1960: My uncle is the FBI Director

Chapter 148 What did the Director of the General Affairs Bureau do?
Edward explained the rules to the two of them.

The rules use a points system, with ten rounds per game, a maximum of two balls per round, and the player with the highest score wins.

The integral calculation method is also very simple.

If the first ball hits all 10 pins, two more balls can be played, and the score for this round will be 10 + the number of pins hit by the last two balls.

If two balls knock down all 10 pins, an extra ball is played, and the score for this round is counted as 10 + the number of pins knocked down on the next ball.

If two consecutive balls fail to knock down all 10 pins, the score for that round is the number of pins knocked down.

These rules are not the standard rules for professional bowling, but rather a set of social conventions added on top of the standard rules, which are commonly used among government employees.

After explaining the rules, Edward and Thomas took the two to rent shoes.

Bowling lanes are waxed, making it easy for ordinary leather shoes to slip and fall.

Edward and Thomas are regulars at the DuPont Bowling Centre; they come here often to bowl.

The shoe rental staff recognized the two of them. Upon seeing the pitiful Thomas, they exclaimed in surprise and immediately asked how he was injured.

Thomas was a little embarrassed and claimed that he had fallen down the stairs and hurt himself.

The staff looked suspicious.

Thomas grabbed a pair of shoes and fled.

Subsequently, Thomas kept running into acquaintances and being asked about his injury.

Not only his staff, but also his colleagues knew him.

Today is Saturday, and the DuPont Bowling Centre is almost entirely filled with government employees.

Thomas's colleagues at the Federal Bureau of Prisons only knew that he had gotten into a fight and ended up in the hospital, but they knew nothing about why or how badly he had been hurt.

Previously, due to Thomas's consecutive days of leave, the department had been filled with rumors about not being able to meet him.

Upon seeing him in person, they immediately surrounded him to inquire about the situation.

Thomas forced a smile and gave the same story: they fell down the stairs and got hurt.

After seeing off countless colleagues, the group completely lost interest and hastily ended the gathering.

They didn't even finish two games that afternoon, spending the entire time helping Thomas deal with his enthusiastic colleagues.

This made their relationship less distant than it had been at the beginning.

After leaving the stadium, they agreed to meet again next time and then went their separate ways.

Theodore felt the party had started off poorly and ended rather anticlimactic; he'd rather stay home and write his report.

On Monday, the two went to report the case's progress to Supervisor Rosen.

Supervisor Rosen was quite surprised that they were able to close the case so quickly.

From the time the crime occurred to the time the case was solved, only four days had passed.

If we start counting from when the two of them officially took over, it only took them three days!
No matter where it is, solving a murder case in three days is undoubtedly an astonishing efficiency.

As Director Rosen listened to Bernie's report, his gaze turned to Theodore.

Theodore's eyes were unfocused; he was lost in thought.

He was conceiving an article.

Supervisor Rosen stared at him for a while, then resignedly looked away and listened attentively to the report.

He had just regretted that he hadn't been firm enough when he submitted the report requesting that Theodore and Bernie stay in the investigation department, which caused him to miss out on these two highly efficient individuals.

He doesn't regret it now.

I don't regret it at all!

Bernie quickly finished his report, and Theodore snapped out of his reverie.

He placed a document, several dozen pages long, on the table.

This is a report related to communications security.

The inspiration came from telephone scams.

The report details the safety hazards at each stage, from the initial application for telephone installation to the completion of the installation.

Theodore watched as Director Rosen opened the report with a puzzled expression, preparing to explain it.

The report was quite technical, and he didn't think Rosen's supervisor could understand it.

This report was not completed by Theodore alone. With Bernie's help, he also consulted with AT&T technicians on numerous technical issues.

Yesterday, he even asked AT&T technicians to help with the inspection.

Theodore seriously asked the technician whether he should sign the report.

The technician rejected him with the same serious attitude.

This made Theodore feel somewhat disappointed.

Supervisor Rosen did not use Theodore for the explanation.

He just glanced through it and made a basic judgment about the report.

This is a highly technical report.

Supervisor Rosen had no intention of reading any further.

He closed the report and set it aside, then looked at Theodore:
"Any thing else?"

Theodore pointed to the report: "Aren't you going to look at it?"

Supervisor Rosen shook his head with amusement: "How am I supposed to understand what you've written? Do you think a layman can comprehend it?"

He tapped on the report, patiently explaining to Theodore, "Experts will evaluate your report."

He wouldn't waste time studying such a highly technical report.

He usually finds three to five experts in the relevant field to directly evaluate the report. If the evaluation is passed, he listens to the experts' opinions and makes corrections; if the evaluation is not passed...

If an agent submits such a report and the assessment fails, he will talk to someone about it.

Theodore was somewhat disappointed.

To prepare for Rosen's questions and ensure Rosen wouldn't be confused, he specifically consulted with the AT&T technician yesterday, point by point, just to be ready for today.

These preparations may no longer be needed.

He wanted to try again: "Besides the professional aspects, there's also a part related to management."

Theodore explained, "The General Services Administration eliminated the Communications Technology Division, and a large amount of communications-related work in government departments was outsourced to AT&T."

"AT&T then subcontracted the work to other telecommunications companies."

"These telecommunications companies then reassigned the work to the technical staff who had been laid off from the original telecommunications technology department."

"These technicians can freely enter and leave the communications technology department and freely access communications equipment."

“The communication equipment of various government departments is completely undefended against them.”

Supervisor Rosen placed his palm on the report, his gaze toward Theodore somewhat strange.

He was now unsure whether the report truly reflected Theodore's own ideas.

This sounds like it's aimed at the General Affairs Bureau.

Supervisor Rosen's thoughts began to wander; he started to wonder if the director of the General Affairs Bureau had done anything recently.

Now it was Rosen's turn to drift off into daydreams, while Theodore launched into a long, rambling monologue.

He has a mistress in Bethesda.

His wife has a lover in Georgetown.

His son has blue eyes, just like his wife's lover.

He accepted bribes from AT&T three times.

He had a close personal relationship with a diplomat from a certain country.

he……

Supervisor Rosen quickly reviewed the General Affairs Bureau Director's information and confirmed that he had no problems.

This made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Director Hoover and Deputy Director Tolson have been quite busy lately, with their focus currently concentrated on Europe, Asia, and the South.

With international tensions high and domestic situations equally challenging, the FBI is extremely busy and already facing a shortage of manpower.

Supervisor Rosen put down the report, waved to the two men, and sent them out.

(End of this chapter)