John? After Hinckley was hit by an RFID reader, the Rohm RG-14 revolver in his hand fell to the ground. Antenucci, the second person to spot him, also reacted quickly, throwing a punch to the head and dragging him to the ground.

Agent Dennis McCarthy - Dennis? McCarthy then got in the way of John? Hinckley's body, trying to avoid this person resembling the murderer of former President Kennedy, Lee? Harvey? Oswald was shot dead in public like that, and ended up dead without proof.

Agent Robert Wanko ?—— Robert? Wanke removed an Uzi submachine gun from a suitcase to provide cover for the president's swift evacuation while preventing potential other attacks.

This scene was carried out completely in seconds, and Reagan's special car finally drove away smoothly.

The three injured people fell in a pool of blood, and the shock caused by it made most people at the scene unable to return to normal thinking.

But with the exception of the well-known reporters, they quickly entered a state of excitement, not to mention the fact that the equipment in their hands was constantly working before the incident in order to record the president's pro-people demeanor.

Tang Huan glanced at the RFID card reader on the ground, and judging from the appearance, it turned out to be intact.

Okay, my subordinates actually made Nokia-quality products, not afraid of falling or touching, and picked them up as usual.

Tang Huan stepped forward and was about to bend down to pick up his RFID reader, but he heard an agent from the Secret Service remind, "Sir." Please do not touch the article of the scene. ”

"This is what I threw out...... Okay......" Tang Huan saw the meaning of warning in the other party's eyes. He shrugged his shoulders. Abandoned this plan.

At this time, down with John? Hinckley's Alfred? Antnuch, suddenly, clutched his chest with an unusual face.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Tang Huan held the other party and asked.

"I have a history of heart disease." Alfred? Antenucci replied vaguely as he shuddered and reached into his pocket.

Tang Huan hurriedly helped the other party find medicine, but he was busy for a while, and this old man didn't carry it with him at all.

"You'd better lie on the ground and wait for the ambulance to come." Tang Huan reluctantly suggested.

Put Alfred for now? After Antnuch was settled, Tang Huan groaned. took out the gold needle from the small backpack, used the Zippo lighter given by Guan Zhilin to eliminate the poison, and stabbed the patient in several acupoints, and the other party felt more comfortable.

The ambulance soon arrived, and the four people on the ground were taken to nearby George? Washington University Hospital, and John? Hinckley was taken to a District of Columbia prison by other agents to await trial.

All the scenes were captured by multiple cameras, including footage from ABC, CBS and NBC.

The shooting occurred at 14:27, and by the time Tang Huan returned to the hotel room, it was already 14:42.

After muttering in my heart, "It's so exciting". Tang Huan casually turned on the TV, and ABC was playing the video of the incident just now. CBS and NBC rushed to report, and even CNN, which was less than a year old, was not far behind, but it probably didn't have footage outside the hotel at the time, so it used NBC footage.

From the assassination of Ronald Reagan, to the future Gulf War, and even further 911, the cable news network, which has always regarded round-the-clock reporting as its biggest feature, can be regarded as a counterattack by Dick Si against Gao Fushuai, surpassing the traditional three major TV networks, and becoming the most influential news channel.

It can be said that CNN has redefined the concept of news, from the traditional reference to "what has happened" to "what is happening".

In Tang Huan's view, this model may be criticized for its timeliness, verisimilitude, and liveness, while diluting the boundaries between news and entertainment, and often lacking the connection and meaning between facts, making it look like an endless sitcom.

But this kind of "superficial and trivial" is not a major progress, the news audience must not always be elitist, and Media Asia TV should also learn from it.

While thinking about it, Tang Huan received a special phone call.

"Don, you should be on the scene as the news reports." In the microphone, George W. Bush's voice sounded a little erratic.

"It's only a few steps away." Tang Huan replied cautiously and slowly, "According to my observation, among the six bullets, only the last bullet was bounced off by the bulletproof armor and hit the chest, which should not cause fatal damage. ”

"I see, thank you." George W. Bush quickly hung up.

The Prism Gate was not built in a day, and at this sensitive moment, both sides of the call were deliberately very cautious.

Tang Huan put back the microphone, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he could be regarded as a favor to the Bush family.

Under U.S. law, the order of succession is the vice president, then the speaker of the House of Representatives or the senator with the most senior majority in the Senate, and then the secretary of state.

In this sudden incident, the current Vice President George H.W. Bush is obviously on the cusp.

If he behaves too aggressively and Reagan doesn't, he becomes a political laughingstock, and his relationship with Reagan is overshadowed.

But if you are too conservative, you will be criticized for not taking responsibility, and even lose the best opportunity to get on top.

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In fact, Vice President George H.W. Bush was not in Washington at this time.

A few days ago, he accepted a task to manage a crisis in an emergency and is currently in Texas.

