Life and death

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In 1962, President de Gaulle recognized the independence of Algeria, the former French colony. Many people regarded this as a betrayal of France. Some radical soldiers therefore vowed to kill de Gaulle. On June 15th of the following year, Colonel Mark Rodin and others of the French secret army organization exiled abroad planned in a hotel in Vienna and decided to hire a British professional assassin to complete this task. The Englishman offered a price of half a million dollars. The amount is not small! But in order to realize the new plan, Colonel Rodin accepted his condition. The British said that as soon as half of the money, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, was deposited in his name, he would immediately start to act. The deal was closed! The British killer told them that he would keep in touch with them under the code name "Jackal". In order to raise a huge sum of 500,000 U.S. dollars, the secret army organized a series of robberies in France. They robbed banks and shops, and even intercepted trucks with cash in broad daylight. This series of crazy actions for money quickly attracted the attention of the French Secret Service. Maurice Bouvier, head of the Criminal Police of the French Judicial Police, was ordered to detect these robberies and to find out whether there was a major conspiracy behind these robberies. Maurice Bouvier has made great achievements in social security. After careful arrangements, he quickly confirmed that a series of robberies were instigated by a secret army organization. Undoubtedly, the secret army organization is planning a new conspiracy, and the authorities must stand ready to ensure public order and the safety of the president. After "Jackal" accepted the task, he began his preparations. He determined a plan of action and studied a lot of information about Charles de Gaulle's activities. One day, he saw a Danish who looked very much like him at Heath Airport in London, followed him closely, and stole his passport at the money exchange counter. Later, he obtained a copy of his birth certificate and sent it to the London Passport Office along with that passport. A few days later, he came to Italy as the Danish "Paul Oliver Duggan". In Italy, he ordered a special rifle from a gun manufacturer at a high price of 1200 pounds: the gun body is slender and easy to disassemble; the gun is equipped with a scope and a muffler; it is equipped with a special explosive warhead. Then, he found a document forger, where he ordered three spare fake passports; and also learned a set of tricks that can make him an old man from the document forger. Soon, "Jackal" received a notice: The secret army organization has deposited two hundred and fifty thousand dollars into his bank account and told him that a person named Warmi will be in charge of contacting him. Thus, the "Jackal" began to act. At the same time, the French Secret Service also caught Volensky, the bodyguard who fetched and sent documents for the secret army organization. Under torture, Volensky confessed the code name "Jackal" and knew nothing about the others. Nevertheless, a new conspiracy to assassinate President de Gaulle has emerged. The head of the Secret Service had to meet with the president, asking him to agree to strengthen his defense, and appointed the experienced deputy chief of the police station, Lebel, to detect the conspiracy. After careful deciphering, the French letters CHACAL of "Jackal" are connected by the first three letters of the name "Charles Ha Karthrop". With the assistance of the British authorities, the situation of Carlthrop was quickly investigated. This Karlthrop is a veteran assassin. He hasn't appeared since he assassinated the President of Dominica in 1961. In the past five years, he has applied for 23 passports to go abroad. In Karlthrop's apartment, Lebel searched for his photo. So the face of this "Jackal" is now clear. After checking the registration of persons going abroad. It was discovered that the "Jackal" is now going abroad with Paul Oliver Duggan's passport, the passport number is 294111. In order to cooperate with the actions of the "Jackals", the secret army organization bought a French girl, Doritz, and asked her to try to seduce Colonel Saint Claire de Villeau in the secretary team of President Charles de Gaulle. The "Jackal" was still staying in Genoa, Italy at this time. On the scheduled date, he went to the gun maker to take away the rifle and six bullets, and went to the document forger to collect the documents. When the counterfeiter wanted to blackmail him 1,000 pounds, the "Jackal" ended his life in anger, then packed the body into a large suitcase and drove away. Later he went to the forest again. In the forest, he hung a watermelon he bought from a tree and tried the quality of the gun at a long distance. The scope of the rifle is very accurate, and the effect of the muffler is also very good. Finally, he loaded a flowering bullet and shot it at the watermelon. As soon as the bullet hit the target, the watermelon exploded to pieces. "Jackal" is very satisfied. The next day, he stole a taxi, hid the rifle in the chassis of the car, and went on the road. On the border between Italy and France, the "Jackal" successfully passed the inspection at the border station and finally set foot on French soil. He was on the phone with his contact in Paris in the small hotel on the border, When he learned that the French authorities already knew the "Jackal", he couldn't help but panic. But he was used to taking risks after all, and still drove "bravely" towards Paris. In the "Stag Hotel", the "Jackal" pretended to be a gentleman, hooked