Shadow Spy

Chapter 460: Good doctors are needed to cure diseases

On the battlefield in northern France, the leading troops of the U.S. 3rd Army approached Paris on August 8. Resistance organizations in the city launched an anti-German uprising. The Free French 19nd Armored Division (Leclerc Division) entered the city first to exchange fire with the Germans. The U.S. Army's 2th Division then joined the battle...

On the 25th, the German commander in Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, gave up the decision to blow up Paris at the last moment and surrendered to the Allies, allowing the city to be saved!

Li Junhao in Washington received a report from the CIA and other intelligence agencies. The German High Command had sent a telegram requesting the German troops stationed in France to start withdrawing from France and "take away everything that can be taken away"... He knew that, The German army can't hold on any longer! ——

At three o'clock in the afternoon on August 8, Li Junhao had just returned from the sea and land base in Virginia Beach when he received a call from Ayers, asking him to rush to the White House immediately...

Half an hour later, he came to Ayers' office and saw that the other party was anxiously making a phone call. He could only wait aside, wondering in his mind, what happened?

Two minutes later, Ayers put down the phone and said with a subtle expression: "Oger, Mr. President is seriously ill..."

Li Junhao was not surprised. He had noticed that Roosevelt was in poor health before and could not do without the medical staff around him wherever he went. Moreover, he learned from his own people during this period that except for the president himself, most of the people in the White House Everyone knows that the President's trusted personal physician, Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Department of the Navy, is a quack!

After listening to Ayers' brief introduction, Li Junhao understood the situation: Two nights ago, Roosevelt suffered a small myocardial infarction. McIntyre suggested conservative treatment in the White House, but now the president's condition is getting better. He suffered a severe seizure and has been in a coma for four hours!

"Ogg, what do you think we should do now?" Ayers asked anxiously.

"Find a better doctor for the president!" Li Junhao said directly, "I don't believe McIntyre!"

Hearing this, Ayers was stunned for a moment. Of course he knew what it meant, but McIntyre was a person Roosevelt trusted very much, and he was a little unable to make a decision.

Li Junhao knew what he was worried about, so he said: "Let's discuss it with several other consultants and make a joint decision. I'll check out the best physician in Washington now..."

Fifteen minutes later, when he returned to Ayers' office, Leahy, Hull, and Pena had already arrived. After a brief discussion, everyone unanimously decided to follow his suggestion: find a new doctor! ——

More than an hour later, a combat squad of the 102nd Special Forces Regiment (New England Regiment) stationed in Baltimore took a helicopter to the King's Building, then transferred to a CIA official vehicle and rushed to the White House...

Li Junhao's White House Secretary Vicki went out to pick up a person and brought him to Ayers' office. He introduced: "This is Dr. Howard G. Brune, chief of internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital!"

After mutual introductions, Ayers, who knew the situation better, briefly introduced Roosevelt's condition and asked Dr. Brun for his opinion.

Brun frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Sorry, sir, I need to see the patient's condition with my own eyes before I can make a diagnosis."

Legal consultant Pena saw that everyone agreed, so he took out a confidentiality agreement and asked Bruun to sign...

Brunn didn't ask any questions, just took it and signed it - in fact, when he was sent here, he had guessed that he would definitely have to go through this procedure to treat the owner of this house!
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After a while, the group arrived at the presidential bedroom on the southwest side of the second floor of the main building. There were several people sitting in the living room outside the bedroom. Although they were not familiar with each other, Li Junhao knew them all. The president's daughter Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, the president's special assistant Harry Lloyd Hopkins, and the president's personal physician McIntyre Vice Admiral Er, seeing a group of them appear, these three people stood up, not knowing what happened!

Because President Roosevelt was not good at business, First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt took his place all year round in foreign visits, inspections, and condolences. At this time, she was inspecting U.S. military bases in the Caribbean and Central America. In order to take care of Roosevelt's life, his daughter Anna moved into the White House and often performed the duties of first lady in her mother's place.

At this time, Anna was the first to speak: "Gentlemen, what are you doing here?" As she spoke, she was a little nervous, afraid that something would happen to the people in front of her.

Secretary of State Hull, one of Roosevelt's closest friends, said: "Anna, we brought a doctor to see how your father is doing."

"NO!" McIntyre said immediately, "I am the president's doctor..." As he said this, he stepped forward to block everyone's way.

Lexi frowned and said displeased: "Get out of the way, you have no right to stop us!"

Ayers said: "Harry, our four advisers have unanimously agreed, and Admiral Panson also supports this decision. What is your opinion?"

Only then did Harry Hopkins say: "I agree!" Although he was a close assistant beside Roosevelt and had great invisible power in the White House, some even called him the "shadow president" behind his back. But because he was well aware of Roosevelt's stubbornness, even though he was very dissatisfied with his blind belief in McIntyre, a quack, he kept silent. At this time, the four major advisers and the navy and land commanders joined forces, and he would naturally take advantage of the situation!

"NO..." McIntyre was about to say something, but he saw Ayers wave his hand, and the two Secret Service guards who were standing guard at the door immediately came in and took him out. As the national security adviser, he was not allowed to do anything when the president was not present. The authority to direct the actions of the Secret Service in the event of clear objection.

I don't know if Anna had the same thoughts as Harry, but she didn't stop him at this time. Instead, she turned around and opened the bedroom door at the back and invited Dr. Brune in.
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In the bedroom, President Roosevelt was still lying on the bed in a coma. Standing next to him were George Fox, his personal masseuse who had been with him for ten years, and a personal guard - these two people were the most trusted people by the president, and They are all good, sensible people who never overstep their authority.

Seeing everyone appear, George was a little surprised. Anna stepped forward and explained the situation. He immediately showed a look of joy and hurriedly moved away from the bed.

After receiving Li Junhao's signal, Dr. Brun stepped forward and began to check the president's condition...

Ayres motioned for everyone to leave and not to interfere with the doctor's work. Only Anna and George were left in the room to help, as well as the president's personal guard.

(End of this chapter)