The story should end where it begins.
Lake has always thought so.
For example, my last relationship.
Lake was able to see things through to the end, starting with Maureen and ending with Maureen.
The same is true this time.
The report was started by Rachel, so if that's the case, then it should be Rachel who ends it all.
"How about it."
Lake said to Rachel, "Is this exclusive report a surprise?"
Rachel opened her mouth, looking at the twelve large screens that began to light up one after another, and then looked at Lake. "I don't know what to say, but yes, this is a surprise. Thank you."
An exclusive report on the action.
Wow.
Rachel felt that becoming a partner of The Sun was a foregone conclusion, and with this relationship, she had a brand new channel of information.
Lake is not opposed to Rachel's desire to develop herself into an informant.
It's mutual.
Rachel looked at Lake who was standing with her: "Aren't you going over there?"
Lake waved his hand: "Lieutenant Colonel Terran is in charge of the specific operations. Like you, I am here to observe."
Rachel blinked. "Well, can I ask you a few questions?"
Lake smiled and said, "Of course."
Rachel nodded. That was a good start.
"Can you tell me why this case was transferred back to Homeland Security?"
"White House."
"Now what about this person called Megan Walsh?"
"We'll be transferred to Quantico base at noon."
"One last question."
"oh?"
Rachel looked at Lake and asked, "Can I interview this Megan Walsh then?"
Lake looked at Rachel: "Ms. Armstrong, you are definitely an excellent reporter."
Rachel shrugged. "Hasn't it been before this?"
Lake laughed.
Just then.
"gogogo!"
"Enemy spotted."
"Gun, gun, gun!"
"Fire, fire, fire!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
On the big screen, twelve big screens, the battle between more than sixty Marines began as they approached the killer training base in American Samoa.
Some base killers who did not have time to evacuate had bullets fired before they could explain the situation.
Some children in the base even joined the battlefield.
Just looking at the big screen, the image of a seven-year-old child holding an RPG and firing at the Marines seems unscientific and a bit funny no matter how you look at it.
but...
This is indeed realistic.
Who knows what S.H.I.E.L.D. was thinking, setting up a base where the core is called an agent and the shell is called a killer.
Boom!
"Group C number four fell."
"Medic!"
"cover!"
"Base, base, what should we do now?"
"…"
This time the Marines came to rescue the children, but they didn't say what to do if they encountered a child with a gun.
shot?
Stop making trouble.
They all knew that there was a reporter watching at the conference center this time, and it was the reporter who reported on this killer base. If a shot was fired, it would be a disaster.
Lake raised his eyebrows and could only think to himself that it was amazing.
This operation can be regarded as a joint operation between Lake and Hydra. Although the goals are different, generally speaking, the pursuits of the two are the same.
Weaken the power of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Riker wanted Nick Fury to be humiliated, and Hydra wanted to destroy this assassin base loyal to SHIELD, so they hit it off.
Hydra gave the intelligence of the base and promised that they would never let Lake make a wasted trip. Of course, they would evacuate some people to make it look like they were doing it.
Without a doubt.
Those who evacuated were naturally Hydra's people, and those who stayed were the tough SHIELD people who Hydra believed could not be reformed.
But Lake never expected it.
The strongest fighting force in this base is not adults, but a group of children.
even.
During the conversation, the group of children lost their ability to distinguish friend from foe and opened fire on an adult who was ordering him to drop his weapon.
Good job.
Was this child arranged by Hydra?
It must be.
The strategy was also quickly discussed at the Quantico combat meeting. The soldiers were on the battlefield, and the situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, so there was no time to think too much.
"All combat personnel."
"Kill any resisting enemy or other resistance forces, with the goal of eliminating their combat capabilities."
"Team A received."
"Team B received."
"Team C received."
"…"
"Team G received."
Soon, the combat teams reported back and responded, launching the attack camp again.
In fact.
There was no resistance left inside that huge base because it was in complete chaos.
The same thing.
This base trains people in the killer mode. Only the most outstanding killers will be selected and trained in the secret agent mode.
This is raising Gu.
And it is a very rough way to raise insects.
Since you are raising a Gu, you should be mentally prepared for the possibility that the Gu worm will bite you back.
Two hours later.
The war entered its later stages only after the soldiers lost three combatants and had nine more withdrawn from the battle.
but...
The soldiers had no way of entering the base.
It's a complete mess in there.
