Chapter 335, Kennedy
What happened in New York is not unusual. Frank's approach is not advanced at all. Brooklyn and Reilly didn't react until a moment before the mystery was revealed, and after all, they didn't know much about it.
As Burke said, what he lacked most was insight. For another well-informed, such as Brenner, he guessed Frank's every move as early as when he first started.
This is also the reason why Frank suddenly accelerates and ends in a hurry. It's like a game of blackjack. Everyone knows that the later you play, the higher the number of points and the higher your odds of winning.
But the card that broke the point was in Frank's hands. You can only choose 'Stop Hitting' based on experience.
The later you stop, the greater the risk. Now Frank dealt the 'Burst' card. Those who take a huge risk and choose to continue to hit will lose nothing...... Frank kindly reassures each of his officers, then raises a glass to everyone and leaves with the 15 men.
This 'celebration banquet' at the Old Gun Bar was held for the police officers to appease people's hearts. Judging by David's reaction, the officers are not fools, they know what they are doing, what Frank has done, and where these riots are coming from.
Frank's prestige in the NYPD is unmatched, but that doesn't mean he does anything, and the officers will obediently obey.
He also needs to be reassured. He even put the reassuring part before the 'dealing'. It can be seen that Frank always keeps his head above water.
He knows where his strength at the table comes from. This also makes some people secretly feel pity.
Take, for example, Brooklyn. If Frank chooses to 'split' first, or just makes a quick appearance at the Old Gun Bar, Brooklyn will encourage David to seize power with Frank.
He saw the strength of the NYPD and wanted it very much. As for David's little awkwardness...... They are brothers who grew up together and know each other well enough.
David just watched this happen, but he was powerless to change it, so he was aggrieved. Brooklyn won't take the words to Brooklyn too seriously, and neither will David.
ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ The next day, Monday, April 22. The sun is shining and the weather is warmer. New York's roads are bustling with traffic and prosperity.
As if the turmoil that occurred over the weekend was an illusion. The whole of New York has returned to normal, and the turmoil and turmoil have suddenly subsided, as if it had never happened.
But for some, the dust has settled. Last night's 'splitting' conference ended successfully, and a new pattern in New York has been formed.
The first to bear the brunt are those who have been robbed of their 'cards'. When they wake up, they suddenly find that they have become like the 'robbed' people, and their former allies have turned their faces against people and thrown them in prison.
There are people who don't know why are still screaming, and people who have figured it out have begun to save the losses, trying to buy off their former allies in exchange for some of the 'cards'.
It's a pity that everything was in vain. Sixteen people in the room at NYPD's headquarters were tied together last night.
They have already betrayed their allies once, and they cannot and cannot tolerate a second betrayal. Brooklyn came to E.. as usual. Y, after the meeting, go back to the office, change into a robe, and listen to Bob's schedule report.
He has three court hearings to go to court today and a lot of documents to sign. Of course, the most important thing is to deal with four fools who kill people in the street, and to meet with Fredlake.
He didn't choose to see Frederick last night, but stayed behind to discuss with Frank after everyone left.
Frank stirred up the storm and reshuffled the New York forces, and the interests had been divided. But the guise he had originally pulled out didn't go away.
There are two issues here that remain unresolved ā although Frank doesn't care about them ā but the problems really remain unresolved.
One is the issue of Frederick's disposition. The other is the question of who was behind the shooting.
The meeting with Frederick was a procedural procedure that would resolve the follow-up issues arising from Frederick's disposition.
After deliberations last night, Frank and Brooklyn agreed to hand Frederick over. According to Frank, he only got two names from Fred Drake the whole time.
One is Mr. City Councilor and the other is a medical oligarch. Later, Frederick intended to write the list to Frank, but Frank refused.
This will prevent the others on the list from being suspicious of the rest of the list after handing over Frederick, which will lead to subsequent trouble.
Frank didn't want to know who was on the list, and he wasn't interested in knowing. His purpose has been achieved.
As for the mastermind behind the shooting, Brooklyn guesses that Frank doesn't care. From Frank's operation, Brooklyn sees the shadow of Lenley Crewe and John Manning.
If it weren't for the Reagan family, Brooklyn felt that Frank had reached the heights of Lenley Crewe and John Manning.
John Manning and Lenie Crewe are two of the most experienced Brooklyn men have ever seen win a political battle.
Brooklyn is learning from them, too. But he didn't really plan to be one of those two. For example, Brooklyn is different from Frank when it comes to the mastermind behind the shooting.
He wasn't going to give up on that. Participating in the 'splitting' conference is his own hard work to obtain the qualification, the cards in the hand are held by him with strength, what does it have to do with shooting?
Also thinking about it is Frank, the 'culprit'. By turning New York upside down, Frank raised the share of the NYPD in New York.
As for why NYPD and not Frank Reagan? Is there a difference? Frank Reagan equals NYPD, and NYPD equals Frank Reagan.
This is the consensus of everyone after seeing how Frank grabs profits. Frank also thinks that everything he has gained has nothing to do with the shooting, which he has obtained by virtue of his ability, and he has peace of mind with it.
ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ At 11:40 p.m., a guy claiming to be a personal assistant to a member of the Harvard Board of Trustees showed up at E. yć
This is a lanky man with wrinkles evenly distributed on his face, no more, no less, just right to make him look experienced and mature, without giving the impression that the man is too old to do anything.
For some reason, the first time Bob saw this man, he thought of a character in a movie that he had seen with his son.
The character's name was Alfred Pennyworth. Bob felt an aura of high resemblance to Alfred from the polite man in front of him.
Elegant, extravagant, and detached. It seems like a medieval aristocracy high above. Bob pouted and glanced at the man behind Alfred.