When his staff suggested that he take a helicopter and return to Washington as soon as possible, Bush Sr. shook his head, "This does not meet the specifications of a vice president." ”

As a result, the elder Bush took the "Air Force No. 2" and returned to Washington in a step-by-step manner.

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The WhiteHouseSituationRoom is a conference room and intelligence management center with a total area of about 460 square meters located in the basement of the White House West Wing Office. By former President John? Kennedy after the "Bay of Pigs Invasion" failed due to poor real-time intelligence communications. It was established in 1961 by order.

Its main use is by the National Security Council, which includes the President of the United States, the White House Chief of Staff, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the CIA, the National Security Advisor, etc. A workplace for rapid consultation and response to unexpected and national security issues within and outside the United States.

Obviously, the assassination of President Ronald Reagan is an extremely serious emergency.

Including Secretary of State Alexander? Hagrid, Secretary of Defense Casper? Weinberg, as well as National Security Adviser Richard ? Allen is discussing a number of important issues together in the White House Situation Room.

For example, the whereabouts of the nuclear button suitcase. A group of Soviet submarines, which were significantly more unusual than usual, were approaching the Atlantic coast, the possibility of another invasion of Poland by Soviet troops, and the succession of the president.

Although under normal circumstances, no recording equipment is allowed in the White House Situation Room, when Allen informed everyone present, the recording was made.

Soon, a copy of the nuclear button suitcase and the gold code card was placed in the Situation Room; Reagan's nuclear button suitcase, on the other hand, remained in the hospital with the officer who kept him; As for the vice president's copy, he followed Bush Sr.

The crowd followed the procedure. The discussion was methodical, and the topic soon turned to the succession of the president.

After learning that Reagan was undergoing surgery. Secretary of State Alexander? "According to the Constitution, the core of power is now here, in this chair, before the vice president arrives," Hagrid declared. ”

Although I know that in the order of presidential succession, the secretary of state is the third choice, Alexander? Hagrid's claims were unconstitutional, but in order to avoid a conflict, no one else in the White House Situation Room asked Alexander to do so. Hagrid pointed this out.

At the same time, a press conference is being held in the White House press briefing room.

CBS News anchor Leslie? Starr sent a message to White House Deputy Press Secretary Larry Brown. Spikes asked, "Who's running the government now?" ”

Larry? Spikes gave the answer, "I can't answer that question just yet. ”

After hearing this reply, Alexander? Hagrid was very dissatisfied, and immediately wrote a note hastily for someone to pass to Larry? Spikes, ordering him to step down from the podium immediately.

After a while, Alexander? Hagrid himself walked into the press briefing room and, in response to the question just now, solemnly replied: "Gentlemen, according to the Constitution, we should proceed in the order of President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. And if the president decides to transfer power to the vice president, he will do so. But now in the White House, I'm in charge. Of course, I will be in close contact with the Vice President, who is still on the road, and if there is anything to deal with, I will consult with him as well. ”

When the rest of the White House Situation Room hears Alexander? Hagrid couldn't help but laugh out loud when he said, "I'm in charge."

I have to say, knowing people and faces but not knowing their hearts, the water in the rivers and lakes is really deep!

In the press room, Alexander? Hagrid has just said that "there is absolutely no need to take any precautions at such a time." ”

In the White House Situation Room, Secretary of Defense Casper ? Weinberg raised the alert level of the army.

So, when Alexander? When Hagrid returned to the White House Situation Room, he objected to him because it made him look like a liar.

Casper? Weinberg showed no weakness and blamed Alexander? Hagrid's abuse of authority, and the statement "I'm in charge."

Alexander? Hagrid sarcastically advised his opponents to "read the Constitution," saying that his speech did not involve succession, and that he knew the order.

All of a sudden, in the White House war room, a tearing war began.

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At 6:20 p.m., Reagan's surgery ended.

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At around 7 p.m., Vice President George H.W. Bush arrived at the White House.

He did not invoke the procedure of Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, which allows members of the Cabinet, including the Vice-President, to vote by ballot on whether the President will remain in office.

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At about 7:30 p.m., Reagan regained consciousness.

This also means that the procedure in the third paragraph of the 25th Amendment to the presidency allows George H.W. Bush to act as president. No boot is required.

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20:20. Vice President George H.W. Bush delivered a televised address to the nation. "I can assure the people of the country, and all the other countries concerned, that the U.S. government is now functioning as normal as it should. We have a well-developed and adequate communication system for reporting throughout the day. ”

All kinds of indications show that the political situation in the United States has quickly extricated itself from the chaos caused by this sudden incident and has returned to calm.

However, the public is still expressing various reactions to this incident in their own ways.

Needless to say, Americans gathered around televisions in their homes and malls to follow events.

Among them, the superstitious mentions the Tekoma curse; Those who know history think of John in the 1960s? Kennedy and Martin? Luther? Kim was assassinated.

Newspapers that wanted to sell began to print supplements. And use headlines with large fonts to attract readers.

