American Strategic Deception Bureau

　"I'm going to make you piss and poop again, so I might as well wait until I'm done with it before I wash your ass!"

　As Marita said this, she turned around and grabbed a glass syringe filled with red liquid from the coffee table.

　As the red syringe was completely inserted into Juanita's buttocks, Juanita, who was already frozen with fear, instantly let out a shrill cry mixed with sobs, and the pink muscles from her calves to her waist began to tremble slightly...

　After a while, the remaining four "female students" finally finished their "empty bicycle" exercise. They then lay down on the ground, bringing their legs together and straightening them upwards, their hands supporting their backs, forming a beautiful right triangle. After a slow exhale, they slowly lowered their legs behind their heads, forming a folded-body position that fully showcased their round buttocks and slender legs as they began to rest in "corpse pose."

　So, Marita, whose sexual orientation had obviously been turned gay, looked at the beautiful bodies soaked in sweat in front of her, and couldn't help but move closer to Isabelle, who was closest to her, and leaned over to kiss her, putting her tongue into her mouth and starting a long and passionate kiss.

　Just as Marita was entangled with Isabelle's tongue and thinking about how to "educate" them next, a mini magic crystal ball hanging on Marita's chest suddenly lit up a dazzling red light and began to vibrate slightly.

　——This crystal ball is a magic item specially made by Ferry. Its only function is remote communication, so that he can contact Marita at home at any time in places where there is no phone or it is inconvenient to make a phone call: Now it is more than 20 years away from the invention and promotion of mobile phones!

　Moreover, in order to prevent eavesdropping, this crystal ball is not used for making phone calls, but for direct communication through thoughts in the form of "communication".

　So, after the communication was connected, a message from Firi appeared silently in Marita's mind.

　"Honey, I've already had lunch downtown. Are you sure you won't be attending the Christmas party at my old house this year?"

　"Ah, yes, I won't be going to the dinner party. I'll just stay home and spend the holiday with Monica! Just find a reason to excuse me."

　"Okay, I'll go to the old house later and tell Mom and Dad that you're back in New York to visit your father-in-law. By the way, dear, how are you doing at home? Are those lazy little pigs still behaving well?"

　With a soul contract in hand, how could they possibly not behave? And with me watching over them, there's no way they can slack off! I made them take four consecutive PE classes today, and everyone is sweating like crazy! It's a shame the house is a little small, and there's no pool, so I can't play in the water with them.

　[Don't worry, dear, there will be a swimming pool and a more spacious house.]

　"Don't try to fool me with such sweet talk! Wait until you get the big house and the swimming pool! By the way, how was your work today? Did you run into any problems with that intelligence station you set up in Chinatown?"

　[This is a big deal! I'm sweating profusely right now! Oh, I never thought Armas and Bai Siwen could pull off something so outrageous...]

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　In Los Angeles, on Chinatown north of Sunset Boulevard, under the blazing sun, Major Ferry King, the station chief, felt a wave of dizziness as he gazed at the drastically altered local CIA station. A cold sweat, a profuse sweat, a waterfall of sweat, broke out on his back.

　"I haven't seen you for the past six months... How did the secondhand shop I opened in Chinatown become a smoking den?"

　He first pondered for a while the new pipe-shaped sign at the store door, then looked at the advertising slogan on the store window: "Newly arrived Cuban magic mushrooms in our store, low price and good quality, limited quantity, hurry to buy", and the drug addicts who walked out of the dark alley next to it, with dull eyes and strange expressions, like zombies. He couldn't help but feel that he had walked into the wrong set.

　Shouldn't I be a civil servant earning a government salary, rather than a thug in a suit who's involved in the underworld?

　How come the first intelligence station I started managing was a brothel, and the second was an opium den? And next, would I be asked to manage a casino?

　After the Cuban War, Fieri returned to Los Angeles and was ordered to open a junk shop in Chinatown. As the local CIA station, its main task was to sell a variety of surplus supplies to the increasingly cash-strapped agency after the war.

　The people in charge of watching over the store were none other than Fieri's first group of subordinates in the CIA, a group of four old, weak, and disabled people who were thrown to him in Florida - Cuban-Chinese old man Bai Siwen, Texas fat radio operator Wolf Lee, diabetic sniper Daniel Reyes, and one-legged proprietress Armas.

