Chapter 365, Clues
Frank felt a little big. Listening to the report, the blood vessels on Frank's forehead suddenly jumped, and even his entire face turned red.
The warden of the Metropolitan Prison has held the head of the NYPD murder team hostage and is confronting the police. Fortunately, the news is still in lockdown, and the fly-like media has not yet smelled the stench.
Unfortunately, the leader of the Eucalyptus team is David. The Brooklyn and Frank partnership has just begun, and the two sides are in a tentative phase.
If all goes well, according to the agreement, both parties will reap huge benefits and become the top names in New York in one fell swoop.
As a result, this collaboration has far-reaching implications for each of their respective futures. And David is the equalizer in the case of mutual distrust.
With David, Brooklyn doesn't have to worry too much about Frank's over-expansion, and Frank is relieved that Brooklyn won't betray the NYPD.
Well, now something happened to David! Frank could imagine with his toes that if something really happened to David, there would be no possibility of him and Brooklyn cooperating.
What exactly will become of an enraged Brooklyn, Frank doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know. Frank secretly complained in his heart that David was careless, and after complaining about David, he complained about the warden.
complained all the way to the improvised command position outside the old apartment building. Shortly after he got out of the car, he saw a familiar car driving up.
So he simply stood there and waited for a moment. When Brooklyn and Ray got out of the car, Frank nodded at them, quietly looked at Brooklyn's expression, and saw that although his face was not very good-looking, he was not yet to the point of going berserk, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Warden, member of the [Patriots], codenamed Bald Eagle." Brooklyn didn't talk nonsense, and after meeting up with Frank, he directly said what information he had.
"This is what he said himself. His purpose in kidnapping David was to get me to join the [Patriots]" After a pause, Brooklyn continued, seeing that Frank just looked at himself and didn't ask any stupid questions like 'did you say yes?'
"I asked a friend to help contact [Patriot], and I was confirmed that [Patriot] does have a member in New York codenamed Bald Eagle, who is the warden of the Metropolitan Penitentiary."
"One of the [Patriots] leaders came forward to speak briefly with me, and he said that when they learned that David had ordered the patrol to inspect the old apartment building, they thought it was the bald eagle exposed. The order they gave to Bald Eagle was to secretly withdraw from New York. They did not give the order to take hostages. ”
"Is this 'bald eagle' voluntary?" Hearing the rumbling of propellers in the distance, Frank frowned and pointed to the roof of the building and asked loudly.
"I have only one request, to save David alive." Brooklyn nodded
"Get him out of here, and I'll help you deal with Pence Norton." Frank looked up, his body was a little too fat, which made him a little funny when he did it.
He looked at the approaching helicopters in the distance, picked up the walkie-talkie, and asked people to chase them away.
Putting down the walkie-talkie, Frank smiled and asked suddenly
"Do you do the same with Winston?"
"What?" Brooklyn looked at him quizzically.
"Do you do the same with Winston?" Frank repeated. Brooklyn replied with a frown
"I'm not used to owing someone else."
"Do you owe Winston too?" Frank asked stubbornly. Brooklyn took a deep look at Frank, and for the first time thought that his bear and fox face was not so much of an eyesore.
"Whatever you want." Frank laughed happily. He patted Brooklyn on the shoulder and laughed
"David is not only your good brother, but also our NYPD."
"Even if there are other police officers standing above, I will still make saving people my first priority. Ha ha! With a laugh, Frank picked up the walkie-talkie and greeted
"Boys, it's time to get started!" Brooklyn stood still, silently watching Frank stride into the temporary command position.
He felt that the Frank in front of him was much more pleasing to the eye than the Frank when he was a child.
"Contact Walter and let the [Patriots] people try to contact this stupid bird and let him release David." Brooklyn looked at the time
"Half an hour is limited. After half an hour, I'll stab the [Patriot] to Congress. ”
"If something happens to David—" What would happen to David if he had an accident, Brooklyn didn't say, and there was no need to say more.
