Chapter 35 Chapter 33 Volatility

The major newspapers ran editorials on their front pages, and some of the more daring ones even included photographs of the Remings and Gerasimovs. Donner, who came to work early, was shocked by all this.Five minutes later, Plumbow walked into his office, The New York Times in hand. Tom, who got who in this? you mean We are still too weak.Plumber said sarcastically, I think the Kilties had another small meeting after you left the meeting.But you still set everyone up, didn't you?If you let them know your straps don't They won't know, Downer said, and all the news coverage will benefit our interview.

Who is it good for?Plumbaugh asked as he walked out the door.For him, a new day has just begun, and it's still early. Gus.Dr. Lorenz ended the morning meeting early.Spring has come early in Atlanta this year, and the trees and shrubs are starting to breathe new green, and this beautiful southern city will soon be bursting with flowers and coming to life.Gus thought that soon enough pollen would make him allergic, but it was worth living in such a warm and comfortable southern city.After the meeting, he dons a white lab coat and walks to his special studio at the Centers for Disease Control.The Center for Disease Control is one of the trump cards of the government and one of the most important medical research centers in the world. Many people even think that it is the most important medical research institution in the world.As a result, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta attracts the best minds in the medical field; when an outbreak occurs, they are always the ones designated by the state to lead the charge.Although the government paid them modest salaries, this honorary status united them and retained more of the elite.

Good morning, Melissa.Lorenz said hello to his lab assistant, Melissa.Melissa already has a master's degree and is currently pursuing a PhD in molecular biology at nearby Emory University. Good morning, doctor, our friend is back.she added. oh?The specimens were all placed under a microscope.Dr. Lorenz sat down unhurriedly, cautiously as usual.He checked the file and the record on the table to see if it was the same specimen: No. 98｜3｜063A, yes.The next thing is to enlarge the specimen there, the shepherd's staff. you are right.Is another specimen ready? All right, doctor.Two vertical screens appeared on the computer screen, one was the screen of this specimen, and the other was the screen of the specimen in 1976.The two don't look exactly alike, the curves at the bottom of the ribonucleic acid chains all seem to be different styles, as if the snowflakes never have a fixed shape;

Maine Ca strain.he said with confidence. That's right.Melissa said behind him.She leaned forward and typed 98|3|063B on the keyboard.It's hard to isolate them, but Yes, very similar again.Is this taken from a child? Yes, a little girl.Both of their voices were a little out of tune. Alright, I have to make a few calls. Obviously, the two groups must be separated; in fact they should be unaware of each other's existence.Bedian was in charge of a group of twenty, while the movie star was in charge of another group of nine; the two groups shared many similarities in preparation.The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an office dedicated to passports, and the Ministry of Finance also has a printing department.Both departments can reprint passports for people from different countries, and can also copy import and export visas.In fact, such documents can be illegally forged in many places, but the documents forged from there are more likely to be fake and less likely to be detected.

Bedian is good at observing words and expressions, he knows that what they are going to do will make people's skin crawl, but in fact this is just people's fantasy.He told them the job was simple, pick up and deliver and return, that's all.He emphasized that as long as you follow the regulations, there will be no danger.They don't need to be in contact with the other party, it's safer that way.Everyone has a cover identity, even if the cover identities are the same, it doesn't matter, the main thing is to have credibility, so everyone has to choose an industry they are familiar with as a cover.

The group led by the movie star had an easier task; he thought it was due to a flaw in their upbringing, and it was.This group of people is young and inexperienced, and some of them don't even care about death because they don't know enough about life.They are easily swayed by emotions, traditional sacrifices, and their own likes and dislikes, all of which make them somewhat unable to judge the intentions of their superiors.As for movie stars, this big question of life and death for him becomes an act of politics without religion, and he doesn't think one should let politics dictate one's destiny, at least not voluntarily.

Movie stars tell them that the afternoon is the best time to take advantage of the time when people are leaving get off work and the highways are congested to escape the stalking.And he would go and help them out himself, but he didn't tell them if it would go that far. Well, Arnie, what the hell is going on here?Ryan asked.Casey didn't have any plans today. She was tossed all night, and she was in a poor mental state and couldn't work.Ryan wasn't feeling too well either, but he had no reason to take it out on his chief of staff. Fuck, it could be in the CIA, it could be in Congress, someone leaked it, someone in the know did it.

