Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty-Seven

Some of them have degrees in psychology, which are common and popular among law enforcement officers.Some even had higher degrees, including one in the Presidential Guard who received a Ph.D., and his dissertation was on the subspecialty of criminal portraits.These people are, to say the least, excellent amateur psychoanalysts, Andrea.Price is one of them.The doctor stepped out with brisk steps, heading in the direction of her helicopter.The swordsman sent her to the door, and then kissed her goodbye. This kiss goodbye was a daily routine, but walking out with her and holding hands was not, or it should be said that it was not common for them to do this recently.Price and her two operators looked at each other, and immediately understood each other's thoughts, just like the police often do.They think it's a good thing.But Rahman didn't comment, he was as smart as the others, just too serious; he was more obsessed with sports than anything else, and Price guessed that he probably spent every night in front of the TV.

How is it today?asked the president, turning around after the Black Hawk helicopter took off. The doctor is gone.A voice came from Andre's earphones.everything is normal.Monitors scattered around the White House reported.During this hour of the day, they pay close attention to everything around them.Outside the White House there was a gathering of commuters, regulars, the members of the Guard could tell; they seemed to be here often.Some are just interested in America's first family, no matter who the members of that family are.For them, the White House is the soap opera of American real life.Superficially, the dignified life in this well-known residence attracted them, but it was still up to these Secret Service psychologists to discover whether there were other reasons, because for them, the presence of regular guests meant Dangerous.And the snipers on the old office building and the Treasury building had seen it all, knew what they looked like, and even their names, because members of the guard also mingled among them disguised as homeless or passers-by.From time to time, they followed these regular customers to their residences, and launched investigations after confirming their identities; of course, all of this was carried out secretly.Some people who don't show up at a regular time are first classified as personality traits, usually eccentric traits, and then carefully investigated by the guards to see if they are armed.The method of investigation even included dressing up as joggers to knock them down on purpose, and cleverly using the opportunity of helping them up to search them while repeatedly apologizing.

Didn't you look at your itinerary for today last night?Price asked a stupid question. No.I wanted to watch TV last night.The swordsman lied, but they didn't know that they had already seen it through.Price noticed that he wasn't even blushing or out of breath, but she couldn't show knowing. Well, this is my share.As she spoke, she handed over the itinerary.Ryan glanced at the first page, which was only about lunch.The Secretary of the Treasury will arrive after the cheat, who is on his way now and will be here for breakfast. what is your name georgeRen asked when he walked into the West Wing.

merchant.He likes the name.Andre reported. Good morning, Mr. President.Gudre stood up as Lane stepped into the Oval Office. hello benRen threw the itinerary on the desk, looked through whether there were important documents on the desk, then sat down and said: Let's talk. We have done some analysis on Mr. Zhang, and now we can make a detailed report for you.However, I think you should already know.The President nodded for him to continue. Then, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is as follows: The People's Republic of China dispatched fifteen warships at sea, divided into two formations, one with six ships and the other with nine ships.I have their formation details here if you want, but their ships are just destroyers and frigates.According to Pentagon intelligence, their deployment was in regular squadron formations.We are now monitoring with EC | They will arrive at the designated locations within thirty-six hours and fifty hours respectively.Admiral Seaton, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, is stepping up the deployment of a comprehensive surveillance plan, and all parameters have been sent to the office of Minister Britannon.I've discussed this with Seaton on the phone and it appears he knows what to do.

On the political front, the government of the Republic of China did not express great concern about the exercise and only held a press conference, but their military has been in touch with us through the Pacific Fleet Commander-in-Chief.We'll send someone to their listening post, and Gudre may have arrived by looking at his watch.The State Department doesn't think it's a big deal, but they'll still be watching. Generally speaking?Ryan asked. Probably just a routine exercise, just not well timed.They do not have a clear purpose of attack. If they don't attack, we won't fight back.Let's do it this way, we will not make any official statement, the deployment will not be made public, and we will not disclose any information to the news media.If someone asks, ignore it.

Gudrey nodded.That's how we're set up now, Mr. President. Here is the situation in Iraq.Again, we didn't get much direct intelligence.The local TV stations are vigorously carrying out religious activities, all of which are Shia; the Iranian missionaries we often see take up a lot of broadcast time, and almost all news reports are related to religion; the news anchors are becoming more and more fanatical.Some people were executed, we don't know the exact number, but it must have been over a hundred.The Baathist regime no longer exists. The next thing is, we are seeing an increase in the organized actions of the Iranian military.The troops are stepping up their drills.We're intercepting Iranian tactical radio communications, routine messages, but a fair amount of traffic.They have a nightly listening post at the State Department, set up by Secretary Rutledge.Apparently, he's messed up the Intelligence Research Service.The Intelligence Research Office of the State Department is the little brother of the intelligence community, with a small establishment and less funding, but in fact, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has some very capable analysts inside, and they sometimes have insight into things that the intelligence community has not noticed.

