There are a lot of people who come to the funeral today, and most of them are fresh faces. They come from different places and their professions are different.

But the power they have come together is definitely not to be underestimated—at least not in Brooklyn. Not only does he not underestimate them, but he also values them very much.

Before he could find out the relationship between Anthony and Burke, Brooklyn carefully chose to side with these men.

He used the eulogy as a means of reaffirming his identity. I dare not say that he has won everyone's support, at least his behavior is definitely more impressive than his light-hearted speech in front of everyone.

The funeral is finally over. The crowd left the cemetery in twos and threes, some headed straight for the airport, some returned to the hotel, some went to the bar to get drunk, and some walked into the church.

Bob called, and he was so tormented by the bad traffic in New York that he was expected to be twenty minutes late.

Brooklyn saw Mark Meere in the crowd and pulled the man into the car. It was no surprise that Mark Mee came to John Manning's funeral.

On the surface, he and John Manning lived in a hotel, and the two had several exchanges before John Manning's death, and they had a pleasant conversation.

On the other hand, today will determine the future situation of Harvard, and then affect the subsequent development of the New York incident, which is directly related to the military's next choice and related to the personal interests of Mark Meilea.

Getting in the car, Brooklyn asked directly

"What happened to Burke Forsman and Anthony Kennedy?" Mark Mee glanced out the window and saw Burke Forsman and Anthony Kennedy walking together, and the two seemed to be talking in a whisper.

He withdrew his gaze and shook his head

"I don't know." Brooklyn didn't let it go easily, he said solemnly

"I wonder if the two of them are colluding, Mark, you have to tell me the results."

"I wasn't in New York for the past two days, what the hell happened." Mark Millaine shook his head and spread his hands

"I really don't know."

"It's an internal matter for you at Harvard, and I only care about the outcome." Brooklyn said slowly, staring into Mark Millay's eyes

"Mark, you think I'm going to lose, don't you?" Mark Millaine pursed his lips and did not speak.

"I lost, you, the people behind you, everything you invested in the early stage will be wasted." Brooklyn said

"If you want something out of me, you have to give something first."

"We've shown sincerity." Mark Millaine said

"We've helped you stop most of the stress."

"That's what you're supposed to do." Brooklyn said mercilessly

"Now you should tell me what's going on in New York and why Burke Forsman and TM's Anthony Kennedy are together."

"Mark, you're not in a good place. Congress has been watching you all these years, and it's getting tighter and tighter. ”

"The withdrawal of the Federation year after year means the complete failure of the Middle East strategy, you have wasted too many resources, and dragged the entire Federation into the quagmire."

"Congress is unhappy with you, isn't it?"

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have taken advantage of New York."

"You've got nowhere to go, haven't you?" Mark Millaine shook his head

"We have a choice."

"I fell in love with New York because it was calculated that it would be beneficial to meddle in New York."

"What other way do you go?" Brooklyn asked. He didn't believe Mark Millay's claims. The failure of the Middle East strategy has greatly damaged the vitality of the Federation, and the Congress has been overwhelmed by the increasing military spending year after year, and the war has made the anti-war ideology in the country more and more turbulent, and the already contradictory federal society has been thrown into chaos.

War and military spending have brought about poverty and war weariness, and they have further intensified the already acute contradictions.

Otherwise, how can a New York compare to the benefits of an entire strategic area overseas? Why did the military risk offending the whole Federation to come to New York to get involved?

"It's a military secret." Mark Mie said

"I can't divulge more to you, but I can tell you that the military is unhappy with your performance, and the latest calculations show that it was a bad decision to get involved in the New York incident."

"Do you think so too?" Brooklyn asked. It doesn't matter what the military thinks, what matters is what Mark Millai thinks.

It was Mark Milley who came into contact with Brooklyn, and the representative and direct decision-maker of the New York incident was Mark Milley, which is not some bullshit calculus.

