Coming out of 10 Downing Street, it was almost 10 p.m. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 InfoJohn didn't get in the JFK ambassador's car, but chose to let Randolph and his family give him a ride.

Although he was very sure that when he made a "deal" with Churchill just now, Kennedy on the side did not see the hidden "cattiness" in it. But John, who has always been cautious, subconsciously distanced himself from Kennedy, so as not to think too much about the other party.

In fact, what John did was purely superfluous. The scheming Churchill could not have been seen through by Kennedy. Not to mention Kennedy, even Randolph probably didn't know his father's true purpose.

On the face of it, Churchill called John tonight purely to express his gratitude to John and the Vanderbilt family. In reward for their "kindness", Churchill even generously invited the Federal Shipping Corporation to participate in the construction and operation of a new container terminal. It is equivalent to sending a hen that lays golden eggs to John's hands.

But in reality, Churchill hid his true purpose on a small and inconspicuous request: Before the official cooperation, the British government needed to commission an independent professional investigation agency to conduct a detailed investigation into John's company and the container intermodal project.

Seems like a reasonable request, right? Before the buyer pays, he has to inspect the goods a priori, and almost everyone present is not suspicious of this. If John hadn't known a little bit of "political secrets" from later generations, he would have been fooled by Churchill.

But now, John knows very well that nine times out of ten what Churchill did was related to the independent research agency called the "market analyst firm". Because he knew that the owner of the agency, Sanford Griffith, was actually a member of the British intelligence agency's American branch, the British Security Coordination Office (BSC). Historically, it was he who concocted a lot of fake polls and fake news to help Roosevelt win a third presidential term.

Churchill presumably wanted to use the port project as a bait to lure the Vanderbilt family into working with BSC, and then extend their influence to Wilkie's campaign. Historically, BSC has used this tactic to secretly enlist a large number of wealthy businessmen and media people, acting as an intermediary between the British government and the White House and Wilkee campaigns during the general election.

Although he knew that Churchill's intentions were not pure, John happily swallowed the bait. Yes, foreign interference in elections is indeed a political taboo. But it also depends on how it works. Anyway, John remembers very well that the top bigwigs of the Democratic and Republican parties are more or less involved in this matter, and there is no shortage of him as a small shrimp. Until the declassification of relevant archives in the 90s, there was no big turmoil.

Besides, the British have more experience than the Americans in the election trick, and they know how to avoid suspicion. Unlike a certain bald head surnamed Jiang, he stupidly stuffed money directly into the candidates, and also made a farce of "lifting an elephant" to help the election, laughing off the big teeth of the American people. (During the 1948 U.S. election, Chiang bet on Republican candidate John Dewey, gave $4 million, and had people organize a parade in Beijing to cheer on them, carrying papier-mâché elephants (Republican logos) and Dewey's portrait through the streets, which was rumored to be a laughing stock in the United States.) ）

So, John accepted the gift package from Churchill with peace of mind. As for how to cooperate with BSC in the future, that is what William should worry about. Now, he still thinks about how to find an excuse to leave the hellish place of London.

Originally, according to the original plan, John was to stay in London for a little longer, to deal with the government departments, and to inspect the state of wartime economic management and civil mobilization. However, it is clearly too late.

It would be a fool to believe that Churchill's late arrival tonight was really to discuss the construction of container ports with Minister Bevan. John knew in his heart that the subject of this afternoon's emergency cabinet meeting was to retaliate against the German bombing of London. While he was chatting with Churchill, 81 RAF bombers had already taken off for Berlin.

Historically, however, the effects of this air raid were similar to those achieved by the Luftwaffe in London last night, with only a handful of bombers accurately dropping bombs into the city of Berlin. But the attack was a slap in the face to Hitler and pushed the city of London to the forefront of the war.

Until then, London was relatively safe. Hitler also dreamed of a victory march in an unspoiled London, just as he had done in Paris. But the bombing of Berlin by the Royal Air Force greatly angered Hitler, who had promised his citizens that "Berlin would never feel the weight of a British bomb."

Annoyed, the Führer ordered the German bombers to change their targets and rain their bombs on civilian homes and public buildings in London. Hermann Goering, who had just become the Marshal of the Reich, was happy to do so. Because in his opinion, London was the only target that the British Air Force had to defend at all costs. He believed that by doing so, the Royal Air Force would be wiped out.

But Goering forgot that his main fighter, the Bf 109E, was more powerful than its two main competitors, the Spitfire and the Hurricane (the Bf 109E had three 20mm cannons and two 7.9mm guns), and was more maneuverable. But it also has a significant flaw: limited range. This means that the Bf109E can only provide protection for bomber groups over London for more than 20 minutes. And the twin-engine fighter Bf110, which has a sufficient range, lacks maneuverability, and can easily suffer in the face of Spitfire and Hurricanes.

History will prove that the Germans made a major mistake by refocusing their attack on London. But John had no interest in staying to witness history. Later, the British government awarded a maximum of £2,000 to expatriates for damage caused by bombings. John's little life is worth a lot more than that.

John didn't leave immediately because tomorrow he was going to the Army's Women's Auxiliary Services (ATS) and Business and Professional Women's Union (FBPW) to meet the "Miss England" who served directly or indirectly in the war effort. In the future, there will be a large number of women in the U.S. military working in auxiliary teams, hospitals, and communication centers, and the experience of the British in this regard is still very valuable.

On the other hand, he had already made an appointment to meet with the team of experts led by Leith. As a "good boss", I have been throwing my subordinates abroad for a few months in the "war-torn country", and it is impossible to say that I will not meet and comfort him. Besides, Leith is also the "reserve force" of the company he is very optimistic about, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, it will not be good if he is abducted by Bevan.

John had heard that Bevin had taken a high opinion of Leith lately, and had almost treated him like a personal aide. You must know that Bevan, the leader of the Labour Party, is a veteran of the strike, and he has a very good way of agitating people. Leith is a young man who is not deeply involved in the world, and if his head is hot, and a "man who is a confidant dies", John will steal chickens and rice.