Volume 4: White Devil Chapter 270 The Luck of This Country
Gerald Richman, with the manager and deputy manager of his own election team, took the initiative to visit Martin with Tom Chaffee, Rona Kennedy's campaign manager, and Louise, the external relations director of Jeff Rush's campaign team, as intermediaries.
Gerard Richman's purpose of coming this time was very clear. As long as he was given a chance to be a hot guest on BT TV's news program and explain his previous remarks, he could keep his base and talk about anything. For this purpose, he even cleared his wife's sister. As long as Martin was willing, he could have fun with her at any time. As for this election, he could withdraw immediately and call on his black supporters to support Jeff Rush instead.
He cannot lose the support of black people, nor can he lose the reputation among the black community that he has worked hard to accumulate over the years. American politics is very realistic. Once he loses these, he will no longer be of any use to the Democratic Party. Don't expect the Democratic Party to give him any chance.
Fortunately, Jeff Rush's campaign manager is also a black man. They all have dark skin, and that guy is said to be the vice president of BT TV. If I simply admit defeat at this moment and work for Jeff Rush in exchange for the other party's favor, then as long as the other party is willing to support me in the next election, I may have another chance.
So this time, Gerard Richman almost took the initiative to go to Martin Hart, whom he considered a political master, with sincerity, and begged Martin Hart to give him a way to live for the sake of his black compatriots.
But when he arrived, Martin was listening to his boss Tommy swearing at the person on the other end of the phone.
Even if his subordinates informed Martin that Gerald Richman and others had arrived at the private gallery where Tommy had attended the Bill and his wife's cocktail party, Martin should have gotten in the car and rushed there as soon as possible. Otherwise, being too late would seem very impolite. After all, in addition to Gerald Richman, there was also Tom Chaffee, who was under Rona Kennedy. This meeting was arranged by Tom Chaffee at the instruction of David Kennedy. It was okay to be arrogant to Gerald Richman, but there was no need to make David Kennedy feel unhappy about it.
However, Martin ignored his men's urging and insisted on listening to his boss Tommy's swear words first, because he discovered for the first time that his boss Tommy from Warwick, Rhode Island, actually did not need his help when swearing, and his swearing was even more unpleasant than his own.
Ever since he received a call from a guy named Dennis Herbers, he has been swearing for two minutes. Not a single word is dirty, and each word is civilized when taken alone, but when you listen to them together, it feels like Michael Jackson's white skin, which cannot hide the fact that he is a nigger.
Similarly, no matter how civilized the words are, when they come out of Tommy's mouth and form a sentence, they still sound like vicious swear words.
"Okay, I'm done with the scolding . Now you can tell me why you called me when your black henchman Glenn was locked up, Dennis."
"You want me to pay for Glenn to get a lawyer from Indiana to go to Beirut, Lebanon, and explain to your boss a fucking American law that proves Glenn is innocent? What law?"
"You helped Glenn buy a 17-year-old Lebanese bride, and then Glenn had sex with the bride. The anti-American and pro-Syrian journalists filmed the transaction and interviewed the bride's family. They then criticized American soldiers in Lebanon for allegedly molesting women in Lebanon in the newspapers. In order to silence the Lebanese locked Glenn up in solitary confinement?"
"Dude, America sent you to Lebanon to avenge the Americans who died, not to have bastards! Most importantly, what the hell does this have to do with lawyers in Indiana?"
"In Indiana, state law states that any male who is eighteen years old and above, if he has sex with a female under the age of eighteen, must ensure that the female is wearing shoes and socks at the time, otherwise he will commit a felony? Glenn is from Indiana, and you are willing to testify for him. You saw with your own eyes that when he went to bed with the bride, the bride was wearing shoes on her feet and was not naked?"
"This law sounds like a cross between humanistic care and black humor."
"Listen, Dennis, I know Glenn is very important to you. He is a black classmate who made progress with you when you were studying at West Point and is loyal to you. But you have to know how much it would cost for a lawyer from Indiana to go to Beirut, Lebanon, a war-torn place that has been listed as dangerous by the United States since 1983 and has been calling on American citizens not to go there. I don't know the exact amount for now, but I think it must be more expensive than Glenn's life. And I don't think Glenn will be shot by your boss for such a trivial matter. He will be released after being detained for a few weeks at most..."
"What?"
"What do you mean if he's locked up for a few weeks, many of you will die?"
"The great U.S. Army sent you to Beirut to do business with the opposition forces? There are five opposition forces entrenched near Beirut, and you are now doing business with three of them. Glenn is the trader you chose? So, you betrayed the movements of the Lebanese National Defense Forces and the French troops in Beirut, and let those opposition forces cause trouble for the French and the National Defense Forces in exchange for them staying away from your base?"
"Thanks to Glenn, the French Foreign Legion lost more than 40 soldiers, but your base has not encountered any attacks for two months. If Glenn hadn't come out to deal with those people, would you dare not leave the base to drink in the bar?"
"I don't want to hear it anymore, Dennis. Remember this number. It 's Wilson Bullock. He can help you get Glenn out. Don't call me again. I'm busy. I'm helping Florida become great."
"Remember the number. That's it. I'm going to hang up. If you... I don't have any fucking channels! I won't airlift ten VCRs and hundreds of the latest movie tapes to you as gifts! Bye!"
Seeing Tommy hang up the phone angrily, Martin stood up and walked outside . "I pay so much tax every year, and the US government selects this kind of officers to defend this country? By selling out information about French allies to the enemy in exchange for the other party not causing trouble for us? This military tactic is really clear and straightforward."
He walked to the door while muttering to himself, and suddenly stopped and looked back at Tommy, whose face was still angry. Tommy glanced at him and said, "What?"
"Wait a minute, Boss, I realize that this is not just a military tactic, it's also applicable in politics. The white Democratic candidate Jeff Rush betrayed the black Democratic candidate Gerald Richman, and then found a way to gain the support of the black community. I mean, you and Dennis on the other end of the phone used the same tactics." Martin spoke as if he had thought of something.
Tommy picked up the cigarette and lit it irritably: "What do you want to say?"
"Nothing. I want to say that America has brave soldiers like your friend Dennis in the army, and kind people like you in politics who like to help fools who believe in the theory of peace..." Martin opened his mouth. Although Paige was not present, he did not dare to say anything that would anger Tommy. In the end, he said against his will:
“It’s the luck of this country.”
