Chapter 593 Frank's Family
In a secret safe house in Washington.
Catherine and the director of the CIA were checking the information with eyes wide open.
Catherine looked at the CIA director with a speechless expression.
"You, the director, are really a mascot."
The director of the CIA had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Ever since he and Katherine were transferred by the Department of Homeland Security to head these two agencies, they have been treated differently.
Because of her relationship with the Qin family, Catherine quickly took control of the FBI.
Although there were a few disobedient precincts, most of them were under control.
After taking office, he quickly seized real power.
But the CIA director had a hard time.
There are too many factions within the CIA, and not only internal factions, but also external factions.
For example, Luke's friend Ms. Lasswell is from the military's faction in the CIA.
The Department of Homeland Security has also deployed a lot of people.
Everyone seems to be friendly with each other on the surface, but in private, they are all factions of the powerful deputy directors.
As the director, he has always been a mascot.
He had no idea what the anonymous person had done this time.
Not only did they not know about this, they didn't even know there was such a group...
Catherine also provided him with a lot of information, including many CIA special operations teams.
He didn't know about most of the groups.
But it's really not his fault.
Last time, a large number of people were purged from the CIA because of the Russian spy incident, and then another large number were purged because of Anthony's confidential files.
Then the various groups were divided up among the deputy directors.
He knew about some of the teams, but for some teams, not to mention him, even the previous directors didn’t know…
There is no other reason, because there are too many groups within the CIA.
In federal government agencies, the top leaders are usually politicians.
Those who have real power and do things are deputies.
Some of these people want to hold on to power, some are looking to make money, and some work hard and are true patriots.
Whether the top leader can stay in office for a long time depends entirely on the president's intentions.
A new emperor has new ministers.
Deputies generally don't have this concern. Who is the director or who is the president has basically nothing to do with them.
Because the operation of the organization depends entirely on these deputies and their subordinates working together.
There are very few people like the former director, Paxton.
Paxton was very clear about his abilities, so he did not transform into a politician, but worked honestly until retirement.
He is now a security consultant for a group of the Qin family.
With a high salary, you can enjoy your retirement every day and travel around...
This is the Qin family's reward to him.
No bribe would be given to him while he was in office, but now that he is retired, it is up to him.
With a high pension from the government and a high salary from the Qin family, it's really great...
His son has become the head of a branch of the Qin family overseas.
Now he is glad for his original choice.
It is impossible for a guy like the CIA director, as a politician, to have complete control over an organization.
Because they don't know when you will leave or when the forces behind you will step down, the people under you won't really let him participate in the specific work.
He looked up at the calm Catherine, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.
After a long silence, he spoke his thoughts to Catherine.
Katherine put down her coffee cup and smiled.
"Have you made up your mind?"
The CIA director nodded.
"I was kicked out in the first place, so it's hard to go back. It's better to be like your predecessor and work towards retirement. I'm different from you, you're still young."
Catherine nodded.
"I will help you arrange the rest. Wait for my news."
"Thanks. I owe you a favor."
Catherine stood up and smiled.
"One favor is not enough."
After saying that, he left here.
The sky gradually darkened. In the darkness, the director thought for a long time before leaving the safe house after the sun set.
In London, Elika lay beside Luke. If it weren't for the slightly rising and falling body that proved she was still alive, it would have been a perfect corpse.
Seeing Elika like this, Luke didn't feel comfortable calling the hotel waiter.
I had no choice but to carry Elika to the bathtub and change the sheets and bedding myself.
Elika hasn't seen Luke in a long time.
The UK may not seem large, but the Commonwealth and some former colonies are also a huge market due to language and policy reasons.
Elika was pushed to the forefront and inherited Sir King's property.
The oil company alone kept her busy.
Luke also took the opportunity to comfort her while waiting.
This comfort lasted for three days.
Elika didn't get out of bed for three days...
Three days later, Frank contacted Luke and invited him to his home.
In Western society, inviting someone to your home for dinner means that you are very good friends.
