level officials at the Pentagon.

For a time, the Eagle Country public opinion sphere was in an uproar, with condemnation of Raytheon Company growing louder.

Meanwhile, across the ocean, the mustachioed leader of Japan's naval fools came forward to apologize to the public for the Izumo aircraft carrier accident.

He straightened his back and bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle, almost burying his head in the ground.

The apology video quickly spread globally, with many rebels cheering for it.

【Look at the leader of Japan's naval fools, daring to face the mistake. Isn't this something our Dragon Xia should reflect on and learn from?】

【Face the mistake? What the hell kind of international joke are you playing? Japan discharged polluted water, faced global criticism, did it admit fault?】

【LMAO, what a great Bowing Sauce spirit! I won't be satisfied unless they award the naval fools the title of Bowing Sauce Immortal.】

【Look how awesome they are. Nearly two hundred casualties, and a bow settles it.】

【This is Japan's institutional advantage. In our Dragon Xia, even thirty casualties would be a matter for the Elders' Council to supervise and handle.】

Facing global ridicule, Japan felt quite pleased with itself. After the apology, there seemed to be no further investigation.

But secretly, Japan's Tokko secretly arrested Kameda Jiro, the head of the overseas trading company.

Poor Kameda Jiro had just regained consciousness from a coma, Before I even had time to feel grateful for surviving the ordeal， Tortured by their own people.

"Talk! Who exactly told you to procure the substandard arresting cables?"

"Don't hit me, don't hit me! I'll talk, I'll tell everything. These steel cables were purchased from Lockheed Martin."

"Still trying to hide things at this point? Lockheed Martin's arresting cables are the best in the world. You say you bought them from there and they had problems, but we haven't found any evidence?"

The interrogator coldly questioned, whip in hand. Kameda Jiro, already beaten to a pulp, dared not lie anymore and quickly spilled everything.

To maintain secrecy, Lockheed Martin never signed a procurement contract with the company. All transactions were done privately, and even Kameda Jiro's payments were made through black market accounts.

"Still refusing to tell the truth? Are you colluding with Dragon Xia forces?"

As he spoke, the interrogator whipped Kameda Jiro across the face, leaving an immediate, bright red scar.

Kameda Jiro cried out in pain, "I'm not colluding with Dragon Xia! The reason for contacting them is because Lockheed Martin's arresting cables are procured from a Dragon Xia company."

"Still making excuses? The mighty Lockheed Martin, the top weapons and equipment supplier on Blue Star, needs to buy arresting cables from Dragon Xia?"

The interrogator's face turned ashen. The Tokko section chief beside him said with a cold expression, "Nonsense. Cut out his tongue."

Huh?

"I'm not lying, I'm not lying! Please, no more..."

Kameda Jiro pleaded bitterly, but was met with even fiercer lashes from the whip.

Half an hour later, Kameda Jiro had lost two front teeth, his left kneecap was shattered, and he fell unconscious.

The interrogator whispered, "Section Chief, this fool won't talk no matter what. Could there be another reason?"

"What other reason could a traitor colluding with Dragon Xia have? If he still won't talk after three more days of torture, throw him to the dogs."

The Tokko leader said and turned to leave, convinced that Kameda Jiro was a traitor selling out his country.

Truthfully, he had considered Kameda's story. But with an incident as big as the Izumo aircraft carrier accident, someone had to take the blame.

The Emperor is furious. At least a few people have to die, right?

As for Kameda Jiro... well, you're just unlucky.

While Japan was busy with interrogations, the Eagle Country Pentagon wasn't idle either.

After a war of words, Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin reached a private agreement.

Lockheed Martin would stop pursuing Raytheon Company, and Raytheon Company would drop its lawsuit against Lockheed Martin.

Together, they pressured the Pentagon leadership to sweep the Little Chicken aircraft carrier accident under the rug.

But the Pentagon higher-ups weren't fools. The US President personally ordered an investigation into the matter.

Four Raptor fighter jets worth $150 million were lost, along with countless personnel and other assets. And you're saying with a straight face there's no problem here?

The Pentagon refused to let go. Under pressure, Lockheed Martin's top brass finally decided to cough up some money to settle the matter.

"Give them $4 billion to shut those vultures up," William said with a dark expression.

The assistant asked softly, "$4 billion? Isn't that too much?"

"We'll pay $1.5 billion. Raytheon Company can cover the rest. Don't think they can wash their hands of this," William said viciously.

The assistant hurriedly nodded, "I'll contact them right away."

After some bargaining, Raytheon Company conceded, agreeing to let Lockheed Martin participate in the later Little Chicken aircraft carrier repair work, with both sides splitting the compensation costs equally.

"Also, regarding Japan, tell the trading company that the Pentagon has traced it back to me. We need $5 billion to settle the situation," William added.

The assistant immediately tried to contact Kameda Jiro, but the phone kept ringing unanswered.

Through a series of maneuvers, Lockheed Martin not only avoided negative impact from the carrier arresting cable failure but also secured the Little Chicken aircraft carrier repair contract for $1 billion. Raytheon Company also got its wish, securing a new Raptor fighter jet procurement agreement.

Both sides were pleased. Thus, a world where only Japan and the Eagle Country Pentagon got hurt was achieved.

Of course, all this had nothing to do with the instigator, Lu Shenwei. At that moment, he was holding a wine glass, following Gu Ming to attend the guangyu silent sea trial celebration banquet.

Dragon Xia military bigwigs gathered in force. Lu Shenwei kept nodding, his eyes darting everywhere.