Is there any result?Wren asked, I mean the night listening station. No.Nonsense, Gudre would have said so, but he didn't.In about another hour, I'll check with them. Pay attention to the report of the Intelligence Research Service, especially Burt.Visco.Gudelie agreed, yes, he is not bad.But I bet those people on the seventh floor must be making things difficult for him right now.I had spoken to him twenty minutes ago.He asked: Are you ready, only forty-eight hours.No one would agree with him in that opinion.No one will.The old man emphasized it again. but?Ren leaned back. But I'm not against him, boss, but I can't trust his judgment.People in the CIA felt the same way.The State Department doesn't support him. They don't even tell me what he thinks. I only know about Visco himself, you know?But I wouldn't say he was wrong.Gudre paused, realizing that his tone did not sound like a national intelligence officer.We should take that into consideration, boss.Visco has good instincts and guts.

We will know the result soon.Rightly or wrongly, I think he's one of the best out there.Make sure to arrange for Adler to talk to him and tell him that no matter what the outcome, I don't want anyone to embarrass him. The class nodded vigorously while taking notes.Wesker needs special protection.Sir, I think this can even encourage everyone to actively express their opinions. What about Saudi Arabia? There was no news, it was like being paralyzed.If there are no special circumstances, I don't think they will ask for any assistance. Call Ali, the President ordered, and I want to hear his opinion.

Yes, sir. If he wants to talk to me, he can do it anytime, day or night.Tell him he's my friend and I can make time for him anytime. That concludes the report for this morning, sir.He stood up and asked, by the way, who on earth gave me the name Crazy? us.Price replied from across the room.She raised her left hand to move the headset.There's a note in your file that you played a good poker hand in the boys' dorm. I will never ask you what my girlfriends say about me.The acting national security adviser said as he walked toward the door. Andrea, I don't know any of this.

He even won money in Atlantic City.The merchant's car arrives. Ren looked at his agenda. After meeting with the president, George had to rush to the Senate to look at the list of interviews in the morning.At this time, a naval catering soldier brought a simple breakfast. Mr. President, the Secretary of the Treasury is here.Operator Price stood at the side door leading to the corridor and said. Thanks.We can talk about it ourselves.Ryan stood up from the table as he spoke, at this time George.Winston entered. Good morning, sir.Greetings from the Minister of Finance.The door closed softly.He was wearing a handmade suit and carrying a folder.Unlike the president, he was used to wearing a coat, while Ryan took off his coat and threw it on the table, and then the two sat down on the sofa with a coffee table in between.

Tell me, what's going on?Ryan said as he poured himself some coffee. He drank caffeinated coffee today. If I ran a securities firm like that, the SEC would have skinned me and hung it over the warehouse gate, chopped off my head and put it on the fireplace, and thrown my ass in the toilet.I'm screwed, I've started getting some of my people over here from New York.There are too many people in the Ministry who do nothing but brag about how great they are, and no one takes responsibility for anything.Hell, in the Columbus Group we used to have committees to decide things, but when the stakes were high, our principals made the decisions.The Secret Service is really overcrowded, Mr. You can call me Jack, at least here, George, and I was when the door to the secretary's room opened and a photographer came in with a camera in hand.He didn't say a word (usually he was also reticent), just took pictures with his head muffled, because he didn't want the people present to feel his presence. All right.Jack, how much authority do I have?asked the merchant. I have told you so.That's the department you're in charge of. If you need anything, just let me know first. Well, I'll tell you right now: I'm going to lay off people; I'm going to clean up this department like a business.He paused. I'm going to have to redo the tax code.OMG, I didn't figure out how bad this department was until two days ago.I hired some professional lawyers to prepare We can't touch the national tax, we can't interfere with the budget.None of us currently have the expertise in this