I was acting crazy in North America, and all the crazy people there took it seriously.

Chapter 151 America is still collapsing, and its people are foolish and rich.

How difficult is it to get a "triple kill"?

In football, a player who scores three goals in a row is awarded a special honor and receives a standing ovation.

In the age-old profession of swindlers, they successfully carried out three astonishing scams in full view of the public, using the same core identity.

And each time they became more arrogant and dramatic than the last, something that ordinary people couldn't even imagine.

But the media's reaction this time was remarkably consistent—something's fishy!
The first time was one thing, but the "president" was incredibly audacious, meticulously planned, and caught everyone off guard. He was truly remarkable.

The second time, amidst the stinging embarrassment of being proven wrong, everyone had to admit that the "president" had accurately exploited his own psychological blind spots and dared to launch a counterattack with madness, and could only admit their own poor judgment.

But this third time, in California—the FBI team "coincidentally" got kidnapped, the "president's" team "coincidentally" impersonated them, the target "coincidentally" was an extremely wealthy and lucrative family, and finally, the "president" once again "coincidentally" took the initiative to claim the family and offered to pay compensation...

You say this is all a coincidence?

Why don't you just say he is the Son of God, and that his words are law?

Moreover, the Bureau of Investigation's reward was entirely intended to confirm their suspicions.

Ten thousand dollars might be a huge sum for ordinary people. But for a legendary figure who has humiliated the Bureau of Investigation three times, whose case involves a total of millions of dollars, whose influence extends across the country, and who has even alarmed the White House and foreign embassies…

Is this small reward really that stingy?
If you were to take even a fraction of the "compensation" given by the "president" as a reward, people might at least have a modicum of faith in your determination to capture him.

This little bit of money? Haha, it's more like a loud announcement: This group has little money, lots of trouble, so please don't lay a hand on them!

The media outlets, seemingly convinced their intelligence didn't need a recharge, launched into lengthy and scathing attacks on the Investigation Bureau, accusing it of colluding with fraudsters and abusing state power for personal enrichment!
Everyone seemed heartbroken, but when the scammer offered to give you half of the money they'd swindled, you all knelt down in despair.
Not only did they kneel down, but they also actively colluded with the scammers to extort more money.
Even we in the media wouldn't be fooled by a mere few hundred thousand... Speaking of which, how much money did the "president" swindle in the third scam?

Uh, that's not the point. The point is that your Bureau of Investigation is utterly unworthy of being a federal law enforcement agency!
Some radical tabloids even went so far as to claim: "Perhaps there is no all-powerful 'president' at all, and this is all a staged event by the FBI!"

"That 'president' is the CBI's black glove, whose purpose is to bypass legal procedures and, under the guise of 'compensation' and 'sponsorship,' legally stuff illicit funds into his own slush fund!"

(Hey, what's your tabloid called? You're in danger! Open the door!)
Whether others believe it or not, the California Vineyard Owners Association certainly does!
Their members jumped out one by one, clamoring to jointly sue the investigation bureau!

Why isn't the chairman speaking out?

Oh, our esteemed chairman has been so enraged by the shamelessness of the Investigation Bureau that his blood pressure has spiked, and he is currently recuperating in the hospital.

Look at the terrible things the Investigation Bureau has done!

Local California media headlines read: "Shocking! The FBI did this to an elderly person!"

However, when a reporter astutely inquires about the specific amount of losses, the indignant members often become evasive and change the subject.

After all, why pay so much in membership fees? And why be so easily deceived? It really doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

"Four hundred thousand dollars!"

At the crucial moment, it was The Sun that revealed the details.

"According to reliable sources, the 'President' earned as much as $400,000 from this trip to California!"

When public opinion was almost unanimously in favor of a dirty shady deal, The Sun stepped in.

It will not allow its "Heroes List" brand to be tarnished by arguments that it is "just a lackey of the government."

The Sun's article didn't dwell on the moral debate of "collusion," but instead took a different approach, vehemently defending the "president's" professional standing from the perspective of competence.

The article first compares in detail the different personas the "president" presented during his three scams:
The first time, he played the role of a dignified and cold bureaucrat in the investigation bureau, scaring the guilty grassroots law enforcement officers into silence.

The second time, he transformed into a righteous and impartial bearded action captain, delivering a passionate speech with a firm gaze, perfectly embodying the image of a "messenger of justice," even intimidating the reporters with his aura; the third time, he became a sinister and pale "pretty boy" detective, his smile sending chills down people's spines, bringing the cold-blooded extortion art of unscrupulous law enforcement officers to its extreme.

