God damn it, I taught you that.
And also pollute yourself.
I'll spray your face with blood from your nose, believe it or not.
Lake looked at Minister Kelly's expression, chuckled, and stood up nonchalantly. He took out two disposable cups from the bottom, then took out a bottle of bourbon from the bag he brought, poured a glass and handed it to Minister Kelly.
Yes.
This was Lake's plan.
One sentence.
He didn't want to stay in Washington, but was suddenly and inexplicably promoted to the operations director of the headquarters. How could Lake, who lived in New York, tolerate this?
In New York, Lake is the local boss.
When a strong dragon comes, you must lie down obediently.
But in Washington.
Lake felt that if he was not careful in one move, he would inevitably have to act out the scene of how to occupy the White Palace within three minutes.
So for his own sake and for the sake of others, Lake felt that it was necessary to return to his New York. Washington was a paradise for politicians, but it was not a paradise for people like Lake who were indifferent to life and death and would rather kill people.
and.
This time, the real-name disclosure is also to eliminate the hidden dangers of Professor X.
Although Lake had a perfect alibi last time, it was not enough. This time, he wanted to use this incident to tell some people that he, Lake Edwin, never bothered to play tricks.
He dares to act and take responsibility.
Minister Kelly looked at the bourbon handed to him by Lake, was silent for a while, grabbed it, and drank it in one gulp.
Seeing this, Lake smacked his lips and said, "Minister, this is good bourbon."
This was found in Rachel's apartment. Unexpectedly, there was such a bottle of ten-year-old bourbon in Rachel's wine cabinet. This was undoubtedly a treasure trove for Lake, who loved alcohol.
Minister Kelly snorted coldly: "Go back to your New York."
This definitely won't get you a promotion.
After the Sun's front-page headline came out, the phones at the White Palace were almost ringing off the hook. The President just called to inquire about the matter. There are only a few people who know about it, so you can't say that it was the Secretary of State who leaked it.
So Lake will definitely not be promoted.
Lake didn't mind at all, but still looked at Minister Kelly: "Minister, how about giving me the position of New York State Supervisor?"
The operations manager is responsible for operations.
But the New York State Supervisor?
Lake suddenly thought of the New York State director. After he came to power, it was rumored in the industry that the director was the top earner. Even Jin Bing, the boss of Hell's Kitchen, made secret donations to him every year.
I am quite.
Lake seemed to have discovered some kind of guiding light.
If he could become the supervisor of New York State, then he could also replicate the operations of that bureau chief. At that time, would he still need to work hard to kill people to make money? Damn, just do a few hands every year and he would have money for the lottery.
No one in power would not take the responsibility of being a big boss in the law enforcement bureau.
The black-salted egg in the later S.H.I.E.L.D. can be said to be the number one corrupt person. The seventy-two secret bases in the original timeline are almost as powerful as Prime Minister Cao.
Minister Kelly nearly spit out his drink. "You don't even want the position of Director of Operations, but you want the position of Director of New York State?"
Lake shrugged. "The New York State governor is the big boss."
"The head of operations at headquarters is also a big shot."
"Boss, please."
Lake spread his hands and said, "If it doesn't work, I can take on both roles."
Minister Kelly was amused: "You still want to take on the role, I'm already being very kind by not letting you go all the way."
Lake was speechless: "Boss, I have maintained national security this time."
"This is your job."
"I was wounded for the White Palace!"
"And then you sold the White Palace in the blink of an eye."
"…"
This is totally unreasonable.
Can't we just treat each one separately?
Lake was speechless.
Secretary Kelly shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "Don't worry about it this year. Let's wait and see next year. I still suggest you return to Washington."
Lake waved his hand. "No, I quite like my New York. The first time I came to Washington, I confronted the CIA. The second time, I confronted the CIA and the FBI. The third time, I confronted the Secret Service. If I come again, who knows what I'll confront? Some non-existent law enforcement agency?"
Minister Kelly shook his head.
But think about it.
It seems that this is indeed the case.
After a while.
Minister Kelly said, "Langley has found out what was lost."
Lake asked curiously, "What?"
"A list of all Langley agents in Eastern Europe."
"Good fellow."
Lake gasped and frowned, "No, wait, isn't that USB drive in the restroom? The Secret Service Director even accused me of taking it."
Minister Kelly shook his head. "We didn't find anything on him, but..."
immediately.
Minister Kelly recounted what happened in the White Palace yesterday after Lake left.
Simply put, it is multi-line development.
The White Palace not only has to deal with the terrorist issue this time, but also has to deal with the issue of Langley's lost intelligence.
