Chapter 605, looking back
With Burke Forsman's ability, he should have analyzed the situation in the time he was speaking, judged the pros and cons, and made his own right choice.
Otherwise, what's the difference between him and Harrison? He doesn't have as much as Harrison can fight. Harrison can play three Burke Forsman at a time, which can only be considered a warm-up.
Burke Forsman's answer inspired Brooklyn. By listing the known conditions given by Burke Forsman and all the things he has obtained, and then extrapolating backwards from the actual situation, it is already possible to eliminate several illogical guesses.
Is William Barr John Manning's man? Brooklyn is highly skeptical, no. Maybe it was, but not anymore.
He is now either Patrick Nestor's man or someone from the military. Whether it belonged to John Manning before, using the military or Patrick Nestor to get out of control after John Manning's death, or whether it did not belong to John Manning in the first place, is debatable.
If it's the former, it's okay to say, if it's the latter, it means that John Manning has long been in contact with the military and Patrick Nestor.
But if it's the latter, how did John Manning recommend him to Mr. President? Let Mr. President accept a political opponent as the Attorney General?
Isn't that a little incredible! Thoughts swirled around in his head, Brooklyn asked, thoughtfully
"Burke, does John have a good relationship with Mr. President?" He really hadn't heard of John Manning having anything to do with the current president.
The current Mr. President is not the one that the academics will like. But if John Manning didn't cross paths with Mr. President, what about William Barr?
Or was he mistaken, William Barr was first promoted to attorney general by the current president, and then hooked up with John Manning, but it happened to happen when Lenley Crewe had an accident?
Burke Forsman was a smart man, and as soon as Brooklyn asked this question, he understood what Brooklyn was asking.
"At that time, John and I were both looking for a new way out for Harvard, or for so many years, we had been trying different ways out." Burke said this with a strange expression, although it was only fleeting, but it was still keenly captured by Brooklyn.
This strange appearance made Brooklyn a little surprised: Burke just looked young and well-maintained, but in fact he was the same age as John Manning and Lenley Crewe.
This is already an old man. Burke continued
"John didn't just know Mr. President, he actually knew most of the officials and congressmen in Washington." The translation of this sentence is: John Manning knew not only the current Mr. President, but also Patrick Nestor, and even William Barr.
After all, William Barr was attorney general in the nineties. The Minister of Justice is one of the most closely related to the judicial system in the government system.
Brooklyn thought for a moment and asked
"What about you?" In fact, it was enough to confirm Burke's attitude, to make sure that Burke was on the same side as himself, and that the purpose of the visit had been successfully accomplished, and the question was not necessary, a bit out of curiosity.
John Manning and Burke Forsman's partner was a well-known presence for a long time, one with the temperament of a leader, and the other willing to act as a military advisor, which is a good configuration in any popular way.
The two are friends and like-minded allies, and they complement each other like tigers. Considering that John Manning would hand over most of the things to Burke in the later years, Brooklyn wondered if John had handed over his vast network of contacts to Burke as well.
This is something he never knew before! Ever since Burke drove out John, bared his fangs, and cleaned Harvard with an iron fist, Burke has not been liked by everyone, but his former gentle and elegant appearance is very suitable for the broad personality of making friends.
Burke shook his head and didn't speak. This surprised Brooklyn. He also seemed to guess what Brooklyn was thinking, and his face was not very good-looking.
Thinking about it so carefully, Burke and Brooklyn launched a surprise attack on John, forcing John away, and it seemed that he had won, gained dominance over Harvard, and could purge him according to his own ideas, but in fact he only got an empty shell.
In the past, John Manning and Burke Forsman were invincible, and in fact, the core of everything was firmly in the hands of John Manning.
How it sounds like a joke! John Manning was kicked out, but so what? All the connections were in his hands, leaving nothing for Harvard.
This makes John Manning's 'concern for the country and the people' particularly ridiculous, and makes Burke's so-called victory gesture even more comical.
Perhaps John Manning had his own considerations, such as his intention to wait until his successor was confirmed, such as wanting to wait until the day when the situation was clear or he was about to lose his hand.
But no matter what you think, they were busy for a long time, and they ended up scrambling for things that John Manning didn't want.
Brooklyn's face was also a little unsightly. He asked
"Haven't you thought about that?"
"Like you and John?" Burke Forsman sneered at each other, like a fried rooster. Anyone who has worked hard with others for most of his life, but in the end he finds that people don't treat him as his own at all, and he won't feel good.
Brooklyn was immune to this level of sarcasm, and Burke Forsman was able to spit on himself when he sprayed him in the conference room, let alone a painless sarcasm.
"It seems that you're just that, the 'big butler'." Brooklyn relaxed, quipped.
The two of them can be regarded as 'difficult brothers'. In the face of the scheming John Manning, one thought that the backstab was stable and ruthless, and the other thought that he was sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and the harvest was huge, but they were all played by a dead man.
"That's all I know." Burke Forsman said with a smile
"If you're not in a hurry and are willing to continue to discuss these old things, I'll be happy to tell you, anyway, it's not me who is being forced to be suspicious." After speaking, he also deliberately glanced at Harrison, and said
"Your assistant, Bob, is still in New York?" Bob is to Brooklyn a bit like what they thought of their relationship as Burke Forsman to John Manning.
Brooklyn nodded. Satisfying his curiosity, and making sure that Burke was half a pound or two with him, Brooklyn was in full swing.
"Does Anthony know that?" He asked. A look of sarcasm flashed across Burke's face
"How could he not know? He was a justice, and he knew better than I did. "Since accepting the work of the 'discipline inspection team', Burke has become more and more sharp, and he has disdained to hide his emotions.
