John's meeting with Ley was a great one. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info especially after he agreed to sell the shares of a large bearing factory under the name of the Foundation to Ley for 750,000 marks (almost $300,000), this greedy fat man who has a fight with Goering is even more enthusiastic.

He also invited Johan to Baden-Baden next week to attend the inauguration of a new spa under the name of the Joy Power Tour. Baden-Baden is one of Europe's most famous spa resorts. It would be nice to go to the hot springs and relax, but John politely declined.

If Ley had invited him to an art salon at his home, he would have been a little interested. After all, you can meet the legendary peerless beauty. Attending the public celebrations of the Nazis was still a matter of course, and John didn't want to be photographed by the media getting too close to the Nazi leadership. John didn't want to be labeled a supporter of fascism in the future, and Charles Lindbergh's brother was a lesson in the past.

Thinking of Big Brother Lindbergh, John suddenly woke up, and the "famous American man" that Stoller said would be attending the banquet at Goering's villa was probably him.

If Howard Hughes is the "leading brother" of John's group of American elite families who love to fly, Charles Lindbergh is their "spiritual leader".

Lindbergh's father was a member of the U.S. Congress, and as a teenager he showed a remarkable talent for flying. In 1927, at the age of 25, Lindbergh became the first person in the world to successfully fly across the Atlantic without landing, making him an idol for young people around the world who wanted to fly.

It was Lindbergh who taught John how to fly airplanes. In a way, Lindbergh can be regarded as the teacher and guide of John and the others, and their relationship was once very close.

It wasn't until 1932, after the horrific kidnapping, that Lindbergh gradually distanced himself from John and the others.

At that time, a kidnapper kidnapped his 20-month-old son from Lindbergh's mansion in New Jersey and demanded a ransom of $50,000. Despite Lindbergh's ransom payment, the child's body was found in a bush 71 days later.

Although after more than two years of painstaking investigation, evidence collection and trial, the suspect Haupman was finally executed, the case remains full of doubts. Many people firmly believe that Haupmann is innocent, and that the jury was pressured by the Lindbergh family to deliver a "guilty verdict".

The case caused a sensation throughout the United States at the time. As a result, Congress enacted the Lindbergh Act. The Act stipulates that if a kidnapping is not solved after a week, the kidnapper is presumed to have crossed the state border, and the FBI automatically has jurisdiction over the case. This gives the FBI access to local cases for the first time.

Even across the Atlantic in Europe, the "Lindbergh kidnapping" has far-reaching implications. Agatha Christie, a British female detective novelist and known as one of the three masters of mystery literature, also wrote the famous novel "Murder on the Orient Express" based on this case in 1934.

For outsiders, the kidnapping, which has been going on for many years, is just a talking point. But for Lindbergh himself, it was an unusually heavy blow, and his personality has since become somewhat withdrawn and extreme.

Aside from occasional aerobatics as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, he devoted more energy to politics and became a spokesman for the well-known isolationist group America First.

If he had only become an isolationist, John would not have to worry about the big brother, after all, this trend of thought is still the mainstream in the United States.

The point is that Lindbergh was brainwashed by the Nazis and became a fascist fanatic after several missions to Germany on the orders of the U.S. military (mainly military exchanges such as air shows). On more than one occasion, he publicly expressed his opposition to being an enemy of the Nazis, advocated neutral relations with Germany, and criticized Jews for manipulating behind the scenes in an attempt to push the United States into war.

These pro-German Nazi actions later almost ruined the rest of his life. Especially after he received the "Order of the German Eagle" from Hermann Goering, people began to question the loyalty of this flying hero, who was once widely respected, loved and sympathetic.

After the outbreak of World War II, Lindbergh was purged from the Army Air Corps for promoting pro-German rhetoric and refusing to return German medals. Even after the United States entered the war, he changed his mind about the Nazis and applied for re-enlistment, but was still rejected by the military. In the end, he could only do some auxiliary work as a civilian adviser to assist in the training of pilots.

Lindbergh had a good chance of becoming an Air Force hero like Lieutenant General Doolittle. As a result, because he was deceived by the Nazis, he ruined his good future in the military and political circles.

Historically, in addition to Lindbergh, Henry Ford Sr. also received a medal from Hitler for building a car factory in Germany, and as a result, he was investigated endlessly by the Congress.

At that time, the Ford family could be said to have smashed the pot and sold iron, tried their best to help the US military produce military cars and engines, and even Edsel was exhausted to death before he got rid of the fate of being liquidated.

