When Mountain Eagle linked corruption with national security, Kobe suddenly understood many things!

He looked at Mountain Eagle in front of him. When this guy expressed some dressed-up lofty theories in plain, straightforward, and crude language, Kobe realized that there were real reasons for his inability to climb higher today.

All those things said earlier are not likely to be fully realized. After all, those bigshots won't act according to a pawn's wishes, and many processes will be affected.

Such compromises sometimes aren't even deliberate, just like when the finance department always finds fault with reimbursement…

They all know the money will eventually be given out, but they just want to give you a hard time, to make you go to your superior or boss to ask for favors.

This not only satisfies the superior's need for control, enhances communication, but also makes it look like they are doing something!

Of course, this behavior can only be considered a waste of resources, not yet corruption, but as this phenomenon escalates, corruption naturally emerges.

Because if you want to complete your project and avoid budget obstacles from above, you inevitably have to misreport some expenses to give room for negotiation with higher-ups.

And once the act of 'misreporting' begins, many discussions arise around the misreported funds.

This is while still doing actual work, only thinking about the misreported parts.

As things develop, in the end, many projects are simply fake!

This exists in any country or large enterprise globally and is all too common!

Because what they covet is public money!

Kobe received a baptism of traditional political correctness. He had encountered bastards by the busload, but never thought he would one day manipulate politics like those bastards.

Now Mountain Eagle has laid out a very clear path for him and is even willing to shoulder 'the hardest part' for him…

Kobe looked at Mountain Eagle with a strange expression and hesitated before saying: "I feel that if I follow all your advice, I'll end up in Hell!"

Mountain Eagle wrapped an arm around Kobe's shoulders and walked him into the newly operational temporary command center, helping him set up the task of collecting all data on Miranda to construct an action trajectory, then comparing this trajectory with the Death Angel's.

Looking at those energetic technical analysts who had begun working efficiently, Mountain Eagle smiled and said: "See, just a few minutes ago they looked like headless chickens, but now they can quickly engage in their work.

You are the leader now, and you're leading a group of people who aren't particularly confident in your abilities.

To make them believe, instead of treating them to drinks and pizza, assign them tasks and find highlights from their work results to generously praise them.

The core of power is creating differentiated resources and abilities!

You don't have resources at hand currently, but verbal motivation is also a skill!

As for whether the tasks you assign are useful, before the results come out, no one knows, and it shouldn't matter.

In the face of an uncertain future, a qualified leader shouldn't be stuck in place but should lead their team forward…

Judgment involves considerable luck, but the ability to lead a team forward is tangible!

Winning big in favorable conditions doesn't count as a skill; even a pig can fly when in the right winds!

But in adversity, the ability to stabilize the team and minimize risks and losses makes a truly formidable leader!

You're in adversity right now, even an absolute crisis!

The people above know your predicament, so you can shout at them to tell those bastards to give you the people and things you need.

Make the call right in front of these people and let everyone hear…

To curse the boss and walk away unscathed is a deterrent to the people below."

Kobe watched Mountain Eagle, who was almost hand-in-hand teaching him how to manage a large team. He said with an increasingly strange expression: "If I can get the funds, should I let you handle them?"

Mountain Eagle nodded heavily and said: "That's right!"

Mountain Eagle watched Kobe's cautious expression and sighed, saying: "Are you an idiot?

If you want to get enough support and resources, to maintain your team, you must follow the logic of United States' system.

You designed an incredibly advanced system for yourselves, then societal development and human greed led you to create a complementary corruption mechanism around this 'advanced system.'

If no one guides the way, you might even give money to the wrong person and land yourself in prison.

I have a friend who is a political middleman, now an external consultant of the White House. Through him, I negotiated the Snowden issue, bringing Russia and the United States Intelligence Organization to the negotiation table.

I also did a lot of things, actually facilitated the signing of the Minsk Agreement, sometimes I damn well think I'm a genius, Boss Pu of Russia owes me a certificate for my contributions.

A person like me is willing to stand out and help you form a team, offer strategies, and hold the fort for your promotion and salary raise.

I'm even willing to take up a gun and help you solve problems. I'm just asking you to have the funds managed by me. Is my request excessive?

Have I ever asked you for a single extra penny?"

Kobe looked at Mountain Eagle's slightly ferocious expression and felt his heartbeat skipped a few beats. When he realized he was moved, he subconsciously felt he was getting a few steps closer to the abyss.

