The Blacklist

Chapter 389: Deep into the Cemetery Tunnel to Rescue People
After arranging for Felix to take Zarak to the next room to rest, Reddington said, "I suspect Zarak is probably a secret informant of the CIA. After the Taliban found out, they kidnapped his son and brought him to Paris. Their purpose was either to kill him or to force him to reveal intelligence from the CIA..."

Elizabeth beside him was a little puzzled and asked in confusion: "But if Zalak is really an informant of the CIA, and his son was kidnapped, shouldn't the CIA send agents or special forces to carry out the rescue operation? Why did he have to rescue him himself?"

Reddington was speechless. After thinking for a while, he said, "Liz, you should ask Lee about this. He should be able to explain it to you clearly."

Seeing the looks from Elizabeth and Gina, Carrie smiled helplessly and could only explain, "If Zalak is really an informant of the CIA, think about his current public identity, and you will know that it must be kept absolutely confidential. When his relatives are harmed or kidnapped by the enemy, the CIA will not only not acknowledge the relationship with him, but will also not send anyone to rescue them, because that would be tantamount to publicizing the relationship between the two parties..."

The two women curled their lips when they heard this, thinking that this practice was really cruel!

Dembe and Reddington next to them had calm expressions. This was a common occurrence for them.
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After thinking about it, Carrie took out his cell phone and called Cooper in Washington to tell him about this. No matter what, Zarak was now in their hands. If they wanted to rescue his son, they would have to confront the Taliban directly. Some things had to be notified to the CIA in advance.

After listening to his narration, Cooper was also very surprised and agreed with his idea. He knew that if this matter was really related to the CIA, it would be necessary to say hello to them.

However, Cooper thought that it was enough for Deputy Director Kerry to handle this matter. You know, he will be the National Security Advisor in a few days, and he doesn't want to have a verbal lawsuit with the CAI director - yes, he guessed that this matter will definitely cause a dispute with the CIA!

Carrie didn't care about it, and then he called CIA Director Terrence Laurel and casually told him about it, informing him that the CTU Special Operations Division had already controlled Zalak, and he didn't know if he had any relationship with the CIA. However, his son was kidnapped by the Taliban, and he planned to rescue him first...

Laurel got mad when he heard this. Although he still officially denied any connection with Zalak, he insisted that he did not agree with CTU's involvement in any actions related to Zalak. He warned Kerry not to interfere in this matter, saying that it would lead to bad consequences...

Kerry was so angry that he laughed. He said directly, "Director Laurel, don't you think it's despicable to say such things to me? So, you CIA don't want to protect the informant, and you don't allow us CTU to rescue him! And this matter happened overseas, don't you think you are meddling too much?"

Laurel said forcefully: "Deputy Director Kerry, don't forget that our CIA has overseas law enforcement authority, and your CTU is only responsible for counter-terrorism at home..."

"Stop!" Carrie stopped him directly, "Laurel, go to the National Security Council to check the CTU's charter before you say that! We, CTU, have the right to investigate and deal with any case related to terrorist attacks. Domestic or foreign cases are not the point. The point is whether I want to investigate or not!" After saying that, he hung up the phone domineeringly.

Next, Carrie ignored the CIA's objections and said directly: "Old Lei, come on, let's discuss how to rescue Zalak's son..."
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Reddington asked Zarak to contact the kidnappers and was asked to go to Batigny-Oles Cemetery in the northern suburbs of Paris tomorrow afternoon to hand over the diamond in exchange for his son.

The next day, the group came to the Oler Cemetery. Carrie, Gina, Elizabeth, and Dembe were responsible for secretly protecting Zarak, while Reddington and Felix waited for news in the car outside the cemetery.

Zalak walked alone on the main road of the cemetery. Elizabeth and Dumby followed slowly behind him. They saw a child handing Zalak a piece of paper from a distance, and then Zalak turned around and disappeared! So the two hurriedly chased after him to look for him... A few minutes later, Elizabeth and Dumby heard Gina's instructions in their headphones, and immediately ran over according to the instructions. They found a large family tomb that looked like a stone house. Gina gestured to them at the door, asking them to follow, and then rushed in first.

There was a stone slab in the tomb that had been opened, revealing a downward passage. Gina and the other two walked down with pistols and flashlights...

The underground cemetery was very long, and after walking a few dozen meters, there were forks in the road. Just when the three didn't know how to choose, Carrie's instructions came from the headphones, indicating the direction for them to go.
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As a city with a long history, even the official authorities have not fully figured out how many underground passages Paris has. The passages under the cemetery here are connected to the tunnels in the city, and are well-connected. Unless you are someone who has specially studied these tunnels, it is easy to get lost once you go down.

However, these were not a problem for Carrie. After he tracked Zarak into the tomb passage, his protective suit immediately covered his entire body. His helmet activated the intelligent night vision mode, and he rushed forward briskly, following Zarak silently, waiting for him to meet the kidnappers.

After walking for a few minutes, Zarak was caught by several people who suddenly appeared from the passage. These people were the Taliban who had sneaked into France.

Zarak took out the diamond and asked them to release his son. Although the other party brought the person, they not only wanted the diamond, but also asked him to tell the names of the other five informants!

As Zalak hesitated, a plastic band was put over his son's head...

At this time, Gina and others had already caught up with Carrie, and under his command, they quietly deployed around him, waiting for Carrie's orders.

Originally, Carrie was still thinking about whether Zalak could withstand the pressure and keep the CIA's secrets, but when he saw that his son was about to collapse, he ordered the action...

With the fighting power of the four of them and the intelligent detection system of Kerry's suit, seven Taliban members were quickly killed by their guns, and Zalak and his son were saved.

By this time they had gone quite deep into the tunnel, and the thought of having to go back to the cemetery made them feel a little tired.

Dembe thought of a German named Pick Schmidt whom he had met in Paris before. His specialty was infiltration and evacuation. He once planned to rob a bank through an underground passage and wanted to find him to join the gang. He remembered that he once said that there was an exit of the tunnel in a church in the north of the city, which should be nearby.

Carrie scanned with the detection system and led everyone towards the exit.

(End of this chapter)