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"Young Master"
Xu Fu snorted: "How did she fit in?"
Adam replied indifferently, "I don't like it now."
"This is a task for you, and also my request."
"Understood, young master, I'll be right there."
Looking at his "straightforward" appearance, Xu Fu couldn't help but shake his head. He thought that after a few days of presidential experience, he would have changed a bit, but it turned out that he was still just as "straightforward".
What is your reaction to the cabinet reshuffle?
They gave me a list.
"Who sent it?"
"Staff, some Republicans, and Kate Nash"
"Specific name".
"Chief of Staff Irwin Horace, along with Republican Congressmen Ambert and Charles, and several other unnamed individuals, provided a list of personnel."
Give me a list.
Adam took out a piece of paper and placed it on the screen, while Ava extracted a name from it and collected and organized all the personal documents, information and data related to that name.
Xu Fu glanced at it and shook his head regretfully: "I don't know."
“When you get back, find a way to get rid of your chief of staff.” “I don’t know what Gast was thinking.” “Sending such an idiot under his command.”
"Understood, young master. I'll get him fired."
Xu Fu looked at the list again, crossed out nearly four-fifths of the names, then crossed out half again, leaving only one-tenth of the original names.
"These people can stay; the rest are either useless or pawns planted by others. None of them are worth using."
Adam asked, "What should I say if they ask?"
Xu Fu smiled and shook his head.
“Remember, Adam, you are now the President of the United States, one of the most powerful people in the world. You don’t need to explain to anyone how you are forming your own cabinet.”
Adam nodded noncommittally, unsure whether he had understood.
"What should we do with the remaining positions? Kate said I need a lot of people, but the original officers are all gone."
"The last sentence is very true. The original people are indeed unusable, but they are not completely unusable. The people in the Department of Defense and the Senate do not need to be moved, at least they should remain in their current positions."
"why?"
Xu Fu said gruffly, “Your pen is in the hands of people who care about national security. They will keep quiet and not publicize the case of the devil Gast. But don’t forget that even a cornered dog will bite. If you make them back down, they will definitely fight you to the death.”
“These two agencies should be properly separated, especially Defense Secretary Reuman-Gantt, who is a key figure. We should not only prevent him from being displaced, but also find ways to build a good relationship with him.”
"Did you play well?"
"Yes"
Xu Fu nodded seriously: "Royman Gunther is a pure patriot. He can give up everything for the safety of the country. In other words, as long as he is there, the army will not cause trouble. Even if the army's high command discovers that you have been parasitized by a demon, nothing will happen. As long as the army does not rebel, your regime will not be in trouble."
"As for the Senate, in addition to these two departments, the directors of the FBI, CIA, Justice Department, Homeland Security, National Intelligence Agency, White House Chief of Staff, Interior Department, and Commerce Department should all be replaced with absolute confidants. As for the other departments, they can be dealt with at our discretion."
"I don't know who to choose?"
"Don't worry about that, I'll arrange it. Now you need to familiarize yourself with the president's current affairs as soon as possible and hold a press conference to announce the White House's open recruitment."
Adam asked, "Kate said that White House staff should use close friends and that no one else should be allowed inside."
Xu Fu smiled.
"She did nothing wrong; she just didn't realize that something was wrong with you."
Chapter 1130 Adam's Personality
Xu Fu was well aware of the dangers of what he was doing: manipulating President Rice, managing the entire country with the help of one person, and becoming the mastermind behind changing the world.
It has captured people's imaginations, but once it is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
To avoid unforeseen dangers, Xu Fu could only practice as carefully as possible, eliminating any possibility of exposure.
"Adam, you need to know! If you want to succeed and become famous, it's very important to have a good personal charm. A good personal charm can help you gain fame and become an object of admiration for others, which is especially important for your current position."
"You are President Rice, a hero who dedicated himself to fighting aliens and lost your memory after the attack. This is what you look like now, this is how people see you, and this is how they vote for you."
“Winning the election is only the first step. Next, you need to refine your image and make it distinctive.”
"Not lying or deceiving is a very good quality. It may not be ideal for a president, but people like it. The next step is to demonstrate your abilities and gain recognition based on being liked by others."
"Many media outlets have already learned through internal channels that you plan to reshuffle the cabinet, and some have even obtained a list. They will use this list to make a big fuss and label you a puppet." After a pause, Xu Fu continued.
"In fact, many people will think that since you are a patient with amnesia, unable to think or recognize, it is only natural that you can be manipulated. At this time, you need to stand up and tell everyone that public registration is the best way to express your position."
"Such a move may seem foolish, but it fits your image. You want voters to believe you are an independent, tough president who will not allow himself to be manipulated, and that's what most people expect."
"In addition, open recruitment has another important benefit: you can use it to break free from the control of the Republican Party and the Senate and build a power team that belongs only to you. Through recruitment, I will give you a list of politicians who are related to me, the Xiao family, and the Hong faction. You must use open recruitment to place them in the center of power, which is very important for your future security."
