Chapter 255： ：Slide into the abyss in one step

Johnson's speech in Las Vegas was very successful. On the same day, a high platform was built on the square outside the Hardy Hotel, surrounded by a full 20,000 people. The casino was closed for 3 hours for this speech.

There were not only Las Vegas locals but also more tourists in the square. President Johnson gave an enthusiastic speech.

The day after the speech,

President Johnson suddenly interrupted the trip and took the team back to Washington. After returning to the White House, Johnson immediately summoned U.S. Secretary of State Acheson and asked the National Property Council to issue a public announcement. In view of the international situation, the U.S. will suspend all forms of protection against the National Government. assistance.

"Your Excellency, do you want to completely abandon China?" Acheson asked in surprise.

Johnson said with a calm face: "It's time to make a choice. To be honest, I have already met him and will definitely fail. There is no need to waste energy. In the future, the US foreign strategy will mainly be in Europe."

For betrayal and humiliation, how could Johnson sit idly by.

He is the president,

He has this right.

This is Johnson's counterattack revenge.

Two days later, the U.S. National Institute of Property officially announced that the U.S. will change its previous China policy and suspend all aid including but not limited to materials, military, and politics.

After this news reached China, many people rushed to shock. Some people still imagined that the US Congress would send a large army to support them. Even many people in the military used these remarks and felt that there was American support behind them. But now this dream is shattered. .

The United States publicly announced the cessation of all aid, and many people even fell into panic, including Jiang.

"How can this be done? The Americans are too untrustworthy. They always say that China is important, and they are stingy when assisting China. If they provide us with more economic and military assistance, can things go to this point? "

A certain person shouted violently.

Then he thought about his recent actions. Could it be that his support for Dewey was discovered? It is very likely that he pondered for a long time, and finally decided to send his wife to the United States to mediate.

......

And Hardy’s side,

After a week of schedule, I am ready to start.

Arnold.

Externally, he is a reporter for the New York branch of the Global Times.

Participated in World War II.

When he joined the newspaper when the New York branch was enrolled, he was very astute. He once reported several important news and was one of the main reporters in the New York branch.

As for the other identity, it is a peripheral member of the HD Security Intelligence Team.

In a rented apartment, a tape recorder is connected to the telephone, and a handheld portable video camera is also supported next to it.

"Crack."

Arnold pressed the button and said to the camera: "This is a very risky action. I hope to leave the information. If you are really killed, please help me to transfer this information to the police department. Thank you."

"I have discovered some things. Some candidates have taken money from foreigners. This is a violation of federal law. I am now preparing to call that person to get more information."

After Arnold finished speaking, he picked up the phone on the desk and dialed out.

"Ring Ling Ling~!"

The New York State Government is located in the small city of Albany, about 240 kilometers from New York City.

The phone in the governor's office rang.

The secretary answered the phone, "Who is he?"

"I'm looking for the governor." Arnold said.

"Who are you, please?"

"Just say I have a very important thing to look for Governor Dewey, which is related to his wealth and political future." Arnold said.

The secretary was taken aback, "Wait a moment."

The secretary found Dewey. Dewey was in a meeting with campaign aides, and he was discussing a national speech tour. Johnson's approval rating slowly climbed, making Dewey feel threatened. Although everyone was optimistic about him, he did not dare to slacken his efforts.

Who knows if that salted fish will turn over.

No one opponent can be underestimated, especially if the other party is the president.

The secretary came to Dewey and whispered in his ear: "Mr. Governor, I just received a call. The man did not identify himself, but said that it has something to do with your wealth and political future. Would you like to answer the phone?"

Dewey frowned deeply at the secretary's words.

It's nonsense about one's wealth and political future. Maybe it's just a boring guy using alarmist words to scare himself.

"No answer." Dewey said irritably.

The secretary went back and picked up the phone and said to the phone: "I'm sorry this gentleman, Mr. Governor is in a meeting, and there is no time to answer your call."

Arnold sneered twice, "You tell him, Hua Guo, political donation, I believe he will answer the phone."

The secretary paused, and chose to tell the governor.

When Dewey heard the words "Hua Guo" and "Political Contributions" from his secretary, his expression changed.

