The Blacklist

Chapter 172 The Brave Man is Not Fearful

The most fearful thing about handling a case is that we have no clue where to start. Now that it is determined that the target of "Wolf Spider" is Senator Hawkins, the rest of the action can naturally be arranged smoothly.

At 6 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, the front of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, located north of Lafayette Square in the north side of Washington, D.C., was completely and tightly controlled. The inner circle security was handled by the USSS (Secret Service), the middle circle was the USPP (Park Police), and the outer circle was the DCPD (Metropolitan Police Department). The three-layer defense circle looked very tight.

On the sidewalks around the church and outside the police cordon, hundreds of people held high slogans such as "severely punish the murderer" and "avenge the victims" to show their support for the memorial service...

At the east and west ends of the street, a business car would arrive from time to time under the escort of security personnel, and members of parliament, officials, generals, intelligence department chiefs, etc. came one after another. Many high-level officials did not enter the church immediately, but greeted each other on the steps outside the gate, obviously waiting for the big shots who would come later.

At this time, more than a dozen large SUVs with government license plates drove up to the church. The police on duty opened the barricades and allowed the cars to drive to the square and park. Then the doors opened and dozens of capable male and female agents and fully armed action team members got out of the cars.

The leader, Kerry, looked back at the SER and SLR people, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone should take responsibility, and take action!"

Cooper nodded to him, and immediately entered the crowd in front under the escort of two action team members, found the on-site commanders of the three departments of USSS, USPP, and DCPD, and explained their purpose...

Kerry did not leave the square. His eyes behind the smart glasses scanned the crowd across the street and in front of the church, looking for suspicious targets. Elizabeth passed by, nodded to him, caught up with Donald and others in front, and began to inspect the crowd in front of the church...

At this time, Kerry was actually a little nervous. His real plan was to rescue the powerful Senator Hawkins at the scene, so that he would be grateful for the information and become his helper in the top level to deal with the secret society director and national security adviser Laurel Hitchin. But the degree must be grasped well - if it is rescued too early, it will be too easy and the favor will not be great enough; if it is a little late, the other party will die and everything will be in vain!
For this reason, he had been making careful arrangements for some time. Only he knew the final secret means, and he had not told anyone else, just to ensure one thing: if it succeeded, everyone would be happy, and if it failed, it would not implicate these fighting partners - of course, he would not be in any serious trouble either.

For this, he spent a lot of extra money and crime-killing points. For example:
In order to ensure Elizabeth's absolute safety, he redeemed the "full-price rotavirus vaccine" in the system mall in advance. After injecting her, even if she was infected with the virus at Union Station, she would not have any problems.
He privately found Dr. Kimberly, Reddington's old lover, and paid her $50 to make a new version of the virus that was weakened by % based on the rotavirus sample extracted from Elizabeth. Before this operation, Elizabeth was given this weakened virus.
As for giving Reddington another red bottle to speed up his recovery, it was nothing at all!

There is just one thing. If today's plan succeeds, Elizabeth will suffer a little, and then flee for a while, which will lead to the subsequent plot and the mastermind behind the scenes, and better fight against the secret society's power...

Elizabeth and Reddington were prepared for this, and he also made a lot of preparations for the two of them so that they would not really fall into danger. This arrangement also has a hidden purpose - to enhance the relationship between the two and make them more harmonious in the future! -
At ten forty, a stretched Lincoln with a government license plate drove into the street from the east, escorted by two USSS escort vehicles in front and behind, but was blocked by traffic in front a few dozen meters away from the church!
After waiting for a while, when Senator Hawkins, who was in his early fifties, was still full of energy, he was the one who insisted on organizing this memorial service in some aspects, so he naturally didn't want to be criticized for being late! At this time, seeing the traffic jam ahead, he said something to his assistant, opened the car door and got out of the car, walking to the church from the sidewalk. Almost at the same time, Kerry, who was across the street, also discovered Kara Kurt, who was disguised as a reporter, with the help of smart glasses, and immediately got back on the specially modified SUV behind him, and said to Gina in the driver's seat: "It's about to start!"

Gina said a little excitedly: "I understand, don't worry!"
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Hawkins was soon spotted walking toward the church on the sidewalk. This senator with a strong attitude toward the outside world had many die-hard supporters, and many people immediately came forward to greet him...

Hawkins knew that these people were his voting base, so he would not neglect them. He walked along, shaking hands and greeting them constantly, showing his people-friendly attitude.

Donald, Elizabeth and others who were not far away also noticed the chaos here. Upon closer inspection, they found that it was the target person Hawkins who appeared and immediately ran over here!

In the SUV in the square across the street, Carrie, sitting in the passenger seat, watched Elizabeth running on one side and the "Wolf Spider" disguised as a reporter walking towards the senator on the other side. He knew that the situation had reached a point where the truth would be revealed, and he said, "Honey, get ready!"

Gina smiled happily and started the car...
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Kara Kurt, using the alias Jonas Fleming, passed through three security lines with the perfect identity of a reporter for the European Telegraph. Apart from carrying a mobile phone and a camera, she did not carry any prohibited items!
As she walked towards Senator Hawkins, Kara actually saw Elizabeth and the others running over from the opposite side. She was not afraid, but showed a hint of ridicule. No matter how hard she tried, it would be in vain if she didn't understand the essence of the conspiracy! As she thought about it, she slightly quickened her pace and walked towards Senator Hawkins who was shaking hands with the people...

Elizabeth on the other side also saw Kara Kurt coming over, and seeing that she was getting closer to Hawkins, she immediately put force on her feet, pushed away the crowd in front of her with both hands, and rushed forward at an accelerated speed...

The entire scene was captured by a news helicopter in the sky, but the reporters and photographers on board knew that the footage shot in this situation could not be broadcast live and needed to wait for the final review by the station. But it would not work if they didn't record it. Who knew if it could be used in the end?

A large SUV drove out from the square opposite the church and drove onto the street. It turned slightly and headed towards the bustling center...

(End of this chapter)