The Blacklist

Chapter 437 Blacklist Case Relevance

Through his contact with the president of the Luxembourg Trust Bank, Kerry knew clearly that the illegal transactions this guy was engaged in were considerable. Just by pointing out a few of them, he gave up the idea of ​​calling the police or pursuing the matter later. He even agreed that when necessary, he could freeze the funds in this account according to Kerry's direct instructions!
After Carrie and Reddington had eaten and drunk their fill, they did not stop and went directly to the airport to fly back to the United States. According to the information they had obtained, the account holder was 42-year-old Jonas Kruger, who was affiliated with the BND (German Federal Intelligence Service) and his public identity was the security liaison officer of the German Embassy in the United States.

Based on the information already obtained, Reddington believes that the target of the terrorist attack should be BND Director Ava Ziegler, who arrived in the United States within 24 hours, and it was Jonas who leaked the director's information - he betrayed his homeland for 500 million US dollars!
To be honest, if Palmer wasn't the president now, Kerry really wouldn't want to get involved in this matter. The life and death of the head of a Western intelligence agency is not that important to him!

But in the current situation, if Ziegler died in the United States, the US government would certainly lose face, and the President's control over the intelligence agencies would also be questioned, so he decided to intervene.
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On Thursday, in Washington, on Kerry's orders, a field operation team led by Dembe and Nawabi raided Jonas' residence outside the embassy and arrested him.

After interrogation, Jonas confessed that his task was to check the hotel and arrange security for the arrival of Director Ziegler... After receiving the five million paid by the other party, he betrayed Ziegler's itinerary and his own pass, but he did not know the specific assassination plan. However, when he delivered the pass to the assassin, he saw a plastic box containing chemicals, which he suspected was a bomb.

Carrey confirmed that what he said was true, but it also made him think of a key point. He directly ordered all SER agents and field teams to go out and seal off the hotel where Ziegler was staying. He also arranged for Jiva to lead a group of action team members and go to the Washington branch of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) with his written order to pick up a group of the best surgeons and rush to the hotel immediately!

The situation was serious. When BND Director Ziegler's entourage was still using diplomatic rhetoric to refuse CTU agents to take over security, Kerry and the CDC medical team rushed to the hotel together...

Under Carrie's order, CTU agents and the field operations team directly disarmed Director Ziegler's guards and pressed Ziegler onto the medical bed. The CDC medical team immediately performed an emergency surgical operation on him and removed thousands of water beetle larvae that were about to hatch from his stomach!
All the American and German personnel who witnessed this at the scene were so shocked that they could not control themselves, and many of them vomited directly!
The SER agents who handled the "General Shiro" case were naturally aware of this method of killing, but they did not expect to encounter this situation again six months later. They were all very worried, fearing that another guy who raised insects would come out.
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In the subsequent investigation, according to Reddington's hint, Elizabeth linked the previous cases of Hans Keller, the underground plastic surgeon, the United Nations conference building bombing, the Shiro General case, and the crypto banker case...

After undergoing plastic surgery, anti-globalist extremist Bastien Moreau went to the UN conference building to drop a bomb. He anticipated the possibility of failure before the action, so he bought a bottle of refrigerated water beetle eggs from "General Shiro" and arranged the poisoning assassination. For this purpose, he also laundered $5 million in Bitcoin through "Crypto Banker" and transferred it to the Luxembourg account of German intelligence officer Jonas in exchange for the BND director's itinerary and security pass...

The whole plan is long and complicated. If Reddington hadn't linked the key points together, it would have been difficult to understand! Even so, when Elizabeth finally reported to the National Security Council on behalf of the CTU Special Operations Division, all the participants, including President Palmer, were still confused. Fortunately, SER produced a thick case report overnight, sorting out the case and writing it clearly, otherwise it would have been difficult to understand the relationship between them.

Although CTU rescued Eva, the director of the German BND, the mastermind behind the assassination is still unknown. The key people involved in the case are basically dead, and there are no clues for further investigation.

At the National Security Meeting, CTU Director Donald demanded to know the purpose of German BND Director Eva's visit to the United States. With the support of President Palmer, CIA Director Terrence Laurier could only tell the reason... Eva's trip was to inform the US of important intelligence about a planned terrorist attack on the United States, but before she could meet with Laurier, she was attacked because of the insect eggs she was sent. Although she was rescued through emergency surgery, her internal organs were severely damaged and she was still in a coma, so the content of the intelligence was not clear yet.

Palmer had long been dissatisfied with the work of the CIA. After hearing Laurel's answer, he immediately frowned and said, "A high-ranking official of the German government was attacked in the United States. This is very bad for the image of our government. We must solve the case as soon as possible to restore our reputation... I think that this case should be fully investigated by CTU, and other departments should fully assist!"

Donald immediately said, "Mr. President, rest assured. Our First Deputy Director Kerry will personally lead the investigation of the SLR and SER departments. CTU will fully cooperate and will definitely handle the case well!"
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When Donald took Elizabeth to the White House for a meeting, Carrie and Gina had already arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base Hospital, where BND Director Ava Ziegler was receiving follow-up treatment after surgery. The periphery of the ward was guarded by the base military police, and the security of the ward was responsible for the German BND agents.

Seeing Carrey, several BND agents accompanying Ava remembered the US counter-terrorism chief and were deeply impressed by his decisive order for the operation to rescue their chief. They saluted him to express their gratitude.

At this time, Ava has regained consciousness. Because of lung damage, she is currently unable to speak. However, when she heard that Carrie had arrived, she immediately expressed her desire to see him.

A few minutes later, Kerry and Gina sat down in front of Ava's bed and whispered, "Director Ziegler, I'm Richard Kerry, the deputy director of CTU. I came here to ask you about the purpose of your visit to the United States...

"I know you're not in a good physical condition to talk right now, so you just need to move your finger. If you agree, just click it. If you disagree, just shake it. Is that okay?"

Hearing this, Ava tapped the bed with her right index finger, which was wearing a blood oxygen clip, to show her agreement.

Kerry nodded and asked formally, "Director Ziegler, are you coming to the United States to meet with CIA Director Laurel?"

(End of this chapter)