Chapter 672, Diffusion
Everyone is a reflection monster.
No matter how firm and stubborn a person is, there will be times for reflection.
And when a person who has a completely opposite opinion to him appears in front of him with great confidence, chattering with great confidence, even if he knows that this person is posturing, there will still be a flash of "reflection" and "doubt" at some point.
If the reality is against him at this time, put him in a dangerous Jedi. This reflection and skepticism will become more profound.
Brooklyn had long known what news would be announced at the NYPD's press conference, and he came to Michael Grady in advance and put on a pretentious performance, just to promote Michael Grady's self-doubt and pave the way for the future cooperation.
Yes, in the face of sudden and turbulent changes, Brooklyn had to make a decision immediately on which military faction to cooperate with with only a preliminary understanding and the rest was all speculation.
The surging tide made this duel undesirable to anyone, it changed too quickly, and it was almost the beginning of the duel, and it was time to consider the ending.
Brooklyn has been determined from the beginning of the planning of the plan, this conflict, conflict is not the goal, the expression of a position is the goal.
There have been conflicts, resistances, so that the military can't help themselves, and finally go to the talks, this is the goal.
It's still a long way from the talks, but we have to prepare early.
General Kuhl, Mark Milley Aldington, and Michael Grady, each representing three different factions in the army.
Brooklyn doesn't know how much of a rivalry General Kull and Mark Meaille have on Michael Grady, but the style of the three can give a glimpse of the faction they belong to.
Brooklyn is very suspicious that it is General Kuhl and the others who want to manipulate him to achieve some goals.
The reason is simple.
First of all, Mark Milley Aldington is excluded. Because Mark Milai jumped out of the car and ran away halfway, he didn't know about it, and if it was Mark Milai's faction, it would be impossible to hide this kind of thing from a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Michael Grady's hostility towards him stems more from the negative assessment of the military itself that stems from Chandler Kane's shooting, and has nothing to do with anything else. And this multi-party cooperation blame incident even more illustrates Michael Grady's isolation in the factional struggle.
Only General Kuhl.
From the first time the two met, they were hostile to themselves before they even met, and now they have another indifferent look of "we don't owe each other".
He's the most suspicious one.
If the whole plan of dealing with the military is to be achieved, the layout in front is an introduction, and in the end it will fall on the factional struggle within the military. Brooklyn needs to use their struggles with each other, or balance, or shelter, to solve their own problems.
He needs to choose a collaborator.
Obviously, General Kuhl is not suitable.
General Kul was originally going to control his main force, and if he talked to General Kul about cooperation, wouldn't it be automatic home delivery?
Mark Milai is also a bad choice.
There may have been other factions in the army, but Brooklyn didn't see it, and after so long, in the midst of all this turbulent storm, these factions did not show their heads.
There may be various reasons and accidents, but if they fail to show their heads, it means that their own strength is not up to the requirements, and even if Brooklyn cooperates with these factions, it will only be swallowed up together.
So, the best option is Michael Grady.
But Michael Grady is a very sober and calm person, and it is not easy to talk about cooperation with such a person.
Brooklyn fooled Michael Grady with a little knowledge of psychology.
Michael Grady realizes that he is in danger, and it is clear that Mark Millet and General Chur will not save him, and they are already God in the shadows.
Is it only Brooklyn?
Michael Grady is skeptical.
But he went to the inner court anyway to find Brooklyn.
He wanted to know what Brooklyn had to say.
When Michael Grady came to the inner court, Brooklyn was on the phone with Burke Forsman.
Last night, Burke Forsman's injuries recurred, and at about one o'clock in the morning, he suddenly fell unconscious, his body began to convulse, and he was briefly out of danger after being rescued.
Burke Forsman was an idle man, and he began to work in the hospital room before he even got out of the danger period.
First came the second phase of the resource support plan approval, and then Dan Lis.
Dan Liz was once a typical example of Harvard's positive image, but Dan Lis's reputation in this BL turmoil was not very good.
The storm from New York swept across the Union, and all kinds of social contradictions erupted one by one.
Dan Lis's perennial dedication to the sport of true gender leveling has made her a thorn in the side of some people.
She insisted that the real gender Pingquan should be equal between the two surnames, I will do as much as you do, I will do as much as you are suitable, you are suitable for this, I am also suitable for this, you can do it, I can do it, and I am not exclusive to a certain position and occupation because of gender, but only consider suitability, not gender factors.
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He wants to participate in New York through Rozier, and complete revenge with his own hands.
So, when the old man heard that Brooklyn had begun to prepare to "break into the enemy's interior," he was a little unacceptable.
That's too fast!
Brooklyn didn't want to irritate him any longer, and instead talked about Mitchelson and the "senators" of the Harvard Council.
