Three days later,
In a black sedan outside the Massachusetts Police Academy,
"Colin, you really didn't disappoint me. Becoming an undercover officer right after graduation, you're qualified to put handcuffs on me," Frank said with a smile to the young, fresh-faced cadet in the back seat.
After graduating from the Police Academy, most state troopers wear uniforms and patrol the streets, maintaining public order. Only a small number of outstanding graduates can skip this process and go directly into plainclothes work, handling criminal cases.
And the cadet Colin, currently in the car, was one of Frank's pawns embedded in the police force.
"Frank, you know I'd never put handcuffs on you."
Colin responded with a shy smile,
"Of course I believe you. This is your graduation gift."
He handed over an exquisite wooden box.
Inside was the latest model of a flip phone.
"You'll help me, right?"
Colin understood that it was time to repay the investment. This phone was for relaying information to him.
"Yes, Frank."
Colin didn't stay in the car long to avoid being seen.
He had the car drive three blocks before getting out.
Then, he slowly walked back to the academy.
The academy was packed with parents and government officials for the graduation ceremony.
Colin, alone, seemed particularly noticeable.
Looking at the golden dome of Boston City Hall in the distance,
Colin remembered the words of his best friend from the academy, Ba Li Gen: "Don't even think about it. Your old man is a doorman, and you'll just be a small cop your whole life. That's our fate."
A poor Irish kid who fought his way up from the bottom, an undercover agent for the gang, yet he dreamed of a golden dome.
Colin couldn't help but chuckle.
His gaze fell back to the phone in his hand.
He was a pawn; how could he have his own dreams?
With a sigh, he put the phone in his pocket.
"Hey, Colin, we're going for a drink. Are you sure you don't want to come?"
His friend, Ba Li Gen, called out from a distance.
Colin, who had refused earlier, didn't refuse this time.
"I changed my mind. I want a drink."
Everyone drank late into the night.
Ba Li Gen took a drunken Colin home.
Then, he left alone.
Both were of Irish descent and lived in the Irish community.
They lived very close to each other.
It was only two blocks away.
As soon as he opened the door, Ba Li Gen saw an envelope on the floor.
It must have been slipped under the door.
Ba Li Gen crouched down and picked up the envelope, frowning slightly. Inside was a thousand dollars and a greeting card that read: "Congratulations on your successful graduation."
It was unsigned.
But Ba Li Gen knew who had sent the letter.
So he was very frustrated.
Like Colin, he was also an undercover agent.
He was an undercover agent sent into the police academy by Frank, and neither of them knew the other's identity.
Ba Li Gen had once been highly valued by Frank.
When he graduated from high school, Frank threw him a discreet coming-of-age party.
But for such a big event as this graduation,
Frank had only sent his subordinate to deliver a small amount of money.
There wasn't even a face-to-face hug or greeting.
Ba Li Gen knew Frank's character well.
Only valuable people would be valued.
Frank must have sent other undercover agents into the police academy.
And they were better than him.
That's why he was ignored.
Damn system!
His graduation grades were average, so he had to start as a uniformed officer.
Uniformed officers dealt with paperwork and citizens who needed to pay fines.
For Frank, who ran illegal businesses,
He really had no use value.
But no value now didn't mean no value later.
Resentment towards Frank grew in Ba Li Gen's heart.
He secretly vowed that one day, he would make Frank see his true capabilities.
He casually folded the envelope with the money.
Just as he was about to stand up,
A jolt of electricity surged through his back.
Along with the intense pain, his consciousness gradually faded.
Who could it be?
Could the police have discovered his undercover identity?
Or was it those damn thugs breaking in to rob?
He hoped it was the latter.
He didn't want to go back to the streets; then he would lose all his value.
Then, he completely lost consciousness.
The door was locked, and the lights came on.
The person who appeared in the room was Su Wei.
Su Wei sniffed his nose.
He seemed to smell meat.
"Sorry, buddy, this thing didn't come with instructions. I accidentally set it to maximum."
He shrugged, putting away the oddly shaped taser taken from the Orange Cat's pocket dimension.
He dragged Ba Li Gen to the basement.
He grabbed a chair.
Su Wei sat down facing Ba Li Gen.
His body began to change.
Soon, he transformed into Frank's likeness.
His replication ability was limited.
He had to have met someone once to complete the replication, and there could be no other replication acts in between.
Before coming, he had specifically gone to a bar and had an encounter with Frank.
Not long after, Ba Li Gen woke up and saw Frank in front of him, instantly panicking.
"Frank, you... Did I do something wrong?"
"Are you complaining that I didn't come to see you today?"
Based on Frank's memories, Su Mo knew that he had only met Colin today and contacted two other undercover agents.
"No... no, if you didn't come, it must be because you had concerns, for my safety."
Ba Li Gen's heart skipped a beat. He had only thought it; he would never dare to admit it. Frank was definitely not a magnanimous person.
"Little Ba Li Gen, can I trust you?"
"Absolutely. I killed for you when I was ten, and I've kept it a secret until now, never telling anyone."
"I know." Su Wei didn't know that Frank's short-term memory didn't contain these details, but it didn't matter. He pretended to be deep in thought and, based on Frank's methods of dealing with people, continued, "That day, you helped me solve a big problem. I promised to help you solve your problems and then provide for your education. You also did well, getting into the police force.
Now, I have something I need your help with."
"I can do anything for you!" Ba Li Gen quickly declared. He wasn't afraid of doing things; he was afraid of being forgotten. With his background and abilities, working diligently would never lead to success.
"I need you to go incognito to New Mexico and find someone, then spend a year monitoring him. I'll take care of the police force here for you. After a year, you'll come back and continue being a police officer, and by then, I'll help you transfer to plainclothes."
Ba Li Gen hesitated a bit at the mention of going to remote New Mexico, but the last sentence swayed him. Normally, it would take five years for a uniformed officer to transfer to plainclothes. Crossing the entire United States to stay in remote New Mexico for a year to become a plainclothes officer wasn't unacceptable.
Suddenly remembering something, he looked at Frank, who was smiling at him. Ba Li Gen wished he could slap himself.
Frank had come to see him so discreetly, even avoiding his confidant, the Frenchman. This matter definitely required extreme secrecy. If he didn't agree, he might disappear tomorrow.
He immediately said seriously,
"I'll go to New Mexico tomorrow!"
"Not tomorrow. I need you to go now. Only take cash. You can't take your phone. Use this phone; there's a number saved on it. If anything happens, call me at that number. Don't contact me proactively, and don't contact anyone else. I'll call you periodically."
Su Wei said solemnly. He wanted Ba Li Gen to completely disappear from Boston for a while.
"If anyone finds out you went to New Mexico, you know the consequences."
Ba Li Gen nodded repeatedly,
"I won't let anyone know. Please rest assured."
After saying that, he took the card with the target's name on it and left the basement.
Su Wei pulled out the oddly shaped taser again. It had a screen.
This was not just a taser, but a tracking gun. According to the Skrull scientist's memory,
This gun, swallowed by the Orange Cat, was alien technology and could track the person shot by it.
The screen showed Ba Li Gen heading out of the city.
Only after Ba Li Gen had left the urban area,
Did Su Wei put away the gun.
A free laborer and a new identity were acquired.
When he walked out of the basement,
He had already transformed into Ba Li Gen's likeness.