In fact, it is clear that the combination of Frank + Brooklyn + Winston + Chandler will not necessarily lose to the stinky fish and shrimp combination of Burns Norton.

But Brooklyn was reluctant to do so. He needs stability! Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to form an alliance with Frank so much, just watch the fire from the other side, and see who has the 'champion phase' to join whomever he wants.

With his current position, no one would underestimate the help he could bring. No matter who joins, he will be valued.

In addition to stability, another reason is that Brooklyn doesn't plan to 'street fight' with Pence Norton.

Burns Norton is fighting with his back, and if he loses, he has nothing, so he can gamble everything, what face, what back, these are all things that need to be considered after winning.

Brooklyn is different. He's going to have to think about what happens after he wins. It's easy to get caught up in a 'street brawl' with Burns Norton.

Brooklyn felt like he was shoeed, Burns Norton was barefoot, and he didn't want to 'fight' head-on with a barefoot guy.

He's afraid of getting his shoes dirty! The emperor obviously would not think of fighting naked with a beggar, and you would live and die.

"You're going to convict Edward first, and then pull Burns in through Edward?" Brooklyn asked.

Although it was a question, he was very sure. Frank nodded. Brooklyn shook his head

"It's too slow."

"It's too slow! You'll need to find Orvis first, convince Ovis to sue Edward, and gather evidence before you can go through the judicial process. Going through the judicial process not only takes time, but also risks losing the case. According to what you said, Pence was committing the crime with Edward, and they must be very careful. ”

Even if he succeeds in convicting Edward, Edward will not necessarily confess to Pence. It sounds like Edward is more of a tool for Pence. Brooklyn asked with a deep groan

"Is Pence only Edward?"

"Yes, only Edward." Brooklyn instinctively found the relationship between Edward and Pence strange.

Pence only had one child, Edward, and the two committed crimes together, which shows that Pence at least trusted Edward.

But Pence has put Edward in the role of 'pimp', which is obviously not like what a normal father who loves his children would do.

It's not logical! However, thinking of the experience of Reilly Winston pulling Jerry as a witness in order to get rid of Patty's coercion, the relationship between Pence and Edward, the father-son relationship, seems to be less weird.

Now the problem is clear. They don't have enough cards to defeat Pence, they can only catch Edward at best, and it will take some time to move.

But Pence wasn't going to stand there stupidly waiting for them to 'recharge', and during the time they operated Edward, Pence would continue to lobby their allies, grow stronger, and try to attack.

Fortunately, they were divided quickly enough before, and most of the remnants of the defeated army in New York had been resolved, and Pence could not gather many forces.

"Anyway, we need to find Orvis first." Brooklyn said after thinking about it.

"We're doing it." Frank said immediately.

"Help Orvis after finding her and sue Edward." This step was also the one Frank had originally planned.

"We can't be idle." Brooklyn said

"You're Pence's number one target, but everyone else is our target."

"They shouldn't know we're united yet. You should try to contact me, I'll help you delay the time, you go and contact Winston, you take advantage of the time difference when they don't react, and try to clean up as many people as possible. ”

"At the same time, you have to keep in touch with them, identify who hasn't made a good bet yet, and choose these people who are swinging from side to side to try to stabilize them and delay their entry time."

"I guess in e.. When Y accepted Ovis's indictment, they should have reacted. So, we don't have much time. The more Brooklyn spoke, the clearer her thoughts became, and the pace of her speech began to pick up

"Do your best to destroy some of the enemy before they even notice."

"After they react, the NYPD, the District Attorney's Office, and the State Government Joint Court must send another group of people away as soon as possible."

"This is the only chance we have to weaken our opponent before the real war starts. Be sure to catch it! ”

"Etc. Y didn't have such a good opportunity to take Ovis's indictment and issue a subpoena to Edward Norton. ”

"How much we can weaken in the early stages will determine how long it will take us to win, and even whether we can win." Brooklyn said solemnly.

