America: Starting with the Last Liberty

Chapter 85 Sichuan Opera Face Changing

No matter what you're doing, if you examine it closely under a magnifying glass, you're bound to find a problem.

But if everything is done strictly according to the rules and regulations, then the FBI won't need to investigate any cases at all; they might as well just disband.

Some things weigh less than four ounces on the scale, but if you put them on the scale, they can weigh a thousand pounds.

Neil glared at Thor, enraged by the blatant threat, and seemed to be losing control of his emotions.

However, Thor had a sly smile on his face, as if he couldn't wait for Neil to beat him up.

As long as Neil makes a move, Saul can stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at the FBI.

In order to quell public opinion, the FBI will most likely make a deal with Saul, and then Neil will be in big trouble.

This is what they call "if you can't solve the problem, solve the person who raised it," a tactic Saul uses very skillfully.

In the end, Neil chose to swallow his anger; he didn't want to lose his job for a moment of pleasure.

In this way, Neil could only watch helplessly as Saul Goodman led Johnny Chen out of the FBI Los Angeles office building.

This is so frustrating!

Just then, Neil suddenly received a call from Rosen.

Neil, in a bad mood, answered the phone.

Is Uncle home today?

"My uncle is in the hospital."

"Commander Neil, you don't seem to be in a good mood."

"Get to the point quickly, stop with the nonsense!"

Neil's tone was very unfriendly.

"It's about what you told me in the early hours of the morning."

These words instantly changed Neil's attitude.

"Rosen, do you have a lead?"

"Hmm! I have a video of that Korean restaurant owner. Are you interested?"

"What content?"

"That Korean man shot and killed the head of the Bonanno family."

Neil nearly jumped up; Rosen's words had truly surprised him.

"What? Is this real? Where did that video come from?"

"Don't worry about where that video came from, I guarantee it's real!"

Neil bit his lip as he looked at Saul Goodman and Johnny Chen, who were being interviewed by the media.

"Send the video to my email immediately! I need to see it now! Right now! Immediately!"

"Sir, what about my intelligence fee?"

"I'll transfer the money to you right now, please send me the video quickly!"

Neil now looked like a novice driver desperately seeking seeding services online, his face filled with urgency.

Rosen witnessed this entire scene.

That's right, Rosen is standing right outside the FBI branch building, and he just happened to see Saul Goodman's trick.

The best way to divert Francis's attention is to make a fuss about the Korean restaurant case.

Just then, Rosen's mission had an additional condition 2: Johnny Chen had to be punished as he deserved it. The first condition had already failed because Brian was arrested, so the second condition couldn't fail too.

If Johnny Chen runs away as soon as he's released, Rosen will be in real trouble.

Therefore, it would be best to keep Johnny Chen inside the FBI branch building.

Neil rushed back to his office, bumping into his colleague along the way.

"Hey Neil! Are you in such a hurry to see Jesus?"

"Shut up, Arthur! I'm not in the mood to argue with you right now!"

Sean Arthur spread his hands, looking completely innocent.

"You talk as if I want to argue with you! I heard you messed with Saul Goodman? You're really lucky!"

As the saying goes, good things do not go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles away.

Soon after Saul Goodman showed up at the door, the entire FBI network in the building had heard about it.

Sean and Neil had some conflicts, so naturally he wouldn't let this opportunity pass him by.

Unfortunately, Neil isn't in the mood to compete with Sean right now, since he still has a chance to turn things around.

"Get out of my way!"

Neil stormed into his office and locked the door from the inside.

This behavior greatly surprised Sean.

"Strange, did this guy suffer too much trauma and cause something to go wrong with his brain?"

At that moment, Jane Banner walked over and greeted Sean.

"Sir, an informant reports that the Bonanno family has been looking for a Fox News anchorwoman named Megan Kelly."

(Poor Little Rich was ignored)

"Meghan Kelly? I think I remember her! She's that blonde news anchor, right? I haven't seen her on TV lately. Has she disappeared?"

Neither the LAPD nor we have received any reports of this incident.

"Something's strange! Jane, I feel this is very suspicious; we should investigate!"

"Sir, I'll go gather the information right away."

"Go ahead, I'll go get a cup of coffee and be right back."

Sean glanced at Neil's office door one last time, then shook his head and left.

In his office, Neil had already logged into his private email and seen the video that Rosen had sent him.

The video shows Johnny Chen and his men shooting the Bonanno family leader, and also shows Alberto present and several leaders who sided with Francis exchanging pledges of allegiance.

This video alone is enough to get all of these people arrested.

However, the video has no sound and shows obvious signs of editing.

This was Rosen's doing; the edited video is difficult to use as direct evidence, but it was enough for the FBI to continue detaining Johnny Chen.

Without the audio, Francis cannot be implicated, and the task of In the Name of the Father will not be affected.

After watching the video, Neil was very excited. He immediately transferred $10,000 to Rosen's account, then transferred the video to a laptop and rushed out of the office.

This time, Neil is going to drag Johnny Chen back in front of Saul Goodman!

Fortunately, the flamboyant Saul was still giving media interviews; if he had left directly with Johnny Chen, Neil would have had to put in some extra effort.

When Saul saw Neil approaching with several FBI agents, he introduced them to the media.

"Let me introduce you. This is the FBI agent who handled Mr. Johnny Chen's case. He's very pragmatic."

Neil seemed oblivious to Thor's sarcasm, a faint smile on his face that made Thor vaguely uneasy.

Sure enough, Neil's next words made Thor's smile vanish.

"Attorney Goodman, it seems we won't be able to let you leave with Mr. Chen this time. We need Mr. Chen to continue cooperating with the investigation."

"Mr. Neil, what evidence do you have to persuade my client to continue cooperating with the investigation?"

"I just received a video, do you want to see it?"

Due to privacy concerns, Saul could only go inside the FBI building with Neil to view the videos on Neil's laptop.

After watching the video, it was the lawyer's turn to perform a Sichuan opera face-changing act.

"This video has clearly been edited and spliced ​​together!"

"But there's no problem with the footage of Johnny Chen shooting and killing the victim; it's a long take."

Neil smiled smugly.

"I will still fight for the rights that my client deserves!"

"Go ahead! But I still want to take Johnny Chen with me."

(Jane Banner)

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