In other words, as long as she is guaranteed a normal life in the United States, not too well, as long as she is an ordinary citizen! That's not a lot of demand, is it? Elizabeth Harmon dared to slap the chessboard in her opponent's face in Moscow. I would like to remind that so far. The United States does not yet have a single chess world championship trophy, not one, and the Russians ...... Sorry, I can't remember how many they have, but the last 20 years or so of finals seem to have been in-house training for their national team...... Think about it, the greatest country in the world, and the most creative country, does not have a trophy that symbolizes the highest peak of intelligence? ”

"Elizabeth Harmon," he gestured at the beautiful maiden, who seemed a little distracted at the moment, her big eyes were rolling, and her mouth was still muttering, and she looked like she was in the middle of an evil spirit......

"Ahem!" Edward blushed and quickly kicked her lightly.

"I'm sorry, I'm playing the opening in my head," she quickly apologized

"She is the hope of the United States, and we will protect it!"

"Her success proves that the best individuals can be freed from the so-called 'collective power' and reach the highest level. She's a living American hero – if you guys watch Wonder Girl, too. ”

"However, the gold rope that Wonder Girl leaned on, sorry, was the lasso of mantra and the bracelet of divine power, and she drove an invisible plane, which was all drawn. But look, here's a girl who just relies on her own brain to make Russians crazy headaches. ”

Edward's expression was very serious.

These words are not true, but the result of his deliberations.

As a bystander, he sees things very clearly.

And under the influence of Rushberg, he is good at using Detective Pinkerton.

After receiving a call from Beth Harmon, he asked Pinkerton to collect Miss Carton's resume.

Everything is in order with the resume.

But it was this normality that made Edward feel that something was wrong.

I can't say where it is, but memories of his past life come up from time to time, and all kinds of legends about KGB, as well as the accusations of legendary chess player Fisher about him being interfered with by kgb during his match with Spassky, remind him that it is better to be cautious about this matter.

The peak of the Cold War

In the past, it seemed that this was just a simple four words, and even it was a little aesthetically tired.

But his life over the years has taught him that if he is not a person in this era, he can't understand the situation behind these four words, the two superpowers, playing with each other, playing with each other's lives in all aspects, and even the two countries' spaceships rushed to the moon, and then almost landed on the front and back feet.

The competition in the four major fields of politics, economy, military and culture is fierce, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

So Miss Caton is indeed a little suspicious, and as for the suspicions, I just said that - knowing that the other party was in a bad mental state, she also induced her to drink and take medicine, and called the police after a phone call......

The Assistant Attorney General's face was a little pale, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he chose to shut up.

Some things are better to believe than not to be.

What's more, the other party also promised not to pursue it again.

"I think I see what you mean," Judge Wilkins said, closing the file, "the hearing is now over, and I'm going to look into the matter." ”

The assistant state attorney general was the first to leave.

Edward and Beth Harmon thanked Judge Wilkins repeatedly and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, the latter stopped them.

"The trial is over, and the following words are just the nagging of an old man." He laughed

"In a moment, I will refine the verdict, mainly considering the use of words and modifications, I believe Mr. Edward you should understand."

The latter nodded, the writing of judgments is a traditional art of judges in the United States, which not only requires accuracy and rigor, but also has to be wonderful and complex, otherwise it cannot reflect the judge's legal and literary literacy.

"But I do have a bit of a concern about the follow-up. So be it. He tore a piece of paper from a sticky note to write and draw, and handed it to Beth Harmon.

"In order to avoid any further trouble, you can go to the office of a state senator with a young man named Mitch McConnell, who has been a lawyer and is now one of the senator's legal assistants, and you can ask him for help, and he will come in and coordinate. Of course, I personally suggest that you should move out of Lexington for a while. ”

This is what the Chinese people call avoiding the limelight.

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency," said Edward, heartily

Judge Wilkins in the courtroom did a decent thing, and now he really thinks about them.

Judge Bruin and Dean Morpheus are both local celebrities, and aside from public office, the power behind them is also very huge, and if they really disgust Irma and Beth's mother and daughter, no one can prevent it.

And disgusting people don't break the law, no, it's too simple to make a female chess player who is preparing for the war restless, and there will be no gangsters to take orders if they are simple.

The CIA and FBI won't be there to protect the national champions, and their communities are rich and the police are not weak, but don't forget, who pays the police......

"No, no, no, I'm not a judge right now, I'm just an eventful old man." Judge Wilkins stroked the gavel.

"You're right, Miss Harmon is our hope, so we need to protect it."

