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“I don’t quite understand what you mean!” Carter said, puzzled.

“In three years at most, I will give up on the CIA!” Josie said, revealing a topic that shocked Carter.

“…What? Why?” Carter was very surprised when he heard this.

Since its establishment, the CIA, under Josie's control, has been thriving and has achieved numerous great successes in the years since its founding.

Therefore, Carter could not understand Josh's decision to leave the CIA.

In particular, Josh had an extremely close relationship with President Truman, who had just been re-elected last year.

“There’s an old saying in the East: ‘A new emperor brings a new court.’ The CIA has a special position. When Harry was in that position, there weren’t many problems, but what about after he steps down? Although it’s still early, Dwight’s succession is very clear. He’s not someone you can easily deal with,” Josie said.

Harry is Truman's name, and Dwight is Eisenhower's.

The former is the type who reciprocates kindness with equal respect, which is why he is also the target of strong support from many investors.

But Eisenhower was not.

Of course, there is another very important point: Josie needs to continue paving the way for the newly formed United Kingdom of Austria in a few years and for his eldest daughter, who will become the first in line to the throne in the future. His position in the CIA is no longer suitable for him to stay—at least not on the surface.

After his departure from the CIA, his successor, while not exactly a purge, almost certainly underwent a large-scale reshuffle.

Of course, only Josie himself knew that no matter how the CIA adjusted, unless it was completely dismantled and reorganized, it would always be under the control of the Ouroboros in the shadows. This was not something that could be changed simply by him resigning from his position as a high-ranking CIA official.

"Is it really that bad? Hoover was the FBI director for so many years and he was fine. And what will I do if you leave?" Carter said with concern after hearing what Josie said.

If what Josh said is true, then there is no problem with him retiring after achieving his goal. However, the situation is not so good for her, who was promoted by Josh.

“Haha, times have changed, and circumstances have changed. Besides, Hoover’s situation isn’t very good right now…” Josie stopped there, not finishing her sentence.

The fact is that Truman was already preparing to take action against Hoover.

This is a Marvel-centric world, not Josie's past life.

Because of Hydra's existence, Hoover's power, while not weakened, could never reach the level of absolute dominance that Josie's previous world had. At least a third of the FBI's power was actually controlled by the Council long ago.

In addition, Josie founded the CIA, and the Council provided the CIA with a large amount of resources. Furthermore, in recent years, the CIA has continuously cracked various espionage cases, including Leviathan, and made outstanding contributions in events such as the Wakanda War. It has also brought huge benefits to the United States in many special projects such as spaceflight and super soldiers.

The FBI, however, has lagged behind in this regard, only able to follow in others' footsteps.

This also greatly contributed to the decline in the status of Hoover and the FBI.

Hoover did take action, but with Josie and the CIA secretly possessing a great deal of advanced technology and superhuman strength, his actions only resulted in losses for himself and his troops.

It has to be said that Josie absolutely loves this era where, as long as there are no witnesses, no one can do anything about it.

Furthermore, the recordings and photographs that Hoover possessed, which could have been used to threaten political figures, became completely useless to the CIA.

The reason is simple: in that era, recordings and photographs were very difficult to fake because the technology was lacking.

However, in the future world, technologies such as audio forgery and photo synthesis will be far more advanced, producing things that are clearer and more realistic than the genuine articles of this era. Moreover, with current technology, these forgeries would be impossible to verify.

So, without Josie having to actually search, she simply obtained a lot of Hoover's voice and photo materials through normal interviews and photography. After having the AI ​​robot process them a little, a whole bunch of evidence of Hoover's treason was created.

It was enough for Truman to legitimately crush Hoover.

So if Hoover had obediently stepped down and handed over some special information controlled by the FBI before Truman's term ended, he might have been able to return home peacefully and enjoy his later years.

But if you're not honest... hehe.

When Hoover stepped down, the CIA and FBI, the two most important intelligence agencies in the United States, fell into the hands of Hydra/Ouroboros.

Whether Josie continues to serve as the CIA director is completely irrelevant.

Of course, this doesn't mean Hydra can act with complete impunity. After all, there's also S.H.I.E.L.D., which was officially established last year by Howard, who personally serves as its director and has taken over the entire Paperclip Project.

"As for you... there's really no need to worry. Whether it's your status as the only semi-public super soldier or your relationship with Captain America, no matter who the CIA director is, they won't be foolish enough to target you. But compared to continuing as a team leader in the operations department, have you ever thought about becoming the boss yourself?" Josie asked.

In fact, compared to the FBI under Hoover's control and S.H.I.E.L.D. under Howard's control, the most unstable person after Josh left the CIA was actually Carter, one of his own.

Carter had absolute trust in him, but he wouldn't have the same trust in anyone else. So if Josh left while Carter remained in the CIA, it might actually cause problems.

"You want to be the boss yourself? Do you expect me to be the CIA director?" Carter rolled his eyes at this.

“No, not the CIA director, but an agency that is under the jurisdiction of Congress and reports directly to a special committee of Congress, parallel to the CIA,” Josie explained, shaking her head.

"Oh? I've never heard of such an organization before?" Carter asked, somewhat puzzled, after hearing Josie's words.

Having spent so many years in the U.S. intelligence community, Carter was not only intimately familiar with it, but also knew almost everything about it.

But she had never heard of the organization that Josie mentioned.

“That’s normal, because this organization is just a proposal right now, it’s just passed Congress and is waiting for Harry (Truman) to sign it. Because the person in charge of this organization is not suitable for someone with political leanings, you are a good fit.” Josie explained, “However, the tasks this organization will undertake in the future will also be quite dangerous—if you really go, there are many things I won’t be able to help you with.”

