If this were a war, Brooklyn would definitely not be a qualified commander, let alone a qualified monarch.

He examined the available talents in his hands before the war came. Before the enemy attacked, he first put everyone in danger.

But this is no ordinary war. Nor is his relationship with the people he examines a traditional monarchy.

Everyone came together because of their interests at the beginning, and everyone has a scale and a ruler in their hearts, and they will measure each other very clearly.

Talking about emotional behavior like 'you don't trust me' is not popular and not popular.

Brooklyn's skepticism and scrutiny are acceptable and understandable to all. The only person who doesn't meet that standard, but has to be treated the same, is Harrison.

Compared to López, Harrison is just an ordinary person. Brooklyn needs to treat Harrison differently.

The same tactic, which is appropriate for López, where each side understands each other's meaning, can talk happily, and reach a consensus in harmony, can be used in Harrison, but it may be counterproductive.

- I trust you unreservedly, and as a result you doubt me? - I gave everything, trusted you with all my heart, and you treated me like this?

- I treat you as my own, and you treat me as an outsider? Lopez wouldn't think so, not Winston, Burke Forsman, Anthony Kennedy or even Frank, who hadn't yet been contacted, but Harrison might think so.

They are accustomed to suppressing their emotional instincts and looking at things with a rational and scrutinizing eye. Therefore, after deciding not to drive Harrison away, Brooklyn must take care of Harrison, the crane that stands out from the crowd.

……………… Midnight, Boston. It was late at night when Brooklyn landed, and instead of immediately going to Burke Forsman and Anthony Kennedy, he went straight to the hotel with Harrison to rest.

Flying from New York to Washington in the morning, after a well-prepared but almost me off for a meeting that ended up with the worst of things, and a non-stop flight from Washington to Boston, the day was not as hectic as it was before the meeting at the Manhattan hotel, but it was very draining.

By the time he landed, Brooklyn was exhausted and groggy in the world. At this time, it is definitely not a good choice to go to Burke and Anthony.

It's better to take a break to recharge your batteries, and by the way, you can also observe the reaction of Burke and Anthony. Bob booked a suite for Brooklyn and Harrison, spacious enough for two to rest.

He didn't ask much about Harrison's situation, and Brooklyn didn't get rid of Harrison, but took it with him as before, which in Bob's opinion was the default that Harrison was reliable.

Nothing was said all night, the next morning. Rested Brooklyn had breakfast at the hotel and drove to visit Burke.

It is different to see Burke the seer or Anthony the seer. Compared with Anthony, who lies flat and mocks, Brooklyn is more willing to trust Burke.

Burke had been on the move since the Manhattan Hotel meeting was over, arguably without a moment of leisure, until Christmas approached and he finally had a short vacation.

The holiday is not long, only half a month. It seems like a longer vacation than most people – Brooklyn is on the road at E.. The Y is only three days off for Christmas and New Year's Day – but don't forget that Burke is out almost all year round, while everyone else has holidays.

Counting all kinds of holidays, an average government employee will repair 104 days of weekends a year, 15 days of New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays, plus 14-16 days of statutory paid holidays, a total of about 135 days of vacation, accounting for about one-third of the year.

Comparatively speaking, Burke only had a pitiful half a month, which is indeed not much. Of course, Burke can not be so conscientious and responsible, his work requires the whole Federation to travel all over the year, he can be lazy during this period, go to one place to rest for a few days, fly to the next city, and rest for a few more days, his work is not supervised, and no one knows if he is lazy, Brooklyn only needs the final result, that is, the final statistical report.

One of the reasons Brooklyn believes more in Burke is that Burke has really worked hard over the past year.

After the Manhattan Hotel meeting established Brooklyn's leadership over the Harvard Council, Burke lost the struggle and after only a brief recuperation, he was entrusted with the task by Brooklyn and began to travel around, and was later recalled to Boston to deal with Heather Gerken's possible machinations.

Heather Gerken's plot did not wait, and Burke did not sit idle in Boston, assisting Brooklyn with the press law proposal, the garbage dump plan, and the formation of a political coalition.

After the dust settled, Burke threw himself into his work non-stop, and began to turn into a trapeze artist and run around.

Last year's final report Brooklyn read, and although Burke was not able to run the full federation due to time constraints, his report was also very good.

Burke's report was very concise, pragmatic and efficient. There is no superfluous nonsense in the whole article, and there are various statistical charts and charts that classify the members of the Harvard Council into categories, which makes it clear at a glance.

Moreover, the classification of all the members counted is reasonable, with explanations, and is clearly organized. The report was like a table of contents for a book, only a dozen pages, not very long, but the appendix that accompanied it reached a terrifying 11 G's.

There are a large number of documents, charts, videos and video materials, which correspond to the 'directory' one by one. Brooklyn was impressed by Burke's ability to do his job.

At the same time, Burke's changes during this period, that kind of righteous and awe-inspiring posture, also made Brooklyn a little troubled.

Especially the last time the garbage station project was planned, the two met, and Brooklyn suspected that Burke's temperament was more than just a disguise.

In his long work as a 'monitor', he seems to have really begun to shift towards a positive role.

In addition, another important reason to find Burke first is Burke's love for Harvard. His hostility towards Brooklyn has never been hidden, but this hostility stems from distrust of Brooklyn and differences in ideas and positions.

Although Burke has done a lot of despicable things, such as forcing out John Manning, single-handedly starting Harvard infighting, etc., in essence, his character is actually the most reliable.

He did it all for one purpose – Harvard. Brooklyn has been Harvard Speaker for half a year, and he has really made Harvard better, and he has done what he promised.

A different person may do a better job than Brooklyn, but it is more likely to make Harvard worse. Brooklyn found Burke because he was sure that he could make Harvard better, and it was unknown if he replaced him.