"And Miss Caton here?" Edward asked

"I suppose......" Judge Wilkins scratched his head, "and in a few days, she'll sell her house at a good price, and leave Lexington for a new life in another city." Frankly, I don't fully believe your words. ”

"Uh......" Edward blushed

"But," Judge Wilkins smirked self-deprecatingly, "I can't argue with it, after all, there's no evidence, and the Russians better be careful." ”

"After all," said Judge Wilkins solemnly, "the liberty of the United States is precisely the vulnerability that adversaries can exploit. Everything in the world has a cost and a price, and it depends on how those in power choose. ”

"We are free and open, which means that we are also open to KGB. In turn, the Russians' tight control of the country has made the CIA uncomfortable, but in turn it has stifled their economic development and damaged their international image," Judge Wilkins sighed, but his expression was rather relaxed, and he looked like he had seen a lot.

"It's a bit of a pity" Edward was very annoyed, this kind of thing that was yin behind his back, and anyone who touched it would scold the street.

"So, I'm going to ask you to find 'Mickey,' who is young, but he's a very capable little guy who has a good relationship with the CIA's office in Kentucky...... There are always things to be guarded against, and the free United States should not be a paradise for the Russians. ”

"Again, thank you"

Unexpectedly, Judge Wilkins changed his words: "I believe that with Mr. Edward's ability, it should be easy to find you a house in New York." ”

"This ......," Edward pondered, could the old man in front of him know that his relationship with Irma was not normal?

He can only promise in a sneering way.

"Just kidding, good luck to you. Next, I have a hearing......"

Edward said goodbye to Beth Harmon and returned to her house.

About an hour later.

The phone rang.

It was the court calling.

The clerk informed them in a mechanical voice that Judge Wilkins had signed a ruling ordering President Bruin to release Irma immediately and with unconditional "immediate execution."

The ruling reads as follows: "The threat of filing a lawsuit is not a legitimate reason to send the plaintiff to prison, nor is it a reason to continue the trial to collect more evidence." Therefore, the plaintiff should be immediately released from the psychiatric hospital. I hope that the plaintiff will get help from the private side. ”

The implication of that last sentence is that Irma had better leave Lexington, at least for the short term.

It's good for everyone.

That's where Judge Wilkins can do a lot to help.

Edward thought about it, and just be a good man to the end.

So he asked Beth Harmon to pick up Irma from the hospital, and he went straight to the state senator's office.

Every member of Congress has an office in their state dedicated to receiving visits from ordinary citizens.

It should be said that this is a feature of the political system of the United States, and it is also an advantage.

There are members of the House of Representatives, and there are even more senators, the difference is that the former usually only has one in their congressional district, and their problem-solving ability is not as good as the latter, after all, senators are worth a lot of money.

And the senator's office is usually several, scattered in several large cities in the state, and its energy is much greater, and if he goes all out, he can really push a lot of things, if they can bring him votes and fame.

It may seem like a business, but it's better to get it on the table than to do it in the dark.

Since the congressman represents his state in Congress, he naturally has to reflect the people of his state, and at the same time, he has to do something practical for everyone.

There are usually a number of assistants employed in the office, who will be responsible for receiving "petitioners...... No, it should be said that it is the voters, who record their demands clearly and completely, and then summarize them by category.

Finally sent to the Senator's desk.

Senators are picky among these demands, and those that are easy to do and have a great news impact will be prioritized.

Secondly, those news effects are huge, but it is more troublesome to deal with, so we have to postpone it to see if it can be used as a bargaining chip to complete some interest exchange with others.

As for the ones that don't have any news effect, ahem......

For the senators, they have done two things, one is how many practical things they have done to the electorate in the state, such as how many jobs they have added to the city, how much they have added taxes to the city, and how much they have persuaded the state legislature to allocate funds to build a road between the two counties.

The other is how many bills are passed/blocked when meeting on Capitol Hill, and what is passed is certainly good for the United States, and what is blocked is definitely harmful to the United States.

Of course, in fact, what is passed is proposed by the party, and what is blocked is the enemy party.

In short, in the state, the senator and the senator's office are a very detached existence.

It is not under the jurisdiction of the administrative system, but it has great energy and can push or hinder the administrative system from making relevant decisions.

Therefore, when the people of the United States encounter problems, they are more accustomed to going to the office of the senator or representative for help, and they are usually warmly received and given a relatively clear answer.

If you go to the relevant administrative department, although it seems to be more in line with the process and more standardized, the administrative department is a standard official yamen, and naturally there is a habit of bureaucrats being afraid of things, and various internal processes and documents are usually enough to persuade people to ask for help.

Marlowe Cook, the new senator from Kentucky, is an outlier in Kentucky, where the Democrats have a slight upper hand and are Protestant territory, but he's a Catholic Republican.

