At the first moment of the crash, two Aurora-20s took off from the New Moon Island military base to patrol the airspace where the plane disappeared. Fifty Celestial Trade Marine Corps soldiers were dispatched in helicopters and patrol boats to the target area for search and rescue.
Although they did not enter a state of emergency, the top brass of the Celestial Trade Army, Navy, and Air Force still put out 120% of their energy and treated the incident seriously.
The bilateral relationship between Xin and the UA was at a historical turning point. Trump was supposed to return to the country with an agreement symbolizing friendship, but he encountered an air crash on the way. The nature of this accident may directly affect the future diplomatic relations between the two countries and even the global political landscape.
Less than twelve hours after the crash, there were already many comments on the Internet pointing to Xin as the culprit behind the crash, and all kinds of rumors emerged. Although the comments on the Internet did not have any reference value, they still had to be vigilant.
Their top priority now was to find the plane before the UA did. If they were still alive, they had to protect them before Morgan's men did. If the person was already dead, they must find the black box before the UA did.
Shortly after arriving in Celestial City, Jiang Chen, who was visiting the Special Projects Research Institute, immediately went to the Space Department Command Center in Celestial City after receiving the news. He found the Minister of Space, Kelvin, and issued an order for combat deployment.
The clean-up of the Martian species nests was immediately stopped, and the Seagull-class starship cruising in the Martian synchronous orbit immediately set off to return, along with five orbital airborne brigades to deal with possible changes.
Immediately afterward, Jiang Chen called Ivan on New Moon Island.
"How's the situation?"
"The whereabouts of the missing flight are still unknown. We have sent thirty additional patrol boats to the target area and launched a carpet search. Just now, Malaysia and New Guinea also sent patrol boats to assist us in the search. "
Including the twenty patrol boats that had already set off, the number of search and rescue fleets dispatched by Celestial Trade had reached fifty.
The sea area of Xin was extremely large, more than ten times the land area. Without affecting the normal patrol mission, dispatching fifty patrol boats to carry out search and rescue was the limit. Although Air Force One lost contact in the airspace between the Mariana Islands and Wake Island, it was still impossible to conclude that the plane crashed in this area.
After briefly understanding the situation from Ivan, Jiang Chen hung up the phone and was about to call the Xin Presidential Palace. Several missed call windows popped up on the holographic screen.
Seeing that it was Ayesha, he immediately called back.
As soon as the call connected, Ayesha quickly reported to him.
"There's news from Bernice. At 5: 20 in the morning, Washington time, the White House announced that the UA had entered a Level III state. The Pentagon also issued documents to all levels of military to increase their combat readiness. Vice President Mike Pence has been protected by the FBA."
"Let Bernice find out who has been in contact with Mike Pence in the past few days … No, in the past month," Jiang Chen said.
"I'll do it now," Ayesha said in an undertone.
"Also, let the Ghost Agents in North America keep an eye on the movements of the Pentagon." "If the UA military continues to increase troops in Colombia, report to me immediately."
"Yes," Ayesha replied without hesitation.
…
Three days had passed since Air Force One went missing.
The entire plane seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving people with only endless suspense. As for whether or not the passengers on Air Force One survived, experts from all over the world had differing opinions. However, three days had passed, and no clues were found. This was even after Celestial Trade dispatched a military observation satellite to assist in the search and rescue.
It could be said that the possibility of survival of the people on board was infinitely close to zero.
Regardless of whether Trump was dead or alive, the country couldn't live without a ruler.
On the fourth day after the White House announced that the UA had entered a Level III state, Mike Pence stood on the lawn in front of the White House.
"Today, with a heavy heart, I stand here to announce to all of you a sorrowful piece of news." Mike Pence turned to the first page of his speech, raised his head, and let everyone see his solemn and sad face. "Our president, on his way back from a visit to Xin, unfortunately encountered an air crash, and his whereabouts are unknown."
"However, life has to go on. For our future, we can't be knocked down by grief and stand still."
"From the moment I became the vice president, I was clear about my responsibilities. When this country was in danger, the responsibility and obligation that I shouldered prompted me to stand here and shoulder our future … "
"My compatriots, the oath I read in front of you and God belongs not only to me, but to all of us, all of us …"
After reading the inaugural speech, Mike Pence solemnly completed the inauguration ceremony under the auspices of the president of the Supreme Court. He succeeded Trump, who took office less than a month ago, and became the 47th president of the UA.
At this moment, standing on the side of the road not far from the White House lawn, two men in suits stood next to a black car with an open door. They were looking at Mike Pence, who was giving an inaugural speech in the middle of the crowd, from a distance with a smile on their faces.
"Although it's not Kennedy who was elected, fortunately, we have Johnson," Morgan said with a smile.
Lyndon Johnson, the successor of President Kennedy after the assassination in history, was also the widely suspected mastermind of Kennedy's assassination. In addition to Lyndon Johnson, the direct beneficiaries of Kennedy's assassination were the Texas oil tycoons and the military-industrial complex that directly benefited from the Vietnam War.
At that time, there was also a Jewish part of the military-industrial complex, but since the fall of the Rothschild family that influenced the North American Jewish Consortium, this interest group was now firmly controlled by the Morgan and Rockefeller families.
Wall Street had never been so united.
Saying such words at this moment was almost equivalent to being responsible for the death of the president.
"There are FBA people nearby. It's better for us to keep a low profile." Although Rockefeller said so, he had a faint smile on his face without the slightest tension.
Morgan laughed and did not make any comments.
FBA Director John Corning, who sent Mike Pence to the White House, was one of their people, and Trump, who promoted John Corning, probably didn't even know this.
The depth of the situation in Capital was far beyond the imagination of outsiders.
The people hoped to elect a president who did not belong to Washington to represent them and make their voices heard, but they had never thought about how the alternative they elected would face a group of old foxes who would eat people without spitting out their bones, and how he would face the intricate web of interests. He didn't even know who to trust, and it was difficult to gather a leadership team. After all, he couldn't even find a few allies within the party, let alone outside the party.
If he happened to meet the interests of the majority, it would be fine.
Unfortunately, the first thing he did after taking office was to touch the cake of the military-industrial complex …
Just as Morgan and Rockefeller smiled at each other for the victory on Wall Street, Vargas, far away in South America, was also paying attention to this "sad" inauguration ceremony.
After the news of the Sugar Cube Diplomacy came out, Vargas was desperate about the future of Colombia. Although he didn't know what kind of agreement the UA and Xin had reached, he was certain of one thing. In the face of greater interests, no one cared about what the Colombian people thought or what Vargas thought.
However, things quickly turned around.
The death of President Trump made Vargas see the determination of their "allies".
Unfortunately, however, the interim president of North Colombia, who was in charge of the military and political power of North Colombia, had obviously misunderstood. Wall Street hoped that the UA and Xin would maintain the Cold War, but it did not want a direct conflict between the two sides …
But Vargas obviously did not understand this.
Just as the inauguration ceremony of Mike Pence came to an end, a speech was staged in Barranquilla, the capital of North Colombia.
In front of the media, Vargas made an impassioned war mobilization to all the supporters of the Presidential Republic in Colombia.
The civil war was on the verge of breaking out.
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