So, Luke takes it very seriously.
Elika finally got to see Luke, so naturally she wanted to stick with him.
Luke saw nothing wrong with bringing a female companion.
After preparing the gifts, he took Elek to Frank's house.
I didn't expect what Frank said was true.
Their family is indeed not poor.
An estate outside London.
After Luke's Rolls-Royce entered the manor, it drove several hundred meters before reaching the main building.
The owner of the manor was standing at the door to greet Luke.
When Luke got off the car, he saw Frank's family.
First up is Frank's mother.
She is not tall, with golden and silver hair, but she is a very energetic old woman.
After a warm hug with Luke and Elika, Frank introduced the people around him.
his brother, Deke Shaw, and sister, Hattie Shaw.
Deckard Shaw and Fleck look extremely similar, and they are obviously twins.
However, Luke and Frank had been in contact for a long time, so it was easy for him to tell the difference between them.
Frank is easy-going and sometimes a little funny.
But his twin brother, Deckard Shaw, has a face that looks like a stranger should stay away from him.
Serious, yet a little fierce.
Hattie Shaw, on the other hand, was a great beauty, very similar to their mother.
Luke also met their other brother, Owen Shaw.
Not to mention the huge gap between them and the Frank brothers, it can be said that they are not even remotely related.
Walking into the main building of the manor, Luke chatted with the old lady as he walked.
"Madam, you are an attractive woman, both now and in the past."
"You are really good at talking, young man. Yes, their father used his strength to fight off all the suitors back then."
The old lady was not modest at all and accepted Luke's compliment generously.
"Ma'am, is Frank really your son? Well... they don't look like you at all. Owen and Heidi are more like you."
The old lady sighed and said regretfully:
"Things weren't very good back then, so the two brothers followed their father."
"Later, conditions improved, and Owen and Heidi became more like me."
The atmosphere of the meal was very good.
The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
Luke also understood what the old lady had just said.
Seeing the picture of Frank's father, he does look more like their father.
They are a military family.
No wonder Frank was able to join the SAS.
According to the information, Owen also retired from SAS.
Frank also mentioned something about his brother Deke Shaw.
All three of them are retired from SAS.
It’s just that the choices after retirement are different.
But this is also normal.
In European and American families, when children go to college and leave home, they basically live their own lives.
Even siblings attach great importance to personal privacy.
Frank had mild PTSD, so he chose the Mediterranean coast near Marseille, France.
Beautiful scenery, few people...
And Deke Shaw, it seems, had the same idea, but he did not choose the same way as Frank.
During this lunch, everyone was in harmony except Deke Shaw who had a stern face the whole time.
No one mentioned that Owen was wanted.
Luke was not in a hurry either. Owen's work was all in Europe anyway, and the only one interested in them was the CIA.
He is the FBI and generally has no control over overseas affairs.
But Owen is Frank's younger brother, so he still intends to let Frank handle it.
At least let Owen know that they are being targeted by the CIA, and they should be more low-key next time they do their work.
Then there's Letty's business.
Who rescued Letty and who put Letty into Owen's team? Owen has to confirm all these.
After dinner, I chatted with the old lady for a while.
Luke is quite good at coaxing old people.
The old lady was so happy.
Frank left with Luke.
Because Luke came with Elika, Frank did not ride in the same car with Luke.
He drove behind Luke himself.
Arriving at the hotel, Frank and Luke sat in the living room of the presidential suite.
Elika sensibly returned to the bedroom and left the space for the two of them.
Luke poured Frank a glass of wine. Frank took a sip, thought for a moment and said:
"Dyke knew about Owen's situation, but he didn't say much. He only said that Owen wasn't really doing evil."
Luke nodded.
"I know, but I want to meet him and ask him something."
Frank looked at Luke in confusion.
"Do you believe what I say?"
Luke smiled.
"Of course, since you believe in your brother, I believe in you too."
Frank gave an ugly smile.
"Okay, I'll tell Deke to find a way to contact Owen. No matter what, I'll stand by your side."
