"Actually, we wrote a complete report yesterday that fully implemented your opinion, but these did not pass the censorship, so they were all taken down......," the other party complained to him on the phone, "The FBI is very close, and one of our editors got into an argument with them because he was more emotional, and then he was taken away in the name of assisting in the investigation of the spy, and he was only released this morning, but the person is fine, just a little frightened." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"They're abusing the right to censor the press." Wallace hated it, "This is Hoover, yes, it must have been Hoover!" ”

The other party immediately did not dare to squeak.

"I know, when I take care of this, you guys will hang up the correct news tomorrow!"

"Okay." The other party hung up the phone and quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, yesterday the situation was ten times more serious than what he just said, and the investigation bureau directly turned out his old accounts and slapped them on the table, asking himself whether he was willing to be obedient or wanted to shake these things out? After weighing the pros and cons, of course, I can only do it. Now that the news media is not afraid of the president, Congress, and the FBI, which has the power to control it, how can Hoover's prestige be shaken by ordinary people?

There are also several congressmen who usually walk close to each other quietly revealed some information, and it can be seen from the performance of these generals at the meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that people did not take Wallace seriously at all, and directly scolded him with guns and sticks, and scolded him by name, which general dared to complain about Roosevelt in public? As a professionally sensitive editor-in-chief, he would not choose to confront Hoover and the FBI, at least not now, whether in public or private.

Wallace was just about to call Hoover to ask for clarification, when a call from the chief of staff came in: "Your Excellency, early this morning, Prime Minister Churchill departed from England for Washington, D.C., and Secretary of State Hull said that he would go to the airport to greet him. ”

"Churchill is coming?" Wallace was stunned, "No one sent him an invitation?" ”

"The name of the visit is to visit President Roosevelt, who is sick and hospitalized!"

"Damn it!" Wallace secretly cursed in his heart, and then said, "Okay, when Prime Minister Churchill is about to arrive, give me a call, and I'll go downstairs to pick him up, and the honor guard won't have to be set up." ”

"Understood."

After a few more minutes of delay, he remembered to call Hoover, and immediately wanted to call him, and it was Hoover himself who answered the phone, and his attitude was very good, but his tone made him very uncomfortable to hear:

"Your Excellency, yes, I ordered the information to be blocked and amended, because I believe that these contents are very sensitive and involve secret information, which should be kept strictly confidential, and the enemy must not be made aware of our true situation and losses. At the same time, the issue of peace and war and the issue of separate peace are closely related to the joint operation of the alliance, and it is very inappropriate for you, as the vice president, and especially the vice president, who is acting as the president, to disseminate these words before the relevant organs of power have expressed their opinions. I believe that politicians should be cautious in their words and deeds, otherwise it will seriously affect the image of the country, the government and the leader. If, according to you, Senator Truman's message about impeaching you should also be released, shouldn't it? Hoover said with a smile on the phone, "If every time something new in Congress is reported, the people will not be boiling?" Besides, I didn't block all the media, but I just severely restricted the main ones such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Monitor, CBS, etc., and I didn't care about those tabloids, if you want to have a good time, I'll have a dozen of them sent to you right away, and keep ...... you're satisfied."

Wallace's lungs were about to blow up, and Hoover listed the main and most important news outlets, the main source of information for the American middle class, and the main source of information for people with a higher level of education, decent occupations, and enthusiastic political life, because these media were basically considered serious and credible. As for the tabloids, they have been publishing absurd news for many years, and Wallace's remarks are mixed up with nothing strange at all, and at best they can only win a contemptuous smile.

It was also Hoover's careful consideration of grasping the big and letting go of the small, and he had a strong deterrent effect on the mainstream media, so why should those tabloids who did not enter the stream care about them? These have long been hob meat, and if they are restricted with great fanfare, they may kick their noses and face and raise their prices indiscriminately, which will be more troublesome.

Wallace suppressed his anger and said to Hoover word by word: "I hope you will pay attention to the fact that we have a responsibility to let the people hear what I say about the truth and the interests of the United States, and this information is in the hands of both the enemy and us, and it will not cause leaks, and I ask that the major mainstream media report it seriously and unhindered tomorrow." ”

"I'm sorry, but I can't agree to your request."

"You ......," Wallace said, "since you don't approve of it, it doesn't matter, you submit your resignation, I don't think you are suitable for this position, I hope to see your resignation before I get off work today, and I will approve it as soon as possible." ”

"I see." With a click, Hoover didn't even bother to say goodbye, and hung up the phone directly, choking Wallace enough.

