American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Famine and massacres occurred frequently, money became worthless from time to time, and the unemployment rate fluctuated between 20% and 80%.

　One-fifth or even one-quarter of the country's population disappeared inexplicably, and entire families of several hundred people died overnight.

　They have experienced so much suffering and turmoil like this that they have long been accustomed to it and become numb.

　Under the Trujillo family's rule, or what might be called "sustainable exhaustion of resources," Dominicans have always faced only two life states: stable slavery and the desire for slavery that is impossible. Since they can still secure slavery for the time being, it's best to avoid further trouble.

　Anyway, whether in the era of the Trujillo family dictatorship or in earlier times, these ordinary Dominicans were not citizens of a sovereign country, but rather means of production in an investment project, a cost that every manager must cut, and a deficit hidden in the corner of the financial report.

　Under the shadow of the United States, the Caribbean sunshine and sea breeze have never belonged to them.

　Therefore, even though the economy of the Dominican Republic today is as bad as the Great Depression in the United States, and the lives of the poor are as miserable as the Irish Famine, senior politicians have their own ulterior motives and undercurrents are surging, while the radical middle class shouts beautiful slogans and performs various performances of "speaking for the people."

　In addition, all kinds of rumors were flying around, saying everything: for example, a group of senior officials were plotting to assassinate Trujillo, Trujillo planned to invite the Soviet Navy to station in Puerto Plata, Khrushchev was going to deploy nuclear weapons in the Dominican Republic... In short, each one was more outrageous and explosive than the other.

　But the most ordinary Dominican people remain as numb and silent as ever, making the market order seem relatively stable.

　According to a recent report submitted by the Dominican Military Intelligence Bureau to Marshal Rafael Trujillo, despite the current economic collapse and market depression, the collective severance of diplomatic ties between all American countries and the imposition of UN sanctions have led to severe shortages of various daily necessities on the market. The price of ink and paper has skyrocketed tenfold, forcing elementary school teachers to have students practice writing with twigs in the sandpit.

　However, because the Dominican Republic is self-sufficient in food and meat (one of the political achievements of Trujillo, the "benefactor of the motherland"; he was still quite capable before he became old and senile), the mood of the vast majority of the lower-class people is relatively stable, at least there are no signs of imminent rebellion in the streets.

　The Catholic Church in Latin America is the most capable of inciting the grassroots. Since Marshal Trujillo was excommunicated by the Pope last year, he was immediately severely cracked down by the Trujillo shogunate. All clergy suspected of opposing the rule of the Trujillo family were arrested or expelled from the country, and a large number of churches and monasteries were destroyed.

　After the closure, the domestic religious community has long been silenced and no longer dares to speak or act recklessly.

　Next, the Dominican government and upper class were indeed quite dissatisfied with the current dire situation. However, due to the prestige accumulated by Marshal Trujillo during his thirty years in power, they had not taken any more drastic action beyond private gatherings to complain.

　The radicals who had fled abroad continued to tirelessly oppose the rule of Marshal Trujillo. However, since their surprise attack on the Dominican Republic two years ago, funded by Castro, by crossing the sea from Cuba, only to be completely wiped out by government forces, the most tenacious and courageous among these rebels had been completely wiped out. The remaining ones were cowards who could only write articles and curse, and would not pose a threat in the short term.

　Finally, the United States has indeed been making frequent moves in the Caribbean recently, but the spearhead is clearly directed at Cuba.

　It is already April. After the war in Cuba is over, the rainy season in the Dominican Republic will almost arrive. In the muddy rainy season in the tropics, all military operations cannot be carried out. Only the dry season is the combat season - this is common sense that everyone knows.

　Therefore, it is unlikely that the United States will launch any strike against the Dominican Republic that goes beyond economic sanctions before November of this year.

　In other words, Marshal Trujillo still has enough time to adjust various internal and external strategies and get out of the current unfavorable situation.

　Marshal Rafael Trujillo expressed confidence that this could be achieved.

　During his three decades in office, he has encountered many crises and disasters, many of which were life-threatening.

　But with his intelligence, wit, a bit of luck, and the support of the United States, Marshal Rafael Trujillo was always able to escape danger every time.

　This made Trujillo believe that he must have been favored by God. No matter what troubles he got into, he would be able to stand firm in the storm.

　Even though the Pope of Rome excommunicated him, God must know his piety and probably, perhaps, would continue to bless him, right?

　However, what Marshal Trujillo did not know was that his good luck had really run out this time.

　——Whether it was God, the American boss, or the evil god from nowhere, they all stood against him...

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　On the night of April 22, a blue Chevrolet sedan quietly drove out of Marshal Trujillo's "palace", carrying Marshal Trujillo, who had just dressed up carefully, wearing a white suit and red tie, and dyed his hair, to meet a pair of Brazilian twin sisters he had recently hooked up with.

