"Distinguished members, my next statement is very shocking, not only for the safety and survival of the United States, but also for everyone's vital interests and lives, so ......" Hoover glanced around the room with his falcon-like gaze, "I hope you will pay attention to secrecy." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Everyone was stunned, what shocking news did this mysterious and low-key FBI director have to poke out? Several people's heads involuntarily lowered - most of them were big people with handles in the hands of the FBI.

"First of all, let's talk about the New York air raid incident that everyone is most concerned about: FBI agents began to investigate the scene of the New York air raid the day before yesterday, observed the destruction of important landmarks such as the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, and Rockefeller Center, and listened to the testimony of witnesses, survivors, and defense officers and soldiers at the time of the incident, and the final report is still being written, but a preliminary conclusion has been drawn...... Hoover slowed his tone, "New York and even the entire East Coast populated area, there are many Axis spies lurking ......"

As soon as this sentence came out, the following immediately whispered.

"The basis for this judgment is as follows......" Hoover spread out the official document and read it one by one.

"First, in the early hours of the day of the incident, the formation of enemy planes flew past the radar station on Long Island and was not detected until it was only 40 miles away, which greatly reduced the time for early warning and defense - it is inconceivable that enemy planes so accurately avoided the radar station surveillance without prior intelligence support;

Second, New York was the first city to be attacked on the mainland, and because of the special and advantageous geographical position of the United States, there had not even been an axis plane before, and it was very difficult for a pilot to fly to an unfamiliar city and find the target accurately in the dark, and I asked the commander of naval aviation in detail that it was impossible for him to carry out an air raid on Hamburg without the support of intelligence......

Everyone turned their eyes to Admiral Kim, who nodded: "I agree with Director Hoover that the US Naval Aviation does not have this capability at the moment. ”

"Thirdly, the enemy used an unbelievable offensive approach to the destruction of buildings, and the Empire State Building was destroyed by heavy bombs dropped by horizontal bombers; The Brooklyn Bridge was torpedoed by the enemy; The Manhattan Bridge was destroyed by the enemy with extremely accurate dive bombing. Hoover raised his voice, "This level of technology, if it is used temporarily, is almost impossible to succeed even during the night, even during the day, and the enemy must have carried out long-term and targeted training - this kind of targeting is the result of the spies' advance reconnaissance and repeated observations, and they know where the loopholes and weak points of these buildings are." ”

Army Commander Arnold testified: The US Army Aviation does not have this precision bombing capability, and if it had this level, it would have been able to use the B-17 to blow up the main German factories a long time ago;

Admiral King proved once again that naval aviation could not do this, especially the tactics of launching torpedoes at ultra-low altitudes to destroy the piers of the Brooklyn Bridge completely exceeded all imagination.

There is a buzz below, and many people seem to have doubts.

Hoover raised his voice and said: "Some people may say that just because we can't do it doesn't mean that the enemy can't do it, especially the Japanese naval aviation, which did something similar in the attack on Pearl Harbor, but we captured a German pilot prisoner this time, and he confessed that the German naval aviation was also involved in the operation, more than 40 people in all." The American carrier-based pilots began to be trained on a large scale in the 20s, while the German carrier-based pilots were still a theoretical term a few years ago. ”

Admiral Kim's face twitched but he was speechless: Although the pilots of American carrier-based aircraft have been trained for 20 years, almost all the experienced veterans have been lost, and now this batch of new rookies is really not necessarily stronger than the Germans.

Everyone looked at each other, and they thought that there was an obvious logical loophole in Hoover's words - who stipulated that the Germans could not be trained in 2 years to surpass the Americans in 20 years? But if this loophole is confirmed, it will be even more difficult for everyone to accept - the Germans have been cultivated for 2 years and we have accumulated more than we have accumulated for 20 years, so what kind of war is there to fight? Admit defeat early.

"To sum up, the FBI concluded that the timing and targeting of this airstrike were carefully planned, and there were spies who made a lot of preparations in advance and sent the news to the Axis side before the other side could do so easily."

Marshall, Admiral King, Arnold and other senior members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff looked at each other a few times, and quietly exchanged views with their eyes, everyone thought that Hoover's words had too much speculation and too little empirical evidence, but they were conducive to reducing the responsibility of the army itself, and no one dared to pack a ticket to say that without German spies, wouldn't the crows lurk in Anglo-Herosímo? If they did find out, the consequences would be unimaginable, so they were optimistic about Hoover's inference.

