Chapter 110 What if Kennedy became the new president?
After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bar, Levi personally took the people he regarded as the Four Heavenly Kings to wander around New York for a while.
He was so enthusiastic and approachable that the Four Heavenly Kings were deeply moved. It was true that their brains were not very good, but there was still some difference between being dumb and stupid.
Therefore, when faced with Levi's recruitment, they all agreed very readily and waited to go back and pack up before rushing to take up their posts.
An angel who was one of the seven men actually came to recruit small characters like them personally and promised them such generous rewards. If they did not agree, it would be really tactless!
Levi was also very satisfied with this. He believed that the small amount of money invested in the early stage would be earned back dozens or hundreds of times by the Four Heavenly Kings very soon.
After a lively moment, everyone dispersed. Levi went to see Knight Tek and gave him the drawings of the glider.
Previously, Danger needed to create remote access to the training room, which required some special cutting-edge components. Levi asked Tech Knight to do it for him, and now it can be considered as part of the return.
Of course, he only gave a part of it, and when Knight Tek finished manufacturing the components, he would give the rest.
Friendship is friendship, transaction is transaction, the two should not be confused.
Despite this, Knight Tek was still overjoyed.
Due to the lack of key alien materials for making energy sources, he had actually completely given up research in this area and instead began to concentrate on managing the family business.
Especially the arrival of the locomotive gave him some new ideas. Perhaps he could specially select a group of black brothers and let them deal with another part of the blacks, thereby causing conflicts among the blacks.
But the glider that Levi took out now gave him new hope.
At the same time, he also understood very well that the relevant information was so detailed that Levi, or some scientists behind Levi, might have already developed their research on this to the experimental stage.
The reason why he only took out a part of it was naturally because he failed to show enough chips!
After careful consideration, Knight Tek tried to stop Levi who was eager to leave.
"Levi, there's not much time left until the next presidential election. Are you interested in placing a bet?"
Upon hearing this, Levi was no longer anxious.
Although America is a capitalist society and money is omnipotent, the position of the president cannot be underestimated.
"Oh, you already have a goal?"
Knight Tek nodded very reservedly but with some pride: "My family has always been good at betting, which allows us to always stand firm."
Then Knight Tek took out a pile of documents from the drawer and said a series of names that he was more optimistic about.
They are not all presidential candidates. If the vice president, the director of the CIA or other powerful people become his friends, it can also make his family more stable.
It would have been fine if it came to the others, as Levi had mentioned them several times more or less, but when Knight Tek mentioned the last name, Levi couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Robert Kennedy Jr.? Is that the Kennedy I know?"
Knight Tek could certainly understand why Levi had such an expression. He immediately laughed and said, "Yes, it's that family. He is the nephew of that family."
As he spoke, Knight Tek made a creative gesture on his own head.
He is considered a legend in America. After all, there really is such a person who has the courage and ability to offend so many financial groups.
After his death, many of his relatives who possessed outstanding talents or potential followed him because of one "accident" or another.
But the real reason, everyone who knows will understand.
In a sense, the members of the Kennedy family who have survived to this day are simply because they are weak enough, or stupid enough, to become a real threat.
Levi's expression became more and more strange: "If I remember correctly, his father was also assassinated when he tried to participate in the election."
"And why did I hear that his brain is a little abnormal? People say that there is a worm in his brain, and the worm ate his brain, causing his cognition to be obviously different from that of ordinary people."
This guy is also a pretty big internet celebrity and a typical conspiracy theorist.
He firmly believed that there were lizard people inside the earth, UFOs in America's restricted military zones, and that his uncle and father were assassinated by aliens because the aliens were afraid of a united and powerful America.
And so on, to name a few.
Moreover, when Levi was chatting with Psionic Storm before, he learned that when Psionic Storm was still a member of Blood Debt, he had used his superpowers on Kennedy out of curiosity.
As a result, he was very surprised to find that this guy didn't say that deliberately to attract attention, he really believed it from the bottom of his heart!
Knight Tek's smile grew brighter. "That's true, but the assassination happened half a century ago. Now the American people are very curious about it."
"One thing you may not know is that when he announced his candidacy, the political donations he received ranked among the top three among all candidates."
Levi was a little speechless. It seemed that there were quite a few people who enjoyed themselves in America.
Seeing that Levi did not show any obvious rejection, Knight Tek said meaningfully: "The most important thing is that we all know that if such a president were to take office, he might not be able to improve the living standards of the American people, but he would definitely give his supporters very generous rewards."
That's right. As long as you match his brain waves, in a sense, this Kennedy is easier to deal with than a real fool, because he may even take the initiative to help you use your power for personal gain.
Levi also became more and more interested. He was also a fun-loving person. The chaotic America was more conducive to the development of a superhero like him!
"How sure are you?"
"Originally it might be less than 10%, but with your support, Levi, and the support of those chaebols and giants who want to be friends with you, the chance will be at least 35%."
Knight Tek gave a relatively conservative number. There was no other way. The main reason was that Kennedy's usual performance was too outrageous. Most normal people would not be stupid enough to believe that he could govern America well.
Even though his circle of friends controls more than one-third of the US GDP, Levi can still use his identity as an angel to encourage more chaebols to join forces. However, there is still no complete certainty unless he lets the underworld soldiers pass through at the time of voting.
