This time it was John Colombo's turn to have a headache. After closing his eyes and contemplating for a long time, he took out a mobile phone, dialed a number, and whispered: "Eric, your special office in Los Angeles is closed. No? Yes, I have a very important matter to contact that office. Yes, it does have something to do with international criminal offenses? Yes, it has something to do with my boss? What? Impossible! My boss won't come out Witnesses, we only provide information! Yes, we are only a silent witness. Besides, we can provide this important information, I need your federal witness protection program!"

About half an hour later, John hung up the phone and pulled Jed outside.While walking, he hurriedly said: "We will meet someone later, whether your life can be saved depends on how we negotiate with them."

"Who was that Eric just now?" A name came to Jed's mind, but he wasn't sure it was him.

"The current Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, Eric Holder. I previously worked with him on a case related to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He once invited me to join the U.S. Department of Justice. I declined. That's it," John said.

Hearing John's flat tone, Jed showed a super surprised expression on his face.For U.S. judicial practitioners, the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. federal judges are second-class excellent careers, and the first class is of course a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.And John turned down the job so easily, it was almost as inconceivable as turning down the chairman of Paramount.Speaking of Chairman Paramount, Jed suddenly remembered that he had also rejected a career full of temptations, so his morale, which had been somewhat low, immediately rose. "What is the nature of that particular office? How many secrets do you have that I don't know?"

"My secret is none of your business, so you don't need to know too much." In the elevator, John replied as briefly as possible, "In 1953, under the authority of the Department of Justice, the FBI created the 'Rogue Giants' program to exploit this Plans to collect intelligence on various criminal organizations in the United States. In 1970, Congress passed a series of bills known as the Organized Crime Control Act.In order to coordinate the fight against organized crime by various agencies under the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice has established special offices in several important cities.In the case of organized crime, this office has jurisdiction over the FBI, ATF, DEA, IRS, Office of Immigration Prosecutions, Office of Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children, etc. Agency actions.From the 70s to the 90s, they successfully cracked down on the influence of the Mafia in the United States, and also made the five major New York families obey a lot.Of course, as you know, my family is also under their control, so I know them. "

"Wow, don't tell me that your mafia family has cooperation with the US Department of Justice!" Jed suddenly felt "conspiracy theory".

"We can't talk about cooperation. After all, the Department of Justice is under the supervision of Congress." After getting out of the elevator, John stuffed Jed into the back of a car. "Lie on your seat, don't raise your head! — It's just that everyone has a tacit understanding with the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice doesn't want an orderly underground society, and the Mafia also needs to crack down on some foreign disobedient elements. You should have watched the movie "The Traitor". I can tell you that this movie is true. As the oldest and most authoritative mafia family in the United States - the Bernano family, one of his bosses is actually It's the FBI undercover. After that incident, everyone realized the situation. It's no good to have a falling out with the FBI. Fortunately, we never dealt with drugs, and most of the family bleached It's almost there, so the FBI and we are in a position of relative 'rapport'."

"You don't touch drugs?" Jed lay prone on the back seat, and the car was speeding on the night roads of Los Angeles.

"That's the way it is. Drugs are a punishment for a person's soul. That's something God can do, not us." John answered Jed's question, "Don't talk about the organization that caused World War I, they are called the 'Dark Hand ', has nothing to do with us!"

"Okay!" Jed now only felt that his cognition was about to collapse. "You can actually be a prosecutor! Is it okay?"

"I am a law-abiding American citizen. I have professional legal knowledge and have passed the interview of the District Attorney's Office. Why can't I be a prosecutor?" John asked rhetorically, "Do you think people from our family can only mess around?" Underground society? Don’t forget, in the 70s, our family controlled Paramount and produced directors and screenwriters, okay?”

Jed shut his mouth and didn't speak. The idea that "dragons make dragons and phoenixes make phoenixes, mice are born to make holes" is indeed wrong.What's more, it's really uncomfortable to lie prone in the back seat.After driving for about half an hour, the car stopped in front of an inconspicuous small building.John patted his chair, and said, "Here we are, see my instructions for what to say later."

"I understand." Jed nodded, "Do we need to be so mysterious? It's like visiting a secret agency."

"This institution is indeed a secret. If you reveal it to the outside world, you will be sentenced to 'treason'. I don't want to plead for you in front of the grand jury because of this. I hope they will not let you sit in the electric chair." John replied coldly.

Jed shrugged, adjusted his clothes a little, and followed John into this unremarkable small building.After entering the door, Jed suddenly found that several monitors were staring at him, and the security guards inside the door were obviously from special forces.Jed believed that there must be super firepower in their cabinets, and if he dared to do anything, he might not be able to get out.

"Please put your belongings here for inspection, and then please pass through the security gate." The security guard said in a very calm tone.