"This is the first example, and I'm going to talk about the second example -- much more common than the New York air raid." Hoover took over the second dossier from Tolson, the deputy commissioner of the FBI, and his close partner.

"Before I give an example, let me ask you a question, what do we do with traitors?"

"Shoot!"

"Hang him!"

The legislators were furious, thinking that he was going to expose a certain big man as a spy or a traitor.

"If it is only treason in thought, but not treason in action, how should it be punished?"

The venue fell silent all of a sudden, some people were repeating the slogan just now, while others fell silent.

"From the point of view of the fairness of the law, judging whether a person is treason depends on his specific actions rather than subjective thoughts, and punishing citizens with thoughts essentially expands the use of punishment, so there are no thought criminals in the United States, but ......" Hoover suddenly made a turn, "From some cases, it can be concluded that only treason in thought will treason in action, and thought always precedes action, and in times of war, we cannot bear any consequences of treason, we must strangle any threat in the cradle, and we must take precautions." ”

Hoover then gave the example of the first generation of German immigrants saluting, "From this case, it can be seen that in the minds of some citizens of the United States, they still have different beliefs and pursuits, different patriotic understandings, and a consciousness that cannot be tolerated by the mainstream public—they are polite and law-abiding American citizens on the outside, and potential traitors behind their backs—of course, this title is a bit heavy and a little arbitrary, to be precise, potential, dangerous, and extremely prone to treason." ”

"If we have the upper hand, he's still a law-abiding U.S. citizen; If we are at a disadvantage, if the enemy lands on American soil, do you think that it is they and no one else who will be more likely to cooperate with the enemy? ”

There was silence.

"This situation requires us to strengthen management and monitoring, and in addition to properly guiding their minds, there should be enough agents to 'keep an eye on' these suspicious people...... Of course, this action will be within the scope of the law. Hoover looked at the crowd with intent, "The United States currently lacks such an effective institution and sufficient manpower. ”

"Some people may object, but is it acceptable to say that this is the price that must be paid in order to guarantee victory?"

There was a lot of discussion on the spot.

"The third case is about unintentional leaks or espionage, which happens all the time, every scene, and we tend to use press freedom to allow or even approve of it, but I would say that it's extremely harmful to us."

"This is yesterday's Christian Monitor, and the report on the attack on New York is too detailed in my opinion, far more than necessary, with a detailed description of the power of the blast site, the damage to major buildings, and the damage to people and property." Hoover took out a newspaper and waved it, "This news is tantamount to a comprehensive assessment of the explosion, and they have acted as the eyes and ears of the enemy by doing what the enemy wants to know about the effects of the air raids that they can't understand." ”

"If I were to write, the report would say this: enemy planes launched an air raid on New York in the early morning, our side suffered very little losses, some civilians were killed or injured in the air raid, and now the order of life and production has been restored, we strongly condemn the enemy's sabotage activities against civilians and public buildings, and the government has raised the highest level of defense and strengthened the defense system......"

Isn't this a blatant evasion of the important and a whitewashing of the facts?

"The more we write, the more destructive the enemy thinks it will be, and it will come back next time - would you rather see more bombs fall from the sky or would you rather limit the impact to the smallest possible extent?" Hoover commented, "Journalists do not necessarily understand the military significance behind the news and observations, and we need experienced personnel to check and unify the voice, so as not to let the enemy see any clues, let alone make this kind of news an accomplice......

"In addition to published publications, letters, exchanges, and rumors will also allow the enemy to obtain information." Hoover pulled out a letter, "This is a letter from a worker at the Baltimore Navy Yard to his wife, which describes the fact that ...... We've been getting a lot of orders from big guys lately, the biggest ones are almost over 800 feet, and we're so busy that we have to work all night long, and we have to do one in 16 months, and oh my God, this guy used to work for at least 2 years, and the quality can't be compromised...... When I heard that these guys are going to start 2 jobs a month, I think they must be crazy! ”

"To sum up, in order to strengthen safety across the board, we need an agency that monitors, manages, and prevents any dangerous behavior that may exist...... They do not exist to interfere with the liberty rights of citizens, on the contrary, their ultimate purpose is to defend the free world. "If we have adopted a system of rationing, a system of control of lights, and a system of export censorship of critical goods, which were previously unimaginable, why can't we go one step further and tighten all the fences for the final victory?" ”

"What we paid was a temporary inconvenience, but what we gained was a final victory!" (To be continued.) )