The Blacklist

Chapter 332: Face-to-face confrontation at the National Security Conference
At 23:47 Western Time, Abby and technical team leader Mellor came to report: Sayid was sniped at the gate after arriving at the CIA California branch. The killer escaped and various departments are chasing him!

Carrie nodded and said, "Okay, let's go!" Before leaving, he said to Jack, "If someone contacts you about Sayid, do as you wish and just let me know afterwards. I believe you can handle it." After that, he left, leaving Jack confused.

At 15:512 in the morning, Speke took off secretly from a small airport in Los Angeles and quickly headed east! ——
At 6:12 a.m. Eastern Time, Monday, June , Carrie and Gina's plane landed at Andrews Air Force Base. They immediately borrowed a military vehicle from a familiar base staff officer and rushed to the White House.

It was 4:20 in the morning of Western Time, and Jack in Los Angeles received an anonymous call: "Jack Bauer, I killed Ali, and I forged the recording. If you want to know the truth, bring Kate Warner to see me in the alley at the junction of Morley Dean Road and Moore Park..."

Jack was a little confused - the director was right again! He hurriedly called Carrie, but the instructions he got were: Go boldly, make sure to control the man, get the original recording, and secure the evidence... Jeffrey and Julian will support him!
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At 6:45, after replying to Jack in the car, Carrie brought Gina to the White House.

When he appeared in front of Palmer, the first black president in American history suddenly became energetic and felt as if he had found his backbone. His first words were: "You are finally here!"

Carrey's response was: "David, you're fine! Those clowns will never amount to anything!"

Palmer handed him and Gina two top-level White House staff credentials that he had prepared long ago, and sighed, "Lee, this matter is a bit big and the situation is very serious. I feel very exhausted. Fortunately, you are here!"

Kerry smiled and said, "David, don't think too much. These people have those methods, and we can all foresee them. But you are in the most advantageous position! If they want to use such means to commit crimes, they should be prepared to be beaten to death! I am reminding you, don't be soft-hearted when the time comes!"

Palmer was amused by him, but then he sighed and said, "I know what you mean. Now people around me are involved, even Shirley is one of them. They really want to use me as a puppet!"

"Isn't this normal?" Carrie said, "In the minds of those consortium bosses, the government should listen to them. If you want to be a fair president, you must stand on the opposite side of these people... You should have expected this."

Palmer nodded slightly seriously. Of course he had expected this situation. Different principles and different standpoints meant that some things would happen. Since that was the case, there was no hesitation! So he said, "Lee, you're right. Now that something has happened, let's deal with it! We can take this opportunity to clean up those guys who have ulterior motives!"

"That's right!" Carrie said with a smile, "If you don't use your power, it will expire! Since they want to plot against you, you should retaliate with justification. As long as you hold the title of righteousness, they can't do anything to you!"
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At 7:00 a.m., in the first conference room of the White House, Palmer personally presided over the National Security Council to discuss retaliatory actions against three Middle Eastern countries.

Kerry was wearing a neat suit and holding a notebook, sitting in a corner of the conference room like an ordinary staff member, holding a pen as if he was going to take notes, but his eyes were looking at everyone in the room. The National Security Advisor Wright and CTU Director Cooper, who came to the meeting, had already sat at the long table and did not see him, otherwise they would definitely ask in surprise: Why are you here?

After the meeting started, most of the senior officials of the National Security Council advocated taking immediate retaliatory actions against the three Middle Eastern countries. Originally, it would not be a big deal if everyone just stated their own opinions, after all, this is democracy. But when they saw that the president had not expressed his position, some people lost their patience!
Ham Branner, director of the DIS (Defense Investigative Service), said, "Mr. President, our agents stationed in bases in the Middle East have sent news that there are bad rumors in those Middle Eastern countries that are hostile to us, saying that we would not dare to do anything even if they bombed us with nuclear bombs. The United States is now a paper tiger...

"I'm worried that if this continues, our country's prestige in the Middle East will be gone!"

CIA Director Terrence Laurel followed up, "Director Brana is right. We have also received similar news from the CIA Middle East Intelligence Division, especially in the three Middle Eastern countries mentioned in the recordings. Even some small armed groups are ready to move!

"Our analysis department believes that this situation is very dangerous. In order to maintain the dignity of our country, these three countries must be punished..."

Admiral Davley Sheridan, commander of the USMC (United States Marine Corps), who usually does not attend meetings, is a typical soldier. After hearing what the two directors said, he said directly: "Mr. President, our Second Brigade of the Navy and the Army has followed the Reagan aircraft carrier formation to the Arabian Sea and is ready to fight at any time."

Has the Reagan aircraft carrier formation arrived in the Arabian Sea? Palmer's face changed drastically. He raised his hand to stop everyone, turned his head and looked at Admiral Heinkel Dewey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was sitting not far away, and asked seriously: "Admiral Dewey, the Reagan should be cruising in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Who transferred it to the Arabian Sea?"

Admiral Dewey was silent for a moment before he said, "After the threat of a nuclear attack occurred, the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believed that this was a provocation to our country. Regardless of whether the nuclear warhead exploded or not, the government would inevitably retaliate, so the Navy made arrangements in advance..."

Palmer was so angry that he laughed. He, the president, didn't know about it, but the military mobilized the aircraft carrier without authorization? Was he, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, a fake?
National Security Council Secretary John Dulles realized that something was wrong and immediately tried to smooth things over, "Mr. President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff only took preventive measures in advance. Formal action must be approved by you before it can be carried out!" As he spoke, he winked at Dewey and others, signaling them not to talk about the troop mobilization anymore.

Palmer said coldly, "First, Roger issued a false order to evacuate the Los Angeles garrison, and then the Joint Chiefs of Staff mobilized the aircraft carrier fleet without authorization. Are you trying to show that you can control the military without the president's permission?"

(End of this chapter)