It is true that the emperor would not think of fighting naked with a beggar, and he would be separated from you to the death. But if the emperor and the beggar were thrown into a cage, and only one could live, the emperor was not afraid to fight the beggar naked.

"And then?" Frank asked. He seemed sincere, and the attitude he was showing now was one that Brooklyn had never seen before.

And then...... Actually, there is a better solution to the matter. Find Orvis, kill her, and blame Pence Norton.

After the death of the child, the investigation power is in the hands of the NYPD, the prosecution power is in the hands of the District Prosecutor's Office, and the trial power is in the hands of the court.

The NYPD and the District Attorney's Office are now Frank's hall, and the courthouse here in Brooklyn can handle it.

They can send Pence Norton a one-stop service, from the office to the prison, straight away.

But Brooklyn can't do that. He needed an orderly and stable New York, and he took the initiative to get involved, with the aim of getting a stable and orderly New York, ending the federal-style bloody power dumping and allowing power to be transferred in an orderly manner.

Isn't this a federal-style power dump? Ending a Federalistic Legacy in a Federalistic Way sounds like a joke.

If he does that, New York will only become more chaotic, and order and stability will only grow farther and farther away. So, he couldn't do that.

Frank may have thought of this as well, but he didn't say it. Because Brooklyn paints a future with the Reagan family, the blueprint is beautiful, and he is willing to be patient and wait for Brooklyn to come up with a better solution.

Otherwise, he paid so much, almost spit out all the previous gains, not only did he not eat mutton but also made a fuss, what did he want?

How about drawing pies in Brooklyn? Brooklyn not only needs to come up with ideas, but also has to give real action, and he can't let him pay for himself, otherwise with Frank's character of not seeing a rabbit and not a hawk, cooperation will only stay in words.

"If your intelligence is accurate and Edward appears in court, it is impossible for Pence not to be nervous." Brooklyn said.

"When Edward appeared in court, they already knew that we were united, and there was no way he could sit still and keep an eye on Pence." Brooklyn said firmly.

"As soon as he makes a move, immediately make a gesture of abandoning Orvis, disrupt his vision, and force him to act." Brooklyn and Frank weren't going to kill Orvis, but Pence Norton didn't know they weren't.

From Pence Norton's point of view, Brooklyn + Frank + Chandler Kane is a super combination punch that can be completely fabricated and pressed on his head out of thin air.

The most important thing is that this 'fabrication' is not completely out of thin air, but it is true. Once Pence has a weak heart, he will inevitably take action, because from his point of view, doing nothing is tantamount to sitting back and watching Brooklyn kill Orvis and put the blame on himself.

And if Pence wants to defuse the crisis and make Brooklyn unable to put the blame on themselves, the best option is to continue to stir up public opinion, portray Orvis as a 'D-woman', and make everyone believe that Orvis is preparing to blackmail him.

In this way, even if Orvis died, the charges they 'fabricated' in Brooklyn would not be established, and even if Brooklyn and they forcibly investigated, the world would not believe it.

That's the only way to break the game.

"And his only choice is to mobilize public opinion, and let Orvis take the initiative to seduce him first, in an attempt to blackmail him, and the impression is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

"You can deal with him like you do?" Frank asked. The battle between Brooklyn and Frank is still fresh in Frank's memory.

Brooklyn nodded

"That's right. At that time, Orvis can sue him for defamation, prosecutors can sue him for manipulating public opinion, and the District Attorney's Office and the NYPD can intervene in the investigation. ”

"The rest is your business." Frank pondered for a moment and decided that Brooklyn's plan was not bad.

"The most important person in the whole plan is Orvis." Brooklyn said

"We don't yet know why Orvis didn't call the police after the encounter with QJ, and there was no identification."

"When approaching Ovis, you must be careful and persuade her to sue, otherwise the rest of the plan will be just a castle." Frank licked his lips and grinned.

"Hopefully your plans go well." Brooklyn picked up his coffee cup and touched it lightly with Frank.

"Make our plans."

"Well, our plan." Frank took a sip of his coffee with a smile, placed the cup on the table, glanced at the time, and got up to take his leave.

