Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Hermit Card

Chapter subtitled: Mastering the Next Fifty Years of America

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Hoover couldn't help but ask curiously, "That...... Mr. Yuan, may I ask, who are the important members of the renegade? ”

"Hehe......" our Master Yuan said with a sarcastic smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, "It's your last president, Thomas Woodrow Wilson." ”

"Buy cakes!" Hoover, of course, was shocked.

"Impossible!" This time, even Mr. Aiden couldn't help but shout.

"Gentlemen, what's impossible?" Yuan Yanqian spread his hands and said, "In 1914, he killed his wife, Alan Wilson, who was also a member of the SCP Foundation, claiming that she had died of kidney disease. Then this 'pacifist' immediately drew the United States into the last world war. ”

"The ultimate goal of the aliens is to destroy human civilization and make us crawl under their feet again. Is there a better means for them than a world war? ”

"I'm sorry, I forgot that in addition to war, there is also the plague. You haven't forgotten the Spanish flu, have you? ”

"And after I arrived in the United States, I hibernated for three whole years to observe the situation and confirm the situation. But when I make the slightest move, I won't be able to hide it from him, so I will use the power of the state to frame me as a criminal in the Wall Street bombing. Next ......"

"Why did I get sepsis for no apparent reason?"

"Why am I able to recover from sepsis?"

"Why does the dignified president of the United States of America get sick and almost get sick when he reads my article?"

"Gentlemen, please don't be blinded by your common sense!"

"Bang dang!"

Mr. Hoover completely forgot about his current situation and jumped from his chair.

He didn't care about the chair falling to the ground, but raised his trembling fingers tremblingly, and opened his mouth to speak......

However, he pointed at Yuan Yan for a long time, and finally only spit out one word: "EVIDENCE? ”

"Hahaha......" our Master Yuan habitually looked up to the sky and laughed.

He now finds that if he wants to be the boss of an evil organization, this skill of looking up to the sky and laughing must be mastered. If you don't smile enough unrestrainedly, you can't show your style, and if you laugh too insolently, it's like a neurosis, and it's easy to dislocate your jaw. It's a really hard craft...... No, it's art.

"Mr. Hoover, you want proof?" Yuan Yanqian pointed to the indescribable photos on the table and said, "Don't you see what kind of 'evidence' can't be made for me?" ”

When Hoover and Aiden heard this, the corners of their eyes twitched.

The Chinese is right, the strange means he uses to create "evidence" are too appropriate. You can have whatever evidence you want.

In the end, 1921 was still a backward era, how could PS technology be so brilliant as our Master Yuan.

I only heard this Chinese smile bitterly and said: "You should also see that in fact, my ability is not suitable for frontal combat, and I am more suitable for auxiliary work." Actually, I was just a junior investigator......"

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself all the time." He put his right hand on his chest and bowed his head slightly, "Mr. Hoover, I am a junior investigator of the SCP Foundation, codenamed Fool. ”

"Fool ......" Hoover glanced at the tarot cards on the table, then at Mr. Sword 10 on the side, and subconsciously said, "Could it be that you are their leader?" ”

"Hehehe, Mr. Hoover is such a smart man." Yuan Yanqian chuckled lightly and said calmly, "My current position is the acting head of the North American branch of the SCP Foundation, and my task as the acting minister is to rebuild the North American branch from scratch, so I am naturally the fool who represents 0." ”

Hoover laughed sarcastically and said, "Lord Fool, your SCP Foundation sent you, a Chinese, to rebuild the North American branch?" ”

β€œGOOD QUESTION!” Our Master Yuan actually applauded, stretched out his hand and gestured, "Mr. Hoover, please be seated." That's a good question, but there's a long answer. ”

After Hoover sat down, Yuan Yanqian lit a cigar and lifted his spirits: "To be honest, I also felt very strange when I accepted this appointment......

"I'll just tell my superiors to be smart, I'm really not modest, how did you say I'm a Cyris or a junior investigator to become the head of the North American Division? At least a senior investigator can hold such a position, and I'm still yellow. But ......"

He spit out a circle of eyes and said a little gloomily, "But my superiors told me that there is no one left for the SCP Foundation to send." This is because our forces suffered great losses in the last great war......"

Our Master Yuan looked at the inexplicable eyes of the two of them, and said seductively, "How do you think this war started?" ”

"Just because a couple of Serbian nationalists assassinated Archduke Ferdinand and his wife?"

"Of course, it's not that simple. As I said, before the Great War, we at the SCP Foundation had discovered that there was so much activity of foreign objects around the world that they organized to assassinate members of the SCP Foundation. ”

"And during the war, we lost so many comrades that even junior investigators like me had to come to you in the United States."

"I also know that this is an extremely dangerous task, but for the sake of the safety of all mankind, I have to recite two lines of poetry...... Well, I have to make it difficult. ”

After hearing this, Hoover was silent for a while, and then continued to ask: "Then did the dignified Fool come to me to scare me with these nonsense so-called evidence?" ”

Our Master Yuan was not moved at all, but said calmly: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Hoover, if I don't show a little means, how can we speak so calmly?" ”

Hoover now naturally understands that this is a dismount. He snorted coldly and said, "Okay, I already know your methods Lord Fool, so why are you looking for a small Ministry of Justice official like me?" ”

Yuan Yanqian said patiently: "Mr. Hoover, don't be presumptuous. You're not just a small Justice Department official, the anti-radical group you lead has done a great job in the past few years, ousting more than 4,000 militants last year alone, more than in the previous decade combined. That's why you're on the radar of our SCP Foundation. ”

At this time, Hoover was the head of the Enemy Aliens Registration Section. This department is specially designed to deal with non-American "enemy elements."