Mass was also celebrated in churches.

Financial markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell after the shooting.

In the field of entertainment, the 53rd Academy Awards was postponed by one night.

In order to and the gunman John? Hinckley's name is strictly distinguished, and ABC temporarily changed the name of the main character in the television series "The Greatest American Hero" to "Ralph Hinkley" - "Ralph Hinkley"—"Ralph Hinkley"? Hinckley" to Ralph Hanley - "Ralph? Hanley".

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CNN, which fell behind in filming the first scene, later followed up on the series of events, claiming to dig deeper for up to 48 hours, instantly building a reputation for meticulous reporting.

But how can there be so much content for reporters to break the news, so Tang Huan threw out the RFID card reader, and first let the gunman John? Hinckley was exposed from the crowd. And he rescued Alfred, who had a heart attack? Live photos of Antnuch. was embellished as lace news, and even Tang Huan tried to pick up the RFID reader. The helpless look of being stopped by the Secret Service personnel did not let go.

"Let's see, the richest man, what is it that he threw out?" The presenter made a gesture and the TV camera gave a close-up.

"My colleague had tried to interview witnesses at the scene, including Don, but Don cautiously declined through his assistant. However, my colleague recognized that it was an electronic device that had been shown at the luncheon and could be identified by radio frequency. A new product that has just been developed is worth thousands of dollars. ”

After the host finished summarizing, the TV camera turned to Tang Huan to treat Alfred? Antnuchi, the golden needle stabbed on the opponent's finger, and a drop of blood immediately oozed out.

American journalists are not only dedicated, but also have amazing techniques to capture them, and the clarity of the photos is simply exquisite.

"The audience must be curious about what he's doing? Don should have cast witchcraft from the East to relieve the heart patient's symptoms. Speaking of which, the host seemed to have received some prompt, and quickly added: "Sorry, this is not Eastern witchcraft, but acupuncture." In California, it is a formal occupation that is common in the Chinese community. ”

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This is the difficulty of grasping the on-site news, in addition to the main body of the news, trivial information will also be instilled into the audience's head, which is quite noisy and pan-entertainment.

Tang Huan turned down the sound of the TV and sat on the sofa and fell into thought.

When Secretary of State Alexander? When Hagrid couldn't wait to say the phrase "I'm in charge of everything" in public, his fate was already doomed, and he had to pay for his instability, even if Reagan trusted and respected him before.

He ran for president in 1980 but lost to Ronald Reagan in the primary. Although he later agreed to serve as Reagan's deputy, ran for the election and eventually won, the two only cooperated under the influence of interests, and there may not be much trust between them.

However, during the period from the assassination of Ronald Reagan at 2:27 p.m. to 8:20 p.m., when Bush Sr. delivered a televised address to the entire United States in his capacity as vice president, he showed enough political wisdom that Reagan would certainly look at his partner differently.

The hand-picked secretary of state wants to rise to office in a high-profile manner, and his former rival keeps a low profile in defending the incumbent president.

In the invisible game, many people are destined to have ups and downs in the political arena.

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At this time, the assistant came to report that "Silicon Valley One" had been prepared and could return to San Francisco overnight.

Now the reporters who are inquiring about the news everywhere are like flies, buzzing around, almost pervasive, Tang Huan is overwhelmed, and naturally he has to hurry away and return to his base camp.

When the Boeing 747 took off from Washington and landed in San Francisco, the local time was about the same as before because of the time difference between the east and the west, which is the wonder of nature, but it is difficult for ordinary people to appreciate it.

Tang Huan came directly to the villa where Lin Qingbian lived alone, and the other party was watching the night news.

"Are you alright?" Finding that Tang Huan rarely showed a tired look, Lin Qingfang asked with concern.

"It feels good, I watched a shootout." Tang Huan smiled faintly, "From the first bullet hitting the head of the press spokesman, to the last bullet hitting the armor of the car, the sparks bounced into the president's chest, and not a single scene fell. ”

"Don't describe it, I saw the live video on TV, it's terrifying." Lin Qingbian hugged Tang Huan and whispered, "If you are safe, everything will be fine." ”

Smelling the faint body fragrance of the beauty in his arms, Tang Huan's tense nerves finally relaxed.

Such a top-level historical loophole is not so easy to drill, Tang Huan naturally has to withstand great pressure, and now it is time to completely alleviate it.

Seeing Tang Huan hugging himself horizontally and impatiently walking towards the bedroom, Lin Qingbian patted the panting man and said coquettishly, "You haven't taken a bath yet." ”

"I can't wait, my nerves have been tense today, you have to comfort me." Tang Huan gently put down Lin Qingfang, disarmed him three times and five by two, lifted the other party's nightdress, and pressed it hard.

Lin Qingfang, who felt a little uncomfortable, frowned slightly, but still tried his best to open himself up, accommodating and lubricating the man on his body. (To be continued......)