Two days later, after taking care of work and family matters, Irving took Monica to Washington. After getting off the plane and standing on the land of Washington, Irving had a thought in his mind, Mud, finally changed the map.
As soon as I walked out of the airport, I saw a cool heartbeat wearing sunglasses. This guy's big bald head looked particularly dazzling in the Washington sun.
"e to washington!"
Heartbeat joked as he took their luggage. He arrived a few days earlier than them and drove over specially to pick up Owen and Monica.
"Hi, Monica."
"Hi, Heartbeat."
Facing everyone except Owen, Monica is still aloof.
"How are you these days?"
Owen asked casually from the side. The first two days were considered a holiday after the mission, which was also industry practice. After a tense battle, the combatants would be given a short holiday to adjust, and it would also be a time for them to reunite with their families.
Irving returned to Los Angeles to handle the finishing touches, but he came directly to Washington in a heartbeat.
Owen thought he had gone to TU headquarters in advance to report, but unexpectedly this guy said: "I haven't reported yet. You know, Jack's style, I don't want to feel that kind of depression in advance..."
Owen shrugged. Indeed, Jack Bauer has that kind of ability. Whenever he appears, there will be a kind of overwhelming depression, as if the earth will explode at any time.
"Then where have you been these two days?"
Owen couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Assateague Island..."
Speaking of this, my heartbeat immediately became elated.
"It's a national park a few hours' drive from Washington, D.C., and can be found quickly along the Chesapeake Bay. It's most famous for the more than 300 wild ponies that roam the beach. You can camp there when you're free.
You can go there anytime, it’s very suitable for couples, and you can also swim and surf. Of course, surfing is worse than Hawaii and California...”
Talking about this heartbeat, it seems that he has indeed not been idle these two days. But the scene he described sounds good. If there is time, Irving is really going to take Monica to see Washington and both of them.
When they came here for the first time, they were full of curiosity about this place.
The two chatted all the way, and the car quickly drove to the place.
Owen got off the car and stood in front of the building marked "CTU Headquarters" and looked up. It was a five-story building, not very grand, but similar to Jack's usual style.
After passing the security check and taking the elevator upstairs, as soon as they entered the lobby, everyone felt the long-lost atmosphere. Irving and Doki looked at each other. Jack Bauer was indeed Jack Bauer, and he brought this with him wherever he went.
Aura.
The layout of the lobby is almost the same as that of CTU in Los Angeles. In the middle is the office area, with a lot of computer personnel busy, so it must be the intelligence office of the headquarters. Right in front is a huge display screen.
On the side are some workstations that don't look that professional, with some people sitting on them, and not far away is the gun room. No need to guess, this must be the action area here.
The TU headquarters in Washington is not only the headquarters of TU, but also has the functions of the Washington branch. The Intelligence Division here has the most comprehensive authority of TU in the United States, but the Operations Division can only oversee cases within Washington. Once it crosses the state, or with other
Division cooperation, or Owen's quick reaction team will handle it.
Owen walked through the hall and walked towards Jack Bauer's office. It was also a building-within-a-floor layout, and Jack Bauer's office was still located in a room on the second floor.
"Steve Irwin?"
Before Irving had taken two steps, a woman came up to him. She looked like a secretary, and her identity was revealed in one word.
"Yes."
"Please come with me. Director Power has ordered me to take you to see him as soon as you arrive..."
"OK."
With his heart beating, Owen and Monica followed the secretary all the way to the second floor. Through the transparent glass, Jack Bauer could already be seen inside, and he was on the phone.
Seeing Owen and others outside, Jack waved them in, and the secretary left obediently.
Jack motioned for them to wait a moment, then hung up the phone after saying a few more words.
"Owen, you're finally here, have you taken care of everything?"
"Yes."
Owen then introduced Monica to Jack. Although the two of them had heard each other's names, they had never met. As for Heartbeat, he was an old man from CTU in Los Angeles, and his parents were Jack's close friends. Owen automatically ignored it.
he.
After getting to know each other, Jack pointed to an empty area below and said: "That's the work area reserved for you. It should be enough for the time being. If there is an increase in personnel, we will make temporary adjustments. I'll call the intelligence director and operations director here.
Come and get to know me."
Jack pressed the call button on the table, and soon a man and a woman came up from downstairs.
"This is Steve Irwin and his team members of the Quick Response Team. This is Simon Riley and Janey Stu. Simon used to be from the British Special Air Service and is now in charge of the operations department. Janey used to be an intelligence agent for the CIA.
Director, responsible for our intelligence support, both are experts in their fields."
Owen greeted the two of them, and they were officially acquainted. They would definitely cooperate more often in the future. Afterwards, Jack asked the two of them to take Monica and Heartbeat down to arrange other matters. Jack Bauer had something to say to Owen alone.
Seeing everyone leaving, Jack said: "Sorry Owen, I have to confirm whether your relationship with Monica will affect our mission. I don't reject internal romance, but the premise is that it cannot affect work."
"I promise, Jack."
Owen replied decisively. He knew Jack's worries. Normally, special forces like theirs, including similar spy squads, would not allow romantic relationships between colleagues. Such unstable relationships could easily affect work due to personal emotions.
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But Owen is confident his relationship with Monica won't.
Jack Bauer actually knew very well about Owen and Monica, including the tacit understanding between the two, which was very useful in improving combat effectiveness, so he hesitated.
The only time Irving did anything extraordinary for Monica was to take people to Colombia to make a big fuss, but he actually participated in this incident.
"Okay, remember your promise."
In the end, Jack chose to believe Owen. To put it bluntly, Owen was the direct party involved and he knew all the consequences. Once personal emotions affected the action, the price paid was probably his life. I believe Owen can distinguish the priorities.
After Jack's questions were answered, Owen still had a lot of requests that Jack needed to help him land.
The first is weapons and equipment. He can choose from any light weapons on the market. As long as they are not heavy equipment such as aircraft and tanks, CTU can satisfy them all. Jack promised before that there would be no upper limit on the budget, but now he regrets it. When Owen opened his mouth, he wanted to refer to SEALs and individual soldiers.
A set of equipment costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In the end, the two parties negotiated, and the conventional weapons were based on the seals. Most commonly used combat uniforms and night vision goggles were also in line with the seals. Others, such as special equipment such as ASDS, were not considered for the time being.