Burke has never had a good face for a person like Anthony who has reservations, even grinds foreign workers, and does not contribute to his work, and according to his previous style of acting, Anthony was properly purged.
Not contributing to Harvard, but also using Harvard to swindle and use Harvard's name for personal gain, is what Burke always believes should be the goal of purge.
"I'm going to visit Anthony in a moment." Brooklyn is seriously authentic
"Any suggestions?" For Brooklyn, what was not available in the New York Metropolitan Jail was obtained at Burke Forsman, and it was the same.
Burke Forsman is no worse than Heather Gerken, and both have their own strengths.
"Nothing to suggest." Burke said
"How Anthony dealt with you, think about it." Brooklyn was stunned by this sentence.
He knew that this was Burke's dissatisfaction with Anthony, but it was only because of the 'overall situation' that in order to allow Harvard to continue to develop steadily, he suppressed this dissatisfaction in his heart and did not mention it.
But his words reminded Brooklyn of something else: the death of John Manning! The cause of John Manning's death, the official statement has been decided, the black pot should be the back of the black pot, and the 'family property' should be 'divided', but what about his real death?
Is it really a sudden deterioration of the condition? Was it really Rien Spegg who poisoned John Manning for the USB drive?
In front of Mark Millay?! Brooklyn can still recall the situation that day. He only learned the news after receiving a notice from Mark Millai, and rushed to the hotel room as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation.
According to Mark Milley, the complete timeline is as follows: Mark Milley fell in love with John Manning, and every day he went up and chatted on time when John Manning was awake after the injection.
On this day, Mark Millen came to chat with John Manning on time, but John Manning had not yet completed the injection, he waited on the sidelines, watched Lane Swanger inject John Manning with the drug, and began to clean up the medical waste, only to find that John Manning did not react correctly after injecting the drug, and immediately notified Lane Smith to organize rescue.
According to Mark Meere, Lyne Swegger's reaction at that time was a drastic change in his face and he was very flustered. Mark Meelai judged that John Manning was hopeless, called Brooklyn in advance, asked Brooklyn to come over and take charge of the overall situation, leaving two '-stirring sticks' to block the others to avoid being preempted by others, and he went downstairs to drag Anthony Kennedy, who was also living in the hotel.
Brooklyn arrives, prevents FbI from entering the room, confirms John Manning's death, and sees Lane Sberger rummaging through something, so he calls Anthony to inform him of John Manning's death, and 'slanders' Lane Sberger for killing John Manning, and bites him to death.
When Anthony arrives upstairs, Lane Swegg is taken away, and Lane Swegger, who realizes that the tide is turning, tells Brooklyn that John Manning has a USB drive that stores thousands of officials' handles and wants to cooperate with Brooklyn, but Brooklyn refuses.
Then in order to restrain Anthony and Burke, Brooklyn contacted Burke. And then there's the funeral, the Manhattan Hotel conference...... In the course of the whole incident, the first thing that can be determined is that the person was not killed by Mark Mee.
Mark Milai only recently learned about the military's 'big move' through Eric Elvis, and he didn't know it at the time.
At that time, he was still working with Brooklyn to find the New York affair. And even if he knew, he wouldn't be in a position to kill John Manning, unless there was a rift between John Manning and the military.
And then there's the second point, Lyne Sberger. Judging from the results, Lane Swegg is undoubtedly unlucky, his only reliance is John Manning, John Manning is dead, he is finished, let the others pinch and rub the round, he can't kill John Manning.
Even if he took refuge in someone else, he should guess correctly after killing John Manning unharmed, rather than being manipulated by them.
And then there's the third point, Anthony Kennedy. He was in the same hotel as John Manning at the time, and it was possible to think of a little darker.
Killing John Manning would allow him to dominate the game, when Brooklyn's prestige was lacking, and Burke was eyeing him, and he could only support Anthony in order to protect himself.
In fact, that's what Brooklyn chose at the time. But Anthony didn't jump out to preside over the overall situation at the first time, but let Mark Mie drag it down and talk about what army esports team.
This behavior is completely contrary to speculation. Finally, there are the rest of the entourage. Mark Millai, Anthony's entourage, FbI who arrived at the scene as soon as possible.
Mark Millay's entourage was all members of the military, and it is possible that John Manning had cooperated with the military at that time, but for some reason it was unpleasant, and the military instructed Mark Milley's entourage to secretly kill John Manning.
But in this scenario, there are too many hypothetical preconditions, and it is a bit whimsical! Finally, there is FbI.
The FbI was supposed to be under the control of John Manning at the time. Brooklyn remembers that when he entered the room and saw the FbI agent, he suspected that Lane Spegg had been in contact with FbI and had been summoned by Lane Swegg to appear on the scene, but this suspicion was later dispelled by the fact that he was allowed to leave.
What if FbI wasn't called by Lyne Sberger? And the USB drive in the mouth of Rien Sberger.
What if that USB drive really exists? Brooklyn couldn't help but think of the Patriot. At that time, he believed that the basis for the non-existence of the USB drive was the prism gate, and the prism gate incident failed to reach the point of monitoring everyone.
But what if it is replaced by the mysterious [Patriot]? Can they do it? Heather Gerken, John Manning, Mark Milley, and even the former warden of the Metropolitan Prison are all involved in this mysterious organization.
Reminiscent of the unscrupulous style of the [Patriots], even the NYpd headquarters dared to attack...... Brooklyn shook her head.
At that time, due to various factors, I thought that the dust had settled, but when I thought about it carefully, there were so many uncertainties!
This made Brooklyn can't help but feel a sense of fear, a fear of the unknown. Now it seems that he was pressured to come to Burke Forsman, and the two were honest with each other, and by mistake, it seemed that a corner of the mystery was revealed......