Chapter 732: Chapter 367: The White House’s Joy and Worries
“I am only arranging for someone to take your place, so why would I cut off your network of relationships? Would it really take me turning the Intelligence Agency against your loyalists, driving them out, and eradicating them before you believe I am not preserving it?”
“This…”
Sawyer was at a loss for words and only managed to respond after a long pause, “To tell you the truth, Chief Inspector David, the position of Director of the CIA’s Intelligence Agency is a critical one; even if I recommend it, if the President disagrees, it might not lead to Director Elvis’ promotion…”
“The President? He only has the power to appoint and dismiss Cabinet members. The position of Director of the Intelligence Agency is beyond his reach, as long as you all agree.”
There’s an old saying in France, “My vassal’s vassal is not my vassal.”
This saying applies just the same in America.
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The President of the United States is nominally the highest head of state but in reality, he cannot arbitrarily appoint or dismiss any official positions.
What he can truly appoint and dismiss directly are only the 25 people in the Cabinet, or rather the heads of the 25 departments.
As for the promotions of officials within each department, they are handled by the respective departments.
The ultimate decision-making power, of course, lies in the hands of the chiefs of each department.
Therefore, if Elvis wants to rise to the position of Director of the Intelligence Agency, as long as it is approved by the CIA, there should be no problems with the process.
Of course, there is another very important factor.
That is to say, Elvis is his man, and now the White House still needs him, so they definitely won’t cause any unpleasantness with him over the issue of an Intelligence Agency Director.
What about the rest of the CIA’s senior executives, would they agree?
With the examples of Sawyer and Haierzi there for all to see, as long as these people are not out of their minds, they would certainly not dare to reject.
“Alright, I’ll do as you have suggested.”
Sawyer felt a stab of pain in his heart, but under the pressure, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.
David’s gaze then turned to Haierzi, saying, “Deputy Director Haierzi, I also need you to recommend someone to take your place, but I’ll give you the name when the time comes!”
The CIA’s intelligence division must be under his control.
Thus, after the position of Director of the Intelligence Agency, the role of the Deputy Director in charge was naturally also something he had to secure.
It’s just that, at the moment, he didn’t have a suitable candidate; he would need to take the next few days to find one.
Even though Haierzi had already anticipated this, when he actually heard that his position would also be filled by one of David’s people, he almost couldn’t contain his anger.
Thankfully, Sawyer quickly grabbed his wrist and calmed him down.
After about half a minute to regain his composure, Haierzi clenched his teeth and said, “Fine, I’ll do as you ask, but I hope you will keep your promise and not use this to threaten us again in the future.”
“Of course, thank you for your cooperation!”
A slight smile appeared on David’s face as he extended his hand to them.
Despite being full of resentment, the two men had no choice but to suppress it and shake hands with David.
“Alright, it’s getting late, I won’t impose any further!”
David stood up and walked towards the door.
After reaching the ground floor, Elvis said with a grateful expression, “Chief Inspector David, I am very thankful for your help; without you, it might have taken me 10 or 20 years to rise from a regional supervisor to the position of Director of the Intelligence Agency!”
His words were not mere flattery.
Although he had previously been the CIA’s regional supervisor for Bear Country and enjoyed some status in the department,
key positions like Director of the Intelligence Agency were coveted by countless families, financial tycoons, and even high officials.
Without the backing of a major family or factional power, securing such a key position was virtually impossible for him.
Of course, this was not the main reason he was most thankful to David.
David could have chosen not to personally threaten Sawyer and Haierzi, but to ensure that he wouldn’t face any backlash within the department, he still decided to play the villain himself—this was truly the gesture for which Elvis felt grateful.
“You don’t need to thank me. If it weren’t for your timely reminder last time, I might well have been left without a trace in that explosion; consider this a form of repayment!”
Elvis nodded thoughtfully.
“Well, it’s late, and I’m going to rest now. There’s still a lot to be done.”
“I’ll see you out, Chief Inspector David…”
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David’s trip back to Washington D.C. was to handle a leak of his itinerary, and now that the matter was settled, on the next morning, he once again boarded his private jet to continue pushing for legislation in another planned state.
Over the next few days, David seemed to disappear, as much as various media tried, they could not find any news about him again.
As he kept such a low profile, gradually, the media’s focus shifted from him to other matters.
However, on November 28th, a breaking news story suddenly thrust David into the spotlight once more.
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