In Conklin's office at the CIA headquarters, Conklin received Jason Bourne's mission reply and swept the coffee on the table to the floor in displeasure.
Jason Bourne is already the strongest trump card in his hand, but the mission still failed.
"Notify Jason and let him continue to hunt Avril until the target is confirmed to be dead..."
Conklin thought about it and finally did not let Jason enter the hibernation state again. Conklin's assistant Danny Zorn glanced at his boss without leaving any trace. Conklin's behavior had violated Stumblestone's consistent code of conduct. In previous assassinations,
, the command center was responsible for providing intelligence, and Nightingale was responsible for the specific execution. However, the assassination of Avril Lavigne could not be completed for a long time. They even lost a Nightingale because of it. Conklin had lost his patience.
Danny Zorn took the order and left. The staff quickly sent the new instructions to Jason's mobile phone. At this moment, Jason was hiding in the safe house dedicated to Treadstone. When he saw the new instructions, he added to himself
After you have enough ammunition for your weapon, go out and leave.
…
Irving was having lunch in an American restaurant on the street. He had just returned to Washington by plane half an hour ago. He was very hungry. When he saw a restaurant on the roadside, he walked in and had a good meal.
Just after finishing a whole piece of tomahawk steak, Owen wiped his mouth with a napkin when the phone rang at an inappropriate time.
Picking up the phone and looking at it, Owen answered: "Becky, what's wrong?"
"Owen, where are you? Is it safe around here?"
Irving put down the phone and glanced around for a week, and then said calmly: "I just came back, the surroundings are safe..."
Owen's expression didn't look unusual. It seemed like it was just an ordinary phone call. Becky on the other end of the phone said: "Owen, someone just contacted CTU and specified that they want to see you..."
"Looking for me? Who is it?"
"He refused to say, but he said he could provide clues about Avril Berman..."
After hearing the content on the receiver, Owen's eyes narrowed. Avril had been wanted for a long time, but there had been no relevant clues.
"Give me his phone number and I'll contact him..."
"Owen, I sent you the phone number. You have to be careful, this may be a trap..."
"I know, I will pay attention."
After hanging up the phone, Owen called the number sent by Sha Baitian. Of course, he also considered the possibility that it was a trap. Omega didn't have many enemies, but Owen had quite a few enemies, and they were all not ordinary people. He had to
careful.
I called and there was a man on the other side.
"I'm Owen, who are you, and how do you know Avril's whereabouts?"
The person on the other side was silent for a moment, and then said: "You don't need to worry about who I am. Anyway, I can help you catch Avril. At 2:30 in the afternoon, Lanny's Cafe on Hillrock Street in Chicago. Remember, come alone..."
"No, I won't go unless you identify yourself..."
Owen insisted, his attitude unexpectedly tough.
The other side fell silent again, seeming to be considering Owen's determination.
"If there's nothing wrong with you, I'll hang up..."
Owen continued to exert pressure. In fact, he would try it regardless of whether it was a trap. If not, he could get clues about Avril, which would be of great benefit to subsequent arrests. If it was a trap, Owen would not mind killing someone who was malicious to him.
guy.
"Eddie Custer~~"
The other party hung up the phone after announcing a name. The initiative cannot always be in Irving's hands. Irving also understands this truth, but knowing the other party's identity is enough.
After the White House incident, Avril Lavigne has become a wanted felon in the country. The identities of several guys around her have been found out, Eddie Custer is one of them, and Owen knows that Eddie has turned against Avril because this guy used
Avril Lavigne's brother took a bullet.
It seems that what happened this time is very reliable. Eddie betrayed, and Omega might really be able to catch Avril with the clues he provided. Owen thought about this matter, and took out his phone and dialed Silly Baitian: "Becky, give it to me.
Arrange the fastest flight, I'm going to Chicago..."
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Irving showed up at Lanny's Cafe on Hillrock Street on time. There were a few people sitting in the cafe, but they knew at a glance that they were not the target people. Irving was not in a hurry and found a corner seat to sit down and ordered.
Once I had my cappuccino, I read the newspaper and waited quietly.
As time passed, Owen did not deliberately observe his surroundings. He knew that Eddie must be observing him somewhere. On the way, Owen sent the recording of the call to Shabaitian. After comparison, Shabaitian concluded that
The result is that the person speaking is indeed Eddie Custer, so the possibility of a trap can basically be ruled out.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Owen's cup of coffee was almost finished. A breeze blew by, and Owen put down the newspaper. There was already another person sitting on the seat opposite the round table.
"You are so brave, you actually came alone..."
Irving shrugged. The guy opposite had obviously gone through makeup, but if you look closely, you could still identify him as Eddie Custer himself.
"What do you want to drink? I'll treat you..."
Owen snapped his fingers at the waiter, and the waiter came over.
"Same as him."
Eddie didn't even raise his eyelids, always watching Owen's every move. It was obvious that he was very vigilant, and his hand was always inserted into the newspaper on the table. Owen was sure that there must be a gun pointed at him in the newspaper.
"Be careful and don't misfire, otherwise the sniper on the second floor outside will shoot your head off..."
Owen said casually, he was not really stupid, how could he not be prepared at all. Although there was no one of him in the cafe, the exits outside were all surrounded by ct'u people.
Eddie's expression changed.
"Tell me, I know the grudge between you and Avril, tell me where he is?"
"I ask the president for pardon..."
Owen shrugged his eyebrows, but Eddie took the opportunity to make a condition.
"Impossible. After the White House incident, the United States will not make deals with any terrorist organizations, especially members of the White Mask. All I can promise you is that TU will not take the initiative to arrest you, but you have to be smart and find a nook and corner to hide.
…”
Owen answered calmly, but looked into Eddie's eyes.
Nothing has changed in Eddie's eyes. The presidential pardon was originally his impromptu idea. His purpose was to use CTU to kill Avril Lavigne. He didn't care about being wanted by the U.S. government. There are many countries in the world that don't buy into the U.S.'s policy. Being wanted is not a problem at all.
It's not a serious matter, as long as he kills Avril, he can go wherever he wants.
"Okay, I'm willing to cooperate. What do you want to know?"
"Tell me first what are the Four Horsemen?"
Owen raised his eyebrows and his eyes were bright.
Eddie frowned and looked at Owen, but still said: "The Four Horsemen is a term inside the White Mask. Avril is a death knight. He is responsible for small-scale infiltration operations. The purpose of the operation is to contact various terrorist organizations.
Creating panic around the world. I have belonged to the Death Knight before. I don’t know the specific names of the other knights. The communication between the four knights is all the knights themselves are responsible for, and no one knows their true identities. I only know
One of the other three knights is engaged in the mercenary business, and the other one is responsible for the economy. White Mask's actions have never been aimed at economic interests because of him. White Mask is not short of money at all. This knight is more like
It is an honorary title. There are rumors that he is not involved in the specific activities of the White Mask at all. He is more like a sponsor. As for the last one, it seems to be an intelligence broker or a politician of a certain country. The White Mask can cause trouble all over the world, and he
The support is inseparable..."
"So who is the boss of White Mask?"
Owen asked what he wanted to know most, and what TU and the US government wanted to know most.
Eddie shook his head: "I don't know, maybe only the Four Knights know. I have never seen him, and I don't even know whether he is a boy or a girl..."
Eddie didn't give any specific information, but it was still valuable. Owen nodded. There had been doubts about White Mask's economic and political resources within CTU. He didn't know the identity of the leader. Owen also thought it was very reasonable. White Mask
The confidentiality work is indeed very good. CTU once guessed that this boss might be a religious person, because the setting of the Four Horsemen has a strong religious flavor.