CHAPTER XXXVIII
(The title was eaten by me, because I was about to starve to death because I didn't have a recommendation ticket)
Steve could only watch Zhou Yi take the Hunters away.
Nominally, the CIA has no law enforcement authority in the United States, so, arrest people? They don't have that power.
But, again, the world is not black and white.
Gray, occupies the vast majority, if not all.
The CIA does not have law enforcement authority in the United States, but it is not impossible for them to arrest people.
If they have enough time, they will change into an FBI uniform, bring an FBI ID card with them, and then move in.
After all, everything can be FBI!
It's just that this time, because the mission came too quickly, and the target location was remote enough, they acted directly in their uniforms.
It's perfectly okay to run away if you catch someone, as long as you don't get found out and report it, there's no problem.
If it is really reported, and the evidence is caught......
It's the same thing that Ethan receives from the IMF before each mission – "If any of you are arrested or killed, as always, the minister will deny knowledge."
Similarly, if the CIA's arrest in the United States is poked out, and the trouble is so big that it needs Director Brown to come forward, Brown will also explain at the press conference -
They had no idea about it, it was just the agent's personal actions.
This is the most common and practical scapegoat.
Everyone knows that this is not the case, but no one can prove that this is not the case, unless they can obtain the CIA's command order as evidence.
Now, all the lists of CIA agents have been stolen by Ethan.
Such an important accident, Eugene didn't dare to tell others at all, and directly hid it.
Otherwise, as soon as this matter is known to others, Eugene's position will be over.
Maybe you'll have to walk through the CIA's interrogation room and go to jail.
The person in charge of the switchboard data room has been sent to the frontier to grow vegetables by Eugene, and if there is no accident, it should be impossible to have another chance to be transferred back.
Now, Eugene just wants to get the list of agents in Ethan's hand back, pretending that this list has never been "borrowed" once, and erasing it invisibly.
So, this time, the operation, led by Steve, is completely confidential!
In such a situation, how could Eugene still let a department like the FBI intervene and engage in a regular joint operation?
You must know that the identity of the leaders of the drug trafficking syndicate of the Hunters was originally made up by Eugene temporarily, and it can't stand up to investigation at all!
The current Eugene, so to speak, is an ant on a hot pot, jumping up and down, and no longer cares about the so-called rules.
However, this made Zhou Yi's actions without any pressure.
If the CIA cooperates with organizations like the FBI, which have real law enforcement powers in the United States, then it is basically impossible for Zhou Yi to take people away like this, or it will take a lot of trouble to do it.
But now, the CIA secretly wants to do it directly, and Zhou Yike got support from Chris, and successfully obtained the tax certificate and law enforcement approval for the Hunters......
In other words, in this matter, the CIA is breaking the law and abusing its power, while the IRS is lawfully enforcing the law.
How does this work?
The status and power of both sides are not at all on the same level!
After Zhou Yi took the Hunters into the car, he unhandcuffed them, and then started the car and led his men away.
"Long ...... Sir......"
Crouff Hunter tried to defend himself: "Did you make a mistake? I'm not the head of a drug cartel and I don't evade taxes......"
"Mr. Hunter, you and I naturally know in our hearts whether you are evading taxes."
Zhou Yi smiled and handed the document to Crouff: "Some of the documents are indeed made up temporarily, but some of them are true...... Of course, I'm not going to pursue it. ”
"Sir? You...... What does that mean? Crouff was a little confused.
"You've got a good son, Mr. Hunt, and I've made some small deals with him, so help him protect you."
Zhou Yi explained: "The CIA wants to use you to threaten him, so they fabricated evidence that you are drug dealers and wants to arrest you. ”
"What?" Crouff was shocked.
Meanwhile.
"What?" Eugene was shocked.
"What did you say?" Eugene asked, "The IRS people took people away?" ”
"Yes, sir," Steve replied, "they have more detailed information and law enforcement approval documents, so I can't get the job done." ”
"Didn't I tell you to bring those two back anyway?" Eugene asked.
Then, Eugene immediately realized that the power of the IRS and the power of the CIA were completely unequal, and he just asked an idiotic question, and immediately changed the subject: "What excuse did they use to take those two away?" ”
"They say that Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are suspected of tax evasion," Steve said, "and that they have been investigating Mr. and Mrs. Hunt for a year, and it is certain that Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are not the heads of drug cartels, so let's re-investigate and then ......."
Still, Steve was depressed.
It was the first time he had been put to the chest with a gun like this, but he didn't dare to fight back at all!
Because he knows that in this matter, he is completely unreasonable, and if he dies, he will not even get a decent funeral, and he will lead the name of "a lawbreaker who acts in the name of the CIA without authorization"!
In this case, of course, Steve chose not to do it.
If he does it, no matter what the result is, he is destined to have no good fruit to eat, so of course it is better not to do it directly, and just let these two people go.
"Fack, Fack!"
Eugene hung up the phone and fell into a manic state, and if someone next to him might think he was having a rabies attack.
Why are all my men so spicy chicken!
Ethan, the only powerful one, has now become a traitor and directly stole the list of CIA agents!
So, what method do you have to use now to blackmail Ethan, and let Ethan know that others will not be suspicious and find out that something is wrong?
Eugene racked his brains and thought.
It's absolutely impossible to go to the IRS and ask for someone.
The IRS has much more power than the CIA, and Eugene's letting his men arrest Ethan's parents must not be exposed.
Otherwise, someone will definitely find out why Eugene did this, and if this matter is known to CIA Director Brown, then Eugene knows very well that he is estimated to be completely finished.
A minister, to grasp the parents under the hands, what is this to do?
This will certainly lead to an investigation.
And a survey ...... The loss of the list will be exposed, and Eugene will be laid off and re-employed in prison.
Before Eugene could come up with a workable plan, there was a knock on the office door.
PS: The writer's words were also eaten by me, and if I don't vote for the food recommendation, maybe I'm going to do something to the text!