Chapter 117: Edgar Hoover
"Hey, kid, someone wants to see you, come with us!" The FBI stopped Shen Long and pointed to a car not far away. The bodyguards accompanying the Corleone family tried to take action, but Shen Long stopped him.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Go home and tell the old man, and I'll be back later." Shen Long's calm surprised both the FBI and the bodyguards.
After dismissing the bodyguards, Shen Long got into the FBI car, sat in the back seat without saying a word, closed his eyes and meditated quietly, thinking about what to say when he met the Lord, but the FBI agents did not talk to him.
The car circled around New York City, and it took a long time to stop at the door of an inconspicuous house. The agent opened the door, "Go in, Director Hoover is waiting for you inside."
Yes, what Shen Long is going to meet this time is Edgar Hoover, a legendary figure who has ruled the FBI for 48 years. It is hard to imagine that such a powerful figure and Shirley Temple are friends , but the fact is true, the relationship between the two of them is very special. After Shirley Temple experienced her first failed marriage, she also entrusted Edgar Hoover to investigate her second marriage partner when she remarried , and only married Hoover after he was sure the man was okay.
Shen Long took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. In the world of "Romance in Blood", he has met big shots more than once, and now even when he meets Edgar Hoover, he can maintain a stable state of mind.
Entering inside, an agent with a blank face brought Shen Long to Hoover's study room, and he met this once possibly the most powerful legend in the United States, Edgar Hoover is fifty years old this year, he has already He has sat on the throne of the FBI for 21 years, and if nothing else, he will sit in this position for another 27 years.
This is a slightly fat man with a serious face. Seeing that Shen Long came in, he didn't get up, and he was still reading the letter Shen Long wrote to himself behind the desk. After the agent retreated and closed the door, Edgar Hoover asked, " Where did you get the news? Why did you send it to me?"
Shen Long shrugged his shoulders and replied calmly, "New York is not an easy place to live. We always have some special news channels, which came by chance." Just like Tom Hagen said, Corleone Families can sometimes do things that even Edgar Hoover couldn't.
However, this news did not come through the Corleone family, but Shen Long dug it out from historical materials. He told Edgar Hoover in the letter that he had provided the United States with military aid during World War II that had just ended. Elizabeth Bentley, a number of female spies for secret military intelligence, was actually a double agent for the Red Empire.
In the past few years, she has continuously sent the secret information of high-level people in Washington to the intelligence agencies of the Red Empire. These people include Roosevelt's senior aides and Truman's capable officers, as well as some powerful people in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce.
This news is not trivial. Edgar Hoover never thought that Elizabeth Bentley would be a double agent. In fact, without this letter, Elizabeth Bentley's identity would not be revealed until 1948. Later, she was called the "Blonde Spy Queen" by the press, and was judged by many media as one of the top ten female spies in human history.
Edgar Hoover immediately began to verify the news after receiving it, and quickly found clues. After confirming the authenticity of the message, he immediately asked Shen Long to be brought to him.
"As for why I gave it to you, I think it is my responsibility as an American citizen. The Corleone family has always been a supporter of this country. Old Vito has been donating to many charities. My brother Mike For his bravery in the war that just ended, he was once awarded the Cross and the Purple Heart." Shen Long said solemnly.
"I've worked with Al Capone and know that you mob families have your own unique sources of information.
"Edgar Hoover bluntly pointed out Shen Long's identity.
"For thousands of years, as long as you work hard and sweat for food, any profession is worthy of respect." Shen Long responded neither humble nor overbearing. This sentence is also often said by the godfather, "In some places that the government cannot take care of , someone has to provide order.”
"Your performance is very different from my intelligence. It seems that the guys responsible for collecting your intelligence should work in another place." Shen Long's answer was beyond Edgar Hoover's expectations. He originally thought that the letter It was written by Vito Corleone, and the guy in front of him who is said to only know how to drink and drink is just a messenger, which may not be the case now.
"The Corleone family is willing to check and fill in the gaps for you, so as to avoid such things from happening again in the future." Shen Long said his purpose. Of course, this information is not free. Correspondingly, Hoover should also provide the Corleone family with some convenience.
In fact, although Edgar Hoover was the director of the FBI, and he had arrested the Chicago underworld overlord Al Capone when he started his business, and had fought against gangsters like Dillinger, but by the end of the 1930s, Edgar Hoover Degar Hoover changed his attitude, and in the later stage, there were rumors that he had an ambiguous relationship with many underworld figures.
If not, Shen Long would not dare to come to see him; as for the reason, on the one hand, it may be that the gangsters have Edgar Hoover in their hands, and on the other hand, he shifted his attention to the German spies and the Red Army in the later stage. The imperial spies are too lazy to talk to these underworld figures, or these underworld figures can indeed provide him with convenience in some ways.
In fact, the gangs in the United States had been developing very well during the reign of Edgar Hoover, and it was not until his death in the 1970s that they began to fall apart under the strong blow of the US government.
"This gift is indeed very important, but it is not enough to convince me." Edgar Hoover put down the letter and stared at Shen Long sharply.
"Of course, this is not the only one we have. If you want, we can provide more lists." There is not only one Red Empire spy who was exposed almost at the same time as Elizabeth Bentley.
But Shen Long knew that what Edgar Hoover is most concerned about now is not this, but the last sentence he said to Shirley Temple, "I know that Mr. Hoover has a little unpleasantness with Harry recently. , I can also help in this regard.”
This Harry is Harry Truman, who just succeeded Roosevelt as President of the United States in April.