The extraordinary life of a certain American comic.

Chapter 24 Come Out, Scapegoat S.H.I.E.L.D.
Money, I want it.

He would have liked Dickon Frost's life, if he could have.

The vampire leader.

Tsk tsk.

If this thing is chopped off, regardless of other things, the number of extraordinary points that will be dropped will definitely be more than that of an ordinary vampire.

what?
Breaking one's promise.

Wow.

He just predicted that Dickon Frost would definitely not go there alone, so he decided to strike first.

Again.

who is he.

Talking about integrity with a kid like him who was born in South Carolina and comes from an ordinary politician's family?
Integrity is a virtue, but only for your friends. For your enemies, integrity can be a weapon.

This is what old Underwood told him during a casual chat.

Don't say it yet.

The greatest advantage of old Underwood is that he can readily come up with all kinds of famous quotes.

Locke recalled the various things that Old Underwood had said in his mind, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

Brown looked at Locke, who said without any reservation that he wanted it all, and couldn't help but open his mouth, then thought about it.

"Your idea is good, but have you ever thought about a problem?"

"Please say."

Locke came back to his senses and looked at Brown with a smile.

Brown opened his mouth and asked, "Do you think your supervisor would agree with you doing this?"

Locke smiled and turned his head to look at Brown.

"Why don't you agree?"

"I disagree!"

"..."

Director Walter Hermann listened to Locke's story, widened his eyes, slammed the table and rejected Locke's proposal.

Locke blinked and looked curiously at the supervisor who stood up and slammed the table.

"What's the reason?"

"This Dickon Frost is the leader of the vampires in New York City?"

"Correct."

"Then do you know how much trouble it would cause if we killed him?"

If he didn't know who Dickon Frost was, Walter Hermann said he might have agreed to Locke's plan.

But now that we already know that Dickon Frost is the leader of the vampires in New York City, there is no way to pretend not to know.

Walter Herman took a deep breath, looked at Locke, who was standing in front of his desk in a neat suit, and said in a deep voice: "You also know what the bureau intends to do with this incident. The risks and benefits of your proposal are not proportional to us."

The Sentinel Special Service wants to use this incident to expand... no, to restore its original law enforcement authority over the entire supernatural world.

What they want is not to let New York City be flooded with blood.

Deacon Frost is the vampire leader of New York City. If he were assassinated by the Sentinel Secret Service, I'm afraid all the vampires in New York City would riot.

By then, the Sentinel Secret Service will definitely be the one to take the blame.

and so……

Risks and returns are not directly proportional.

Locke listened to Walter Herman's explanation, touched his chin, and had a different opinion.

He silently watched the supervisor Walter Herman who tried to stop his plan.

The expression is very calm.

“The louder the waves, the more expensive the fish.”

"It's better to be chaotic."

"Isn't it?"

"If he gets chaotic, it will be more justifiable for us to expand our law enforcement authority."

Locke is unconcerned about the Sentinelese's expanded law enforcement authority.

In his eyes, Dickon Frost, the vampire leader, is worth a lot of extraordinary points.

He was absolutely unwilling to let him run away.

"The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish?" "Yes."

"Ah."

Walter Herman pulled the corner of his mouth, sat in his chair, looked at Locke, and sneered: "Chaos is good, and this is probably what the higher-ups want to see most, but have you ever thought about a problem?"

Locke looked at Walter Hermann quietly.

Walter Herman snorted coldly: "If there is chaos, someone will have to take the blame."

Killing Dickon Frost, is this important?

unimportant.

Dickon Frost is dead and there's a possibility of a vampire riot in New York City. Does this matter?
Not important either.

As Locke just said, the top brass of the Sentinel Secret Service would love to see this happen, because it would make their attempt to restore law enforcement authority more justified.

but……

All of this is based on the need for someone to take the blame for possible "vampire riots" and "death of innocent people."

Who can take the blame?

Locke who carried out this plan?
Don't make trouble.

His last name is Underwood, the Democratic Party’s Underwood!

But if Locke is not suitable to take the blame, then who else can take it?

Walter Herman, the senior Sentinel agent who approved Locke's sting assassination plan?
Bah, I'm 55 years old this year and have no one in Washington. I can retire in a few more years. I don't want to take the blame for this and step down in disgrace.

and so……

Walter Hermann shook his head, which was already sparsely haired, like a rattle, and refused to agree with Locke's plan to kill Deacon Frost after the transaction.

Locke seemed to read Walter Herman's thoughts from his face, and his expression became a little strange.

"Have you forgotten that there is another person who is more suitable to take the blame?"

"Varied……"

Walter Hermann was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something, and with a flick of his eyes, he stared at Locke.

"hiss."

"You mean..."

"You don't think that I really just want to conduct a joint investigation with them."

What you are chasing is never business, it’s all calculation!

Locke spread his hands and looked at Walter Hermann with a smile.

they!

Of course, I'm referring to S.H.I.E.L.D.

True.

Locke was thinking of using the joint investigation as an excuse to successfully team up with the Blade Warrior, the Extraordinary Points Brush.

But just because he wanted to team up with Blade, this was definitely not the main reason why Locke agreed to Natasha that the Sentinelese could conduct a joint investigation with S.H.I.E.L.D.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

Before doing anything, you should not think about whether you can succeed, but who should take the blame if things go wrong.

This is a feature of the federal system.

This is also the reason why Locke agreed to communicate with SHIELD about joint operations.

The job was done, and the credit for the Sentinel Secret Service should be his.

If things go wrong, someone will have to take the blame.

And what kind of scapegoat can be compared to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s law enforcement scope is originally aimed at the entire supernatural world. If the current vampire riot in New York City is not the responsibility of S.H.I.E.L.D., could it be the responsibility of their Sentinelese Secret Service which only targets mutants?

Walter Hermann looked at Locke, who had a calm expression, with a strange expression and couldn't help but touch his round chin.

"You are so calculating towards others. Aren't you afraid that Agent Natasha Romanov will stab you to death while you are sleeping?"

"I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"

Locke said three times in one sentence.

Extremely serious.

……

(End of this chapter)