Harley went to jail in the morning, and before she had a chance to eat a prison meal, Boss Sasse took her out.
But Harley didn't go to see Falcone that day.
She does have time, but this meeting and invitation were purely accidental.
Even a large part of it is just Sass's own wishful thinking.
Falcone has a full schedule, and even if he is interested in meeting her, as Sasse thinks, he can't just say so.
"Sister Laurie, I have come out, but..."
Not long after leaving the police station, she hung up the phone to Laurie and explained her situation.
Lowry said: "I knew it as soon as you entered prison. Then I asked Director Luo and Attorney General Hunter, and they both said that this time it was not specifically targeting you, it was just Jim Gordon's personal behavior.
But they also said that if there were police detectives investigating the Bali Street case through normal procedures, they would not stop it."
"It doesn't matter, I'm very satisfied with the results now." Harley smiled.
"You were really impulsive that time on Bali Street. You can do some things, but you can't do them in public, in front of everyone." Laurie sighed.
"Yes, I understand." Harley agreed and then asked: "What does Falcone want from me? Is there any danger?"
Laurie thought for a moment and said: "I fought against many black nations when I was young. I had almost no normal communication with them, so it's hard to guess their purpose. But you shouldn't be afraid of them, right?"
"Gotham Black State is different from other places. The people in Falcone can shoot the police in the police station, and then yell at the police to clean up the ground. How can it be done in other places?" Harley sighed.
"Let me check for you..."
After more than five minutes of silence, Laurie smiled and said, "I have roughly scanned Falcone's file. You can rest assured that he has never harmed an invited guest at home."
Harley's eyes lit up and asked: "Can you give me a copy of his file?"
"This..." Laurie hesitated.
She admires Harley as a junior, but she also has the most basic professional ethics.
Within the FBI, the confidentiality level of Falcone's information is very high.
"How have you considered the advice I gave you before, to become an FBI agent?"
Harry smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
The first time Laurie proposed that she join the FBI was last Christmas, and at that time it was just a casual suggestion, in a joking manner.
Later, after helping her mediate a direct conflict with the Crusaders, Laurie brought up the old matter again and became much more cautious.
"I've been seeing a psychiatrist recently, and you asked me to be a spy."
She had also declined Laurie before, citing her mental state.
After a moment of silence, Laurie said helplessly: "I understand what you mean. I don't want to get involved in the government's bad affairs. But I am fifty-six this year and will retire soon..."
After a pause, she whispered: "A friend from the Shadow Bureau told me that a piece of news has been circulating in the magic world recently - a mysterious organization has offered a high price for the two holy relics in your hand, and many veteran mages are also ready to take action."
"Shit, the Crusaders are so shameless. Do you think I won't recognize them if they wear the vest of a 'mysterious organization'?" Harry scolded.
Lowry said: "Because of the pressure from the church and some big figures in the UK, they only promised on the surface not to trouble you anymore.
There is no dirty material about them in your videotape, right?
How much hatred exists between you two, you don’t even know it in your heart?
Moreover, as long as they don’t come forward on their own, it won’t be considered a breach of their promise.”
"If I become a federal agent, will the Phantom Bureau help me deal with bounty hunters in the magical world?" Harley asked.
"It's impossible, unless you are the president, you will have 24-hour comprehensive protection.
The FBI is just a platform and cannot provide much immediate help, but it can give you the right to use some national resources."
Laurie advised in a solemn tone: "Harry, you, like me, are mortals who are better than ordinary people, but far less extraordinary than Joan (Dr. Manhattan).
For us, it would be too much of a disadvantage for individuals to fight against the organization.
Joining a force will make it much easier.
For example, Falcone's FBI files should be very useful to you now, right?
But if I handed it over to an ordinary person, it would be a dereliction of duty, and I would personally take a huge risk. For an FBI agent to look through confidential documents, it is necessary for the job.
Even if I am willing to take risks for you, how many more years can I help you?"
Speaking of this, she smiled weirdly and said, "Actually, I have selfish motives for recruiting you to join the FBI. Even if I retire, I can still live for more than ten or decades.
While the power in my hand has not expired, I have helped you up in the past few years, and I will rely on you to protect me in the future."
"Sister, you really think highly of me. I used to be an athlete, and my clumsiness in official circles will probably piss you off." Harry smiled awkwardly.
In her previous life, she retired and worked in the sports bureau. She was considered a national-level athlete, and her father was still the top leader, but she was still disgraced and embarrassed.
The secret service is definitely more complicated than the sports world. No matter how close Laurie is to her, she is not her biological mother. What use can it be?
"I didn't ask you to play politics. You are strong, you dare to fight, you are firm-willed, and your outlook is quite correct... How much do you know about the Comedian?"
The comedian once wanted to rape your mother and beat her until her nose was black and swollen. Later, your mother betrayed her husband, had an affair with him, and gave birth to you.
This was Harley's first impression of the comedian.
"I heard that the comedian did a lot of dirty work for the government?" Harley said.
Lowry said in a complicated tone: "His official position is not prominent, but the president often invites him to tea, golf, and family gatherings.