Hoover was actually not afraid of him at all, after he issued the blockade order yesterday, the FBI's top brass who always had opposing opinions actually unanimously agreed, the reason is very simple, after the "Loyalty Act" was introduced, the real power in the FBI's top brass was gradually replaced by Anglo-Saxon descendants or Jewish descendants, and when they heard that Wallace was going to stop aiding the British, of course they were a hundred unhappy, so Hoover's order was unimpeded and implemented with the fastest efficiency.

Wallace figured out that if Hoover didn't resign today, then he would write a dismissal decision to remove him from office when he left work. As for the generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he hesitated for a moment and decided not to move at the moment, and only took Hoover as a knife -- he must break this set of self-righteousness, and equate the decision-making process that has a bearing on the major interests and future development direction of the United States and is closely related to the American people with backroom politics, small group politics, or behind-the-scenes politics; the American people must have transparent and extensive channels for participating in and discussing state affairs, and the government should listen more directly to the people's opinions and truly be rooted in the people's expectations when making decisions.

After lunch, he reviewed a bunch of papers, and as the wall clock rang, he found that it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and suddenly wondered, it had been a full 13 hours since Churchill took off (Washington was 5 hours behind London, Churchill took off at 7 a.m. London time, and Washington was only 2 a.m.), why had there been no news of arrival? He immediately grabbed the phone and asked, "Why is there no news of His Excellency Churchill, is he on the way?" ”

"Your Excellen......cy," the Chief of Staff also felt a little inexplicable, "the Prime Minister has arrived, and His Excellency the Secretary of State will accompany him to the hospital before he can come here in a while, and I will inform you before I come." ”

"I see." Wallace sulked again: Churchill came to Washington for a visit, and instead of visiting the vice president, who was presiding over the work and acting powers, he first went to the hospital to visit Roosevelt? What is this attitude? Even if you're going, at least say hello first, right? You first came uninvited without saying hello, and then you went directly to see Roosevelt without saying hello, is it only Roosevelt in your eyes?

However, no one came when it was time for the end of the day. Neither Hoover, who came to hand in his resignation, nor Churchill, who said he was going to visit, Wallace couldn't help but get annoyed, and said directly: "Prepare the car, take me to the hospital, I'll visit the president." ”

"Okay, I'll get ready right away."

While he was in a state of flux, Churchill, accompanied by Hull, launched a round of crisis PR in Roosevelt's hospital room.

"Your Excellency, you want to save Great Britain and save tens of millions of free people who were threatened by the Nazis......" Churchill choked up, his eyes were red, and he seemed to have not slept well all night. In fact, when it was learned through secret channels that the United States might interrupt the Aid Act, especially after Field Marshal Deere sent a 100,000-strong telegram to London, the Churchill cabinet panicked. Both those who stand tall and those who fall on the hill admit the fact that without American aid, Great Britain would not have lasted three months. During the previous Battle of Newfoundland and Cape Verde, Britain faced a severe test, but in the end, the Atlantic Combined Fleet used the tactics of 1000 losses and 500 kills to force back the Germans, and the Anglo-Canadian route was restored.

U.S. aid is a lifeline for Great Britain, not only transporting materials, but also conveying confidence, Wallace is going to stop aiding Britain, how can Churchill give him a good look?

Hull also scoffed at Wallace's popular politics and isolationism, even if you think about it from the ass, you can know why the Secretary of State is unhappy: diplomacy is basically the daily work of the Secretary of State, and stopping aid to Britain and the Soviet Union will put the government under great pressure, and other small partners will definitely put pressure on Washington, who will deal with these challenges? Isn't it that he's going to wipe someone's ass?

"Winston, rest assured, aiding Britain is our established policy, and this will not change unless we are forced to surrender." Roosevelt comforted him, "The United States and Britain are staunch allies who are dependent on each other and share weal and woe, and the friendship between the two sides was condensed together in the war against fascism and Japanese militarism. ”

"However, I heard that His Excellency the Vice President ......"

"Young people are not sensible, and they know that they will turn back when they hit their heads against the south wall." Roosevelt smiled slightly, "It's also my fault, my health is not good, I originally wanted him to act as an agent for a few days to reduce the burden, but I didn't expect such a big turmoil." ”

"That's good, that's ......good," Churchill hurriedly said, "I'm relieved to have your words, but I still hope to communicate with the vice president in person, and I must clear up the misunderstanding......"

"Of course, I will choose to hold a press conference to tell the allies that we will continue to support them and continue to fight Nazi Germany and its henchmen, Japan, to the end."

Three minutes later, the Chief of Staff called Wallace: "Your Excellency, you don't have to go to the hospital, Your Excellency the President has come to the White House accompanied by His Excellency the Secretary of State and His Excellency Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and he informs you that his body has returned to the point where he can exercise the powers of the President normally, and that the acting authority will be suspended immediately, so you can relax......"