"At 2:27 pm Eastern time today, the commander was assassinated by a gunman while walking out of the walkway outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. The commander was shot in the chest and is receiving emergency treatment at the George Washington University Hospital. He is currently in stable condition.
The Associated Press and United Press published official information from the White House. The aforementioned information that the Commander-in-Chief was not injured is incorrect. I repeat, the aforementioned information that the Commander-in-Chief was not injured is incorrect. The Commander-in-Chief was shot in the chest and is at George Washington University.
Hospital emergency...The current condition is stable."
"What?" Ronald yelled. "Assassinate the Commander-in-Chief?"
"The news is very confusing now. The awards show may be cancelled. I will call you if I have the latest news." Niceta hung up the phone.
"When are you still thinking about the awards show?" Ronald also hung up the phone. The last leader to be assassinated was John F. Kennedy. Theoretically, it happened when he was three years old, and he doesn't remember it at all.
I picked up the phone, made a long-distance call, and found Aunt Karen who was looking after the store.
"Have you heard? The commander-in-chief was assassinated and sent to the hospital."
"What?" My aunt who was still in the rtkd dance supplies store didn't know the news yet, "Oh, no, God bless him, don't be like JFK. It seems that the curse has struck again."
"What curse?"
The aunt explained that it was a story he heard when he was a child. Legend has it that in the early 19th century, the Shawnee Indians in America were defeated by the colonists and massacred. Their leader Tecumseh cursed before his death that America's
One of the clan leaders will die unexpectedly every 20 years.
After that, every commander-in-chief who took office in a year divisible by 20 would die unexpectedly in office, either from illness or assassination. This is the famous Tekomo Curse.
After hanging up the phone, Ronald couldn't help laughing that his aunt still believed in such superstition. The current commander-in-chief was elected in 1980. The previous person who took office in a year divisible by 20 was jfk in 1960.
Hey, these two are just a coincidence.
In 1940, Roosevelt died in office. Well, strictly speaking, this does not count.
Who doesn’t remember 1920? Who else was the assassinated general? Lincoln seemed to have been assassinated too. When did Lincoln take office, 1860?
It really is?
Ronald put aside his messy thoughts and started to change the channel to see which TV station had the latest news. In comparison, the cable channel CUU had more content, and there was a summary of the latest news every ten minutes. Ronald simply stopped changing the channel.
Just stared at it.
"When the first lady entered the hospital, she repeated to the media reporters that he was fine, he was fine. Nancy tried to convey to the public that the commander-in-chief was injured, but it did not cause any serious injuries."
"The White House press secretary stated that the commander-in-chief was shot once, and the bullet hit the left side of his chest."
"The latest news from the Associated Press: After delivering a speech to the American Federation of Labor at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. stepped out of the hotel door and was shot several times by a young gunman on the sidewalk. The D.C. was injured in the chest and sent to the hospital. The White House
The press secretary was shot in the head and is in critical condition."
"After the gunman fired six shots, Secret Service agents swarmed him and subdued him. The reason for the assassination is still unclear."
"Vice-General George was asked to return to the White House immediately from Austin, Texas. This is the sixth time that a general-in-command or a candidate for general leadership has been assassinated since 1963. People can't help but think of the scene in 1963 when Vice-General Johnson was recalled.
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"The results of Datong's X-ray examination have come out. It is true that a bullet penetrated his chest and ribs. A hospital spokesman said that Datong has been pushed into the operating room."
The power of modern media began to emerge after emergencies, and various news were constantly updated. Countless American people, like Ronald, stopped what they were doing and started watching live TV to learn about the latest situation.
CUU began to mark the places where the six bullets were hit based on the live video and audio recordings. Of the three victims, two bullets hit the bulletproof vehicle, and the last one was shot because the heroic Secret Service personnel pounced on them.
Shorted.
In addition to being shocked, Ronald found that he actually enjoyed watching it. This kind of expert analysis was like a real-life detective drama, or it was broadcast live.
At 1 pm in Los Angeles and 4 pm Eastern time, the TV station finally announced that Datong had undergone a successful surgery and the bullet was removed. Datong had a lung injury and was in stable condition.
After another ten minutes, a still photo appeared on the TV. In the center of the picture were the panicked agents, the commander being pushed into the car, and the bulletproof car. There was a small pistol circled on the right side of the picture.
The host said, "According to unconfirmed information, the assassination was carried out by the .22 caliber pistol in the picture. The assassin was John Hinckley Jr. from Dallas, a successful oil businessman.
Family, he has no criminal record."
Amidst the chaos, the host broadcast another latest news, which brought a relaxed mood to the nervous people watching the live broadcast.
