elder brother."
"Um."
On the way back from the police station, Betty blinked and asked, "Is that Anna really a killer?"
Lake glanced at Betty and said, "I know what you're thinking. No!"
Betty's eyes widened: "I didn't even say that."
Lake scoffed.
Does Betty need to say this? If Lake still can't understand Betty's psychological activities after so many years of getting along, then Lake would be embarrassed to call himself a detective of the New York Police Department.
Betty was just thinking that if Anna was really a killer, and the top female killer who had played with the Red House and Langley in the story Lake had told her before, then her skills must be excellent, and her marksmanship must be among the best.
Without a doubt.
Betty wondered if she could become an apprentice.
"She's a killer."
"so what?"
"Not for you."
"Why?"
"Think for yourself."
"…"
Whether it is the Red House or Langley, their training for female agent killers is basically based on the extinction of shame. They search the world for orphans to train them. Various bizarre plans emerge one after another, training these orphans to exterminate shame from childhood to adulthood.
It's no exaggeration to say.
A severely brainwashed female agent from the Red House would take off her clothes without hesitation if asked to expose herself in New York Square.
Of course.
Lake did not discriminate against them. At least they were freed from the brainwashing state. After all, they were also victims. However, Lake's attitude was just non-discrimination. At least he allowed Betty to receive training like Anna, who was receiving this training method.
Wow.
Lake dared to guarantee that if he dared to agree, General Ross would smash his head, and then Karen would shout "Come on" from the side. How could he betray his sister like that?
and...
Lake said to Betty: "It's okay, just practice your current shooting skills. Just be able to protect yourself. The rest is none of your business."
Betty said, "If I could, I wouldn't want to be protected if it happened again like today."
Lake chuckled, stroked Betty's smooth blond head, and said with a smile: "As long as I am here, you will always be protected."
"What if you weren't here and I was killed?"
"Don't worry, I will go to hell and bring you back myself."
"…"
Isn't it just death?
What's so scary? I can even reverse Karen's fate, so it shouldn't be difficult to pull a dead person back from hell.
Half an hour later.
Arrived at the doorstep.
The police car was still there, but General Ross's car had also arrived.
In the living room.
General Ross had already learned what had happened from his wife Karen, and even heard Karen talk about whether the army would become Anna's home. After seeing Lake come back, General Ross got up and walked towards the study on the second floor and called Lake over.
In the study.
General Ross took out a bottle of whiskey from the wine cabinet, handed a glass to Lake, and the two sat on the sofa.
"Are you sure it's the killer from Langley?"
"General, this is Arlington!"
Lake did not give a definite answer, but this is Arlington, Arlington next to Langley. Even if they are not from Langley, a group of assassins are openly carrying out assassinations next to Langley. Who would believe that Langley is unaware of it?
Ross took a sip of whiskey. "A few days ago, someone from Langley came looking for me."
Lake nodded: "Karen will not give up, especially after having this living evidence."
It is normal for Langley to look for Ross. Maybe Langley looked for Karen, and Karen said she would get to the bottom of it. After failing to get to the bottom of it, she went to Ross, hoping that Ross could help Karen make things smaller.
Can...
Karen did not become Ross's wife by relying on her beauty. In fact, to use the old saying of the East, Karen's marriage to Ross was completely a marriage of downgrade, just like a princess in ancient times marrying a promising but unrelated military officer.
From this point, we can see Karen's character.
Therefore, it is totally unrealistic to expect Karen to make the matter less serious through Ross, especially since this matter involves the case of her good friend.
Ross said: "When I came back, I called George, and he said that they didn't know about this matter. He didn't even know about Anna's evidence."
Lake shrugged and said, "Obviously, this isn't an explanation. On the contrary, it's evidence that his subordinates are trying to undermine him."
George Tenet, Langley's director, was nominated by the President, and Langley was the President's eyes and ears inside the White Building.
Ross nodded and said, "Yes, so he hopes that I can give him one night."
Lake smiled and glanced down at the whiskey in his glass. It was still as unpalatable as ever. "Karen is taking Anna to the hearing tomorrow morning. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight."
All right.
Lake didn't know whether he should be glad that he was back or depressed.
He clearly said he came back to relax, but how come in the blink of an eye he's arguing with Langley again? It wasn't long ago that his feud with S.H.I.E.L.D. came to an end.
Is it so difficult to give yourself a vacation?
Ross said nothing.
But his phone rang.
Ross took out his phone, looked at it, and shook it at Lake, who shrugged. Ross stood up, opened the balcony door of the study, walked out and answered the call.
After a while.
Ross walked back in. "George said there hasn't been any action from Langley, let alone domestically. Furthermore, George agreed to attend the hearing tomorrow to hear Ms. Anna's testimony. He just hopes Karen can keep this matter under control."
Lake smiled and said, "Do you believe it?"
If Anna appears at the hearing between the Ministry of Justice and the Vice President tomorrow, it will be a scandal for Langley. Using a former federal diplomat as bait, Langley will explode instantly.
Therefore, either George Tenet knew about this matter, or it was concealed by the director of the overseas Third Bureau. There is no other possibility.
Lake is more inclined to the second option.
Ross nodded: "Let's go back to Quantico first."
No matter what, at least no one in the Quantico base can defeat him.
Lake shook his head. "You just asked George, and George asked Langley. Now, the guy in Langley is desperate and has ambushed people on the road to prevent us from returning to Quantico."
And Langley probably wants Lake and his team to return to Quantico.
At the very least, it is more convenient to do it on the road than here, and it can even be done with a rocket launcher.
Lake looked at Ross, raised his head, smiled and said, "Take Karen and Betty back to Quantico."
Ross: "…"