Jed obediently put his wallet, mobile phone and other items into the basket, and then watched them go through the X-ray machine inspection similar to the airport.And I have to go through the inspection of metal detectors, and even the explosives inspection equipment that Jed saw, which is stricter than the airports after 911/[-] in later generations.When Jed passed all the inspections, the security guard returned the items other than the mobile phone to Jed. "Mobile phones are not allowed in this building. I'll return the phones to you when the two of you come out." After speaking, the security guard sealed the phone in a box, affixed the seal and asked Jed to sign for confirmation .

"So formal?" Jed couldn't help muttering, and then saw John throw two sharp eyes.

The two entered the elevator, and then found that there was no button in the elevator. John said lightly: "They know where we are going."

Sure enough, the elevator was slowly descending, and then stopped after about 3 minutes.After the elevator door opened, Jed thought he would see a scene similar to "Men in Black", but it turned out that in front of him was just a long corridor, and then there were different numbers on the doors on both sides, and he kept seeing people In and out, and the room is an office area for three to five people.

"Please follow me." There was already a person standing in front of Jed and John, "Mr. Li has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Li?" Jed asked John in a low voice, "Chinese? Is the director of this special office a Chinese?"

"Is it strange?" John asked back, "Los Angeles and San Francisco are already places with a lot of Chinese, can't they?"

"No." Jed shrugged.In fact, even if this person is really Chinese, it doesn't mean anything, after all, they are at least the third generation of Chinese.Moreover, people must swear allegiance to the American flag in accordance with the U.S. Constitution before entering the job, and Jed will not be hypocritical.

Not long after, Jed and John appeared in Mr. Li's office.After that Mr. Li saw John, he got up and hugged: "Oh, long time no see! My dear John, how are you doing recently? This is that Mr. Sherman."

"Yes." John politely rejected Mr. Li's hug, and then introduced Jed to Mr. Li. "He's been investigating his parents' car accident, and then accidentally messed with some people who shouldn't be messed with. I think you must have a way."

After Mr. Li asked Jed and John to sit down, he took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Jed. "The car accident of the Shermans in 1989 was indeed not simple, but I would admire the idiots in the Los Angeles police if they could find something. Mr. Sherman, if you use your grandfather or maternal grandfather's power to coerce them , they might be able to give you a vague answer, but since you didn't ask for that, you'll only get that answer that prevaricates you. But your cooperation with the LA Mafia is beyond my expectations, and I don't Thinking that you can actually offer a bargaining chip that they can't refuse. Mr. Sherman, the Los Angeles United Commercial Trust Bank you cooperated with them has been monitored by us for a long time. I didn't expect that the key to your cooperation is not money laundering, but that you use your professional Knowledge makes money for them. Well, I have to admit, we can't catch you, although you are indeed doing things for the Los Angeles family. However, I hope you can stop!"

Jed had already read the document at this time.This is a photocopy, some key places are covered in black.But even so, Jed still saw the cause of his parents' car accident.My parents are indeed immigrants from Los Angeles, and my father's way of making a fortune will inevitably touch the interests of some people.It's just that due to their parents' respective family backgrounds, most people endured it. After all, they didn't hurt their muscles, so why bother to tear their faces?However, there is a group of Japanese who feel uncomfortable. In addition, my father took advantage of the "Plaza Accord" in 1985 to bite off a big piece of meat in Japan. Therefore, he was blacklisted by the Japanese right-wing organization "Black Dragon Club" .In Japan, the Black Dragon Society has close relations with the old Japanese conglomerates Mitsui and Mitsubishi. With the help of the Mitsui consortium, they smuggled to Los Angeles and caused this car accident.The direct mastermind of this incident was not the core personnel of the Mitsui Consortium, but the recklessness of the younger generation of a certain elder of the Mitsui Consortium.However, to the surprise of the Mitsui consortium, his stupid move quickly drew revenge from the Asian gang in San Francisco.And soon other people also joined in the matter of "the wall is down and everyone is pushing", the Mitsui consortium had to recall this idiot back to Japan, and at the same time suspended its expansion in California to quell the suppression of other forces.And San Francisco had to stop retaliating because of its overwhelming power.It was precisely because of this action that the Mitsui Consortium did not dare to take any disgraceful actions against Jed.

It was difficult for Jed to calm down at this moment. The person who thought he had never cared about him was silently protecting himself behind him.When Jed heard Mr. Li say "I hope you can stop", Jed sneered: "Mr. Li, do you know how much tax I pay to the US federal government and state government every year?" ?Although I don't know how much the Ministry of Justice budgets every year, but I don't think there is any problem with my tax dollars being used to pay for your office! You spend my tax dollars and can't protect me. What is that? Even if you don't expect You protected us, but at least you can do justice for the sky, right?"

