OBS Chapter 1896 Father and daughter? Mother and daughter! (Please vote for me!! Please subscribe!! Plea
Chapter 1896 Father and daughter? Mother and daughter! (Please vote for me!! Please subscribe!! Plea
Chapter 1896 Father and daughter? Mother and daughter! (Please vote for me!! Please subscribe!! Please recommend!!)
No one knows how big the secret society is, perhaps only the secret society itself knows. But their sphere of influence is spread all over the United States. Although they have not reached the point where they can control the entire United States, they are definitely a political force that cannot be underestimated.
The Soviet Union knew of the existence of the secret society for some reason, so they sent their strongest agents to investigate the matter. If they could control the secret society, the significance to the Soviets would be self-evident.
Of course, whether this thing can succeed or not.
That is an unknown.
In short, there was a female agent named Catalina, who used her charm to infiltrate the US government step by step. At this time, she met a man. This man was Raymond.
At that time, Raymond had just graduated from the Naval Academy and joined the Naval Intelligence Agency. He was favored by many people because of his family background and ability. He also began to develop in the intelligence community. At that time, he was transferred to Washington to become a member of the military intelligence agency. It was also at this time that he met Catalina.
Then the two got to know each other, fell in love, and finally got married.
It was also at this time that Catalina finally made a breakthrough. Through Raymond's network of contacts, she infiltrated the key point of the secret society, a senior senator. Within a few years, she collected enough intelligence.
This intelligence contains a large amount of evidence of secret society's illegal activities and scandals.
Its name is Singularity!
The Singularity was not created by the secret society itself. They were not sick, so why would they create such a big bomb for themselves? It was all done by Katerina. Of course, she did not do it alone. She did not have the ability. The Soviet Union sent a whole intelligence team at that time. Katerina was the commander of the operation.
Among them is Catalina's best friend.
In short, in short, a group of Soviets conducted an investigation in the United States and really came up with something that could shake the entire US government... If they succeeded, the entire situation of the US-Soviet hegemony might have changed.
Of course, the Soviet Union would not be stupid enough to make it public. They would only find the secret society and cooperate with them. In fact, it was control. In this way, the US government was unilaterally transparent to the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union could even influence the US decision-making level to some extent.
What a temptation this is.
The secret society was no fool either, and they soon found out about this.
Then there's nothing new, just manhunt and counterintelligence.
Finally, Catalina could no longer hide.
"Oh, this is the singularity. But is this thing still useful?" Kai asked curiously. Kai was not worried about this thing at all. Even if it could destroy the United States, so what? Kai didn't care! He just simply thought that after all these years, are these things really useful?
It has been more than 59 years. According to the average life expectancy of old American politicians, those people should have died long ago, right? What this means is that the average age of American politicians is very old. If we look at the most important legislative body in the United States, it is undeniable that Congress is indeed getting older. According to data from The Washington Post, the median age of members of this Congress is 65 years old. The median age of senators is as high as 2000 years old, the highest in history. Although younger members have been elected since , the older generation still dominates Congress.
On Capitol Hill, "baby boomers" (born between 1946 and 1964) account for nearly half of the members. CNN said that over the past few decades, the number of members under the age of 50 has dropped sharply, while the number of members over the age of 70 has increased significantly. In the Senate, the number of members over the age of 70 and the number of members under the age of 50 have set a historical record. A poll conducted by YouGov last year showed that most Americans support age limits for elected officials, but there are differences on the specific age limit. According to YouGov's analysis, if the age limit is set at 60, 71% of senators will be unable to serve, and if it is set at 70, 30% of members will be disqualified.
An analysis article in the Financial Times of the United Kingdom pointed out that one explanation is that Americans are getting older, and voters over 65 are usually more enthusiastic about voting than younger voters. And voters usually prefer candidates who are "close to their own age." In other words, aging countries are more likely to produce elderly politicians.
