Chapter 544, the final confrontation
The mystery has been revealed.
Whether Brooklyn is bluffing or not is unclear is unclear, but Heather Gerken must be bluffing.
Heather Gerken has a bunch of rotten Higards in his hand, and Brooklyn has all the cards that come out of the light that are bigger than him.
Heather Gerken had to call and couldn't fold.
Brooklyn withdrew his gaze and continued talking.
These Yalemen didn't come to him with anything important, and nothing important could be said in public.
Their purpose was to unite with Brooklyn and deal with Heather Gerken.
It's best to throw Heather Gerken into the police station as well, so he can't go back to New Haven!
In their eyes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Despite his unremitting efforts to bring Heather Gerken to restlessness and annoyance, Heather Gerken was not without the power to fight back.
The current situation at Yale is that Heather Gerken and the opposition are evenly matched, and it is impossible to talk about who is overpowering whom, and neither side has an absolute advantage.
At this time, the introduction of foreign aid is undoubtedly the best solution.
Brooklyn looks like a good foreign player.
It's Heather Gerken who has been causing trouble in Brooklyn, and they have nothing to do with it. In their eyes, they were strangers to Brooklyn, and Heather Gerken was hostile to Brooklyn.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
With that in mind, the Yale community had reason to think that Brooklyn would help.
Brooklyn talked unhurriedly, feeling sorry for Heather Gerken.
Being forced into a corner by such a group of people, tsk......
The Yale crowd was not wrong in their thinking, and if Heather Gerken threw an olive branch to Brooklyn during the meeting at the Manhattan Hotel, Brooklyn would not hesitate to catch it.
But that was in a desperate situation.
Just like Heather Gerken.
They all had to seize any opportunity, any little strength, to fight back, otherwise they would die without a place to bury and be completely defeated.
But what about the Yale people?
They are now evenly matched with Heather Gerken, not cornered.
Even if Robert Gordon had learned from the past, hadn't they heard of luring a wolf into the house?
Or has his reputation always been kind and selfless?
Brooklyn was a little skeptical.
Finally, after talking to the Yale people, Brooklyn stood still and watched the Yale people walk past Heather Gerken and disappear out the door.
He and Heather Gerken looked at each other, and the hallway fell silent again.
Heather Gerken always maintained a sideways, head-twisting position.
After a moment, he turned, his shoulders collapsed for a moment, and he stood up again.
Brooklyn took two steps forward and came to Heather Gerken.
"Looks like you're in a bad situation."
As he spoke, Brooklyn glanced up in the direction in which the Yale crowd had disappeared.
Heather Gerken didn't say anything about it, but said, "These people, with my help, promise not to leak secrets."
He directly prescribed the conditions.
Brooklyn looked surprised, then shook his head and chuckled.
"Did I hear you right, Heather Gerken?"
"Are you a garbage dump when I am Harvard, and all kinds of garbage are stuffed into it?"
These oppositionists brought by Heather Gerken are just a bunch of garbage, a bunch of musicians who don't succeed enough and lose more than anything, you Yale can't look down on it, but I can't look at it at Harvard?
Moreover, Heather Gerken seems to have three conditions, but in fact there is only one.
These people don't want Yale, and Harvard doesn't like it, it's useless at all, and it's too cumbersome to be a partner in Brooklyn.
Without Heather Gerken's help, the proposal would not have passed, and Harvard itself would have been enough.
Heather Gerken only
The condition was that he would not make trouble.
That's not a condition.
This is not the attitude of a loser!
Heather Gerken was silent for a moment, then spoke again.
"And Robert Gordon, don't forget." He said, "Robert Gordon hasn't pleaded guilty yet, and he can come out at any time."
"Give you my right-hand man, Brooklyn, and you'll be content."
"I thought he was the one standing across from you." Brooklyn didn't eat this, and said with a smile, "Why don't you try to get Robert Gordon out of the Boston police department?"
