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In order to find out Harris's purchase channels, Liu Wei asked Zhou Yulong to go to Colombia again, but this time the place he went to was not the drug lord's marijuana plantation, but the US military base outside San Jose. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When Liu Wei came back, Zhou Yulong was telling a few little ladies about his legendary experience.

Seeing Liu Wei coming, Zhou Yulong hurriedly asked them to go back to their room to sleep.

"How's it going, is there a catch?"

"Of course, it's a big bonus." Zhou Yulong inserted an SD card into his laptop, "This is the details of all the drugs transported from the US military base in the past three days, the installation process, and the process of dispensing the drugs have been filmed, and the numbers of those transport planes have also been photographed." ”

"When will the last one arrive?"

"Two hours later."

Liu Wei nodded and looked at Zhou Yulong.

"According to what you said, I have sent these photos to major news outlets in the United States, and the information posted on the Internet will be automatically disseminated to major websites in half an hour."

"So, let's just wait and see what's going on."

Zhou Yulong nodded with a smile, got up and walked towards the cupboard. "Want something?"

"Whatever, aren't you going to sleep?"

"I went to bed very early, and I can't sleep now."

Those who can't sleep are definitely not only Liu Wei and Zhou Yulong.

As hundreds of journalists flocked to the Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, news of drug smuggling by US special forces immediately spread throughout the United States.

Although journalists were not allowed to enter the military base, everyone knew that it was unlikely to be faked.

Subsequently, more news appeared on the Internet, with hundreds of photos detailing how the US special forces stationed in Colombia used military transport planes to transport tons of drugs back to the United States.

When Secretary of Defense Gates received the news, it was too late to prevent the situation from escalating.

It was not difficult to remove the drugs hidden in the transport plane, and it was not difficult to get rid of the smell of drugs, but there was no way to explain the photos that were posted on the Internet.

The news media has called in the best imaging analysts to make sure that the digital photos have not been manipulated.

The photographs clearly show cocaine packed in plastic bags, crates of drugs, the military vehicles that transported them, the U.S. officers and soldiers who drove them, and the numbers of the transport planes that brought them home, including several photographs of Colonel Batiato, commander of the U.S. special forces in Colombia.

It is enough to prove that it was the commander of the fourth detachment of the Navy SEALs who organized drug trafficking.

In the Navy SEALs, Squad 4 is a special operations unit dedicated to dealing with drug lords, whose mission is to combat drug lords in South America.

Fortunately, now the soldiers who fought drug dealers have become drug dealers.

This kind of thing is in the hands of the US news media, and it is absolutely unforgiving.

In the United States, "freedom of the press" has long been enshrined in constitutional amendments, and even in times of war, the political axe does not have the power to completely restrict the news media, let alone in peacetime.

CBS, Fox TV, AOL News Channel and other major media reported the incident as soon as possible, and even found out the details of Colonel Batiato.

All of a sudden, the spearhead turned to the Navy SEALs, as well as to the Pentagon.

The incident was so big that it also alarmed Norris, who had already gone to bed.

Before dawn, Norris called the secretary of defense, the attorney general, the F.B.I., CIA, and the NSA for an emergency meeting.

It is obviously unlikely that this matter will be suppressed.

Although Norris has learned about the military's involvement in drug trafficking after listening to the introduction of the FBI and the CIA, the public will certainly not be able to accept the so-called reasonable explanation, because this explanation itself violates US law and will definitely put Norris in a very disadvantageous position.

Politically, Norris must dissociate himself from the matter.

There is only one solution: conduct a public survey.

The problem is that even a public investigation will not yield any favorable results in Norris's favor. Involved in drug trafficking are Navy SEALs, a special forces unit under the direct command of the President. Under U.S. law, the president can only mobilize the Marine Corps without congressional authorization.

Whatever the outcome is, it is Norris who suffers in the end.

The investigation must be done, but the results must not be found, so the parties have to shut up!

Before the end of the meeting, Norris issued a presidential decree that more than a dozen military personnel who appeared in the photographs, including Colonel Batiato, should immediately return to China for investigation.

From a political point of view, this move is to take a stand before Congress strikes.

Subsequently, the White House press secretary held a press conference to announce the president's decision to establish an investigation team jointly composed of the Congressional Armed Services Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice and the FBI, which will be responsible for investigating the matter and severely punish the military personnel involved in drug trafficking.

The first thing discussed in the House of Representatives of the US Congress that morning was the suspicion of drug trafficking by US special forces.

Before the House of Representatives could discuss the reason, the transport plane carrying Batiatu and others crashed over the Gulf of Mexico, and debris was scattered on the sea in a radius of 100 kilometers, and no one on board was spared.

As soon as this incident came out, no one believed that the US military was innocent, and many people even believed that this was a conspiracy carried out by a political axe.