John must not forget these lessons from the past. In case you are careless and are molded by the Nazis as a supporter of fascism, then you will be in trouble.

Wait, Lindbergh won't have received his Nazi medal yet! As soon as this thought came to him, John couldn't sit still and hurriedly asked Davis to find the nearest newspaper. Sure enough, there was only the news of Lindbergh's participation in aerobatics, and there was no mention of the award.

Perhaps before it was too late, John hurriedly asked Davis to prepare a car to take him to the U.S. Embassy. Although John has had less contact with Lindbergh in recent years, he still respects this big brother in his heart. Even if there is a glimmer of possibility, he will do his best to prevent the "tragedy" from happening.

John had gone to ask to see the Army attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin. Lindbergh had come to the air show as an Army Air Force pilot, and the embassy's army attaché must have known where to find him. Unexpectedly, it was Lieutenant Commander Victor, a naval attache he met on the "Normandy", who received John.

"Hello, John. It's a pleasure to meet you. Victor stepped out from behind his desk and hugged John warmly.

"Hello, Victor. Looks like you're doing well in Berlin, and the Admiralty won't give you such a big office. "John was also very happy to see Victor again.

Victor pulled John to the couch in the reception area and sat down, "They said you were looking for Lieutenant Colonel Anderson (Army attaché), he was out on business. It just so happened that I had something to look for you, so they asked them to bring you over. ”

John couldn't think of anything Victor could do to him, but he couldn't care about it for a while, "Do you know where Lindbergh and they live?" I'm looking for him urgently. ”

"Lindbergh, the pilot? What are you looking for him? Victor was a little suspicious.

"Do you know that Goering is going to give him a medal?" John asked bluntly.

"I heard that Washington was annoyed that he had been in contact with the Nazi military without permission. Lieutenant Colonel Anderson would be trying to persuade him not to accept the medal. But what does that have to do with you? Victor's expression was a little strange.

"I've known him since I was a teenager. Tell me his address, and stop him anyway, it will ruin him." John was in a hurry.

Victor seemed relieved, and he told John not to be in such a hurry. "The award ceremony is the day after tomorrow, and you have time to persuade him. For now, worry about your own business. ”

"My own business? What can I do? "John was confused by Victor.

"You really can only see others, but you can't see yourself." Victor was amused by John's sluggishness: "The Nazis are eyeing you." To them, you are much more valuable than Lindbergh. Your Vanderbilt family is also a veteran family in the United States, and there are many congressmen who have received funding from your family for so many years. After your congressional speech in June, you were a celebrity. If you openly support the Nazis, you will not have much more influence than Lindbergh. ”

Listening to Victor's words, John was shocked. "You know my attitude towards the Nazis, how can you support them."

"The point is that others don't know." "As soon as you arrived," said Victor, "you lived next door to Goering, and had a hot fight with his men. Yesterday I was still messing around with Ley, can outsiders not misunderstand. Last night the ambassador called us to a meeting to discuss your affairs, and if I hadn't known your attitude, I would have thought you were pro-Nazi. ”

John's sweat was almost down, and he was still too young to have any political sensitivity. No wonder Stoller and Ley are so enthusiastic, it turned out that they had won this idea, and they really made a mistake this time.

"How many people know about this?" John didn't care about worrying about Lindbergh anymore, so he had better take care of himself first.

"Don't worry, they haven't figured out your attitude yet, so they haven't made a big deal about it." Victor comforted, "You'd better keep an eye on yourself." Goebbels' henchmen (Minister of National Education and Propaganda) are not vegetarians, beware of them portraying you as a Nazi supporter. ”

John knew that Victor had a point, and if the Nazis had taken his words out of context, they would have jumped into the Yellow River and could not have washed them away.

"One more thing to warn you about." Victor said, "Talk to Davis about it. He is professionally trained and much more experienced than you. On the first day you arrived, he realized that something was wrong. ”

"Did he contact you?" John was taken aback again, the agents were so stealthy that they didn't even notice it.

"yes, he suspects there's something wrong with that little lawyer you met on the road. We checked, that guy is from the Gestapo, you should be targeted as soon as you enter the country. ”

I see, John understood. The Gestapo may have suspected at first that he had come to Berlin for another purpose. After monitoring for a while, it was found that Johann was not "hostile" to Germany, so he tried to take advantage of himself.

It seems that Germany is not a place to stay for a long time, and John decided to buy all the Foundation's properties and leave Germany as soon as possible.

But before that, he had to meet Lindbergh. Not only to persuade this big brother, but he also needs to make his attitude clear in front of these diplomats, so that he can't let the country misunderstand him.