The daily life of American TV agents

Chapter 450 Los Angeles Campaign

"Jon Watson?" Ron moved away from the resume and compared the photo with the real person. No matter from which angle you look at it, this is Alex!
"Yes, it's me." The Asian woman opposite nodded.

"Do you know someone named Alex? Also Asian who looks a bit like you?"

"No, I don't know another Asian named Alex."

"Okay, then do you have any impression of the names Natalie and Dai Lan?"

Natalie and Dai Lan, these are the names of Alex's two original partners. Ron once had a perfect encounter with three angels during a mission, which he recalled to this day.

"I do know a man named Dai Lan, a 24-year-old black male who wears glasses, but I don't think he is the person you are looking for. From your micro-expression just now, you should be looking for a woman." Watson began Feeling baffled by Ron's words, the needle hidden in the cotton turned against the general.

Jon Watson, a surgeon who just left the operating table due to some personal reasons, started working as a health care escort across the board. Today, this man named Sherlock Holmes became his new client, but the first interview His client was not the client himself, but a client with a very special identity, and this client was still chatting with her about some inexplicable things.

"OK, it seems that you have studied some psychology things." Watson said he didn't know it, but Ron was still deeply skeptical about it, and continued to probe: "Then may I ask, there is a place on your left inner thigh. , is there a heart-shaped mole?"

"what?"

Watson looked at Ron with a trace of disgust in surprise. She never imagined that this handsome guy who gave her a good first impression turned out to be such a wretched person.

"Uh... I don't mean to harass you, it's just that you are very similar to a friend I met before, but forget it, this is not important, let's talk about your client next."

Ron simply cut back to the topic. This person is absolutely impossible to be Alex. Just when he was speaking, Ron tried to point his gun at Watson from two concealed directions, but Miss Watson Don't know anything about it.

It's the kind that really knows nothing, and even the best actors can't act.

No matter how good an agent's acting skills are, the moment he finds himself locked at the gunpoint, his muscles will stiffen for a moment, but Watson has no reaction at all.

Although the angle at which Ron drew his gun was concealed, any competent agent should have noticed his anomaly immediately.

Therefore, it can only explain one situation, that is, the other party is not the Alex that Ron knew at all, she is really just a stranger who looks alike.

"OK, I've read his profile, and I have full confidence to accompany him and let him walk out..."

"No, no, no, that's not what I want to tell you." Ron interrupted Watson's chatter with gestures: "What I want to tell you is the nature of his job. He is my representative for the police department." It is inevitable that you will go to various crime scenes, and I think your medical knowledge will also come in handy there.”

"I need to remind you that my job content is only to accompany the client to supervise his drug rehabilitation and provide encouragement and psychological counseling, which does not include autopsy services, sir." Watson refused sternly.

"I just said that it might come in handy. I didn't say that you must do it. You do what you do at work, and I pay you. Outside of work, what you want to do is your freedom,"

Ron said disapprovingly, do you really think you can bear it when you get to the scene?

"Also, I would like you to accept this." Ron handed Watson a key chain in the shape of Winnie the Pooh: "This is the latest alarm, with location tracking function, if you are in danger, press the bear's face hard , the police nearest to you will rush to you as quickly as possible, and at the same time, my elite personnel will also arrive as quickly as possible to ensure your safety."

Watson was surprised: "You mean this job will be life-threatening?"

"As I said before, after all, you have to go in and out of crime places all the time. Sometimes, it is not very unexpected that criminals target the detectives who are chasing him. Of course, if you want to give up, it's okay. I can also immediately Contact two other candidates, so, Miss Watson, would you accept the job?"

Ron could clearly see the entanglement in her heart from Watson's intertwined fingers, but he didn't urge her. Instead, he sat opposite her and waited quietly, waiting for her final answer. He believed that it would definitely not Let yourself down.

really.

"I am willing to accept this job." After a long time, Miss Watson raised her head.

"Congratulations, this job is yours. This is the address of Mr. Holmes. You can find him there. I wish you a pleasant cooperation." Ron took out the card he had prepared earlier and put it on the table, and picked up the hanger on the coat.

"Hank, come with me."

……

The mayor of the United States, like the president, is elected every four years and can fight for re-election, but each state has different regulations on the number of re-elections, not all the regulations that the president can be re-elected at most once.

In fact, in a position like the mayor, all regulations are false.

Because of the long-term elite politics, traditional political giants have formed in various regions of the United States. Some important official positions such as mayor and governor often circulate among several wealthy families, which is very similar to the local tycoons in ancient China.

Even the mayor of Chicago, except for a few exceptions, all came from the same family, or married into the same family. Of course, for ordinary people, this may not be a good thing.

There are two main reasons for this phenomenon. First, participating in elections is a very expensive thing to do. Most people don’t have the capital at all. Second, the electoral system in the United States is too weird. Instead, voters are divided into districts, one vote per district, and the party with the most votes in each district automatically gets the votes for the district, and votes for the person they choose, and the person with the most votes wins in the end.

In this way, more hands and feet can be moved on the partition, and even a political term with American characteristics called the jerry salamander was born.

Refers to the manipulation of election results by unfair constituency boundaries, through manipulation to create an unfair political advantage in favor of a particular party.

The specific gameplay of this operation is as follows. Suppose there are two candidates, A and B, and you want A to win.

Well, first of all, the behind-the-scenes manipulators will first concentrate the sources of votes that are not conducive to A as much as possible in one area. Even if A gets no votes in this area, it doesn't matter, after all, there is only one vote.

