The Blacklist

Chapter 252: Caretakers and Air Ducts
Carrey did not ask Reddington for the details. Seeing that his mood had improved and he was still daydreaming, he said goodbye and left. He was sleepy! He was very confident that in a few days, this old man would not be able to help but tell him the inside story, because this must involve some secrets, and it would be bad for him to ask now.

Although I didn't tell Reddington explicitly about the subsequent plot, I pointed out the key points before. I think Reddington will adjust his approach in the future! Some people can't help but jump out, just fight! The most important thing now is that I need to go back to sleep!

But before leaving, he left a message: "Old Lei, I still say the same thing as before. If you don't want Liz to misunderstand you, you should tell her after you sort out this matter, so that she won't be misled or deceived by others and have misunderstandings again!"

After saying that, without caring what Reddington, who was lost in thought, thought, he drove home with Gina.
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On the first weekend in early June, Elizabeth was unusually silent after returning home from get off work. When Gina asked her what was wrong, she just shook her head and seemed to be worried.

During the meal, Kerry suddenly said, "Liz, did Lao Lei tell you?"

"Ah..." Elizabeth was stunned, then lowered her head and said, "Yeah!"

Carrie didn't ask any more questions, but just told the two girls to eat well. These were delicious dishes that he had specially bought from Chinatown, and they would lose their taste if they got cold.

Gina didn't understand the riddle between the two people, but she heard that this matter was related to Reddington, so she didn't ask much, but just helped to pick up food for Elizabeth.

After hesitating for a while, Elizabeth asked, "Lee, I want to see her, but I don't want to."

"There will be a chance in the future." Carrie said, "As far as I know, the one who came out to cause trouble this time is an imposter, and his purpose is to lure her out. And the person behind it is very likely to start with you, taking advantage of your eagerness to see her, and design a plan to target Reddington or lure out the real her. Or even create a dangerous situation for you and force her to show up..."

Gina was completely confused, but Elizabeth understood and said, "That's what Lao Lei said."

"Well, you just need to stay calm. Don't make decisions rashly when you meet people or encounter situations." Carrie said, "As long as you and Lao Lei are safe, nothing else matters! Your mother has been able to live safely for so many years, and she deserves it."

"Huh..." Elizabeth let out a long breath and said, "I understand. Thank you, Lee!"

Gina also understood Kerry's last words just now, and immediately smiled and said, "Just figure it out, eat well, and after dinner, let's go play games!"

"Okay!"
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When Cooper came to the post office on Monday at work, he brought a new case - Russell Pritchard, an official from the State Department, was murdered at Singapore Airport yesterday!

Donald was very confused about this and said, "This happened in Southeast Asia, so the CIA should be responsible, right?"

"That's right, but there's something fishy about this case," Cooper said. "NSA detected that after Pritchard was killed, a recording was circulated on the Internet, which said that Pritchard colluded with a Southeast Asian American businessman, Edison Wen, to poison an official of a certain country...

"NSA analysis confirmed that the recording is real, so they suspect that the murder was a revenge act by the intelligence department of a Southeast Asian country!" Everyone frowned when they heard this. Even if this was the case, the murder happened abroad and the CIA had jurisdiction. The FBI could also intervene based on its authority to protect American citizens, but they are CTU now. This matter doesn't rise to the level of counter-terrorism, right?
Just then, Reddington arrived. He was called by Cooper through Elizabeth.

"The problem is that this recording should not have been leaked." Cooper explained, "According to the NSA's preliminary investigation, the recording was released by an account called 'Watcher'.

"'The Caretaker'?" Reddington frowned. "Harold, are you sure it was the 'Caretaker' who leaked the recording?"

"The NSA has confirmed this," Cooper said.

"Old Lei, do you know this 'caretaker'?" Elizabeth asked.

"Of course." Reddington said, "This 'caretaker' is the custodian of secrets in the underground world. After charging a high fee, he will keep confidential documents or items according to the client's requirements, or keep them confidential within a specified time, or make them public or deliver them after the specified time...

"'Caretakers' have been doing this job for generations and have a very good reputation in the underground world! But this incident is a bit strange - according to common sense, this recording should have been made by Pritchard or the businessman for self-protection, and they would never take the initiative to make it public because it would put both of them in danger!
"But if it was leaked by the 'caretaker', then the problem is serious. It means that more secrets of the underground world will be exposed, many people's lives will be threatened, and even some secrets between countries will be leaked. The consequences are unpredictable!"

Donald also frowned and asked, "Harold, do you mean that we should find this 'caretaker' and stop him from leaking secrets?"

Cooper nodded and said, "Yes, take this person into our hands, learn the secrets he keeps, and ensure that certain secrets will not be leaked!"

Having said this, everyone understood what he meant, but Reddington fell into silence, and no one knew what he was thinking!
"Well, where's Richard?" Cooper then realized that there was someone missing.

Gina replied, "Lee was feeling a little unwell and went to the gym."

Everyone was amused when they heard this. Going to the gym when you're not feeling well is obviously just an excuse!
Only Gina and Elizabeth knew that Carrie's physical condition had increased and she had to do a lot of exercise to adjust and adapt to her physical condition.

Cooper didn't take it as an offense. He knew that Carrey was a man of his time and would never delay when it was necessary to take action. Now the case could be investigated under Donald's command.

After Donald took over the case, he decided to start with Edison Wen and sent Mira and Nawabi to bring him back. After some laborious interrogation, Edison admitted that he participated in the poisoning and that the recording was made by him for the purpose of self-protection. However, he had never seen the "guardian" and just sent the recording through the airflow tube system.

The airflow tube system was first used by the United States Postal Service in 1893. Initially, 43 kilometers of pipelines were built underground in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Customers used the airflow in the pipelines to transport physical objects.

(End of this chapter)