Chapter 482 Why a republic!
In "New World", the Tiger Faction, Diri Faction, and Beidamen Faction merged to form the Kinmen Group.
The forces formed by this combination of factions often lack sufficient trust accumulation. After the death of the president, it is very natural for them to fall into internal fighting.
After a lot of bad fights, the final winner was the police undercover Li Zicheng. Zhang Shouji, who thought the situation was settled early on, became a joke.
The most bizarre scene in the movie is that the person Zhang Shouji, the second-largest figure in the Kinmen Group, recruited to threaten Li Zicheng, turned out to kill him in the end.
Power and strength never exist for granted because of a certain position or name. They are only subordinate to the person who tames them - note that there are also priorities in the means of taming them.
Similarly, as the leader of the empire, the commander-in-chief possesses the theoretical supreme power, but the cost of exercising this power is so high that the mortality rate of this position can even be higher than Soldiers, firefighters, miners are at a higher level.
The bureaucrats in Washington are staring at him, the vulture-like capitalist thugs - the media are staring at him, the local powerful are staring at him, and other factions in the party are staring at him.
Everyone, everyone qualified to participate in the game is waiting for him to make a mistake, waiting for him to express his needs, waiting for him to give him a chance.
Give me a chance to sell my supreme power in exchange for my personal demands being realized.
Now, as Huth flew back to Washington, the opportunity presented itself.
How to get a glimpse of the operating logic of the American power game?
Then take a look at Hu Te’s ‘normal’ work report!
The first person to contact Hut was National Security Assistant Flynn, the leader of the Master Assassination Investigation Team.
"Hu Te, why don't you answer my call?"
As a person appointed by the commander-in-chief, Flynn naturally needs to be responsible to his superiors.
But there is absolutely no such thing as "let the truth emerge now" in this kind of responsibility.
At a time when internal conflicts in the United States have developed into fierce confrontations, the truth is not important, but the value brought by the truth is the key.
How to make the truth bring value?
It requires careful weighing and appropriate entry points, just like business negotiations, you can’t just reveal your cards right at the beginning!
Flynn clearly knew what the commander-in-chief wanted, so he tried to intervene as soon as he realized Hu Te was walking alone.
However, Huth, who got off the plane, only spoke perfunctorily on the phone.
"Sorry, I was too tired and fell asleep on the plane."
On the way Huth flew back to Washington, Flynn called him three times. The assistant made seven phone calls and contacted the plane's captain twice.
Flynn wanted to interfere, but Huth ignored him.
"What do you want to do when you return to Washington with great fanfare? You know, I am the one in charge!"
Flynn said angrily.
If this matter is not handled well and the truth gets out of control, he will definitely be labeled incompetent by the commander-in-chief.
For a person who has not lost his ambition, this label is equivalent to a death sentence for his political life.
"The situation is quite urgent. I must report it to the commander in person, sir."
After saying that, Hu Te hung up the phone.
The assistant opened the car door for Huth, and the powerful deputy director nimbly got into the black Cadillac Escalade.
Three Escalades slowly drove out of the airport. At the airport gate, the airport security personnel stopped them.
The airport’s security chief has almost become famous. He did not expect to be involved in such a dispute today.
His subordinates could not stop the deputy director of Ferbole, so he appeared at the exit of the Washington D.C. Airport in person.
The person in charge came forward with his security personnel, the Escalade's window was lowered, and sitting inside was Hu Te, who had a serious face.
"Sir, I'm sorry, your permission has been revoked by order from the DCTC."
Hutter didn't talk nonsense, he looked directly at the poor airport security guard The person in charge said.
“I am Deputy Director of the FBI Hu Te. I was appointed by Mr. Attorney General to serve as the leader of the Nigeria terrorist attack investigation team. I am now preparing to report the investigation results to our T&T lead student.
< br>Are you sure you want to follow the order of the traffic committee to stop me? ”
The person in charge gritted his teeth and said.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I can't let you leave until I receive the order to allow you to pass."
Hu Te sneered, gave up communication, and said directly to the driver.
“Drive!”
The Cadillac Escalade is indeed a good car, and it effortlessly knocked through the poor traffic barrier in front of the airport gate.
The people at the airport had no qualifications and no courage to stop him. After breaking through the pathetic and ridiculous restraints, Hu Te could go wherever he wanted.
Destination, the Oval Office!
Distance, 7km!
The three Escalades soon drove onto Interstate 395, a highway built by Eisenhower fifty years ago.
When Hu Te was a child, he lived next to a road. His father ran a brother restaurant. He won the favor of customers with his not so good cooking skills and full portions, and sent Hu Te to the restaurant. University.
Eisenhower's highway broke the monopoly of America's traditional train companies on interstate logistics and injected new vitality into the American economy.
