A large proportion of the female shoemakers in Nike's shoe factories are refugees who have fled from Europe.

The factory director, Jared, originally fled from Poland to the United States, and he was very sympathetic to the refugees from Europe, so when recruiting employees, he also deliberately hired more European refugees.

Another reason is that shoemaking is a labor-intensive industry, and the salary of shoemaking workers is not high, many native New Yorkers are afraid of lack of money and may not be willing to do this job, and those European refugees who have no skills, in order to survive, do not care about low wages, and have a job to support their families, they are already satisfied.

Chen Qiang thought that after the end of the war in Europe, a large number of shoe-making workers would choose to resign and return to their hometowns in Europe, which would inevitably affect the production of the factory. But to Chen Qiang's surprise, only a few female shoemakers chose to resign, and the rest continued to stay in the shoe factory and work with peace of mind. Production at the plant was also completely unaffected.

This result exceeded Chen Qiang's expectations, but after careful thinking, Chen Qiang realized that it was himself who was wrong, and he used Chinese concepts to think about the behavior of Europeans with the concept of Chinese.

The traditional concept of China pays attention to the return of fallen leaves, those overseas travelers are thousands of miles away from home, and they want to return to their hometown when they are old, even if they can't go back when they are alive, they also hope to be buried in their hometown after death. If it were in China, those who fled their hometowns in troubled times would most likely return to their hometowns after the world was peaceful.

Europeans obviously don't have this concept, they are at peace when they come, anyway, people have already come to the United States, so let's stay honest, not to mention that the standard of living in the United States is better than in Europe.

Even before World War I, Americans' standard of living was already on par with those of Britain and France. The United States has a large land, abundant resources, and developed industry, which can produce all kinds of industrial products, and in that era when material supplies are not abundant, an adequate supply of food and industrial products means a better standard of living.

European industry is also developed, but there are not so many resources, but Britain and France have huge colonies, and the colonies are constantly transfused to Britain and France mainland, which also allows the British and French to enjoy rich food and various industrial products.

The First World War did not affect the United States, and the European countries were weakened in the First World War, and the standard of living of Americans gradually surpassed that of Europe. After the Great Depression in 1929, Roosevelt implemented the New Deal and built a lot of infrastructure, and during Roosevelt's administration, the roads in the United States were new, the buildings were new, and the cities were new, compared with the old buildings and streets in Europe, they were a grade worse than those in the United States.

Everyone's supplies are abundant, but the infrastructure of the United States is better, so before World War II, the comprehensive standard of living of Americans has surpassed that of Europe.

The Second World War still did not bring harm to the United States, but many European countries were beaten into a sieve, many cities on the European continent have been reduced to ruins, and Europe's powerful industrial system has also been destroyed.

It is also for this reason that European refugees are reluctant to leave the United States and return to Europe, where they can eat and drink, have a formal job, and buy whatever they want.

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Washington, the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Ambassador Wei looked at a form with a gloomy face.

"That Chen Qiang, I really didn't buy a penny of bonds!" Ambassador Wei's tone was full of coldness.

"The people you invited last time more or less bought some bonds, but this Chen Qiang is really an iron rooster who can't pull out a dime! It seems that this Chen Qiang deliberately can't get along with you! A subordinate next to him spoke.

"It's not that he can't get along with me, he can't get along with Minister Song! Minister Song will soon be inaugurated as the Executive Yuan, and this war bond is presided over by Minister Song! It's just that I didn't expect this Chen Qiang to be so ignorant! Ambassador Wei snorted coldly, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

The subordinate understood what Ambassador Wei meant, and immediately said: "This Chen Qiang really thinks that he has some industry in the United States, so he regards himself as a character, and he is so disrespectful to Minister Song, ambassador, should we teach this Chen Qiang a lesson and give him some color!" ”

"If we are disrespectful to Minister Song, we are naturally disrespectful to the government, and as government officials, we are paid by the state, so we naturally can't ignore it." Ambassador Wei nodded.