A drone was flying over the base, filming the scenes inside the base. The scenes were absolutely inappropriate for children. However, if you think about locking up a group of mentally immature children together and giving them guns and ammunition as toys, then you should be able to understand what would happen if things got out of control.
Samoan police forces are on their way.
The strongest combat soldiers are never afraid of accurate snipers. What they fear are beginners or children holding guns.
Let me put it this way.
In the Federation's overseas operations, if the entire data is expanded, the number of so-called African child soldiers lost by the Federation is far greater than the number of black people who shoot at the sky.
at the moment...
It's like a football game entering garbage time.
There's nothing interesting to see.
but.
Rachel and her photographer seemed transfixed.
"Oh, God."
"Jesus Christ."
Rachel stared blankly at the footage of the base taken by the drone, and she felt terrible. She saw with her own eyes that a child the same age as her son was stabbed into a rag doll by another little girl with a dagger.
"vomit!"
Rachel retched, then covered her mouth and turned to run out of the meeting room.
Lake gestured to the photographer, then followed him out.
Outside.
Rachel held onto the wall, clutching her chest and retching.
Lake walked behind Rachel, thought for a moment, and patted Rachel's back to help relieve her nausea.
soon.
Rachel raised her head uncomfortably.
"Give."
"...Thanks."
Rachel glanced at the iced mineral water Lake handed over, said thank you, took a big sip to ease her nausea, and shook her head: "I can't believe that kind of person would do such a cruel thing."
Lake shrugged. "Do you want to know?"
Rachel looked at Lake: "I seek the truth."
Lake said, "Mrs. M, have you heard of it?"
Rachel: "…"
This can be considered as a negotiation between Lake and Hydra.
The base is clearly there, so naturally, there is an organization that needs to take the blame. SHIELD has already handed over Megan Walsh, so naturally, the blame for this base cannot be put on SHIELD anymore.
At least not openly.
Langley?
Langley is completely to blame. It has been hit twice. If it is hit again, Langley will probably go from being the world's number one intelligence agency to a third-rate one.
But the Department of Homeland Security took over the case and had to find out the truth.
Hydra believes that Riker and the Black King are two different people, while S.H.I.E.L.D. believes that Riker only knows of their existence and has no solid evidence.
So we have to find someone from outside to take the blame.
Natural.
Mrs. M and her Naked Agents organization, who are also known for kidnapping children, especially girls, and training them to be killers, are there any more suitable people to take the blame?
What.
Mrs. M doesn't admit it?
Does she have the right to speak here? If the Federation says you did it, then you did it. What's more, as the world's number one deep-sea organization, Hydra has already placed evidence that can link Mrs. M inside when they retreated.
and...
Action has also begun in Hong Kong Island of the East Country. Hydra's members in Interpol have learned through channels that several of Mrs. M's subordinates are going to Hong Kong Island to celebrate her birthday.
So this is a sure kill situation.
Mrs. M cannot live, and the dead cannot speak, so naturally, she cannot refuse this blame.
In this way, everyone is happy. SHIELD will not be exposed again, and they are happy; Hydra is happy because SHIELD is castrated; Langley is happy because he can get rid of the blame; and Riker is happy because he can attack Nick Fury.
Sacrificing Mrs. M alone brings happiness to so many people.
Lake thought.
Mrs. M should be able to die in peace.
Of course.
This operation actually has certain risks.
Megan Walsh.
But fortunately...
When Nick Fury was in charge, he used the pseudonym Hardman and had another fake name, Mr. M, which is also very reasonable.
Rachel gritted her teeth as she listened to Lake's story about the so-called Mrs. M. "It's unbelievable that there are such vicious people in the world."
Lake didn't say anything.
No one is more vicious than the Federation.
This matter was tacitly acknowledged by several federal agencies that knew the inside story. After all, putting the blame on Mrs. M is better than putting the blame on the five major streams... ahem, the five overlords.
Four o'clock in the afternoon.
Lake and Rachel came out of the interrogation room in the back.
Megan Walsh is in it.
She no longer needs to testify in court, and as Lake had previously promised, Megan Walsh will be granted immunity and placed in a witness protection program run by the Department of Homeland Security.
reason?
Megan Walsh is also one of the victims. It is her credit that the base can be destroyed now. The White House spokesperson will take this into consideration and therefore grant this exemption order.
What?
Langley's PY deal?
The person was sent by Langley, and it turned out that the photo was a fake.
and.
When Rachel's report comes out tomorrow, will the public still care about Langley?
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