It has to be said that Americans may be born with a penchant for stirring up trouble. They talk about democracy all the time, but their intelligence agencies that violate democracy keep popping up one after another.

In Josie's previous life, the United States had as many as 17 publicly known intelligence organizations. Can you believe it?

In this situation, having multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. and IMF agencies is naturally not a big deal.

Moreover, the IMF is not a large organization like the CIA or the FBI.

It's more of a special operations force that takes orders from Congress.

"Danger? I'm not afraid of danger at all. What's the name of this organization?" Carter asked.

“Impossible Mission Force!” Josie said.

“The Impossible Mission Intelligence Agency? The IMF? That’s certainly a good name.” Carter’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"So you agree?" Josie could tell from her expression that she was tempted.

Cardi nodded.

“Then come with me when I go to Washington next week!” Josie nodded.

Although he seemed to be traveling all over the world for the past year or so, he actually returned to Washington every one or two months.

One reason is to demonstrate their political presence, and the other is to keep track of the progress of their own industries.

The following day, Carter bid farewell to Josie and Margot and left Neuschwanstein Castle.

As a working professional, she couldn't live a leisurely life like Josh. Under the Cold War backdrop, the CIA was extremely busy. Although she had agreed to go to the IMF as promised to Josh, she wouldn't just abandon her current work at the CIA because of that. Besides, even if she left, she would have to hand over everything properly, wouldn't she?

But when she left, she saw Vito just returning from outside.

And judging from the looks of it, he's injured?

This greatly surprised Carter.

As someone who had been by Josh's side ever since they met, Carter knew very well that Vito's strength was definitely not lacking, even though she had never seen him fight.

So who hurt him?

Carter was full of questions, but seeing that Vito had already headed towards the garden, clearly in a hurry to find Josie and not intending to pay any attention to her, she didn't press the matter further.

Does anyone know if it involves any classified information?

"Boss, we've contacted them, but they didn't accept the order directly. Instead, they want to meet with you!" In the garden, Vito approached Josie, who was sitting there drinking tea and reading the newspaper, looking as serene as a retired old man, and said softly.

"Meet me? What does he want?" Upon hearing this, Josie put down her newspaper and frowned slightly.

"I don't know... Boss, I've embarrassed you!" Vito said, looking rather displeased.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Hearing Vito's words, Josie finally looked up at her trusted confidant. Although there wasn't much of a change in his expression, just a somewhat downcast mood, Josie still noticed something was off about him and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "You're injured? He attacked you?"

"Actually... I was the one who started it... but I didn't expect him to be as powerful as you said, boss!" Vito lowered his head awkwardly when he saw that Josie was a little angry.

Now it was Josie's turn to be speechless. Vito had provoked them first and then gotten beaten up, so it wasn't convenient for him to directly lead his men to attack their door.

Although Josie is always protective of her own, this is no excuse for being overly protective.

Moreover, judging from Vito's condition, it's clear that the other party didn't go all out. Otherwise, given Vito's strength, it wouldn't have been easy for him to return unscathed.

“He’s an old monster who’s lived for thousands of years and has a divine artifact in his hands. Even if you’ve been modified, it’s normal that you can’t beat him. It would be strange if you won. I would never have thought of handing this matter over to him… But you can’t just get beaten up like this. Doesn’t he want to see me? Then let’s see him!” Josie picked up the cup on the table, took a sip, and said leisurely.

“Boss…” Vito was touched by what he heard.

"Hey? Don't make a scene like that. It's not because of you. The other party isn't as simple as you think. I met with them mainly because I really needed to show my strength, otherwise they would really look down on me. Also, next time something like this happens, you can't be so reckless," Josie said, waving her hand.

"Yes, boss, I won't!" Vito nodded emphatically.

"It's a good thing you were smart and didn't use the drug, otherwise someone would have died, that would have been a real problem!" Josie said, standing up. The Ten Rings, what secrets are hidden inside?

Chapter 229 Xu Wenwu

Air Force One slowly landed at Kai Tak Airport in Bauhinia City.

"Sir, we're almost there, it's time to get ready to disembark!" Jia Ying, dressed in a very modern flight attendant's suit, walked with elegant steps and gently pressed the intercom outside the living room, reminding Qiao Xi inside.

Within two minutes, the door opened, and Josie, dressed formally, walked out.

"Sir, the airport's general manager is waiting downstairs. Would you like to see him?" Jia Ying asked after tidying up Qiao Xi's clothes a little.

Prior to acquiring Sulawesi, Bauhinia City was Continental Airlines' most important investment region in Asia.

Under Josie's instructions, the company's senior management negotiated with the governor of Bauhinia City and purchased a large area of ​​land around Kai Tak Airport. They expanded the airport and obtained the operating rights. In Josie's previous life, Kai Tak Airport, although used from the 1920s to the late 1990s, was very small in size due to various reasons. It only had one runway that could accommodate large aircraft, so it had to be relocated later.

However, in the mid-40s, the population of Bauhinia City had not yet exploded, and there was still a lot of vacant land around Kai Tak Airport, and it was very cheap.

Therefore, Continental Airlines bought a large area of ​​land around Kai Tak Airport early on and expanded it into a large airport with two runways.

Whether it's continued operation or land appreciation, it's a sure-fire way to make a profit in the future.

This is why the senior management at Kai Tak Airport are naturally from Continental Airlines Group, and are also subordinates of Josh.