　Under Fili's arrangement, Bai Siwen worked as a receptionist, Armas as the female store manager, Daniel as security, and Texas fat man Wolf Lee did some odd jobs. When Fili left the United States with Miss Monroe, the second-hand shop was already in operation, but the profits were not ideal.

　Fili didn't think there was anything unusual about this - it was a new store, and it was normal to operate at a loss for a period of time.

　As a result, when he traveled around East Asia and returned to Los Angeles half a year later, how come this second-hand shop had turned into an opium den?

　Didn’t we agree to only sell the remaining supplies in the bureau?

　However, when Phili braved the pungent odor and walked into the store, and met the four "old, weak, sick and disabled" men under his command, he quickly figured out the whole story - these magic mushrooms and opium are currently the largest surplus supplies in the CIA warehouse!

　It turned out that earlier this year, Ngo Dinh Nguyen, an advisor to the South Vietnamese president, visited the United States and held secret talks with the CIA. Although Ngo Dinh Nguyen himself remained steadfast in his pro-French stance, he ultimately made some concessions, considering that his brother, the president, still needed American aid. He agreed to open the port of Hue, which he controlled, to allow the CIA to support the Hmong opium production in Laos, and to ship it directly from Hue to the West Coast of the United States, rather than through Marseilles, France.

　So, in the fall, large quantities of opium grown by the Hmong warlords in Laos landed in Los Angeles, waiting for the CIA to distribute it.

　Next, the first batch of Psilocybe mushrooms grown in the Cuban wasteland also welcomed a bumper harvest in the fall and were imported into the US market by the CIA.

　Under normal circumstances, in order to maintain the dignity of government departments, these drugs should be sold to gangs to avoid dirtying their hands.

　However, this was still the first year of the Bureau's large-scale drug trafficking efforts, and they hadn't yet fully expanded their domestic distribution channels. Seeing the growing backlog of opium and psilocybin mushrooms, the Director distributed these drugs to various intelligence stations, having the spies temporarily play the role of drug lords.

　The Los Angeles intelligence station that Ferry was in charge of thus became a big opium den in Chinatown.

　I have to say, in the traditional American impression, Chinatown and opium dens really go together...

　Author's words: PS: Chinese actress Liu Yuxin's mansion in Beverly Hills was also robbed, resulting in a loss of tens of millions. The criminals managed to block all the security surveillance systems, and the police were too lazy to care and even refused to help her access her neighbors' surveillance.

　This isn't discrimination against Chinese Americans, either. White people's luxury homes are also burglarized, like the blonde woman in "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." There was even one home burglarized five times in a single month. Some people were robbed while still in their homes. Some were attacked by masked gangs armed with heavy weapons. Beverly Hills, with its large population of wealthy people, has become an extremely unsafe area.

　Some people used to say that the only areas with poor public safety in the United States are the slums, while the wealthy areas are generally safe. However, if Beverly Hills is still considered a slum, then there are no wealthy areas in the entire United States. It seems that the entire United States is a real-life Gotham, where you need Batman's skills to enjoy wealth and prosperity.

　Furthermore, Liu Yuxin is relatively unknown in China, mostly playing supporting roles in TV dramas. She hasn't filmed in almost four years. How could such a third-rate actress own a mansion in Beverly Hills, with tens of millions in hidden wealth? Money in the entertainment industry is simply too easy to come by, isn't it?

　Chapter 193: Reunion of Frustrated Politicians

　December 24, 1962, Los Angeles, Hollywood, the King family's old house

　Compared with previous years, this year's Jin family's Christmas dinner was particularly lively.

　Although the dishes and drinks at the banquet were not necessarily richer than in previous years - steak, roast goose, fried chicken, pea stewed with lamb, pudding, salad, cake, fruit platter and sparkling wine, etc. - the number and level of guests attending the banquet had increased significantly.

　In addition to Dr. Kissinger, the White House aide who had to stay overnight, the famous "American Sweetheart" Marilyn Monroe also came.

