Super God-Level Top Student-Chapter 658 - 262 The Starting Point of the Great Change Turned Out to Be an Activation Code?!_3
"So how long? One year? Two years? Or perhaps four years? Romand, do you think we can wait that long? Or if we really had to wait that long, do you think you’d still be in your position at Langley this time next year?"
These words rendered Romand Willi silent.
If the person in the White House changed, he would most likely be replaced as well.
A new ruler always meant a new court, as it had been since ancient times.
"So we can’t wait, you’re not one of those experts. We should place more trust in the experts’ opinions and move forward with larger formal tests as soon as possible. After that, we need to demonstrate our strength at some point! In every aspect! At the end of this month, the Great Commander will have a speech about boosting the economy, maybe that’s a good opportunity."
"I understand."
"Well, those supplement research reports you added were very good. Congratulations, Romand, if this is successful, you will be the greatest contributor. We all believe you deserve a cabinet position in the next term."
"Thank you!"
"Well, I want this matter handled properly! I hope to see your report as soon as possible."
...
Stepping out of the office, the sentence "You are qualified to enter the cabinet" still echoed in Romand Willi’s mind.
It was clearly a compliment to him.
In his field, there was hardly any room left for him to rise.
But entering the cabinet meant a different level of influence.
For instance, he used to report to the Director of National Intelligence, who was in charge of the sixteen intelligence agencies, but entering the cabinet meant he could report directly to the Great Commander. He might even attend those secretive Oval Office meetings.
Ordinary people might not understand what this meant, but Romand Willi was well aware that this slight change meant his voice would carry much more weight in the eyes of those who liked to wield their checkbooks.
He would have access to more information, which of course meant he would be worth more money.
Most importantly, he would be part of the highest brain trust contemplating and deciding on countless matters on Earth. Such capital could also ensure a better life after retirement.
For example, if he were invited to work somewhere, the annual salary was originally one million US Dollars, but with this experience, he could command two million a year!
Such is the wonderful world of capital, where a person’s status, abilities, and even everything can be represented by a very tangible monetary unit.
So there was never really a choice between justice or evil here, only choices related to interests.
Whether the gain outweighed the loss.
And so, before his limousine even left the White House, Romand Willi, caught up in dreams of a better future, picked up the phone.
"The ultimate test can begin."
...
Huaxia, Xilin, 4 a.m.
The campus was tranquil in the dead of night, with only the occasional croak of a frog.
In the courtyard of the Mathematics Research Institute, the activity was still limited to the two Dou Dous; the other two were quietly charging indoors.
It goes without saying that since Dou Dou started working, Lv Bei’s team had indeed become much less burdened.
Although they still had to be on duty at night, they could sit in the warm security room in the courtyard and browse on their phones.
So no one noticed when, in the middle of the night and without any warning, the screens of all four Dou Dous suddenly lit up at the same time. After that, an image of a smug smiley face appeared on each of the screens until countless data points started scrolling across the screen, lasting less than a minute before the screens went dark again.
In the deserted admissions office and the newly occupied villas, naturally, nobody noticed this minor alteration.
Not until the first ray of sunlight slipped through the cracks of the windows into the villa the next morning did Qiao Ze get out of bed, wash up, and just step out of the bedroom when he was quickly approached by a Dou Dou that detected his movement: "Daddy, daddy, I’m online in the west now."
"Oh," Qiao Ze glanced at Dou Dou and nodded to show he understood.
He was not too surprised.
Often, a person’s past behavior can accurately predict their future choices.
Especially the higher the status, the more precise the prediction.
Because at a certain level of status, all decisions are essentially collective ones.
Collective decisions tend to minimize the surprises caused by individual whimsical choices.
Moreover, collective decisions often have an inertia of choice.
For example, when a group has become accustomed to quickly acquiring wealth through robbery, it tends not to adapt to accumulating wealth through hard work and frugal living for a long period of time. It’s too slow, after all—once someone has enjoyed the pleasure of earning fast money, who has the patience to accrue it?
So eventually coming online was the normal scenario.
If it had never come online, that would have been beyond Qiao Ze’s expectations. Nonetheless, the quick resolution took Qiao Ze by surprise.
After all, Chen Yiwen had only left for two days.
He hadn’t even had a chance to enjoy the vast and beautiful landscapes of his country.
What Qiao Ze lamented most was that human beings are indeed the most forgetful species.
Only a year had passed since he published his paper, and it seemed these people had forgotten how he had used a method called watermarking to prove he was the author of the paper before publishing his previous two papers.
This should have been the only variable, but apparently no one was alert to it.
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It was quite absurd when he thought about it.
But it didn’t matter anymore, as long as the child was happy.
Qiao Ze did not say anything, nor did he inform anyone of the news. He even threw it to the back of his mind the moment he turned his head.
To him, it was just a minor detail in life. Dou Dou would handle it well, just like with those papers.