After being pushed into the operating room, the commander took off his oxygen mask and joked to the doctors and nurses in the operating room, "I hope all the people in the operating room today are elephants."
The surgeon who was a member of the Donkey Party replied, "Today, we are all Elephant Party members."
"You can still joke, it seems everything is fine." Ronald thought to himself.
"Ring ring ring ring..." The manager Niceta called again.
"The latest news is that the awards show tonight has been cancelled, and is tentatively postponed to tomorrow. You can rest assured in the hotel."
Ronald let out a sigh of relief. This kind of live broadcast detective medical suspense drama is really good. If you go to the Oscar party, it would be a pity not to be able to watch it for a while.
"In addition, there are rumors that the assassination of the commander-in-chief is related to Hollywood. You should not move around today, just in case, we will keep in touch."
Ronald was a little nervous again. Was he related to Hollywood? He put down the phone and remembered that not everyone might know the news, so he quickly called his friends to inform them.
Roger Coleman didn't know the news yet. After hearing it, he hurried home with his wife Julie and stayed with their three children.
Diane Lane has been informed by her agent, and she said she is staying in the hotel with her father and not going anywhere.
"NBC is showing a news summary now, watch it quickly." Diane finally said to Ronald.
Tune into the NBC channel. Their reporter Chris Wallace is broadcasting news in front of the George Washington Hospital in DC. The general's condition is stable.
Before entering the operating room, he quoted the first lady a famous saying of the former heavyweight boxing champion after losing the game: "Honey, I forgot to duck."
The camera cut back to the studio, and the NBC host continued the special report. The identity of the suspected gunman, John Hinckley, was also revealed. He appeared at a rally of the former commander-in-chief last year, and he also carried a pistol.
There was no call from Scorsese, so Ronald called again.
"I'm Ronald, looking for Marty." Ronald said.
"Who is this?" came the microphone from an unfamiliar male voice, which sounded low and capable.
"I'm Ronald, who are you?"
"This man said his name is Ronald, do you know him?" There was a burst of inquiries over there, and finally Marty's wife Isabella Rossellini came to answer the phone.
"I'm Isabella, who are you? Why are you looking for Marty?"
"I'm Ronald, from New York University..."
"Oh," Isabella said to the male voice just now, "This is my husband's student. He is also here to attend the Oscars party. He may be calling to ask about our safety."
"Yes, you can talk to him."
"Oh, Ronald, we are fine. They are FBI special agents. The gunmen who assassinated the commander today. I heard they are crazy admirers of the movie directed by Marty. We are all scared."
Crazy admirer, Ronald thought, could it be "Taxi Driver"? There is a similar plot in that.
"Are you okay? I was reminded by my agent that it might be related to Hollywood, so I called to check on your safety."
"Is that Ronald?" Scorsese asked on the other end of the receiver. Then he picked up the phone and said to Ronald, "I'm Marty. We are under the protection of FBI special agents. Nothing is wrong. The suspect Xin
Klee may be Jodie Foster's stalker and has a police record of her.
Because I'm the director of the movie, we temporarily need protection in case Hinckley has a companion, or an imitator."
"And there are companions?" Ronald was shocked. Is it possible that he will take action in Los Angeles?
"The FBI is now highly suspicious, because when Hinckley was being questioned, he once said, will today's Oscars ceremony be postponed?"
"Please don't say too much, Mr. Scorsese. It is not convenient for this information to be disclosed to the public right now."
"Ronald is my student. Well, I won't say it anymore." Scorsese asked Ronald to stay in the hotel carefully and then hung up the phone.
There is no real accomplice who wants to act at the Oscars party, right?
Ronald was really a little scared. He called the reservation service and decided not to go there. He just watched TV in the hotel.
"ABC's new TV series 'America's Last Hero' will rename the protagonist Ralph Hinckley to Hartley."
"The Dow Jones and S&P fell today, and the New York Stock Exchange announced an early closing. The U.S. dollar exchange rate showed signs of instability."
"Air Force Two, which is aboard the Vice Commander-in-Chief, has arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, and the Vice-Commander will arrive at the White House in a bulletproof vehicle."
"The NCAA basketball finals have been decided to be held as scheduled tonight. Indiana University and the University of North Carolina, both sides of the game, will observe a moment of silence with the 18,000 spectators at the Philadelphia Arena."
What a moment of silence, the commander-in-chief is not dead yet. Ronald complained.
"The Oscars awards show has been postponed for one day. It is reported that President Datong has recorded a video speech in advance and will play it at the awards show. It is not clear whether the organizing committee will play this video tomorrow night."
"What a crazy day," Ronald thought as he sat on the couch eating pizza.