However, this special general and commander who came from the Xiang Party is actually a master of authoritarianism and palace politics. He knows when to be tough and when to be flexible.
Hu Te sometimes laments with his closest friends that the best commander in America will always be the former commander.
Now, with the change of position, he gradually realized that it was not that the current commander-in-chief could not do it, but that the current situation did not allow the commander-in-chief to do it.
The America that allowed Father Ike to join forces and dominate the world no longer exists after all.
Student T&T, can you be the one to save America?
In other words, can you seize the opportunity we give you?
Looking up slightly, Huth saw the Jefferson Memorial in the distance through the car window.
Hutter, who was sitting in the car, could only vaguely see its dome through the guardrail of the bridge.
It was a beautiful white marble dome building, built on the order of the most legendary wheelchair-bound leader of the Donkey Party.
In Washington, these great leaders of America have left so many traces of themselves.
As the founder of the Democratic Republican Party and one of the founding fathers, Jefferson's greatest achievement actually had nothing to do with shaping the American party structure, but drafting the Declaration of Independence.
To be precise, it was in the process of writing the Declaration of Independence that the underlying code for the United States to inherit Manifest Destiny was carved.
‘All men are created equal. ’
‘Human beings have inalienable rights endowed by their Creator. ’
The underlying code written by Jefferson profoundly influenced the formulation of the American Constitution. A modern country without kings and nobles, in which everyone is born equal and enjoys natural power without having to thank any favors, gradually emerged after him.
(The hell is, the people Jefferson emphasized refer to white people, and have nothing to do with slaves, this guy supports slavery)
An America made worse and worse by the agenda of the Donkey Party , is not what Huth likes, and never has been. This is also the reason why he can become the target of Achilles and Chengdu.
The United States has no shortage of patriots, and no matter how sinking the country is, there is no shortage of patriots, but compared to those populist and spiritual patriotisms, Huth's patriotism is more realistic.
Sometimes, Huth would think that it was inevitable that he would come together with the leaders of the younger generation of the Elephant Party.
God gave him an extraordinary destiny, giving him the opportunity to increase his wealth, realize his ideals, and fulfill his mission. The pursuit of personal interests and the ideal preferences in his faith came together perfectly.
The car stopped suddenly, interrupting Hu Te's reverie.
"Huh? Someone stopped me again?"
The deputy director was very confused. Today, his opponents seemed to react too quickly.
I have to say, this is very un-American!
The three Escalades were parked in an awkward position. Two mounted police officers stopped them at the entrance to the Fourteenth Street Bridge, behind which was a long list of unlucky cars that had been damaged.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I received an order to check you."
A mounted policeman got off the motorcycle and knocked on the first Escalade. window.
The other vehicles blocked behind honked their horns dissatisfiedly, and Hu Te, who was sitting in his seat, once again hung up the phone of someone who was trying to contact him.
Hanging up wasn't enough, he even turned off his phone directly.
The communication between the mounted police and Huth's men was not pleasant. Obviously, the elites of the Investigation Bureau were unwilling to give face to these police officers.
In Game of Thrones, Hu Te is a small character who cannot even determine his own future, but in the real streets of America, his car is already so powerful that no one dares to stop it.
Deputy Director of the FBI, who is willing to bet whether there are bullets in his gun?
"Director, his boss wants to talk to you on the phone." The subordinate in the car in front reported on the intercom.
“Let him come over.” Hu Te curled his lips.
This is not the entrance to the airport, only five kilometers away from the White House. If his car moves erratically, it may directly activate the security system surrounding the center of American power.
With the support of Achilles and the Elephant Party, Huth can be a little crazy, but not too crazy.
After all, he is here to do things, not to cause trouble.
"Hu Te, it's me, Andrew, a senator from the Donkey Party called me, sorry, man."
The police officer in Washington DC came up and made it clear. , everyone is from the United States, Andrew believes that Hu Te can understand his difficulties.
"Do you want to kill me for him?"
Hearing the voice of an old acquaintance, Mr. Deputy Director even thought of joking.
We are all old bureaucrats, so no one knows who the other is.
That’s it!
This is also part of the republic. The demands of bureaucrats should also be listened to, right?
"Damn, what are you talking about? I just stopped you."
Andrew only sent two mounted policemen to stop him, which was the ultimate in deception.
Did you stop it?
Ruban!
“Two minutes, any more, and I won’t have you as a friend.”
Huth said he was a little impatient.
"Five minutes, I'll give you two bottles of good wine. An Argentinian fool gave it to me, 1977 Nantes red wine. How about it?"
The old bureaucrats launched a shameful blending , However, what Hu Te is most concerned about now is not wine.
"Okay, who is that congressman?"
Andrew hesitated and replied.
"Congresswoman, a black congresswoman from the West Coast, I can't say more. Faak, our phone calls won't be recorded, right?"