Only Fellowes and Trent knew about Columbia, and they knew Murray wasn't there.The rest of the action message is absolutely unknown. what is going on?Van Damme couldn't wait to know.The President made a gesture and explained: There were two operations at that time, Operation Showboat and Operation Reciprocity.The first operation used the army to enter Colombia, the purpose was to monitor the plane carrying drugs by air, but the plane was shot down What? Some planes were shot down by the Air Force and intercepted, the crews were all captured and secretly disposed of.Then something else happened, when then-FBI Director Hooker Boo was killed, and a second reciprocal operation began.We started to plant bombs in some places.The situation got a bit out of hand, some civilians were killed and things started to escalate.

How much do you know?asked Van Damme. I didn't know until near the end of the action.Gray was dying and I was representing him, but that was mostly NATO stuff.I didn't know about it until the bombs were dropped.I was in Belgium and saw it on TV, can you believe it?The whole operation was actually directed by Carter, who lured Judge Moore and Wright into launching the operation, and then tried to pull back just when things were getting out of hand.Carter wanted to kill all the soldiers, and then made an excuse that they were all missing.I found out about this and looked into Wright's personal records.Then I went to Colombia with the rescuers and got most of the people out.This is no fun."There was a shootout and I was shooting from the helicopter," Wren said.A crew member named Buck.Zimmer's Master Chief was killed in the final rescue.I've been taking care of Buck's family ever since, and Elliott even used it to blackmail me.

anything else?Van Damme said calmly. Oh yes.I had to report that action to the special committee, but I don't want the government divided.So I talked it over with Trent and Fellows, and then I went to see the President.We talked for a while, and after I backed out, Fellowes and Trent went in and talked to the president for a while, I don't know what agreement they made, but But he withdrew from the race, removed his campaign director, and the entire campaign collapsed.God, Jack, what the hell have you done?asked Van Damme.His face was instantly pale and colorless, of course it was because of political factors.Van Dam always thought of himself as Bob.Fowler had won that campaign so well, unseated a popular president, but there was something else going on that he knew nothing about?

