Politics has never been about tenderness. Now that you have joined this game and want to be the ultimate winner, you must do everything possible.
Simon and Paul Spaihts talked all morning, had lunch together, and after seeing each other off, Martin Dinham, one of the leaders of the Westeros family intelligence team, quietly came to Greenwich.
This time, Martin Dinham mainly sent official investigation information on a series of cases triggered by the assassination some time ago.
Simon believed that the beginning and end of the series of operations had been cleared up very cleanly. However, out of caution, he did not turn a blind eye to the investigation of those cases. Even many media were able to dig up the internal information of several task forces. It is even easier for the Stroh family intelligence team to obtain more detailed case investigation information.
From April to now, in addition to the Woodfield Manor bombing, there have been several other shootings and murders scattered across the United States that are at least officially unrelated to the authorities. Because the investigation for a month has no clue, it has basically been put on hold.
The Woodfield Manor bombing had too many doubts and was hyped up by the media, so the investigation has been ongoing.
During this time, the FBI task force has conducted routine interviews with hundreds of people related to the case, and has targeted potential shareholders of Monroeville Machinery Company who suffered huge losses due to George Woodfield's unauthorized misappropriation of corporate funds. them.
The entire investigation showed nothing pointing to the House of Westeros.
However, Simon believes that there must be someone who really wants to involve the Westeros family in this matter. After all, if this matter is exposed, it will have as much impact on the Westeros system as the Hearst Group encountered Doris Feather. Toru murder case.
It is precisely because of this that the few people who vaguely know the inside story dare not act rashly.
The accusation of creating a bombing similar to a terrorist attack is too serious. If it is raised rashly without substantial evidence, it will get burned.
After all, the Westeros system is not easy to mess with.
Just like 911 in Simon's memory, there are too many doubts, and there are too many signs that the federal government knew in advance but failed to stop it. However, due to lack of evidence, many accusations can only stay in the conspiracy theory stage for a long time.
Perhaps some years later, the Woodfield Manor bombing may also be exposed as a conspiracy theory. However, the public is always forgetful. By then, attention to the matter must have cooled down. As time goes by, there will be fewer clues to investigate. , then it will only remain at the conspiracy theory stage.
Moreover, compared to the murder of Doris Fitch and the bombing of Woodfield Manor, where the Hearst family was just trying to fool the public to guide public opinion, the Westeros family has quite reasonable motives. If someone sends a killer armed with guns and grenades to break into your home and hurt your family, for most people with a little bit of blood, there is no way to fight back and retaliate. So even if things come to light in the form of conspiracy theories, the Westeros family isn't necessarily entirely on the side of evil.
"Two days ago, we monitored a phone call between William Hester III, who lives in Paris, France, and FBI Director Louis Freeh. William III asked about the inside story of the Woodfield Manor bombing. Freeh did not answer and warned William III should stop calling him. However, based on the conversation between the two, William III should already know something. In addition, the "News Times" in Danbury, Connecticut, sent two reporters to Pittsburgh during this time , has been sparing no effort to find out the inside story of the Woodfield Manor bombing, "The News Times" is a newspaper owned by the Hearst Group."
In the study room of the villa in Greenwich Manor.
While listening to Martin Dinham's report, Simon played the phone call between William III and Louis Freeh.
The relationship between the United States and France has never been very good, so no extradition treaty has been signed yet. The famous Hollywood director Roman Polanski has lived in France for a long time after absconding for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. William Hearst III this time He also fled to Paris.
However, compared to the original Roman Polanski, the murder of William Hearst III was much more serious. Facing pressure from public opinion, the French government has recently stated that it may expel William Hearst III.
After the last surveillance video was exposed, the entire Hearst family has stepped up anti-surveillance measures, as has William III, who fled to Paris. This embarrassed 'media tycoon' now travels with a bunch of bodyguards, but unfortunately he still cannot get rid of the surveillance video. Pervasive surveillance by the Stroh family intelligence team.
As for FBI Director Louis Freeh, Simon is also no stranger to this person.