That Mr. Li looked a little embarrassed, "I'm really sorry, but this happened so suddenly."

"In order to avoid such 'sudden incidents' in the future, I think it is necessary for me to cooperate with some capable institutions." Jed sneered, "I think I should pay taxes in another institution! Mr. Li, my Things, you'd better not interfere!"

"Mr. Sherman, you have a lot of misunderstandings about my office, I can understand." Mr. Li still persuaded, "But you'd better cooperate with us now, you will face professional killers, and In the world of professional killers, he is in the top 50 dangerous. He has also committed many unforgivable crimes in the United States. We, the FBI, have always wanted to bring him to justice. So if Mr. Sherman is willing to cooperate with us, we Not only can you provide bodyguards for personal protection, but you can also agree to some not-so-excessive demands from Mr. Sherman."

"Jed, according to the "Organized Crime Act", the US federal government or state government can confiscate all the property of a criminal organization, and the victim can file a claim of up to three times." John reminded, "I think you can Try to cooperate."

"Can you implicate the Mitsui consortium in Japan? Or do you dare to punish the most important chaebols in Japan?" Jed sneered.

"Don't we still have troops there?" Mr. Li said with a smile, "In order to protect you, we can apply to the court for not disclosing your name, and at the same time we can only conduct written inquiries with you, but in return, we can provide some Confiscated property as compensation for your loss. But I think the most important thing is that you need the most professional protection, which only I can provide."

Of course, Jed has to admit that the FBI is still very powerful if it is serious. After all, when Hoover was in charge, even the President of the United States had to be obedient.Although he can hire a professional security team or even a paramilitary organization to protect himself, they will not have such a strong sense of responsibility, so accepting the protection of the FBI is obviously one of the best options.What's important is that he can't refuse the compensation at the time. It's really hard for Jed to calm down if he doesn't dig out something from them for the losses he suffered.After thinking for a while, Jed said in a low voice: "I promise you. I am willing to cooperate with your actions, and please remember your promise."

"No problem." Mr. Li shrugged. "I know you plan to visit your grandfather, and I also think you should keep in touch with him. Although he has withdrawn from the arena for many years, some people will still give him face."

"You don't need to teach this. If it's okay, let's go?" Jed stood up and walked out.

John shrugged and followed, "Li, if anything happens, remember to contact us in time."

After watching John and Jade leave, Mr. Li's face gradually turned cold.The current special office has been largely restored to its original state, and it is only responsible for collecting intelligence, so that people outside almost forget how powerful this office used to be.But now, a group of fools are about to hit the gun, so don't blame yourself for being cruel.A sneer appeared on the corner of Mr. Li's mouth, then he picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Keep an eye on our bait, don't let the prey take them away!"

"Now we can go to see your grandfather." John said lightly, "Mr. Sherman, with the guarantee from the FBI, your safety will be much higher. But the condition for cooperating with the FBI this time is that you have to lure It's very risky to have a professional killer hired by Japan do it against you. Although the FBI has a lot of protection measures for witnesses, there is always something wrong."

"Since they always want to do it, is there any difference between doing it early and doing it late?" Jed asked back, "If I can force them to do it early, then at least we have a little initiative in our hands. When others are ready, we I just lost."

"How are you going to stimulate them?" John had to admit that Jed's words made sense.

"Japan's Fuji Sankei News Group intends to come to San Francisco to discuss a business. They want to acquire part of the shares of Lincoln Broadcasting Company. As a condition, one of the five wireless channels under Lincoln Broadcasting Company will become one of Fuji TV's network in North America. One." Jed is still very clear about his professional scope, "Lincoln Broadcasting Company is one of the most important TV stations in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it is of the same nature as our Eastern TV station covering the greater Los Angeles area, mainly targeting the Asian community."

"How do you know so much about the Lincoln Broadcasting Company?" John was puzzled, "And how did you know that Fuji is coming?"

"Because this broadcasting company is one of my grandfather's assets, after we messed up, do you think the Japanese are in a hurry?"

The author has something to say: KTSF is actually the largest Chinese channel in North America in later generations, but the mix has been bleak, and it seems to be acquired by South Korea's KBS in the end.

Chinese channels in the United States are mainly concentrated on the West Coast, especially in California.The greater Los Angeles area in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California are naturally the two most important viewing markets.

At present, in addition to China Central Television, Zhongtian TV, TVB, ATV, Phoenix Satellite TV and other TV stations in the Greater China region that have opened sub-channels in North America, the Chinese-language channels run by American Chinese themselves are American Chinese TV stations in the New York area, and Los Angeles TV stations. City of Los Angeles 18.8 and so on.

Including wireless stations, cable stations, satellite TV stations and digital stations, there are about 30 Chinese channels, but the ratings and influence are relatively weak.

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