"There are no restrictions on the term and age of US congressmen because the US parliamentary system originated from the Senate of ancient Rome. Anyone with sufficient qualifications in all aspects can serve in the Senate. This has been passed down in the United States. The advantages of seniority and appeal to voters of elderly politicians are difficult to shake." Wang Chong told the Chao News reporter that in recent years, Rubio and other congressmen have proposed to impose term limits on congressmen, but it has always been "much ado about nothing". "So in theory, US congressmen can serve forever, until they are old or die."
"Many people always think that the United States is a society that values the rule of law, but in fact, the United States values social etiquette. Once a person gains an advantage in a certain constituency, unless there is a major surprise, he will continue to run." Wang Chong emphasized that Americans are nostalgic. "If you get in touch with Americans, you will find that they always say, 'We have known each other for 10 or 20 years.' They take this very seriously. This American character is also an important reason why their congressmen can be re-elected until they are very old."
On the other hand, MPs are reluctant to leave their posts.
"The Senate is such a warm, comfortable place, you can live in this greenhouse," said Jim Manley, who has worked for some senior senators. "Staff are always on call, and they can open the door for you at any time." The New York Times quoted a former congressman's assistant as saying that there is a mutual dependence between politicians and staff. If a senator retires, dozens of employees in his or her entire office may be unemployed. In the face of the absolute advantage of elderly politicians, the vast majority of young people in politics are suppressed. Frost, a 25-year-old Democrat in Florida, even needs to drive an online car-hailing car to subsidize the many expenses of politics.
Being in politics in the United States is very expensive, because it requires a lot of extensive socializing, including treating people to meals, participating in constituency activities, etc., which are not covered by the salary of congressmen. Many young congressmen in Washington can't even afford to rent a house, because relatively speaking, the salary in Washington is relatively low and the rent is relatively high. Therefore, young congressmen, especially congressmen, have a very bad living condition, and state-level congressmen are equivalent to free voluntary labor, with no benefits to gain.
In addition, James Curry, a political scientist at the University of Utah, pointed out that the overall aging of the U.S. population, the rising cost of running for public office, and the declining competitiveness of congressional districts and Senate seats are the three main reasons that hinder the younger generation from being elected as members of Congress. This can also explain an "inverted" phenomenon: although the millennial generation is the most populous generation in the United States, it is one of the smallest groups in Congress.
In fact, this situation is not a recent phenomenon, but has been like this for a long time. However, because medical technology was not as advanced as it is now, there were very few old men and women who were too old. After all, if people were confused, how could they run for election?
But what about now? Congress is full of men in their 80s and even 90s.
The youngest of those people was probably in his sixties, so if they died... it wouldn't be surprising at all. Intelligence is about timeliness, and intelligence without timeliness is no better than rumors.
"No... many of them are still alive, and that's not how it works. The secret society has always existed, and their expansion model has not changed. As long as someone gets hold of something that could be used against one of them, they can pull out a bunch of other people at any time. So as long as there are still people from that group alive, the role of the singularity will still be useful! What's more, the secret society was already training new people... Now these people are probably in their sixties, in their prime."
Well, for American politicians, sixty is indeed the prime of life. After all, two men in their eighties are still running for president.
"Okay, the singularity is somewhat useful. What's next?"
"Next..." Raymond was silent for a long time before he finally raised his head: "About Nick Fury's final threat. About the secret of my identity... In fact, Raymond has been dead for a long time. I am not Raymond."
Kai narrowed his eyes. This was unexpected. Kai didn't expect this turn of events.
"Then what about your relationship with Elizabeth..."
"She is my daughter and I am her mother."
"Oh... huh?!!!" Kai almost didn't react.
Not fa de? But ma de?
What the hell! !
"You..." Kai looked at Raymond carefully. He still couldn't tell that he was a woman.