The most famous example is his expulsion of Emma Goldman, an important leader and ideologue of the early anarcho-communist movement and a representative of the "first wave of feminism". The crime used is to make a fake marriage to a U.S. citizen for the sake of a green card. Sounds familiar.

By the way, the famous atheist, anarchist, feminist, went to Soviet Russia to see it, and then continued to criticize Bolshevism and Lenin's government for the rest of her life.

"We at the SCP Foundation need people like you!"

"As for why you ask us to look for you...... Actually, I'm really, really just here to show kindness. ”

Seeing the excited look on Hoover's face, Master Yuan hurriedly said, "Mr. Hoover, if I am not expressing goodwill, then I will send these photos anonymously to your Department of Justice...... Hehe, what will be the consequences of that, I guess I don't need to say it, right? ”

For people like Hoover, it is necessary to have a soft and hard and a hard and a soft ...... Well, why does it sound so weird? To put it another way, you should not offend too hard, but also beat it from time to time.

"Hmph......" Hoover snorted, but this time he didn't object, but said lightly, "Okay, Lord Fool or Mr. Yuan, I understand your kindness, so what's next?" ”

"Next......" Yuan Yanqian replied without hesitation: "Of course it's cooperation." ”

"Cooperation? How do you work together? Hoover asked in a deep voice.

"Mr. Hoover, the so-called cooperation is to take what you need......

Master Yuan said seriously: "Mr. Hoover, what do you think I am looking for you?" Do you want to betray the news, break the law and discipline, and betray the country? ”

β€œRONG! TOTALLY RONG! ”

"Mr. Hoover, we just ask you to provide some help within our ability, and in return, we will also provide you with some help within our ability."

In fact, without his push, John Edgar Hoover himself would have gone down that behind-the-scenes path of the big black man. Of course, he wasn't the kind of villain who used his privacy to blackmail others from the beginning.

In a sense, he can really be considered a patriot, at least he does it in his own way.

In 1917, Hoover earned a law degree, graduating from George Washington University. While pursuing his degree, he gradually developed an interest in New York City Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock. Comstock has a long history of fighting fraud and unethical practices (which also includes birth control). So he arranged for his subordinates to often open the suspects' letters.

Hoover was early thought to be emulating Comstock, vowing not to give up on his goals in the fight against crime, and occasionally breaking procedures for it.

"Mr. Hoover, you must have some enemies. Whether it's in the career or in the career, you always need some 'ammunition' in order to defeat those enemies. Then I am willing to provide all the help you want. ”

When the future FBI director heard this, he couldn't help but show a heartfelt expression.

Whether what this Chinese said is true or false, but this ability to forge photos and documents is really helpful to him.

Yuan Yanqian suddenly stood up, and said very seriously with his hands behind his back, "The purpose of our SCP Foundation is to maintain a peaceful world, build a harmonious society, ensure the development of mankind, and resist the invasion of foreign objects. ”

The most disdainful thing for his old man is the evil organizations of the middle and second type, and the bosses of these organizations open their mouths to rule the world and close their mouths to eliminate dissidents, so they almost write slogans like "I am a big villain", "I am a careerist", and "I am a middle and second type patient" on their faces.

For example, the mustachioed Nazi Party was like this, preaching that the Aryans were a superior nation, that the Germanic empire was a thousand-year empire, that an inferior people had no reason to exist, and so on.

These slogans don't sound very reliable, but they are still similar to the slogans of liberating all mankind, realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and making America great again.

The purpose of the SCP Foundation established by Yuan Yanqian was to make history more enjoyable, but of course he couldn't say it so bluntly. Whether others believe it or not, it will always be whitewashed and beautiful.

"In order to realize our ideals, we must also pay a certain price...... "Yuan Yan sighed, "let's say me." ”

"You also know what the state of my country is like now. In my heart, I personally want to stay in Seris and do my part. But for the sake of the well-being of all mankind, I left my homeland and came to you, America. ”

"Mr. Hoover has heard of me, too. It's not that I'm boasting, but I'm probably going to be better off in my country, at least not being discriminated against by the racists on your side all day long. ”

He changed his words and said, "Gentlemen, I am a patriot like you!" So ......"

"Please rest assured, I will not let you do anything that harms the interests of the United States, on the contrary, I also hope that you will consciously safeguard the interests of your motherland."

Hoover was caught in the middle of a long test, and finally let out a soft breath and said, "Then Lord Fool, what can I do for you?" ”

"Hehehe......"

Master Yuan didn't snap his fingers as usual this time, and then conjured up a card. He smiled and opened a tarot card that had already been on the table.

THE BEST CARD FOR MR. HOOVER IS NINE'S THE HERMIT, WHICH DEPICTS A HERMIT IN A HOODED ROBE, HOLDING A LANTERN IN ONE HAND, A STAFF WRAPPED AROUND TWO SERPENTS IN THE OTHER, AND A FIERCE WOLFHOUND AT HIS FEET. On the hermit's head is a full moon, which at first glance looks like a human eyeball.

Of course, the hermit had the exact same appearance as John Edgar Hoover.

"Mr. Hoover, please accept this tarot card. You are now a hermit. ”

"That's right, you don't have to do anything at this stage, just follow your own ideas. You will be lonely, but you will enjoy it. ”

Hoover's eyes twinkled, and his face was cloudy, but he eventually took the tarot card handed to him by Lord Fool.

Our Master Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he knew that the in front of him was not so easy to deal with, and such a meeting alone would not make Hoover follow him to the end.

But this is a good start after all, as long as he understands the accuracy of his prediction, then he will eventually become a "hermit" in his hands.

Yes, John Edgar Hoover will be the "hermit" of the United States for the next fifty years, and Yuan Yanqian will also be the "fool" of the whole world for the next fifty years!