"We're short on time, so we're ready to move now." After sending Frank away, Brooklyn called Reilly Winston and briefly explained the results of their discussions, but Reilly Winston did not express an opinion, but only said that he would cooperate with Frank.

Hanging up, Brooklyn didn't choose to ventilate with David. David is a nail in the nail he puts in the NYPD, a counterbalance to make sure Frank doesn't betray him and Reilly.

Once Frank betrays them, Brooklyn will not hesitate to immediately choose to support David, go all out, and launch David to fight Frank in the ring, pushing David to the position of director of the NYPD.

Frank knew this, so he only mentioned David early in the negotiations, and didn't mention it at all.

Just as he refused to let go of the Prosecutor's Office, Brooklyn's keeping David was also a check and balance.

That doesn't mean that tonight's conversation is just a fool. Given that they had easily sold their allies not long ago, and that they were just deliberating how to sell out the remaining teammates, this kind of checks and balances was necessary.

After all, Frank and Brooklyn are not like Reilly and Brooklyn, who have been 'embarrassed' many times and have cooperated in a relationship.

They are still in the tentative phase. ……………… Texas, San Antonio, suburb.

It's only been a day since he came back, but Orvis feels like it's better not to come back. She took leave to go home because she was hurt outside and came to seek comfort, but it was not comfort that greeted her at home.

Orvis cried under the covers, feeling lonely like never before. She thought of the little fat man she met on the bus, and thought of the phone call that the little fat man had given her.

How she wished that the little fat man could appear in the bedroom and listen to her tell her inner grievances! But there's no way the little fat man teleported from Austin to San Antonio.

Feeling lonely like never before, Orvis hugged her legs tightly and fell asleep slowly with sobs.

The next day, Orvis got up early in the morning, quietly got dressed, put on his bag, and left the house. Touching the money in his pocket, Orvis bought a loaf of bread and a bottle of water at the station gate, hesitated, and took another newspaper.

Walking into the station, Ovis bought a ticket back to New York and sat in the waiting room, eating bread and flipping through the newspaper.

The front page was a story about the Texas state government introducing policies to encourage animal husbandry. After reading it word by word, Orvis secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At least she didn't make the local front page in San Antonio! In this way, at least those who are older will not see her affairs, and may not know about them.

Maybe Mom and Dad won't be too embarrassed? She even had a feeling of the aftermath of her life. Orvis folded the newspaper, stuffed it into his bag, ate the last corner of bread, threw the bag in the trash, got up and lined up to get on the bus.

Getting in the car, Orvis wanted to continue reading the newspaper, but she was too sleepy. Yesterday day, she was either caught by her father learning that damn double-barreled shotgun, or she was chased and nagged by her mother, and her parents were like devils, reminding her all the time that she was being QQed!

She's been QJed by someone! This made her nerves tense all the time, and there was no rest at all. At this time, she got on the bus to New York, obviously leaving her hometown and re-entering the city that brought her endless dreams, but she felt a sense of relief.

At least no one on the road will keep reminding her that she has been QQj! Exhaling, Orvis clutched his backpack tightly, leaned his head against the window, and fell into a groggy sleep.

The journey from San Antonio to New York takes nearly thirty hours. When Orvis woke up, it was already noon.

The car had pulled out of Texas and was parked at a gas station at the state border. Orvis rubbed her eyes and found that there was no one in the car, she touched her rumbling belly and prepared to get out of the car to buy some bread to eat.

Perhaps in an unfamiliar environment where no one knew her, Orvis briefly forgot about those troubles, walked into the convenience store, went to the toilet first, then hummed a song, picked a cheap jam bread from the shelf to the cash register, paid and walked to the bus.

People began to come back one after another, and when the last passenger got on the bus, the bus doors closed, and the car started and headed for New York.

Orvis sat in her seat and munched on bread, feeling that someone was looking at her, she looked up and saw that several people in front of her were looking back at her, and when she saw that she was looking up, they quickly turned back.

Orvis chewed the bread for a moment, and his heart panicked for no reason.