The press below the stage were left shocked and troubled by Bernard's statement, with some foreign journalists reclining against their seats like they were ready for a good show.

The American journalists were naturally scowling at the preferential treatment.

They didn't really care about the money as 200 million USD was really nothing to them. Hell, forget any counter-terrorism movement; that's not even enough to cover the cost of a single counter-terrorism operation.

Even so, for the press,