The ultimate goal of his existence coincided with a high degree of coincidence, and his loss of power, or even his disappearance, was not conducive to Harvard and Burke's pursuit.

Another important reason lies with Anthony. Anthony used to be a justice, a guy who could get through the quagmire of Washington, and no one knows how many hole cards he still has.

Don't look at the surface Brooklyn forced Anthony to give in and made him want to die, obviously unwilling, but he had to obediently work for Brooklyn.

In fact, how much energy this old guy can burst out, and whether he will fight back, Brooklyn is not the slightest bit sure.

Obviously Burke is better at calculating people's hearts and fiddling with intrigues, and it is clear that Anthony is peaceful and peaceful, without desires and desires, and has a glorious and unscrupulous image, but here in Brooklyn, the two have completely opposite impressions.

Brooklyn is still in the preparation stage of accumulating power, and he needs to first determine the power that he can use, then the power that he may be able to use for himself, and finally the power that he is not sure if he can use it for himself.

Bob belongs to the former, Anthony belongs to the latter, and Burke is sandwiched in the middle. When Brooklyn arrives at Burke's house, Burke is walking his dog.

The golden retriever he had raised with John Manning died, and he ran around and ran out of time, so he had just rested when he found a puppy out of nowhere.

The way he walks his dog is simple - he sits on the floor reading a book and plays with the dog on one foot. So, when Brooklyn came to visit, he saw Burke standing in the doorway in his home clothes, with one foot over his socks and the other bare.

Behind him there was a peculiar whining and whimpering sound of a puppy, and then a small fluffy furball with a sock in its mouth rushed over, stumbling on its heels as it ran.

Burke was surprised to see Brooklyn appear in front of him. The surprise was undisguised.

He first glanced at Brooklyn as if the homeroom teacher was looking at the late students, then rolled his eyes around Harrison behind Brooklyn and then at their empty backs before he stepped aside and invited the two in.

As soon as he got out of the way, the puppy appeared in front of the two of them. Seeing the stranger, the puppy let go of the culprit who had let him fall on his heels, and barked at the two of them in a milky voice.

Burke bent down to pick up the puppy and motioned for the two to come in. The puppy sniffed in his arms, and barked restlessly at the two of them, so Burke bent down and picked up the sock and put it on the puppy, and the puppy immediately became honest and kept shrinking into his arms, trying to get rid of the sock.

Burke closed the door, put the puppy on the ground, let him play by himself, and sat across from Brooklyn, without speaking, looking at Brooklyn with a pair of eyes.

Burke's form was very satisfying to Brooklyn. Aside from the work arranged by the Harvard Council, Burke doesn't seem to care about outside things.

If he had been well-informed enough, he would have been able to guess what he was coming for the first time he saw Brooklyn.

Even Burke may have guessed the appearance of Brooklyn a long time ago. But he didn't. The surprise was very visceral and undisguised.

Brooklyn didn't tell the whole story of what happened to Patrick Nestor as he did with Lopez, and those things were tantamount to for Burke.

He succinctly described his situation and then highlighted William Barr.

"William Barr?" Hearing the name, Burke frowned. The old handsome guy has always been personable, he looks elegant and amiable when he is smiling, and he is free and inviolable when he is serious, but he can't frown.

As soon as he frowned, the elegance and decency around him were immediately destroyed, giving people a feeling of gloom.

"I need to know how he got rid of John Manning." Brooklyn nodded. Burke told Brooklyn that William Barr was John Manning's 'personal force', and since it was a personal force, didn't John Manning have the slightest means of defense, relying entirely on trust?

Brooklyn didn't believe it. If John Manning had the means to restrain William Barr, how did William Barr get rid of it, and who is it in the hands of now?

More importantly, he met William Barr at Patrick Nestor's mansion, and William Barr had a good conversation with Patrick Nestor, and it didn't seem like he was familiar with him.

Does this mean that William Barr used Patrick Nestor to get rid of John Manning?

Or did the back hand that restrain him fall into the hands of Patrick Nestor? Or even further, a little more whimsical, it was John Manning himself who handed over the man to Patrick Nestor.

If it's the last conjecture, then things get complicated. This shows that John Manning has been in contact with Patrick Nestor for a long time, and he may have even been involved in the election.

It was only later due to physical reasons, and Burke's destruction of his roots, Harvard, that led to the abortment of the project.

Now that John Manning is dead, all answers can only be obtained from Burke, who knows him best.

"William Barr, I don't know." Burke Forsman shook his head.

"John himself is personally responsible for this, and I only know that William Barr's connection with John Manning exists."

"Are you sure William Barr is only in contact with John Manning?" Brooklyn asked. Burke was about to nod, but stopped.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head slowly.

"A few years ago, John Manning contacted Heather Gerken, and the two of them joined the rest of the group to develop a plan for Lyleigh Crewe, and after that plan was successful, everyone paid off, and that's when William Barr came into our sights. John Manning recommended William Barr to Mr. President, replacing Jeff Sessions and Acting Secretary Matthew Whitaker. Brooklyn glanced at Burke.

Burke Forsman's attitude proved his speculation right. For the sake of Harvard's hard-won peace and stability, he is willing to help Brooklyn.

As for whether the surprise at the door was fake, Brooklyn did not doubt this. Burke Forsman's calm face when he listened to Brooklyn's narration, and he was very calm in the face of Brooklyn's questioning, which did not contradict his surprise earlier.

Burke Forsman was a very intelligent man with a knack for seeing people's hearts, and Brooklyn never forgot that.

Maybe the exact same conversation took place between him and Harrison, who didn't understand what was being said at all, but between him and Burke Forsman, who was surprised to the end, was the problem!