Langley has cracked the intelligence analyst's data system. According to the investigation, this intelligence analyst downloaded all the information of the agents currently lurking in Eastern Europe in just two days.
This time Langley was completely furious.
On the one hand, he urgently dispatched his ace agent Ethan Hunt to lead the team to Eastern Europe just in case. On the other hand, he directly began to investigate the contents of the White Palace corridor, which is at the door of the bathroom.
After an emergency investigation, we discovered that a period of video was deleted last night.
After investigation, it was confirmed that the Director of the Secret Service appeared before and after this video, and then appeared in the small conference room. During this period, the Director of the Secret Service had every intention of committing the crime.
Lake took a breath and exclaimed, "Wow!"
heart?
Something doesn't feel right.
He took the USB drive.
Then there is no doubt that the Director of the Secret Service was framed.
Who?
Just then.
Ding Dong sound.
Lake took out his cell phone and took a look. There was a text message.
One sentence.
"The USB drive has been copied."
"…"
Sefer's.
After reading it, Lake chose to delete it calmly. His phone was old and could only store 200 text messages at most. There were a total of 199 spam messages in Lake's phone. He would delete one and the others would be automatically overwritten.
Lake doesn't know much about those high-tech products, but this old-fashioned machine is very good. It can not only effectively prevent eavesdropping, but can also effectively prevent someone from picking it up and restoring it.
so...
Did the Secret Service Director really take a USB flash drive?
Mamma Mia.
The thief is crying "stop thief".
Then why did he bite me so excitedly?
Who did this guy give the contents of the USB flash drive to after copying them?
Lake thought speechlessly in his heart.
Minister Kelly shook his head and said, "However, this matter has nothing to do with our Department of Homeland Security. In fact, this time, our Department of Homeland Security has eaten its fill."
Lake smiled.
That's for sure.
After this incident, the Secret Service no longer has any reason to join the Department of Homeland Security as a franchisee. It should just be absorbed by the Department of Homeland Security like other small agencies.
Kelly said, "This is the main reason I called you here. Do you think there's really something wrong with the Director of the Secret Service?"
Lake frowned: "I don't understand."
Secretary Kelly said: "I have known the director of the Secret Service for many years. I believe he stole information about Eastern European agents and sold it to others, but I do not believe he colluded with terrorists."
Lake blinked. "Minister, is there a difference between the two?"
Isn't stealing Langley agent information the same as colluding with terrorists?
What is the essential difference?
They are all trying to undermine the federation.
Minister Kelly said nothing, just looked at Lake.
Lake sighed.
All right.
Foreign Langley agents are not considered human.
How pitiful.
So, these days, even if you are a Mossad agent or a French agent, you have to be a Langley agent, and it is possible that you will be sold out by anyone.
Lake mourned for the group of agents fighting in Eastern Europe for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "Forbes."
Secretary Kelly frowned: "Mr. President's personal agent?"
Lake shrugged and said, "They were the only two people in the small conference room at the time. Since you, Minister, think the Director of the Secret Service wouldn't do such a thing, then Forbes is the only one who's suspicious."
Lake had felt the same way before.
However, at that time, Lake felt that this was none of his business and it was none of his business, so he just ignored it. But now that Minister Kelly asked, Lake would naturally give his own answer.
Minister Kelly paused for a moment. "But the inspectors have investigated Forbes's call records and bank accounts, and there's nothing suspicious about them."
Lake laughed and said, "This world has burner phones and overseas banks."
Minister Kelly looked at Lake: "But we don't have any evidence."
The Director of the Secret Service is a good friend of the President.
Then personal agent Forbes can be regarded as the President's most trusted agent.
If the Department of Homeland Security were to do something like this, the President would probably explode instantly.
Lake shrugged and said, "Then transfer him away."
Minister Kelly was stunned.
Lake said, "Anyway, the Secret Service needs to be cleaned up this time. Otherwise, who knows what those veteran agents might think after being transferred to the Department of Homeland Security. Even though there's no evidence, as long as there's suspicion, this close-quarters agent has already lost his qualification to serve as the President's personal protection agent."
Such a simple thing.
If no clues can be found during the investigation, then transfer the person away. The Department of Homeland Security is so large that it only takes a few minutes to place an agent there, but the salary may be lower.
But these are minor issues.
Who made him suspicious?
If it were Lake, if he had no problems, from Forbes' point of view, Lake would have a hundred ways to prevent the Secret Service director from firing when he pulled out his pistol.
How does the saying go?
Within seven steps, people are fast.
Within five steps, the knife is fast.
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