Ren closed his eyes, he just forced himself to experience that nightmare again.I ended an operation that was legal in principle but teetering on the edge of being right.I let the operation end quietly so the Colombians would never find out.I thought I had prevented another domestic Watergate and a terrible international event.Fellows and Trent have sworn not to make this incident public, so I think the leaker may have just listened to a little rumor and added some speculation.what did I do?I think I obeyed the law as best I could No, Arnie, I didn't break the law.I obeyed the law, it wasn't easy, but I did it. Why didn't you report to Congress then You think about it.The President said it's not just about one thing, is it?When Eastern Europe disintegrated, the Soviet Union was precarious but still existed.With so much going on, if our government is divided too, and with all the rest of the mess, it's going to be more chaotic than ever.We cannot help stabilize Europe if we are discredited by scandals at home.Someone had to call the people to action, and that was me, or our soldiers would die.Think about the situation I was in. Arnie, I can't ask anyone for advice on that, can I?Lieutenant General Gray was dead, and Moore and Wright backed down.The President got so deep in this, I thought at the time he was using Carter to lead that operation but he didn't, he was tricked into it by that incompetent politician.I didn't know where to turn for help and ended up going to the FBI hoping to get their help.Except Dan.I don't trust anyone but Murray, Shaw Bill, and a guy who was with us at Langley.do you know?Bill, JD, helped me with some legal matters, and Murray helped with the aftermath.They started their investigation with Carter.I think that operation was Project Odyssey, they went to a US district court under the name of investigating criminal crimes, but Carter killed himself.When he crashed his car and committed suicide, an FBI agent was following him fifty yards away.You've seen this man, it's Pat.O'Day.No one broke the law except Carter.That military operation was conducted under the constitutional authority, at least according to Shaw. but politically Yeah, I'm not so ignorant, that's why I'm president, Arnie.I did not break the law and I did my best to serve my country under any circumstances.Now, look at the good things the country has done to me. Oh shit!How come no one ever told Bob.The Fowler thing? It was Fellows and Trent, who thought it would discredit President Fowler.Besides, I really don't know what the two of them said to the President; I don't want to know, and I haven't checked.All I know is my speculation.That's all, Ren admitted. Jack, there's something I don't know what to say. Speak!the president said. This matter will be made public.The media already has enough information and is sorting it out, and Congress will conduct an investigation accordingly.What about other people? That's all true.Ren said, yes, we intervened in the Red October incident, and I was the one who got Gerasimov out.It was all my idea, this operation almost broke me, but you see, if we don't do this, Gerasimov will also prepare a military coup to overthrow Naymonov, so the Warsaw Pact It won't go away, and the trouble days will never end.So we compromised with the bastard, leaving him no choice but to get on the plane.We've worked hard to help him, but he's still resentful.But I know that his wife and daughter love America. Did you kill someone?asked Van Damme. Not in Moscow.On the sub he killed one of the officers on board and shot and wounded two others badly in an attempt to self-destruct the sub, but I let him escape and I've been pissed off about it for years feel guilty. Under different circumstances, Van Damme thought, his president would be a hero; but reality and politics are two different things.He noticed that Lane hadn't said anything about Bob.Fowler and the aborted nuke launch thing.Van Damme knew a thing or two about that, and he learned it three days later.Wren has served his country bravely more than once, but his every move is under the scrutiny of the public, and his ingenuity, love of country, and courage are nothing more than excuses for those who like to fabricate scandals.Coincidentally, Ed.Kirti knew it well. How can we regain control of the situation?the president asked. Is there anything else I need to know? The files on Red October and Gerasimov are currently at Langley.As for the Colombian matter, you already know what you should know, and I have no right to disclose the rest to you. Red October, Glofko thought for a moment, then looked up at the high ceiling of the office.Ivan.Ermitovich, you cunning boy! From the first moment he met Wren, he underestimated Wren, even in subsequent direct or indirect contacts, which led to his compromise with Gerasimov.In doing so he saved Russia maybe, but this is a country that should be saved by internal forces, not external ones.Some secrets need to be kept forever because they protect everyone fairly, and this is one such secret.For Russia, the loss of a lot of state assets due to the betrayal of important people, and what is worse, the fact that the intelligence service was completely ignorant is unbelievable. Glofko knew more about the second part than the first.Wren once prevented a military coup.Glofko thought Wren would tell him what had happened and leave the matter to the Soviet Union's internal agencies, but Wren did not.Intelligence turned everything in their favour, so Wren would be crazy if he didn't. Groveko thought, You always tell yourself, Ivan.Ermitovich is an amateur genius. But even so, he still had to suppress this professional cult.Russia may need help soon, but how can it turn to those who played it?This needs to be thought over again, and you can't ask Ivan for help just because of worship. The public waterway is wide open, so all the Navy can do is keep charter boats away from Dock 8|10.Soon there will be another ship coming, and then there will be more and more, and there will be eleven cameras focused on this hidden dry dock.But the docks appear empty, most of the American missile subs are decommissioned, and so is another non-American sub. It is possible to obtain the personnel files of the Navy through the computer, and