System Task: Destroy America, Accidentally Save It

System Task: Destroy America, Accidentally Save It

Author: Taylor Parker

Chapter 9: The Donut of Defeat

After nightfall, I was sleeping soundly in bed.

Suddenly, the system chimed:

[System Alert: Mr. Yates Checked Treasury Accounts. Thirteen Officials Arrested. Four Billion Dollars Recovered.]

Me: Ahhhhhh!

The next morning, Mr. Yates stood outside the Oval Office, tears streaming down his face:

"Madam President is brilliant! You already knew there were parasites in the military! I’ll allocate the recovered funds and rebuild the northern border defenses."

The system chimed again:

[System Alert: Keen Insight Achievement Unlocked! Integrity +50, Reputation +100.]

I nearly choked—absolutely devastated.

What is wrong with you, Mr. Yates? I told you to build the Sky Tower! Why the hell are you catching corrupt officials?

And even if you did, couldn’t you have pocketed some of the recovered money for yourself?

Is this reasonable? Is this how things are supposed to go?

Weren’t you supposed to be the most corrupt? Weren’t you supposed to use every trick in the book? Where’s your professional pride as a corrupt official? Why aren’t you playing your part?

Mr. Yates stood obediently before me and replied:

"Madam President, if I don’t catch the corrupt officials…"

"I can’t scrape together enough money to build the Sky Tower…"

Well said.

Punishment: next time, you’re not allowed to talk.

I grabbed a chocolate-glazed from the box, powdered sugar dusting my suit, and took a savage bite. I was starting to think the country might just save itself—no matter how hard I tried to mess it up.

Maybe the real disaster was me thinking I could out-crazy Washington.

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