The Blacklist

Chapter 227 The Era of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau Begins

Carrey carefully recalled the plot of "24". In his previous life, this drama was very popular for a while, and its compact plot presentation method was also praised for a while. However, he didn't like the actors in it very much, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Except for the first two seasons, he didn't even watch the later plots seriously. Now he regretted it a little. But after thinking about it, it doesn't matter. Let's take it one step at a time!

Then, he began to sort out the current SLR personnel configuration, thinking about how to dig out some capable and outstanding agents from other places to fill it up! ——
On March 3, Cooper flew to various places with a group of entourage and began to take over the counterterrorism groups of various branches originally belonging to the CIA and transform them into local bureaus of CTU in various states. This was a huge project and would keep him busy for a while.

In order to get there faster, Cooper even borrowed the Gulfstream G650 that was now fully owned by SLR from Carey. When sending him to board the plane, Carey even teased Cooper, saying, "Harold, I understand now. You brought me into CTU just for my private jet!"

"Haha! You finally understand!" Cooper laughed back. "Only a department at the department level has a Gulfstream as its private jet. I, a vice-ministerial government employee, don't have this privilege. I can't get one without thinking of a way!"

"Then I'll give this one to you!" Carrie said indifferently, thinking in his heart: If Cooper really wants it, he will give him this plane. He has used it for several years, and he can find a way to get a new one himself.

"Tsk, I don't want it!" Cooper was quite sober. "Now that the plane is with you, you are responsible for its upkeep and maintenance. If you bring it to me, it will be my business from now on! I am not as wealthy as your IRS and cannot afford to support this guy."

"Huh? Harold, are you planning to ride on my plane for free from now on?" Carrie exclaimed.

"Hahaha..." Donald, Elizabeth, Gina and others who were traveling with them all burst into laughter. Now only Carrey could tease Cooper like this, after all, his identity was different.

Cooper also laughed so hard that he said, "Yeah, that's what I thought. Why, it's not okay?"

"Okay! Of course I can!" Kerry raised his hands in surrender. "Since I accepted you as my boss, I've suffered a lot. I can't say anything about my suffering!"
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A week later, while Carrey was inspecting the decoration of several floors of new office space, he suddenly received a call from Cooper in Wisconsin in the north, saying that three agents of the CIA's California branch's anti-terrorism department, which had not yet completed the renovation work, were found to have embezzled stolen money, and the internal work was currently in chaos...

Cooper hoped that he would lead a team there immediately to find out the situation. If major problems were found, the department could be returned to the CIA, and personnel could be reorganized and recruited to reorganize the organization.

CIA California branch counter-terrorism department? Los Angeles counter-terrorism unit? Is this going to be a plot?
The Gulfstream G650 had been borrowed by Cooper and had not been returned yet, so Carrie directly requisitioned the latest model of Speke 512 super-fast jet business jet that Reddington had just purchased. It has a maximum speed of 1.6 Mach and a cruising speed of 1.1 Mach (about 1350 kilometers per hour). It flew from Washington in the east to Los Angeles on the west coast, a distance of more than kilometers, which took nearly eight hours. It set off at : and arrived in Los Angeles at nearly : in the afternoon (Washington is three hours ahead of Los Angeles)!

This time, Carrie did not notify the CIA in advance, but asked the IRS California branch for help. After getting off the plane at Los Angeles International Airport, he directly boarded four Chevrolet S-10 Trailblazer SUVs that had been prepared for business use on the tarmac and drove to the city. This time, Carrie brought a five-person field team of Gina, Elizabeth, Katie, Abby, Jiva and Jeffrey; in addition, Tom, who was on a mission in Nevada, will lead a team of Halcyon Shield security agents to Los Angeles later to cooperate in the operation in secret.

Four Chevrolets drove into the city and headed straight for Norton Square in the city center. The CIA's California branch's counterterrorism department had offices on the seventh and eighth floors of Building A.

Carrie asked the others to find a nearby hotel to settle down, and he only took Gina upstairs. Thinking of the plot he had seen in his previous life, he was actually inclined to reorganize the new agency, because the people sent from this branch were not very good, and the chief of the anti-terrorism section of the branch here was a complete bureaucrat, which made him very unhappy.

After showing their IDs to the guard, Kerry and Gina walked into the office lobby of the branch. A tall black woman in an OL suit greeted them enthusiastically and extended her hand, saying, "Hello, Chief Kerry. I'm Albert Green, the administrative director of the branch's counterterrorism department. I'm glad to meet you."

"Hello, Manager Green, I'd like to meet your section chief." Kerry was not polite, and by shaking hands with him, he was sure that the other party did not welcome his arrival.

"Okay, I'll take you to the section chief's office." Green said with a smile and led the way.

Everyone in the hall seemed busy and no one was paying attention to them, which made Kerry feel a lot better. At least it looked like people were working here.

In front of a door at the end of the corridor, Green knocked on it, opened the door after getting permission, and said to the inside: "Chief Chapul, Director Kerry from the General Administration is here." Then he opened the door.

Kerry walked into the office calmly, but Gina behind him looked unhappy. A head of a subordinate department of a state-level branch, who was several levels lower than Kerry, dared to be so negligent. Who gave him the courage?
The man sitting behind the desk was a thin, bald, middle-aged white man with triangular eyes that looked a bit sinister. When he heard Green's introduction at the door, he stood up, but did not leave the desk. Instead, he stood there, extended his hand, and said in a hostly manner, "Hello, Director Kerry, I am the head of the anti-terrorism department of the branch, Levon Chappell."

Kerry looked at the guy who was half a head shorter than him with some amusement. He ignored his outstretched right hand and pulled out a chair in front of the desk. He sat down and said, "Chief Chapel, I believe you have received the notice from the CIA headquarters that the Counter-Terrorism Division and its local Counter-Terrorism Groups will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the CTU headquarters. Although the formal handover has not been completed, I think I have the right to ask about your work. First of all, I want to know the situation of the three corrupt agents."

Unexpectedly, Chapple actually sat back and said calmly, "I'm sorry, Director Kerry, the Counter-Terrorism Division is a highly confidential semi-independent department with strict working principles. Since the handover has not been completed yet, I can't reveal any work content to you!"

(End of this chapter)