American Detective: Starting as a Rookie Cop in an American TV Show

Chapter 1514 The Fall of Olympus (Part 11)

"How long did you train in total?" Jack asked, frowning.

"About half a year." Benjamin glanced timidly at his companion who was still convulsing on the ground, who had lost the fierce courage he had initially displayed.

Although this group of people were "carefully selected," almost all of them were veterans or even mercenaries with blood on their hands, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as "suicide squads."

But encountering Jack was not much different from meeting one's natural enemy.

In terms of killings, even including the massacre of Secret Service agents and staff after the occupation of the White House, the number of lives these people have taken is probably less than a fraction of Jack's past "achievements".

When it comes to methods of torture, a forensic doctor is still a doctor. Given enough time, Jack can come up with countless ways to make people wish they were dead.

After interrogating the big black man, Benjamin, Jack continued interrogating the Asian man who claimed to be an agent of the NIS, the South Korean National Intelligence Service.

This guy knows far more information than Benjamin, who is just a mercenary, but unfortunately the current circumstances do not allow for a detailed interrogation.

But Jack also learned from him that President Yin had indeed planned and participated in the attack, with only one goal: to retain his presidency and use his "father" to suppress the opposition.

The so-called "coup" crisis that occurred on the peninsula a few months ago was actually an unsuccessful operation, whether it was ordering the military to use drones to intrude into the northern airspace to induce the other side to retaliate, or secretly colluding with an island in southeastern Seres to play the role of an offensive and defensive alliance.

Their sole purpose has always been to retain the presidency.

The script also includes a series of outrageous maneuvers, such as having special forces disguise themselves as soldiers from the north to attack a US military base, triggering a conflict between the two sides and even a nationwide martial law.

As a result, because a certain eyeliner enthusiast was too "enthusiastic," he sent American soldiers ahead of time to disperse the "enthusiastic crowd" surrounding the Capitol with sticks, causing the subsequent plan to fail.

In fact, the opposition parties, despite being suppressed, did not calm down; on the contrary, the domestic situation has recently escalated. As a result, President Yin was forced to activate this long-planned "backup plan."

Using the visit as an opportunity to kidnap the federal president and force the US military to take action against the northern neighbor, the plan would be to make further decisions once the peninsula is engulfed in war.

No matter how bad the situation, he could still establish a government-in-exile on the other side of the ocean, far from the war, and sit on the presidential throne for a long time.

"Did your president hire some kind of sorceress or witch doctor to plan this operation?" Jack, completely shocked by the "earth-shattering plan," slapped his forehead and complained.

What the hell is this about kidnapping the Federal President and forcing the Federation to go to war on the peninsula? Putting aside the logical problems, does the Federation really think it has "forgotten" the war it failed to win on the peninsula?

In Potomac Park on the National Mall, adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial, the 19 stainless steel statues of soldiers marching with terrified expressions still stand in front of the Cold War Memorial.

He then met the NIS agent's shocked gaze. "How did you know?"

Huh? No.

Jack was equally shocked. So, is the truth really that simple and abstract?

He had heard rumors that the country's high-ranking officials were obsessed with witchcraft and divination, but he never expected that they would be so bewitched as to stage such a "good show".

If the timing hadn't been so bad, he really wanted to find out what had happened, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough time.

The second set of codes for the Cerberus system has been entered, meaning that the former president did not hold out much longer than the defense minister.

Now only one set of passwords remains. Jack doesn't know how long it will take to crack this 16-bit high-entropy password, but for the bigwigs in the Pentagon's underground command center, it's impossible to wait any longer.

Whatever the purpose of the other party's attempt to control "Cerberus," this system is, after all, related to nuclear weapons security. What if it really is a conspiracy by the other two of the "three permanent members"?
Jason Hayes and his team were already waiting in the tunnel, with the FBI's HRT providing cover for them.

In addition to the SEALs, several other special operations teams are on standby in Black Hawk helicopters, ready to launch a surprise attack on the rooftop White House at any time.

Jack gagged them again, severed their tendons in their hands and feet, and dragged them like dead dogs to the laundry room on the basement level.

When he opened the iron gate leading to the tunnel again, he was face to face with Sonny Quinn's round face covered in paint. "Howdy, old man, is the FBI short of people? How come you're always here for these life-or-death situations?"

