The Blacklist

Chapter 22 Requests for the Red Devils
Elizabeth reacted quickly and said angrily, "Lee, don't interrupt me! I'm talking about business!"

Reddington smiled, and without further ado, said, "Carrey is a man of character. Now that he's here, there's no need to be polite. Although I don't know the identity of the 'Messenger', I know a lot of rumors about him, mainly two:

“One is that he doesn’t feel pain, so he is fearless of any danger, which scares all his opponents.

“The second is that he had bad habits and a penchant for opium.

"And I happen to know a supplier of this relatively old drug..."

Elizabeth was about to leave immediately after getting the name, but Carrie waved her hand and said, "Liz, call Cooper and ask him to arrange a task force to find the person. We can set off again after we find the 'Messenger's' lair."

Then he turned to Dumby and said, "My friend, your boss is not sensible. It's so late and the guests have come, but he doesn't even care about the food. Please help and get something to eat. Liz and I are starving!"

While Reddington rolled his eyes in anger, Dembe went to the kitchen with a smile.

Elizabeth looked at him helplessly, not knowing what to say, so she had to make a phone call.
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Unexpectedly, the big and strong Dembe is so good at frying steak!

Kerry not only praised the food while eating, but also persuaded him to change jobs: "Demby, with your cooking skills, it's a waste to follow Lao Lei! How about this, I will find investment, and we will open a restaurant together. You will be responsible for making steaks, and I will find a Chinese chef to make hand-rolled noodles. Just do these two things. When customers come, each person will be given a set. It will definitely make a lot of money!"

The quiet Demby just laughed, but Reddington next to him became more and more annoyed. He said apologetically, "Carrey, I know Demby's steak is delicious, but even so, can't I shut you up?"

Carrie, who had just finished a steak, glanced at him and was about to say something, but when he saw that the steak in front of him was untouched, he changed his mind, "Old Lei, look at you, you are so angry at your age. Oh, by the way, the elderly can't eat such greasy food at night, let me do it!" As he said that, he reached out and took the steak in front of him and continued to chew it.

"Hahaha!" Looking at Reddington's angry face, Elizabeth and Demby couldn't help but burst into laughter!
Reddington was getting angry, but he also laughed. He threw away the knife and fork in his hand, nodded and said, "Carrie, I understand. You are here to irritate me today! Don't worry, I have enough self-control and will not be irritated by you. I just don't understand why."

"Why?" Carrie said while biting into the steak, "Old Ray, next time you talk about the 'blacklist', don't be so mysterious. Just tell us all the information, okay? Even if you don't want Cooper or the FBI to know, you can tell Liz and me so that we can know what's going on. Don't worry, as long as you make a request, Liz and I know how to keep it confidential for you." As he said that, he looked at Elizabeth.

Elizabeth then understood why Carrie was so irrational. It turned out that he was taking the opportunity to express their common dissatisfaction. After thinking about it, she felt that it made sense, so she nodded.

Although Reddington was dissatisfied with the name "Old Ray", he listened to Carrie's words. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, I admit that what you said makes sense. I will pay attention to it in the future, but you can't poach my people anymore. Dembe is very important to me!"

"Puff!" Carrie acted extremely shocked, "Old Lei, what you said is too corny, it makes me doubt..." He didn't say the rest of the words because the other three people were warning him with fierce eyes!

But then, the scene burst into laughter, and even Reddington himself couldn't help it!

More than an hour later, Elizabeth received a call from Aram, saying that he had found the "messenger"'s home and asked them to go back for a meeting. As she was getting in the car, she realized that what Carrie had said just now had successfully brought the two sides closer together! ——
After returning to the post office, Donald reported the information he had just collected.

Based on the information provided by the opium supplier, the action team found the residence of the "messenger". After a search, they confirmed that the "messenger"'s real name was Tommy Phelps. He came from a single-parent family and had a younger brother who was serving a sentence for robbery and injury. The doctor confirmed that Tommy suffered from a rare genetic disease - analgesia, so he really could not feel pain.

In addition, Tommy's surveillance video of the buyer and seller was found on the computer at his residence. The buyer was dead, needless to say, the seller was a woman! The identity is currently being investigated...

Seeing the photo of the seller on the screen, Elizabeth also told the latest information she got from Reddington. The seller who hired the "courier" was Lawrence Tichambeau, a former French intelligence agent. He made a lot of money selling intelligence in the underground market. Most of the intelligence he sold was technical. His public occupation was running a nightclub.

Cooper was very happy, now all the information was correct!
When planning the next move, Donald volunteered to pretend to be a "messenger" to meet Dixombo, hoping to learn where Seth was hidden...

Cooper hesitated, but Carrie directly expressed her opposition, thinking that this method was useless. According to the previous behavior of the "Messenger", he had already killed the buyer. Going to see the seller at this time should be to kill someone, so if you go to get information, it will only make her suspicious! Moreover, according to the behavior of the "Messenger", it is impossible for Di Xiangbo to know where he hides people.

Everyone felt that what he said made sense and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

Donald said anxiously, "So what do you say we should do now?"

After thinking for a while, Kerry said, "I think we should just have the task force shut down Deshampoo's nightclub, arrest her and lock her up for 48 hours. Although it's hard to convict her for this, it will also make her realize that kidnapping a government employee for money is not an easy thing to do. On this side, Elizabeth and I will interrogate the 'Messenger' and try to find some useful information."

Cooper looked at him deeply, thinking that he must have a new idea. After thinking about it, he agreed and said, "Okay, let's do it!"

On the way to the interrogation room, Elizabeth said worriedly, "Lee, is it possible? Donald and Mira have tried, but this guy won't respond to any soft or hard tactics."

"Don't worry, I'm here!" Carrie said confidently. He had already remembered the relevant details and knew the characteristics of the place where the kidnapped person was hidden. What he needed was to find a reasonable excuse to tell it out. The breakthrough fell on this "messenger".

(End of this chapter)