On the morning of December 15, New York City time, a New York City laboratory was found to have lost a tank of toxic gas for experiments, and the FBI was the first to intervene in the matter. As a result, the FBI was unable to confirm whether the thieves were among the suspects.

It's just that the stolen gas canisters are very important, and at 22 o'clock last night, the CIA received a message from the FBI asking for help; This kind of incident is urgent, and the bureau notified Nick to assist in the investigation at that time; Nick also lived up to expectations by finding the culprit among several suspects and getting them to confess the whereabouts of the stolen gas canister and his intention to steal it.

According to the confession of the criminal, the FBI arrested the terrorist leader who took over the poison gas overnight, but according to the confession of the terrorist leader, the next action taken by the FBI did not achieve the expected results.

According to the original plan of the terrorist leader, he was going to leave the stolen canister of poison gas for the civilian population at Christmas, so that he thought it would be more effective; And out of prudence, after getting this can of poison gas, he made an agreement with the inner ghost who supports terrorism in the laboratory, if he does not send a message to report his safety before 19 o'clock every night, then he thinks that this inner ghost has an accident because of this, and he will take contingency measures.

As for this gas canister, after the terrorist leader took over the gas canister, he directly handed it over to another of his subordinates for safe keeping; His other subordinate is also the specific executor of the terrorist act they plan to carry out.

On the evening of the 15th, he did not receive the "safety message" from the partner who worked in the laboratory, so he felt that his partner should have been investigated, and in order not to let his plan go to waste, he immediately notified the subordinate who took over the gas canister to carry out the terrorist operation of releasing the poison gas in advance to the morning of December 16, and the location was still a department store they had previously determined, and the reason why he chose there was because there were many discounted goods in that shopping mall, and there were many tourists from all over the city who came to New York City to shop, and the traffic was large; Once it happens, it can have a more sensational effect.

And the reason why he didn't choose to run away immediately was because he believed that his partner in the laboratory, even if he was poor, he would not confess so quickly, after all, that person still had faith; He plans to wait for the results of the terrorist attack tomorrow before thinking about running away, at least he will have to create some evidence for himself tomorrow that he was not at the scene of the terrorist attack.

Although, according to the terrorist leader's confession, the FBI also went to the residence of the terrorist in possession of the gas canister to arrest him, but there was no one there, and the gas tank could not be found there; The person is not a native of New York City, and the phone has been turned off, and the mobile phone has been taken by the company and cannot be located, so the FBI has not been able to find any trace of this person so far.

What the FBI and CIA can do right now:

First, Nick will stay with the FBI, and once the phone number of the person who carried out the terrorist act is called, Nick will monitor the terrorist leader and order the subordinate to temporarily stop carrying out the terrorist act; It's just that I'm afraid that this person will keep the phone turned off. Although this first point must be done, the FBI and the CIA are not optimistic about it, and it is clear that the 'specific implementer' has actively lost contact.

Second, FBI agents will secretly monitor the area around the shopping mall based on the photos of the specific perpetrator that they already have, and once they find a suspect, they can take action with cameras; But one can't hold out much hope for this; This is because the photo currently available is only a photo of the other party's driver's license, and it is difficult to identify the person based on this photo; However, it is impossible for the FBI to conduct strict inspections on those who intend to enter the commercial buildings, and it is not even possible for the specific perpetrators to see the signs of inspection, that is, the FBI cannot let the specific perpetrators know that the matter has been revealed, so as not to be alarmed and flee, or release toxic gases in advance.

The third is to rely on the 'Dream Walkers' to use the mental force field space at the entrance of the mall to check to ensure that the gas canisters will not be brought into the mall.

This third point is also the CIA's most optimistic and safest approach; The FBI is not at ease because they don't know the inside story of the 'Dream Walker', so they also have to implement the second point, that is, to place as many agents as possible in the area around the mall, and hope to identify the 'specific perpetrator' in advance without disturbing the criminals.

The three members of the "Superman" team didn't get a good night's rest last night, and when Nick helps the FBI find out who is the culprit who stole the gas canister, he realizes that this matter will not be solved in a moment, and he himself will be brought into the dream game by the player at 12 midnight; So he immediately called both Tom and Anne.

The reason why he wanted to let the two 'Dream Walker' companions rush to help at the same time was because Nick had already known from the criminal who stole the gas canister that there was going to be a terrorist attack, but the criminal didn't know the specific time of action, so he felt that it was safest to call both of his companions over, and stopping the terrorist act was a major event in itself, and the members of the "Superman" team should be involved.

It was past 12 o'clock in the night when the terrorist leader was captured by the FBI last night, and Nick was already in a dream, it was Anne who interrogated him, and then when it was confirmed at 3 o'clock in the morning that the terrorist with the gas canister could not be apprehended, the FBI and CIA investigators were busy dealing with the reality.

The manager of the building and the head of security were also brought in to the FBI to help discuss countermeasures; After internal consultations, the three members of the "Superman" team proposed to Mary Huang that "you can ask the Chinese 'Dream Walkers' who happen to be in New York City to help you jointly control the four entrance gates of the mall, so as to ensure that once the criminals with gas canisters enter the mall, they will be found and controlled." "As for the passage of access to the commercial building for internal use, it is strictly controlled by FBI agents and the security guard of the commercial building to prevent outsiders from entering.

Mary Huang, as Nick's superior and contact person with the 'Superman' team, also accompanied Nick to follow up on the matter last night, not only did she come, but Margaret also came with her as her assistant, after all, the inside and outside of the 'M' department are not clear, and with them here, many things are easy to deal with and communicate.

Mary Huang is now very aware of the abilities of the 'Dream Walkers', and she also confirmed that the method of the 'Superman' team is feasible, so she immediately reported this plan to her superiors in the CIA; the only thing that makes Mary Huang unsure here is that she knows that the 'Dream Walkers' on the Huaxia side have a relationship with the National Security Bureau in China, and if these 'Dream Walkers' need to get the consent of the country before they can help, then it will be too late, so she feels that this can only be regarded as an alternative, after all, it may not be implemented.

After hearing about the plan of the 'Superman' team reported by Huang Mary and Huang Mary's concerns, the director of the CIA called Huang Mary directly and told her how to say it if Huaxia's 'Dream Walker' raised a question that needed to be consulted by her superiors.

This led to the fact that Mary Huang and Anne went to the hotel where Xu Ran and they stayed early in the morning to ask them for help, and had the words "major crisis" and "crisis management office" that Mary Huang said; To be honest, at this point, Mary Huang didn't quite know what was contained here, but she knew that those were things that belonged to the national level, and if she needed to know, she would naturally be able to know.

As for Xu Ran's travel habits in New York City these mornings, Mary Huang is clear, because there have always been CIA agents secretly monitoring and observing; Therefore, Mary Huang and Anne came to the hotel before 7 o'clock in the morning, and then called Xu Ran before they had breakfast, so as not to delay the implementation of their plan, and not to disturb Xu Ran's rest prematurely.

Of course, Mary Huang only said to Anne that she had already understood Xu Ran's schedule in the morning, so she didn't need to rush to the hotel too early; She wouldn't tell Anne that the CIA was watching Xu Ran. ”

And even if Xu Ran and the others go out early, Mary Huang will get the news in time, and she can call Xu Ran at any time to talk about things.

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