Harvard Law School has been operating in Boston for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the tree has deep roots and is called the "Emperor of the Soil".
It is an exaggeration to say that eight out of ten Boston lawyers, prosecutors, etc. are Harvard, but there are still seven and a half.
In this case, Robert Gordon took the initiative to send it to the door, can Harvard still let him run? That's not a federal joke.
Besides, Heather Gerken said that Robert Gordon is his right-hand man, and Robert Gordon is?
According to Brooklyn's judgment, Robert Gordon is most likely one of the standard-bearers of the opposition.
Now that Yale's struggle is so severe, would Heather Gerken be willing to give away one of his core figures in exchange for Brooklyn's help?
He couldn't bear it!
At the beginning, the Empress Dowager of the West did not cut Yanjing out of the compensation.
Heather Gerken thought for a moment, then said, "Plus my support."
He explained, "You didn't intend to let him pass this proposal, but you won't let go of the press law, and you will definitely bring it up again at such a good opportunity." I will support you then. With Yale's help, it's easier for the law to pass."
"That was for later," said Brooklyn, unmoved, "and Yale might not have been in charge then."
"And even if you don't lose to these idiots, can you be sure that you've mastered Yale thoroughly?"
Promising something uncertain about the future is like writing empty checks, drawing a pie and not counting at all.
Brooklyn is not to be fooled.
Heather Gerken lowered his head slightly, and when he raised his head again, his eyes became determined, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Brooklyn, this is the biggest price I can offer. If you don't agree, I'll have to support the proposal instead."
"You are against it, I support it, we can see who can win in the end."
"Your research team wants it to pass, the rest of Harvard wants it to pass, everybody at Yale wants it to pass, the judiciary, the legislative, the executive, everybody, everybody in the room just now, wants it to pass."
"You're the only one against it. Can you make it?"
"Can you go against everyone?"
"Can you stop everyone?"
"You succeeded once in New York, but this time, what did you use to divert your attention? What do you use to gain the support of others?"
"Even if it doesn't pass in the end, what if I'll reveal your role in it then?"
"In their eyes, I am my own person, because I have always supported the passage of the proposal, what about you? Not necessarily."
"Can you face the wrath of the Commonwealth?"
"Who else do you have to unite, the media?"
"You came up with the press law proposal first, and those who almost suffered from it won't help you as the culprit."
"Brooklyn, from the time the research team was formed, you had to agree to my request."
Heather Gerken's expression was a little hideous, and when he spoke, he grinned widely, revealing two rows of white teeth.
This is in stark contrast to his chubby image.
Brooklyn frowned, the smile on her face disappearing little by little.
This is Heather Gerken's last hole card, and it is also his last obstacle before he wants to "harvest" Yale.
Stepping over, there will be a smooth road ahead, and he can't cross it, he can
It can ignite the fire and divide itself.
Heather Gerken is in a bad position, so bad that he desperately needs to work with his nemesis, but he is still a little short of betraying Yale.
"You want to turn the fake into the real thing?"
Heather Gerken calmly looked at Brooklyn and said, "Whether it's real or not, it's not yet time to be revealed, is it?"
Brooklyn scoffed, "It's true or not, it doesn't count."
"The same goes for you." Heather Gerken followed.
Brooklyn turned his neck and glanced outside, not far from the trail, you can still see Harvard students holding books, hurrying back and forth, and some of them get together in twos and threes, talking and laughing as they walk, and occasionally you can see a few lively personalities, chasing and fighting all the way.
These students, who are either carefree or worried about their assignments and assignments, will never know that a far-reaching confrontation is taking place not far from them.
Will they remember?
Brooklyn suddenly thought, shook his head, and retracted his gaze, no longer looking at the carefree Harvard students, but refocusing on Heather Gerken.
"You're right, it's true or not, you and I don't count."
Brooklyn's voice was soft, but gradually turned heavy as the words were spit out, "But."