area.Just before the House of Representatives reshuffle, the president's hand was just over the coffee tray, and the photographer took the opportunity to take a wonderful shot and then left. Mate, laughed Winston, and picked up a croissant, buttered it, and we've started.On a raw number basis, we don't let the tax hit.But, Jack, there may be tax increases across the board in terms of available funds. Are you sure?Do you need to study all No need, Jack.I don't have to do any research.I brought over Ganmac as my general assistant, and he was the best computer guy I've ever had.Last week, he spent a whole week figuring out what, no one told you?Thanks to their efforts, I only need to pick up the phone, and within half an hour, a thousand-page document will appear on the table, and I immediately understand the financial situation in 1952 and the tax law at that time in the economic wave. role in.The finance minister paused to take a bite of the bread.Bottom line?Wall Street is much more complicated than that, they use simpler models, and those models work.Why?Just because the patterns are less complex.With your permission, I intend to make this clear to the Senate in ninety minutes. Are you sure you're right, George?the president asked.This is one of the problems, and perhaps the most important.The President cannot be personally involved in everything that is done in his name, yet must take full responsibility for everything is what has doomed so many Presidents.Jack, I'm sure enough to bet my client's money. They stared at each other, each aware of each other's weight.The president would have liked to tell Winston that the welfare of a country was far more important than the billions he was running at Columbus Corporation, but he hadn't.Winston is self-made, like Wren, from humble beginnings, and it is only through his wits and honesty that he has carved out his place in a fiercely competitive environment.The money entrusted to him by his clients is more precious than his own, and it is precisely because of his long-term adherence to this belief that he can become rich and powerful today; he has never forgotten the difficulties and goals of entrepreneurship.The first major public policy to be enacted by Wren's government would depend on Winston's insight and honour.The president thought for a moment, then nodded his approval. Well, you go ahead and do it, merchant.But at this moment Winston showed a trace of worry. After thinking for a while, his tone became calm, and he was not as sure and confident as he was five seconds ago. You know, if you take the political dimension, it's going to George, what you're going to say in the Senate is good for the country, right? Yes, sir.George nodded with certainty. Then don't worry about me, just go ahead and do it. The treasury minister wiped his mouth with a monogrammed napkin, looked down again, and said: You know, when this is all over and we all get back to our normal lives, we should really find another chance to work well together. Fan.Ryan, there are not many like us left. Quite a few, the President said after a moment of contemplation, but none of them came here to work.Really talented people go where they are needed most and seem to know where that place is. But really talented people don't like to talk, they just want to do things, so they don't come here, right?asked Winston.At this moment, he felt that this was a class, and Ryan was an excellent teacher. Some would, like Adler at the State Department was one; I also found another guy there named Visco as well.But they are all dissatisfied with the current system, and the current system is not working against them.They are the kind of people we want to identify and protect.Most of them are small people, but they make a big difference, and they make the whole system work.People tend not to value them because they don't care about that; what they care about is getting things done and serving the people.you know what i really want to doRyan asked.This was the first time he had revealed something deep in his heart to someone else, and he dared not even mention it to Van Damme. You know, you need to build a system that is truly effective and capable of discovering talents.Do you know how difficult it is?In the past, in my securities company, the establishment of the system also went through a long struggle.But now, there are even more gatekeepers in the Treasury Department than I had on the original directors, and I really don't know how to proceed.said Winston.Wren thought that Winston might be the