Despite the small accident just now, the hotel acted very quickly and set up the venue within ten minutes.
The venue was temporarily changed, but neither the guests nor friends from the media minded too much. At this time, David Palmer had already stood in front of the podium and started the event with a humorous joke, and then began to promote his political views.
In the ceiling, Jenny was still waiting in the ventilation duct. She did not dare to choose the ventilation duct near the rostrum. The USSS would definitely inspect it very strictly there.
And the reality was just as she expected. If she was really hiding there, she would have been captured by now.
David Palmer's speech continued below, with a joke interspersed from time to time to liven up the atmosphere, making the venue seem less serious. The guests also chuckled in cooperation, and the atmosphere of the venue was very good.
USSS agents were distributed overtly or covertly throughout the venue, especially near the podium. They would not listen to David's speech. Their job was to constantly observe the crowd and find anything wrong.
, take precautions before they happen.
The ventilation duct is very dark, and the lights on the ceiling do not shine here. There is only a faint light reflected from the ground, but it is not enough to provide illumination.
However, Jenny's movements were not affected. She was wearing AN/PVS-14 night vision goggles at the moment and gently started the last equipment inspection before taking action.
The AN/PVS-14 night vision device is a low-light night vision device designed and manufactured by Lipton Industries and ITT Company. It is currently the main night vision device used by the special forces of various military services in the United States and the special tactics teams of the police, including Canada and the United Kingdom.
Many allies of the United States in China have purchased large quantities of such night vision devices.
But their assassin industry doesn't use this thing much. Today, just in case, Jenny designed a foolproof assassination plan. The plan includes preparation before the action, creation and grasp of the assassination opportunity, and safe evacuation afterwards.
Making careful plans before taking action has always been her habit, and it is also the magic weapon for her to become an A-level killer and still survive to this day.
After checking the equipment, Jenny gently opened the hammer and found a Beretta 92F in her hand. Yes, although she is a female killer, she likes to use men's guns, especially Beretta 92F.
Full of tough lines.
The gun is 217 mm long and weighs 955 grams when empty. The thick handle is a little too big in her hand, but she just likes this feeling.
Jenny was waiting silently. Now was not a good time. The Secret Service agents were definitely looking around. Even if she launched a sudden attack, she would probably be blocked by the human wall formed by the agents.
So her plan was to wait until the speech was over and David Palmer began to interact with the guests in the hall. At that time, the guests would gather around David Palmer. Although there were also agents, the number would be much smaller.
, that’s the best time.
And of course the assassination link she designed couldn't be that simple.
Her accomplices will cut off the power in the banquet hall the moment they receive the order, and Jenny will fall from the ceiling when the banquet hall suddenly becomes dark and the emergency lights have not been turned on, decisively killing the target.
After the emergency lights came on, her assassination was completed. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, she would use the debris expressway on the side of the banquet hall to go straight to the first floor and leave immediately.
The retreat part is very important. She is a killer, not a dead soldier.
The banquet hall on the tenth floor was rebuilt later. Originally, a utility passage in the corner was sealed with glass, but Jenny had seen the structural diagram of the building and knew the specific location.
When the time comes, she can quickly reach the first floor through the passage and leave as long as she breaks the glass. This is why she chooses the location here. Only here is the most effective place for her retreat.
In the ventilation duct, Jenny lay quietly. Normally, her speech would last about 10 to 15 minutes. Now all she needed to do was wait, wait for the speech to end, wait for David Palmer to start interacting, and wait for the moment the assassination came.
…
At the security checkpoint, Jack Bauer put his gun and other metal objects into the box and walked into the metal detection area. After the agents checked, there was nothing abnormal, and after checking Jack's security record, they put the gun
Gave it back to him.
Jack put his gun back into its holster and entered the venue. David Palmer's speech had already begun, and Jack Bauer found a corner and stared at the stage.
Somewhere in Los Angeles, black colonel Daniel Glover stared at the monitor in front of him. The scene in front of Irving was exactly what David Palmer was giving a speech on.
"Very well, step forward, get close enough, and then take out your gun and kill him. Don't use any tricks..."
"No, I want to see my wife and daughter, otherwise don't expect me to do anything for you..."
Jack Bauer insisted that he had not spoken to his family for a long time.
"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. If you don't do it, I will kill one of them, wife or daughter, you choose one..."
The black colonel's attitude was extremely resolute, and Jack was caught in a dilemma. He intuitively felt that something was wrong. At the beginning, when the other party made a request to him, he was given the opportunity to video chat with his family, and he was able to speak at least two sentences.
But in recent times, the other party has not allowed it. A glimmer of hope arose in Jack's heart. He hoped that Owen could successfully rescue his family, although this hope was slim. He didn't even know whether Owen noticed the note.
"Do as I say, otherwise I can only say sorry to your family..."
The black colonel's threatening words came from the headset again. Jack gritted his teeth and took out the pistol from his waist.
It was definitely impossible for him to actually assassinate the presidential candidate. When he came here before, he deliberately chose this position because there was a Secret Service agent behind him on his left. He just hoped that the other party saw him draw his gun.
…
CTU
Jack's wife and daughter were immediately interrogated after they were brought back to CTU by Tony. Tony had to figure out what happened.
"You were kidnapped, someone used you to blackmail Jack, and then Owen rescued you?"
"Yes, the robber made us videotape with Jack to prove that he was forced to do everything. Owen saved us because Jack gave him the news. Nina is a traitor and he colluded with the person who kidnapped us.
, Owen said that the surveillance records of our kidnapping and the operation records of the automatic security system have been tampered with, you will know after checking..."
Jack's wife conveyed to Tony everything Owen told him before, and Tony frowned. Several key members of the data support team were quarantined for investigation today, and Nina was indeed handling everything there today.
Nina left her post without notice and died outside inexplicably. All of this makes sense if she goes by what she said.
At this moment, the deputy director sent by the Pentagon came in.
"Tony, what's going on?"
Jack was not here, and the deputy director was the top commander here. Moreover, this matter was not trivial. He, a small field team leader, could not make the decision without permission. Tony had no reason to hide it, so he told the matter again.
After hearing this, the deputy director also felt that the matter was serious, and this seemed to be an opportunity.
"Tell the people from the data team to find out Jack's whereabouts immediately. I want to know the result in five minutes..."
The deputy director acted in an obvious military style, and several engineers in the entire data support group who had not been investigated were all assigned to work on this matter. Unexpectedly, they found traces of Jack in Zhenbei.