Louis Freeh is a Republican and was promoted by the previous president George Bush.
Bush Sr. once served as CIA director and knew very well the importance of controlling the intelligence system.
Simon has investigated the resume of Louis Freeh. Bush Sr. has been very close to Louis Freeh since the 1980s. At the beginning, he was completely training him as the next FBI director. It is a pity that Louis Freeh defeated Bill Clinton's nominee last year with the efforts of the Republican Party and successfully became the new FBI Director in 1993, but Bush Sr. lost his re-election as president.
Because of this background, the FBI director who spanned Bill Clinton's entire presidential term became Clinton's "nightmare." For eight consecutive years, Louis Freeh spared no effort to cause trouble for Clinton, but the foundation Shallow Clinton has yet to be able to fire this thorn in his side.
After a little combing, it is actually not difficult to find that the federal government-level agents who surrounded the Westeros family clearly had the shadow of the Bush family.
After Bush Sr. lost the election, throughout the 1990s, the Bush family was making arrangements for Bush Jr. to ascend to the White House. Clinton's series of scandals were the greatest blow to the credibility of the Democratic Party.
Judging from Louis Freeh's phone call with William Hearst III, the FBI director had no intention of dragging the Westeros family into the Woodfield bombing.
However, it is conceivable that if the Westeros system becomes a roadblock for George W. Bush to ascend to the White House in the future, some inside information about this matter may be revealed. After all, Clinton's eight consecutive years of 'tragic experiences' have proven this, even including the most famous zipper door. In Simon's memory, the New York Times once combed through and found that the main driving force behind the zipper door was a group of Republican conservatives in the southern United States, which happened to be the political base of the Bush family.
Many things in this world are never without reason or root.
Martin Dinham sat on the sofa in the study and never disturbed Simon's thinking. He also understood that his team was just a monitor. If something was really done about this intelligence, it would often not be their turn.
After listening to the recording of the call, Simon tapped his fingers silently on the armrest of the leather sofa. After five or six minutes, he just nodded slightly to Martin Dinham and asked again: "Danbury's share of " News Times, have you done any research?”
Martin Dinham nodded, took out another document from his briefcase and handed it over.
Simon didn't rush to open it anymore and said: "That's it, you will still keep monitoring the Hearst family, and don't do anything else for the time being. In addition, pay attention to your own safety, and if you notice anything wrong, do your best to Leave the United States as soon as possible. If something unexpected happens, notify me as soon as possible."
Martin Dinham nodded again: "I understand, boss."
As investigators of the original assassination case, although Martin Dinham's team did not participate in the execution of certain things, they were also the most directly informed team.
If the federal government suddenly arrests these people, even if it still cannot build a complete chain of evidence against the Westeros family, it is definitely not a good thing.
Martin Dinham certainly understands this.
In fact, during this period, they not only monitored the Hearst family, but with Simon's permission, Dinham's team also cleaned up several pieces of information left during the original investigation of the assassination, and even established new records for several team members. identity file.
And, at least on the surface, the identities of Martin Dinham and others are very innocent.
If they are really caught, as long as they are not caught secretly without anyone noticing, the lawyers in the Westeros system will be very confident that they will be fished out as soon as possible.
As for the specific perpetrators of the bombings and the massacres, if the FBI wants to find the direct murderer, it can only go to hell and ask Satan for it.
After Martin Dinham left, Simon read the information from Danbury City's "News Times" alone in the study, and arranged some things based on the information provided by Dinham, and then told Girl A to prepare the helicopter.
When we arrived in Manhattan, it was still two o'clock in the afternoon.
The first thing I did was go to the construction site of the Westeros Building on the Upper East Side.
The illegal labor scandal at the end of last year did not affect the construction progress of the Westeros Building. In more than two years since the construction started in early 1992, more than half of the main building of the Westeros Building has been completed, and only more than 300 have been completed. Half of the meter-high building already exceeds all buildings in Manhattan except the Twin Towers and the Empire State Building.
It is expected to be topped out by the end of 1996. With a main building height of 622 meters, it will remain the world's tallest skyscraper for many years to come.
