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Chapter 117 Edgar Hoover

"Hey, kid, someone wants to see you, come with us!" The FBI stopped Shen Long and pointed to the car not far away. The bodyguards accompanying the Corleone family tried to take action, but were stopped by Shen Long.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Go home and tell the old man, I will go back in a moment." Shen Long's calmness surprised both the FBI and the bodyguard.

After sending away the bodyguard, Shen Long got into the FBI car and sat in the back seat without saying a word, closing his eyes and concentrating, quietly thinking about what to say when he met the real owner, but the FBI agent did not talk to him.

The car circled around New York City and finally stopped at the door of an inconspicuous house. The agent opened the door and said, "Go in, Director Hoover is waiting for you inside."

Yes, Shen Long is going to meet this time the legendary figure who has ruled the FBI for 48 years - Edgar Hoover. It is hard to imagine that such a powerful figure and Shirley Temple are actually friends. , but it is true. The relationship between the two of them is very special. After Shirley Temple experienced a failed marriage for the first time, she commissioned Edgar Hoover to investigate her second marriage partner when she remarried. , Hoover only married him after he was sure there was nothing wrong with the man.

Shen Long took a few deep breaths to calm down his mood. In the world of "Blood Romance", he has met important people more than once. Now, even when he meets Edgar Hoover, he can maintain a stable attitude.

Entering inside, an expressionless agent took Shen Long to Hoover's study. He met the legendary figure who might have been the most powerful in the United States at one time. Edgar Hoover was fifty years old this year. He has sat on the throne of the FBI for twenty-one years, and if nothing else happens, he will sit in this position for another twenty-seven years.

This was a slightly fat man with a serious face. He did not get up when he saw Shen Long come in. He was still reading the letter written by Shen Long to himself behind the desk. After the agent exited and closed the door, Edgar Hoover asked, " Where did you get this news? Why did you give it to me?"

Shen Long shrugged and replied calmly, "New York is not an easy place to survive. We always have some special information channels, which we got by chance." Just like Tom Hagen said, Corleone The family can sometimes do things that even Edgar Hoover couldn't.

However, this news did not come from the Corleone family, but Shen Long dug it out from historical materials. He told Edgar Hoover in a letter that he had provided the United States with medical supplies in the just-ended World War II. Many of the female spies Elizabeth Bentley who secretly intercepted secret military intelligence were actually double agents for the Red Empire.

In the past few years, she has continuously sent secret information from high-level people in Washington to the intelligence agencies of the Red Empire. These people include Roosevelt's senior assistants and Truman's right-hand men, as well as some powerful people in the Department of Finance and the Department of Commerce.

This news is extraordinary. Edgar Hoover never thought that Elizabeth Bentley could be a double agent. In fact, without this letter, Elizabeth Bentley's identity would not be revealed until 1948. She She was later called the "Blonde Spy Queen" by the press, and was rated by many media as one of the top ten female spies in human history.

After receiving the message, Edgar Hoover immediately began to verify it and quickly found clues. After confirming the authenticity of the message, he immediately had Shen Long brought to him.

"As for why I gave it to you, I think this is my responsibility as an American citizen. The Corleone family has always been a supporter of this country. Old Vito has always provided donations to multiple charities. My brother Mike He performed bravely in the war that just ended and was awarded the Cross of Medal and the Purple Heart Medal." Shen Long said seriously.

"I have dealt with Al Capone and know that you gangster families have your own unique information channels." 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 what the godfather often said, "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 change their jobs." Shen Long's answer exceeded Edgar Hoover's expectations. He originally thought that the letter It was written by Vito Corleone. The guy in front of me, who was said to only know how to live and drink, was just a messenger. Now it seems that may not be the case.

"The Corleone family is willing to check and fill in the gaps for you to prevent such things from happening again in the future." Shen Long stated his purpose. Of course, this information is not free. Accordingly, Hoover should also provide it to the Corleone family. Some conveniences.

In fact, although Edgar Hoover was the director of the FBI, and when he started out, he arrested Chicago gangster Al Capone and cracked down on gangsters like Dillinger, by the late 1930s, Edgar Hoover was Degas Hoover changed his attitude, and later there were rumors that he had ambiguous relationships 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 information on Edgar Hoover, and on the other hand, he later shifted his attention to German spies and the Red Army. The imperial spy is too lazy to deal with these underworld figures, or these underworld figures can indeed provide him with convenience in some aspects.

In fact, the American gangs continued to develop very well when Edgar Hoover was in office. It was not until his death in the 1970s that they began to fall apart under the strong crackdown of the U.S. government.

"This gift is indeed crucial, but if you want to convince me, this alone is not enough." Edgar Hoover put down the letter and stared at Shen Long with sharp eyes.

"Of course, we are not the only one. If you want, we can provide more lists." The Red Empire spy who was exposed at almost the same time as Elizabeth Bentley was not the only one.

But Shen Long knew that what Edgar Hoover was most concerned about now was not this, but what he said to Shirley Temple at the end, "I know that Mr. Hoover has had a little unpleasantness with Harry recently. ,I can also help in this regard.”
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