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Chapter 1324 From Young Master to Tough Guy (Third update, please subscribe)
On the eve of Christmas, a snowstorm swept across Washington, covering everything here in thick snow.

Such winters are common in Washington, with biting north winds blowing through the city, freezing the Potomac River and howling down Pennsylvania Avenue as it sweeps past Capitol Hill.

In such weather, it was 7 o'clock in the morning on Sunday, and it was the day before Christmas Eve. There were not many people even on Capitol Hill. Only a few cars passed by occasionally, proving that there were other people active this morning besides Tom Perris.

There are many politicians in Washington, but politicians are changing like flowing water. In addition to politicians, there is another group of people. Many of them do not have fancy titles and never attract the attention of the outside world like politicians. They are the professional bureaucrats in Washington. While politicians change like flowing water, they silently control the operation of the country.

While politicians are making grand speeches in public, everything is controlled by these professional technical bureaucrats. Tom Perris is a professional bureaucrat in the White House Office. The young man who entered the White House ten years ago is now married and has children.

Logically speaking, today is Christmas and there is no need to work, but it is the White House, so someone always needs to be on duty.

After parking the car in the parking lot and getting out, Tom straightened the collar of his coat and walked towards the White House. On the way, he saw the patrolman across the road looking at him, so Tom naturally stretched out his hand and greeted the other party.

In ten years, Tom got to know everyone on Capitol Hill.

As the patrol responded, Tom walked into the White House.

The White House is empty today, with only a few staff on duty. The president is not in the White House, he is on vacation. As for the others, they are also on vacation. As a senior staff member of the Office, Tom is, to some extent, the owner here.

At ten past eight, after drinking a cup of coffee, Tom went to work as usual, looking through the reports submitted by his staff. Everything seemed so normal, so normal that... nothing had happened.

Of course, there are events - for example, a report from the State Department mentions that "United Nations troops and Congolese troops have occupied South Kasai, and local rebel forces in South Kasai are about to be defeated."

Well, this is just something that happened in a remote corner of Africa and it's not worth mentioning at all.

In fact, there are not many things to mention right now. After all, almost the whole world is on holiday now.

Well, even if there is a conflict between countries, it has been temporarily eased because of this holiday. After all, in essence, except for a few countries, the vast majority of people in most countries are wage earners, all for the salary.

So, let's all take it easy during the holidays.

Just like that, after working in the White House for a day, Tom left the White House. Then, he walked towards the parking lot as usual. As he drove out of the parking lot, passed several streets and waited for the red light at the intersection, he glanced at the street and saw a mark drawn with chalk on the mailbox on the side of the road.

At this time, the green light came on and Tom continued to drive forward. Soon, he arrived at the commercial district. Although it was winter, it was still very lively here. People still needed to buy some goods for Christmas. Tom was no exception. In the Carrefour supermarket, he took the shopping list made by his wife and bought a lot of things.

After paying, Tom, pushing a cart full of things, threw a few coins into a tin can of a homeless man nearby as he walked out of the supermarket, and then left.

"Merry Christmas, sir!"

"Merry Christmas!"

Everything is so beautiful!

As Tom pushed the cart away, the homeless man took a look at the money in the tin can, and even counted the coins carefully. The smile on his face became brighter.

It was indeed a beautiful day. After more than half an hour, the homeless man got up and left. He first went to a nearby shelter, where he not only had dinner but also took a bath. That night, he left when no one was paying attention.

This is normal, no one cares about the existence of a homeless person.

A few hours later, in an apartment on the other side of the city, he took out a few coins and examined them carefully for a while before taking out a coin and fiddling with it with a thimble. Soon the coin was split in two.

This is a spy coin, which contains a microfilm. This coin is a tool for spies to issue tasks and receive information. A few years ago, Abel, the Soviet ace spy known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces", was exposed because of such a spy coin.

Even so, they are still used to using it. After all, this coin is very convenient for communication. However, in order to avoid being exposed by a newsboy like Abel, the coin is made more sophisticated and cannot be opened without special tools. It looks no different from ordinary coins.

A few hours later, looking at the developed photos, his brows knitted together, and he said to himself:
"It seems that the Americans are really annoyed!"

The next morning, a Christmas card was sent to Mexico by airmail. Although it might be late, it was a gift after all.

Two days later, this greeting card sent by airmail arrived in Southeast Asia and landed at an office of Hydra.

……

Everything is as expected!
Slowly putting down the photos in his hand, then pushing away the files containing the photos, Li Yian slowly stood up from the desk and paced around the office.

