Three days had passed since the Ares incident.
The UA Secretary of State paid a diplomatic visit to Xin and met with Calvin, the Minister of Celestial Trade's Space Department … In fact, they wanted to see Jiang Chen at first, but Jiang Chen used the excuse that he was on vacation and declined the Secretary of State's request.
Vacation.
It was a good excuse.
In short, Calvin represented Jiang Chen and euphemistically expressed the difficulty of the rescue to the visiting Secretary of State. For example, the Ares landed directly above the Devil Worm nest. If the rescue rashly, it may cause casualties to the astronauts on the Ares. Celestial Trade couldn't afford this responsibility and couldn't help …
To put it simply, we can't save your people!
The Capitol was furious about Celestial Trade's attitude, but there was nothing it could do.
After all, there was no military assistance agreement between Xin and the UA. Others were willing to help out of humanitarianism, but it was their freedom to say they couldn't help.
Of course, considering the economic and trade relationship between the two countries, Calvin didn't make any promises and left some hope for the Capitol.
For example, in a private meeting with the visiting UA Secretary of State, Calvin vaguely revealed that there was still room for negotiation, but the price offered by the UA Secretary of State was not sincere enough. He suggested that the UA Secretary of State should go back and discuss with the UA Secretary of State first, then they could talk about the rescue.
Just like that, with a stomach full of disappointment, the UA Secretary of State ended his three-day diplomatic visit to Xin.
Then, what happened next was interesting.
As soon as the new Secretary of State returned, the UA media began to criticize the Capitol.
The Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal all stood up and accused the Hill government of incompetence in diplomacy, and the new Secretary of State's ability issues …
The direction of public opinion this time surprised Jiang Chen.
Originally, he thought that the UA media would criticize Celestial Trade and put a few more "cold-blooded" and "selfish" labels on him, but he didn't expect the Capitol to be at the center of the vortex of public opinion.
But it didn't take long for him to understand.
The new Secretary of State appointed by Hill hit a wall on Celestial Trade's side and could be used to highlight the abilities of the former Secretary of State. Currently, the Democratic Party only had three candidates who could compete in the primaries in March.
Kerry certainly didn't know what agreement B City Consortium and Jiang Chen had reached. Now that there was an opportunity, Kerry and his supporters certainly wouldn't give up on stepping on Hill.
However, just as planned, what happened next was completely out of the expectations of Kerry and the Morgan Financial Group behind him …
…
Coro Airport.
A special plane from Boston International Airport landed on the flat runway.
The plane came to a stop.
A man in a black suit, accompanied by two bodyguards and an accompanying reporter, walked off the plane with a confident smile.
Of course, he didn't use his own money to rent the plane. As a senator, he couldn't possibly have so much money.
But since he was representing the B City University Alumni Association to go to Xin, the funds under the association would naturally cover his expenses. Once the money was put on the coat of the fund, it would be much easier to operate.
He took a few steps in the direction of the VIP channel of Coro Airport. When he saw the man standing at the entrance of the channel, his eyes suddenly lit up. He put on a warm smile and extended his hand to greet him from a distance.
"Welcome, Mr. Joseph Kennedy." Jiang Chen smiled and extended his right hand when he saw the UA man walking over.
"Nice to meet you," Joseph warmly shook Jiang Chen's hand and laughed. "I've heard a lot about you."
"Your Han seems to be pretty good?"
"Of course, I worked in a Chinese restaurant to earn my tuition when I was a student. Not only do I speak fluent Han, but I also know how to make spring … spring rolls," Joseph vividly drew with his finger. "It's the kind with white skin and stuffing."
"Haha, then I'll have to see it in a bit," Jiang Chen joked. "But I guess your boss definitely didn't teach you seriously, because that thing is actually called dumplings."
The atmosphere of the meeting was quite friendly, especially when both sides had the purpose of making friends.
The two walked all the way out of the airport, and the reporter behind them held the camera all the way until the two sat in the Luer limousine outside the airport.
Obviously, this reporter should be hired by the B City Consortium and knew what could be filmed and what couldn't.
All the news about this visit, regardless of which newspaper or television station it came from, the source of the material could only come from this reporter. This also prevented the possibility of Kerry and Hill's campaign team behind the scenes to distort the news.
In addition to the silent reporter, Jiang Chen also noticed that the two bodyguards wearing sunglasses behind him also had an aura that couldn't be underestimated.
If he had to compare them to someone, it would probably be slightly inferior to the guy named Johnson who was always with Carmen. He was probably either a retired SEAL or a retired Delta.
It seemed that the people of the B City Consortium were also very aware of the curse of the Kennedy family and protected this little Kennedy tightly.
"Has the next itinerary been determined?" After sitting in the car, Jiang Chen looked at Joseph and asked with a smile, "Tell me, how do you need us to cooperate with your election?"
"Is there a golf course?" Joseph smiled. "My skills are not bad."
"I have one at the foot of Mount Fuji, but I don't go very often." Jiang Chen smiled.
The land in Coro City was extremely expensive. They wanted to plant all the farmland in the sea. Where would they find a large piece of land to build a golf course? It wasn't that Jiang Chen didn't have the money, but there was no need to show off.
"What about volleyball or table tennis?" Joseph asked.
"Both are fine," Jiang Chen said pleasantly. "If you want to play volleyball, I recommend the Heart of the Sea. The beach volleyball there is of the highest quality I have ever seen. "
The so-called high quality was, of course, in a certain sense.
Only five-star hotels in the Heart of the Sea or tourists with membership cards were allowed to enter. The entire beach was artificially decorated and could be regarded as the most beautiful coastline in the entire Coro City. It was precisely because of this that there were always rich people from all over the world gathered on the beach. And in a place like this, there were naturally beauties of different skin colors …
And the "turbulent" beach volleyball.
"Haha, then the guest will follow the host." Joseph laughed.
He didn't really care about the destination of this trip.
Just as they had already discussed, the purpose of his visit to Xin was to establish a friendship with Jiang Chen and to show this friendship to the UA people.
Regardless of what he did in Xin and what deals he reached with Jiang Chen, there would only be two sentences appearing in the headlines of the major UA media tomorrow –
In order to save his alumni, Senator Kennedy went to Xin alone on behalf of the B City University Alumni Association to promote diplomacy.
Jiang Chen promised that Celestial Trade would rescue the trapped UA astronauts and witness the friendship between the two countries.
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