The Jieke Group forcibly occupied the Changi Naval Base and captured all the Beautiful Country soldiers stationed there.
When this news was broadcast, people around the world were left in shock.
The Beautiful Country has always been the one bullying others, but the Jieke Group specifically targets the Beautiful Country instead!
Occupying the Changi Naval Base and capturing Beautiful Country soldiers constitutes an extremely serious diplomatic incident anywhere, let alone with the Beautiful Country, the Blue Star Dominator. This is a blatant slap in the face for the Beautiful Country.
The Navy commander of the Indo-Pacific Command was naturally furious upon hearing the news, with a twinge of regret as well.
Had he known the Jieke Group would act so recklessly, he would have evacuated the Changi Naval Base sooner.
The Beautiful Country military is used to being in command, always acting independently. Even knowing Temasek was occupied, they insisted on staying at Changi Naval Base. The Jieke Group showed no leniency—if they didn't want to leave, they'd just have to stay.
The current situation is extremely embarrassing for the Beautiful Country; the Jieke Group forcibly occupied Changi Naval Base and captured their soldiers.
If they don't respond, they would lose face.
But if they react too strongly, it could spark a war between both sides.
Due to the urgent and unique nature of the situation, the Indo-Pacific Command quickly reported the news to the Black Palace,
The phone was slammed to the ground, and Jesmin, the Beautiful Country President, looked furious, clenching his teeth: "Jieke Group, you've gone too far."
Just now, from the phone, he received news from the Indo-Pacific Command that the Jieke Group forcibly occupied the Changi Naval Base and captured all the soldiers there.
When the call ended, Jesmin could no longer restrain his anger and smashed the phone to pieces, showing the extent of his rage.
The Jieke Group has provoked repeatedly, from the Los Angeles Olympics to today's invasion of Temasek. It was always their Beautiful Country stirring trouble, but now it's the opposite. The Jieke Group, these bastards, are practically defecating on their Beautiful Country's head.
No, this is clearly already defecating on their head.
Jesmin stomped several times on the broken pieces of the phone and slumped back into his chair, his chest still heaving violently.
"The actions of the Jieke Group are truly too arrogant, daring to occupy our naval base, do they have a death wish?"
A voice sounded in the office; it was a middle-aged woman named Grace Bond speaking.
She is the second female Vice President of the Beautiful Country and was a former FED executive before becoming Vice President.
The CIA Director, Judith, was also in the office and glanced at Grace. Jieke Group's arrogance wasn't something newly acknowledged.
"Mr. President, don't get so worked up, it's not worth it because of the Jieke Group."
Judith advised, trying to calm Jesmin down.
"What, do you not feel suppressed?"
Jesmin downed the coffee on the table, still fuming.
"Ahem, I think the Jieke Group may still upset us many times in the future. If I get this angry every time, it wouldn't be good for my health. We have to start getting used to it."
Judith chuckled bitterly. He had long been aware of Jieke Group's ability to incite trouble, ever since he was a mere agent before becoming the CIA Director. If he got this angry every time, he'd have been hospitalized with heart problems long ago.
Jesmin paused, annoyed, "So we just have to swallow our pride."
Becoming the President of the most powerful nation on Blue Star should have made him the most influential person, one would think.
Yet after taking office, he's faced repeated provocations from the Jieke Group. The anger from handling foreign affairs pales compared to the frustration caused by the Jieke Group.
"After all, moving the carrier too close is too dangerous; those Arsenal Cruisers are hard to track."
Judith shook his head, as the threat from the six Arsenal Cruisers made the Beautiful Country's carrier strike groups wary of approaching Jieke Group-controlled territories.
In the past, the Southeast Asia sea area was always free for their Beautiful Country Navy, but now they are forced to retreat continuously, with the carrier strike groups cautious about approaching.
"If we concede to the Jieke Group, what will the world think of our Beautiful Country?"
Jesmin hit the table, feeling extremely troubled by the Jieke Group's actions.
"Mr. President! We need to take a stand and express our firm stance. The Jieke Group surely doesn't want to start a war with us recklessly; they're still dealing with the war in India and need to stabilize the situation in Johor and Temasek. As long as our stance is strong and firm, the Jieke Group is likely to retreat."
Grace proposed her view confidently.
"That won't work; the Jieke Group is notoriously stubborn. They don't know the meaning of backing down."
Before Jesmin could respond, Judith objected first.
Grace glared, huffing coldly: "What, do you mean I'm wrong? We can bring in allies from Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the EU to apply pressure. Can Jieke Group withstand that pressure? Even without these allies, our Beautiful Country's navy is invincible, I just can't understand why you're so afraid of the Jieke Group."