up with a lady named Collet, and spent a comfortable night with her. At this time, Chief Lebel had copied the "Jackal" photo and his forged passport number and quickly distributed it to the police everywhere. The next day, the police near the Stag Hotel saw Paul Oliver Duggan’s name from Mrs. Collet’s accommodation registration card and immediately reported it to Lebel. But when Lebel came with his assistant, the jackal had already escaped. "Jackal" spent a day nervously on the streets of Paris. He was told by his contact that his car had been recognized by the Secret Service and must be replaced quickly. When he finally hijacked another car, due to extreme fatigue and high tension, he collided with another car. The driver was hit and killed on the spot, and the "Jackal" car can no longer be used. At night, he had to dive back to Mrs. Collett again. Mrs. Collet leaked the police's search for him to the Jackal. She couldn't think that she died silently in the hands of the "Jackal" while kissing him passionately. The "Jackal" escaped from Mrs. Collett. At this time, he had put on makeup to become a Danish teacher, drove Mrs. Collet's car to a small town, and then took the train to Paris. "Jackal" escaped the detective's network several times, which made the alert and experienced Lebel suspicious. He began to suspect that someone inside him had provided news to the "Jackal". So he secretly installed a wiretap on the phones of everyone attending the meeting in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and finally obtained evidence of the crime of Dolits, the mistress of Colonel St. Claire, who was in the presidential secretary team. After the incident came to light, Colonel St. Claire shot himself and Doritz was arrested. But all this seems to be too late, the most worrying August 25 finally arrived, and the "Jackal" has not yet been arrested and brought to justice. August 25th is French Liberation Day. On this day of each year, President de Gaulle will publicly participate in celebrations under any circumstances. The "Jackal" has long been waiting for this day. The people of the French Secret Service were afraid of this day. Now, they have to strengthen their guards and closely monitor the movements of the buildings around the square to prevent accidents. The morning parade and review activities finally passed safely. In the afternoon, President de Gaulle will also appear, He will honor the meritorious personnel of the resistance movement. The "Jackal" had already entered the square in the morning. The guards only guarded against the slender, yellow-haired "Jackal", but they didn't know that the "Jackal" had used the method of the forger to make up himself into a disabled old man. He easily entered the square and mixed into a building, took out the rifle hidden in the fake limbs, and pointed the muzzle at the head of President de Gaulle. Director Lebel got a report when he visited the square and knew that an old man with a limb had entered a building. He looked up at the window of the building again, and keenly noticed that a window was concealed. He knew that the situation was critical, and rushed towards the building in three steps and two steps. At this time, a blooming bullet was whizzing towards President de Gaulle. The president's head just unconsciously leaned forward at this moment, and the bullet finally bloomed on the asphalt behind the president. Before the "Jackal" had time to load the second bullet, Chief Lebel kicked the door open and swept a shuttle bullet at him. The "Jackal" suddenly became a bloody mass. After the "Jackal" was killed, the London authorities searched Charles Karlsrop's residence. Unexpectedly, Karlsrop appeared suddenly and protested the search. Undoubtedly, the "Jackal" is not Karl Srop, but just took a vacation. Therefore, the British government denied that the "Jackal" is an Englishman... And protested the search operation. Undoubtedly, the "Jackal" is not Karl Srop, but just took a vacation. Therefore, the British government denied that the "Jackal" is an Englishman... And protested the search operation. Undoubtedly, the "Jackal" is not Karl Srop, but just took a vacation. Therefore, the British government denied that the "Jackal" is an Englishman...

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  • [Caron calls London, Assistant Commisioner Mallinson at 3:58 in the morning]

    Mallinson: I don't wish to sound rude, Inspector, but wouldn't it be better if this sort of routine inquiry could be conducted through the proper channels, preferably when we're all awake?

    Caron: Yes, I'm sorry Mr. Mallinson, but it is very urgent. Commissioner Lebel didn't wish to make a formal request; he was rather hoping that you'd cooperate with us unofficially.

    Mallinson: All right, I'll take the Commissioner's call at... 08:30, you say? Fine. Good night.

    [hangs up]

    Mallinson: What's left of it...

    Mallinson's Wife: Who was that, dear?

    Mallinson: The Old Boy Network.

  • Insp. Thomas: [to his squad] He may be abroad, traveling on a false passport. What you're going to do now is to go down to the Passport Office. Get a complete list of every passport application for the last three months.

    Special Branch Detective: But, sir...

    Insp. Thomas: I don't care who's closed, wake the buggers up! Then take all those papers down to Somerset House, get started on checking the applicants' names against death certificates. Not birth certificates, mind you. If you find a passport filed by someone who died as a child, the one who filed it might be our man. If you don't find anything in the first three months, go back another three, and another three if you have to. Right, off you go!