now someone is checking the records of the crew on the Dallas.There was an early-morning call to Mancuso about his time as captain of the USS Dallas.The call was taken by a public affairs official with a knack for handling sensitive matters. I am Rona.jones. I'm Tom from NBC News.downer. Your news is good, Jones said cautiously, but I'm watching CNN. Oh, maybe you'll want to watch our show tonight and I want to talk to you about I read the New York Times this morning.Sorry, no comment.he added. but But yes, I used to be a submariner, the silent class, but that was a long time ago.Now I have my own business, I'm married, I have kids, I'm a normal person, you know? You were the master sonarist on the USS Dallas when Mr. Downer, when I retired from the Navy, I signed a non-disclosure agreement, I can't tell what we did, understand?This was the first time he came into contact with reporters, and all the things he was told to guard against before happened all at once. Then you just tell us that never happened. What never happened?Jones asked. The defection of a Russian submarine named Red October. You know what the craziest thing I ever heard when I was a sonar guy? What? Elvis Presley.He hung up the phone.Then made a phone call to Pearl Harbor. During the day, some television vans marched through Winchester, Virginia, as if troops had taken over the town during the Civil War. He did not actually own the house, nor could it be said that the CIA owned it.The house was owned by a paper company, which in turn belonged to a foundation whose responsibility was unknown.But because U.S. real estate ownership is public, as are all corporations and foundations, it was possible that the materials could be found within two days, even though district court clerks couldn't find those documents by label. Reporters who were there were still taking pictures to make the Gerasimov dossier, and a long lens on a tripod was pointed at a window a quarter of a mile away, and several horses were seen grazing in the lens, which made the report Even more interesting: The CIA treated Russian spy chiefs like visiting kings. The two guards at the gate couldn't take it anymore, and they called Langley for instructions.But the Public Affairs Office of the CIA didn't bother, it could only say that it was a private property (at the moment the CIA's lawyers were checking its legality), and journalists were not allowed to enter. It had been many years since something so funny had happened to him.Of course, there had been light moments, but this time, he couldn't believe it was possible.Gerasimov has always considered himself an American expert, and he has organized many espionage operations against this arch enemy (as the Soviet Union used to call the United States).But he himself admits that only after living in the United States for a few years can he understand how elusive and incomprehensible the United States is, where anything can happen, and the more absurd the more it seems real.No one can tell what will happen every day, let alone what will happen in a year.The incident in front of me is the best proof. Poor Ryan, he thought, standing at the window, drinking his coffee.The Soviet Union would always be the Soviet Union to him, and it would never have happened without Russia.A few heavily armed soldiers combined with a tough attitude was enough to disperse the crowd.If that doesn't work, there are other ways to go.But not in America; where the press is as free as the Siberian wolf, he almost laughs at the thought.In the United States, wolves are protected animals.But don't these fools know that wolves can eat people too? Maybe they waited a while and left.Maria walked up to him and said. I do not think so. Then we'll just have to stay indoors until they leave.His wife said she was a little scared by how things were going. He shook his head, no, Maria. But what if they send us back? They won't, and can't.They can't treat defectors like this, that's the rule.He explained that we never sent back defectors like Philby.Oh no, we protect them and feed them because that's the rule.He finished his coffee and went into the kitchen to put the cups and saucers in the dishwasher.Looking at the dishwasher, he gave a wry smile. He didn’t have such household appliances in his apartment in Moscow or in his vacation home on Lenin Hills (maybe it was renamed after he left), but servants did these things.Today, he no longer has that privilege.In America, there is convenience without power, and comfort without status. servant!Everything should belong to him, status, servants, power.The USSR should have remained a great country, respected and adored by the world.He was supposed to be General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and implement the necessary reforms to eliminate corruption and get the country working again.He could have developed cooperative and friendly relations with Western countries and created a peace based on equality, rather than a total collapse.Although poor old Alexandrov thought he was a dreamer, he was not.Gerasimov has always been a party loyalist. What else is there in a country with only one ruling party?Especially when you know that fate has chosen you for power. However, fate betrayed him.He recalled that on that cold Moscow snowy night, a man named John.Patrick.Wren's people were sitting in a tram parked in the garage.Now, he lives comfortably and safely.His daughter was about to marry a rich man, and his wife was happy with the appliances and her new friends, but his anger never faded. Wren had robbed him of everything, of the joy of power and duty, of his status as ruler of his country.Now that Ren himself is on the road to power, this idiot still doesn't know what to do.Oh, it's time to do something, isn't it?Gerasimov went to the door, picked out a jacket, and went out.He thought about it, yes, he should light a cigarette, and walked down the driveway to where they were four hundred meters away.On the way, he would consider how to express his gratitude to President Wren.In fact, he has never stopped studying the United States. Now, his observation of news media trends will come in handy. Did I wake you up, Captain?Jones asked.It was about four o'clock in the morning at Pearl Harbor. no.You know, my public