　In the Dominican Republic, Marshal Trujillo was nicknamed "The Goat." He was the country's most famous lecher, extremely fond of women. He not only married four times but also had many mistresses, especially those of mixed race.

　Some of these mistresses were attracted by Trujillo's wealth and power, but most were forced into his bed by him through violence.

　As Trujillo grew older and more senile, his methods of finding women became increasingly absurd, and he even publicly declared that he wanted to possess the wives of every minister in the government. It was said that this was to let them know "who was the real master" - I wonder if he was imitating Emperor Nero or Caligula?

　Even though the Dominican Republic is now in the dire straits of economic collapse, Marshal Trujillo is unwilling to treat his lower body badly.

　The Chevrolet sedan slowly drove through the empty streets of the capital. Apart from the streetlights on both sides and the giant neon sign that read "God and Trujillo," few houses had lights on.

　While looking at the night view outside the car window and reminiscing about the Brazilian twin sisters, Trujillo inexplicably recalled the three Miraval sisters whom he had sought but failed to obtain and who he ordered to be killed last year.

　Well, although they say there are three sisters, there are actually four girls in the Miraval family. However, only three of them are beautiful and often go out to social events. The remaining girl is not very good-looking. Therefore, she is very cautious in her words and deeds and rarely goes out in public. As a result, people outside mistakenly think that they are three sisters.

　Then, because the three Miraval sisters frequently appeared in social occasions and shone brightly, their outstanding beauty was noticed by the dictator Trujillo, who then sent someone to deliver a ball invitation to the Miraval home, inviting their entire family to attend the ball held at the Marshal's Palace.

　At the ball, the three Miraval sisters rejected Trujillo's seduction and secretly escaped from the venue under the cover of a rainstorm.

　But this also angered the "benefactor of the motherland" who failed to succeed - the next day, the Miraval family was arrested and thrown into prison without trial.

　As for what happened to the Miraval sisters after they were imprisoned, well, it's hard to describe in a few words. You can refer to various third-level prison movies with beautiful female prisoners.

　Although after a period of time, Trujillo finally released the Miraval family from prison because he felt that he had taught the family a lesson, the three sisters' father, Mr. Miraval, suffered severe damage to his health and died soon after.

　After this incident, Trujillo forgot about the three sisters for a while. However, the Miraval sisters did not stop. Instead, they married three young student leaders and participated in various political activities against Trujillo's dictatorship with their husbands. They were known as the "Butterfly Sisters."

　Although these young people's mischief did not cause much trouble to Trujillo's rule, it still upset him, as he was already in a difficult situation. Especially when Trujillo learned that among the rebels who opposed him, there was actually a woman who had rejected him, he was furious.

　So, at Trujillo's behest, the three Miraval sisters were kidnapped by a group of thugs on their way home last year and beaten to death.

　Marshal Trujillo not only visited the place where the three sisters died, but also proudly said something that was later recorded in history: "The Miraval sisters died here. They were such good women, but they were so vulnerable."

　However, while it is easy to kill three vulnerable women, it is not so easy to resolve the hostility and sanctions across North and South America.

　Since the situation in the United States could not be improved, Washington insisted that Trujillo give up power, step down and go abroad. Trujillo, who refused to give up power, was furious and threatened that if the United States continued to force him, he would hang up the red flag and defect to the Soviet Union!

　Unexpectedly, even after he had said so much, Washington's attitude remained unwavering. Instead, the news of Trujillo's threatened defection to the Soviet Union was leaked and widely circulated in various news media, immediately triggering widespread ridicule from both the government and the public.

　Generally speaking, right-wing elements think Trujillo is crazy, while left-wing politicians laugh at how a scum like Trujillo has the nerve to join the Communist Party?

　Well, if there is really no other way out, then Trujillo is not completely unacceptable to clinging to the Soviet Union like Castro did.

　Who made the American boss turn his back on him, not only refusing to continue to shelter him, but also repeatedly urging him to give up power and step down?

　But the problem is that the terms of surrender offered by the Soviet Union are simply unacceptable to Trujillo!

　——No matter how notorious Trujillo is now, he is still the second national leader in the Caribbean to publicly declare his support for the Soviet Union.

　Therefore, in March 1961, after much hesitation, Khrushchev finally reluctantly sent a KGB agent to the Dominican Republic as a secret envoy to set the basic conditions for Trujillo to join the socialist red camp.

　According to Moscow's minimum requirements, if Trujillo wanted to show his sincerity in surrendering to the Communist Party and obtain diplomatic asylum and economic assistance from the Soviet Union, he should at least follow Castro's example and implement socialist reforms in the Dominican Republic, especially land reform - specifically, all the large tracts of arable land that the Trujillo family had seized over the years should be distributed free of charge to the poor Dominican peasants.

