Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

"You want to join the Communist Party?"

Carter's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.

Hu Zhenhua saw that he looked like he had never seen the world before and teased him,

"Carter, are you interested? I can be your party introducer!"

Carter was choked and remained silent for a long time.

Hu Zhenhua came up to him and started spitting wildly.

"Do you think I can join the Secretariat in a few decades?"

Carter is not easy to fool, snorted coldly,

"Dream on! They value a good family background. You, a member of the "Five Black Categories," can only dream of joining the Secretariat."

Hu Zhenhua pinched his chin and fell into deep thought. This reason really couldn't fool Carter. It seemed that he had to change his thinking.

"Carter, what do you think? I'm going to establish a new branch within the party and advocate for a socialist market economy. Is that okay?"

Carter's heart moved.

A fortress is always breached from within. With Hu Zhenhua's influence in the industrial zone, it is possible for him to accomplish this.

This was not the first time Carter had heard the term "socialist market economy," but now it had a special meaning to it.

Strictly speaking, this term was only coined in the 20s.

Lao Hu, this big liar, keeps saying, "Where is the advanced nature of socialism reflected? It is reflected in the fact that we have everything that capitalism has, and we also have things that capitalism doesn't have."

Not to mention ordinary people, even Carter sometimes thinks it makes sense.

In Chongming, theoretical master Hu Zhenhua has fooled many fans.

Seeing that Carter's expression was relaxed, Hu Zhenhua struck while the iron was hot and said,

"What would happen if I recruited tens of thousands of party members?"

Carter's heart warmed, and he said quickly,

"If the Reds want to eliminate you then, they'll be cutting their own flesh!"

Seeing that Carter had taken the bait, Hu Zhenhua acted embarrassed and said,

"Jiangbei naturally wants me to join, but I'm afraid the free world won't be able to accommodate me by then, so forget it."

Now, it was Carter's turn to be anxious. He quickly said,

"You are also doing this for the greater good of the free world. I don't think anyone would object."

Hu Zhenhua yawned and waved his hand casually.

"Most of my assets are in the free world. If a competitor finds out, their company will be finished. I wish we could find a way to have the best of both worlds."

Carter frowned.

"How about you and I know about this?"

How could Hu Zhenhua be fooled? He retorted,

"I'm a businessman, not a spy. Don't even think about sneaking around!"

Carter stopped talking for a moment. He suddenly remembered that the person sitting in front of him was a billionaire with a bright future.

Carter thought for a while and said,

"If you join the party, can the industrial zone be preserved?"

Hu Zhenhua started to deceive people again.

"I can't say I'm 100% sure, but I'm at least % to % sure. If they can convince me to join the party, the benefits are obvious. On a larger scale, they can develop industry. On a smaller scale, a large number of people will be promoted, and their fates will be tied to mine. If anything were to change, how could these people not protect me and the industrial zone?"

Carter nodded slightly.

This trick is called interest binding. The most reliable relationship in the world is the relationship of interest.

Once Hu Zhenhua joined the party, the red side could publicize it widely: the big capitalist Hu Zhenhua, thanks to the efforts of our party, identified with the revolutionary ideas and resolutely joined us to contribute to the construction of socialism.

Carter weighed it in his mind and said,

"If we want to make this happen, it's not impossible. We need to get the big financial groups to support you, so..."

The two conspirators discussed among themselves.

……

In the Magic City, Jimla has a huge headache because the debt collectors are coming.

According to the last information, the other party offered 990 million, and there was still a shortfall of million.

Jimla could certainly continue his activities without paying, but he couldn't even think about obtaining any follow-up intelligence. The CIA had already deployed every available force to gather intelligence, but to no avail.

Fox's arrest and the content of his interrogation shocked the US intelligence community. After an emergency assessment, the top leaders concluded that it would take at most half a year for the polar bear to achieve a nuclear breakthrough, which was far from the previous prediction of five years.

The CIA was in a panic and began to conduct strict investigations on relevant personnel in order to catch more rats.

In fact, there are indeed many lurkers, but Hu Zhenhua just doesn't know about it.

Jimla looked at the clock on the table and fidgeted nervously.

There are less than 2 hours left before the payment deadline given by the other party. If no instructions are given from above, the amount will not only be million but doubled when the deadline comes. In the words of the mysterious man, this is called late payment fee.

If you don’t pay within 24 hours, the amount will double, which is 4000 million!

And so on.

In the agonizing minutes and seconds, the telegraph operator's hurried footsteps were heard in the corridor.

Jimla didn't want to wait a moment, rushed out and snatched the telegram from the telegraph operator.