　— Because Kissinger, Firi, and Marita waited on her for over six months, accompanying her all the way to the other side of the Pacific. Not only did they help her write speeches and handle a host of other tedious tasks, such as negotiations with military commanders and foreign dignitaries, but they also performed envies and hydrotherapy, despite the filthiness of the treatment, perfectly resolving the pain she had endured since her miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. Nourished by love, she felt as if she had regained ten years of her youth.

　Therefore, Miss Monroe thought that as their temporary "hostess" this Christmas, she should "humble herself" and bring gifts to Phil's home to express her closeness and gratitude.

　After all, no matter what, the "Office of the Chief Mistress" set up by the White House for her will not be abolished until the last day of this year.

　In other words, at least this Christmas, Kissinger, Firi and Marita are still her subordinates.

　There will be a New Year's Eve celebration at Disneyland next, and they will need to coordinate with Disney!

　Since it was almost Christmas holiday when Marilyn Monroe returned from her Pacific crossing from East Asia, 20th Century Fox wouldn't re-assign her a personal team of agents, assistants, and so on until next year. This year, Fieri and his team would have to handle everything.

　Since Marilyn Monroe decided to dress up for the dinner at the Kim family's house, her ex-husband, the legendary baseball player DiMaggio, naturally had to change into nice clothes and get a handsome hairstyle to appear as Monroe's male companion.

　Next, it was heard that Marilyn Monroe was going to a subordinate's house for a dinner this Christmas, and her four ex-boyfriends, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Pat Lawford, also brought their female companions and followed her.

　When Monroe went bankrupt, the four of them were not in Los Angeles and were unable to help, so they felt a little guilty afterwards. Now, after hearing that Marilyn Monroe was going to the Kim family's Christmas party, these four boring men who called themselves the "Rat Gang" decided to come along to show their support.

　Because these four

　The three men are all big names in the entertainment industry, and their female companions are all small actors or new singers. These female companions often drag their best friends and fake girlfriends with them, hoping to hook up with rich men at high-end parties... In addition, Anthony, the second brother of Filippo, is also a third-rate director in Hollywood. This time he brought a few familiar actors, producers and screenwriters home to have a free meal and discuss how to shoot the next new film.

　As a result, the old house of the Kim family in Hollywood was suddenly filled with stars and a large number of handsome men and beautiful women, which could be said to be a place of great glory.

　What made Dr. Kissinger even happier was that his old friend, Professor Brzezinski, had somehow come to Los Angeles this Christmas and chatted with him. Then, at the warm invitation of the Kim family, they joined him for Christmas dinner tonight.

　Next, seeing how lively the Kim family was, many neighbors came to visit, or took their notebooks to ask DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe for autographs.

　So, that evening, the Jin family's nearly half-century-old living room was ablaze with lights, clinking glasses, and a bustling gathering of distinguished guests. Beneath the Christmas tree festooned with ribbons, everyone was impeccably dressed, chatting and laughing. The men wore suits and bow ties, while the women wore stylish evening gowns or gorgeous vintage dresses, generously baring their shoulders and half their breasts. Everywhere they looked, the air was elegant and graceful.

　Such a grand scene also made Ferry's father Patrick smile with joy, and he felt that this year's Christmas was really a very face-saving one.

　In addition, Fieri's older brother Bernard was successfully elected as a member of the California House of Representatives this year and finally sat on Capitol Hill.

　In Patrick's father's opinion, this probably means that the Kim family has truly entered the upper class and has begun to enter the powerful class in the United States!

　It is really cause for celebration. Congratulations!

　In short, when Phili gritted his teeth and arranged the "Christmas discounts" and "magic mushroom gift packages" at the big opium den in Chinatown in Los Angeles, then took a shower to rinse off the bad smell on his body, changed into a new set of clothes and returned to his ancestral home, he saw such a crowded and lively scene.

　Of course, despite the hustle and bustle, most of the guests, apart from saying a few auspicious words to Patrick's father and taking turns to congratulate Bernard on his election as a congressman, still held their glasses and chatted with people they knew.

　Even Marilyn Monroe, after toasting Patrick's father, exchanging a few words with Ferry and Kissinger, and expressing regret for not seeing Marita coming, ran to the corner with her ex-boyfriends to chat and reminisce, and laughed uncontrollably at their flattery.