Jack sighed and tossed the "dead dog" he was dragging to him. "I didn't want this either. I guess I was just unlucky."

"What's the situation inside?" Jason, also covered in camouflage paint, asked as he helped take another prisoner and evacuate him. "There are about forty or fifty heavily armed terrorists left. The ones guarding the roof are equipped with Stingers and Javelin. I don't recommend a direct assault."

Jack briefly summarized the intelligence he had gathered through the interrogation, then asked, "What are the plans for infiltrating 'PEOC'?"

Jason's face was obscured by camouflage paint, but his body language was enough to convey his emotions. He shrugged and spread his hands helplessly. "No solution. That's a fortress strong enough to withstand a nuclear attack."

The concrete walls also contain steel plates as thick as those in a main battle tank. One or two blasts certainly wouldn't be enough to break through the walls, and multiple blasts could cause the tunnel to collapse.

"So the best way is to lure them out?"

Jack had been pondering this matter. Given the current situation, the fate of the hostages inside was no longer that important; the faster they breached the underground fortress where "PEOC" was located, the better.

It's not because Maureen is now the acting president that Jack intends to simply kill the one inside, making it a fait accompli.

In fact, most people in the Pentagon at that time didn't really care about the life or death of the "former" president. In other words, anyone with even a little political sensitivity would not think that it would be a good thing for the person inside to come out alive.

Contrary to popular belief, prior to the 22nd Amendment, the federal constitution never stipulated a maximum number of consecutive terms for the presidency. The rule of a maximum of one consecutive term, or eight years, was more of a tacit understanding.

It wasn't until World War II that Franklin D. Roosevelt managed to break this tacit agreement by taking advantage of the critical situation at the time, not only winning a second term but also a third term four years later in 1944.

Of course, it is well known that Franklin D. Roosevelt did not serve long in his fourth term as president before dying of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Interestingly, shortly after Truman, then Vice President, took office, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limited presidential terms and legally ensured that no one could emulate Franklin D. Roosevelt's story.

However, calls to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution had been frequently heard for several years, starting during the term of the previous businessman president.

Now that he has successfully taken over and has almost entirely inherited his predecessor's "political legacy," such calls are appearing more and more frequently among Elephant Party members of Parliament.

Now that Congress is completely destroyed, the president's power will be amplified in a short period of time. Once the "president" inside is rescued, he will naturally take back these powers.

And with this comes immense prestige, akin to that of a "war hero."

No one knows exactly what happened in the PEOC during this period, but it is foreseeable that this "president" will definitely create a persona of someone who would rather die than surrender.

When the center of a country's capital is captured and the enemy forces are "unknown," many citizens will "be willing" to believe it if the president, as the person involved and a surviving hero, comes forward to testify, even if he says it was a conspiracy by Seris or the Russians.

It sounded much more "reliable" than the information Jack had previously obtained from the two prisoners.

What will happen next?
Regardless of where the president directs his anger, without congressional checks and balances, the emergence of a military government will be almost inevitable, and the people will descend into fanaticism, venting their anger on any suspected enemy.

Some people may be hoping for this to happen, but most people with a sound mind would not want things to end up like this.

This is also why no one paid any attention when the previous insane President contacted the Pentagon, threatening the lives of hostages and demanding that the federal government issue some kind of ultimatum to the North of the peninsula.

The ostensible reason is that the Federation never compromises with terrorists, but in reality, no one would start a war that is doomed to fail for the lives of a few hostages, even if it is still likely to be a local war.

Therefore, a strong attack is definitely necessary; rescuing the hostages would be best, but failing to do so would be even better.

However, even a strong attack requires strategy. Although the Air Force had driven away the media helicopters that recklessly entered the no-fly zone to take pictures of Capitol Hill and the White House, it did not prevent the "uncrowned kings" who came from all over the country from forming layers upon layers of blockade outside the blockade line.

If the scene is made too ugly, it will only make matters worse for the already depressed public sentiment.

So when Jack met Jason, he immediately issued a warning that Jason possessed "Stinger" and "Javelin," intending to remind the military not to do anything like "Black Hawk Down" in front of everyone.

"So what's your plan?" Rossi asked over the communicator the seals had brought him.

Jack explained his rough idea: "Let the Pentagon cut off communications with 'PEOC,' forcing them to bring the hostages out and make threats in public, and we can take the opportunity to ambush them."

(End of this chapter)