Putting down the phone, the more John thought about it, the more wrong it became. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info Reilly, this kid definitely has something to hide from him.

It's not a secret that he and Reilly are relatives, even if others don't know, can Hoover not know? What's more, Reilly still holds the position of head of security at FedEx. There was no need for John to come forward in person to "prove" his relationship with Reilly.

This kind of thing is definitely not enough to listen to Reilly's side of the story, and John decides to talk to Hoover in person.

On the phone, Hoover was in a good attitude, asking him to meet him at a nightclub called the "Crane Club" in the evening, saying that he would treat him to his favorite cocktail.

Although John didn't like the occasion very much (the word crane has a little sexual connotation), he happily agreed. In his previous life, he had watched a lot of documentaries and movies about Hoover, all of which mentioned Hoover's favorite nightclub.

Hoover is said to have frequented the club with his deputy, Tolson, and was close to the club's owner, Sherman, and his girlfriend, Broadway star Ethor Moreman. When Nixon was vice president, he often attended their parties with his wife, Pat.

Hoover asked him to meet there, at least to show that he had no obvious ill will towards him at the moment.

After work, John drove alone to the Crane Club, and after waiting in a private room for a while, Hoover and a tall, handsome middle-aged man walked in.

"John, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Hoover loosened his tie and sat down, "This is my best partner, Tolson." ”

In his previous life, John had heard many rumors that Hoover and Tolson were a gay couple. Leonardo's film "Hoover" has a plot about this. Speaking of which, the relationship between Hoover and Clyde Tolson, the second person in the FBI who has been with him for forty years, is indeed somewhat suspicious.

First of all, both of them have been singles all their lives, and they spend almost all of their time together except for not living together at night. They worked together, vacationed together, had lunch together every day at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., and sometimes wore the same costumes. After Hoover's death, he even left most of the property to Tolson.

Within the FBI, agents jokingly refer to them as "Edna and Aunt Tolson." They even often attend family gatherings of F.B.I. insiders in pairs, and sign birthday gifts or thank-you letters.

Even Washington politics seems to have acquiesced in their relationship. When people invite Hoover to an important social event, Tolson will certainly be invited at the same time.

John didn't have any idea about it, though. By the time of 1940, American society had not accepted homosexuality as much as it had been. Hoover himself was personally involved in the "Levender Movement" for the persecution of homosexuals. In that campaign, hundreds of gay men and women were fired from the federal government "because of safety risks."

If Hoover really wants to work against him, he can put that to good use. But now, John didn't think he needed to be angry with him. Hoover was notoriously cautious. At the beginning, Martin Luther King, Jr., a black civil rights leader, was monitored and wiretapped by the FBI for the rest of his life because he did not answer his calls. In the absence of a major conflict of interest between the two parties, John did not want to provoke such an extremely dangerous figure as Hoover for no reason.

John shook Tolson's hand amicably, and praised Hoover's recommended cocktails and the club's décor. Hoover was so pleased with John's intellectual curiosity that he even invited John to come here next month for a family gathering at the top of the F.B.I.

"It's a pity, I'm afraid Lady Adele won't be able to participate then." Hoover casually sipped his cocktail and said, "Clyde, remember to remind me to prepare a gift for John's child in October." ”

Hearing this, John's hairs stood on end. Although Adele's pregnancy is not a secret, Hoover can know the approximate time of the child's birth so accurately, and he must have entered the FBI's secret archives. He understood that Hoover was "warning" himself that he knew everything and that he should not play tricks in front of him.

"Thank you for your concern, Edgar." John took a sip of his cocktail and calmed down. Hoover's secret archives, this is a big killer that keeps many American bigwigs awake at night.

Historically, before Hoover's death, the FBI collected a total of 833 secret senatorial files, 722 secret congressman files, and a large number of "black materials" of other politicians. Hoover was able to stand on the FBI director throne for less than 48 years, even if he offended 7 presidents, he was as stable as Mount Tai, relying on this magic weapon.

While John was confident that Hoover hadn't caught him in any way (otherwise he wouldn't have been so kind to invite himself to a cocktail), the feeling of being investigated and watched was not pleasant.

After thinking about it for a moment, John decided to give in and figure out why Hoover was targeting him.

"Edgar, I'm here today to apologize for my cousin Reilly. He has been in the Far East for too long, he is used to being free and loose, and he is doing things a little unruly, I will warn him, please don't care. ”

"How so, my brother." Hoover smiled and patted John's shoulder with his fat palm: "You are a person who knows how to respect the rules, and the Lord and the High Overseer are very optimistic about you, and so am I."

"Still." Hoover changed his words: "You have to go back and remind your cousin not to get too close to that simple-minded guy from Bill, it's not good for him." ”

I see, this guy Reilly really didn't tell him the truth. Listening to Hoover, Reilly must have done some small things with Donovan recently.

This bastard, do your best to get me in trouble. John thought through gritted teeth. Now, Donovan's Strategic Intelligence Agency (now known as the Office of Press Coordination) is vying with Hoover's FBI for leadership in the U.S. intelligence field. Is this level of competition something you Reilly can mix?

Donovan wanted to invite John to be his deputy, but John didn't dare to agree. What qualifications do you have to wade through this muddy water, I really don't know whether to live or die. John regretted letting Reilly get in touch with Donovan in the first place.

He knew very well what kind of onion Reilly was in Hoover's eyes. The reason why the FBI turned over the old accounts of the Chinese Volunteer Air Force was not for Reilly at all. Hoover was warning himself not to sit crookedly in his fight with Donovan.

"Don't worry, Edgar. I'll restrain him. It won't happen again. John "sincerely" brought Hoover a cocktail and showed his attitude.

"That's good." Hoover took the cocktail briskly, "Count, John, you've been a member for three years, and it's time to be promoted to Master-Mason (a full member of the Freemasonry)." Back then, my promotion ceremony was presided over by your father, I wonder if I can have the honor of being the host of your promotion ceremony? ”

"It's my pleasure, Mr. Tyler." John stood up and thanked Hoover with Masonic etiquette. It seems that this chapter has been temporarily revealed, but this feeling of being controlled by others is really uncomfortable. He had to think of a way to counter Hoover.