Chapter 1128 The Invincible Man

"Show your identity." General Hammer obviously didn't know Jim Womack.

The director coughed lightly and straightened his crooked bow tie, "I am FBI Director Womack, General."

"It is an overseas company jointly established by the Pentagon and the CIA, specializing in some unknown illegal transactions, such as arms and drugs."

General Hammer was interrupted by Admiral Al Kleiman who was rubbing his eyebrows before he finished speaking. At the same time, the generals in military uniforms in the conference room also coughed lightly and covered their faces.

"Please, Frank, this is top secret. Do you want everyone here to go to hell together?"

General Hammer had no intention of continuing to speak. He only cared about completing his plan. "OK, let me reiterate the rules of the game.

Once the media knows about it, I will launch the VX missile.

If you refuse to pay, I will also launch the VX missile.

You have 40 hours to make a decision. Just transfer the money to this account before noon the day after tomorrow. Don't try any countermeasures. It will only increase casualties. You and I know this.

This is Hammer. The communication from Alcatraz is over."

As the communication ended, the conference room fell into a dead silence, but fortunately most of the people on the scene were experienced and quickly adjusted.

"Evelyn, we must find out the identities of the 83 hostages as soon as possible and notify their families. David, I need the BAU to try to fabricate some suitable reasons. We must not leak the secrets.

This is not just a threat from Hammer. If the media knows that 15 VX missiles are aimed at the entire San Francisco area, it will inevitably cause irreparable chaos.

Jack, I know that you have dealt with terrorists using VX in South Korea, so you are responsible for cooperating with the military, and the FBI will provide all possible support."

As expected of a big leader, these words are really well said. Jack secretly applauded his own director in his heart.

This disaster was caused by military generals. What is cooperating with the military action? The FBI will provide as much support as possible. To put it bluntly, everyone will discuss the matter at hand, and the FBI will not participate in the dispute between the military and the White House.

The key is that these words are flawless and the attitude is very correct. Neither the military nor Director Sinclair from the White House Office, who represents the president, can find fault with them.

"Wait a minute." However, before Jack could answer, Army General Al Kleiman, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had taken off his glasses and pointed his index finger at Rossi.

"I have also heard of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Department for a long time, so I want to hear the opinion of the famous David Rossi. Is it possible for us to solve the problem through negotiation?"

Rossi coughed dryly and was about to answer, but Jack took over the conversation, "Sorry, General, criminal psychology analysis is science, not magic.

Facing an 'invincible man', I want to send a negotiation expert over, except for adding a hostage or even a corpse, I can't imagine any meaning."

No matter if it is in name or not, Rossi is his teacher in the real sense, and Jack naturally can't watch him being packed and sent to Alcatraz.

Al Kleiman's hawk-like eyes instantly moved from Rossi to Jack's face, and his expressionless look made people feel quite chilling.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest advisory body to the president and the secretary of defense. The generals present include the Air Force Chief of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Each of them has four bright silver stars on his shoulder strap.

The U.S. national military command system consists of four parts: the president, the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The president and the secretary of defense are the command decision makers. The National Security Council is responsible for providing the former with the advice and suggestions needed for decision-making. While providing military advice to the above three parties, the Joint Chiefs of Staff is also responsible for conveying the orders of the president and the secretary of defense to the joint commands and special operations commands.

In other words, when the Americans decide to launch a war or military action, the National Security Council usually gives advice on whether to fight or not, what the consequences of fighting or not, whether it will hinder international appearance, and other diplomatic advice.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff will tell the president whether the war can be won, what kind of losses are expected, how many troops need to be mobilized, and what price to pay.

It sounds a bit complicated, but in fact it is nothing more than the need for power distribution and checks and balances.

Generally speaking, the president trusts the National Security Council more because its members are directly appointed by the president and do not need to be approved by Congress.

The members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff need to be nominated by the president and approved by the Senate.

According to Jack's understanding, the Joint Chiefs of Staff is actually a big pot, and the three services of the navy, army, air force, and the Marine Corps "Marine Run" all dig into this pot to share the soup.

As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Al Kleiman is definitely the top one in terms of his prestige in the military, not to mention the three services.

Therefore, when a presidential assistant with the title of director just spoke nonsense, the admiral just said a simple sentence and a warning look, and he shut up obediently.

However, Jack, who was stared at by him with the same eyes at this time, looked normal. Not only was he not afraid, he even returned a gentle smile.

The FBI is not affiliated with the military, and the person sitting next to him is his boss. He has no fault to blame, so Jack is particularly calm.

Admiral Al Kleinman's cheek twitched, and just when everyone thought he was going to get angry because of the little agent in front of him for interrupting without permission, he actually showed an interested expression.

"What is an 'invincible man'?"

Jack was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect him to ask such a question. He shook the information in his hand and answered.

"It says that General Hammer has no descendants, and his wife who has been with him for more than 20 years passed away two years ago. I think he should have been planning this action since then."

"You mean, the death of his wife was the trigger that led him to such extreme behavior?" The admiral interrupted with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

It seems that the young FBI and the stupid politician are the same thing, a young man with an overly strong desire to express himself.

"I have known Hammer for more than thirty years. His wife died of cancer. Even if I have not studied what you call criminal psychology, I know that this has nothing to do with his sudden madness."

Jack did not back down because he was laughed at by the old man, but continued, "No, General Hammer is not crazy, he is just in despair.

The so-called invincible person is not that I praise him because of his legendary achievements. It is just a description of a person who no longer cares about anything, including money, reputation, status, and so on.

In this way, a person can do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, even giving up his own life, just to achieve a goal. All people or things that stand in front of this goal will be regarded by him as obstacles and eliminated.

Considering that General Hammer is a professional soldier who was promoted with great military achievements, his will will only become stronger, so don't expect to impress the other party with words, as that will only anger him and cause extremely serious consequences. "