"But, Heather Gerken, I have the ability, the time, the patience, and the capital to make it fake or real or half-true, whatever I like."
"What about you? Do you have time to do that?"
"If I can afford to lose, can you afford to lose too?"
"We can take a gamble and try to see who has the better luck."
"Or throw in the towel and be more thorough." Brooklyn said slowly, "You look like a J-girl who wants to admit defeat and struggle at the same time, and you are very scantily dressed, and she is reluctant to stand on the street and hide it."
Brooklyn said mercilessly, even very politely, "Heather Gerken, when you were at the Manhattan Hotel, did you think there would be today?"
"You're an insult to me?"
Heather Gerken's mood was strange, he seemed angry, and he seemed uncertain, as if he had been confused by Brooklyn's words for a while.
But he didn't dwell too much on whether Brooklyn was humiliating himself, he had more important things.
Brooklyn is right, he and Brooklyn will suffer huge losses if they fail in the proposal, the difference is that he is likely to be completely "bankrupt" after this huge loss, and Brooklyn will be broken at best.
Because of this, Heather Gerken will use "Fish Dead Net" as the last killer feature. If Brooklyn doesn't agree to his demands, he will definitely lose, and since he is already bound to lose, it is better to make Brooklyn unhappy.
Heather Gerken's behavior is in part consistent with Brooklyn's strategy at the Manhattan hotel conference, which was to be at a disadvantage, breaking the kettle and fighting for his life.
As long as you can win, the means and processes can continue to break through the lower limit.
Instead of answering Heather Gerken's outlandish question, Brooklyn suddenly said out of nowhere, "I want a seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals."
"This seat is up to Yale to run for me. Harvard won't make a little effort." He stared at Heather Gerken and said slowly.
Heather Gerken was initially relieved to hear the request—a seat on the Circuit Court of Appeals was precious, but there was only one Yale out of 13 Circuit Court of Appeals in the entire Union. In this comparison, the seat of the Circuit Court of Appeals was less precious—but soon, after listening to Brooklyn's follow-up additions, Heather Gerken's face turned ugly again.
A seat on the Circuit Court of Appeals Yale is capable of functioning, and in the same way, Harvard is capable of functioning. Even if you don't rely on Harvard, with Brooklyn's operation in New York State, you can get it with a little effort.
But the question is, it matters who this seat comes from.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is now at full capacity — Brenner is dead, but the circuit appellate judge is a good deal
In fact, there are countless people who are qualified but have no chance to fill the position.
If Brooklyn wants to go further, someone will have to step back and give up their seats, or the president or Congress will propose additional seats.
Obviously, the former is simpler to operate than the latter.
So far, Brooklyn has only interacted with Mr. President and members of Congress, and has never even met each other.
The seat of the Circuit Court of Appeals is already a notable position for behemoths like Harvard and Yale. Every seat in every circuit appeals court has been divided among the families.
After Lyley Crewe's death, a Harvard man should have entered the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, but Lyley Crewe's relationship with then-Speaker John Manning was too complicated, and his relationship with Harvard was even more complicated, and whether he was a Harvard citizen or not is still open to debate.
Fortunately, John Manning was quick enough to give up the spot to Yale through a trade.
Therefore, after the death of Lyleigh Crewe, it was not someone from Harvard who filled the place, but someone from Yale. Lenley Crewe's replacement was not a Harvard man, but Brenner.
This is an exception, and there are a lot of shady transactions behind it, and the complexity is far from being comparable to what is normal in a normal situation.
In the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the only seats that can be controlled by Yale are Yale itself.
Wanting to make way for Brooklyn, Yale either wronged his own people or found a way to snatch one from someone else.
According to this logic, a very clear conclusion can be drawn - whether it is wronging one's own people or taking away a position from others, as long as this thing is done, it will become an eternal black spot on Heather Gerken.
And that handle is right in Brooklyn's hands.