"The key is not that he changed his makeup and clothes," the article emphasizes, "but that he can exude a core temperament and aura that matches his identity from the inside out!"

What do you call that? That's called professionalism! And it's top-tier professionalism in the industry!
The article also focuses on analyzing the president's precise grasp of people's hearts and human nature:

"Say the right thing to the right person, attack their heart with the right words, and strike at their weakest and most irresistible point with every step. This is also a psychological control skill at the top level in the industry!"

"Did they really think those he fooled were complete idiots? No, they just encountered a master con artist who elevated deception to the level of art!"

In short, The Sun's message is that we should look at the technology from a technical perspective, setting aside any biases!
Putting aside whether he colluded with the investigation bureau, just look at the hard power he has demonstrated. Wouldn't you say he's a hero worthy of being recorded in the history of fraud?

This "technical post" left a group of media outlets, who had been deceived in the past and were now leading the way in questioning the claims, speechless.

Damn, I'm so angry! If I disagree with what The Sun says, wouldn't that mean they're all idiots?

Unlike the media's indignation and confusion, the public's admiration for the "president" did not diminish because of the "collusion conclusion."

It could even be said that after reading The Sun's "technical post," everyone's admiration for them intensified.

Because everyone had silently calculated the proceeds of the "president's" three scams: at least 500,000 the first time (after half was distributed), tens of thousands the second time, and 400,000 the third time...

Even disregarding the fact that he had to give half of the "compensation" to the Bureau of Investigation for the third time, his team received seven or eight hundred thousand dollars, which could be rounded up to a million dollars!

Wow! ! !
In an era when the average worker's weekly wage was only a few dozen dollars, countless people's eyes instantly turned to glittering money symbols, as if they had seen the ultimate shortcut to financial freedom.

Did the "President" collude with the Bureau of Investigation?

It's not that people don't believe it; on the contrary, almost everyone believes it's true—because it's something a federal agency would do.

But as The Sun points out, if you were to replace him with someone else who "colluded" with the FBI, could he consistently perform so flawlessly? Could he so accurately grasp people's minds? Could he create such legendary dramatic effects?
"President," just one word: God!

This sentiment even gave rise to a fanatical culture of believers.

Many young people have said, "If the 'president' would take me as his dog, no, as his apprentice, I'd be willing to collude with the devil!"

"Collusion? That's called a powerful alliance! The Bureau of Investigation provides the platform, and the 'President' showcases his talents—that's the right way to realize the American dream!"

Meanwhile, astute screenwriters and directors have already begun quietly developing films based on the "president's" exploits, with titles already in mind—"The Three-Piece Investigation Bureau" or "The King of Scammers"!
While the American public was busy watching the drama unfold, British diplomats were practically furious!
They were harassed for no reason, protested, and kept a close eye on it, and this is the result? This is it?
Instead of catching the "President" to explain the damage to their reputation, the Bureau of Investigation did not even offer an apology, but instead used a ridiculous "ten thousand dollar reward" to get by.
But this is America, and nobody cares how angry they are.

The enraged British diplomats then embellished their accounts of their “tragic experiences” and what they had seen and heard in this farce and sent them back to major European media outlets.

Naturally, a series of reports on the theme "America is still collapsing" appeared in major European newspapers.

The Times, for example, used extremely harsh language to describe how the Bureau of Investigation colluded with fraudsters to share the spoils, and how it used ridiculous rewards to appease the public, describing the U.S. federal government as "a gang of robbers who make their fortunes by harming the collective interest!"

Americans may have achieved industrial success, but spiritually and morally they remain a wasteland.

"Money is their only faith. They will do anything for money, including renting out their country's law enforcement authority like a prostitute."

New evidence has emerged to support the "collapse of America" ​​theory!

These "serious" reports, naturally, wouldn't describe the "president's" keen intuition and superb skills like The Sun did. Therefore, what most Europeans saw was—

A conman colludes with law enforcement to easily swindle huge sums of money from foolish police officers, bureaucrats, and wealthy businessmen, and is then idolized by the American people!
The New World is full of gold, and the locals lack basic vigilance!
In an instant, countless self-proclaimed heroes of Europe, who considered themselves exceptionally skilled and ambitious, turned their greedy and excited eyes to that new continent that seemed to be flowing with milk, honey, and dollars.

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(End of this chapter)