"Don't be surprised, I just changed my sex and had plastic surgery. I'm Katharina." Raymond is still very masculine even now! (In fact, I didn't watch the rest of The Blacklist at all. I couldn't watch it after the fifth season. I really couldn't stand the heroine. Silly and sweet is a compliment. This is a fucking master, doing it all the time. So even if I like Red very much, I can't stand Liz, so I just gave up the show. A heroine can make me give up a show I like very much. You can imagine how much I hate this heroine. In addition, this American show is too naked to criticize China, which also makes me feel physically uncomfortable, so I just gave up. As for the fact that Raymond is a woman, I saw it on the Internet later, and I didn't watch the show to confirm it. I thought this setting was interesting, so I wrote it like this.)
"Wait wait...you are Katarina, then where is Raymond?!!"
"Died. To protect Elizabeth. I was being hunted, and I arrived too late. I killed the killer, buried Raymond, and faked the scene, making everyone think that I was the one who died and Raymond escaped. Then I took everything from him and lived in his appearance in front of everyone."
In fact, it was also Katharina's bad luck. She happened to encounter the upheaval in Eastern Europe at that time... Isn't this just bad luck? She didn't know who to give the information to after getting it. After all, the impact of the upheaval was too great. As a result, even Katharina didn't know whether those people in the country were human or ghosts. She couldn't go back.
So I can only pretend to be Raymond.
It took Kai a long time to recover from this news...
He just wanted to ask.
"Who did you ask to perform the surgery? Why are they... so similar?" If the information Kai obtained was correct, Raymond had no shortage of women, and there were no strange rumors about him. So how did he get away with it for so many years?
"He's dead. After all, I can't trust anyone else. But I have to say that his death is definitely a huge loss to the medical community, at least to transgender medicine. His technology is very good. There are no side effects." Raymond smiled generously: "Raymond knew a lot of strange people a long time ago. They... many of them are Raymond's friends. Now they are also my friends."
"A woman disguised as a man for so many years, and there is not even a single flaw... It's really..." Kai didn't know how to describe it.
Enough!
"I'm a secret agent. Disguise is a basic skill, and... I'm used to it. When I was very young, I wondered why I wasn't a man. Being a man would be so much better. Well, now that I've done it, I don't feel that bad."
Of course this is nonsense.
After all, some things are not as simple as they sound, and many things require a little getting used to.
Fortunately, Raymond really got used to it.
"Well, I won't comment on this. No wonder your daughter is so bad. Loving mothers often spoil their children."
Kai finally understood why Elizabeth was so unreliable even though she was in her forties. It was Raymond who spoiled her in this way.
"Elizabeth isn't that bad, is she? She's kind and compassionate..."
Well, Raymond couldn't say any more.
For people like them, this thing cannot be said to be good. At least it is definitely not enough if they want to survive.
"I just didn't want her to live that kind of dangerous life. I didn't expect that she would actually go to the FBI on her own... I didn't expect that."
It was definitely not Raymond's plan for Elizabeth to join the FBI, but God knows what this girl was thinking. She just wanted to join. What's worse is that this girl has a very poor eye for men. Her husband is a multi-faceted spy, but Elizabeth fell into it and felt that her husband was forced into it and that he was a good man.
This made Raymond speechless...those who were killed by her husband definitely had something to say.
However, the facts have proved that parents can never prevail over their children...she can only accept it with a pinch of her nose.
"Forget it, this is your own business, I am too lazy to say anything, but if you ask me, let her resign immediately. With this level... the FBI doesn't treat her as cannon fodder, there must be something wrong with this world. Go and do your job, our old friend can't wait."
Intelligence is really easy for Raymond. He knows a lot of people. These people may seem insignificant, but they are well-informed. It's just that ordinary people don't pay attention to them at all.
Soon Raymond got information from a friend who sold arms in New York.
"It's the high table!" Raymond called Nick Fury.
"High Table?!" Nick Fury was also confused. He had no grudge against the High Table... at least he thought there was no grudge. SHIELD had attacked the High Table before, but later gave up, not because they couldn't beat it, but because there was no need.
(End of this chapter)