　So, Firi, Kissinger and Brzezinski, three marginal figures who had failed in politics, gathered together at a table again.

　Fieri and Kissinger spontaneously recounted their experiences on their trip to Asia, while Brzezinski sighed as he recounted the chaotic events of the past six months in the United States—Black protests and rallies, the KKK's abuse of power, the rampage of various illegal groups, the Southern states once again banding together to oppose the central government, the Democratic Party's major split and the Republican Party's counterattack, and the infighting within the judicial system over racial equality...

　It has to be said that Robert Kennedy, the Attorney General, had a difficult job facing a large number of subordinates who collectively rebelled and openly disobeyed orders.

　As Robert's good friend, Brzezinski felt the same way, but he was helpless.

　Ultimately, President Kennedy's various governing strategies were aimed at changing the face of the United States, attempting to transform the United States from a "religious country established by British Protestant immigrants in the New World" into a truly multi-racial, multi-faith universal empire.

　But this will inevitably seriously affect the interests of a group of top British immigrants who have monopolized the upper-class power in the United States since the founding of the country.

　Although it seems calm on the surface, it is actually of the same nature as Caesar's battle against the Roman Senate. It would not be surprising even if it triggered a civil war.

　——The Romans fought a "great civil war" for more than a hundred years before they barely completed the transformation from a nation-state to a universal empire!

　It's easy to imagine that Kennedy's grand attempt to redefine what it means to be American, a daring gamble thrusting a spear directly into Washington's "deep state," was bound to result in a bloodbath. Those who strive for power must be prepared to fight to the death.

　But not fighting is also an option - if the Irish behave themselves and act like good citizens, won't they always be trampled under the feet of the descendants of the English?

　The Jews, who are the financial backers behind the scenes, are also unwilling to continue to be excluded from the country's top power core.

　The six million Jews who died in Nazi German concentration camps during World War II twenty years ago fully demonstrated that even if they controlled money, without actual power, they would still be slaughtered by cheating opponents who broke the rules and turned the tables.

　However, the relatively small number of Jews and their poor fighting ability due to lack of martial ethics made it difficult for them to "rule a big country with a small tribe."

　They can only rely on destroying nation-states and weakening the main ethnic group to achieve parasitism on the heads of existing major powers.

　This requires confusing people's minds, complicating the composition of the country, and occupying the moral high ground to prevent opponents from using force...

　In short, the civil rights movement currently erupting in the United States is destined to be a long and complex struggle that cannot be accomplished overnight.

　Therefore, after lamenting the current chaos in the world, Brzezinski was unwilling to

　Instead of talking about the topic he was not very good at, he asked about the current work status of Kissinger and Ferry. He was surprised to learn that Marilyn Monroe was sent to dub a puppet movie.

　Because in his opinion, puppetry is too low-level and not worthy of Monroe's status!

　"There's no other way. On the one hand, 20th Century Fox's financial situation is truly strained to the limit, and they're on the verge of bankruptcy. Continuing to put pressure on them is pointless. On the other hand, Marilyn Monroe is already 36 years old and can't wait any longer."

　Fili shook his head and sighed. "Besides, compared to filming a new movie that I don't know if it can be released, dubbing a puppet movie that's already confirmed to be released nationwide is at least a backup plan. It won't be a waste of effort. Do you know how many movies Hollywood produces in a year?"

　Brzezinski and Kissinger looked at each other and shook their heads.

　"Since the popularity of television, Hollywood's film production has begun to shrink. However, there are still more than 400 films that can be released in theaters across the country each year. The total number of films produced by Hollywood each year is at least 10 times that number.

　If it were the golden age 20 years ago, before television became popular, the number of films shot would have doubled.”

　Phiri spoke in a professional tone, saying, "However, with such a huge amount of film being made, the consumer market is shrinking rapidly. Although the U.S. population is growing rapidly, the number of audiences willing to buy tickets to see movies is decreasing rapidly.

　In the 1930s, despite the bad economy, 80 million Americans went to the movies every week, but now it's only 20 million.

　why?