Even at the peak of his power, legendary FBI Director Hoover was still extremely fearful of him.
Harley, only when you join the circle can you find friends.
If you can't join the circle, you will never be treated equally by the people in the circle.
The circle I want you to join is not the circle of agents, but the tip of the pyramid that represents the center of American power.
It's too early to say this now. Without more than ten years of hard work, you wouldn't even be able to get close to the White House.
But now at least there is a chance.
Well, I can only provide you with an opportunity. What the future holds depends entirely on you."
Harry was a little moved. Sister Laurie's words really touched her heart.
She can't be so heartless, nor can she live so heartlessly.
As Lowry said, at least there is a background and some national resources can be borrowed.
"OK, I will report to the FBI headquarters in Washington in two days?"
"No, your position is not a traditional agent. I hope you will become an undercover agent of the government among super criminals."
Undercover again?!
Harley felt that she needed to find a small notebook to remember all her identities clearly, so as not to forget which camp she theoretically belonged to and which camp she should actually work for.
"I do not quite understand."
"Did you know that you also have an exclusive file in the FBI? You are defined as a super criminal, a criminal with abilities far beyond ordinary people."
Harley thought thoughtfully, "There are already many super criminals now?"
"There are a lot of them, but they are far less publicized than you. You should be able to gradually get in touch with that circle in the future."
After a pause, Laurie said uncertainly: "This task is not a request of the government. I am the director of the FBI and have the authority to arrange agent positions.
Selfishly, I hope you have the best future and will arrange what I think is the best task for you.
I have a hunch that in the next few decades there will be many extraordinary cross-dressing heroes and cross-dressing criminals.
By then, super criminals will become the most concerned target of the government, and as the first generation of super criminal agents and a veteran agent, you will surely rise to power quickly and be entrusted with important tasks by the White House."
Harry was stunned. She didn't expect Laurie to be so keen and well-intentioned.
When she didn't speak, Laurie thought she didn't understand, so he explained: "Earlier before CDs appeared, the FBI set up a special department to 'combine pirated tapes'.
In the 1970s and 1980s, this department was highly valued by the superiors, and its salaries and bonuses were high.
But as early as the 1960s, Joan (Dr. Manhattan) pinched an MP4 with her own hands and gave it to me as a birthday present.
So, I knew the tape was destined to be eliminated.
So, I assigned people I didn't like to this sunset department. A few years later, the department was abolished. Even if they were not abolished, they completely lost hope of promotion to high positions.
If I like a person, I will place him in a department that has not yet started, but will be full of vitality in the future.
A few years later, he could easily be promoted to a higher position and become an important member of the government.
So, do you understand?"
"I understand. It can be summed up in one sentence - standing on the wind, even a pig can take off." Harley said with a dull face.
"Well, it's not a rough statement. I think cross-dressing heroes and criminals are a 'sunrise industry', so I made you the number one person in the FBI's position.
Even if you are really as stupid as a pig, you can still rely on qualifications and experience to become a big boss." Laurie said.
Harley's mouth twitched and asked, "Why do you have such a premonition?"
If she goes step by step and follows Laurie's plan, she can at least become the "Nick Fury" of the DC universe in the future.
"I started my career as a cross-dressing hero when I was 12 years old. After decades of experience, I discovered that when there are many heroes, there are also many criminals.
Just like leeks in the field, you can't cut them all.
When the watchmen were disbanded, the cross-dressing criminals disappeared." Laurie said strangely.
"Uh..." She had finished vomiting, and Harry had nothing to complain about.
"In the past few years since I joined the FBI, the higher my status, the more things I have come into contact with, such as undersea people, Martians, ancient wizards...
In addition to natural superpowers, there are also artificial superpowers.
Well, the U.S. government has taken advantage of Qiong and has been conducting research on superhuman genes.
I can’t imagine what the world would be like if these people appeared in human society." Laurie sighed.
...
Harley became a glorious FBI agent.
That night, her name was entered into the FBI's secret agent list, and her identity information was placed in top secret files.
Sister Laurie also assured her that a special mission authorization letter signed by the president would be sent to her in two days.
With this letter of appointment, Chen Yongren's tragedy will never happen to her.
She can use this to prove her identity.
In addition to proof of identity, the letter of appointment also has another effect: if Hallie does have great merit, even if she commits a heinous crime during this period, she will have a chance to obtain a pardon from the sitting president.
Well, I understand that before Wang resigned, he always wanted to get a copy of that thing for himself.
The reason why the pardon power cannot be 100% depends on Harley's merits and the hobbies and character of the president at the time.
After all, the power of pardon is the exclusive power of the President of the United States, and it is difficult for the law to interfere.
If she meets a "reliable" president like Mr. Wang, who even insults fallen soldiers, Halley may not be able to obtain a pardon even if she has great military exploits.
The first task Director Lowry gave Harley was very power-seeking—if Falcone really roped her in, then she would be an FBI undercover agent in the largest criminal group in the United States.
If Falcone was just curious about her and wanted to have a meal with her, forget about this mission.