man who could realize his dream. The actual situation may be more difficult than you imagine.People who really do things don't want to be officials, they just want to do real work.Like Kathy, she had a chance to be an administrator, and they asked her to be the dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, which is a very important position.But if she accepts, it will reduce her time treating patients in half, and she loves her job so much that even if one day Katz from Hopkins retires and asks her to take his place, she Nor will it be accepted.Unless I can convince her, Ryan thought. Difficult, Jack.The businessman shook his head, although the idea was good. Cleveland (Editor's Note: Glover Cleveland, former President of the United States) implemented a major reform of the administrative organization as early as a hundred years ago.The president reminded his breakfast guest, I know we can't make it perfect, but at least we can make it better.You've already tried what you just told me and think about it. I will.The finance minister pledged, and stood up, but for now, I'm launching another reform.How many enemies do we have to deal with? Enemies are everywhere, George. He liked the moniker of a movie star, and had been trying to make it live up to it ever since he heard it fifteen years ago.His mission is reconnaissance, and the weapons and equipment he uses are very sophisticated.In his repertoire, he can choose different accents at will.Because he has a German tourist visa, this time he pretended to be a tourist with a Frankfurt accent.He was dressed in German style, and bought everything from shoes to wallets with money from Bedian's new employer.The rental car company provided him with detailed maps, all laid out on the seat next to him; this saved him the trouble of memorizing all the roads. The first stop was St. Mary's School, just a few miles from Annapolis.This is a Catholic school with nearly 600 students ranging from preschool to twelfth grade.The movie star has two or three clues about the school.This school is built on a large farm, and there is only one road to reach it. At the end of the school is water; on the other side of the playground in the distance is a river, and on one side of the road are houses. These houses may have a history of thirty years. up.There are eleven buildings in the school, some close together, some far away.The movie star knows the age of his targets, which makes it easy for him to guess which buildings they are often, if not always, in.From a tactical point of view, the environment was not very favorable for him, and when he found that there were defensive measures, it felt even worse.The campus is quite large, at least 200 hectares, which is conducive to a large-scale detour defense.It is easy to run into danger when crossing such an area.He saw a total of three large black Chevrolets, apparently transporting the two targets and their bodyguards.How many people are there?He saw two people at the gate, but each car can accommodate at least four bodyguards.The car may be bulletproof and may be equipped with heavy weapons.There are different lanes to go in and out of the school, and the school is about one kilometer away from the main road.What about waterways?The movie star thought as he drove to the other end of the school, ah!There was a coast patrol boat there, although it was not big, but it must have a radio station installed on it, so that it can play a great role. He parked in a cul-de-sac and got out to look at a house that had a sign for sale.He took out the "Morning Paper" from the car, pretended to check whether the house number was the same as that on the fold of the newspaper, and then looked around.He has to hurry, the guards will be suspicious.Even though it was impossible for them to check everything, even the U.S. Secret Service had limited time and manpower, and he didn't dare to neglect it.In his opinion, the situation is not good for him at all, and the possibility of success is not high.There are so many students, it is not easy to find these two targets, not to mention that there are so many bodyguards, and they are scattered widely.The most difficult defense to penetrate is defense in depth, because depth means space and time.If the enemies gather together and your weapons are excellent, no matter how many enemies there are, they can be defeated by you in an instant.However, if you give them more than five seconds to breathe, they'll immediately start to show their normal training skills.These bodyguards must have been