Mark Milai was silent for a moment and said slowly

"My personal thoughts don't matter." Brooklyn stared into his eyes. His heart was slowly sinking.

Mark Mie said it was true. The military really has other options!

"Since it doesn't matter, why did you come to New York to get involved?" Brooklyn asked.

"I've already said it, it's just profitable." Mark Millaine said. Brooklyn shook her head. This explanation is not enough!

What kind of benefits can be compared to offending all the departments of the entire federation? Even if the military had other options, would it still exist after the New York incidents were involved?

If you offend other departments, won't this choice be affected? Is this an outer space program or not?

Brooklyn attended military briefings, and in order to help Brooklyn withstand the pressure and scare off others, the military even caused a car accident and nearly killed a secretary of state.

This shows that the military is very sincere and determined to participate in the New York incident.

"I need to know about Anthony Kennedy's relationship with Burke Forsman." Brooklyn said

"We also need to know what happened in New York in the past two days."

"Whatever options you have, if you decide to remain deeply involved in New York, help me get the intel, and if you think I'm going to lose, you can withdraw now."

"Our cooperation can also be nullified."

"But, Mark, I must remind you that once you choose to evacuate, you better pray that I will fail." Brooklyn's bloodshot eyes stared straight at Mark Mee, and said with a hideous face

"You'd better cause a car accident and kill me when the results come in."

"Otherwise, I'll give you all back."

"I'm not a generous person." Mark Milai nodded, opened the car door and left. Brooklyn sat alone in the car for a while and punched the steering wheel hard.

“fuck！” After scolding, Brooklyn started the car and left the cemetery. On the other side, Mark Millaine sat back in his car, and instead of leaving immediately, he looked in the direction of the Brooklyn car and dialed a number.

"He didn't want to give up."

"Yes."

"I know." After hesitating for a moment, Mark Milai did not hang up the phone, but said

"I think there's still a chance, maybe we can reconsider, otherwise all our efforts in front of us will be wasted."

"No, it's not him, that's what I think."

"He looked confident. I thought maybe we could try to stay cooperative, and he just asked for information, and there was nothing to lose. We don't have any partnership with Harvard itself, and if he succeeds, Harvard will be on our side. It's also good for our layout in Europe. ”

"Congress is really unhappy with us, especially the defeat in the Middle East, the successive defeats in East Asia, and our failure to contain the rise of the East. Both Congress and the president are likely to do something against us after the full withdrawal is over. The layout in Europe alone may not be enough to contain the impending reckoning. ”

"I think if we have Harvard's support, we will no longer be alone, at least Harvard can help us take some of the pressure off and transition to the end of the European layout."

"Yes, although Harvard is in decline, its influence in the judicial system has not diminished." There seemed to be a discussion on the other end of the phone, and there seemed to be a lot of talk, and he was silent for a long time after Mark Mie came to express his opinion.

It wasn't until the other end of the phone said his decision that Mark Millay spoke.

"Yes, I will continue to conduct in New York." Hanging up the phone, Mark Meelai dialed the Brooklyn number.

By the time Mark Meelai called, Brooklyn had already driven far away. Following a pre-agreed process, the funeral was held at the cemetery in Queens, and after the funeral there was a buffet buffet, which was held at the Manhattan Hotel.

After the buffet, a conference will be held, also at the Manhattan Hotel. Burke Forsman greeted the hotel in advance and borrowed one of the hotel's largest meeting rooms.

Brooklyn was on his way to the hotel. The phone sits on the counter, it makes a buzzing vibrating sound, and Brooklyn casually picks up the phone and turns on the speakerphone.

From inside came the voice of Mark Milai.

"Anthony Kennedy and Burke Forsman had frequent contact yesterday, and the two are suspected of having limited cooperation."

"The Department of Commerce and other departments have jointly acquired most of the local industries in New York and embezzled the New York market."

