Chapter 47 Chapter 45 Confirming the Facts

If tomorrow is not good, you have to go to the doctor!she says. Oh, I'll be fine.He groaned.He didn't know if it was the Hong Kong flu or something else.In fact it wasn't just him who couldn't figure it out, even the doctor didn't; he knew it.What will the doctor tell him?Get plenty of rest, eat liquids, take aspirin, he's done it all.He felt as if he had been bagged and hit with a bat, neither sitting nor standing.It hurts no matter how you move, he complained.He told himself to go to bed quickly, hoping that his wife would not worry too much, and that he would be fine tomorrow.He has a comfy bed, has the tv remote, and as long as he doesn't move around, it doesn't hurt so much.The disease is nothing more than that at best, it doesn't get any worse, and then it gets better.That's what sickness is all about.

As long as people reach a certain position, work will never stop.They can get away with it, but jobs follow wherever they go, and the biggest problem is that whenever they take them, they always pay a great price.Currently Jack.Lane and Robert.Jackson faced this problem. For Ryan, Carly.Weston had prepared a speech for him.Tomorrow, he will fly to Tennessee, then to Kansas, then to Colorado, then to California, and finally arrive in Washington at 4 a.m. on what will be the largest special election day in American history.More than one-third of the seats in the House of Representatives vacated by the last crash will be contested that day, with the remainder to be contested in the following two weeks.Then he'll have a whole Congress to work with, and maybe just maybe he can actually get some real work done.Next week he will review detailed plans to cut the defense and treasury ministries, the two most powerful agencies, while others are in the works.

Since following the president, Admiral Jackson has obtained a lot of intelligence from the Pentagon Intelligence Service, enabling him to grasp the daily developments in the world.He spends an hour every day looking at those materials. What's the matter, Robbie?Ryan asked, and he asked about the global situation. Where do you want me to start? Let's get to the point.the president suggested. OKMike.Dabro and the Ike battle group are still sailing north to China, and the situation is going well.The weather was clear, the sea was calm, and the average speed was twenty-five knots, which helped to advance the ETA by several hours.The maneuvers in the Strait are still ongoing, but both sides have retreated to their respective shores.It seems that the incident of shooting down the plane seems to have calmed everyone down.Now Secretary of State Adler should be there to discuss these matters with them.

In the Middle East, we are also monitoring exercises conducted by the United Islamic Republic Army.They have six heavy divisions, with attached units and tactical air.We've deployed the Predator drone there and are keeping an eye on it Who authorized this?the president asked. it's me.Jackson replied. Have you violated another country's airspace? The Chief of Intelligence and I are in charge of this, and you want us to find out what their purpose and capabilities are, aren't you? Yes, I do need to know that. very good.You just tell me what to do and I'll take care of the rest, okay?The surveillance drone is a stealthy platform that can self-destruct if needed by the person who crashed or piloted it.It can provide real-time data that our satellites, not even J|STARS, can detect, and we don't have any satellites over that area right now.Mr. President, do you have any other questions?

here you go.What about the information? Things turned out better than we had expected.There is no panic yet, but we are starting to notice it. What is the situation in Turkestan?Ryan asked. They're obviously trying to keep the election going, but nothing new, that's all we know at the moment.In principle, the situation there is largely calm, with satellite intelligence showing increased traffic across the border, but mainly for trade. Is anyone spying on the Iranians deployed in the border areas, is it the army of the United Islamic Republic? I don't know, I can look it up.Jackson took notes, and then we discovered the Indian Navy.

What's wrong? They have no secret activities.I've sent the unit two Orion anti-submarine patrol aircraft from Diego Garcia.Patrol aircraft spotted our allies three hundred miles away and sent out electronic signals.The Indian Navy is now about four hundred miles from their base, halfway between Diego Garcia Island and the entrance to the Persian Gulf.Our military attache will ask about his intentions tomorrow, but they probably won't tell him much. If they don't say it, I think Ambassador Williams will make the phone call himself. good idea.That's all for today's update.Robert put away the files.What is the content of your speech today?