　If he couldn't even meet such a simple request and just made a few lip service to it, how could the Soviet Union believe his sincerity in joining the Communist Party?

　But unfortunately, Trujillo, who was very keen on money, was simply unable to meet the Soviet Union's demands for land reform.

　To be precise, the greedy Trujillo was unwilling to give up even a little bit of power, nor was he willing to give up the huge wealth he had embezzled over the years.

　For the Americans to touch his power was like asking for his life; and for the Soviets to divide his property, it also made him extremely miserable.

　- During the three decades of its rule over the Dominican Republic, the Trujillo family became the country's largest capitalist and landowner, controlling 75% of the country's enterprises, monopolizing 35% of the country's arable land, and monopolizing the country's meat, grain and a host of daily necessities businesses.

　Even the United Fruit Company in the United States felt that it was too kind after seeing its methods of extortion and insatiable greed.

　Now, just because of a few words from the Soviets, they want to take away the land that Trujillo has accumulated over the past thirty years? This kind of loss-making deal cannot be done!

　In short, when it comes to the issue of surrendering to the Communist Party, Trujillo did nothing but hoist the red flag and call Khrushchev "Big Brother."

　Such purely formalistic voting for the Communist Party is simply taking advantage of the red camp's prestige and undermining the reputation of the socialist cause.

　Khrushchev said that although he was not as harsh as Stalin, you can't fool me so easily, right?

　You are worse than the fake margarine Bolsheviks. If we accept you as our younger brother, the entire socialist camp will become a joke!

　In the end, the two sides fully exchanged views, and then found that they could not reach an agreement at all, so they had to part ways.

　In this way, the American boss has turned against the Soviet Union, and the Dominican Republic has failed to cling to the Soviet Union. What should the Dominican Republic do next?

　Is it really all thanks to God’s blessing?

　As the car drove over a small bridge, Marshal Trujillo was thinking about this, and a hint of confusion and trance appeared in his eyes.

　But the next moment, he felt a violent vibration under his butt. Then, he and the car were instantly engulfed in flames!

　"Boom!!!"

　Accompanied by a deafening roar, the Chevrolet sedan carrying Marshal Trujillo, along with the small bridge the sedan was passing through, were blown into the sky by the terrible explosion!

　Legs, never cross the line.

　But in 1960, this guy was almost completely crazy, committing suicide in a mess, and even refused to listen to what the United States said.

　While Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam attacked Buddhists, he also recognized the need to foster Catholicism as a core base. Trujillo, on the other hand, declared war on the Catholic faith, a religion practiced by the entire nation, deeply offended all of its neighbors, and finally, on the doorstep of the United States, eloquently pledged his allegiance to the Communist Party.

　He could have joined the Communist Party, but he was reluctant to give up his 800 million yuan fortune. As a result, he could not rely on either side and had to close his business.

　Chapter 60: The Marshal’s butt is on the tree!

　"Boom!!!"

　Late in the night of April 22, a violent explosion suddenly occurred on the outskirts of Trujillo (Porto Santo Domingo), the capital of the Dominican Republic.

　After a blinding flash, a massive shockwave accompanied by a roaring sound hit. It not only blew Marshal Rafael Trujillo and the car he was riding in into the air, but also blew the bridge tunnel where the explosives were placed into dust. It also continued to spread in all directions, pushing the trees and lampposts crookedly.

　The energy of the explosion was so great that almost half of the residents of the capital, Trujillo, could vaguely hear the explosion coming from the suburbs.

　When the citizens of Trujillo got up in confusion, stuck their heads out of the windows, or walked onto the balconies to look in the direction of the explosion, they were surprised to see a terrifying object that they had only seen in magazines and newspapers before - a mushroom cloud!

　——The power of the explosion was so strong that it not only blew the Dominican dictator, Marshal Rafael Trujillo, into the sky, but also formed a bright mushroom cloud of flames and thick smoke that rose above the scene and lasted for a long time.

　At the same time, Jacob Estelian, the current head of the CIA's Dominican Special Task Force, who was hiding in the bushes by the roadside to observe the assassination, was also blown out of the shelter where he was lying by the blast, hit his head on a tree trunk, and fainted immediately.

　When he was finally awakened by his men, he only saw flames rising into the night sky not far away, and his ears were still buzzing, and he could not hear anything clearly.

　It must be said that despite his shameless greed, inhumanity, and a life of defiance, as well as his lack of loyalty to his country and superiors, Estelion, as Director of the CIA's Western Hemisphere Bureau, was at least absolutely qualified and worthy of praise for his courage and leadership.

　Just like every subversive action he had planned before, he did not sit in an office thousands of kilometers away and wait for the credit to come. Instead, he ventured deep into enemy territory and went to the front line in person. After confirming that Firi's feint attack had gone smoothly, Estelion crossed the sea to the Dominican Republic to make a big news.