It was about Harvard, and it was obviously more likely to interest Burke Forsman.
After sensing that Frank and Winston were showing signs of quitting, Brooklyn made a series of measures, including a reassessment of all parties and individuals.
I don't know why, Burke Forsman, the Harvard executioner and cleanup master, took the rare initiative to ask for stability maintenance.
Brooklyn wants to use this opportunity to completely clean up the "elders" in the Harvard Council, but Burke Forsman disagrees!
Although the old man had lost nearly half of his blood, he was not out of danger now, but he was always sonorous and powerful when he squirted people.
It was also at this time that Michael Grady came.
Brooklyn hurriedly hung up after leaving a sentence of "think about it first, I've got a guest here."
Michael Grady still looks serious and cold, with a tall posture, walking with the wind, and a resolute and decisive appearance.
But Brooklyn could see his uncertainty in his wandering eyes.
After Michael Grady sat across from him, Brooklyn summoned Webster, and instead of immediately entering the conversation, he asked Webster to bring coffee to the two of them.
Michael Grady glanced at the coffee, didn't move, still sitting upright.
Brooklyn, by contrast, had no image, he relaxed, took a sip of his coffee and put it back, reaching out for Michael Grady to taste it.
"This was taken from the governor's office, the guy loves coffee so much, you should try it, it tastes good."
Seeing that Michael Grady had no intention of tasting it, Brooklyn sighed and said helplessly
"General Grady, even if we don't deal with it now, I can't poison you in the inner court of the court, my own office, right?"
"Brooklyn Lee, you've killed someone."
Michael Grady said suddenly.
There was no one in the office at this point, but Brooklyn was still taken aback by Michael Grady's sudden bluntness.
Michael Grady pointed to his eyes and continued, "You politicians who only hide in the office and talk nonsense are not like us."
"We've really been on the battlefield, we've seen people around us laughing one moment and half of their bodies disappearing the next. We shot bullets into people's bodies, into their heads."
He gestured his hand to his head, his mouth still holding it.
"Smack—"
"This thing will explode, and if you get close, the red and white will spray you all over the face. Some of the fronts look intact, with only a tiny bullet hole, but if you turn it over, it's just the front layer, and the whole head is empty."
Michael Grady seemed to be excited, but he hadn't forgotten what he had come for, what he was talking about, he suppressed the excitement that almost made him tremble, put down his hand, and said calmly
"We've seen too many dead people, we've killed too many people with our own hands, and we know what a person looks like when they kill someone."
"Brooklyn Lee, your performance is qualified under my hands, at least you didn't break down and scream, and you didn't vomit to the point that you couldn't eat."
"You are calm, which is an essential quality of a good soldier."
Brooklyn grinned, "Thank you for the compliment—I'll take it as a compliment—but I don't quite understand what you're saying."
"At the time of Chandler Kane's death, I was having a private meeting with the NYPD commissioner and the governor of New York, and the meeting place was Belle away from the place of Chandler Kane's death."
"Even if I instruct others to commit murder, I don't have the conditions, let alone the motive."
"As for the NYPD's dismal coverage, I can't do it anymore."
"Instead, you, General Grady, can directly mobilize a SEAL operation team at any time."
After a pause, Brooklyn added, "I heard that the NYPD is in contact with SEAL and is preparing to investigate the murderer?"
In fact, he hadn't heard of it at all, and the press conference was going on at this time, but the content of the press conference was set yesterday, so he naturally knew.
It's a great topic to bring up and discuss.
If SEAL opens its barracks for the NYPD to investigate, the killer will soon be caught, and it will be easy to find out who gave the order as long as the murderer is interrogated and the SEAL's text is reviewed.
It's a good way to clear suspicions.
Michael Grady has a clear conscience that the order was not given by him.
This is a very suitable topic for the two parties to test each other and contact each other before formal contact and negotiation.
But Michael Grady was very hesitant.
Doing so would certainly clear him of suspicion, but it would also disgrace SEAL.
There are many important things in the army, but none of them are as important as honor, even money.
You can be greedy for ink in private, or even blatantly mobilize the people around you to be greedy for ink, and even more excessively, you can mobilize your boss to follow suit.
But this kind of thing can only be done behind the scenes, and it can't be put on the table.
Because as long as it is not completely rotten at home, an army will always put honor first.
The Union army is rotten to the point, and the two people in the office each have their own judgments in their hearts.
At least SEAL isn't rotten yet.
If Michael Grady does this, he is using SEAL's honor as a rag, and he will be hostile to the entire SEAL. Even if the operation is not good, he will be hostile to the entire army of low- and middle-level officers and soldiers.