The last time he met with Song Ziwen was very secret, and deliberately concealed his whereabouts. In fact, the meeting did not matter. The most important thing was that the other party mentioned the term'political donations'. As a former prosecutor, how could Dewey not know that accepting foreign political donations is a violation What about federal law.

Dewey thought for a while and wanted to stand up, came to the office to answer the phone, and said in a low voice: "Hey, this is Thomas Dewey, who are you and what do you want to do?"

"Governor Dewey, let me state my identity first. I am a journalist. As for what to do with you, it is like this. I was on a golf course in New York that day and I accidentally saw something, so I photographed them. "

"Mr. Governor met with a senior official from China. You made a promise to him. Afterwards, you received a political donation worth 5 million U.S. dollars."

Dewey gritted his teeth hard, and the muscles on both sides of his cheek bulged.

"What do you want to say?" Dewey said solemnly.

"Hehe, Mr. Governor, if I remember correctly, accepting foreign political donations is a violation of federal law. If people know that the presidential candidates they support have violated federal law and accept political donations from foreigners, they will be very angry. ."

"Did our candidates be bought by foreigners? Will they do anything to sell the interests of the United States in the future? Is it right for us to support such a candidate? Do you think they would think that way?"

Dewey's heart could not help but the thing he most unwilling to happen happened. Someone knew that he had accepted political donations from foreigners and threatened him with this.

"I didn't accept political donations from foreigners, don't slander it at will." Dewey gritted his teeth and said.

"Hahahaha, Mr. Governor, you used to be the most famous prosecutor in New York State. I know that you have investigated many cases. Based on your ability to handle cases, will it be difficult to find the origin of this political donation?"

"If this matter breaks out, the country will definitely intervene in the investigation. You know this better than me, right? I believe that the investigation will come to the ground, what do you think." Arnold said with a smile.

Dewey naturally knew that this matter was not difficult to investigate, and that it was easy to investigate. The FBI would know it at random, and there was no trouble at all.

Even if you don’t know who it is, the money came from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and ended up in the campaign funds account. This alone is enough to determine that the money belongs to foreign countries.

If Johnson knew about this, as a competitor, he would definitely use national power to suppress himself.

"I tell you, I will not accept any form of threat." Dewey said coldly.

Arnold smiled, "Then let's just talk about it. Okay, I will sell this news to the newspaper. After the newspaper reports it, I believe the FBI will definitely investigate. Then I will give them the information in my hands. ."

"As for the result, you know the law better than me. I believe you will be able to guess. Okay, this is the end of our call. I wish you a victory in the general election and become the president. Hehe, I mean if the people don’t care about a violation of federal law, The president who might betray their interests, goodbye."

"Wait~!" Dewey exclaimed anxiously.

"Oh, do you have anything else to say, Sir Governor?" Arnold asked.

Dewey’s complexion kept changing. He was fighting fiercely in his mind at the moment. He yearned for the presidency and was extremely eager. In the last presidential election, he used to compete with Roosevelt, but because in the war, Roosevelt defeated with the power of victory in the war. Up him.

He was dissatisfied, but he could only admit failure.

In this election, Dewey has been optimistic about it from the very beginning. In his heart, it is a certainty that he will be on the throne of the presidency.

He doesn't want to fail.

But if the incident of his accepting political donations broke out, it would definitely be a great blow to him, and it would also be a big stain on his politics.

Dewey’s packaging has always been a fair and honest law enforcer. During his time as a prosecutor, he had dealt with hundreds of gangsters, making him a well-known star prosecutor in the country.

But as a law enforcement officer, he blatantly violated federal laws, and his image in the eyes of the people may collapse.

This is absolutely unacceptable to him.

"What do you want?" Dewey took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, trying to suppress his emotions.

"What do you think?" Arnold asked rhetorically.

Dewey was silent for a while, and said: "You didn't break the news for the first time, but called me. You must want to get more benefits from me. Let's talk about what you want."

"How much can you pay?" Arnold asked with a chuckle.

Dewey was silent for a while, his heart struggled and entangled. If he accepts the facts now, what kind of results he will endure, and if he takes a step forward, what will happen to him.

"50 thousand dollars, hand over everything, and then shut up." Dewey said solemnly.

He went to the other side after all,

I don't know if it's an abyss over there.