This makes him a little out of place with this state, but I have to admit that he is a good senator, diligent and serious, not too dark, and he has achieved a combination of public and private in his daily life, and he does not delay.

The assistants hired by such people will obviously not be mediocre either.

McConnell is a young man, he should be around 30 years old, but he looks younger.

He's a little ...... Some do not conform to the normal aesthetics of the United States.

During this period, the aesthetics of the United States and even the world are still roughly online, although les transvestite has begun to emerge legally, but in general, the aesthetic standards are still: men are like men, women are like women.

But McConnell is a typical boy and girl, with not deep eye sockets, no protruding eyebrow bones, no back-tilting forehead, and no square corners.

This makes his temperament look feminine.

"Grandpa Mai?" Someone maliciously complained in his heart, "It seems that he is a good bureaucrat, and he belongs to the old turtle character who can survive, and he will probably become a big man in politics in the future......"

He had already made an appointment by phone before he went.

When he arrived at the senator's office, someone immediately introduced him to Grandpa Mak's office.

Hand over a small note handwritten by Judge Wilkins.

"McConnell Wilkins" someone secretly complained to himself, "Together, it's Maxwell...... I don't know what the sign is. ”

After reading it, McConnell immediately became more enthusiastic.

As the two drank coffee, Edward gave a general account of what had happened, emphasizing his suspicions of Miss Caton and fearing that Irma and Beth might run into similar trouble in the future.

"It's nerve-wracking!" Grandpa McIk nodded in agreement, "That's how the Russians are, using our freedom to do their shameless deeds." ”

"Yes, so, Judge Wilkins is also uncharacteristically concerned, and this is the most promising World Championship for the United States."

"Well, I can understand that Miss Harmon is the hope of the United States and the pride of Kentucky and Lexington."

Grandpa Mai groaned for a while, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

"Well, in order to prevent something like this from happening again, we should be proactive, Miss Caton, there will be people who care......"

"The senator will be back home this weekend, and I think I can coordinate a little bit in the middle for the senator to meet Mrs. Irma Wheatley and her genius daughter......"

"That's great!" Edward slapped his thigh.

Although "Mickey" is young, he is really an old man.

Edward was sure that this thing would definitely become a big man in the future.

Considering the problem directly grasps the essence, to let the mother and daughter avoid trouble, the easiest way is to announce that someone is covered.

In Kentucky, the two senators are more powerful than the governors.

A photo of Irma and the senator was hung up in her home, and then a few special comments were published in the local newspaper, highlighting that Beth Harmon would be at the vanguard of the country's cultural fight against the evil Red Empire.

Judge Bruin and Dean Morpheus did not dare to continue to cause trouble, even if they did not open their eyes again.

As for Miss Caton...... Mr. Mickey Mouse also hinted vaguely, and Edward didn't bother to bother with it.

The CIA is not for idle meals......

Speaking of which, he did wonder if he could talk to Stan Gordon.

The little bald detective had become very incompatible with himself because of the Dami case.

But in the Bergman affair, everyone worked well together.

I heard that John Gotti won't be able to come out anytime soon.

The Don "Blame Tony" of the Genoves family has also been a dragon for a long time, of course, this is a good thing to say.

In fact, it is a flight.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Nizo family quietly expanded a lot of territory.

The "disputed areas" of the two sides are now not disputed.

It's not that the other side hasn't thought about counterattacking, but as long as they show a little bit of light, they will face a double beating from Stan Gordon and Santo.

Several horns went in to celebrate Christmas with John Gotttie.

After a long time, the Genoves family finally realized the taste - damn, this is a siege point for a long time.

After I understand it, the next action is easy to do, one word, Gou!

In this way, the other four major families were also warned, and all kinds of chaotic illegal activities were stopped.

For a time, the law and order situation improved, which allowed the Democrats to successfully hold on to the traditional turf of New York State and New York City during the general election.

Except for David Hill, who was born out of nowhere, New York State is still the ironclad of the Democratic Party.

It can be seen that a small person like Stan Gordon, as long as he is used properly, can also play a huge role that he himself could not even imagine.

As an elder said, people's fate is so unpredictable, although it depends on self-struggle, but also to consider the historical itinerary, how can an FBI mid-level cadre ......

Now that the matter is over, Edward also bids farewell to the other party.

The two exchanged business cards with each other, and both showed a kind of sympathy for each other.

A New York legal star, a Kentucky party elite, both have achieved outstanding results in their respective fields, and if this continues, the two will eventually meet one day, but it is difficult to say whether they will be allies or rivals at that time.

At this moment, one more friend and multiple paths are a common idea of both parties.

"Grandpa Mai is good, a bit of a righteous eunuch" On the way back, he muttered to himself.