The Blacklist

Chapter 460: Arrangements after Situation Analysis
Jeffrey's team, which had already rushed back to New York, went to the nearby clothing factory to investigate, obtained the delivery address of the custom-made clothing from its person in charge, and then immediately led a team to search the factory.

When they arrived at the target location, they discovered that it was a secret training base set up by Louis Stanhill to train the hired "actors".

The raid did not encounter much resistance. Stanhill, who was left with nowhere to go, shot himself, and the rest of the people raised their hands in surrender...

But something very strange happened in the Balkans: Stanhill’s body, which was taken away by the car, disappeared!
For this reason, Jeffrey admitted to Carrie that he made a mistake in his work and did not see Stanhill's plan to fake his death...

Kerry said disapprovingly: "It's no big deal. This 'magician' is indeed quite skilled! However, he can escape once, but not a second time!"
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That night, the core detectives did not go home. Instead, they gathered on the 12th floor of the tenement building to hold a meeting to summarize the investigation and actions of the past two days. Even Julian, who had gone to Paris, came back.

After the agents reported the situation, Carrey concluded: "It has been confirmed that Reddington was kidnapped by a Russian woman, and the means used were fraud!
"We all agree that this Russian woman is most likely the fake Katerina.

"According to Julian's collaborative investigation with Felix in Paris, there was no record of gang riots on the streets on the night Reddington disappeared, and the local police did not go out to take action.

"I have talked to Reddington. He went to Paris this time because he received 'reliable intelligence' that Katarina had appeared. So after arriving in France, he used the code that had been agreed upon for a long time to make contact. Unexpectedly, he got a response. When he went to the appointment, he was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife. He was kidnapped after falling into a coma.

"From the time point of view, after Reddington was kidnapped by the fake Katarina, he was immediately sent to Newark, New York by private plane and placed in a fake 'Paris Hospital'. A fake DGSI inspector was also arranged to interrogate him and trick Reddington into calling for help...

“That brings up the first question: Why would fake Katerina do this?
"Liz, this matter has a lot to do with you, you speak first."

Elizabeth had also been thinking about this issue. Upon hearing this, she immediately said, "After Lao Lei escaped from the fake hospital, this Russian woman took him away and changed her strategy, using bloodletting to interrogate him, completely disregarding Lao Lei's life... In addition, after she discovered our arrival and escaped, she immediately went to find Dom. It's obvious that she is eager to get some information! I think she just wants to find the real Katarina!"

Hearing her words, Kerry nodded and added, "What Liz said should be correct. The main purpose of the fake Katarina is to find the real Katarina.

"Also, Reddington mentioned that when he was being bled and interrogated, the question the woman asked was 'Townsend Hunting Order'! We don't know what this order is yet, and Reddington obviously doesn't want to say it. The next step is to find out.

"What else does anyone else have in mind?"

Julian raised his hand and said, "Boss, you just said that the fake Katarina met Reddington on the streets of Paris late at night and stabbed him. She was not discovered at the time and was quickly tied up and taken away in a car... I think this shows at least two points:
"The first is that Reddington was not prepared at all when he saw her, or he did not expect to be attacked;
“Secondly, the security in Paris at night is not good enough, but it is unlikely that a person was stabbed on the street and then tied to a car without anyone noticing or being captured by surveillance cameras.

"Unless a series of factors are taken into consideration, such as the carefully selected location, effective arrangements made in advance, and extremely precise control of the crime time, there is also a prerequisite, which is to make sure that Reddington will keep the appointment and is not on guard at all!"

Julian was Donald's former colleague, good at tracking suspects and solving criminal cases. His point of view was well-reasoned and aroused everyone's thinking. After a moment, Aram asked tentatively: "Julian, what you mean is that the fake Catalina is very familiar with the environment in Paris and has set a trap in a targeted manner?"

"That's not all." Nawabi continued, "Julian's words should have another meaning: this fake Katarina knows Reddington very well, and is even familiar with him!"

Kerry said: "What Aram and Nawabi said is right. These two points are very likely. The fake Katarina may have lived in Paris for a long time, and she was familiar with Reddington before, but Reddington never mentioned it. There must be something going on!
"However, Reddington has been rescued by us now. His injuries and blood loss are quite serious this time. Since he doesn't want to talk about it, we can't force him to answer.

"Write down these two things first. Anything else?"

Jeffrey said, "Boss, Stanhill faked his death and ran away. I think he is still with the fake Katarina. I think this should be a breakthrough. If we find this person, we can find Katarina!"

"That makes sense." Kerry nodded, "But there is another possibility. After Stanhill was completely exposed to us, he would be of little use to the fake Katarina. He might even be a hidden danger. He might be killed soon!"

When everyone heard this, they thought that this "magician" who was quite famous in the underground world actually joined the fight between ancient gods like Katarina and Reddington without knowing the consequences of his own life. It was almost inevitable that he would die without a burial place!

Seeing that no one had come up with any new ideas, Carrie finally made the arrangements: "Well, Dom is now in a new safe house, Jeffrey, you arrange for someone to protect his safety.

"Reddington is now being treated at the Andrews Air Force Base Hospital. Brian, your team will go there and bring a field operations team to be responsible for security and ensure his safety.

"Julian, you lead a team to track down the whereabouts of the fake Katarina, and keep an eye on Stanhill at the same time, but the latter does not need to be the focus.

“Abby, Alam, please pay attention to the databases of DHS, DSA, FBI and other departments, and look for possible clues from incoming personnel and the latest events.

“Nawabi, please reorganize the security procedures of the tenement building to avoid any loopholes here.

"Liz, you come to the command center and coordinate all actions.

"Jeffrey, you are responsible for coordinating and commanding the field operations teams of our two departments to ensure that they can be dispatched to carry out armed operations at any time..."

(End of this chapter)