affairs officer is a woman, and she's pregnant, and I hope this misfortune doesn't cause her to give birth prematurely.Major General Mancuso (has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general) sat at the table. He once instructed that if there is no important matter, no calls are allowed. Calls from former teammates should be regarded as important matters. I just got a call from NBC about what we used to do in the Atlantic. what did you say? What do you think?Captain, of course, is tight-lipped.In addition to being a sonar soldier, Jones has done a lot for the Navy.but Yeah, but someone will say it, always. They already know too much. "Look at Me Today" is being filmed on location at Dock 8|10 in Norfolk.You can tell what they're going to say. Mancuso tried to turn on the office TV, but it was still early and the morning NBC news hadn't started.Still, he turned on the TV and turned to CNN, which was showing sports now and was about to start the news. Then they might ask us another thing, about a frogman. Be careful, this is not a confidential call, Dr. Jones.The commander of the Pacific Submarine Fleet warned. I didn't say where, Captain.That's exactly what you need to think about. That's right.Mancuso agrees. Maybe you can tell me one thing. What's up? What's the big deal?I mean I won't say it, and you won't say it, but someone will.This ocean adventure story is so wonderful that it would be a pity not to tell it.But what is it?Are we doing it wrong? I think so.The major general replied, but I think people like to hear a story rather than the truth. You know what, I want Ryan to run, I'm going to vote for him.Cool, got the NSC chairman alive, and Rona! Captain, I'm just repeating what was said on TV, okay?I didn't include my personal opinion at all.Damn it, Jones thought, what an ocean adventure story!And it's real. On the other end of the line, Mancuso's TV read Morning News. Yes, I am Gerasimov.People all over the world can see this face on the screen saying it.At least twenty journalists gathered on the other side of the stone railing, jostling to ask questions. is that true? you are now you ever Really are Please be quiet.He raised his hand, and it took about fifteen seconds for everyone to quiet down.Yes, I used to be the chairman of the Soviet Union's National Security Council.Your President Wren induced me to defect and my family and I have been living in America ever since. How did he induce you to defect?a reporter asked loudly. You must know that the task of intelligence is not easy to do, but Mr. Wren is good at it.There was a power struggle, with the CIA against my faction and in favor of Naymonov.So Wren came to Moscow as an adviser to the talks on strategic nuclear weapons; he said he would try to inform me to meet with him, didn't he?Gerasimov believed that reducing his English proficiency would make him more credible to the media.In fact, you could say that he has set me up for treason.None of this was true, but it worked, so I had to decide to move my family to America.I fly and my family takes submarines. What?Submarine? Yes, the USS Dallas.He paused and smiled bitterly.Why do you keep pressing President Rennes so hard?He did his best for the country and was a spy among spies.Gerasimov said approvingly. This is the end.Bob.After Holzman turned down the volume on the TV, he turned to his editor-in-chief. Sorry, Bob.The editor-in-chief handed back the manuscript, which will be broadcast within three days.Holtzman had assembled the material thoroughly, and then took the time to put it together into a touted profile of someone whose office was only five blocks from his.Once the first draft is out, it's impossible for an experienced reporter like Bob to change it, especially when his own paper doesn't support him. Bob, the editor said to him in embarrassment, what you wrote is different from mine.What if the guy was just a brash lad?Oh, I mean getting that submarine thing, and the Cold War and all that, but wouldn't it be like starting a war if it destroyed the internal affairs of the Soviet Union? This is not true.He was trying to rescue an operator code-named Cardinal, and Gerasimov and Aleksandrov were planning to use this spy to bring down Naymonov and kill all the reforms he was trying to launch . Well, Ryan can say whatever he likes.That's not true.A spy's spy?Is this the guy we need to run the country, huh? Ryan isn't that kind of guy, fuck it!Holtzman swears he's a shooter with integrity, out of Yes, he was direct fire, and he killed at least three people.Bob, he killed someone!Roger.How could During make this kid the vice president?I mean, although Ed.Kirti wasn't quite up to par either, but at least At least he knows how to use us, Ben.He tricked the TV station, and then tricked us into listening to his stories. Not about that, Ben.Seiler has nothing to say, it's true, isn't it? It's not like the truth, Ben, you know that. That remains to be seen, Wren looks like the type to juggle anything he touches.Next, I want to investigate further about Colombia, can you do that?You have a good relationship with the CIA, but I must tell you that I am concerned about your objectivity in this matter. Ben, you don't have a choice, if you want to continue this is my style.You can read about this a lot in the New York Times.That made the editor-in-chief flush, Holzman added.Yes, the press is not very tasty. Bob, I just wanted to make sure your press release was turned in.Someone committed a crime, and Lane was the one who covered up the criminal and acted as if nothing had happened.I want that manuscript.Saylor stood up, and I'm going to write an editorial. Da Yelan couldn't believe it, there was no better time than this.He is still days away from completing his next goal, which would have been difficult to achieve without its help.Of course, even with its help, the situation is not much better. Is it really what it seems? It looks right.Bedian replied, I can do some research right away, and I can tell you the results in the morning. Is this really possible?Da Yelan insisted. Remember the story I told you about the lion and the coyote?The American news is no gimmick.They never do plots, but I have to prove, I have my own way. Well then, I'll wait for your news tomorrow morning!