If he was heard by others, he would definitely be shocked. The celebrity prosecutor buying evidence against him is also illegal.

"Hehehehe~~~" Arnold let out a chuckle.

"why are you laughing!"

Dewey turned into anger and was ridiculed by a small person, which made him very angry and uncomfortable.

"Mr. Dewey, you are the governor of New York State, and perhaps the next president, 50,000 dollars can't send me, I want 500,000 dollars, cash." Arnold said.

"500,000, you are really greedy." Dewey cursed.

"No, no, 500,000 is only one-tenth of the political donation you received. If you agree to trade with me, you only need to pay one-tenth of the price, and you can also prevent this matter from being known. In fact, This deal is worth it for you." Arnold said.

Dewey struggled for a few seconds.

"Okay, I'll give you half a million, but you have to hand over all the evidence and ensure that you will not disclose any word from now on." Dewey said.

"No problem, I also have professional ethics." Arnold said with a smile.

"How to trade?" Dewey said.

"Don't worry, I will call you again." Arnold said.

"Don't play tricks!"

"Mr. Governor, you are a high-ranking authority. I am just a small reporter. I am actually afraid of your tricks. I am short of money and need money very much. I hope that this transaction can be successfully completed, but I am even more worried about your killing. Some preparations need to be made to make sure that I will survive the transaction after I get the money." Arnold said bluntly.

"You think of me as someone, how could I do that." Dewey said angrily.

"Mr. Governor, in order to survive, I must think about everyone with the most down-to-earth thoughts, naturally including you. Don't worry, for the 500,000, I will not expose you easily and contact me again."

After Arnold finished speaking, he hung up the phone altogether.

Dewey was still in a daze with the microphone in his head, thinking about how he would be criticized if this incident broke out, how voters would think, and how competitors would take the opportunity to attack him.

Give the other party 500,000 US dollars. In fact, Dewey doesn't care about the money. He is afraid that the other party will take the money and still keep his own evidence. If he becomes president, will he continue to be threatened by the other party.

He has always been an arrogant person, he doesn't want to leave a stain on his body, let alone a handle.

Don't want to be molested.

There is a time bomb that will explode at any time.

Dewey has two people he trusts the most. One is that he used to be under the procuratorial system and followed all the way, and the other is his staff and his biggest brain-tank.

He called the two to the office and told them about the threat of blackmail.

When the two heard that Dewey was threatened, they immediately knew the seriousness of the matter. The assistant suggested: "This person is always a threat, and we should find a way to get rid of him."

"It's not a question of money. What if we give the other party money and he still has evidence? After you become president, he sells the evidence to other countries, you may be impeached."

Dewey was a little irritable.

If you want to cover up one thing, it may lead to a lot of other problems. The more you think about it, the more you think about it.

He thought of the money.

Suddenly he felt extremely annoyed at the life who gave him money. Originally, he had the support of several forces and was not short of money. That **** had to run over to give him money. At first, he had a hot head and he thought it didn’t matter. , I didn't expect to put myself in such an embarrassing situation.

"What do you say?" Dewey asked the staff in a deep voice.

"Kill that reporter." The staff said simply and directly.

Dewey frowned.

Kill the reporter, what is the difference between yourself and those mafia people.

but,

to be honest,

When he was threatened, this idea flashed through his mind.

Because only in this way can one become a hundred.

As for the money, he can quietly return it afterwards.

In this way, it's unaware.

"You can investigate where the call came from to see if you can find this person." Dewey said to the assistant.

"Okay, I will find someone to investigate."

......

In the room that Arnold rented.

After Arnold hung up the phone, he pressed the recorder button, and then said to the camera that had been running: "The past has been recorded in photography. I want to explain that I blackmailed Governor Dewey not for money, but for the camera. In order to obtain more evidence."

"I don't know what will happen next, maybe there will be danger, I will mail this tape to my friend, if there is something wrong, my friend will help me to the police, and then I will continue to record the whole process, if If this matter is successful, I will make a documentary. What’s the name? I’ll think about it again."

Then Arnold walked to the camera and reached out to turn off the camera.

After turning off the camera, Arnold took his belongings and left the newly rented apartment, and drove away in the car.

This place has been used up, and Arnold will not come back again.