If something happens to David, Ray will tell the Federalists what it means to make a comic book come to life. Ray nodded, said nothing, and stepped aside to contact the Scorpion team.
……………… Twenty minutes later. Ray brought back the news that the [Patriots] had unilaterally cut off the contact between the [Patriots] and the Bald Eagle, and there was nothing they could do.
The [Patriot] regretted David's kidnapping, sympathized with what happened to Brooklyn, and if the bald eagle really did something to David under impulse, [The Patriot] was willing to compensate according to the price.
They even sent Ray a comparison table of the decomposition of human tissue. In the end, the [Patriots] said that they didn't want to see such a thing, but it still happened, and they could only express regret, if Brooklyn was angry with the [Patriots], the [Patriots] would not mind.
"They're scaring me." After listening to Lei's relay, Lei sneered. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the rumbling propeller sound in the sky again.
Brooklyn touched her hair with some irritation, took out her phone and called Brenner. The old man seemed to have fallen asleep, and the phone rang for a while before it was picked up.
"Brenner, let Pence Norton get away with his flies!" Brenner did not speak, and remained silent for a long time.
Brooklyn didn't know who Pence Norton's new 'brain' was, but that didn't stop him from cheating Brenner.
In this chess game in New York, there are many people with brains, but only a few are qualified to overlook the overall situation.
Try them one by one, and you will always try them. Anyway, now he is in a bad mood and wants to vent, even if he tries and makes a mistake, no one will say anything.
After all, it was his good brother who was on the roof. Ray's eyes widened, and he looked at Brooklyn in disbelief.
He really couldn't believe it, he couldn't believe that Brooklyn could do such a thing at such a time. Brooklyn turned, his back to Ray.
"I heard that Officer David was kidnapped?" Brenner's slowly soaring voice came. He didn't deny it?
Brooklyn frowned. This is not a reaction after being misunderstood.
"Brooklyn, for Lenley Crewe's sake, shake hands with Pence Norton." Brenner's voice continued.
"He certainly doesn't want you to use the precious wealth he left behind to make a mess of his favorite city."
"Mind yourself, old thing." Brooklyn sneered and cursed. After scolding, the phone fell silent again.
Brenner was stunned, he couldn't believe Brooklyn was talking to him like that. Even if one of them belongs to Harvard and the other belongs to Yale, he is still Brooklyn's boss, how dare Brooklyn talk to him like that?
Brooklyn himself was stunned. He touched his lips in disbelief, wondering if those two words had come out of his mouth.
How could he talk like that? What can such rude, humiliating words do other than show one's own incompetence?
Intensifying contradictions? Anger your opponents? When he learned to speak like that, he didn't know.
After an eerie silence, Brooklyn spoke again.
"Brenner, whatever little action you want to make, it's fine, but you'd better not try to disrupt the rescue here."
"If you want to start the Harvard-Yale war, you can try it." Brooklyn did not mention Burns Norton again, but directly threatened Yale.
This is to express his determination to Brenner. After a brief silence, Brenner didn't say anything and hung up the phone.
Two minutes later, the helicopter flew away. Brooklyn retracted his gaze and turned his head, still a little afraid to face Ray.
He lowered his head and dialed Burke's phone number, grabbed the phone and waited for Burke to connect, and staggered past Ray.
Since it was night, Burke was a little slower to connect.
"Haha, Brooklyn, what's wrong, do you need help with anything?" Burke's enthusiastic voice came, giving people a warm and stable feeling, and even the anxious mood of Brooklyn calmed down a little.
"Do you know the [Patriots] organization?" Brooklyn asked. After a moment of silence, Burke spoke
"Yes." The sun is gone, and the enthusiasm is gone.
"Are any of us associated with the [Patriots]? Or is it their customer, or is it simply one of them? ”
"Harvard will not have anything to do with such an organization whose attributes are unknown." Burke answered Brooklyn's question first, then warned
"Brooklyn, you're not yet the Speaker." He said this in a heavy tone. Brooklyn was silent for a moment
"The [Patriots] people kidnapped my brother and now tell me that this is the personal act of their members, and they regret that they even sent me a comparison table of human tissue decomposition prices, announcing that if David is missing any piece, they will compensate according to the price."
