1166th I Have Never Seen Such a Brazen Person
Questions like a cannonball shot out continuously from Bird and Richard's mouths.
And at this time, the scene was even more uproar...
There is no bidding for a purchase of 150 million yuan?
And Pompeo actually received a kickback of 30 million US dollars from it?
Is this Nima still worth it? If this spreads, it will definitely be the biggest corruption case ever exposed by the US government!
At this moment, the reporters all seemed to have drunk ten bottles of Red Bull, and their eyeballs were all red.
They all stared at Pompeo, panting heavily, waiting to see how this guy would answer.
"hehe……"
Pompeo didn't rush to answer, but smiled first.
And his smile at this time seemed so weird.
But the lawyer beside him seemed very nervous at this moment, and grabbed him.
"You can choose not to answer this question."
And Pompeo smiled: "It's nothing? I can answer."
His words were very loud, and the reporters next to him became even more excited. Today is really not a mistake, there are so many exciting stories here.
At this time, Xiao Feng, who was sitting in front of the TV and watching the hearing, was quite satisfied with Pompeo's performance.
As expected of the thick-skinned Marshal Canopy, he was able to stay calm at this moment.
But you guys are really greedy enough.
You told me before that you only received 6 million kickbacks, but now they are accusing you of 30 million.
What the hell...
Everyone knows with his ass, this guy must have received 30 million, or even more than 30 million, maybe more.
"First, let me answer Senator Byrd's question. I remember the purchase you mentioned very clearly. In fact, I approved it in 201X."
"The other thing is that you accused me of not inviting bids for this procurement, and I cannot accept this accusation."
"Because the items purchased at that time were very messy and not of the same type of product."
"And most of the purchased items are office supplies, as well as office supplies from our headquarters and some office areas that are not convenient to disclose."
"Many things are very fragmented and trivial, and it is even inconvenient to come forward for bidding."
"So it can only be delivered to an agent in the form of packaged purchases."
Pompeo's answer was well-founded, but Senator Bird of Virginia who was sitting across from him. McCarthy didn't think so.
"Hehe, it's very good to sign, Mr. Pompeo, I can't agree with your statement, since you said that this purchase is mainly to purchase some office supplies."
"Then I'm very surprised, these office supplies, what can't be open for bidding."
"And according to what you said, these office supplies are nothing more than paper, pens and ink, as well as desks and chairs. How can you spend 150 million on these office supplies?"
Bird's question cut to the core.
Knowledgeable friends know that the prices of these commodities are extremely cheap in terms of the purchasing power of the US dollar.
Take office pens for example. At the dollar store, you can buy ten of them for one dollar.
If the quality is good, you can buy ten or even twelve for two dollars.
As for paper, that's not to mention. In the North American continent, which already produces wood, these papers are cheap as hell.
"May I ask if the CIA has millions of employees? Otherwise, I really don't understand how the CIA consumed more than 100 million dollars in office supplies."
"In my concept, as long as you purchase such office supplies for one million dollars, it will be enough for your organization to use for several years."
Senator Richard next to him also asked aggressively at this time.
This time, the question of these two people can be said to be directed at the core.
There was a moment of silence in the entire multifunctional hall.
Pompeo fiddled with the pen in his hand, and was not in a hurry to answer the question.
And the reporters behind were also holding their breath at this moment, preparing to see what would happen next.
Will Pompeo collapse, if not,
How could he resolve such a tricky question from the other party.
At this time, Pompey finally put down the pen in his hand, and said to Byrd and Richard as if he had made a lot of determination.
"Well, since you have to ask, then I will answer truthfully. There may be some state secrets involved, so I will try to avoid it as much as possible."
"The two of you must also know that our CIA has many 'safe houses' overseas!"
The two senators on the stage couldn't help being taken aback when they heard this.
Naturally, they have all heard of safe houses, and even Hollywood has made many movies based on those houses.
And these safe houses, just as described in the movie, are for the CIA's intelligence personnel to settle down.
For example, when they perform missions abroad, they will use this safe house as a foothold.
Firstly, there is no need to worry about being monitored and monitored here, and secondly, this safe house is also very safe.
