The Blacklist

Chapter 361: Catch the thief and bring out the dead ghost
Cooper said: "We have reason to suspect that this 'whistleblower' wanted to disclose this information to the holders of these accounts before the freezing order came into effect in exchange for a bribe."

Hawkins looked a little anxious and said, "Lee, this is a serious problem. I hope you can help me start an investigation immediately and catch the 'whistleblower' to prevent the leakage of this frozen account list!"

Cooper added: "The DG technical staff has determined that the 'whistleblower' logged into the server using the identity and password of Senator Culligan, who claimed to be attending a dinner at the time..."

After listening to the two people's narration, Kerry said calmly: "Harold, Mel, that is to say, if what Senator Culligan said is true, then the problem is likely to lie with the staff around him. Well, I know the situation, I will arrange an investigation right away!"

"Lee, this matter must be kept secret." Hawkins warned.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on," Kerry said. "Mel, don't worry, I'll get it done!"
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An hour later, Abby reported, "Boss, there are 11 staff members in Culligan's office who have access to the congressman's account and password. Two of them were on a business trip abroad when the incident occurred, and six of them have alibis provided by the Capitol Police. Two are still being detained and questioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee, but no suspicious people have been found so far...

"The only suspect now is political assistant Howard Bishop, who has worked for Congress, the Treasury Department, and the Food and Drug Administration and is familiar with the work processes of these departments..."

Kerry nodded and said, "Jeeva, Jeffrey, follow up and investigate this Bishop. I want to know what he is doing, where he is going, and who he is in contact with...

"Abby, check this person's background, including his recent communication records, account changes, credit card transactions, etc., and what he did in the past 48 hours!"

"Yes, boss!" Several people agreed and immediately started to act.
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While tracking Bishop, Jiva and Jeffrey discovered that he had gone to the local police station to provide eyewitness testimony for a car accident that resulted in death, and the time of the car accident happened to be the time when the frozen list was accessed.

Carrie ordered him to be captured directly. He would not believe such a poor alibi.

In the interrogation room of the post office, Jiva and Jeffrey were in charge of interrogating Bishop.

Ji Wa said, "Tell me, why did you go to the police station?"

Bishop said calmly, "What's the problem? As an upright citizen and government employee, I witnessed a car accident and asked the police to explain the true situation they witnessed. I don't think I did anything wrong!"

"Of course you did nothing wrong." Jeffrey said, "But why didn't you report the situation to the police at the time, but went there 18 hours after the accident?"

After a moment of silence, Bishop seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth, but I hope you can keep it a secret! The reason why I waited so long to call the police was because I was with a married woman at the time. I was hesitant and worried that this would affect her reputation..." Jiva and Jeffrey looked at each other in surprise. The former continued to ask, "We need to know the name of your 'girlfriend'?"

"Well!" Bishop sighed, "Sonya Fisher...she's the magistrate!"

Judge Fisher, who was summoned shortly afterwards, admitted the affair and claimed that she did not report the accident to the police immediately because she was already suspected by her husband.

At this point, it seemed that Bishop was innocent, but from Carrie on down, the detectives didn't believe it, but there was no evidence at the moment.

According to Abby's investigation, there have been no large transactions in Bishop's bank account and the accounts of his relatives recently, so the agents believe that he has not yet sold the list of frozen accounts.

Carrie thought about it and vaguely remembered that in the original plot, Reddington went to great lengths to find a hacker to hack into the Cayman Bank's server and find the actual holders of those accounts, thereby identifying possible buyers. But for him, this was not a problem at all.

He went to Abby's office, and the two of them worked together and quickly hacked into the Cayman Bank. Based on these accounts, they found the holders behind them and determined that the potential buyer was most likely Rosmin Hamza, a Brunei citizen who colluded with Southeast Asian extremists because he had entered Washington's Dulles International Airport 12 hours ago under an alias.

Carrie assigned the task and said, "We already know that Hamza checked into the hotel in Dupont Circle under an alias. Jeffrey, you will be responsible for monitoring him. When Bishop's lawyer arrives, release him. Jiva will lead a group of people to track and monitor him. After you two groups are sure that they are going to make a deal, you will formally arrest them!"

"Yes, boss!" The two men immediately agreed and went out to carry out the task.
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Jiva and Jeffrey led two field teams to track down Bishop and Hamza to Union Station and arrested them on the spot when they were trading!

This interrogation was not as polite as before. After being beaten up by Jeffrey and Givaudan in turn, Bishop admitted that he had used Senator Culligan's account and password to steal the list of accounts to be frozen, intending to make a fortune from it. Hamza was the first account holder who agreed to the transaction!
Ji Wa was more concerned about another question. She slammed the table and asked, "Bishop, the account list is one thing, but what I want to know now is why Judge Fisher would risk his own reputation to testify for you. Don't tell me you don't know!"

"Okay, I'll tell you!" Bishop was terrified. The young female agent in front of him was even more terrible than the man. He didn't want to go through it again! "I got into trouble before, and a street cleaner named Henry Prescott helped me deal with it. Although his fee was very expensive, it was worth it...

"This time, after I asked him for help, he asked for one-third of the profits I got from selling the information, and then he arranged for Judge Fisher to help me. I don't know how he did it. I guess this judge is also Henry's client!"

After hearing Bishop's confession, Jiva and Jeffrey were stunned. They knew about the previous case. Although Henry's whereabouts were unknown later, they didn't believe that he would be able to get out again!

Carrie frowned when he heard the report. He was the one who dealt with Henry Prescott personally, and it had been nearly half a year since then. He didn't believe that he would come back to life!
(End of this chapter)