"Listen, Brooklyn, there are three main opponents for you, the CIA, the Department of Homeland Security, and the military-industrial complex like Raytheon." Brooklyn chuckled out loud.

"Looks like you made your choice." Mark Millet said

"Hopefully it's the right option."

"It would be right." Brooklyn said firmly, and then said

"Why did Anthony work with Burke? This doesn't make sense. In the competition of the three, Burke was aggressive, Anthony was not to be outdone, and I never showed a sharp side. ”

"We speculate that he knows that you were jumping back and forth between John Manning, Burke Forsman, and Anthony Kennedy, and he is concerned about your position." Mark Milai analyzed.

Brooklyn listened to the silence for a moment, and asked softly

"Aren't you worried?" Mark Milai replied

"No, no one dares to jump sideways with the federal military repeatedly." Brooklyn admires Mark Millay's confidence.

Mark Meelet's information is crucial, especially the seemingly unintentional reminder that gets to the heart of the matter—Anthony was worried about Brooklyn's changing stance and decided to join Burke in getting rid of him.

This hints at two important pieces of information: First, Anthony Kennedy and Burke Forsman are at odds with each other, and their only cooperation is to send Brooklyn out first, and when this is done, the two of them will fight to the death.

Second, Anthony Kennedy was confident of dealing with Burke Forsman, but not of Brooklyn and joining forces with Burke.

As Brooklyn pondered, the speed of the car slowed down imperceptibly. When a shrill horn woke him up behind him, Brooklyn shook his head with a wry smile as he glanced at the driver who was overtaking and swearing.

Anthony was afraid that he would change his position at any time, and repeatedly jumped from side to side, but Mark Meille did not deny this when he relayed it.

Brooklyn was helpless. What could he do? The continuous development of the situation forced him to jump left and right, balance the forces of all parties, and grab nutrients to strengthen himself.

In fact, what he did was the same as what Anthony did in the Supreme Court. Anthony is famously a swing ticket to balance the two parties, existing as a buffer zone.

Brooklyn played the same role in Burke's clash with Anthony. His presence eased the conflict between the two, allowing the conflict to be carried out on a limited scale, rather than spreading across the board and fighting in a big way.

Apparently doing the same thing, Anthony has won a lot of praise, and Brooklyn has only the impression of a capricious villain.

What if Brooklyn didn't? His strength is insufficient, and if he wants to survive in the cracks and not be scattered by the stormy waves, he can only be left and right.

In fact, Brooklyn also has his own firm position, and his position is himself. Everything he does is for his own benefit.

Brooklyn then thought of more from here. He thought of the change in his involvement in the trial.

He was once known as the Themis of New York, the god of fairness and justice that the people believed, and he represented the fairness and justice of the law.

What now? His reputation was mixed. It is true that there is an element of deliberate rumors and smears by Pence Norton, but is that all?

I don't know when his attitude towards the trial has changed. He no longer pursued the fairness of the trial, began to bring in more personal emotions, and began to weigh more off-court interests through a trial.

In his hands, the trial was no longer a job, but a tool of struggle. Brooklyn remembered that afternoon, when he stood at the foot of the steps, looked up and saw the statue of the god, and the feeling of shock that moment brought him.

But now is not the time to dwell on that. Brooklyn only sighed for less than half a minute before he received a call from Bob.

Bob arrived at the Manhattan Hotel without incident, waiting to meet up with Brooklyn. Ten minutes later, the Brooklyn car was parked in the Manhattan hotel parking lot, and Bob arrived with a large suitcase, took the elevator with Brooklyn, and walked upstairs.

Swiping into a room, Bob opened his suitcase, took out a set of clothes and threw them to Brooklyn, then simply sat on the floor, took out various documents from it, and began to organize them.

This room was booked by Bob from online and was specifically used for resting. The buffet will end in the early evening and the meeting will not begin until there is a short break.

At this very moment, the entire Manhattan hotel is already crammed with Harvards!