It's not the hopelessness similar to descending into Hell, but the exhilarating feeling of dancing on the tip of a knife.

When he arrived in Alaska, he had almost nothing besides three reliable partners.

All his colleagues working in Alaska knew he was most likely here to take the fall!

And now, he became the highest leader of the Alaska virus incident task force. Although the first batch of upper-level support had not yet arrived, he was indeed leading everyone at this moment.

Looking at Mountain Eagle staring seriously at him, Kobe hesitated for a moment and said, "I need to hear the details before making a decision..."

Mountain Eagle patiently led Kobe to Barry's interrogation room. He took a few bottles of beverages, entered the room, handed one to Barry, and then signaled the guards inside the room to unlock Barry's handcuffs, allowing him to go out for a walk.

Barry looked at the 'all-powerful' Mountain Eagle in surprise, then said to Kobe repeatedly, 'Rest assured, I absolutely won't escape. I have decent hacking skills. If the Department of Homeland Security needs, I can help for free.'

Kobe was dumbfounded by Mountain Eagle's actions. He nodded to signal the guards to take Barry out for some fresh air, then turned off the camera in the interrogation room, looking at Mountain Eagle and said, "Mountain..."

Mountain Eagle gestured for Kobe to sit down and then, touching his chin, wandered around the room once, saying, "About the deeper inner stuff of yours, I can't explain it all at once...

But you surely know about CICA International Group!"

Kobe listened and nodded slightly, saying, "Of course, who in the intelligence agency doesn't know CICA? They're one of the largest contractors of the Department of Homeland Security..."

Mountain Eagle looked at Kobe with an innocent expression and scoffed, saying, "Have you ever looked at CICA's financial report?"

Kobe paused, shook his head, and said, "Who bothers with such things?"

Mountain Eagle opened a bottle of drink, took a sip, and then said, "It's widely known that CICA handles half of the Department of Homeland Security's work, but their total revenue for the four quarters last year was only 3.3 billion dollars, and their announced annual profit was only 160 million dollars!

They're participants in the Prism Plan and still maintain some hardware, helping you monitor US citizens' phone and internet communications, using keyword technology to screen suspects for you to investigate.

They only manage technical maintenance. All hardware and software updates require the United States Government to pay extra to purchase. Such a company has an annual net profit of only about 5%, don't you find that a bit strange?

Doing business with the United States Government, who'll take it without 10 times the profit?

I've seen some of the documents Snowden stole; CICA International Group, this old contractor, is actually a transit station for interests, and the shareholder list pulled out is downright terrifying.

But even this scary shareholder list could only bite out about 3.3 billion dollars worth of contracts from the Department of Homeland Security.

Buddy, the Department of Homeland Security's annual budget is 103 billion dollars; they have so much money they can't spend it all, they need proper projects and channels to spend the money, or the next year's budget review will cut their budget.

To spend the money, they'll treat satellites as toys!

To spend the money, they'll concoct various reasons to waste funds, including surveilling some innocent people...

And the investigators responsible for surveillance themselves don't know they are drinking coffee in surveillance cars that might cost thousands of dollars per cup.

If it involves renting a house, buying new surveillance equipment, the cost could be even more exaggerated!

Buddy, the Department of Homeland Security has endless projects because the United States is too inviting of hate...

But meanwhile, they need quality projects to help them spend big money with pinpoint accuracy.

CICA has only 15 technical advisors stationed long-term in the Department of Homeland Security, and these 15 people have an average annual salary of only 80,000 dollars. This 3.3 billion dollars is almost pure profit!

Of course, CICA also has some other intelligence projects and corporate projects, and it is through these projects that the people on the shareholder list are completed with interest transfer.

There's a very complex path of wealth transfer here, which I can't explain all at once.

I just want to tell you that right now in your hand is a quality project that can spend big money!

Death Angel, ISIS, Edward Foundation!

You can't confine yourself in the role of a front-line investigator, you gotta jump out of the limits and create a new interest transfer center around this project, spending that wasted money on overpriced toilet rolls, coffee, printing paper, toilet seats in the right place.

This is not corruption, this is maintaining the national security of the United States!"

Kobe stared shocked at Mountain Eagle, not understanding how Death Angel, ISIS, Edward Foundation became a big project...

"So you're going to establish a company similar to CICA, and then you'll be the interest transfer center, right?"