The internal mechanism will be reinforced and transformed, and a considerable amount of materials will be stored in the safe house.
In addition to food and water, there will be various weapons and combat equipment.
Even more advanced ones will have operating rooms, various medical equipment, blood stations and so on.
Anyway, this kind of safe house is not just a place for CIA agents to perform missions overseas.
It also provides them with a safe haven.
When Pompeo mentioned this name, Byrd and Richard felt that something was not right, and they exchanged a look.
Then Bird nodded: "Yes, Mr. Pompeo, we know about the safe house, but what does that have to do with your approved purchase?"
Pompeo smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll be straightforward. In fact, we planned to build more than 50 safe houses that year."
"These safe houses are mainly used by our special agents who perform missions overseas."
"These safe houses are not only to provide them with a safe environment, they are also their last bastion, so the construction standards of the safe houses are very high."
“And in order to stand out, we usually buy unobtrusive houses and let our own people remodel them.”
"And this process is very expensive. According to our standards, a safe house is usually worth three million dollars."
"Especially in large cities in many countries, the cost of this kind of safe house will be higher, but we have to do it."
"And this part of the cost cannot be reflected in the annual expenditure."
"It is even more impossible for such a project to be publicly tendered."
The reporters at the scene were silent, this Pompey Zhente is a genius.
Although everyone knows that he is talking nonsense, but you have nothing to do with him because you can't find any evidence that he is lying.
Richard on the stage was even more outrageous at this time, and he slammed the table.
"You are talking nonsense. I don't understand why the basic cost of a safe house is more than three million?"
"Could it be that you bought these safe houses in Upper Manhattan?"
Pompeo was not angry either, he smiled and looked at Richard and replied.
"Senator Daley, a safe house is not what you think it is a mansion in a high-end living area."
"The safe house is expensive because of its interior decoration and consumables."
"For example, after we buy a house in an area, we will renovate the house."
"Bulletproof glass must be installed in the house, as well as explosion-proof doors and windows. In addition, escape routes and communication equipment must be designed."
"In addition, we have to equip the house with enough food and water, as well as various weapons and ammunition."
"The most important thing is that we need to install life-saving equipment in the house, such as a simple operating room."
"There is another configuration with the highest price, that is, we will configure blood cabinets in the safe house."
"Various types of plasma will be stored in it to ensure that our secret service can receive the most timely treatment after being injured while performing missions outside."
"And just such a refrigerated blood cabinet, do you know how much it will cost?"
"And the blood in this blood cabinet still needs to be replaced regularly to ensure its effectiveness..."
"Believe me, if you understand this, you won't feel that this safe house is expensive. For such a safe house, three million dollars is definitely the price of cabbage."
Pompei talked eloquently, while Xiao Feng, who was sitting in front of the TV, couldn't help sighing.
These American politicians really opened his eyes and let him know what it means to be brazen.
You can tell such a lie in front of the camera, won't your conscience hurt?
And the opposite Bird. McCarthy and Richard. Daly, even more angry at this time, his face turned eggplant-colored.
Both of them knew that Pompey was lying, but they had no proof.
"You're talking nonsense. Don't think I don't know, do you really think that your agents, all of them are 007, have to go through life and death every day?"
Finally Byrd. McCarthy couldn't help it, and cursed.
Unexpectedly, Pompey, who was sitting opposite, suddenly changed his face.
"I'm talking nonsense? Senator Byrd, what do you mean?"
"Is it wrong for me, as the director of the CIA, to ensure the personal safety of every agent under me as much as possible?"
"Are you willing to watch my agents die just to save a little money?"
Pompeo finally caught a loophole in the other party's words and launched a counterattack.
And his series of soul tortures actually directly killed Byrd on the opposite side. McCarthy was left speechless.
What the hell, they came to label Pompey today, but who would have thought that they would be turned against the general by this guy at this time.
The faces of both of them turned liver-colored with anger, but they were looking at the reporters who had already pointed their cameras at them.
This fire can only be suppressed abruptly...
After all, at this time, the reporters who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal were all staring at them. Now it was live broadcasting across the United States.
If you make a wrong trip, you will lose your face.