The Blacklist

Chapter 396 Kerry Goes to Georgia
On Wednesday, September 9, Tom suddenly called and said that because the young reporter named Johnson was sentenced to death by the Georgian government for espionage, Susan decided to ignore the opposition of the State Department and accept the employment of Johnson's family to carry out a private cross-border rescue operation. He decided to participate in this operation, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable.

Carrie did not stop it because he knew this was the inevitable result, but he still warned Tom to be careful.

After hanging up the phone, Carrie started to think. Halcyon Shield was undoubtedly the best in the PMC field, and even often did some gray tasks for government departments that could not be exposed. It was for this reason that Susan had the courage to ignore the opposition of the State Department and decided to sneak into Georgia to rescue reporter Johnson. This was certainly due to personal relationships, but also because she was confident in her own strength.

However, he knew that if he did not change the plot, the operation would inevitably fail. Not only would Johnson's life not be saved, but the relationship between the United States and Georgia would also deteriorate.

Of course, this is not a big deal for Carrie, but it is a big blow to Tom! He is considering whether to help him.
Johnson is 34 years old and was Tom's (Christopher) childhood classmate. The two families are also neighbors and have always had a good relationship. Since Christopher disappeared and was confirmed dead, Susan has been taking care of Johnson like her own child.

After graduating from university with a degree in journalism, Johnson has been investigating and reporting on human rights in countries around the world. However, when he was interviewing in Georgia, he was imprisoned by the local government on charges of espionage.

Susan knew very well that there was no judicial justice in such a country, and the so-called diplomatic means of the State Department would have no effect. Only a surgical precision rescue operation could bring him back to the country.

However, Georgia is currently in a state of political chaos. In order to win re-election, the current President Abojan has cracked down on opponents and closed the border. In addition to considering how to sneak in secretly, they also have to solve the problem of how to rescue Johnson from his highest-security prison and finally how to leave the country safely.

Just as Susan was organizing her confidants to discuss an action plan, Georgia released Johnson's confession video on the Internet. In the video, Johnson admitted that he was an agent working for the CIA!
Susan did not believe this, but became more worried, because she knew that the consequence of this kind of torture would be that Johnson would be sentenced to death. If she did not act now, there would be no chance, so she had to act as soon as possible.

Although Tom could not remember the scene when he was a child, he knew that Johnson was his childhood playmate, so he could not sit idly by and was determined to participate in the action. After reporting the matter to Carrie, Tom actively prepared.

Because there was no official support, this operation was organized by Halcyon Shield, or Susan personally. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Susan could not use the company's power, so the preparations were somewhat lagging behind, and even the delivery could not be guaranteed, which gave them a headache.
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On Thursday, in a hasty move, two of Susan's men, Nez and Kumon, entered Georgia posing as fake EU diplomats - their plan was to complete the rescue operation before the real diplomats arrived.

Tom's mission was to transport weapons into the country through the ground channel, but he ran into trouble - he originally planned to use a truck traveling between Georgia and Armenia to smuggle weapons and equipment, but it was seized during border inspection. Tom had to abandon the vehicle and escape, and all his equipment was confiscated.

Tom crossed the border into Georgia alone, but failed to bring in weapons and equipment. He felt guilty and angry. After contacting Susan, who was in charge of the rear, she could only arrange for him to meet with the nearest underground weapons dealer. However, after being promised harsh conditions, he could only get two AK47s and two magazines of bullets, which he could not accept. So he used his last trick - calling the boss Kerry!

After receiving Tom's call, Kerry decided to go there in person without hesitation, just to relax! ——
Before the trip, Carrey only said hello to Cooper, and took Gina on a special plane to Turkey. At that time, the relationship between the United States and Turkey was still good. More than eight hours later, his plane flew directly to Kars in the east of the country. The deputy military attaché of the US Embassy who arrived there in advance specially greeted them and handed over a station wagon with a diplomatic license plate. In addition, the car also had several civilian license plates from Turkey and Georgia. Gina drove again, and they successfully crossed the Turkish-Georgian border and drove directly to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Before entering the city, they took a detour on the road to pick up Tom.

Seeing the two of them, Tom almost shed tears. To be honest, he really didn't expect that Mr. Kerry would come in person. This made him full of confidence in his subsequent actions.

Kerry handed him a G-17 in a quick-draw holster and two magazines, and said with a smile, "I saw you were quite familiar with this before, so I prepared it for you. See if it works for you?"

"Thank you, boss!" Tom was immediately happy after receiving the G-17. After checking the gun, he immediately put it on his waist. "I have to say, when I came to this country, I really didn't feel safe without a gun!"

"Where are your two companions?" Carrie asked.

"They are in a safe house in the east part of the city," Tom said, "waiting for me!"

Carrie asked him to show her the way and drove towards there, then asked, "Does Susan know I'm here?"

"I haven't told her yet," answered Tom. "Should I tell her, sir?"

"Tell her!" Carrie said, "I know there's a very capable technician named Dumont in your Halcyon Shield company. He's quite proficient in intrusion and cracking electronic systems. This time we can see how good he is. Of course, there's also Susan's command level. I'm very curious!"

Hearing this, Tom couldn't help but smile bitterly, and could only take out his cell phone and dial...

Susan didn't know what to feel when she received the call, but she admitted in her heart: With the magical Director Kerry, no, Deputy Director Kerry personally taking action, the chances of success of this operation have greatly increased!
As for the company's technical director Dumont, he naturally cooperated fully under Susan's orders.

When Kerry and the other two arrived at the safe house in Tbilisi, Nez and Kumon, who had arrived earlier, were also extremely surprised, especially when they saw the large bag of weapons and equipment that Kerry took down from the "car". They were convinced! You know, in this country, because the government has strengthened control, it is simply impossible to get these things!
(End of this chapter)