well-trained. They have a variety of contingency plans, some are pre-arranged, and some are not. Evacuate to a safe area and hold on.Movie stars have no doubts about their military qualities or loyalty.Just give them five minutes and they can win.They could get assistance from the local police (which also had helicopters, he had already checked), and the attacking party would be thwarted.No, this is not the best place.He threw the newspaper back into the car and drove off.Along the way, he paid special attention to whether there were hidden vehicles on the street.After on-the-spot observation of the surrounding environment, his judgment was confirmed that the location was not good.To capture the target, a better choice should be halfway; however, that is not easy, because the protection on the way will definitely be more thorough. In the end, the movie star will choose the Footprint Nursery located off the Ridge Highway.There's only one target there, and it's an easier one. For more than two decades, Winston had been selling himself and his ideas, and there was always a sense of uncertainty.Fortunately, only one senator on the committee, and a member of the minority, has experience with it .Therefore, every nerve in every man and woman here is as tense as he is.When he took his seat and took out the documents, six other people were stacking a large number of bound materials on the table next to him.Winston paid no attention to this, but the 24/7 Cable TV cameraman was not, rushing to snap the footage. After everything was in place, the minister talked with Ganmark, who was using a laptop computer for calculations. At this moment, the table on the left creaked, followed by a bang, the table fell and the books scattered on the floor.Everyone was startled.Winston turned his head away, mixed with surprise and delight.His office assistants followed his orders meticulously, stacking volumes of U.S. tax code in the center of the desk rather than spreading it evenly across the desk. Oh shit, George!Ganmark said in a low voice, trying not to laugh. It seems that God really is on our side.He stood up quickly to see if anyone was hurt.No one is hurt.As soon as the oak table squeaked in protest, the people drew back.So when the guards heard the sound and came, they found it was just a false alarm.Winston leans into the microphone: Chairman, I'm sorry, but luckily no one was hurt.Shall we stop delaying the meeting? The chairman of the meeting tapped the gavel for silence, but kept his eyes on the place where the accident happened.A minute later, George.Winston takes the oath. Mr. Winston, are you going to give a policy address? Madam President, I have just done that.The finance minister shook his head and couldn't help laughing.I thought I had to apologize to the members of the committee for the little accident that just happened.I mean that accident shows one of the points I'm going to make in a moment, but uh.He rearranged his speech, then sat up a little more. Chairman, members, my name is George.winston.President Wren asked me to leave my company to serve the country as Secretary of the Treasury.first let me introduce myself What do we know about him?Kirti asked. too much.He is shrewd, resolute, extraordinarily honest, and richer than God.Even richer than you, the assistant didn't dare to say the following words. Have you done any research? No.His chief of staff shook his head. Maybe he's been walking on eggshells, but no, Ed, I can't say that.From the record of Winston, he has always been in a good order.Eight years ago, one of his agents cheated. George not only testified against him in court, but also compensated the loss caused by this person out of his own pocket.The crook was imprisoned for five years.He is a perfect fit for Rennes.He is not a political figure, but he is well respected on Wall Street. Oh shit.Kirti said. Madam President, there is a lot of work to be done.Winston set aside his speech and made an impromptu speech, or so it seemed.Pointing to the pile of books with his left hand, he said: Look at the wreckage of that rotten desk, that's the American tax code.As we all know, ignorance of the law cannot be used as a defense in court, but that is not reasonable at all.The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issue and enforce tax codes.Of course, those legal provisions have to be approved by Congress, we all know that.However, the advent of legal provisions is mainly due to our first draft of a set of regulations, which will be revised and reviewed by Congress, and then