The Blacklist

Chapter 102 Cooper was set up by his friend
Sama Nawabi, who had joined SER for more than ten days, said at this time: "The Mombasa Group controls a large number of short-selling companies around the world and engages in illegal transactions. It is estimated that it smuggles nearly $1 billion worth of contraband every year, from ivory and animal skins to illegally imported foreign pets and traditional folk remedies... Compared with the Mombasa Group, those poaching groups are just the least important link in the illegal animal trade industry chain!"

When Cooper heard the figure of "ten billion dollars a year", he couldn't help but look at Carrie and found that he was indeed very energetic. He smiled secretly and asked, "Richard, where do you think we should start investigating this case?"

"Let's check the skinned guy first!" Carrie said. He thought to himself: I would like to point out that it would be best to check in Alaska, but I can't explain it!
Donald understood what he meant and asked, "Where did this guy from Batuala last appear?"

"The Silver Hotel in Paris." Nawabi was still the fastest. Her computer should be connected to another database.

This made Alam feel a little resentful - why did this sister always take over his work?
Cooper arranged the work and said, "Don and Mira contact Paris to check the situation of Batualla; Nawabi, you and Alam continue to investigate the situation of the Mombasa Group to see if you can find the Mombasa Cartel; Elizabeth, go find Reddington and ask him if he has any other information; Richard..."

"I will arrange for SLR to check the capital flow of the Mombasa Group." Kerry said, "Also, I want to discuss with you the issue of profit distribution from the cooperation."

"Okay, that's it." Cooper was very satisfied. "Richard, I heard your office is nice. Can I go up and take a look?"

"I'd love to!" Carrie smiled and pulled Cooper into the elevator.

Watching everyone leave the command hall, leaving only himself and Alam, Nawabi was a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up, knowing that this was a necessary process to integrate into a new department, so he should work hard! -
After arriving at Carrie's office, Cooper was also surprised and couldn't help but say, "Richard, this is too much! Does the IRS allow you to do this?"

"You're right!" Carrie said, "You know, I just said 'it's better to be comfortable' when it comes to the renovation of these four floors. I didn't care about anything else. It's all the work of the bureau to make it like this!"

Cooper was convinced and praised: "You IRS is really awesome, the FBI can't compare."

Kerry asked him to sit down and drink tea, and said with a smile: "There is no comparison. The IRS is a department that collects money for the country, while the FBI is a department that spends money. They are definitely different!"

"That's right! But I wonder, with this salary, how much tax did you receive for the IRS last year?" Cooper asked, then waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't ask anymore. I'll be shocked if I know."

Carrie smiled and said nothing. Since he didn't ask, there was no need to say anything. It was not a big deal.

Cooper took a sip of the new tea that Carrie had brewed. Although he didn't know what kind of tea it was, he thought it tasted good. Holding the teacup, he asked, "Richard, what do you want to talk to me about?" As for what Carrie had said before about discussing profit distribution, that was for others to hear, because SER has always been only responsible for solving cases and arresting people. When Carrie was in the team, Cooper never asked about tax collection.

Kerry looked at him seriously and said, "Harold, I think that in the past year or so that we have worked together, we are not only colleagues and superiors, but also good friends! I hope you won't hide it from me. Have you encountered any difficulties?"

Cooper was stunned when he heard this and wanted to deny it, but thinking about what he had seen in the past year, he knew how amazing the other party was. Since he asked, he must know something! So, he smiled bitterly and said, "A few days ago, during a physical examination, I found a lump in my brain..." "Lump?" Carrie asked, but he knew in his heart that this was the beginning of a plan to target Cooper.

"Yes, it's still malignant." Cooper said a little frustrated. You know, he is only in his early fifties. He thought that with his physical fitness, he would have no problem working for another ten years. Unexpectedly, he got this disease! This was a big blow to him.

"Have you had a follow-up check-up? You should know that the examinations in a hospital are not always accurate," Carrie said.

Cooper shook his head and said, "No need. The doctor who made the diagnosis is my friend for many years. He is the director of the neurology department of the West District Hospital. He can't be wrong."

Carrie stopped trying to persuade him, knowing that he was being led astray by someone, so she simply stood up and said, "Come on, let's go somewhere and check it out again!" Seeing that he was about to refuse, she said, "Harold, please give me some face. I won't be satisfied unless I check it out."

Cooper was stunned for a moment, and could only nod and say, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Carrie asked Gina to drive and took Cooper to the Melissa Medical Center in the East District for a brain CT scan. After the neurology doctor examined it, he said everything was normal.

Cooper was stunned! After repeatedly questioning the doctor, the doctor became unconfident and asked the department director to review the situation. After careful study, the director made the same judgment: It's OK, it's normal!
Cooper's face darkened, leaving the two doctors puzzled. How could he be fine? Did he need to see a psychiatrist?
Coming out of the medical center, Cooper said, "Richard, take me home. I'll take the previous medical records and films to ask that 'friend' what's going on."

Carrie motioned to Gina to drive, and then said, "Harold, it's right to get the X-ray, but not from your 'friend'. Instead, go to another place and find a professional doctor to confirm it!" What he meant was that since the problem had been discovered, it had to be confirmed and evidence had to be left behind.

Two hours later, they received an authoritative diagnosis issued by the Brain Research Institute of the District of Columbia Medical Center: first, Cooper did not have a brain tumor; second, the first diagnosis issued by the West Side Hospital was wrong.

Cooper had calmed down by now. On the way back to the post office, he frowned and asked, "Richard, why do you think this happened? Why would a friend of many years lie to me?"

Kerry said directly: "If there is no hidden hatred between the two of you, then in my opinion, he must have been instructed by someone to do something to you!"

Cooper knew there was no hidden hatred or anything like that. What could it be? It was that his "friend" was being instructed to do something to him. What could it be?

"Don't think about it." Carrie said, "Have you forgotten what you do? Just catch that guy and interrogate him and you'll know!"

Cooper was a little hesitant, considering what to do about this!
(End of this chapter)