The Blacklist

Chapter 301 Harem and the Marshall Project
February 2th marks the beginning of a new week. The two departments of the Post Office completed the previous case last week and can finally relax.

Carrie had had enough of playing around, so he returned to the post office to work. He first promised everyone to double the funding for this month, and then approved a sum of money for the restaurant to improve the overall food standards, as a little compensation to his subordinates for being lazy and working less.

In fact, this is also the reason why he, the head of the department, is always lazy but is still loved by his subordinates - it doesn’t matter if the leader doesn’t work, but if he can increase the salary and benefits for his subordinates, he is a good leader!

Donald, who was also the director, was speechless. He just couldn't do what Kerry did! However, he didn't feel jealous or dissatisfied. In his mind, he actually regarded Kerry as his superior and comrade-in-arms.
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This day happened to be exactly one month after Palmer took office. The handover work was basically completed, and the staff and political teams had also been determined. Raven Wright remained as National Security Advisor and Cooper remained as Director General of CTU. Everyone was happy.

Palmer, who had time, invited Kerry to get together that evening at the Officers Club at Andrews Air Force Base. After becoming president, it would be troublesome for him to eat at an ordinary restaurant, but it would be safe and confidential at a military base.

Kerry has been there, the chef is quite skilled, and his steak-frying skills are at least one level higher than Dumby's!
At seven o'clock in the evening, Carrie brought Gina and Elizabeth to the dinner, while Palmer brought his son Keith and daughter Nicole - his power-hungry Shirley had long been his ex-wife.

White House security director Katie booked a private room that could accommodate more than a dozen people for dinner. Because this is inside the air force base, the outer security is handled by the base guard force. There are only six personal guards inside the restaurant, but Katie is the only one in the box, and the other guards are guarding the door and the security passage.

Everyone was extremely happy to see each other. Keith and Nico still remembered Carrie and greeted her politely. Carrie and the other two also greeted them with a smile.

Palmer said happily: "Lee, long time no see!" Then he walked up to hug Carrie.

"Yeah, long time no see!" Carrie responded with a smile and gave him a big hug.

"Everyone, take a seat!" Palmer said in a hostly manner, "Oh, by the way, Katie, you take a seat too."

Huh? Kerry was stunned, then said: "Sir, I will be responsible for security..."

"It's okay, sit down!" Palmer insisted, "There's no danger here, and you should eat well!"

Katie thought about it and it made sense. This was inside the air force base, and there were guards inside and outside the restaurant. Carrie, Gina, and Elizabeth in the box were all highly skilled senior agents, so there should be no problem with security, so she sat down as well.

We had Western food today. Seven people sat at a long dining table. Palmer sat at one end, with Kerry, Gina and Elizabeth on his left, and Keith, Nicole and Katie on his right.

To be honest, Kerry is not very enthusiastic about Western food, but fortunately today's dish is mainly seafood, which is pretty good.

Of course, eating is only one aspect, what is more important is chatting.

Kerry and Palmer exchanged views on their current work situations. One said that the work of his department was going smoothly, while the other said that being president was a bit difficult. It seemed like they were talking at cross purposes, but surprisingly they were able to talk to each other!
Katie and Elizabeth were chatting about some recent news and current affairs, and Keith and Nico were listening with great interest and joined in the conversation.

Gina, however, did not speak as usual in such occasions. She knew Kerry's habits and was often too lazy to touch the troublesome seafood, so she helped to prepare it and put it on his plate... Palmer knew the relationship between the two, but he sighed in his heart when he saw this situation: Lee is good in every way, but I heard that Gina and Elizabeth are with him, which is not in line with Catholic teachings. However, he doesn't seem to be a believer and is not officially married, so others can't say anything. Oh! Forget it, let him be!

Today's gathering was just a meeting between two friends. There was nothing special about it. After having a seafood dinner and drinking two large bottles of champagne, we dispersed in high spirits!

Before leaving, Palmer invited Carrey to go on vacation to Camp David with him in about two months, and then got in the car and left.
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On Monday, February 2, just after work, Reddington ran to the post office and personally delivered a new case: "On Saturday, in Atlanta, a luxury SUV was stolen. The private security company hired to protect the car chased them on the street, but in the end they got away!"

"They?!" Elizabeth noticed this word sensitively.

"Yes, them!" Reddington nodded, "A professional criminal gang composed entirely of women, nicknamed 'Harem'. They are well-organized, highly skilled, and only target criminals..."

"You mean, they are robbing each other?" Donald frowned. "But even if that's the case, a car theft case is not worth adding to the blacklist, right?"

Reddington is very good at keeping people in suspense when he speaks. He smiled and continued in his unique tone: "The car that was stolen in Atlanta was owned by gang leader Tony Genusa. There were tens of millions of smuggled diamonds hidden in the car!"

The SER detectives looked at each other and decided that this matter was a bit big, but it was still a separate criminal case, so it should be considered a local police case!
Nawabi thought of something and said with a smile: "Reddington, you should hand this case over to SLR. Carrie will definitely be interested!"

Haha...everyone laughed, even Donald nodded repeatedly.

Reddington laughed, but what he said was a little serious, "This Ginosa whose car and diamonds were stolen recently killed a witness who was listed in the 'Marshall Project' after testifying in court!"

Hearing this, all the agents were shocked. Of course they knew that the "Marshall Project" was a special program implemented by the national security department "Marshall Office". It was commonly called the "Witness Protection Program" and was a special and effective anti-crime measure in the US judicial system.

Donald said seriously: "How did this Jinusa find the witness?"

Reddington spread his hands and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but I have reason to believe that Genusa must have found a hacker and stole the list of the witness protection program from the government department!"

Everyone frowned. If this was true, then the problem would be serious!

Elizabeth found the key point and asked, "The target should be this Jinusa. Why do you mention 'harem'?"

(End of this chapter)