implemented by us.Usually the tax law clauses that you approve are explained by people from my department.As we all know, the interpretation of the law is as important as the law itself.We have a dedicated tax court to guide further rulings but what we end up with is that pile of printed paper over there.And let me remind the committee that no one, not even the most experienced lawyer, knows all about tax law. Sometimes it is even more ridiculous that when a citizen comes to the IRS office with income tax records and tax forms to ask for help from those law enforcement officers, the IRS employees get it wrong, and the citizen has to pay for it. responsibility for mistakes made by government agencies.When I was in business, if I gave wrong advice to clients, the responsibility was on me. The purpose of tax collection is mainly to provide tax revenue to the country so that the government can provide better services to the people.But in the process, we've created a whole new industry, one that's raking in billions of dollars from the public.why?Just to explain a tax law that is getting more complicated every year, a tax law that even the law enforcers themselves are not sure enough to understand, explain and take responsibility.You already know, or should know, that they don't really know how much we spend on enforcing the tax code, and it's not particularly effective.Our job is to work for the masses, not to confuse them. So, Chairman, if the committee approves my appointment, there are a few things that I would like to be able to accomplish during my tenure.First, I want to rewrite the entire tax code to make it something that the average person can understand.What I want is a reasonable tax code without any special tax breaks.I want the same statute to be equally binding on everyone.I am ready to submit a proposal to make this happen.I would like to work with the committee to make it into law.I am willing to fight shoulder to shoulder with all of you here.I do not allow any corporate consortia or any other form of lobbyists to come to my office to discuss this matter.At the same time, I am here to hope that everyone can do the same.Chairman, as soon as we start talking to anyone about their proposal to favor a particular group, that's where we'll end up!Winston pointed to the broken table again and said that we are all Americans and should work together.In the long run, twisting the nation's tax laws to suit every lobbyist representing a corporation just ends up putting more money out of every citizen's pocket.Our tax code should not be law or accountancy for the private sector, unemployment relief for bureaucrats in the public sector.The laws you pass and enforced by enforcers like me should serve the needs of the people, not the needs of the government. Second, I want my department to run efficiently.High efficiency is not a policy slogan, let alone a tool.All this has yet to change.Of course, I can't change an entire city, but I can change the Department of the Treasury that the President has entrusted to me, and which I hope you will put me in charge of.I know how to run a company that Columbus Group serves, directly and indirectly, to millions of people, and I have always proudly managed it.In the coming months, I will be submitting a Treasury budget without a single redundant post.These words are exaggerated, but they left a deep impression on everyone.There have been people who have made similar statements here in the past, so it is not surprising if you have doubts about my words, but I have always been a person who will do what I say and do what I do, and of course this time is no exception. It was President Wren who asked me to come to Washington, and I don't like being here, Chairman.Winston confessed to the committee that he has completely captured everyone's hearts, and I just want to finish the mission quickly and leave.But this mission will only be accomplished if you allow me to serve.This is my policy address. The most experienced people in the meeting room are the reporters sitting in the second row. The first row is Winston's wife and family. They know how to do things and how to say things.A cabinet officer should be honored by the position he has been given and be delighted by the power and responsibility that it confers. I don't like being here?The reporters stopped their pens, looked up at the platform, and then looked at each other again. Everything in sight makes the movie star very happy.Despite the great danger he faced, he felt the risk was worth it.A few meters from