America 1919

At the helm of a nation's espionage organization, having done so for decades, the person who managed to repeatedly threaten the President of the United States and who held the most secrets of the entire United States and even the world, actually had the outcome of a peaceful ending.

This is truly a miracle in the history of world politics.

If Donnie could integrate him into his ranks, then Donnie's business would definitely go very smoothly from here on out!

An exceptional talent indeed!

Of course, Hoover was a man hard to truly control. A better method was to tightly tie his personal interests with one's own!

Hoover was not swayed by Donnie's pacing, and simply asked calmly, "Where did I go wrong?"

Donnie said, "The greatest deterrence of a secret lies in it being a secret, unknown to anyone. But once you tell your opponent this secret, you actually lose control over the entire situation. So just now, in your attempt to display the intelligence you hold, you chose to tell me, thereby allowing me to immediately think of ways to deal with these matters.

And you have lost the best leverage you had over me!"

Hoover considered Donnie's words carefully and finally nodded, "Thank you for the reminder, Donnie. I think I will not make such a mistake again!"

Donnie slightly nodded, "Moreover, you come across as too sharp, which doesn't fit your identity. This will make everyone who meets you for the first time instinctively be more cautious, and at that time, it will also increase the difficulty of accomplishing what you want!"

Hoover fell into thought and then closed his eyes. When he reopened them, the sharpness in his eyes was gone. Looking into his eyes then, one would feel as if they were no different from an ordinary person.

"How about now?" Hoover asked Donnie.

Donnie nodded, "Much better. At least now, if I saw you for the first time, I would just think you were an ordinary tourist visiting Atlantic City!"

Hoover smiled, "I'm curious, Donnie, how do you know all this?"

Donnie pointed upwards, "God told me!"

Hoover laughed heartily, "I never believe in God!"

Donnie said, "You can choose to believe!"
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Hoover was taken aback again, "I must admit, chatting with you, Donnie, is a very pleasant thing, but such a conversation can't change the relationship between us. If you can't agree to my terms, I will continue my investigation of you!"

Donnie laughed heartily, "Do you think if I agreed to your terms, you wouldn't investigate me anymore?"

Hoover found himself feeling profoundly powerless when facing Donnie; this man always had a way of explaining complex matters in a very simple way.

What's more, Donnie's words cut right to the core, making it impossible for him to refute.

Of course, Hoover could deny what Donnie said, but Hoover believed that Donnie certainly wouldn't buy it. Besides, to do so would be somewhat insulting to his own intelligence.

With this in mind, Hoover decided to change his approach in negotiating with Donnie.

"Alright, Donnie, let's hear it. What exactly will it take for you to agree to cooperate with GID?"

Since all roundabout persuasions had already failed to move Donnie, it might as well be better to openly lay the issues on the table!

"Now this has the feel of a negotiation!" Donnie laughed. "However, I'm not interested in cooperating with the GID, but I am very interested in a personal partnership with you, Edgar!"