"Man, do you know that you are wanted? The news said that you killed Nina..."
"That's false. Nina is a traitor. He hijacked Jack's family. I have evidence..."
"Do you have evidence?"
"Of course, Jack's family is with me right now. Is Jack here?"
"He's not here, I haven't seen anyone else for a day..."
"Nina is just a tool. The real behind-the-scenes plan is to use Jack's family to blackmail him into doing something, but I haven't found out yet. Wait, who has the final say now?"
"That deputy director was sent by the Pentagon..."
"Forget it, tell Tony to answer the phone."
After waiting for a while, the line was transferred to Tony, and Owen explained the matter in general.
Although I don't know whether Owen is innocent or not, it is definitely the right thing to protect Jack's family. The two made an appointment to hand over in a building.
Owen arrived at the place they agreed to drop off Jack's family in advance, and then hid far away. It wasn't until he saw Tony coming with someone and successfully picked them up that Owen drove away.
On the way, he had already told Jack's wife the ins and outs of the incident in detail. They would definitely be interrogated after returning to CU. He hoped that her words could clear Owen's name, but he didn't know how effective it would be.
It happened that Owen received a call from Becky at this time: "Owen, there is news about the whereabouts of Jack Bauer you asked me to check."
Since Jack Bauer could not be found in all aspects, Owen had no choice but to ask Becky again. Becky could not find him at first, but by chance, she discovered Jack's traces through a strange combination of circumstances.
"Where is he?"
"I don't know where he is, but I found out that David Palmer had an internal meeting at the Hilton Hotel at 8:30 in the evening, and Jack Bauer was on the list of security personnel..."
Owen was stunned by the information Becky gave, but then he realized that David Palmer must be Jack's target.
Needless to say, the USSS was responsible for the security at David Palmer's internal meeting. It was the same when the Ethiopian bishop was killed. The USSS was responsible for the security at the scene. The other FBI, TU, and federal police were just
Cooperate.
The scale of this kind of internal meeting will not be very large. It is usually held in the banquet hall inside the hotel. Usss can handle it by itself and does not require the cooperation of other departments.
Now that Jack Bauer appears on the list of security personnel, there is only one possibility. He has applied to USSS himself, otherwise there is no explanation at all.
Jack Bauer knew that his family had been captured and could not have the energy to deal with other things, but he appeared on the list for the internal meeting. There was only one explanation: David Palmer was his target.
"Eight thirty? What time is it now?"
"Ten past eight."
"Fake~~Becky, find me an unblocked way out..."
"no problem."
Becky rubbed her hands with excitement, and easily hacked into the traffic control system using the backdoor program she had developed before.
Owen started racing with the green light again.
…
ten minutes ago
Hilton Hotel
Because the schedule was set a week ago, USSS agents conducted a strict inspection of the venue environment in advance. Since the last time the Ethiopian Archbishop was sniped, there have been many doubts about them, and there will also be a lot of doubts about them within the Secret Service.
David Palmer's security level has been raised another level.
Under normal circumstances, they would definitely advise the protected persons to reduce public activities as much as possible to avoid giving others opportunities to take advantage of them. However, the final vote for the presidential election is still a month away, and now is the time to act.
Eighteenth floor, grand banquet hall.
David Palmer's campaign manager was excited as he looked at the decorated venue. His client was now very vocal and had a high chance of defeating the current president and becoming the first minority president in American history.
It’s exciting just thinking about it!
Today's meeting is very important. Among the guests are some heads of large companies, and they are here to show their favor to David Palmer. As long as the meeting between the two parties goes well today, then the possibility of David Palmer winning is very high.
Could it be a little heavier?
Looking at the watch, the meeting is about to start in twenty minutes. The campaign manager checks the layout of the venue, food, desserts, welcome bouquets, red carpet, and if there is anything missing. Everything must be perfect.
…
At the same time, in a room at the Hilton Hotel, a female hacker looked at her watch and pressed the enter key on her laptop exactly when the second hand reached 12.
Following her actions, the fire alarm in the grand banquet hall suddenly rang, and then the fire sprinklers on the top of the banquet hall began to sprinkle water. The originally arranged venue instantly became a flood scene.
…
Just as the fire sprinklers sprayed the staff in the grand banquet hall into drowned rats, Jenny was creeping up in the ventilation duct on the tenth floor.
David Palmer's itinerary was easily traceable, and they planned the assassination operation accordingly.
The internal meeting was originally scheduled to be held in the grand banquet hall on the 18th floor, but Jenny felt that the security there would be very strict, and she might not be able to find an opportunity for an assassination, and even if the assassination was successful, how to leave would be a problem, so she created this
An accident.
Destroying the venue before the meeting started, forcing them to move to the banquet hall on the tenth floor. In a hasty transition, usss would definitely not be able to conduct a comprehensive inspection, so she would have a chance.
…
On the 18th floor, the showers and alarm bells are still there.
"Damn, what the hell is going on?"
The campaign manager was furious. At such a critical moment when things went wrong, he began to wonder if his competitors were responsible for all this.
The staff had already vacated the banquet hall in panic, leaving him alone roaring at the scene.
After waiting for a while, the alarm bell and shower finally stopped, and the hotel manager rushed over in a panic: "Sorry, sir, I checked, it's not a fire, it's a false alarm..."
"Damn it, of course I know it's not a fire. The only one with fire here is me. You know, I'm about to explode!!!"
If he had a gun in his hand, the campaign manager would really like to kill the guy in front of him. But he can't. He is the campaign manager, and he must first ensure that the client's campaign goes smoothly.
"I'm very sorry……"
"Don't say sorry to me. Tell me what to do now? It's about to start in ten minutes. You don't want to see the future president making a fool of himself..."
The hotel manager looked at the mess at the scene and said awkwardly: "We also have a banquet hall on the 10th floor, but it is smaller than this one. We can temporarily change it there..."
"Then what are you doing in a daze? Damn it, remember, you only have ten minutes to set up the venue, oh no, now there are only nine minutes..."
Seeing the manager running away, the campaign manager touched the water stains on his face in displeasure. While cursing his bad luck, he began to arrange work for his subordinates: "Cindy, please inform David that the meeting will be moved to the 10th floor.
The banquet hall, and asked Andy to go to the lobby to guide customers and media people to prevent them from going to the wrong floor, and also, keep an eye on the hotel to arrange it as soon as possible..."
…
In the ventilation passage, Jenny looked at the hotel staff and USSS agents rushing in, with a smile on her face. The hotel staff quickly arranged the venue, laid out a red carpet, set up a long table, and served a variety of food and drinks.
The Secret Service agents began to look around, but Jenny's guess was right. Time was too short. They just took a quick look before receiving the urging from the security supervisor and left in a hurry.
In the darkness, Jenny looked at her watch. The backlight showed 8:20 pm on the screen. There were only ten minutes left before the show started. 11