Subsequently, the Pentagon spokesman released the first investigation report, which found 500 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 kilograms of marijuana smuggled into Colombia on one transport plane, and traces of drugs on several other transport planes, but the drugs transported were missing.

The scope of the investigation quickly expanded, and soon the target was identified: the head of air transportation at the Marine Corps Air Station.

The FBI was immediately dispatched, but it was still a step too late.

By the time they arrived, the colonel-officer had already committed suicide by swallowing a gun at home. Just hours later, Southern California police found several other military personnel suspected of involvement in drug trafficking, but all of them found bodies, and they all shot themselves in their homes.

The trail is all broken.

Although the FBI interrogated the crew members of several transport planes, none of them knew what was in the special forces containers.

This is normal, the special forces are holding the highest authorization, and there is no need to explain to the crew members what goods are being delivered.

At noon on the same day, Norris personally stated to reporters that he would strictly investigate the matter and would not tolerate it.

Even so, the news media remains unrelenting and there are endless voices of accountability.

It's not just Norris who is under pressure, but also Secretary of Defense Gates and CIA Director Turner.

At this time, no matter whether it can be found out or not, someone has to come out and carry the black pot. Although this matter has little to do with the Ministry of Defense, because the fourth unit has been cooperating with the CIA, and the CIA is also responsible for the anti-drug operation in Colombia, Norris will not be stupid to put Turner on top, because drug trafficking is just a façade, and if the truth hidden behind it is revealed, Norris's political career will be over.

Under U.S. law, he could even be impeached.

The only one who came out to bear the blame was Secretary of Defense Gates.

Gates also carries more weight when dealing with the news media, after all, he is the secretary of defense and is responsible for managing more than two million U.S. [***] people.

In the afternoon, Gates submitted his resignation to Norris.

Norris did not refuse, but simply let him remain in office as acting minister until a new defense secretary was determined.

Because the Secretary of Defense is a key member of the Cabinet, second only to the Vice President and the Secretary of State, and has more real power than the Vice President, the President must have the support of Congress to appoint a new Secretary of Defense.

As long as it involves Congress, it is a troublesome matter, and it will definitely take a lot of time.

Subsequently, Gates announced that a comprehensive investigation would be conducted within the Department of Defense and a plan to replace the San Jose garrison personnel in order to comprehensively rectify military discipline.

Before dark, the first replacements arrived in San Jose with FBI investigators.

In any case, this drug passage is temporarily unusable.

By this time, Rickel had arrived in Los Angeles and met Harris at the agreed location.

"Is it all taken care of?" Rickel pulled out his cigarette, a little distraught.

"It's all gone, and they'll never tell what they know." Harris was also a little restless, after all, such a big thing happened suddenly, and there was no warning at all, which caught him a little off guard. "I have also arranged the personnel involved in the operation, and I will not come back in the short term."

Rickel nodded and said, "That's good, we're trying to calm things down." ”

"Who the hell did that?" Harris gritted his teeth in hatred.

"I don't know, the FBI has investigated, and all the photos on the Internet come from overseas servers, and the network address has been tampered with, so it is impossible to trace the original source. The photographs obtained by the news media were also sent anonymously, and the delivery locations were in remote areas without monitors, which could not be traced. ”

"In that case, they must be masters and know us very well."

Rickel sighed and said, "Only one thing is certain, the person who took these pictures must have entered the San Jose military base and lurked for several days without being detected by our people." Because it is possible that the photographer will use a long focal length lens, it is not possible to determine the shooting location. ”

"You've got to find this guy."

Rickel nodded and said, "Do you know Vladimir Heblin?" ”

"The big Russian drug lord?"

"A few years ago, we caught him in Boston and put him under house arrest on a farm in Montana. The farm was attacked last week, and all the agents who were guarding him were killed. Judging by the clues we found at the scene, it is very likely that Russian spies were responsible. ”

"Russia?"

"Hebling knows a lot about Russian dignitaries, otherwise he would not have been able to operate in Russia for more than ten years."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Harris thought of Liu Wei, but did not think that Liu Wei did it, because Liu Wei did not have a reliable source of goods, let alone knew the source of his drugs.

"You have to be careful, it's better not to get in trouble."

"How long will it take to get back to normal?"

"It depends on the progress of the investigation. No one can get involved in such a thing. As you know about Congress, Republican lawmakers will certainly not rest on their laurels for the sake of the upcoming election. ”

"Is it just going to wait?"

"You can figure it out yourself, don't get into trouble anyway." Rickel paused for a moment and said, "We can sacrifice Bhattiathu, and we can sacrifice anyone." ”

Harris didn't speak, and Rickle's meaning was very clear.

(To be continued)