The Blacklist

Chapter 142: Long time no see, come with me
The next morning, Carrie had Tom brought out. He wanted to question him, but when he saw how miserable he looked, he couldn't bear it anymore. He said to Jeffrey, "Take this guy to wash and clean up, and then bring him to me."

More than half an hour later, Tom, who had washed and changed into the casual clothes of an SLR field officer, was brought to the office. In order to find out the real situation, Carrie did not let Elizabeth come over.

"Come and sit down." Carrie was making tea at the tea table. When she saw Tom come in again, she greeted him.

There was a gleam in Tom's eyes. He had never expected that Carrie would treat him so calmly. After a moment's pause, he came over at Gina's signal and sat down on the other side of the tea table.

Gina didn't go over, but walked directly behind the desk and started to process the documents on the desk for Carrie. It has become a routine now. This has long become her job. Although she knew that Carrie was being lazy, she still enjoyed doing it.

Kerry poured two cups of fresh tea, picked up one cup to taste, and motioned to Tom to take the other cup. He also took a look at this guy. After a year, Tom was obviously very different from before. He was less bookish and more rough and fierce. It seemed that he had experienced a lot.

"Tell me, what have you done during this period of time to end up like this?" Carrie put down the teacup, lay back on the backrest, and asked casually.

Tom was stunned. He obviously didn't expect him to ask this question so calmly. He didn't know how to answer for a moment. He raised the teacup in his hand and drank the tea to cover it up. He organized his words...

It turns out that after Tom was driven away from Elizabeth by Carrie, he had nowhere to go, so he went to find his mentor Booth again and got a new mission - to go undercover in a neo-Nazi gang in Germany. Although he didn't know who the employer was, he guessed it should be a law enforcement department in the United States, most likely the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). At that time, he felt lost and didn't ask much. He accepted the mission and changed his clothes according to the requirements, becoming a skinhead, and then successfully infiltrated the gang with the attitude of hanging out in society...

"Bute, that's 'Major', right?" Carrie asked.

"Yes." Tom answered honestly.

"The German gang you infiltrated is engaged in arms trafficking?" Carrie continued.

"And drugs," said Tom.

"What happened this time? Why was he caught by the ATF?" Carrie asked.

Tom was also very puzzled and said, "I really don't know. The leader asked me to bring people to the United States on board the ship to escort the arms, but as soon as we delivered the containers from the dock to the warehouse, we were controlled by the ATF in ambush. It was obviously arranged in advance. There must be someone other than me who reported it..."

"Do you think this is specifically targeting you?" Carrie asked an important question. "I don't think so!" Tom was stunned for a moment before saying, "I haven't done anything out of the ordinary recently. Even if the gang leader suspects me, he probably wouldn't be willing to use two containers of arms worth two million to frame me!"

Kerry nodded, indicating his approval, and then said, "I have already taken over your case in the name of the IRS. If anyone asks again, just say that you are an informant of SLR."

"Oh." Tom agreed at first, then hesitated and finally asked, "Mr. Carey, can I ask why?"

Kerry looked up at him, chuckled, and said, "I chased you away before because you would continue to hurt Liz if you stayed. But now it's different. Liz has moved on and only treats you as an old acquaintance... or an old friend! She received your request for help, so she naturally wanted to help as a friend, so I'll just lend a hand. Don't think too much about it."

Hearing this answer, Tom was obviously stunned. After a while, he smiled bitterly, and felt relieved in his heart - they were just old friends! In fact, he had a premonition when he saw Elizabeth in the ATF detention center yesterday. When Carrie's words confirmed it, he was very sad, but he also put down a stone in his heart, because he knew: this actually meant that Elizabeth had forgiven his previous behavior, so he didn't have to feel guilty anymore.

At this time, Carrie thought of a question, so he asked, "Tom, what would you think if I were to deal with that 'Major' now?"

Deal with the "Major"? Tom knew the methods of the man in front of him. If he really wanted to do something ruthless, Bute would not be able to resist! What could he think? He could neither stop him nor help him, but he did not dare to say it.

Seeing his hesitant expression, Carrie smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to kill him! I just think that he has been tossing around for half his life. In fact, he is engaged in an alternative mercenary business and has made a lot of money. But because he has always been walking in the underground world, he has become a rat that cannot be seen in the light. If he falls into my hands, although he may lose some freedom, he can get a formal identity and can govern under the sun..."

Hearing this, Tom's heart was moved. Isn't this the kind of scene he wants?
After arranging for Gina to complete the SLR informant procedures for Tom, Carrie let him go. As for what he wanted to do afterwards, it was up to him. Just treat it as a test!
If his behavior is in line with her expectations, Carrie doesn't mind giving him an identity that allows him to walk in the sun, which can be regarded as having an experienced "pretender" to help him.

Elizabeth came up after knowing that Tom had left. After entering the office, she was too embarrassed to ask questions, so she just talked to Gina. She soon understood what happened and was very happy. She couldn't tell why, but she felt that Carrie could understand her, which was great! -
At noon, Reddington came with a big bag of delicious food, saying that they hadn't seen each other for a long time and wanted to have lunch together to enhance friendship. His euphemistic words made everyone laugh.

During the meal, Kerry joked, "Old Lei, I know you too well. There is a Chinese saying, 'No one comes to the temple for no reason.' There is a European slang saying, 'When someone is trying to please you, be careful that he may empty your pockets.' Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Dembe, Gina, and Elizabeth, who were having dinner together, were laughing so hard, but Reddington was not embarrassed at all. He drank red wine and ate foie gras, saying, "Richard, I know you are deliberately trying to undermine my glorious image in front of Liz. Don't worry, I won't blame you. After all, you are still young, and it is understandable that you are not cautious enough."

(End of this chapter)