It's all common sense stuff.the president replied. Is it in Washington? Adler was not very happy.As soon as he arrived in Beijing, he knew it was not the right time.When his plane entered the country, it happened to be on Saturday night. This was again due to the international date line. Then he learned that the important Chinese ministers were all outside the city, and deliberately lowered their attention to the air battle over the Strait to give him A chance to recover from his fatigue so that he could be refreshed for a formal meeting. Welcome to visit us.The Chinese foreign minister shook the American's hand as he spoke, and led him to his office, where another person was already waiting.Do you know Zhang Hansan?

do not know.Hello, Minister!Adler shook hands with him too.It turned out that this was Zhang Hansan. Then, everyone sat down, only Adler, two ministers and a female translator in her early thirties were in the office. Did you have a good trip?asked the foreign minister. It's always a pleasure to be in your country, but I do wish the planes could fly faster.Adler replied. Travel often makes the body uncomfortable, and the body does affect the mind.I believe you must have recovered.The foreign minister went on to say that it is important that high-level talks should not be swayed by external complications, especially when unpleasant things arise.

I'm well rested.Adler assured him.Adler did get enough sleep, but he didn't know if his biological clock had been adjusted. The interests of peace and stability sometimes compel us to make sacrifices. indeed so. Minister, my country has been troubled by the unfortunate events of last week.said the secretary of state to his master. Who told those gangsters to provoke us?The foreign minister said that our troops were just practicing, that's all.And they shot down two of our planes, killing all the crew.They both have wives and children, which is so sad.But I hope you noticed that China did not retaliate.

We have noticed this, thank you very much. It was the gangsters who fired first.You also know this. We don't quite understand the whole thing yet, and that's one of the reasons I'm here.Adler replied. oh! Did he scare them?The Secretary of State doesn't know.It's like playing poker, except you never know the value of the cards in your hand.Take this matter as an example, if he lied, the other party may have doubts about his lie, but they are not sure, which will affect the game.If they thought he knew, they would have one version, and if they thought he didn't, they would have another.They thought he knew about it, but weren't so sure.What he just told them may be false, and it may be true. This is the characteristic of America.Adler had thought this over carefully.