"Burke, what do you think I should have towards [Patriot]?"
"What do you think if someone kidnaps Professor John Manning, or Judge Lenley Crewe, and then sends you a comparison chart of the price of human tissue decomposition, promising to pay compensation according to the price, and regretting it, declaring that the kidnapping is an individual act that belongs to their members, and they are not responsible for it?"
"None of this makes sense. Brooklyn. Burke said in an almost grim tone
"First of all, neither John nor Lylie have been kidnapped, and secondly, if there is such a day, after confirming that it cannot be completely saved, I will start negotiations and ask for a good price." After a pause, as if to give Brooklyn time to react, Burke continued
"Brooklyn, what do you think this is? Do children play at home? ”
"John will always pamper you because he firmly believes that you are the best choice, and that doesn't mean that everyone else thinks the same way, so, Brooklyn, think about what you should do." Brooklyn was silent for a long time, he licked his lips, grabbed his phone and said firmly
"I'm doing a good job, you don't have to worry about it. Now, Burke, help me reach out to the rest of the people, and we'll talk about how to define the Patriots as a KB organization. This time it was Burke's turn to be silent.
About five minutes or so passed, Burke returned.
"There's no way this proposal will pass, Brooklyn." Burke's tone smacked of persuasion.
"Is it possible at all?" Brooklyn asked.
"Nope."
"[Patriots] have been around longer than you know, and they've grown to spread across all sectors of the Federation. They are already tightly bound to the Federation, and to eradicate them is to eradicate the Federation. ”
"You can be their client, or one of them, but don't go against them." Brooklyn sneered
"A 'long-standing' 'ancient' 'mastery' mysterious organization that has withdrawn from New York?"
"Burke, are you kidding me? Or haven't you woken up yet? ”
"If he is really as powerful as you describe, why should he withdraw from New York?" Brooklyn felt his mind clear, and he calmly analyzed
"If he's really as powerful as you say, why bow down to me and negotiate with me? Shouldn't he have sent me a notice just to tell me - no comment? ”
"Burke, you're lying." Brooklyn pointed out sharply, and then he added
"I'm going to talk directly to Professor John Manning." After saying that, Brooklyn didn't hang up the phone, just stood there, grabbed the phone, and waited quietly.
The clock ticked by, and only the faint rustle of electricity on the phone. Brooklyn's heart was sinking.
If it is really verified that Burke is no longer reliable, and that he is hiding from John Manning to make small moves, it means that the situation at Harvard has deteriorated to a certain extent, and John Manning has lost complete control of Harvard.
But worse than that, Burke didn't even hide it, and he generously admitted that he was cheating on Brooklyn.
This shows that John Manning has not only lost control of Harvard, but has even become deaf and blind, and everyone is playing with him!
"Yes, Brooklyn." Just when Brooklyn felt that the atmosphere was so low that he couldn't breathe, Burke's voice finally came to his ears
"Although your approach is still very young, the progress is obvious."
"Well, I'm really cheating on you." Burke admitted directly
"Because we don't know much about [the Patriots]. Unlike politicians, we rarely come into contact with unknown organizations that don't know their positions. ”
"We are naturally wary of this kind of organization."
"We've heard of [Patriots], though."
"Brooklyn, if you're sitting in the Speaker's seat, you can mobilize the full power of Harvard, and maybe push for [Patriots] to be listed as a KB organization. But you're not, and there's no way Harvard is going to mobilize all its forces to support your unproductive proposal. Brooklyn listened very clearly.
Harvard may be able to succeed with all his might, but Brooklyn has not yet reached a height worthy of Harvard's full support.
"You can call John tomorrow and ask him for confirmation, and forget it today. He had just drunk some wine before he fell asleep. ”