Martin greeted him first, then pointed at the electronic screen: "Your Excellency, it's your turn..."
It was obviously not the first time for President Pamo to come to this place. He skillfully brought his eyes up to verify the iris. After a laser scan, it showed that the verification was passed. President Pamo put his palm on the indicator screen again and scanned the laser again.
After that, it showed that the verification was passed again, and then the metal door made a starting sound and slowly opened.
Everyone looked at the door that was opening. This was the first time Jack Bauer saw the legendary PEOC. Deep underground, PEOC could not deal with such a deep bomb. Even a nuclear explosion, PEOC could handle it.
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PEOC only has iris and fingerprint verification at the door, and it is for the president himself. This is not to say that it cannot be more stringent. It is just that when an underground safe house is activated, it is usually an emergency, and it is most important to enter the safe house as soon as possible.
Yes, evading the verification process will only delay time.
Along the way, Jack's attention was focused on a few people except President Palmer. With Owen's previous reminder, Jack became even more attentive and happened to notice Martin's little move.
After the verification passed, everyone stood still, waiting for the moment when the security door was fully opened, but Martin retreated behind without leaving a trace. This move seemed unintentional, but it was extremely unreasonable. You must know that Martin is the security director.
You should always stand in front of the president.
With the opening of the safety door, the situation inside the PEOC was also exposed to everyone's sight. The safe house was not very big. Inside was a workbench with various electronic equipment embedded in it.
This is the command center in case of emergency. From here, all armed forces in the United States can be commanded. The president can complete all operations by staying here, including launching nuclear bombs.
At this moment, inside the security gate, a group of military staff in the safe house are lining up to welcome the president.
"Gentlemen..."
President Palmer saluted with a military salute, but before he could finish his words, the sound of pistol shooting rang out behind him. President Palmer shrank his neck in fright, bullets flew past him, and Secret Service agents and Marines around him
and the staff inside the house were shot and fell down one by one.
Behind the crowd, Martin held a P229 and fired wildly. His marksmanship was very accurate, one shot at a time. Jack Bauer rushed towards Martin as soon as he took out his gun, but Martin was well prepared and stepped back to the side.
He took one step to distance himself, and then the first shot was given to Jack.
Jack was shot and fell to the ground, and Martin turned his gun on the others. Jack fell to the ground and endured the pain. Martin hit him in the chest, but fortunately he was blocked by a body armor.
Martin didn't care at all whether Jack was wearing a body armor, because he had no weapons at all. As long as he stayed out of the way, he prioritized getting rid of his subordinates and others, and it wouldn't be too late to kill Jack later.
People around him fell one by one. Jack endured the pain, jumped up, pulled President Palmer and ran into the safe house.
Behind him, Martin threw away the empty P229, picked up the assault rifle in the hand of the Marine soldier, and chased Jack's butt and fired. Jack Bauer pushed the president and ran while hiding, and the bullets chased behind him, killing him.
Things around him were shattered into pieces, various equipment on the workbench were hit with sparks, and Jack and the President were forced behind a machine.
"Come out, Jack, I know you are very powerful, but you can't run away. Who asked you to come here? You could have walked away..."
Martin stood at the door and did not approach too closely. He did not give Jack any chance to make a comeback. Instead, he kept destroying Jack's fighting spirit. He did not see exactly where they were hiding, but they were definitely behind the equipment in front of him.
After turning on the machine, Jack gave President Palmer a hint. President Palmer understood and said in a hasty tone: "Martin, Martin, you bastard, why did you do this?"
Martin listened to the sound and identified the location, and pointed the gun at the location where the President might be hiding. His purpose was not to kill the President, but the President was with Jack, and the location he exposed was probably where Jack was.
Behind the machine, Jack Bauer took this opportunity to quietly crawl to the other side of the machine. This is a very simple psychological trick that everyone knows, but it is very useful.
Seeing that Martin was silent, President Palmer continued to distract him, "Damn it, am I not treating you well? Why did you do this? You just killed one of your men, you bastard who deserves to go to hell...
…”
The president loudly rebuked Martin. He was not just playing tricks. He was really angry at Martin's actions. The two agents who died were his personal guards and capable men who got along with Martin day and night. Martin had just killed him so easily.
They didn't hesitate at all.
Moreover, Palmer spent a lot of time with Martin, the security director. He spent more time with Martin than with his wife every day. Palmer trusted him very much and could not understand why Martin would betray him.
"Come on, you hypocrite. You overturned the long-standing strategy of the United States, made good friends with Iran, and promised to withdraw troops from the Middle East. Do you know that your actions have chilled the hearts of the heroes who sacrificed their lives in the Middle East? Their deaths will change.
It’s meaningless…”
This time Martin did not remain silent, but seemed a little excited.
"I know, it's because of your son Billy, right? He died in the Middle East, so you think..."
"Yes, I have dedicated my life to this country, but in the end you make my children who sacrificed their lives for the country look like a fool. You are not worthy of leading this country, you are a coward..."
Martin's emotions suddenly became excited, and Palmer talked about the most painful place in his heart. His mind became turbulent for a moment, and Jack took advantage of this moment, rushed out from behind the bunker, and faced the enemy from the side.
Martin ran away.
It was too frustrating to have no weapons, so Jack could only rely on his body to fight.
Martin only felt a black shadow rushing towards him. It was too late to hide. The muzzle of the gun turned around urgently and he pulled the trigger at the same time. However, he was knocked down by Jack and rolled out of the door with a grunt.
There was an electronic sound of "pop", and Jack endured the pain and slapped the switch with his palm. The safety door slowly closed under Martin's gaze. Martin rushed over like crazy, but still couldn't catch up. In the end, the safety door was completely intact.
Seam, leaving only Martin's roar.
At this moment, the phone on the injured Jack rang. He had just rushed towards Martin in a hurry. Although he succeeded, he was still hit by a bullet. The bullet from the assault rifle penetrated his body armor. Although
It wasn't fatal, but it was a serious injury.
After answering the phone, Owen's voice sounded on the other end: "Jack, how are you doing there?"
"No, I'm injured..."
"Where are you?"
Owen's heart twitched when he heard that Jack was injured.
"I'm in the underground safe house. President Palmer is with me. Martin is a traitor. He killed other people. But for now we are safe. The President and I are in the safe house. No one else can get in..."
Irving breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the two were temporarily safe, and then asked: "Is the president okay?"
"I'm fine, Owen..."
This time it was President Palmer who spoke. Owen's tone immediately changed: "It's great to hear that you are okay. Mr. President, please tell me the specific location of the safe house. I will go find you now..."
Jack is injured and Owen must go to help.
"The library on the east side of the White House has a secret door that leads to the elevator, and the elevator can lead directly to the safe room."
President Palmer said.
"Okay, Mr. President, I will rush there as soon as possible. Before that, please try to take care of Jack. If you have any questions, call me. In addition, you can try to communicate with the outside world. People outside must be very worried about your safety now...