Compared to Alfred, the person behind him felt familiar to Bob. That's a team of mature lawyers!
"You want to see Brooklyn?" Bob asked. Alfred expertly manipulated his facial muscles and put on a polite smile.
"Yes, we have an appointment." Bob thought about it for a moment, and remembered that there was indeed a special appointment, and the name left behind that appointment was Kennedy.
"You're Kennedy?" Bob asked, suspiciously. He had seen the pictures of the four daring interns, and he didn't feel anything like the Alfred in front of him.
Bob's gaze began to wander over Alfred's head.
"Nope." Alfred coughed lightly, and he felt that Bob was staring at him strangely, and the emotions contained in it made him uncomfortable.
"I'm handling things in the place of Mr. Kennedy." Bob smacked his lips and did not continue the interrogation, and after leaving for a moment, invited the group in.
When Alfred met Brooklyn, he was working in the Eucalyptus. The split ended last night, and the follow-up still has to be dealt with.
He held two court sessions in the morning, and in the afternoon he had a lot of things to deal with, so he could only squeeze out some time at noon to sort out the files.
Hearing footsteps, Brooklyn said yes, but didn't immediately put down what he was doing.
Alfred waited patiently, and the team of lawyers behind him stood aside, like NPCs in the game, acting as a backdrop without saying a word.
Twenty minutes later. Brooklyn flipped the file to the last page, signed his name, closed it, and set it aside.
Closing the cap and inserting the pen back into the barrel, Brooklyn let out a long sigh of relief and looked up with a smile
"I'm sorry. We have a bit of a lot to do. Alfred mobilized his facial muscles and smiled politely and nodded in understanding.
After shaking hands, Alfred briefly introduced himself. His name was not Alfred, his full name was Christian Edward George Andrew...... Albert.
The middle is long, and Brooklyn only remembers so much. He silently marked the guy whose name was so long that he couldn't write it in one line in his heart as Christian Albert, first name + last name, concise and efficient.
According to Christian Albert, he came to settle the trouble for Joseph Jr., the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy III.
"You're British?" Brooklyn suddenly asked, listening to Christian Albert's rather British name.
Christian Albert nodded and gave a decent introduction to his origins. Brooklyn listened with relish, and at the same time a great doubt rose in his heart.
Why would an Irish family hire an Englishman to be a butler? The Kennedys were a powerful force in federal politics, with their roots in Boston, the same city as Harvard Law School.
Of course, the Kennedy family had a close relationship with Harvard Law School. However, in Harvard Law School now, the Kennedy family does not have a strong voice, at least Brooklyn has not seen anyone from the Kennedy family at the conference table that day.
There are all sorts of wonderful rumors about the Kennedy family, which make the Kennedy family mysterious and powerful, like the legendary Rockefellers and Rothschilds, as if they were the masters behind the world.
But that's not the case. The Kennedys didn't have that much energy. The Kennedys were a family of immigrants whose ancestors date back to the 19th century, having fled Ireland to the Commonwealth.
The founder of the Kennedy family, who first came to the Commonwealth, was a poor man struggling to survive in Boston.
Or that the 'Kennedy' who first set foot on federal soil should not be called the founder of the Kennedy family at all, but the real founder should be the President Kennedy.
That president, the grandson of a poor man who had fled Ireland to the Union, was elected president of the Union and made the Kennedys famous.
But according to the history and tradition of the Union, the so-called Kennedy family was not as large as people thought.
For example, the Reagan family was founded by Frank Regan, but in fact, the family members are not as imagined, hundreds or thousands, all over the world, involved in various industries.
The definition of family within the Federation is different from that of Europe and the East, which have a long history. When it comes to families, people often think of families that have been passed down for generations, with big roots and lush branches.
But the Federation has only so much history...... And Brooklyn's curiosity about Christian Albert's identity is actually quite understandable.
Think of the chaotic relationship between Ireland, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland...... Knowing the identity of Christian Albert, the conversation gets to the point.
Brooklyn had no resentment that Joseph Patrick Kennedy III had sent a personal assistant, or butler, to handle things.
On the one hand, Joseph Patrick Kennedy III, a former member of the House of Representatives and now the Commonwealth Special Envoy for Economic Affairs to Northern Ireland, was not in the Commonwealth himself, and Brooklyn could not force him to run back from Europe.
A man like Joseph Kennedy III, who was born into a political family and was politically educated from an early age, is unlikely to make a trip specifically for his son.
On the other hand, Christian Albert's identity is enough to show how seriously Joseph Kennedy III took this matter.
This English gentleman was probably one of Joseph Kennedy's most trusted people, and his stay in the Federation was equivalent to Joseph Kennedy's doppelganger staying in the Federation.
Christian came, and Joseph Kennedy came, in fact, it was not too much. When it comes to business, everyone's faces are much more solemn.
This is the first time the two sides have dealt with each other, and it is impossible to discuss things easily like Brooklyn and Reilly, one lying in the bathtub and soaking his feet, and the other sitting on the bed picking his feet.
Showing solemnity, in addition to showing respect for each other, is also to show your professionalism and send a signal of 'I value it' to each other.
Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the post-verification, combined with the performance on Saturday, Brooklyn would never have imagined that Joseph Kennedy Jr. would have been a member of the Kennedy family.
He behaved very honestly and was not as arrogant as he imagined. Anne forced him to kneel obediently with a gun, and he knelt obediently with the other three.
Even after Brooklyn showed up, he only said that he wanted to see his lawyer. After noticing that the atmosphere was wrong, he shut up.
Of course, it probably has something to do with the fact that the person who pulled the pickup driver's neck apart was not him......