Levi smiled. He knew another purpose of Knight Tek. It must be that one or more of these chaebols wanted to take the relationship with him to the next level.
Pushing Kennedy to the presidency was not necessarily an attempt to show their power.
"Any other candidates' information? I'm suddenly interested."
"Of course, it's all here!" Knight Tek handed over all the information very happily. Regardless of whether Levi finally agreed or not, this was a good start.
Levi browsed quickly. With his current ability, reading ten lines at a glance was an understatement, and he would not forget it for at least several months.
After a few breaths, Levi's mouth corners slightly raised, he found the target.
Noticing Levi's actions, and then looking at the information about the mature beauty with cascading black hair, a high nose and deep eyes, a Middle Eastern style, and a very good figure, Knight Tek smiled and realized he understood what Levi meant.
Of course, he couldn't be completely unaware of the relationship between Levi and Starlight, Firecracker, Kate and others.
"A beautiful mixed-race girl with Italian, Lebanese and American ancestry. She comes from the Rust Belt and was born into a working-class family. After her own continuous efforts, she finally got out of the difficult situation."
"After becoming a congresswoman, she published several books that described in great detail the many hardships suffered by residents of the Rust Belt, so she was very popular with local people."
"But elections cannot be won by the people alone. Without the support of the financial groups, it would not be easy for her to become governor."
The Rust Belt originally referred to the area in the northeastern United States near the Great Lakes where traditional industry was in decline. Now it refers to all areas of industrial decline in the United States.
It's not just the gradual rise of that country in the East that has had a huge impact on America in this regard.
It's more because all the financial groups have realized that they can make a lot of money just by playing with stocks and promoting some concepts. Who would bother to develop an industry that is dirty, tiring and unprofitable?
So Newman really found the right direction and won a lot of supporters. He is considered a smart man.
Levi did not comment. Under normal circumstances, it was indeed true.
But if the other party has the support of Edgar, President of Water, that would be a different matter!
That’s right, the other party is the headshot girl-Newman.
Vought's former vice president, Madeline, and Homelander, among others, want to allow superheroes to enter the military system.
Edgar plays a bigger game. If Newman becomes president, even if she cannot expose the real superhero, she will still be of great help to Walt.
Unfortunately, Knight Tek's intelligence was obviously not up to par. Not only did he fail to find out Newman's true identity, he was not even aware that the other party was married and had a daughter.
Otherwise, if he knew that Newman was the wife of Samir from Water's R&D department, he would definitely have some associations and speculations.
Of course, it is also possible that he is only conducting the first wave of screening and has not dug deep enough.
"Please help me find some time to meet with her. I am willing to provide a portion of the political donation."
In a sense, there is no fundamental conflict between Levi, Walter, and Edgar. The higher the identity and status of the superheroes, the greater the benefits he can enjoy.
Knight Tek smiled and said, "No problem. Even if I don't mention your identity, I'm sure she won't refuse just based on your face."
As soon as Levi heard it, he knew that Knight Tek had misunderstood. Although he did have that thought, he still corrected him, "Not only that, I think the American people might very much welcome the emergence of a female vice president."
If that fool Kennedy had been president and Newman had been vice president, not only would there have been much less resistance, but in reality there would have been little difference between that and Newman being president.
Knight Tek immediately realized that Levi was serious this time. He seemed not only satisfied with playing with a female congressman, he also wanted to play with the female vice president!
"What about Kennedy?"
"Why not place two bets at once?"
After thinking for a while, Knight Tek nodded: "Okay, if this is what you mean, I will convey it to others truthfully."
Since Levi wants to play, then he will just play along. Even if he fails in the end, it won't harm the foundation of his family. It's just a waste of money.
Li Wei nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, if it succeeds, I will not forget them. As for political donations, I will first offer 10 tons of gold."
In a sense, the rules for the American presidential election and the election of the Vought Seven are similar.
The first most important thing is to let the American people know who you are, and the second most important thing is what you can bring to them.
In this process, a large amount of external funds is naturally indispensable.
Knight Tek was stunned for a moment, but he was not surprised by Levi's generosity. Ten tons of gold is about ten billion US dollars.
But who would give gold directly instead of money?
But combined with some recent intelligence, he felt that he had a general understanding of it.
Seeing the other person's expression, Levi couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that you know about the deep sea?"
Since he got the first sum of money, his enthusiasm for the deep sea has been very high recently. He has successfully found shipwrecks containing gold, silver and jewelry many times.
According to the previous plan, he would usually ask his ocean friends to help take the shipwreck to an isolated island overseas, and then Firecrackers would arrange someone to receive it and handle the subsequent related matters.
Although this business has only been launched for a few days, it has already made a lot of money for Levi.
As one of the seven people, Shen Hai certainly cannot stay on the island waiting for the people sent by Firecracker to count them one by one.
And in order to prevent those staff members from getting greedy for money, Firecrackers also made some special plans to ensure that no one knew all the details as much as possible.
So theoretically, as long as Levi doesn't go too far, the origin of the gold can be completely explained.
At the same time, Levi successfully contacted the Muslim girl, Silver Kincaid, with whom he had slept the night before.
The other party expressed her willingness to join the business and make some money for her hometown and motherland.
Once someone with abilities such as telepathy and telekinesis is in place, this matter will become much safer.
But if even Knight Tek knew about this, Edgar might have known about it even earlier, right?
(End of this chapter)