Chen Qiang did not buy war bonds, which had long made Ambassador Wei dissatisfied, he wanted to trouble Chen Qiang, but he was afraid of falling into a false pretext of retaliation, so he moved out of Mr. Song in Chongqing as an excuse, which is quite a bit of a bitch and has to set up a memorial arch. I have to say that these professional bureaucrats do such despicable things, and they are indeed leaky.

Another henchman said: "Ambassador, Chen Qiang has been in the United States for many years, and he knows a lot of people in the political and business circles, and I have also heard that Chen Qiang has a backer on the government's side, so I'm afraid it's not easy for us to move him!" ”

"I know what you said, I don't know the details of Chen Qiang! Isn't his backer Roosevelt! I heard that when Hu was the ambassador to the United States, he went to Roosevelt through Chen Qiang to get in touch. But we have an old saying that people go to tea and cool, and now that Roosevelt has been dead for more than a month, a dead man can continue to follow him! Ambassador Wei spoke.

"Ambassador, after all, this is the United States, even if we want to teach this toasting Chen Qiang a lesson, I am afraid it will be beyond the reach of the whip! On other people's turf, it's not easy for us to do it. The henchman continued.

"On the territory of the Americans, we naturally can't directly attack Chen Qiang, but that doesn't mean that there is no other way to teach him a lesson! We can't do it, we can ask the Americans to help us! Ambassador Wei's eyes flashed with coldness.

"Ambassador, you mean to kill someone with a knife?" The subordinate asked.

"That's right, and there's just the right knife right now!" Envoy Wei smiled and continued: "Recently, the Americans have been investigating the case of "Meiya" magazine, and I heard that several American diplomats have been arrested? ”

"Yes, this matter is quite a big one, and I heard that several American diplomats are suspected of being Soviet spies. Because of this incident, the US Government has recently attached great importance to counter-espionage work. The subordinate spoke.

"This espionage case of "Meiya" magazine has made Americans now rumored and soldiers, and we can also use the east wind of this incident to teach Chen Qiang a lesson. For example, write an anonymous letter and reveal it to the FBI, saying that Chen Qiang may be a spy for the Japanese......," Ambassador Wei said here, laughing evilly.

"The FBI can't trust an anonymous letter, and it will inevitably investigate Chen Qiang, and if they can't find any evidence in the end, the anonymous whistleblower letter won't do Chen Qiang any harm. I've heard that the FBI guys have some skills, and they're not so easy to fool. The subordinate spoke.

Ambassador Wei snorted coldly and explained: "Chen Qiang is also a well-known person, of course the FBI will investigate him after receiving the report letter, but don't forget, Chen Qiang is a Chinese, the FBI wants to investigate a Chinese, how can he not come to our embassy!" The FBI came to us to investigate Chen Qiang, so is Chen Qiang black or white, and is it not a matter of our mouth? At that time, I only need to add a little bit of fuel, even if I can't turn Chen Qiang into a Japanese spy, I can take this opportunity to make things bigger, people are terrible, even if there is no real evidence, Chen Qiang's reputation will be ruined! ”

……

At the beginning of June, the focus of attention in the US media was precisely the so-called "American-Asia" magazine case.

At that time, there was an American diplomat named John S. Sheawes who lent some of his reports on China to a man named Philip Jaffy, who was the editor-in-chief of the magazine "American-Asia," and this kind of exchange of information between diplomats and newspaper people was normal in the United States at that time. The bad thing is that the FBI has always suspected that Philip Jaffy is a Soviet spy and is monitoring him, and as a result, Xie Weisi was implicated by Jaffy and arrested by the FBI, which has also become a sensational headline in the United States.

Xie Weisi was a career diplomat in the United States, his father was a missionary who came to China in the early 20th century, and Xie Weisi was also born in Chengdu and spoke fluent Sichuanese. Upon his return to the United States, he passed the exam to enter the U.S. Department of State, became a diplomat, and was appointed vice consul of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai because he had lived in China. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, he was transferred to the embassy in Chongqing as a secretary. In the 1944 Dixie Mission, Xie Weisi was also a member.