Hu Te curled his lips, I am the deputy director of the Bureau of Investigation, I am sure You're being monitored, why bother asking?
Silly hater!
"Don't worry, there are not one million, but at least one hundred thousand of this kind of strength in Ferber's physical evidence library."
Andrew hesitated for a moment and cursed. "You are really nothing!"
This is the United States of America. Under the republican system, every congressman is a member of the republic and can naturally enjoy part of the supreme power.
Hutter knew who was blocking him, the black congresswoman, it was just a joke, Nancy was behind it!
The old witch hates Niu Sen, but that doesn’t mean she has to give up on Niu Sen now!
Only Nancy, the Imperial Speaker who has always been at the forefront of the officialdom for many years, has such a strong execution ability.
The deputy director can even imagine that behind blocking his normal reporting work, Nancy is still jumping up and down in other places, just hoping that things will not evolve into the most troublesome situation.
This is actually what Huth admires most about Achilles and Cheng Zong. As younger and cutting-edge forces, they will not passively wait for the enemy's attack, but will choose to take the initiative according to the situation.
The difference between active and passive is huge.
At least Hu Te has been in the United States for many years and has rarely seen Nancy in such a hurry.
A few minutes later, the bumbling troopers moved out of the way, and the black Escalade finally made it onto the Fourteenth Street Bridge.
Distance, 4 kilometers!
At this point, Huth finally felt a little nervous.
In the eyes of ordinary people, he is the powerful deputy director of the Investigation Bureau, but he has not actually met with the commander in person.
The commander-in-chief of the United States can appoint hundreds or thousands of key positions. For example, the number of positions for the Attorney General is hundreds, and the number of deputy directors like Hu Te is thousands...
General You can't expect an old man to remember thousands of names, right?
But Hu Te's nervousness was not because the commander-in-chief did not recognize him, but more out of his self-knowledge as a tentacle of the deep state.
The commander-in-chief is not an easy person to get along with. He is well-known but also very difficult to get along with. Hu Te is very worried about how the old man will treat him.
In fact, getting closer to the destination, Huth saw the Washington Monument, an obelisk with a height of 160 centimeters.
This is the center of power of the empire, but Hu Te has an inexplicable thought in his heart - who will be the next person to be established here?
Will he be the current commander-in-chief?
When he dreams back at midnight, does he imagine how he will be remembered like a god after death?
"It should be possible, right?"
Hu Te murmured to himself.
In his opinion, who doesn’t want to leave their name in history?
In China, this is called leaving a name in history, which is given by values.
In Europe and the United States, this is called canonization after death, which is given by faith - faith is also a special value.
"Mr. Director, what did you say?"
The subordinate sitting in the front row asked without hearing Hu Te's words clearly.
"It's nothing, it doesn't matter."
Hu Te is self-aware, and whether he leaves his name or not, it has nothing to do with him.
Being able to participate in such a critical moment and step into the center of the historical stage has made this man extremely satisfied.
The Escalade's motorcade traveled all the way and finally stopped at the door of the west wing of the white house.
Hu Te opened the car door, carried a small box with neat steps, and walked quickly towards the door.
For Hu Te, the security personnel of the White House have been waiting for a long time.
The deputy director of the Bureau of Investigation is the most critical figure in Washington today.
“Man, we’ve been waiting for you for two full hours!”
The national affairs of the United States are always complicated and difficult to understand, but for those in the center of power, there are only so many important things every day.
Although the security guards in the White House are inconspicuous, as part of the 'unnamed sources' often mentioned in the media, they know very well what Hu Te's insistence on reporting the investigation results to the commander-in-chief means. .
"I need to see the commander-in-chief as soon as possible, immediately, now!"
Hu Te didn't waste any time and signaled the security personnel to lead the way.
As they walked towards the West Wing gate of the White House, he was stopped by an unexpected man.
Distance, 20 meters!
“Hut!”
The Minister of Justice stretched out his hand and pulled Hut directly into a small empty conference room.
This scene has already fallen into the eyes of those who are interested.
It may seem unremarkable, but in fact, the amount of information that can be interpreted is so huge that even thousands of words may not be able to explain it all.
The Minister of Justice is also at his wits end. Huth refuses to answer calls, refuses to obey orders, and insists on going his own way.
Otherwise, he would not personally guard the gate and be the final watchdog for the empire's dignity.
“I asked someone to stop you at the airport and was going to see you, but you barged right in!
The investigation has made progress and we all take it seriously, but you have to be aware of the overall situation. !”
The FBI is a law enforcement agency directly under the Ministry of Justice. Hu Te’s boss is the director. Logically speaking, the Attorney General is his boss’s boss, a super boss.
But the logic of the United States is different from that of China, and their specific affiliation is even more complicated.
To put it simply, the power of the Minister of Justice is like duckweed, while the power of Deputy Director Hu Te is like a big tree with tangled roots.
