Zhang Weimin rolled his eyes.
"Still calling me 'Your Excellency Major General'?"
Huh?
Meng Hao was stunned.
Could it be.
Had Zhang Weimin been promoted again so soon?
Cheng Hua, however, reacted quickly.
"Meng Hao, Young Master."
"She's already given her daughter to you, so calling you Uncle isn't unreasonable... Once the wedding is officially held, you'll have to call me Dad."
Meng Hao slapped his forehead hard.
Good heavens.
He had been so flustered by Zhang Weimin's sudden visit that his mind had turned into mush.
He quickly followed along with the conversation, calling him Uncle Zhang and Uncle Zhang, making Zhang Weimin overjoyed.
"Alright, alright."
"Then stay for the night."
"We have to leave first thing tomorrow morning."
"I need to be involved in setting up the press conference venue."
Seeing Zhang Weimin's mood improve, Meng Hao also felt relieved.
"Zhang Xijin."
"Why don't you spend some quality time with your dad tonight?"
"You haven't seen each other for half a year, and I'm sure he misses you."
Meng Hao said softly to Zhang Xijin.
The latter.
Her face turned bright red, somewhat ashamed to look Zhang Weimin in the eyes.
"Tsk."
"A daughter's heart strays when she grows up."
"I see, her whole heart has run off with you, leaving no room for her father or mother."
Facing her father's teasing.
Zhang Xijin lowered her head even further.
Meng Hao quickly seized the opportunity to gently push Zhang Xijin towards her father... Although Zhang Weimin's words were harsh, his feet didn't move at all.
As expected, his bark was worse than his bite.
He said he didn't care about Zhang Xijin, but in reality, he doted on his daughter.
"Also, go back and see your mom more often."
"She always talks about you."
Under Cheng Hua's guidance, the father and daughter went to the best suite for guests at Huarong Technology Company.
...
Three days later.
Meng Hao arrived in Kyoto.
The press conference was held at a top-tier foreign affairs hotel in Kyoto.
The hotel lobby was large enough to accommodate over a thousand people simultaneously.
As Zhang Weimin had said.
He was one of the people responsible for this press conference.
Zhang Weimin poured a glass of water for Meng Hao, which made Meng Hao feel a bit overwhelmed, and he quickly stood up to take the cup.
"There's no need to be so polite and reserved."
"In private, if you don't treat my daughter well, I can kick your butt... But this press conference is being held in the official name of our Great Xia, and you are the protagonist today, so you deserve to be treated with utmost respect."
"Also, thank you for listening to my words the other day and bringing Zhang Xijin along. She can go back and see her mother."
Zhang Weimin wore a polite smile.
It was clear.
He was in a professional capacity.
Meng Hao, feeling a bit flattered, sat down, took the cup from Zhang Weimin, and took a few sips.
"The press conference will begin at ten in the morning."
"Almost all international foreign affairs reporters from around the world have been invited."
"You are truly going to be the center of attention worldwide this time."
Speaking of the United States and this press conference.
A hint of dissatisfaction appeared on Zhang Weimin's face.
"Heh."
"The United States is truly going to reap what they sow this time."
"Reportedly, that joint military exercise is still ongoing... We have already determined that the main purpose of this joint military exercise is to search for your whereabouts."
"If the US side suddenly discovers that you have returned to our country and exposed their wrongdoings, I wonder what their attitude will be."
Meng Hao nodded with a smile.
Yes.
The US side probably never dreamed.
That he would have arrived on Great Xia's soil so quickly.
"They sent thousands of warships to look for me, didn't they?"
"Coincidentally, this press conference can be used to inform them of my current whereabouts."
"Consider it doing a good deed."
Meng Hao took another sip of water and said with a smile.
Zhang Weimin chatted with Meng Hao for a while longer before going about his own business.
Meng Hao, sitting at the podium and looking at the few empty seats, felt a sense of emotion.
After this press conference.
The US side would definitely be at loggerheads with Great Xia... Of course, the relationship between the two countries hadn't been great before.
Most importantly.
The US side would likely refuse to admit that they had officially detained Meng Hao.
For the sake of face, they would surely shift all blame to Lieutenant General Tommy and his foolish illegitimate son, Bruce.
Speaking of Bruce.
Meng Hao suddenly thought of William.
I have to say.
William was quite sensible.
He wondered what changes this press conference would bring to William.
He had previously sent the recordings of Bruce's constant threats to William.
Perhaps.
The internal situation in the United States was already in chaos.
Forget it.
It didn't matter to him.
He was already back in his home country anyway.
The United States had no leverage over him at all.
...
Before this press conference was held.
The military, foreign affairs, and scientific research departments of Great Xia had jointly issued a public announcement.
The title was simple, and the content was even simpler.
"Regarding the Clarification of a Certain International Matter."
Content: Lies will eventually be exposed!
In Great Xia, there was a convention in the field of news releases.
The fewer words, the bigger the issue usually was.
The announcement jointly issued by the three major departments instantly sparked heated discussions online.
Not only the citizens of Great Xia.
But also reporters from all over the world expressed great interest.
Bilibili, Zhihu, Toutiao.
Major social media platforms like these immediately pinned the news.
Instantly.
This kind of official suspense-building message spread far and wide across the country and the globe.
"What the heck, what's going on?"
"Is the officialdom playing memes now?"
"By the way, what do you think they're going to clarify?"
"Also, what does 'lies will eventually be exposed' mean?"
All sorts of speculations flew everywhere within these few days.
Could it be that Great Xia had developed some world-changing scientific product... but what did that have to do with the outside world?
Or, Great Xia's joint military exercise had achieved world-renowned results... That didn't seem right either, achieving world-renowned results had nothing to do with exposing lies.
Some even suspected that Great Xia might use this press conference as an opportunity to publicly announce the upcoming establishment of the Great Xia financial circle.
However.
The Great Xia authorities seemed to have no intention of responding.
No one doubted.
Given the level of secrecy of the Great Xia authorities.
It was likely that no wind would be leaked until the press conference began.
The reactions of countries around the world were not much better than those in Great Xia.
Furthermore.
These countries announced that they would send reporters to attend this conference.
Of course.
Great Xia fully welcomed them.
All countries that had applied to attend the press conference were, without exception, approved by Great Xia.
Except for the United States.
In fact.
The United States had no intention of sending reporters at all.
It was very clear.
Only the United States could have guessed the real topic of this press conference.