　Because, in the 30s, 60% of American citizens went to the cinema at least once a week. But now, this proportion has dropped to only 10%.

　American consumers who used to buy tickets to enter the cinema now sit in front of the TV without having to buy tickets!

　With the decline in audiences, domestic cinemas are also being closed one after another. And expanding overseas markets is difficult - Europe has its own film industry and is very resistant to Hollywood films. Asian audiences are still poor and don't have much spare money to spend on watching movies, so the market is limited.

　Due to the rapid decline of the consumer market, many cinemas would rather continue to show old movies than spend money to purchase new films for release.

　As a result, even Hollywood movies starring famous movie stars cannot be guaranteed to be released.

　Many movies are thrown into warehouses and gather dust after they are finished, and it is unknown whether they will see the light of day again for decades.

　But Marilyn Monroe's career was almost over. Even if only her voice could be heard by a national audience, it would be better than having a film she worked so hard on fail to be released and become a dud, right?

　If she had delayed it for another year, she might not even have gotten a contract for a puppet film—the overall market environment is so bad, and Miss Monroe's status and salary are too high. The production company, which is already heavily in debt, would probably be more willing to use cheaper newcomers to avoid losses, right?

　- In fact, since the 1930s, the number of American films produced each year has been in a continuous decline.

　Most of the early Hollywood films were indoor dramas shot in studios, or simply musicals, with basically no outdoor locations. They were basically operas or dramas brought to the screen. Naturally, the cost was low and the filming was quick. It was no problem for each company to shoot dozens of films a year.

　At that time, people's entertainment options were limited. Opera houses were only available in big cities, and people in small towns and remote areas could only watch movies.

　In this way, even some low-budget movies that are not well made can always find theaters willing to show them as long as they are promoted hard.

　But as time went on, the technology for filming became more sophisticated and the cost more expensive. Meanwhile, the emergence of television also took over the same market niche, squeezing out many small cinemas in rural areas and poor communities, resulting in a continuous decline in the number of films made.

　In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood reached a peak of 700 films released annually. However, by the 1960s, this number had dropped to 400. By the end of the 20th century, all major Hollywood studios had become so focused on producing high-quality, high-quality films that each company only released 10 to 20 films a year, with fewer than 100 blockbusters released throughout the year.

　Even if we include low-budget films from small and medium-sized companies, there are less than 200 Hollywood films that appear on the screen each year.

　Although Hollywood films once occupied 90% of the world's film market share, the United States' film production at that time only accounted for about 6% to 7% of the world's film production.

　Since Hollywood is making fewer and fewer movies, the number of roles available to actors is naturally decreasing rapidly.

　Those top stars with high salaries would probably be the first to be optimized as soon as there were signs of a decline in box office appeal in a sluggish market - and at this time, Marilyn Monroe hadn't made a movie in two years!

　So, Fili would say that even if there is only one contract to dub a puppet movie, it is better than not getting any work and continuing to wait in vain, right?

　, so he invited a group of black people to dinner, but the main dish was fried chicken and the drink was grape soda.

　A media reporter mocked, "Why don't you just put a watermelon on the table? Then move the banquet to the cotton field and serve your guests with a whip yourself? You Democrats are always nitpicking about others being politically correct, but when it comes to your own turn, you forget everything, right?"

　Chapter 194: Vietnamese Famous Dish "Monk BBQ" Appears Early

　After talking about Marilyn Monroe's new job, Fieri and Kissinger finally got down to business with Professor Brzezinski.

　That is: It's Christmas, and why does Brzezinski, a White House aide, go to Los Angeles on the West Coast instead of going home to reunite with his family?

　"Why did the White House send me to Los Angeles? You probably don't know yet, right? Something just broke out in Saigon! That bastard Ngo Dinh Diem is such a worry! And on this side of the world, there are people colluding to make things even worse."

　Brzezinski shook his head and sighed, "In Saigon, a monk burned himself to protest the government. Then, from Saigon to Hue, Buddhists and liberals took to the streets, clashing with the military and police of the Diem government! Originally, this was a minor incident, considering Diem had killed countless monks in Vietnam. But the Associated Press and Diem's ​​first lady made a big deal out of it."