The Blacklist

Chapter 168 The curtain opens and everyone is shocked
The three men fell to the ground, stood up, and looked at the big house that was almost razed to the ground after the explosion. They were all stunned. They had all received basic explosive disposal training and had seen various explosion scenes more than dozens of times. They understood what the scene before them meant - no one from the Russian and European science team in that big house would be spared!
Although the three of them were angry before, they didn't remember that at this moment. They were all sad. The arrogant and self-confident Director Patrick and his dozen or so capable agents were gone just like that? !
Soon, Donald remembered that he had seen a man in work clothes get out of a truck, holding a folder and walking into a house next door... So he jumped up, drew his pistol and rushed over!
Elizabeth and Mira didn't know what he had discovered, the former drew her gun and followed him, while Mira took out her cell phone to report to the post office...

Kerry had already received Jeffrey's report and knew that the three were fine. When he received a call from Mira, he ordered them to wait and follow Deputy Minister Wright's arrangements after he arrived.

After a while, Donald and Elizabeth came back disappointed, but there was no one in the house!
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Such a huge explosion happened in Washington, DHS (Department of Homeland Security), FBI Public Safety Division and HSD Branch, ATF (Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), CIA Overseas Intelligence Division, DCPD (Metropolitan (Washington) Police Department) Criminal Police Bureau and Explosive Disposal Division and other relevant departments all sent large teams of people, and there were also news teams from major media outlets, which packed the large courtyard.

The victim of this incident was the CIA. The director of the Overseas Intelligence Division, Hayworth Arnold, who led the team, was furious. The EurOEC was one of his most capable subordinate departments, and the intelligence analysis task was extremely heavy, but it was all written off! And it happened in the home country, in the capital, which had never happened before in the history of the CIA!
Upon hearing that there were three FBI agents at the explosion site, Hayworth knew that it was for intelligence sharing, but in his haste and anger he did not care about any procedures and waved his hand to order the three to be detained for investigation.

The CIA operatives immediately stepped forward to arrest Donald and the other two, but the SER field operations team that also arrived at the scene certainly refused to do so and immediately pushed them away, resulting in a standoff between the two sides! Fortunately, everyone was still rational and did not use weapons.

The FBI agents, of course, had to stand on their side and immediately came to help. Their numbers completely overwhelmed the CIA side, making Director Hayworth furious...

Several other departments did not participate in the dispute between the FBI and CIA, but they also had disputes. They were fighting over the right to investigate the case! Everyone knew that this case was not simple and it might be very difficult to solve, but once the case was solved, it would be a great achievement. Each department had similar powers, so it was natural that they would have disputes.

Just as the scene was in chaos, DOJ (Department of Justice) Deputy Minister Raven Wright rushed over and summoned the leaders of each department, announcing that the DOJ had taken over the matter and that the other departments could withdraw! Naturally, she was the highest-ranking official at the scene, so she made the final decision. The other departments had no choice but to retreat.

The CIA is the victim, so of course they can't leave. However, due to the rules - the CIA has no law enforcement power in the country, but it can't stop the DOJ from taking the case. Director Hayworth was so angry that he almost vomited blood!
At this time, someone told him that the three first agents at the scene were from the FBI's subordinate department SER, one of whom was seconded from the CIA, named Mira Marico.

Hayworth had dealt with SER before and knew what kind of department it was, so he felt much less confident. However, when he heard that one of his people was there, he became interested. Just as he was about to go over and say something to Mira, Deputy Minister Wright came to him first.

"Director Arnold, I know the CIA is the victim in this case, but this case is of great importance and must be handled by the DOJ. The specific handling of the case is in the hands of SER, and you should know their capabilities." Wright said, "In addition, due to the principle of confidentiality, there are some things I cannot tell you now, but I can say that Russia and Europe will never sacrifice in vain!"

Hayworth was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger. Just when he was about to tear his face off, he suddenly felt that the last sentence had a meaning! He looked at Wright's calm and sharp eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Okay, I believe what Deputy Minister Wright said, and wait and see the result." After that, he turned around and asked his men to evacuate. After resolving the dispute at the scene, Wright got in the car and left with Elizabeth and Mira. The two cars that came were followed by a closed small passenger car with the DOJ logo; Donald, who stayed at the scene, was the person in charge and commanded the SER action team to control the scene. A team of specially organized surveyors conducted an inspection at the scene.

Donald, who received the latest instructions, knew that these were only for the reporters behind the cordon not far away, but the process and procedures must be followed...
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On the eighth floor of the post office building, Cooper sat in Carrie's office drinking tea and watching the live video on the big screen. He couldn't help but praise, "Richard, this is a great trick. If I hadn't known it in advance, I would have been fooled."

Hearing this, Carrie shook his head and said, "Wright told Hayworth too much. The old agent should be suspicious! Harold, do you know this person?"

Cooper thought about what he had just seen and realized the problem. After thinking about it carefully, he said, "I haven't had much contact with Hayworth. I only know that he worked his way up from the grassroots agents. He is quite capable. In addition, based on what happened in Uzbekistan last time, I think this person should have nothing to do with the secret society... Hmm? Richard, do you want to win him over?"

Carrie smiled. Cooper finally understood and began to follow his thoughts. He said, "That's right. Harold, the secret society can develop personnel in the CIA, FBI and other departments, so why can't we? If we gain one more capable ally, the secret society or other organizations will have one less helper. Our goal is to make more friends for ourselves and fewer friends for our enemies."

"Hahaha!" Cooper was amused by his words and agreed very much with this idea.

It didn't take long for Deputy Secretary Wright to arrive at the post office and go straight to the eighth floor to find Carrie and Cooper. She also brought someone with her - Hayworth from the CIA!

After entering the room, Wright said helplessly: "Richard, Harold, I have no choice. Director Hayworth is relying on me... I can only bring him here, you guys handle it!"

Cooper and Hayworth had known each other for a long time and greeted each other, but Carrie took the initiative to step forward and stretched out his hand and said, "Director Arnold, can I trust you?" As he spoke, his skills were activated...

(End of this chapter)