The Blacklist

Chapter 368 I can help you, but I have to pay you
On the SER side, Alam found out through the Aviation Administration's database that Thomas Watters had booked a ticket but did not board the plane.

Donald and the agents rushed to the Baltimore International Airport and found from the surveillance video that Thomas had stayed in the bar in the waiting room for a while. He then found him talking to a young woman and followed her away.

Based on the facial recognition system, Alam determined that the young woman was named Claire and lived in downtown Baltimore, but her phone was unreachable. Donald ordered the local police and fire department to rush to her home immediately.

When the agents broke into the room, they found Claire tied to a chair and unable to move, with Thomas holding a can of accelerant next to her. However, he reacted quickly and tried to escape through the back door when he saw the situation was not good. However, he was blocked by Nawabi and Alam who surrounded him from behind.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Thomas refused to surrender. He poured the accelerant in his hand on himself, and loudly cursed the evil desires that Satan brought to the world... He set himself on fire and ended his twisted life.
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A week later, at Earl Fagan's parole hearing, Donald appeared in court on behalf of CTU and truthfully stated to the judge and jury the key role Earl played in solving the arson case, and said that those who truly repent should be given a chance to reform.

Because of the evidence and testimony provided by CTU, Earl was granted parole, but just as he stepped out of the prison gate, Reddington's luxury car appeared and took him away. According to the agreement between Old Ray and SER, he would ensure that Earl's skills would not be used for criminal acts again, but both parties knew that this depended on Reddington's actual needs!
At this time, Tom, who had rushed to Romania to carry out a mission, also returned safely. Although the four of them spent half a day tracking them, they did not find Anna and her son. The only gain was that they knew that the traitor Leland Bray fled to Britain after kidnapping Anna and her son, but the specific location was still unclear.

But the current situation is a bit troublesome, because Halcyon Shield has two pending lawsuits in the UK. Now their personnel not only have no law enforcement power, but also will probably be spotted by MI6 and Scotland Yard as soon as they get on the plane. Of course, they can also go there secretly, but once they are discovered, it may cause disputes between the law enforcement departments of the two countries, which is not what the CIA wants to see, and even the State Department will not agree.

So, Susan proposed a solution to the problem - Tom went back to SLR to ask for help!

Tom opened his eyes wide. He was now suspicious that Susan had given him this task just to wait for this moment!
Tuesday, October 2th.

In the office on the eighth floor of the post office, Carrie did not show any surprise after listening to Tom's narration. The original plot had already changed because of him. This little incident was nothing! However, he asked for his help...

"Well, it's not impossible!" Carrie drank tea and looked at Tom and Susan in front of him, "But...how about the money?"

Money? Tom was stunned. What does that mean?
Susan next to him understood immediately and sighed in her heart: Director Kerry is really a tough guy! She could only say: "If this mission is successfully completed, 80% of the commission received by our company will be given to SLR."

"That sounds good." Carrie nodded at first, but then changed the subject, "What's 80%? You have to give us a specific number."

Susan stroked her forehead and said, "40! This business is worth 50 in total."

"Forget it!" Carrie shook her head. "This is not even enough to cover the round trip gas for my plane! We can't do anything that loses money!"

Susan was dumbfounded when she heard this. Why didn't this guy play by the rules?
Tom couldn't help laughing secretly. Although she was his biological mother, he had no memory of her when she was young and hadn't seen her since he was five years old. Secondly, his biological father came to him and said that his biological mother was a bad person. He didn't really stand with her now and always had a reserved attitude. Susan was speechless. It was just that you took a special plane to go back and forth when you went out on a mission! How many other departments can do that? But thinking about the situation I learned before, what Kerry said was a good compliment. This commission is really nothing for the SLR department! So what should we do about this?

In the end, Susan had no choice but to leave and go to the CIA to discuss the matter.

Tom stayed behind and asked in confusion, "Boss, do you really not want to take care of this?"

"It doesn't matter whether they intervene or not, but if they do, the CIA will have to bleed more!" Carrie said, "I've been annoyed with them for a long time!"

"Hahaha!" Tom was amused by him.
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There was no new news the next day. According to Tom, Susan did not receive a definite response after contacting the CIA.

Kerry didn't care at all. Today was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month and the Chinese New Year was coming soon. He didn't want to go to Europe for a trip, but he was worried about sending other people. He really didn't want to take a job that would bring little benefit but would have him take the blame if it failed!

Today is Valentine's Day in the West, tomorrow is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the day after tomorrow is the first day of the new year. Carrie made a report to Cooper the day before yesterday. After arranging the work at SLR in the morning, he left with Gina before noon. According to the plan, he would not come back before the third day of the new year (Sunday)! This time they did not run far, but just went to a villa in Annapolis to spend three days together.
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Kerry had been prepared for his vacation to be interrupted, but three days passed and he and Gina drove back to Washington, D.C. on Monday morning without being interrupted. He thought everything was fine, but when he arrived at the post office, he realized that something had indeed happened, but it didn't bother him.

Just yesterday, four CIA agents from the UK branch were ambushed while performing a rescue mission. Two were seriously injured and two were slightly injured. They retreated in a hurry and had to ask CTU for help! I don’t know how they coordinated it. The General Administration did not call on SER or SLR this time, but directly sent agents from the Direct Operations Department to the UK. The follow-up situation is still unknown.

Kerry frowned and asked, "Don, didn't Harold say anything?"

"No." Donald said, "We were not notified of this incident at all. I only found out about it after I got to work."

"Forget it. It seems that the General Administration has its own ideas. Let them do what they want!" After thinking for a while, Kerry waved his hand and said, "Tang, remember my words. This matter is quite dangerous. If the General Administration or other departments ask SER for help, don't agree yet. Let's discuss it and decide later."

Donald nodded to show that he had received it. "Don't worry, I know what to do!"

(End of this chapter)