the target there is a four-lane highway connected by countless small roads, and most fortunately, you can see everything around you here.Behind the target is a forest, the trees are so dense that it is impossible to hide a reinforcement vehicle.There must be reinforcement vehicles, but where?Well, there, he thought.There was a house not far away with a garage door facing the nursery, and that was the right one.There are two cars parked right in front of the house, why don't they keep going inside?So it's likely that the Secret Service has some sort of agreement with the homeowner.The house was only fifty meters away from the nursery, and it was directly opposite, so it was an ideal location.If there is an accident, the alarm will sound, reinforcements will be on the spot immediately, and as soon as the garage door is opened, the support vehicle will rush out like a chariot. The key to carrying out such a mission is that every move must be carefully planned.There is no doubt that Secret Service operatives are alert and intelligent, but their plans must also be based on known and predictable conditions.He looked at his watch.How can we confirm his guess?First, he needs a few minutes to check.There was a convenience store directly across from Bigfoot Nursery, and he had to check there.The enemy may have sent one man in ambush there, or more than one.After he pulled over and parked the car, he entered the store and looked around for about a minute. What are you looking for?asked a voice.It was a woman, not more than twenty-five, but trying to look young.Young people always look less menacing, especially women, and movie stars walk up to the counter with confused and embarrassed smiles. I'm looking for your local map.He said. Just under the counter.The clerk smiled and pointed.She is an operator of the Secret Service, because people who do this kind of service work don't have such bright eyes. oh.said he, and selected at random a large atlas in which every residential street in the county was marked.He picked up the map book, flipped through it casually, and at the same time secretly aimed at the opposite side.The nursery children were coming out of the house and running in the direction of the playground; four adults followed them.Generally speaking, two should be enough, so at least two people are not!There were three people, and he saw another person standing almost motionless in the dark.It was a tall man, about 180 centimeters tall, in civilian clothes.Yes, the playground was facing the house with the garage; Dark Whistle must be there.There are at least two or three other people watching day and night in that house.It wasn't easy to do here either, but he wanted to see where the resistance would come from.How much is the map? The price is on the cover. Oh yes.sorry.He put his hands in his pockets.$5.95.Talking to himself, he fumbled for change in his pocket. There is also a tax increase.She typed the price on the cash register, are you new here? Yes.I am a teacher. oh.what do you teach German.He replied, taking the change and counting it.I want to see the architectural style here.Thanks for the map, I have to go.A casual European nod ended the conversation.He walked out of the store without another second glance across the street.The movie star shudders suddenly; the clerk must have been a policeman, and she must be spying on me right now, maybe even copying my license plate number.But if she copied it, and the Secret Service looked up the number, they'd find out my name was Dieter.Kober, a German citizen, lives in Frankfurt, an English teacher, and is currently abroad.As long as they don't dig to the bottom, these cover-ups will suffice.He was heading north on Ridge Highway and took the first right exit.There is a community college on a small hill nearby, and in the United States, such schools have parking lots. Need to find a better vantage point, and here it is.The shading woods, which quickly become lush in spring, make it impossible to see from Bigfoot Nursery.The house that might have hidden the reinforcements had only a few windows facing that direction, and the curtains were always drawn.The same goes for nurseries.The movie star holds up a pair of small binoculars for a target search.Observation was a bit difficult due to the tree trunks blocking it.But as thorough as the Secret Service is, not all its members are perfect.No one is perfect.Also, Big Footprint was not the right place to house such an important child, but the Wrens had traditionally sent their children here.It may be that the teachers here are excellent, or it may be that Ryan and his wife who is a doctor know them and have a good friendship with them.