The Blacklist

Chapter 176 Successful Escape Promotes the Plan

On the evening of June 6, a major news story was widely reported by the Washington media:

"FBI Deputy Director Shessman was personally escorting the suspect, but was attacked midway and became frightened and incontinent!"

"Nearly 100 'elite' FBI agents failed to escort a suspect. What a disgrace!"

"On the self-cultivation of a senior FBI agent - how to escape under the supervision of hundreds of colleagues!"

"The internal strife in the FBI is so brutal that the deputy director framed his agents and was slapped in the face!"

"A senior agent is suspected of murdering a federal senator. What role does the FBI top brass play in this?"

"The FBI seems to be internally divided. When the headquarters can't solve the case, it attacks its subordinate departments!"

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For some reason, all the reports pointed directly to the FBI, and no one mentioned the suspect who escaped earlier...

This was a propaganda war strategy that Kerry personally implemented. He used technical means to secretly post explosive articles on the Internet. Because there was a lot of inside information and solid evidence in the articles, they received attention from various media outlets, and he even created a nickname called "Government Secret Whistleblower"! To this end, he set up a secret and untraceable special offshore account to collect article fees, which was quite profitable.

Of course, this was actually a small episode in the whole plan. Although it had some effect, its real effect was just to cause a little trouble to the FBI headquarters and prepare for the subsequent action against Shessman.

What Carrie is more worried about now is Elizabeth. With the cooperation of Reddington's operatives, she successfully escaped from the prison van and became a fugitive. The danger is still relatively large! ——
On the other side, Elizabeth, who was rescued from the escort convoy by Reddington's men, was directly sent to a luxury Bentley parked not far away. The car drove out of downtown Washington and headed towards Baltimore.

In the car, Elizabeth took out a latest-model tablet computer and browsed news from major media outlets. This was a high-speed Internet access device that Carrie had specially prepared for her. It was faster than most laptops and was loaded with multiple security programs, so she didn't have to worry about being tracked or located. She liked it very much.

Reddington next to him said with some displeasure: "Liz, this tablet is so beautiful! You have been looking at it since you got in the car, and you didn't even have time to say a word to me!" This tone is definitely that of an old father who is ignored by his little girl complaining! "Haha..." Elizabeth laughed so hard, "Old Lei, don't be angry! Come, let's take a look together. The tablet that Lee prepared for me is not one of those common products. You will know it after you use it."

Although he felt a little resentful towards Carrie, Reddington still took the initiative to lean over to Elizabeth in response to her invitation... Dembe, who was driving in front, saw this scene from the rearview mirror and couldn't help laughing!

Unlike the original plot, Elizabeth's escape this time with the help of Reddington was easy and enjoyable, and all preparations were complete. Although the FBI wanted warrant was issued to police stations in various places after her "escape", she started a trip with Reddington and Dembe. They didn't go far, but just traveled around a circle of states and cities around Washington. The three people who were made up were not afraid of being recognized at all.
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After arranging Elizabeth and Reddington's "outing", Carrie was able to focus on pushing forward the rest of the process.

SER, although the supervisor Cooper was forced to take leave, the acting supervisor Donald was also part of the plan. Some previous signs of discord with his subordinates were performed for outsiders... Oh, and there are also traitors within SER!

After several incidents, several core detectives have basically identified several suspects, including those in operations, administration, and service. It's no wonder that SER's internal affairs are difficult to keep secret! Of course, the big plan has not been completed yet, so it's not time to clean up yet.

Similarly, SLR also conducted an internal investigation, and the results were excellent - no one was a second-rate boss! This result made Kerry and Donald think for a while, and finally agreed that subordinates should be selected and trained by themselves, and those introduced by outsiders or sent by superiors were unreliable.
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The process of events became tense afterwards. During the process of Reddington kidnapping Elizabeth, FBI Deputy Director Sheisman, whose car was overturned and his head was smashed by a roadside bomb, was both painful and angry. Losing his person like this was not only a matter of face, but also put his position in the secret society in jeopardy, so he personally ordered and urged the FBI headquarters to issue a wanted order across the country, vowing to capture the suspect!

Although the judicial system of the United States is a bit weird, it is still very powerful once it is taken seriously. The FBI's wanted warrant can be issued nationwide. Although the FBI does not have the power to control the local police departments of each state, its special status of being able to enforce the law nationwide still makes all states and cities pay attention to it. After all, no one dares to say that the FBI will not be needed to take over major cases that they cannot solve in the future. If they don't try their best now, they will definitely be returned in the future!

But all this was useless. With the company of Reddington, who was very familiar with these methods, and Dumby, who had enough fighting power, by her side, and more importantly, with the care of Carrie, the SLR director who was familiar with the plot, had independent power, and could mobilize a lot of special forces, Elizabeth did not encounter any danger and was not at all as embarrassed as in the original plot!

During this period, under the "supervision" of Deputy Minister Wright, Acting Director Donald also asked the department to do its best to hunt down the escaped Elizabeth and Reddington. The agents were busy at work every day, without any slackness, but what could they do if they couldn't find the person! ——
The 20th was the Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese lunar calendar. Carrie had no plans to work overtime. He watched videos and learned how to make rice dumplings at home with Gina. They made a lot of jokes, but they were all having fun!

After the rice dumplings were made, the two of them only ate a few and put the rest in the refrigerator, waiting to be brought to their colleagues when they went to work on Monday. They also left six that looked good for Elizabeth, Reddington and Dembe, hoping that the two would like the taste of this Chinese specialty food.

At this point in the plan, Carrie knew that it was time to start the finale, for two main reasons:
First, Senator Hawkins, who is already one of our own, cannot stay away from politics for a long time, which will reduce his influence in the political world;
Second, any event with a huge social impact will have a period of time when the peak of public opinion lasts. If it is delayed for too long, it will not have enough influence and the gain will not outweigh the loss.
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On Sunday, the 21st, Elizabeth and Reddington ended their "trip" and went their separate ways.

Reddington sent a large number of his men to "invite" senior investigative reporters from more than 20 major domestic media to a small cinema in New York that was temporarily closed, and showed them the confidential information of the "secret society" recorded in the "fulcrum"...

(End of this chapter)