After spending an hour at the Westeros Towers construction site, Simon continued on to the East Coast headquarters of Daenerys Entertainment in Greenwich Village.
During this time, the annual TV series promotion season in the United States has ended. Daenerys TV's two most important projects this year, "Friends" and "ER", have already determined their ownership, with the former still being taken away by NBC. , the latter fell into the hands of CBS.
Neither project gave Simon the next step in his planned acquisition of the ABC television network.
Simon has his own considerations about this.
Keeping good things for yourself should be the first reaction of most people when faced with similar choices.
However, once the ABC TV network is merged in the future, Daenerys TV, which is very popular with several major TV networks in the United States, will face a problem, that is, after becoming a competitor, the other major TV networks will inevitably decrease Regarding the purchase of Daenerys Entertainment TV programs, Daenerys Entertainment will only be able to produce and sell them to the greatest extent by itself.
Simon is constantly thinking about hit TV projects.
Now, transferring the potential hit dramas "Friends" and "ER" to NBC and CBS can basically achieve the same parasitic effect as the DC movie universe has with Time Warner.
For this kind of phenomenal TV show, subsequent syndicated distribution profits are the bulk, and the bulk in the long run. Just like "Friends", even if it has been completed many years ago, Time Warner, which holds the copyright, can still obtain annual copyright fees of up to 100 million US dollars from Netflix.
Therefore, if "Friends" and "ER" are broadcast on other TV network platforms, most of the profits will still belong to Daenerys Entertainment, which is equivalent to using the platforms and resources of the other two TV networks to launch the two TV series. Become famous and earn profits.
Not only that, without these two hits to support ratings and network performance, it will be easier for Daenerys Entertainment to acquire ABC in the future. At the same time, after acquiring the ABC TV network, Daenerys Entertainment will also have More ample time slots will be available to produce other high-quality programs.
I kept busy in Greenwich Village until about six o'clock in the afternoon. When it was getting dark, Girl A knocked on the door and came in, reminding: "Boss, the party at the Grand Hotel is ready. Do you want to go there now?"
Simon closed a plan for the new season of "Wives of New York", looked at his watch, shook his head and said, "No, let's go have dinner first."
Girl A was startled for a moment, then nodded, thought for a while and then said: "So, how about St. George's Restaurant?"
Simon smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Girl A called to reserve a seat, and Simon also finished writing an email to forward to Robert Egger about his personal opinions on "Wives of New York." The two left the office together and rushed to the St. George Restaurant on the Upper West Side.
As a married man, it is not appropriate to take other women out for dinner. However, since she is a female assistant, it is not a big problem. What's more, with Simon's current status and the recent experiences of the Hearst family, the current media really dare not write random gossip about Simon anymore.
After dinner, Girl A, who was a little satisfied, said that she did not plan to go to the party at the Grand Hotel with Simon. She planned to go to Girl B in the evening to discuss matters about Alphabeta Company. She would also be at Betsy's apartment tonight. Stay overnight.
Simon first sent Alison to Betsy's apartment on the Upper West Side, and then turned around and rushed to the Grand Hotel in Midtown, which was not too far from the East Coast branch of Daenerys Entertainment.
The party at the Grand Hotel was hosted by Daenerys Entertainment. It was mainly to celebrate the perfect conclusion of a series of spring TV shows and the successful launch of many TV projects in the new year. Many company executives and TV stars would attend.
Simon originally had no interest in this kind of gathering. If he met, he would only show his face at most.
Tonight was a little different.
Because several of the 'prey' tamed during this period will appear at the party tonight, they are the three remaining mothers and daughters of the Gralf family who were participants in the assassination. During this period, Simon has been sending people to keep an eye on Laura. ·Gralf’s every move, mother and daughter, controls their lives like marionettes.
Simon originally planned to stay with these three vases for a few months to completely lose his temper. Now, just over a month has passed, and he has discovered that if he continues to wait for the three vases, the three mothers and daughters may be completely useless, so he might as well harvest them in advance.