Luke waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"I'm the FBI. His affairs are none of my business. I'm not trying to arrest him. Don't worry."
Frank nodded and drank the wine in his glass.
Then left the hotel.
In fact, Luke lied to Frank.
He didn't really believe Frank that much.
Instead, he found out that Irving had made big news in Europe several times, but only people were injured, no one died.
This is the biggest doubt.
If Owen was a vicious person or gang, he would not have arranged the crime process so carefully.
It is very difficult to avoid death and still get things.
At night, Elika, a weakling in combat, enjoyed fighting Luke with great pleasure and pain.
It looks like a life-and-death struggle...
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Three days later, Frank received a message that a meeting time with Owen had been set.
But Irving needs time and arrangements.
In the evening, Frank came to pick up Luke.
The meeting place was very secretive and there was no prior notice.
Frank drove Luke around London several times.
Finally enter from an underground parking lot.
Then change cars and continue driving.
After changing several times, I changed to another business car in an underground parking lot.
Owen was in this car.
The driver was Deke Shaw.
Frank sat in the passenger seat.
This business car has a partition between the front and back seats.
Luke and Owen sat in the back row.
What Luke didn't expect was that there was another person sitting in the third group.
Owen didn't introduce the other person, and the other person didn't greet Luke either.
As soon as Luke got in the car, he saw the other person, and the other person also saw Luke.
Since the other party didn't say hello, she probably didn't want Owen to know that Luke knew her.
The third person sitting was Peggy Carter.
Even though she covered her eyes with makeup, Luke was still recognizable.
Luke also cooperated with Carter and did not greet her.
He just glanced at her and then looked at Owen.
Owen didn't explain.
As the vehicle started moving, Luke spoke directly.
"I am friends with your eldest brother Frank. Another friend of mine was framed by the CIA, and they are using this as a threat against you."
"But I wouldn't let my friends get involved. You guys are being targeted by the CIA, so I contacted Frank."
Owen nodded.
Luke continued:
"The Latino woman in your team, whose real name is Letty, is my friend's girlfriend. She disappeared due to an accident."
"When she shows up again, she'll be on your team."
Owen thought about it and told her about her encounter with Letty.
"Her name is not Letty. In fact, she is with another one of my men."
"As for what happened before, I don't know."
Luke wasn't surprised at all by what Owen said.
As a subordinate, it is impossible for Owen to recruit Letty without doing investigation.
But Letty's identity had obviously been concealed.
Everything is normal.
Luke didn't get any useful information from Owen.
Luke understood everything Owen and the others had done the moment he saw Peggy Carter.
Carter also wanted to alert the enemy so that he could get some clues.
The car went around in a circle and Luke had nothing more to say.
For Frank's sake, Luke reminded Owen that it was likely that many powerful forces would take action.
But they dealt with Irving and his team in another way.
Owen just smiled and said nothing.
The car returned to the underground parking lot where we started.
Owen thanked Luke before leaving.
Decker drove away.
Frank changed cars and took Luke back to the hotel.
On the way back, Frank said to Luke:
"Owen didn't say anything to me, but Deke did say a little."
"what?"
"Dyke said Owen was working for the government."
When Luke saw Carter, he naturally knew who Owei was working for.
So he pretended not to know, then patted Frank on the shoulder as if he suddenly realized something.
"Don't worry, man. I'll contact you as soon as I have any news. You'd better keep in touch with Owen as well."
Frank nodded.
Back at the hotel, Luke and Elika didn't rush to do that.
Elika is also very sensible and has been well trained by Luke.
Sure enough, Peggy Carter knocked on the door of the presidential suite in the middle of the night.
After entering the door, he smiled and said to Luke:
"You are waiting for me."
"Ahem... I have a girlfriend. If you say that, Steve will misunderstand..."
Carter gave Luke a nice eye roll.
He picked up the red wine on the table and poured himself a glass.
"The Letty you mentioned was planted by SHIELD."