　The previous, cryptic Cuban invasion plan had been seen through and debunked by President Kennedy, causing the CIA both great humiliation and loss of confidence. If the Dominican Republic invasion went awry again, who knows if the president would think the CIA was hell-bent on playing him?

　By then, the whole organization will probably be in trouble, and may even be directly abolished... No, abolishment is also possible!

　——From the first day the CIA was established, FBI Director Hoover has been eyeing the opportunity to merge the CIA back into the FBI!

　Who made the CIA be separated from the FBI from the very beginning because American politicians thought the FBI had too much power?

　This enormous pressure, transmitted from Director Dulles all the way down to the grassroots, forced Estelline to give 200% of his effort!

　As a result, he had just arrived in the capital of the Dominican Republic when he learned that the operation to assassinate Trujillo had been deployed. Even the remote-controlled bomb installed under a bridge had been deployed. The team leader only had to watch patiently on the side of the road and wait for Marshal Trujillo to ascend to heaven.

　But Estelian never dreamed that the bomb used by these agents and local informants to make Marshal Trujillo ascend to heaven would be so powerful!

　"Ahem, what's going on? Is anyone dead? Have you found the body? Don't blow up the wrong car!"

　After lying on his back and catching his breath for a moment, Team Leader Estelline, still feeling dizzy, struggled to his feet. Looking at the explosion scene, where flames shot up into the sky, he couldn't help but be a little dazed. "By the way, how much explosives did you bury under the bridge?"

　"Uh, it seems we used a bit too much TNT, Team Leader."

　The CIA agent who came over to support him replied, "We didn't want to bury so much explosives at first because it was unnecessary. But our local informants in the Dominican Republic didn't listen to us. They were afraid that they wouldn't be able to kill Marshal Trujillo, so they stuffed all the explosives they could get into the bridge arch."

　In the end, a total of four tons of TNT explosives were stuffed under the bridge, in addition to ten barrels of gasoline..."

　What? Four tons of TNT? And ten barrels of gasoline?

　Upon hearing this, Team Leader Estelian couldn't help but be a little surprised.

　Well, with this amount of explosives, not to mention a Chevrolet car, even a Tiger tank can fit on a homemade plane!

　In short, at the moment the explosion sounded, there was definitely no one alive in the car.

　The only thing that needs to be confirmed now is whether Marshal Trujillo is in the car?

　Although the CIA had an insider planted next to Marshal Trujillo, who could secretly call and tip off at any time, they knew his whereabouts from the moment Marshal Trujillo left the house. But the problem was that there was still a surveillance line between the Marshal's residence and the ambush site.

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　What if Marshal Trujillo got off the car halfway and there was only one driver in the Chevrolet sedan, or it was carrying the Marshal's mistress?

　So, despite being thrown into disarray by the blast, the assassination team, after coming to their senses, immediately rushed to the fire scene, trying to find Marshal Trujillo's body to confirm whether this earth-shattering assassination attempt was a success.

　However, the entire Chevrolet sedan was blown to pieces, with debris scattered everywhere. It was late at night with a dark and windy moon. It would not be easy to find and identify the body.

　If the police or military police arrived during this time, it would not be good.

　Fortunately, Team Leader Estelian had already made arrangements for this problem and prepared countermeasures in advance.

　"I have had Military Intelligence agents set up roadblocks at both ends of the highway, using the pretext of a covert operation to drive away the police and gendarmes."

　He covered his still buzzing ears and shouted to the CIA agents and Dominican informants at the explosion site, "But this can only hold them back for an hour or two at most! If the Trujillo family comes in person, they won't be able to stop them.

　So, all of you hurry up and find the body! This matter today must have a conclusion no matter what!"

　——The assassination of Trujillo was a joint effort of the CIA, the Dominican opposition and the Dominican Military Intelligence Agency.

　The spies of the Dominican Military Intelligence Agency, the vicious dogs raised by Marshal Trujillo, finally chose to turn around and bite the Marshal back.

　There was no way around it. Although the Military Intelligence Bureau was founded by Trujillo and had long been successful in spying on and arresting domestic opposition groups, suppressing the workers' and peasants' movement, and even capable of assassinating foreign leaders, this system failed immediately when used against the American leader.

　Because, from the very beginning, the Dominican Republic's spy system has been tainted with countless American influences...

　You know, the reason why Trujillo was able to rule the Dominican Republic for so many years was that he had always clung to the Americans, followed the lead of the White House, and continuously transferred huge profits to major American conglomerates, which enabled him to obtain long-term protection and support from the United States.

　In this case, it is reasonable that many people under Trujillo's command would try to bypass the Marshal and directly pledge allegiance to the American boss.