spn Natasha returned to the country. Although she had tried her best, she still could not change the president's decision. All her bosses and relationships kept a distance from her return, as if someone was always watching them.
Likewise, in the end Natasha has no choice but to go to the Pentagon, which is her last hope.
Her goal is Secretary of Defense Johnson, the man who single-handedly supported her and brought her to this point, is her hope.
Johnson did not keep his distance from her, nor did he stay away from her. Instead, he was very happy to see her arrival. But when Natasha mentioned the strategic issues in Iraq, the smile on Johnson's face suddenly disappeared and was replaced by
It is a more solemn attitude.
"The president and Congress have authorized the dispatch of troops. This was changed by law. Iraq is related to the overall strategy of the United States in the Middle East. We absolutely cannot give up easily. Moreover, this was unanimously decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and there will be no problems."
Johnson said.
Natasha was disappointed with this answer. Seeing that her old boss turned a blind eye to the obvious situation, Natasha was a little angry: "Anyone with a little bit of strategic vision can see that deploying troops from Kuwait is a huge problem.
The mistake of directly confronting the Prophet Army is tantamount to acknowledging their status and the presence of the Russians in the Middle East. But now instead of correcting this mistake, we insist on going our own way. Not only does this not do any good to the United States, but it actually
It could cause catastrophe."[
Johnson's face was solemn and he said sarcastically: "Do you think you are the only one who can see the current situation clearly? Well, go back and do what you should do. How to decide from above is what you need to do.
It’s execution.”
"Execute?" Natasha looked very unhappy, "Do you want to implement the strategy formulated by such an idiot?"
Faced with Natasha's aggressiveness, Johnson finally couldn't help but exploded. He said angrily: "That's enough for you. Are you turning a deaf ear to anything I say to you? Do you think I don't know what this means to the United States?"
Is it such a big mistake? But now there is a force in the country that is promoting this mistake. Even if I go to discuss it with the president, it will have no effect. Do you understand?"
Natasha was stunned. This was not the answer she wanted: "Will the United States be constrained by any force?"
"No, it's not the United States that is constrained, but the people of this country. The people in power in this country are all constrained. This force can make the president step down with just a few moves. Even if you don't want to step down, they have more.
To use strong means to deal with you, remember Lincoln? Remember Kennedy?" Johnson asked continuously, "Which of these political strongmen is not more powerful than you, and which one is not more transparent than you? But they still died in the end!"
"I want to know what force it is!" Natasha asked, "I hope you can tell me."
Seeing that Natasha was so determined, Johnson thought for a while and finally compromised: "Are you sure you want to know? Even if stopping them in the end may put your life in danger? You must know that you are not the president. If they want to kill you, just
It's as easy as squeezing an ant to death."
"For freedom and justice, I will never compromise, even if it costs me my life." Natasha said.
Johnson shook his head in frustration, but the way he looked at Natasha was filled with hope: "I saw you right. Maybe you can really do something. Come with me."
With that said, Johnson left the office and took Natasha to the Pentagon's special secret room, which contains the most secrets in the world in various ways.
With Natasha's authority, she can only enter the space from the first episode to the fifth level, and there is a fourth-level space behind it. This fourth-level space is a space that only the president can access except the Minister of Defense.
No one, not even the Vice President, has access.
When Johnson reached the fifth level space, he stopped and said, "Wait here."
But as soon as he took two steps, he seemed to think of something again, so he turned around and said, "You'd better come with me. Maybe you can find the answer you want here."
Natasha was stunned, but she followed in. Under Johnson's leadership, she finally walked into this secret treasure house. Compared to the CIA, this secret treasure house was a hundred times larger. The most famous event in history almost happened here.
Everyone can find an answer.
Looking at the dazzling array of documents, Natasha couldn't help but be curious. No matter how good her concentration was, she found that it had no effect here, because every document recorded a famous historical event, which was unbearable.
I really want to look through it and find out the truth.
In contrast to Natasha's excitement, Johnson's pace was very steady. He was not attracted by the documents around him at all, but went straight to one of the vaults. After identifying his pupils and fingerprints, he identified the vault.
