There’s no way, this Shorty not only has good connections and a wide network, but he also seems to have an endless supply of money.

Although everyone knows that his money comes from corruption, no one dares to change it.

Considering the position Shorty is in, probably no one dares to recklessly talk about his affairs either.

Shorty was also in a bad mood, mobilizing hundreds of fully armed team members, using tanks and combat spaceships, yet this scale couldn’t defeat the three people from the Extraterrestrial Planet, and the battle inexplicably ended in defeat.

Shorty could already foresee that in the coming period, his name would continuously appear in various newspapers, magazines, and media because of this battle.

This incident was too much. The Erma Planet had been peaceful for decades now, almost never having a battle involving firearms within their borders. The civilians had gotten used to the current stability and peace.

Now, without warning, a fierce team action suddenly unfolded around them, in their city.

Not to mention ordinary civilians, even some high-level team members were shocked when they heard about this team action overnight.

They didn’t understand why the top brain of the team had to personally command this battle. Moreover, according to the announcement they saw, these three people from the foreign planet were unknown, just ordinary people. Of course, in the subsequent battle, they displayed astonishing skills.

But that’s a story for another day.

Mobilizing such a large force, apart from leveling the team headquarters in the jurisdiction and destroying more than a dozen civilian houses, causing hundreds of civilian deaths, there seems to be no other battle results to speak of.

Of course, if all of the above can also be called battle results.

Shorty could already foresee how they would criticize him, attack him, and curse him when his name or his image appeared before those people through different media.

Of course, this thought just flashed through his mind. He didn’t really care about the opinions of these civilians.

As someone in a high position, he took a dismissive attitude toward these civilians at the top of the pyramid, not taking them seriously at all.

The only thing these civilians are useful to him is their votes, that’s all.

Even though in this region, the number of people supporting him is very small, he knows that sometimes people can conspire together.

Although he can find a suitable excuse to explain the reasons for the civilians who died unexpectedly today, he doesn’t know if those civilians would listen to his explanation or accept it.

These are things to consider for next year’s election, and he’s not very worried. During this period, as long as he has his subordinates create some events to divert the people’s attention, they will quickly forget the current affairs.

What’s giving him a headache now is how to face the highest ruler of the Erma Planet.

He knows that the highest ruler doesn’t like him and always wants the so-called chief envoy in front of him to take his place.

But he also has a group of supporters, and more importantly, he has enough money.

On the surface, this money is all inherited from his wife’s family, which indeed ranks among the top five richest on the Erma Planet.

But in reality, it’s mostly money he deceived his way into.

The current chief envoy’s half-smiling expression made Shorty feel disgusted. If he could, he’d want to strangle this political enemy with his own hands.

But thinking like this isn’t appropriate now, and Shorty let this terrifying thought just flash through his mind.

He forced a smile, because this annoying guy representing the chief was here, he himself couldn’t be too slow with him.

The chief envoy let out a series of coughs, which was another thing that extremely annoyed Shorty. Why don’t you just speak up? Why do you always have to cough a few times before talking? Trying to draw attention to yourself? Why are you so insecure?

"Chief envoy, are you coming down with a cold? It’s truly admirable for you to make it here to check on our work even when you’re not well," Shorty emphasized the words "not well" loudly.

The chief envoy didn’t bother to take Shorty’s comments to heart. Though his surface was calm, inside he was quite pleased, leading him and Shorty—two mutually detestable guys—to have to sit together because of this battle. Even as their emotions about this situation were polar opposites, one thing had to be acknowledged: they were both high-ranking officials within the Erma Planet’s organization.

The chief envoy stayed silent, watching as Shorty pushed a cash check in front of him.

The chief envoy lifted his head, coldly staring at Shorty: "What are you doing with this?"

Shorty smiled without saying a word. After pushing the check towards the chief envoy, he deliberately turned it so that the chief envoy could easily see the amount by just glancing down.

It was exactly because Shorty knew this opponent’s character well that he felt fearless, secretly swearing: Show off? With me?

Moreover, in his heart, there was no one who didn’t like money.

People who claim not to like money usually only do so because the amount hasn’t reached what they want. If they can get what they want, they would do anything for money.

As colleagues in the highest organization, although Shorty and this chief envoy didn’t belong to the same department, don’t forget Shorty’s identity; he’s the top brain of the system.

Therefore, taking advantage of his position, he put a lot of effort into researching this chief envoy before him.

On the Erma Planet, there might also be such a saying: If you want to defeat an opponent, you must first understand them.

Of course, Shorty knew the kind of threat this chief envoy posed to him, so he conducted serious research, finding small secrets on this chief envoy. Although what’s been disclosed are mere traces, it was enough for Shorty to see through the chief envoy’s heart.

So, the cold attitude of the chief envoy did not scare Shorty at all.

"I am a favored person in front of the chief. Please speak a few good words for me," Shorty began smilingly, "and of course, if there’s any place where you need my help in the future, feel free to ask."

After finishing, Shorty’s hand lightly tapped the check twice, a subtle action that drew the chief envoy’s gaze, compelling him to look at the check.

Shorty smiled, satisfied to see the chief envoy’s eyes inadvertently twitch twice. Honestly, giving out such a large amount of money pained him, but spending it where it mattered, the returns would definitely exceed the value of the money.