After walking out of the secret prison of the Turkish National Security Committee in Ankara, Michelle could only look up and sigh as she looked back at this heavily guarded but filthy place.
After graduating with honors from college, the little foreign girl relied on her family's support to successfully enter the Pentagon as an intern. She was adventurous, passionate, and worked very hard, and quickly obtained the position of a senior employee.
When receiving training, Michelle was told that she would face many shady stories and hidden secrets in the future, and the way to get promoted was to keep secrets. But she always thought that what she had to face must be the enemy's ugly shady secrets and sinful secrets.
Unexpectedly, I learned that it was my own first.
"What a hell."
Back at the embassy in Ankara, Michelle reported to her superiors. But even the top brass of the CIA expressed helplessness. They couldn't do anything to the local chickens. If they could write the matter into the daily briefing and submit it to the White House, they would be fulfilling their duties.
Whether the report is thrown into the shredder or stuffed into the septic tank, only God knows - how many things does a global empire have to manage in a day? Each one seems extremely urgent.
Michelle stayed in the embassy until late at night. Before she was about to take a break, the operator suddenly transferred a call to her and informed her that someone wanted to break the news to her about the local high-level officials secretly smuggling prohibited goods into the black market.
There was a hoarse voice on the phone. It was impossible to tell the difference between male and female. It sounded like he had used a voice changer to cover it up. The other person started talking about Michelle's recent trip to prison and wanted to reveal more inside stories.
“The security department intercepted the smuggled ‘scrap’ tank engines, but some senior officials discovered that this was a way to make money and took over the business themselves.
The remaining more than 500 intercepted engines were not transported back to the ordnance warehouse, but continued to be sent to Boryspil. This transaction was completed before the smuggling case was fully investigated."
The whistleblower gave a dramatic inside story - the local security department felt that others were making less money than they were making, so they not only confiscated the US$5 million that the smugglers had made previously, but also closed the subsequent business.
Ha... Michelle really didn't know whether to laugh or cry about this, but she had to admit that it was a good idea. At worst, the blame would be placed on the heads of those dozen unlucky guys, and the scapegoats would be ready-made.
But this revelation is not big enough. It is just more than 2,200 "waste products" that have been stored in warehouses for ten years. How can official smuggling be called smuggling? This matter cannot be brought to the table at all.
Michelle said that she had taken note of it and the two parties would keep in touch and hoped that the whistleblower would provide more and more accurate information.
"Isn't this enough?" The whistleblower said on the phone a series of names and positions of senior officials involved in smuggling. Judging from the content, this person knew quite a lot.
"Not enough." Out of the instinct of an intelligence officer, Michelle felt that she could squeeze out more information. "If you really want to get rid of a few high-ranking people, you need to expose more and more serious problems."
The whistleblower took a deep breath and said after a moment: "Okay, you will get more information."
After hanging up the phone, Michelle went to sleep. She also understood now that the world is pursuing peace, and the biggest hot spot in the news is the giant octopus in the Sea of Marmara - it appeared again recently, causing the waterway to
clogged.
A week later, the whistleblower called Michelle as promised, "I have conclusive information that TUSAS is smuggling the seekers and engines of the AIM-120 'Amram' missiles."
TUSAS is the abbreviation of Tuji Aerospace Industries, an aircraft manufacturing plant built with the help of the United States. The Amram missile is the latest medium-range missile of the United States.
Of course Michelle took this matter seriously and quickly asked for details.
The whistleblower claimed that in order to make money, some local high-ranking officials excluded advanced missiles from weapons and equipment in the name of training consumption, and then transported them to Boryspil across the Black Sea to sell them for money.
One sold for two million dollars, making a fortune.
"This is a smuggling black hole. As defenders of freedom and democracy, you must block it." The whistleblower seemed extremely excited on the phone. He even gave the smuggling route and the people handling it.
Michelle felt that the situation was serious and quickly contacted her superiors to try to intervene in the investigation in the name of NATO. But her superiors came back with one sentence,
"How to check the ammunition consumed during training? Unless you can find direct witness evidence in Boryspil, a hasty investigation will only damage the relationship between allies."
It is true that Michelle was hit even more and hated her even more. She continued to appease the whistleblower and tried to establish direct contact with him, such as meeting in person.
but......
"Isn't your CIA the most powerful intelligence agency in the world? Why don't you take action? It really disappoints me." The other party said that he would continue to give more inside information, and then hung up the phone angrily.
Michelle was at a loss what to do, so she sought help from her colleagues in Kiev, hoping to learn the latest news about the current black market at the airport.
"Black market? Everything is about to become an open market."
The intelligence officer of the embassy said that the tense atmosphere in Kiev has gradually disappeared recently. “Borispil openly advertised in newspapers and televisions, and his wholesale business of civilian supplies is getting bigger and bigger.
This market is undergoing transformation, separating prohibited goods from civilian products. Merchants throughout the Ermao family have found that this market is well-managed, with fair sales, low prices, stable public security, and particularly convenient transportation.
They even sent promotional leaflets to our embassy, openly expressing their welcome to harmless commercial activities. The embassy's field staff actually went there and bought back many pirated games, books and videos at very cheap prices.
As for the sales of prohibited goods, they adopt a membership system, and only those who have passed strict review can conduct transactions. In order to protect the safety of customers, they also launch a sales and purchasing service, and even illegal art can be bought and sold.
By the way, their underground bank has launched a money laundering business. Although the fees are high, they have indeed bypassed supervision. For partners, ‘Holy Light’ even provides free financial value-added services, which are also very popular.”
Kiev’s intelligence officers described Boryspil’s development as “miraculous”. The last time the Public Intellectuals faction had Americans as their backers, they failed to crack down on this black market. Instead, they gave it a big advertisement.
“Now we really have no choice because this black market is considering paying taxes to Kiev. There is public discussion on TV to allow it to be legalized.
Because in the early days of this market, monthly tax revenue exceeded 20 to 30 million U.S. dollars, which was enough to support Kiev’s civil servants. Not to mention it brought a large number of production orders and cheap goods to the Ermao.”
Michelle didn't expect that it had only been half a month since she left Kiev, and the changes there would be so drastic. The opponent's power had penetrated into every corner of society, and it was impossible to do any follow-up investigation.
A few days later, the whistleblower in Ankara called again, with an urgent and low tone, "There is absolutely shocking news, but in order to ensure my safety, I cannot tell you the source of the news."
Michelle had heard enough 'shocks' recently that she was almost numb, so she asked lazily: "Tell me, I'm recording it. I hope it's really shocking enough."
"TUSAS sold an F-16C fighter jet for money," the whistleblower said.
"What?" Michelle exclaimed: "A whole fighter jet? This is a serious betrayal of the United States."
"Yes, yes, you should investigate quickly. I have conclusive evidence. Investigate quickly, investigate quickly, and arrest those corrupt officials immediately."