從電影明星在網路上摘錄下來的新聞報導顯示，雷恩一家相當強調要保有他們原來的家庭生活。非常有人情味，但也十分愚蠢。 他看到孩子們在遊樂場上歡呼雀躍，地面上似乎鋪有木片。一切都是那麼自然，可愛的孩子們穿著厚厚的冬衣他估計氣溫約為十一、二度到處跑來跑去；有的在爬欄杆，有的在盪鞦韆，有的在抓泥土玩。從衣著打扮上來看，他判斷這些孩子的家境都不錯，而他們畢竟都只是個孩子。只有一個人例外，但究竟是哪一個，他無法從這麼遠的距離上辨認出來到時候他們需要靠照片來辨認那個孩子將被用來當作某個人物發表政治聲明時的籌碼。誰將發表聲明？為什麼要發表這樣的聲明？這些都與電影明星毫無關係。他將在這裡待上幾個小時，但對於自己的行動是否會帶來轟動效應或是壓根兒就不會造成影響，他一點也不去想，也毫不關心。他將把腦中的記憶寫下來，畫出詳盡的地圖和路線，而後忘掉一切。這位寇伯早已過了對一切都在意的年齡。最初的那種對人民解放聖戰的宗教般熱情，早已隨著時光的流逝而變成了你付錢我出力的東西。支撐他的只是他的工作以及他工作時那得心應手的技能。 很多人都會反對你提出的稅法計劃。一項合理的計劃是能使稅款遞增的。一位參議員接著說。看得出來，他是上一屆的倖存者，而不是新一屆的當選者。這樣難道不是將更沉重的負擔加諸在美國工作族群身上嗎？ 參議員，我明白你的意思。溫斯頓喝了一口水後答道，但你剛提到的美國工作族群，指的是什麼呢？我也在工作；我將我的公司逐步擴大，相信我，這也是工作。第一夫人凱西．雷恩每年收入約四十萬美元比她丈夫還多，請允許我補充這一點，這能說她沒有工作嗎？不，我認為她有，她是個外科醫生。我有個兄弟是內科醫生，我知道他的工作時數。不錯，這兩個人都比普通的美國人薪水高，但市場經濟早已決定他們所做的工作比其他人的工作更有價值。如果你受到失明的威脅，汽車工人是無法幫助你的，連律師也同樣無能為力，但醫生能。那並不是說醫生都不工作，參議員，只因這種工作要求更高的資格和更長的培訓，所以就相應地會得到更高的報酬。那麼，棒球選手呢？那又是另外一種技術性的工作。相信在座的各位誰也不會反對像小葛瑞菲這樣的人所得到的薪水金額。why?因為他是棒球超級明星，是全世界排名前四或五位的最佳棒球選手之一，因此，他得到了極豐厚的報酬。一樣，這也是市場經濟的作用。 從廣義上講，我以一個非財政部長的普通公民身分強烈反對政治界有些人以二分法將工作族群劃分成藍領階級和白領階級。在這個國家，唯有提供大眾產品或服務才能謀得正當的生計。一般來說，你付出的越多，工作效果越好，賺的錢也就越多。有些人的能力就是比其他人強。如果說美國有不勞而富的階層存在，那也只是電影裡才有的事。如果讓你們選擇，在座的各位有誰會不願意馬上與小葛瑞菲或高爾夫球明星尼克勞斯交換身分呢？難道我們都不想在某方面像他們那樣有成就嗎？我想，溫斯頓承認，但我無法那樣有力地擊球。 那麼，當一個天賦異稟的電腦程式設計師如何呢？我也無法勝任。那發明家呢？或者當一個讓公司轉虧為盈的人呢？還記得甘博斯說過的話嗎？工業巨頭最大的失敗就是不能顯示出盈利。why?因為公司獲利就表示其工作做得好，而只有這樣的公司才能給與員工適當的報酬，並同時分發紅利於其股東就是這些股東投資錢財讓公司營運，公司才有機會為員工創造就業機會。 參議員，我們忘記了我們為什麼到這裡，而我們努力的目標又是什麼。政府並不是一個生產性的工作，那不是我們的職責所在，通用汽車公司、波音和微軟公司才是，他們雇用員工製造人們所需的產品。政府的工作是保護人民，施行法律，並確保人們依法行事，就像球場上的裁判一樣。我認為我們的工作不應當是懲罰那些球打得好的人。 我們課稅為的是讓政府能履行其職能，但我們已經背離了這一點。我們應該以減少整個經濟傷害的方式來課稅。稅收本來就具有消極作用，我們無法避免這一點，但我們至少可以整飭稅收的架構，將其傷害控制在最小程度，甚至更進而鼓勵人們消費，以促進整個稅制的運作。 I know what you're going to say.你想削減資本收益稅，但那只會對少數個人有利，損害的是 參議員，冒昧打斷一下。那完全不是事實，你也知道那不是事實。溫斯頓毫不客氣地指責道，削減資本收益稅的意義在於：它鼓勵人們將錢用於投資這樣吧，讓我舉例說明。 比如說我賺了一千美元。在交過所得稅、貸款、伙食費，還有交通費後，我把剩下的投資到，嗯，XYZ電腦公司。然後XYZ公司用我的錢雇了一個人，那個人像我一樣努力工作。由於他的努力他生產了搶手的產品使得公司獲得了利潤，而我也得到了紅利，這個錢也照一般的收入課了稅。然後，我賣掉這家公司的股票，又買進另一家公司的，而這家公司又可以用我的錢再雇用一個人。而這賣掉股票的收入便是資本收益。現在的人不會再把錢藏在床底下了。他提醒他們，我們也不希望他們這樣做，我們希望他們投資美國、投資他們的同胞。 現在，我投資的本錢已繳過稅了，對吧？除此之外，我還讓我的同胞有工作做。那份工作為大眾製造了某種產品。由於助人謀得工作，又因此而使得此人為大眾生產出某種產品，所以我也得到了一份小小的回報。這不但幫助了因我而被雇用的人，也對大眾有利。然後，我又繼續在別處做同樣的事。我為什麼還要為此而遭受懲罰呢？多鼓勵人們那樣做不是會更有意義嗎？請各位記住，我們已經對投資資本課過一次稅實際上，不止一次。 這對國家不利。我們課稅如此之多已經夠糟了，而我們的課稅方式又更大大地阻礙了生產的發展。參議員，我們為什麼在這裡？我們的職責應該是促進事物向前發展，而不是去傷害他們。請大家注意，努力後得到的最終結果卻是一個如此複雜的稅制，我們得徵收數十億美元來使之得以實施而這稅收卻一點作用也沒有，又全部扔給了以為人民解惑維生的會計和稅務律師。財政部長說道。 美國沒有嫉妒，沒有階級仇視。在美國，我們沒有階級制度。沒有人命令美國公民該做什麼。一個人的出身並不那麼重要。看看在座的各位，有農夫的兒子，教師的兒子，卡車司機的兒子，律師的兒子，還有你，尼科利茲議員，是移民的後代。如果美國是一個階級分明的社會，那麼你們這些人又怎能在這裡呢？he demanded.溫斯頓心想，剛才向他提出質詢的這位議員是位專業政治人物，更是個狂妄自大的雜種，也沒有被劃分等級啊。他剛才提到的每個人都有點高興被單挑出來進入攝影鏡頭。各位，讓我們共同努力，讓人們能夠做到我們已經做過的一切。如果我們不得不扭曲稅制的話，那就讓我們協力使它去激勵我們的同胞們互相幫助。如果美國存在著經濟結構問題，那癥結就在於我們沒有盡到責任和能力去創造更多的機會。稅法不夠完善，沒關係，那就讓我們努力去改善它。我們到這裡來也就是為了這個目的。 但是稅制必須要求每個人公平地付出自己的一份。那位參議員提道，力圖挽回頹勢。 公平的定義是什麼？在字典裡，它的定義是每個人必須做出相同的努力。一百萬美元的百分之十仍然比十萬美元的百分之十多十倍，而比五萬美元多二十倍。但稅法的公平實際上是指我們從成功人士那裡能收多少稅就收多少稅，然後再做為救濟金發放回去。哦，別忘了，那些成功人士也雇用了律師和說客與政界的人交涉，讓稅法又加進無數條特殊例外條款，以使他們不會全部被榨光實際上他們並沒有被榨光，這我們都清楚。那最後的結果是什麼呢？溫斯頓將手揮向地上的那一堆書，我們最終得到的是為官僚、會計、律師和那些說客擬定工作計劃，而那些納稅的公民則被徹底遺忘了。我們毫不關心他們是否弄清那些本該為他們服務的稅法。這難道是稅法的初衷嗎？溫斯頓靠向麥克風，我要告訴你們，我認為的公平是什麼。我認為公平就是人民都按相同的比例承受同樣的負擔；我認為公平就是稅制不光是要允許而且應鼓勵人民投入經濟；我認為公平就是頒佈一部簡單易懂的稅法，讓人民知道他們的權益所在；我認為公平就是一個平坦的球場，場上每個人都有相同的休息時間，而且小葛瑞菲也不會因擊出全壘打而受罰。我們崇拜他，我們努力超越他，我們竭力仿效他，但我們不擋他的路。 聯邦調查局的測謊人員忙了一個上午，但測驗結果卻全都模稜兩可。沒望了。被測的人都提到一個通宵的會議，研究一些他無權知道的要事。不過那肯定與伊朗和伊拉克局勢有關。接受他測謊的那些人個個都已疲憊不堪，煩躁不安。有些人在講述自己的姓名和職業時，也顯得十分浮躁。整個測試工作毫無結果。 我通過了嗎？拉特里奇很老練地取下測謊器時問道。 我相信一定有人事先告訴過你 這又不是那種不是合格就是不合格的測試程序。國務卿厭倦地說道，對了，把這點告訴那些曾因這種測試而失去清白的人。我痛恨這種該死的東西，而且向來就討厭。 這位聯邦調查局幹員認為，儘管他是這種特殊暗箱作業中的佼佼者，但他今天並沒有調查到任何有利的情報。 你昨晚的會議 拉特里奇冷不防地打斷他：對不起，無可奉告。 不，我是想問這是常有的事嗎？ 可能還要持續一段時間，我想你們大概知道為什麼。那位幹員點了點頭，國務卿也點了點頭，很好。那麼你們應該知道事關重大。我們將為此加班熬夜，尤其是我的人。所以，咖啡喝了不少，工作時間又漫長，脾氣也就免不了多一點。他看了看錶，我的小組還有十分鐘就要集合了。Any thing else? Not anymore, sir. 謝謝你這有趣的九十分鐘。拉特里奇邊說邊向門口走去。就這麼簡單，你只要了解事物的運作方式就可以了。他們要的是放鬆的、平靜的測試對象以得到適當的結果測謊器主要是測量因尷尬問題所引起的緊張度。他走進盥洗室，臉上露出得意的微笑。 coming.電影明星看了看錶，記住了時間。有兩個人從那棟私人住宅裡走了出來，其中一人在轉身關門時說了幾句話。他們走到大腳印托兒所的停車場後停了下來，眼睛向四處掃了一下，使人一眼便能看出他們是便衣幹員。一輛雪佛蘭此時也從那間私人車庫裡開了出來。那是個藏身的好地方，但對他這種目光銳利的老手來講也未免太明顯了點。兩個孩子一同走了出來。一位由一名婦女牽著，另一位則由一名男子牽沒錯，就是那個大個兒，那個下午於孩子們在外面玩耍時站在門口暗處的人。個頭很高，令人生懼。另有兩個女人，一個開路，一個斷後。他們不時左顧右盼，四處張望。他們將孩子領上一輛普通車，其他的車則隨後也跟著上了高速公路。十五秒後，他看到一輛警車跟在車隊之後。 這將是一次艱鉅的任務，但並不是件不可能的任務。任務會有幾種不同的結局，但雇用他的人都能接受。還好，他對孩子不易動情。那位有大個子貼身護衛牽著的孩子是他原來選定的目標。阿拉不會同意這樣做的，電影明星很清楚這一點，因為世界上還沒有任何一個宗教允許對孩子加以傷害。然而不管貝德安的上司信奉什麼，宗教都不是管理國家事務的工具；宗教屬於理想的世界，但現今的世界並不理想。所以人們可以使用非常的手段來為宗教目的服務。必須完成這件事，不管用什麼手段。對於這一點，電影明星絲毫不馬虎，這就是為什麼他仍活著而有些人卻死了。