The Extraordinary Life of a Certain American Comic...

I want the money.

Dickon Frost's life, if he could, he would want it too.

Where is the vampire leader?

Tsk tsk.

If you chop it up, putting everything else aside, the extraordinary points it drops will definitely be more than those of a regular vampire.

What?

Breaking one's word.

Hehe.

He simply anticipated that Dickon Frost would not go alone, so he decided to strike first.

Furthermore...

who is he.

Talking about integrity with a child from an ordinary political family in South Carolina?

Honesty is a virtue, but only towards one's friends. To an enemy, honesty can be a weapon.

This is what old Underwood told him in a casual conversation.

Don't say it yet.

Old Underwood's greatest strength was his ability to effortlessly spout famous quotes and sayings.

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

Brown looked at Locke, who was making no attempt to hide his desire for it all, and couldn't help but open his mouth, then thought for a moment.

"Your idea is good, but have you considered this question?"

"Please speak."

Locke snapped out of his daze and smiled at Brown.

Brown opened his mouth: "Do you think your supervisor will agree to you doing this?"

Locke smiled, turning his head to look at Brown.

"Why don't you agree?"

"I disagree!"

"..."

Walter Herman listened to Locke's explanation, his eyes widened, and he slammed his fist on the table, rejecting Locke's proposal.

Locke blinked, looking curiously at the supervisor who had slammed his fist on the table.

"What's the reason?"

"Is this Dickon Frost the leader of the New York City vampires?"

"right."

"Do you know how much trouble we'd cause if we killed him?"

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

But now that we know Dickon Frost is the leader of the New York City vampires, we can't pretend we don't know.

Walter Herman took a deep breath, looked at Locke, who was standing in front of his desk in a sharp suit, and said in a deep voice, "You know what the department plans to do with this incident. The risks and rewards of your proposal are disproportionate to ours."

The Sentinel Special Operations Bureau wants to use this incident to expand... no, to restore the law enforcement authority it originally wanted over the entire supernatural world.

They don't want New York City to be stained with blood.

Dickon Frost is the leader of the vampires in New York City. If he were to be assassinated by the Secret Service through a sting operation, the vampires of the entire city would likely riot.

In the end, the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau will definitely be the one to take the blame.

and so……

Risk and reward are not proportional.

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

He watched silently as his supervisor, Walter Herman, tried to stop his plans.

His expression was very calm.

"The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish."

"It's better to be in chaos."

"Isn't that right?"

"If he acts recklessly, our reason for expanding our law enforcement authority will become even more legitimate."

Locke was not concerned about the Sentinel Special Service expanding its law enforcement authority.

In his eyes, Dickon Frost, the vampire leader, was worth a considerable amount of Extraordinary Points.

He was extremely unwilling to let them escape.

"Does a bigger storm mean a higher price for fish?"

"Yes."

"Oh."

Walter Herman smirked, sat down in his chair, looked at Locke, and sneered, "Chaos is good, that's probably what the higher-ups want most, but have you considered this?"

Locke looked quietly at Walter Herman.

Walter Herman scoffed, "When things get chaotic, someone has to take the blame."

Does killing Dickon Frost matter?

unimportant.

Does it matter that Dickon Frost is dead and the vampires in New York City might riot?

It doesn't matter.

As Locke just said, the Sentinel Secret Service leadership would love to see this happen, because it would give them a more legitimate reason to try to restore their law enforcement authority.

but……

All of this is based on the premise that someone needs to take the blame for a possible "vampire riot" and "innocent civilian deaths".

Who can take the blame?

Locke was the one who carried out this plan?

Don't make trouble.

His surname is Underwood, he's the Democrat Underwood!

But if Locke isn't suited to take the blame, then who is?

Walter Herman, the senior Sentinel Agent Director who approved Locke's sting assassination plan?

Bah! I'm fifty-five this year, and I don't have anyone in Washington. I can retire in a few more years. I don't want to end up carrying this burden and stepping down in disgrace.

and so……

Walter Herman shook his already bald head like a rattle, refusing to agree to Locke's plan to kill Dickon Frost after the deal.

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

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

"Varied……"

Walter Herman paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something, and with a snap, his eyes fixed on Locke.

"hiss."

"You mean...?"

"You don't actually think I just want to do a joint investigation with them, do you?"

Those who rush to buy are never actually selling; they're always scheming!

Locke shrugged and smiled at Walter Herman.

they!

It naturally refers to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Indeed.

Locke was thinking of using the joint investigation as a pretext to successfully team up with Blade, the mastermind behind the superhuman points.

However, the desire to team up with Blade was by no means the main reason Locke agreed to allow the Sentinel Service to conduct a joint investigation with S.H.I.E.L.D. for Natasha.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

Before doing something, you shouldn't think about whether it will succeed, but rather who should take the blame if it goes wrong.

This is a characteristic of the federal system.

This is why Locke agreed to communicate with S.H.I.E.L.D. about whether there were joint operations.

If the task is accomplished, the credit for the Sentinel Special Service should still go to him.

If things go wrong, then someone needs to take the blame.

What kind of scapegoat can compare to S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s law enforcement scope is aimed at the entire supernatural world. The current vampire riot in New York City is not S.H.I.E.L.D.'s responsibility. How could it be the responsibility of their Sentinel Special Operations Bureau, which only targets mutants?

Walter Herman looked at Locke, who had a calm expression, with a strange expression, and unconsciously touched his round chin.

"If you scheme against others like this, aren't you afraid that Agent Natasha Romanoff will stab you to death while you're sleeping?"

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

Locke said it in three parts.

Extremely serious expression.

……