You openly said that the other side fired first.Are you sure this is true? You can't go wrong.The foreign minister assured him. Sorry, but what if one of your dead pilots fired first?How would we know? Our pilots have strict orders not to fire unless in self-defense. This is your principle, but in battle or let alone combat, in a certain tense situation, mistakes often occur; we have encountered this problem ourselves.I've found that pilots, especially young, cocky pilots, can be impulsive. Could it be that the other party won't?asked the foreign minister. Of course, Adler admits, that's a problem, isn't it?He went on to say that's why those of us have to make sure that this kind of thing doesn't happen again. However, they always provoked again and again.They have been hoping for your aid, and I am afraid they have succeeded. Can you explain it? Your President Wren talked about two Chinas.But there is only one China in the world, Secretary Adler.I thought this problem was solved a long time ago. That's just a semantic error, a slight linguistic deviation.Adler wanted to steer clear of the subject, our president has a lot of flair, but he still has to learn the diplomatic rhetoric, and then get misquoted by a stupid reporter; that's all.Our policy towards the country has not changed. Such language errors can also have other meanings.said the foreign minister. Haven't I clearly stated our position on this matter?You will recall that he said this after one of the most unfortunate incidents.Many Americans lost their lives in that incident.And in terms of words, he simply chose words that have one meaning in our language and another in your language.This is much easier than he imagined in advance. Chinese people also lost their lives. Adler noticed that Zhang Hansan was listening carefully and did not speak.If you look at it from a Western point of view, he behaves like an assistant, a technical assistant.He wasn't quite sure whether Zhang Hansan's position in this matter was the same, or it might be the opposite.If Zhang Hansan is the kind of person Americans think, if Zhang Hansan is smart enough to understand the way of thinking in the United States, then why does Adler come here? Yes, so do others.I hope you can understand that our President takes this kind of thing very seriously. I was too careless to say it before.We are devastated by the attack on his daughter, and I am sure you will convey our heartfelt sympathies to President Wren.Fortunately, this barbaric act did not harm his daughter. I thank you on his behalf and I will pass on your best wishes.In this meeting, the Chinese Foreign Minister has made two concessions.He reminded himself that these people thought they were smarter than anyone else.Our President is a man who is easily moved.The Secretary of State added that this is the character of the Americans.In addition, he has a strong sense of responsibility to protect all of our citizens. Then you need to speak to the traitors in Taiwan.We think they destroyed the plane. But why would they do this?Adler asked.He ignores the truly unexpected parts.Is this an inadvertent slip of the tongue?Dialogue with Taiwan, does the People's Republic of China ask him to do it? Obviously to instigate this incident, to influence your President's personal feelings, and to confuse various practical issues between the People's Republic of China and this rebel province. Do you really think so? Yes.The foreign minister replied affirmatively that we do not want to establish a state of hostility, which would waste manpower and resources, and we are more concerned about our own affairs.The Taiwan issue will be resolved in an appropriate manner, as long as the United States does not interfere.he said again. As I said, Minister, our policy has not changed.All we hope for is the restoration of peace and stability.Adler said.This shows the intention of maintaining the status quo, but it is definitely not the plan of the People's Republic of China. we agree. You don't object to our naval deployment, do you? The foreign minister sighed and said: All countries have the freedom of navigation at sea.It is neither a place for China to issue orders to the United States, nor a place for the United States to issue orders to China.The movement of your troops gives the impression that you are meddling in our domestic affairs.We will make a formal comment on this at that time.But, in the interest of peace, he went on, with patience and weariness in his voice, we would not disapprove too strongly, especially if it would help quell the traitors for their foolish provocations. Whether your country's naval exercises will end soon will be very effective. Spring exercises will continue, and this poses no threat.We don't ask you to take our word for it, let us prove it with our actions.It would also be good if our rebel provinces would reduce their actions.Maybe you'll tell them that?This is the second request.Well, it wasn't a slip of the tongue that he just said. If you ask to do so, of course, I'd be happy to convey my and our nation's sympathy for this peaceful request. We value America's ability to get things done and trust you to be an honest neutral in this matter.Sadly, many Americans lost their lives in this tragic accident. Secretary Adler yawned.Oh, sorry. Traveling is tiring, isn't it?For the first time, Zhang Hansan spoke first. That's right.Adler agreed, allow me to consult with my government, and I think we will respond positively to your request. Very well, said the foreign minister again, we do not want to set a precedent, I hope