Adam nodded: "I will do as you say."
Xu Fu took a sip of water to moisten his throat and continued, "In short, think things through carefully and act cautiously. If there's anything you don't understand, just tell me and I'll help you solve it."
"Adam, your current position is very important to me. Do your job well. In four years, if you don't want to do it anymore, I will let you go, or if you think it's appropriate, I will find a way to let you continue to be the master of the White House."
"I know, young master, I won't let you down."
"Okay, that's enough for today!"
He turned off the screen, lay down on the sofa to rest, and honestly, he didn't know whether Adam impersonating the president was a good thing or a bad thing. After all, he was President Rice, and if the Senate and the Department of Defense knew that there was a cold-blooded ghost sitting in the president's body, ...
Forget it, stop thinking about it. If demons can be presidents, why can't the dead? If something really goes wrong, the most important thing is that Adam will disappear, and they will never be able to find him.
...
As Xu Fu had predicted, the White House was shrouded in mystery in the following days.
Some veteran politicians and Democrats analyzed the power structure of the future cabinet based on this list and reached a consensus: the president is just a puppet manipulated by his staff and Republicans.
This conclusion quickly became lukewarm, displeasing many supporters, because needless to say, anyone with even a slight understanding of politics could see something suspicious about the list.
Two days later, Joel Nash held a press conference, publicly firing his chief of staff and announcing his decision to "open up the hiring process" amid disapproving glances from several Republicans.
In addition to open recruitment, he also had to interview and personally select cabinet members.
This approach displeased many Republicans, but the public loudly praised Joel Nash's powerful and decisive remarks at the meeting, clearly indicating that although he had lost his memory, his judgment had been preserved.
Such a president will not become a pawn in the hands of others. Joel Nash's series of actions not only reversed the impressions of the media and the public, but also taught the Republican Party and its staff a valuable lesson.
He is showing everyone through his actions that even if I lose my memory, I am still the most powerful person in the world, and I can command others, but no one can command me.
In a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere, the recruitment process officially began.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and many frustrated individuals came to Washington to join the recruitment frenzy.
Following Xu Fu's instructions, Adam organized a rigorous candidate selection process, personally passing the final stage, demonstrating the principles of fairness and impartiality.
After several days of hard work, the recruitment was finally completed, but the list received surprised many people: previously, more than 90% of cabinet members were white, but this time almost half were people of color, and there were also many names that the media had never heard of, such as Cavill Zhao. The former is said to be a state legislator from Illinois, and the latter seems to be from a small seaside town.
The release of this list sparked widespread discussion. A reporter approached Joel Nash and asked him why he did this, to which he gave only two explanations: breast duty and not lying.
This phrase has become a term used exclusively by the White House government.
...
Inside the Pentagon, after the list of attendees was announced, Royman Gunther leaned back in his chair, lost in thought for a long time. His assistant whispered something beside him.
"The President just called to invite you to the White House for a cabinet meeting."
Royman Gynt sighed in bewilderment, raised his hand to signal his assistant to leave, and said in a low voice as the door closed.
What do you think of this list?
Sam Lane, sitting at the other end of the table, tensed up, his expression becoming unusually serious: "I had people study the people on the list. Their identities and backgrounds are all fine, and their abilities and qualities are also quite good. They are very capable of serving in the cabinet."
That's not what I was asking.
Royman-Gunther waved his hand irritably. "I don't understand why Joel Nash wants me to continue in such an important position as Secretary of Defense, while you... he actually wants to turn the Sky Association into a department with equal power to the FBI and CIA, and appoint you as its first director. If I remember correctly, the Sky Association was founded by Amanda Waller, and you became its director. What are we going to do?"
Chapter 1131 The Heavenly Eye Society Shares Power!
The smoke lingered in the room for a long time.
Royman Gantt took a drag of his cigarette and said meaningfully.
Joel Nash couldn't possibly be unaware that you possessed evidence that led to his departure from the White House. The normal course of action in such a situation would have been to eliminate you as much as possible, removing you from the center of power. But he didn't do that; instead, he appointed you as the first president of the Sky Association.
As he spoke, he frowned.
"I don't understand what the president is up to."
Sam Lane frowned, puzzled after learning of his promotion to director of the Sky Eye Association.
According to the latest White House documents, all paranormal events and extraterrestrials in Rice State will be handled by the Sky Eye Society. Sam Lane can select his own members to improve the Sky Eye Society's structure based on the existing structure. The hundreds of billions of dollars in government funding each year means that the Sky Eye Society will become a law enforcement agency on par with the FBI and CIA.
Logically, such an important department should be overseen by a close friend, but Joel Nash chose Sam Ryan as its director, unaware that the latter had long been trying to oust him from the White House!