May. Washington had already entered summer, and this year, summer seemed to have arrived a bit early.
Despite the stifling weather and the lack of air conditioning in the car, Pierre still spent most of his time on the road every day—on one hand, coordinating with the military to establish a task force to pave the way for receiving captured weapons, and on the other, negotiating with U.S. government agencies about Lend-Lease supplies. In short, there was never a moment's rest.
Bureaucracy in America could be just as deadly—after half a month of running around, he finally managed to get all the paperwork in order.
As for the gains, besides the promised lease of 50 Liberty ships, the biggest achievement was that Ke Zhenhua Company could now enter the war zone as military personnel—as members of the Allied Command Task Force.