you can understand this.But where opinions differ, we welcome your assistance. I will answer you this morning.Adler said, stood up, sorry to bother you for so long. For all of us, this is our duty. Scott.Adler said goodbye.He didn't understand what kind of replay he was dealing with, he didn't know who was going to win the hand, and realized he didn't even know what cards he was playing.On the face of it, he won, and it was easy.The other party was much more accommodating than he expected. Some people call this checkbook journalism, but it's not a new term, and as far as the work goes, it's not expensive.Any experienced journalist has friends to turn to; for a small fee, these people will check things out.There's nothing illegal about asking a friend for a favor, or at least not terribly mean.The information I am looking for is not confidential and it is a public file, but the office is not often open on Sundays. A midlevel official working in the Maryland secretary of state's office drove to his Baltimore office.He took out his pass, drove into the parking lot, then walked into the building, opened a series of coded doors, and finally came to the musty smelling archives room.After finding the correct cabinet, he pulled out a drawer and took out a file.He marked the drawer and walked to the nearest photocopier with the files.It took him less than a minute to photocopy it.Then he put everything back in place.When the job was done, he walked back to his car and drove back home.He does this so often that he has a fax machine at home.The files were transmitted in less than ten minutes; afterward, he took them to the kitchen and threw them in the trash.Afterwards, he will receive five hundred dollars, plus extras for weekend work. Before all the materials were faxed, John.Planbo has already started reading, confirming that John.Patrick.Wren had started a branch long before Holzman told him the time.At present, the controlling stake in this branch has been transferred to Carlo.Zimmer.And just four days after transferring control, including a weekend, the company owned a convenience store in Southern Maryland.The employees of the company include Lawrence.Zimmer, Alicia.Zimmer, and another little kid; the shareholders were all named Zimmer.He also saw Wren's signature on the stock transfer papers.The legal formalities were handled by a Washington law firm, a large law firm whose name he knew.There's a bit of a problem with this, but it's perfectly legal, and the purpose is to evade taxes while closing the house for the Zimmers.That's all the information on this subject is, in fact, enough. He has other documents on hand.Plumber knew the registrar at MIT, and from a fax he'd received the night before, he'd learned of Peter.Zimmer's tuition and housing were paid for by a private foundation, and the check was signed by a partner in the aforementioned law firm.He also received a transcript from the prospective graduate.Peter.Zimmer, who majored in computer science, will attend graduate school at the MIT Media Lab.In addition to his mediocre grades in the first-year literature class, MIT also requires students to learn some literature, but Peter.Zimmer was clearly not interested in poetry and got A's in every subject. So, that's all true.Plumber sat back in his swivel chair and examined his conscience.Why should I trust you?You are a reporter.He talked to himself. A journalist never talks about the problems of his journalism any more than a rich man complains about low taxes.In the 1960s, a man named Sullivan sued the New York Times for defaming him, pointing out that the newspaper's comments were not entirely correct, but the paper put forward its own position, and the court agreed The paper's view is that, in the absence of genuine malice, those mistakes are indeed not to blame, and that the public's interest in understanding what's going on should take precedence over the protection of individuals.Technically, this sets a precedent for people to sue the media, and sometimes they even win. Planbo believes that such a ruling by the court is necessary. The First Amendment secures the freedom of press and opinion on the grounds that, in many respects, the press is the first and only guardian of liberty in the United States.People, especially those who work in the government, lie all the time, and so does everyone else.So the mission of the news is to tell the public the truth so that they can make their own choices. But there are also flaws in the Supreme Court order allowing the pursuit of journalistic material, which gives journalistic opinion its deadly power.In American society, almost any unreasonable behavior can have recourse, but journalists can be protected.In fact, his profession is above the law, and because of that, the press has worked so hard to maintain that status.Because admitting mistakes is not only against the law, it may also pay a monetary price for it, and it will reduce the public's trust in their profession.Therefore, they will never admit their mistakes unless they have to.Even if you admit that you are wrong, you must never be accused of being wrong. Plumbow, who had seen the change in his profession, was so arrogant, it hurt Plumbow's heart that he was barely aware of the fact that they were no longer trusted by the public they served.He believes that he is worthy of the trust of the public and that he is the successor of Mono, a famous reporter who is trusted by the majority of Americans.Since the profession is not subject to any external scrutiny, it is impossible to regain people's trust