The thin paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, making Jimla sweat all over.

There were only two words on the telegram: PAY!

Jimla said tremblingly,

"Quick, call James and tell him to put the money in the designated place."

"Yes! Director!"

No. 16 Hexi Road, still the same trash can.

James was more cautious this time. He stood in a teahouse a few hundred meters away, observing through the gap in the window with a telescope.

10 yuan is easy to explain, but how do you explain 990 million?

A car was parked next to the second trash can. According to the plan, the car was given to the other party for free. A signal transmitter was installed inside to locate the other party's position.

The driver pretended to be leisurely. As soon as he opened the car door, a group of plainclothes policemen rushed out and controlled the driver. More plainclothes policemen rushed towards the teahouse.

James was shocked and jumped out of the back door and ran away.

The retreat route had been prepared long ago. The moment James jumped down, a car sped away. When countless plainclothes officers chased after it and walked away, James reappeared. He had changed his clothes, blended into the crowd, and left calmly.

Almost at the moment the operation failed, Jimla received the news and evacuated urgently.

As soon as he left, the police arrived outside the consulate. They didn't even knock on the door, but just stood guard on the street and checked people coming in and out.

Those who stay in the consulate are all registered diplomats.

Jimla and James fled to the same direction: Chongming.

While on the run, these two guys had the same thing in mind: thieves robbing thieves!

Whether you are angry or resentful, it will not help.

When Hu Zhenhua saw these two guys, they looked like two refugees.

The river is not safe either. There are patrol boats checking back and forth, and they have photos in their hands.

If Jimla had not used his money ability and was hidden under a live fish by the captain, he would definitely have been caught.

James was luckier and didn't encounter any patrols, but the captain of the boat that took him was very alert and asked questions, which made James nervous.

"Hu, can I take a shower here with you?"

Hu Zhenhua naturally agreed and arranged for someone to find clothes for them. After they left, Old Hu chuckled.

This time they were cheated out of 990 million euros, which is just the appetizer, the big payoff is yet to come.

Hu Zhenhua really wants to know what price the Americans are willing to pay for nuclear monopoly.

It's just a scam anyway, and there's no loss.

Less than half an hour later, Carter, who had just left, came back. The consulate in the Magic City was surrounded, and he wanted to know what had happened.

When Jimla reappeared, he had regained his elegant appearance.

In the living room, Hu Zhenhua saw Carter and Jimla making a witty exchange and said unhappily,

"You two, it's getting late. How about I arrange dinner for you first?"

Jimla seemed not to notice Lao Hu's attitude and smiled.

"Thank you!"

Hu Zhenhua snorted coldly and stood up to leave. As soon as he left, Jimla said anxiously,

"Send a telegram home quickly. The payment attempt failed. The money was confiscated by the police. Now we can't figure out whether the other party is cheating on us or if there was an accident."

Carter thought for a moment and said,

"The possibility of a syndicate robbing each other is unlikely. The first intelligence report clearly shows that they are trying to gain our trust. The next part is the real deal. Even if they want to robbing each other, they'll have to wait, right?"

Jimla looked distraught.

"Let the higher-ups figure out the details. My time as director may be coming to an end."

In any case, he made a mistake in such an important operation and should at least bear the responsibility of poor leadership.

Those who work in intelligence are dancing with death every day. In addition to dealing with the enemy's open and covert attacks, they also have to guard against their own people.

For example, in this operation, there is every reason to believe that Jimla directed and acted in this drama in order to embezzle huge amounts of money.

Carter didn't have time to care about him, so he turned and left. He wanted to send a telegram to his country himself.

More than half an hour later, he came back with a message:

"Jimla, the higher-ups are asking you to make amends for your crimes. Wait for them to contact you again. New funds will be deposited into Citibank soon. No more accidents can happen this time!"

As he spoke, Carter sent over two withdrawal slips, each for 1 million.

This is just in case, because the time has expired.

Jimla stroked the withdrawal slip and said lightly,

"Before we took action, we had already made a worst-case scenario plan. If anything unexpected happened, we would say the money was for ordering goods. Could the consulate please go to the police station and get the money back?"

Carter didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Intelligence Bureau, and said coldly,

"Our position in the Magic City is already very awkward. If they really have evidence against us and the consulate intervenes, I don't need to explain what will happen."

They would be treated as spies and sentenced to prison at the very least, or even execution at the worst.

Once the crime is confirmed, the consulate will have to close down. After all, the two sides have no diplomatic relations, and the other party has shown enough favor by allowing the consulate to exist.

Jimla glanced at Carter and said no more, because he knew that if something like this happened, Carter would be too busy hiding to get involved.