Then he stood in front of the window without saying a word, gazing at the lawn outside. Unlike the ice and snow in North America, Nanyang does not have four distinct seasons. Sunshine, beach and sea, this is the weather in Nanyang.

But when he thought about the contents of the report, Li Yian felt as if the temperature had suddenly dropped.

It's incredible! Kennedy is so concerned about "multilateral nuclear power". Is this really the butterfly effect?

The "Multilateral Nuclear Force" plan is the product of the differences and contradictions between the United States and its NATO allies over the control of nuclear weapons. It is also a tool for the United States to suppress the independence and centrifugal tendencies of its allies and put an end to the development of independent nuclear deterrence forces by Britain and France. Through the "Multilateral Nuclear Force" plan, the nuclear deterrence forces of NATO allies are brought under the strategic track of the United States.

Another world, which Britain accepted to a certain extent but France firmly rejected, even leading to a fierce confrontation between France and the United States.

And now?

After Britain's rejection, Kennedy was still unwilling to give up.

After turning around, Li Yian looked at Berlin, then walked to the table, nodded at the file, and asked:

"Well, what do you think about this matter?"

"This is an unusual event. The unpleasant meeting between the British and American leaders has made the ambitious Kennedy feel deeply frustrated, so he may further put pressure on Britain."

After a brief pause, Berlin added:

“But I think that Britain will definitely not succumb to the United States. Since the “flash crisis”, the activities of a group of outside groups represented by well-known American media and newspapers have also had a great influence on the decision-making of the Kennedy administration.

A large number of American journalists have sharply criticized the way the US government handled the "flash crisis". If Kennedy loses the support of the people, it will deal a big blow to his approval rating.

Therefore, the next step for the UK is very likely to use its media to interfere with the White House's decision-making and force it to make concessions. According to the intelligence we received from London, Macmillan is likely to visit Southeast Asia after New Year's Day. They need to obtain submarine-launched missiles and political support from Southeast Asia. "

This is the importance of intelligence work for allies. Decisions must be made before they take action. Now, intelligence is coming from both Washington and London.

Nanyang has become the biggest variable in the US global nuclear strategy. It is for this reason that the US will try to stop Nanyang and even try to include Nanyang in its "multilateral nuclear forces."

"So, I think the next step is for us to cooperate with the UK. As for Kennedy... he envisions passing the "multilateral nuclear force" plan. If we refuse, what can they do? Do they want to repeat what happened in Budapest in London?"

Berlin said in a sarcastic tone:

"Kennedy did this just to use the 'multilateral nuclear force' plan to force us to stop helping Britain. The political intention is greater than the actual action. After all, we are different from Britain."

As long as Kennedy sticks his butt out, we know what he wants to pull out. No need to guess, we know that his purpose is nothing more than to use this plan to force Nanyang to make concessions, so that Britain can return to the negotiation table.

After all, for the United States, what they really care about is Europe.

As for Asia, I am just a part of the United States' global layout, and I only need to maintain the basic pattern.

But the situation is different with the UK. The UK is the fundamental foothold of the United States in Europe. As far as the interests of the United States are concerned, if the United States wants to continue to play a role in Europe, it must rely on the UK.

So, for Kennedy, nothing was more important than bringing Britain to its knees.

Even if there is a conflict with Nanyang.

"That's true. We are different from the UK. The UK... apart from the medium-range missiles we provide, they simply have no weapons available. That's why they let the US control them. Is it possible for the US to control us?"

Li Yian said this while looking at the file and sneering in his heart.

"This rich young man has become a little cocky. More than cocky, he has lost his mind. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, most Americans were not at all interested in this Catholic, Irish young man president. After the crisis, Kennedy's contribution of "forcing Russia to retreat and saving the world" was repeatedly emphasized by the White House and the American media. A vigorous image public relations campaign was launched, and Kennedy immediately changed from a "young man" to a "tough guy", and his approval rating soared.

In this situation, it was impossible for Kennedy not to be arrogant, so after dealing with the Soviet Union, he wanted to take Britain as a scapegoat to boost his popularity. However, he overlooked one point - Britain still has some backbone! "

He pulled the file in front of him, glanced through it again, and said:

"Besides, Britain has many friends in Washington and the United States. Sooner or later, Kennedy will realize what it means to shoot oneself in the foot!"

Hit your foot?

Who messed up?

Isn’t he that rich young man?
As soon as the "Cuban Missile Crisis" was over, they immediately settled scores, forcing the founder of the CIA, Dulles, to resign. Even the Pentagon was hit. What a playboy!
With a sneer, Li Yian said directly:
"He thinks the whole world revolves around him, wait till the stone falls..."

(End of this chapter)