The library was opened, and Johnson walked in and said: "This is the reading room. You only need to click the computer button here to check all the documents outside. I think I should go. As for what step you can take."
, it depends on yourself."
Johnson nodded towards her, his eyes full of complicated emotions, and finally sighed again, then left the reading room. Then the door of the reading room closed again, and Natasha sat down. At this time, she
Not only was she not eager to open the files outside, on the contrary, her heart felt heavy, because the more she knew, the closer death was to her.
But Natasha still hesitated and started to mobilize. She had already made this preparation when she came back from Iraq.
What she didn't expect was that the documents outside were not real objects, but simulations of the four-dimensional space. Even if she reached out to get them, she couldn't get the secrets inside. Only in this dedicated reading room could the four-dimensional space be revealed.
The simulation files were retrieved and presented in front of oneself.[
Natasha was not surprised by how realistic the professional four-dimensional simulation was. On the contrary, she was very calm because the CIA has now begun to engage in this kind of four-dimensional simulation. Compared with the database, it is more secure and completely cut off from the outside world.
The network and system are enough to ensure the security of all secrets here.
She looked at it for a long time, and as time passed, her frown became deeper and deeper. Until finally, Natasha's face changed from a frown to a heavy look, and when she finished reading the last document she wanted to see,
At that moment, her face completely changed.
"So that's it." Natasha finally understood everything. Although she used to think that she knew her country very well, but now after reading it, she realized that she was really just a naive child before, which almost made her
The dark side that is difficult to face is enough to make an ordinary American’s spiritual belief collapse.
She also finally understood why, apart from the Secretary of Defense, only the President could access it, because once these secrets were leaked, they would cause a fatal blow to the United States.
"So this is the country I have always been loyal to." Natasha walked out of the reading room absentmindedly. Johnson was drinking coffee and waiting for her outside the door.
Seeing Natasha like this, Johnson didn't show much surprise. On the contrary, he said calmly: "Did you find the answer you wanted?"
"Found it." Natasha nodded.
"You can't believe it, right? But this is the truth. Everything in this secret room is the truth, but the truth is not as good as ordinary people imagine. On the contrary, the truth is cold and cruel, and you can't face it.
It may even collapse the faith in your heart." Johnson said with a smile, "Do you still decide to continue doing it now?"
Natasha's confidence was shaken. Before this, she could indeed swear that she was for freedom and justice, but now she couldn't say it, because everything she had done, maybe her wish was to move to a better place.
But in fact, she can't change anything at all, or even if she changes, it's just her wishful thinking. Just like history, it will always follow its predetermined trajectory. The power of one person, even a group of people, is
Weak.
When her confidence was wavering, a person suddenly appeared in Natasha's mind. This person was Canglong. The sea eagle said that he was the one who truly had faith. Now Natasha felt that this sentence was correct. Compared with
When Canglong comes, what does she mean?
"I decided to continue. I may not be able to change the overall situation, but I can change the status quo. Although history may go according to its predetermined trajectory, even though those people think they are high gods, I still decided to use this mortal body
, go fight with them." Natasha said coldly.
Johnson did not expect Natasha to be so determined, but this situation seemed to be within his expectation: "What do you decide to fight them with? You must know that even if you sacrifice your life, you cannot become a hero. Even if you sacrifice your life, you cannot become a hero."
The trauma that life may cause them is only minor."
"No, as long as I am willing to do it, I can definitely do something. And I am not alone. At least I still have you, right?" Natasha suddenly showed a smile.
However, Johnson's face was very bitter: "I can no longer protect you, child, you have to walk the next road by yourself, hey."
As he spoke, Johnson sighed deeply, but Natasha felt an unknown feeling: "Are you ready?"
Johnson just smiled but did not answer: "Go ahead and do what you want to do and what you should do. Life always has a not-so-good beginning, but it may not necessarily have a good ending."
"
"I..." Natasha wanted to say something else. At this moment, she looked at Johnson's face with complicated emotions, and there was even something called tears in his eyes, ready to come out.
"Let's go, let's go." Johnson suddenly lit a cigar, turned around and looked at the street outside the Pentagon, thinking deeply.
Natasha nodded, gave Johnson a standard military salute, and then left his office...