Perhaps it is precisely because Xie Weisi has the background of the "Dixie Mission" that he will be regarded by the FBI as a potential "Soviet spy".

Now the "Asian America" magazine case has just broken out, and it has become the focus of attention of the American media, and it is because of this case that the FBI has made counterintelligence work a top priority. Not only Soviet spies but also Japanese spies who were at war with the United States were also being investigated. So Ambassador Wei came up with such a trick, poured dirty water on Chen Qiang, and then added fuel to the fire in the back, even if the FBI couldn't find anything in the end, it would make Chen Qiang make a fuss and ruin Chen Qiang's good reputation.

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The FBI in 1945 is no longer the temporary agency it once was. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, due to the needs of counter-espionage, President Roosevelt gave the FBI a lot of powers, and the FBI gradually became a behemoth.

At the helm of the FBI is still Director Hoover, a 48-year director who has endured several presidents, and each one has placed great trust in him. In the FBI, Director Hoover also has absolute power.

At this time, Director Hoover was holding a report in his hand, and his face looked a little gloomy.

Across from Director Hoover, an FBI director of investigation was making a report: "Director, we received an anonymous letter saying that the Chinese athlete Chen Qiang was a spy sent by Japan, and I plan to investigate him." Considering that Chen Qiang is a well-known person after all, I hope to get your authorization. ”

Director Hoover looked at the young director of investigations, and then asked, "How are you going to investigate?" Tell us about your thoughts. ”

"Starting with Chen Qiang's visit to the United States, I will investigate when and how he came to the United States, and those people he came into contact with during ......this period," the director of the investigation began to introduce.

Director Hoover coughed dryly and interrupted the Director of Investigation: "How Chen Qiang came to the United States, there is no need to investigate." ”

The director of the investigation department was slightly stunned, he thought that he had made a mistake, but when he thought about it, what he just said was a conventional investigation method, and there should be no problem.

"Why, Director?" The Director of Investigation asked.

"There is no problem with Chen Qiang coming to the United States." Director Hoover sighed lightly and continued: "He was arrested by our FBI and came to the United States, as for the reason, you don't need to ask." ”

The young director of investigation nodded suddenly, and after making trouble for a long time, Chen Qiang was arrested by his own people, and it sounded like Director Hoover personally arranged it, and Director Hoover's last sentence "You don't have to ask" was also telling him that this matter also involved FBI secrets.

At this time, the director of the investigation department couldn't help but break out a few drops of cold sweat in his palms, and he secretly said in his heart, fortunately, he went through the procedure and made a report first, if he investigated first and then reported, then this case would be found on the boss's head! When the time comes, I will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

And Director Hoover had another plan, he arrested Chen Qiang to the United States for the so-called "super soldier" program, and wanted to use Chen Qiang for human experiments, but in the end, because Chen Qiang's blood test was not up to standard, he gave up Chen Qiang, and threw Chen Qiang to the Chinese embassy to fend for himself. This "super soldier" plan must not be exposed, and the news of arresting Chen Qiang for human experiments cannot be spread, so Director Hoover immediately stopped his subordinates from investigating how Chen Qiang came to the United States.

The young director of the investigation continued: "According to the information I have gathered, Chen Qiang has a company in the United States that produces sporting goods, I can try to collect some information from this aspect, and I also plan to go to the Chinese embassy, Chen Qiang is Chinese after all, and the Chinese embassy may provide some useful information." ”

Hoover nodded, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said: "First go to New York to check Chen Qiang's company to see if there is anything suspicious, as for the Chinese embassy, go last." After all, Chen Qiang is a Chinese, and he is so famous, the Chinese embassy will definitely protect Chen Qiang, and we may not be able to collect useful information in the embassy. The point is that if we go to the Chinese embassy to investigate, it is very likely that the matter will rise to the diplomatic level, and the matter will be complicated. ”

Director Hoover felt that it was the duty of embassies abroad to protect their citizens, so the Chinese embassy would definitely wear the same pants as Chen Qiang. Director Hoover never imagined that the anonymous letter was written by Ambassador Wei, who was hoping that the FBI people would come quickly.

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