When duckweed is blown up by the wind, it can fly very high, but it will eventually fall back into the water.
Not so with big trees.
"The truth is shocking, I dare not be unaware of the overall situation, sir."
Huth placed the box on the conference table, seemingly giving the attorney general a cue to negotiate.
"Hu Te, what's inside this?" the minister asked, pointing to the box.
"Relevant documents for the investigation, the commander-in-chief needs me to tell him the truth." Hu Te's answer was very interesting.
The Minister of Justice raised his glasses and said.
"It was the commander-in-chief who ordered me to come to see you. He ordered me to let you go back. Hu Te, you should report to each level step by step. The country cannot withstand the storm."
He began to escape again. The backlash from the supreme power was so terrifying that the commander was afraid again.
However, this time, he has no right to hide!
"No, I said it - the commander-in-chief needs me to tell him the truth."
Hu Te refused to give in.
The Minister of Justice seemed to understand, and seemed to have no intention of continuing to interfere forcefully. He stepped back slightly and let out a heavy and tired sigh.
"Sir, I understand you, but compromise cannot be the road to victory!"
After saying that, Hu Te carried the box, pushed open the door of the small conference room, and walked towards the famous Oval Office. .
When the commander-in-chief's personal secretary saw him, he looked like he was facing a formidable enemy, but he still opened the door to Hutla's office.
Distance, 0 meters.
Entering the office through the northwest corner door, Hu Te found that the commander was sitting on the sofa, instructing team members to help him connect to the network.
"Just use 'fool', Nancy is a big fool, and add a 'murderer', yes."
Noticing Hu Te's arrival, the commander looked at the rash director .
"You have given me a big trouble. Tell me, Hu Te, what do you want?"
Deputy Director Hu Te did not answer directly, but opened the small box.
The security personnel at the White House were so wary of the deputy director of the Investigation Bureau that they did not even check what was in the box.
Security (Huh?): Director Huth said that it contains investigative information, which is top secret
Inside the box is a portable frequency jammer. Huth opened this strange and mysterious device under the surprised eyes of the White House staff. Small special machine.
"Sir, we don't have to worry about being recorded at the moment. In addition, these staff have to leave."
The commander-in-chief admired Hu Te's professionalism. He is worthy of being from the Investigation Bureau. He has done a lot of unscrupulous things like spying, he is just so professional.
However, how could he let the staff around him leave?
The reason why he stayed here was because the disabled veterans of the Vietnam War were invited to participate in the afternoon activities. If he failed to make appointments for such activities, he would be scolded to death.
But. Faced with the fatal straight ball given by Hu Te, the commander-in-chief, who was kidnapped by the schedule and unable to run away, came up with a crooked move.
Arrange staff to accompany him in his Oval Office at all times. When Huth tries to drive them away on the grounds of confidentiality, he will maintain the 'dignity' of the staff and ask Huth not to be aggressive. .
If Hu Te really intends to say something inappropriate in front of everyone, then he can also use the counter-logic of "infringement of confidentiality regulations" to fight back Hu Te.
So, when faced with Hu Te’s request, the commander just said.
"It's okay, I trust everyone here."
As he said that, he also glanced at the small box Hu Te brought.
This thing is quite small. If you have one, many things can be easier.
"Sir, this is not a matter of trust. You don't have to beat around the bush. Please let them leave!"
Director Hu Te directly ordered the commander-in-chief of the United States - the highlight of his life. Belong to yes.
The commander's anger rose almost instantly, but he still suppressed his anger and signaled his shields to leave.
Little clever?
It’s useless!
Director Hu Te is charging!
This is also a republic!
"Okay, now can you talk about what the investigation revealed?"
Hu Te is part of the deep state composed of pro-establishment Elephant Party members, and the commander-in-chief knows this.
Hu Te's self-destructive "report" today, like a spark hitting the earth, corresponds to the demands of some people in the party establishment who want to force the general to do something.
Why did the commander-in-chief obediently listen to Hu Te and let his people retreat?
Because he knows very well that he and the establishment have finally established some tacit understanding, which has now formed the most comfortable situation since he took office. Now is not the time to break it.
He has supreme power, but he does not have the courage to use it at will. He does not dare to abuse it externally, and he does not dare to abuse it internally.
This is very republican.
"Niusen's younger brother Will, before the assassination of the Nigerian ambassador, carried out special secret activities in Nigeria. He may have played a special liaison role!"
A The terrible lid was lifted, and the script preset by President Cheng moved towards the grandest interpretation.
The commander-in-chief leaned on the sofa and studied the chandelier on the ceiling of the office.
So dazzling.
He closed his eyes.
At this moment, he is not the commander-in-chief of the United States.
He is just a helpless old man in his seventies.
(End of this chapter)