Then, distribute the advantages of the vote sources that are beneficial to A, so that more supporters of district A can win but not too much. A slight advantage such as 51% or 55% is the best, because it can make more people win. Supporters are divided into other districts to occupy votes in other districts.

In this way, as long as it is operated properly, it is even possible to successfully win the general election with a support rate lower than that of the opponent.

Because this kind of electoral manipulation first began in 1812, the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Jerry, divided a certain constituency into a strange similar salamander shape, so that the votes of the rival Federal Party were concentrated in a few Districts, as a way of making the case for the Democratic-Republican candidate to win by a large margin.

Later, people combined his name with the ending of the word salamander to create this proper term for American politics.

"I thought you wouldn't come."

The back door of Ron's car opened, and an old man wrapped in a windbreaker came up. It was Charles Montgomery Burns, the current mayor of Los Angeles.

The Burns family is one of the most powerful families in Los Angeles. Their family's industry has nothing to do with the emerging Silicon Valley tycoons in California, but focuses on the energy industry.

The Burns family holds about one-fifth of the United States and almost all of the nuclear power plants in California!

"I always keep what I promise to others, but it's you, can you do what you promised me?" Ron looked back at Burns.

"Of course there is no problem. As long as you can help me continue to be re-elected, I will build two high-power nuclear power plants in your hometown of Texas and allow you to participate in the shares. All of this is really great!" Burns said happily with his hands in the shape of a tent .

Ron remembered the heavy snow that crossed the former Texas. Although he didn't have a high sense of identity with the United States, he still had a strong sense of identity with those warm-hearted "folks".

There is no other place in the United States where there are such enthusiastic and friendly neighbors in Texas. The law and order is so good that there is no need for the police. No matter who the house is, as soon as there is a gunshot, the neighbors will immediately bring their best guys, pistols, Rifle over here and see if there's anything I can do to help.

It's just that they might be a little unkind to thieves and robbers.

"No, no, no, this is not the condition we negotiated before." Ron frowned: "What we discussed before is that if I help you to be re-elected, you will give me the shares of the two nuclear power plants, You damn old guy, you don't want to play tricks, do you? Your income as mayor is much higher than that of two nuclear power plants."

"That may be my memory is wrong, you know, I'm old, it's normal for me to accidentally forget something." Burns is not ashamed of his true nature as a profiteer, and said without blushing at all: "However, from now on Judging by the number of voters, I seriously doubt that even with redistricting, I have no more than a [-]% chance of winning the election."

"I understand that all this is mainly because the high crime rate during your administration has made the people lose trust in you, as long as you help the crime rate drop."

The old man said angrily, "I know that too, but what should I do? Change the police chief? I've already changed three!"

"It's the same if you change them, they are all useless." Ron Sihao did not hide his dislike for the current police chief: "I have already found a very powerful detective consultant and asked him to cooperate with the police department. Increase the detection rate of murder cases, so that at least it can deter those who intend to commit crimes, and it can also restore the public's confidence in you."

"In addition, I also found a guy who likes to be nosy. He has the ability to foresee crimes. He and his partner will help you nip some crimes that have not yet been committed in their cradles."

Ron shamelessly took the credit of Finch and Reaser and turned it into a bargaining chip for himself.

"There is still one year to go. As long as the crime rate is reduced and the detection rate is increased within this year, your chances of being re-elected are still very high, but please remember one thing..."

Ron suddenly put his face close to the old man: "What I can give you, I can also take back. If you don't plan to fulfill your promise well, or want to cut corners in those two nuclear power plants and cause safety problems, I promise, you will become you." The last thing you want to be: Poor!"

"Believe it or not, I can arrange for someone to go to your company to check the taxes every day until the problem is found. Maybe your financial means are very good, but I think no matter how good you are, you will make mistakes, right?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely arrange for the best engineer to go! Excellent! The most outstanding!" Burns was excited all over.

Ron's threat couldn't help him not being afraid. Although he was confident that he was smart, but Ron couldn't help but have two super accountants in his hands, and even the little guy from the Life Robotics Company was killed. You know, they belong to the same company. The financial company does the accounting.

If Ron is determined to check himself, there is no reason why he can't find out.

"I'm still a little worried about you. You transferred Homer to be a security officer, Homer Simpson. Compared to a cunning guy like you, I'd rather trust someone who doesn't look so smart."

"No problem, I'll make a call to arrange it in a moment."

"That's good." Ron handed Burns a map, on which he redrawn a circle with a pencil: "I will arrange my people to divide the following constituencies according to this, and the constituencies that are checked are yours." Where the ticket warehouse is, go to more campaigns, such as speeches, etc., as for the place where the cross is drawn, there are all your opponents, and you can give up."

Burns glanced at the map in his hand and smiled with satisfaction.

If he can take down all the places Ron circled, then his re-election is a certainty.

"Boss, I don't understand, what's the benefit of helping that brainless old guy?" After Burns left, Hank finally couldn't help but say, "I can't see at all what use the shares of the two nuclear power plants are to you. "

The nuclear power plant is a long-term profitable project, and there is basically no profit in the early stage. Even if it is a major shareholder, it will take at least ten years before it wants to make profits and dividends.

Ron smiled mysteriously: "If I say, these two nuclear power plants can help me win the Texas governor's election, would you believe it? Anyway, I plan to go into politics after I retire."

"Okay, then don't forget to invite me to be a staff member. Where are you going now? BOSS?"

"Beverly Hills, Tao Xi's house, send me on a date with Collins," Ron happily hummed the alphabet song: "ABCDDDD..."

Hank asked strangely: "Are the lyrics repeated? I remember D is followed by EFG."

"It's not wrong, it's only up to D, it's hard to say in the future."

(End of this chapter)