The Blacklist

Chapter 229 California Bureau and Los Angeles Branch
Hearing this, Chapple immediately became anxious. He no longer had that calm expression and asked anxiously, "Director Kerry, what do you want to do? Are you trying to retaliate against me?"

"Retaliation?" Kerry looked at him in surprise and sneered, "Who do you think you are? Do you really think you are someone important? Look at the records in these documents. What have you done from last night until now? How much damage will it cause to this organization? I have already abided by the spirit of the rule of law by not shooting you immediately!" As he said that, he handed several documents in his hand to Green, the administrative director of the anti-terrorism department beside him.

Green took it subconsciously, flipped through it, and looked at Chapel in astonishment. She didn't expect that he was so bold. Could such information and situation be shelved?
Kerry's face straightened and he ordered, "Jeffrey, arrest Chappell immediately and have your people guard him personally. Interrogate him to find out what he is doing, what he wants to do, and what is his purpose in doing this?
"From now on, the CTU California Bureau will be established based on the original Counter-Terrorism Division. I will temporarily serve as the director and Gina will serve as my assistant.

"Liz is also serving as the bureau's administrative chief, and the former administrative director Albert Green has been transferred to the service chief. I need to see the bureau's existing resources as soon as possible.

“Abby concurrently served as the bureau’s technical chief, taking over all of the bureau’s electronic systems and maintaining absolute control.

"Jeffrey will serve as the bureau's chief of operations, and Katie will serve as the bureau's chief of intelligence. The two of you will be responsible for integrating the bureau's field agents and operations team members.

“I require all personnel to immediately engage in normal work. If you are unable to do so, you can submit your resignation, which I will approve immediately!

"Next, I will go to the Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Group that issued the security alert to check the actual situation. I hope to see detailed reports from various departments when I come back."

"Yes, Chief!" Everyone responded loudly and immediately. All the people in the original anti-terrorism department were shocked. This director of the General Administration from Washington was so decisive!
After arranging the personnel in the bureau, Kerry looked at George Mason, the intelligence director of the former branch's counter-terrorism department, and said, "Director Mason, you lead the way now. We are going to the Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Group."

"Yes, Chief." To be honest, Mason was a little disappointed to see that everyone else got new positions but he was not. However, he could only obey the order at this time. It was not worth it to let him resign.

Afterwards, with Mason leading the way, Carrie took Gina, Jiva and some support personnel sent by the bureau to the Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Group 2.8 kilometers away; Elizabeth and others took over various departments and began to integrate the resources of the California Bureau.

Carrey was a little annoyed in the car. He didn't expect that the first season of "24" would start in the early morning of today. Because of the bastard Chappelle's constraints, when he took over the establishment of the California Bureau, things had already happened nine and a half hours ago. The early stage had already happened, which made him feel a little passive. Now he can only deal with it as it happens, hoping that the situation will not be too bad.
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At 2.8:, Carrey and his team arrived at the intersection of Gesell Street, kilometers away from Norton Square. The four-story building here was the headquarters of the Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Group.

When they entered the office lobby on the third floor, all the staff couldn't help but stand up and look at them. They were called back to work overtime in the middle of the night and had not had a rest until now. These people looked tired and in poor spirits.

George Mason, as the former intelligence director of the Counter-Terrorism Division, often came here to exchange intelligence matters. All the staff of the Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Group knew him, so after entering the door, he clapped his hands and said, "Everyone stop what you are doing and listen to me. This Director Kerry of the Special Execution Division of the National Counter-Terrorism Bureau is one of our current top leaders. He will announce something soon, and I hope everyone will listen carefully."

Carrey looked around at the dozens of people in the hall, nodded, and said loudly: "I am Richard Carrey. At exactly nine o'clock last night, on behalf of the CTU headquarters, I officially took over the counter-terrorism department of the former CIA California branch, and established the CTU California Regional Bureau on this basis. I will temporarily serve as the director." From now on, the former Los Angeles counter-terrorism group will be incorporated into CTU as a whole, and the CTU Los Angeles branch will be established on this basis, reporting to the California Bureau.

"I now appoint George Mason as the branch chief, and General Agent Jiva David will temporarily serve as the operations team leader. Nina Miles, formerly from the counter-terrorism team, will serve as the intelligence team leader, Tony Almeda will serve as the technical team leader, and Rebecca Nice will serve as the service team leader. Well, the person next to me is Jiva David.

“The above orders and related documents will be issued immediately, please pay attention to your emails.

"Okay, everyone, continue working. Chief Mason and several team leaders, follow me to the conference room for a meeting."

Ji Wa, who was following behind him, was very happy. She didn't expect that she would get such an important position. Although it was only a temporary position, she thought that the director wanted to see her work ability, so she must perform well.

Mason was even more excited. He would rather be the head of a branch than being a section chief in the state bureau. Of course, now was a special situation and he had to work hard to keep up with the director, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be the branch chief for long.

Nina and Tony frowned secretly, they both disliked Mason and thought that this guy was a flatterer and bully, so they felt uncomfortable with him being the branch chief; and the current situation of Jack, the former operations director of the counter-terrorism team, also made them worried.

Rebecca was originally the administrative assistant of Richard Walsh, the head of the counter-terrorism team. Her boss had just died, and she was feeling confused. However, she was directly appointed by the top management of the headquarters as the service team leader of the new branch. This made her extremely happy, and she was determined to work hard and not let her big boss down.
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At the long table in the conference room, after everyone sat down one by one, Carrie said, "First, I want to know the current situation of Jack Bauer and Jamie Farrell. Team leader Nina, come and report."

"Yes, Chief Kerry," Nina agreed. "One hour and fifty minutes ago, Jack was arrested by the Secret Service for his suspected involvement in the assassination of presidential candidate David Palmer, but he later escaped and is currently being sought by various law enforcement agencies. We are unable to contact him.

"Jaime Farrell was confirmed to be a spy bribed by the enemy. He confessed some things and then committed suicide by cutting his wrists! We have now regained control of the department's surveillance network and strengthened security... However, we have not yet fully figured out how much intelligence has been leaked, and the technicians are still confirming it!"

Tony and Rebecca both nodded, confirming what Nina said.

(End of this chapter)