Hudson Allen gently shook his head, "Mr. President, I am just an ordinary businessman. My capabilities are limited, and I cannot save you. Only you can save yourself."
Seeing that Hudson Allen was still playing dumb at this critical moment, the President became furious and dropped all pretense. "Hudson, this was something we did together. If I fall, I will definitely drag you all down with me!"
"Mr. Biden, please don't be anxious. I'm not abandoning you," Hudson Allen quickly placated him as he saw his emotions escalating. "I admit that using the nuclear bomb directly was a bit thoughtless, but it's not without a solution."
Joseph Biden, the President of the United States of America, was so anxious that his mouth was covered in blisters. "Tell me quickly! How do we solve this!"
Hudson Allen spread his hands. "It's very simple. Since the nuclear explosion was enough to destroy all traces, all you have to do is insist that it wasn't deployed by the United States."
"But," Joseph Biden quickly reacted, "the effect of this nuclear explosion is identical to our last small nuclear bomb test. How can we explain that!"
"This is even simpler. Issue a statement about it being lost, and then go to the military and find a few scapegoats. This way, you can not only give China an answer and force them to retreat but also profit greatly from it."
The words enlightened Joseph Biden. He was initially intimidated by China's formidable fleet. Only then did he realize that although the United States' nuclear bomb had exploded in China, China had no evidence to prove it was deployed by the United States.
Although the United States had the motive and the capability, there was a lack of sufficient hard evidence. As long as they brazenly denied it, China would have no recourse.
"Mr. Hudson," Joseph Biden said slowly after a moment of thought, "China has mobilized such a large force this time. They will not rest until they find the mastermind. We must help them find a suitable culprit."
"Japan is their sworn enemy. However, Japan is too close to us. Saying that Japan did it is no different from admitting it ourselves. The United Kingdom has its own capabilities; there's no need for them to use ours..."
After listing all the countries, Joseph Biden shifted his attention to the Middle East, focusing on Afghanistan, known as the graveyard of empires.
That afternoon, the White House of the United States convened a press conference, personally hosted by President Joseph Biden.
Facing the dense rows of cameras, Joseph Biden put on a masterful performance, feigning deep sorrow.
"We express our grave concern regarding the events that befell China and are willing to provide humanitarian assistance. For countries that use weapons of mass destruction for their own selfish gains, we will eradicate them completely for the sake of world peace."
After a series of pompous platitudes, it was time for the reporters' free questions. Joseph Biden raised his hand and called on a reporter who had been pre-arranged.
The chief reporter from Pengbai News slowly stood up. "Mr. President, the Chinese army has been pressing the issue, claiming that the United States deployed a nuclear bomb in China to kill their genius scientist Professor Jing Mingqiu. How do you explain this?"
Joseph Biden's eyes welled up with tears. "Professor Jing Mingqiu was exceptionally gifted. At such a young age, he had already made many world-changing achievements. He was a modern-day Einstein. His sudden passing is a loss to the entire world."
"I deeply admire Professor Jing and would absolutely not harm him. However, I have heard that internal strife in China is severe, with factions clashing with each other, and many scientists have died under mysterious circumstances. I suspect Professor Jing was killed by someone within their own ranks..."
Watching the President of the United States on stage spewing lies and falsehoods, the Chinese reporters in the audience were furious. "Shameless! Extremely shameless!"
"They clearly deployed a nuclear bomb to kill Professor Jing because they were worried that with his help, China would surpass them in scientific research. And now, they're putting on a facade of righteousness, trying to blame China for Professor Jing's death!"
Joseph Biden naturally did not expect this matter to be resolved so easily. His convening of this press conference was merely to confuse the public.
Just as a Chinese reporter suddenly stood up, holding a microphone and loudly questioning why the data from the nuclear explosion encountered by Professor Jing was the same as the small portable nuclear bomb tested by the United States not long ago, a terrorist organization secretly funded by the United States stepped forward.
They high-profile announced their responsibility for the incident, stating that China's vigorous development of new energy vehicles posed a significant threat to Afghanistan's vital oil exports.
They demanded that China immediately halt its new energy research, otherwise, they would carry out similar terrorist attacks.
Following this, the U.S. military issued a notice stating that during an inventory of their armory, five small nuclear bombs were discovered to be missing. An investigation revealed that the guards had stolen them, and they had been dealt with according to the law.
Currently, two of these five nuclear bombs had been recovered, with three still unaccounted for.
With this, the chain of evidence was complete. The motive, the entire process of the crime, all had an answer.
China's new energy technology had harmed Afghanistan's interests. They bribed U.S. military arsenal guards, stole five nuclear bombs, and secretly transported one of them to China to attack Professor Jing Mingqiu.
As a large number of online trolls and mouthpieces bought by the United States amplified the narrative, public opinion rapidly reversed.
It transformed from the United States' fear of China's technological advancements leading to the assassination of Chinese scientists to China having sinister intentions and wanting to use this opportunity to launch a war, plunder U.S. resources, and become the world's overlord.
In China, at the Great Hall of the People in the capital.
The Commander of the First Military Region, after reading the latest intelligence, was furious. He slammed the document in his hand onto the table.
"The United States is completely shameless! It's a huge joke that a nuclear weapons depot, which requires dozens of authorizations to activate, could be stolen!"
"And Afghanistan has negligible oil reserves. It's ridiculous to claim they would launch terrorist attacks because China is producing new energy vehicles. They can't even fabricate a story properly!"
"How can you still have such a temper at your age!" the highest leader said, entering with an assistant. He patted the Commander on the shoulder with a smile. "We are not new to the shamelessness of Western powers. It would be truly troublesome if they admitted their guilt honestly."
Reassured by the highest leader, the Commander of the First Military Region's emotions calmed down significantly. He sat back down but couldn't help but complain.
"Boss, we traveled all this way, and they dismissed us with a flimsy excuse. Isn't this too humiliating? It's hateful that we lack sufficient evidence to expose their lies!"
The highest leader walked to the front and sat down, looking around. "Everyone, don't be discouraged. A centipede dies but never falls. The United States is such a large country; it's unrealistic to expect to eliminate it in one fell swoop."
"The purpose of our expedition this time has been achieved. We have successfully broken through the blockade of three island chains and gained the right to free navigation across the entire world."
"At the same time, it has made others realize that the United States is beginning to decline. It is no longer the unchallenged world police."
"Their deliberate use of Afghanistan's terrorist organizations is an attempt to lure us into the graveyard of empires. We absolutely must not fall into this trap. I believe we should proceed with the original plan..."
As the highest leader was outlining the latest strategic deployment, the assistant's satellite phone suddenly rang. This phone was only activated for extremely urgent situations. The assistant did not hesitate and answered the call directly in front of everyone.
"Hello... Yes... Okay..."
"I understand. Thank you for your trouble."
After ending the call, the assistant eagerly announced the good news they had just received to everyone. "Professor Jing, Professor Jing is awake!"