Chapter 111: First Strike
A few hours before the dinner began, Jiang Lan wandered through Central Park in Midtown, New York, and the most conspicuous building in front of the park was the *** International Building, and the Jean-Georges restaurant was on the first floor of the building.
The soles of his feet ached because of pacing back and forth, Jiang Lan sat on a bench with Liuyun in his arms, reached out and touched his ears, and asked into the air, "How is it?" ”
is still using invisible Bluetooth headsets to talk, but this time the call object is not Fang Ziyu, but Ouyang Jie.
"The bombings are still going to happen, just after the dinner starts, and not only Everett and Albert, but dozens of other guests attending the dinner, a significant number of whom are of Chinese descent, will be killed."
Ouyang Jie's vocal cords seemed to have turned into tight strings, and just from the sound, people could feel the deep tension and worry in his heart at this time.
Jiang Lan is the complete opposite, soft-spoken and slow-moving, like an aimless traveler, sitting on a park bench teasing cats and enjoying the scenery, and at the same time becoming the scenery of others.
"As long as it hasn't become an established reality, there is the possibility of rewriting the future." Jiang Lan said lightly, not like appeasing Ouyang Jie, but as if he was deliberately increasing the stimulation, "It's a big deal, pull the fire alarm and let them all evacuate in a while, haha." ”
Ouyang Jie obviously took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and lowered his voice and asked, "It seems that you are very sure?" Or rather, you don't take it seriously? ”
"How can it not be taken seriously, if I poke the basket, I don't think it will be easy to return to China, right?"
Having said that, Jiang Lan's expression was relaxed and relaxed, and he didn't care.
"As for the certainty, I don't dare to say too much, but the importance of the fundraising dinner does not need to be said, Everett can't put it off any longer, we can't put it off any longer, it's just like that, there's no point. So, you might as well be proactive. Anyway, how is the security check going, and are there any discoveries in the restaurant? ”
Since his abduction, Everett's vigilance has increased greatly, and this time the dinner party has hired a temporary security team to inspect and set up the restaurant with his dinner planning team, while Ouyang Jie can use the power of many avid fans to get the news in real time.
When it comes to J's followers, Jiang Lan has to say that Ouyang Jie has used his advantages almost perfectly under the premise of boldly taking risks, and now J's admirers have organized fanatical groups similar to religions, and have expanded wildly with the help of the Internet and news media.
Many high school and college students don't even know the core meaning of the "J" sanction crime, but they all express their support for J on social media, because it has become a trend, and although there are opponents, as always, controversy will create more "fans" for celebrities.
Before the dispute began, some people might just praise J's willingness to fight criminals, or be surprised by J's ability to predict, but after a fight, they will somehow brainwash themselves and become die-hard fans of J.
As for the more mature and sophisticated "adults", they will also be willing to help J at some critical moments because of their own interests and pursuits.
Developing forces in this way is actually playing with fire, presumably Ouyang Jie himself is very aware of this, but the fact is that he played very well and did not catch fire for the time being.
On the other hand, it is precisely because small flames turn into big fireballs that can spiral out of control at any moment — the massive shootout between J believers and the Ku Klux Klan in Montana is the best example of this — that Ouyang has become cautious and eager to reach out to politics.
"Nothing has been found at this time." Ouyang Jie sighed, "So far, Jean-Georges Restaurant is safe. Theoretically, there is no possibility of deploying the bomb in advance and then detonating it remotely. But ......"
Ouyang Jie didn't say the second half of the sentence, but Jiang Lan knew what he was going to say.
Ouyang Jie possessed a celestial weapon, and he should have long ago been accustomed to no longer using common sense and experience from the past to judge possible events in the future. The same is true for Fang Ziyu, who is also the ruler of tomorrow, if he thinks about this matter instead, he will definitely think: Maybe the bombing was done by other rulers? Maybe the opponents hiding behind the scenes also have black technology equipment such as miniature armed drones?
In short, the world may not always be normal in the eyes of anomalous people.
"There is another possibility to consider." Jiang Lan looked left and right, searching around for suspicious people, "Maybe the bomb was not set in the restaurant in advance, but someone brought it into the restaurant later." ”
"You mean the human bombs and car bombs that terrorists commonly use?" Ouyang Jie replied, "I've thought about this possibility, but the security team hired by Everett is very professional, and has dealt with similar attacks before, so it is considered to be experienced, and it is estimated that it ......."
"Dinner guests are not searched." Jiang Lan said coldly and interrupted Ouyang Jie, "It's not difficult to control a guest attending the dinner, what do you say?" ”
After being silent for a long time, Ouyang Jie said reluctantly: "It makes sense. ”
Jiang Lan thought for a while and said, "I have to go in and have a look, can you help me get an invitation?" ”
If it is a paper invitation, Jiang Lan can still try to steal or cheat one, but now that the concept of environmental protection is popular, Everett's dinner planning team and security team decided to use electronic invitations after discussion, each electronic invitation is attached to an encrypted QR code, and the information that appears after scanning and decrypting the code is different, and the security personnel can confirm the identity of the visitor according to this information. If you don't have an e-invitation, don't want to sneak into the party.
"Yes, but you're not worried you're in danger?"
"Someone has to be with Everett to make sure he's safe, the security team doesn't know what's going to happen next, what if they are slow to react and kill our Senator?"
"Can you keep Everett safe?" Ouyang Jie's voice was full of doubts.
"Huh." Jiang Lan pursed his lips and snorted coldly, got up and beckoned to Xiong Wei who was a hundred meters away, and then said, "I have to ask you to keep an eye on it at all times, and once you observe changes in the future, remember to notify me as soon as possible." ”
"Change? Like what kind of changes? ”
"The last time we met, we discussed that perhaps the real target of the bombing was not Everett, but his close friend and main source of campaign money, Dr. Albert Amos. If that's the case, assuming you're the mastermind behind the scenes, what do you do when you find out that Albert won't be showing up at the dinner? ”
"Of course, the cancellation of the original plan...... You're going to kidnap Albert ahead of time? Ouyang Jie exclaimed, "Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance!" Wait, how do you guys know Albert's itinerary? ”
"This is related to the mode of action of the celestial weapon, so it is inconvenient to say more." Jiang Lan smiled and stopped talking.
With such a play, I think it can cause a lot of interference to Ouyang Jie's judgment.
As for Dr. Albert Amos, whose whereabouts are unknown......
Jiang Lan looked up at the southwest and said in his heart: Boss Fang, it's time to act, right?
Finally, it was his turn to run errands.