without effective internal controls. Prombaugh considered his own situation.He can retire at any time, and Columbia University has invited him more than once to be an associate professor of journalism and ethics because his words are trusted, reasoned, and honest. He must be true to the facts.If he is true to his profession, he must be true to the fundamental principles of that profession.Whatever the consequences, he must expose the truth.He picked up the phone. I'm Holtzman. I'm Planbo.I've done some research and it looks like you're right. OKHow's the situation now, John? I have to do this myself, and I'm going to give you a front page scoop. You are so generous, John.Thanks. I still don't want Wren as president.Planbo said something more.Holtzman thought that was an understatement, but it made sense, because he couldn't let people think he was grandstanding. You know this thing isn't like that, and creation is why I'm talking to you about it.when?Holtzman asked. Tomorrow night, live. Why don't we sit down and discuss it?This is bound to be a big headline in the New York Times, co-signer? I may have other things to do before tomorrow night.Plumbaugh said with a wry smile, well, that's it. So, what does that mean?Ryan asked. They don't care about anything we do and our aircraft carrier goes there, they even ask me to go to and from Taipei directly?The President was appalled that such a direct flight would demonstrate the legitimacy of the ROC government. Yeah, that surprised me too.Next, they were not aggressive, they only briefly objected to your two China gaffes at the press conference, but did not mention trade issues at all, Adler said through an encrypted phone call.As for the related issues that caused the death of more than a hundred passengers on the plane, they were very tolerant. What about their naval exercises? will continue.They actually invited us to observe the routine exercises. General Jackson was also listening to the phone.Mr. Secretary of State?I am Robert.Jackson. Hello, Admiral. They engineered a crisis that got us to use a ship, and now they say they want us to stay around.Am I right? That's right.They don't know that we've figured it out, at least I don't think they do, but I don't know if that has anything to do with how things are going. There is a problem, the director of the Operations Division of the Joint Chiefs of Staff immediately said, it is a big problem. Admiral, I think you may be right again. What's next?Ryan asked. I think I have to go to Taipei in the morning, I can't escape that, right? That's right.Please feel free to report the situation, Scott. Yes, Mr. President.Then the phone hung up. Jack No, Mr. President, I just went off the alarm. He checked his schedule and left the White House at 6:50, heading to Nashville for his 8:30 speech.Ren smiled bitterly, I also have some political activities tomorrow.I'm going to, uh, we have to evaluate the situation quickly.Adler was there, I was on the way, and Ben.Gudeli has no experience with this again.I want you to go there, Robbie.If strategic issues arise, you have full control over them.The Foleys and Arnie were in charge of politics.we need people who understand china affairs In the VIP room of the embassy, ​​fuck it!Adler was sitting on the bed looking through his notepad, trying to make something out of it.Mistakes are made at all levels; high-level officials, often thought to be shrewd and competent, sometimes make mistakes and stumble when they are not.They just want to be better than others. Traveling is tiring.Zhang Hansan said this, and only said this sentence from beginning to end.Why did you speak at that time?Why do you say this?Obviously, Adler hadn't figured it out yet. You mean Bev.Forrest?Diggs added seasoning to the hot dogs as he spoke. He is the best cavalry commander we have ever had.Ettington said. You will forgive me, Professor, if I speak ill of this gentleman.The general said, but the Ku Klux Klan established by this bastard I mean his political cunning, sir, and I won't defend his personal integrity.But if we had had a better man for cavalry commander, I should not know who he was.Ettington said. This is true.Hamm had to admit. Stewart is overrated, sometimes he has a bad temper, but he has a lot of luck.Nathan knew how to make quick decisions on the fly, but unfortunately he made many bad decisions. How about Quelson?asked Diggs. His theory of Assault in Depth is brilliant, but remember, he didn't really think it through.In fact, I think the best thing he did was as commander of the 10th Cavalry. You're kidding again, Dr. Ettington. Look, the boss's eyes are really bright.you yes!Not so long ago you were the head of that regiment.On your marks, forward!said the colonel from the Carolina National Guard. Do you even know our motto?thought Diggs.The guy is a serious historian after all, although they touted the genocide. Quelson formed the regiment with bare hands, and most of its members were illiterate.He had to train his own non-commissioned officers, and while they did a lot of shit in the Southwest, they beat the Apaches, too bad there's only one movie about them.I've always wanted to write a book on the subject after retirement.He's our first real desert fighter, and he's quick to make decisions.He knows how to strike deep, how to choose the moment to fight, and once he seizes the opportunity, he will not let it slip away.I'm so happy to see that regiment's flag back! Colonel Ettington, I withdraw my opinion.Diggs held up the beer can in respect, which is what the cavalry regiments were all about.