The Blacklist

Chapter 287 Kerry's plan is a bit big
After lunch, Carrie went to the infirmary and saw Kirk staring at the ceiling in a daze. He didn't respond when he heard someone coming in. Was he really stupid? Or did he just accept his fate?
This is of course a joke. A man like Kirk, who was an official in the former Soviet Union, decisively took over mining and oil fields after the country changed, became a Russian economic and energy oligarch, and was the husband of the legendary female spy Katerina. He had experienced so many things. If he was not determined, how could he be here now! So Carrie never believed that he would accept his fate.

Carrie dragged a chair over and sat beside the bed. She took out a non-toxic cigarette and lit it. She didn't say anything, just looked at Kirk and smoked by herself.

Smelling the smoke, Kirk frowned and turned around, saying unhappily, "Director Kerry, this is too much. Smoking in front of a dying patient!"

"You're going to die anyway, what's the big deal?" Carrie said nonchalantly, "Kirk, since you found out about your illness, you haven't dared to smoke or drink, and your life has been very difficult, right? Since there's no hope of recovery, why not give it a try? It won't be a waste of your life!"

"You..." Kirk was so angry that he didn't lie down anymore. He sat up, stretched out his right hand that was not handcuffed, and said coldly: "Give me one, light it!"

Carrie laughed, took out a cigarette and handed it to him, and actually used a lighter to light it for him.

He took a puff of the cigarette and coughed lightly, but there was no greater adverse reaction. Instead, he felt very refreshed and had a sweet taste. This surprised Kirk a little, and he couldn't help asking, "What kind of cigarette is this?"

Carrie said: "It is specially customized and of high value. It is not available on the market." This is of course the truth. It was customized in the system mall, and the price is secondary. Of course, it is impossible to find it outside.

Kirk didn't think much about it. Given his current condition, what difference would it make whether it was poisonous or not?

The two of them sat in silence, smoking until they finished their cigarettes...

Kirk threw the cigarette butt into the disposable paper cup on the small table, and then said: "Director Kerry, I am in this situation now, just say whatever you want to say!"

"There was a female expert who specialized in genome engineering..." Carrie said, "She and a colleague spent nearly ten years researching a gene therapy 12 years ago that specifically targets hereditary blood diseases. The first case to be treated was a female patient with terminal aplastic anemia. Note that they did not use bone marrow donated by blood relatives! Guess what the result was?"

Kirk was intrigued by his words and couldn't help asking, "What was the result?"

"The female patient was cured!" Carrie laughed, "Isn't it a surprise?"

Kirk ignored the teasing in his tone, and with a flame of hope in his eyes, he asked, "Where is that female doctor?" Then he thought of something, his face darkened again, and he said, "Director Kerry, I'm already dying, there's no need for you to lie to me anymore!"

"Oh! Why do you say that?" Carrie asked curiously.

"You just said that it happened 12 years ago..." Kirk said calmly, "If there really is a gene therapy that can cure late-stage aplastic anemia, this female doctor would have become famous in ten years or so. She might even have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. There's no way I didn't know that!" "Well, your thinking is very clear, and it seems you're not stupid. Liz is worried!" Carrie smiled, "Well, since you don't believe it, there's no need to talk any more." After that, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Kirk stopped him, "Director Kerry, you said Martha is worried about me?"

"Yes!" Carrie said, "Although it has been confirmed that you are not her biological father, you are her mother's husband after all. You raised her when she was a child, so you must have some ties to her!"

Kirk's eyes dimmed again, but he said, "Director Kerry, I want to see Martha again..."

"What?" Carrie asked in confusion, "Are you asking her to let you go? Impossible, she doesn't have the power to do so."

"No." Kirk said, "You're right. Although I'm not Martha's biological father, I'm Catalina's husband after all, and I once raised her... I'm dying now, so it's better to leave those worldly possessions to her rather than letting others get them!"

"Well, that's a good thing! I'll ask her to come." Carrie said happily, "If you really do this, I can pretend that I didn't see it and not collect your inheritance tax!" After that, she ignored Kirk who was angry again and walked away with a smile.
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Elizabeth was surprised to hear what Carrie said. Although she would not be tempted by Kirk's huge inheritance given her current experience, she felt very uncomfortable when she heard that Kirk was ready to die. So she decided to go see him again, after all, there was still time.

Just as she was about to leave, Kerry handed her a box of non-toxic cigarettes and a lighter, saying, "This cigarette is non-toxic and has a slight health-promoting effect. He was stimulated by me just now and smoked one, and he didn't feel disgusted. More importantly, after smoking it, he threw the cigarette butt into a disposable paper cup with water and watched it go out... Liz, please profile him. What does this mean?"

Elizabeth's eyes lit up and she said, "Kirk has never smoked before. He smoked a cigarette without knowing that it was non-toxic. This shows that he was ready to go all out. But his final move in dealing with the cigarette butt showed an unconscious desire to survive... He really didn't want to die!"

"Haha! Liz, that's great. You haven't forgotten your expertise!" Carrie laughed. "Just keep it in mind. Go meet him. If he's really convinced, I still have a chance to save him."

Elizabeth knew what it meant, nodded, and walked out of the office with a cigarette and lighter.

Gina was sitting behind her desk processing documents at this time. She didn't say anything when she heard the two talking. After Elizabeth left, she said, "Lee, how are we going to deal with Kirk? In his current situation, no matter how we deal with him, it won't be good. What do you think?"

"I want to save him. First, I want to gain access to underground channels in Russia and Eastern Europe, and second, I want to send him to the secret society!" Carrie did not hide the truth from Gina. "Although Alan Fitch has formed an alliance with Old Ray, his own abilities are limited, and he still has not completely controlled the secret society! I plan to let Kirk go in, team up with Fitch first, and after completely controlling the secret society, I will start to seize power and take control of this organization..."

Gina was very surprised to hear his plan. She never thought that Kerry would have such an idea! However, since he thought so, she fully supported it.

(End of this chapter)