The Blacklist

Chapter 174: Bringing Senators into the fold
After releasing the news to the outside world, Senator Hawkins naturally didn't have to pretend anymore. A substitute who was selected in advance lay on the hospital bed. Because of "bleeding from the facial features", he was bandaged. In addition, it was a viral infection, so the ward was blocked and isolated. Few people knew that a "Prince has been replaced by a cat"!

Under Donald's secret arrangement, Hawkins went up to the ninth floor through the fire escape in the building, where there was a luxurious room specially prepared for him, and even an office.

After washing and changing his clothes, Hawkins sat on the sofa in the reception area of ​​Carrey's office and breathed a sigh of relief. He had chosen to believe Carrey and acted out this drama with him. He felt a little excited in his heart, but when he thought of the feeling of near death after being infected with the virus, he was still frightened.

Kerry, who was sitting opposite, was still making tea according to his habit. He asked, "Mr. Senator, do you like tea? This is West Lake Longjing from China. It is a very good green tea, much better than Indian tea or Ceylon tea. It can refresh the mind and lower blood lipids. It is a very good hot drink for your age."

Hawkins usually doesn't drink tea, but at this moment he was interested, not in tea, but in Kerry! So he said, "Okay, Director Kerry, the tea you mentioned is so good, I'd like to try it."

Well, yes, this senator is quite sensible! Kerry had already personally investigated Hawkins's situation. Apart from being a bit lustful, he had no other bad deeds. In general, he was not guilty of any crime and could be won over.

After tasting the new tea, they started talking about the main topic.

Hawkins was most concerned about his own life, so he asked, "Director Kerry, did the antidote you injected me with really cure the virus? Will there be any sequelae?"

Kerry's mind moved, and he said, "Theoretically, yes, but there is one thing. Just now in the infirmary, the doctor examined you and found that your blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood sugar are all a little high. There may be some impact in the future, but it's not a big problem."

Hearing what he said, Hawkins, who was over fifty years old, immediately began to worry and asked, "Is there any solution?" As he said this, he looked at the other party with expectant eyes. In his opinion, even such a terrible virus has an antidote, so the other party should have special and effective medicine.

Carrie pondered for a moment and said, "There is a special medicine that can improve physical fitness, but I'm afraid Senator won't believe it." After that, he stood up and walked to the desk, opened the safe, took out an exquisite silver box, and "took out" two small crystal glass bottles from it.

After coming back and sitting down, he said: "This drug is expensive and is the product of a top-secret project. It should not be taken out, but in your current situation... it is necessary to use it." He didn't say much, but it was enough for Hawkins, who was in charge of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Hawkins looked at the two exquisite small bottles on the tea table, hesitant...

Since Carrie had taken it out, she had no intention of taking it back, so she said, "Mr. Senator, because of saving you today, I may also have been exposed to the virus, so I also need to strengthen my resistance... We will each have a bottle, you go first." Hawkins looked carefully and found that the two small bottles and the red potion in them were exactly the same, with no difference to be seen. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and picked up a bottle.

Kerry didn't say anything else. He reached out and picked up another bottle, opened it and poured it into his mouth. At this time, taking the red bottle didn't really have much effect on him. It could only replenish his physical strength at most. If it weren't for the high crime-killing value of 10,000, he could have just drank it as a functional drink.

No one who can be one of the 100 senators in the United States is stupid. Seeing that the other party drank a bottle of red potion without hesitation, he knew that it should be non-toxic. In fact, in his judgment, there was no need for the other party to poison him after saving him. The previous worry was just habitual caution! At this time, the other party made his attitude clear. If he continued to be hypocritical, he would be a little ignorant!
Following Carrie's example, Hawkins drank the red bottle and soon felt the effects. Not only did his whole body feel hot, but he could also feel his energy and strength improving... Is it so effective?
More than 20 minutes later, Hawkins, who had to take a shower again, returned to the office and praised Carrie: "Richard, your stuff is so effective!"

Hearing the other party's address, Kerry knew that the red bottle was effective, so he said, "Mel, of course it will be effective, but you still need to pay attention to physical exercise in the future. I still hope that you can work in the Senate for a few more decades and support me!"

"Haha! Of course, I will." Hawkins laughed happily. For him, he had just experienced another effect of the red bottle while taking a bath. He was very happy and his trust in Carrie skyrocketed.

The next thing was naturally easy to handle. Carrie no longer had to cover up and simply explained the cause and effect of the case to Hawkins, gaining his full cooperation and support, which made his subsequent plans perfect.
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At the scene of St. John's Church, under the leadership of Cooper, Donald directed the SER field operation team to control the entire church, and agents from other law enforcement agencies could only carry out blockade tasks outside the church.

A team of virus control professionals urgently dispatched by the CDC is testing all the senior staff attending the memorial service for the virus in the church hall; and in the side hall of the church, all the supporters who had watched Senator Hawkins arrive and shook hands with him are also being checked by another team of disease control personnel to determine if there are any virus carriers. This workload is a bit large and cannot be completed in a short time. It will take a lot of time.

The previously captured "Wolf Spider" Kara Kurt has been taken over by SLR's Team Leader Jeffrey and taken back to the post office for interrogation. Carrie has already warned him in advance that it is impossible for this guy to escape as easily as in the original plot! Of course, Carrie still has to deal with him personally in the end, and pay the full crime-killing value!

After the church incident, Iris's team, which had accepted the secret mission, immediately rushed to an apartment opposite the Olive Tree Restaurant on L Street and secretly arrested Leo Andropov who was hiding there and imprisoned him in a secret safe house. This was a direct witness who would later vindicate Elizabeth, and he could not be silenced as in the original plot.

In order to defeat the conspiracy of the secret society, Carrie played a big game and had to take all aspects into consideration. It was really laborious, but it was worth it in order to gain crime-killing points and bonuses.

(End of this chapter)