Chapter 647 The Revenge of the Reagan Family (2)

According to the official investigation report, or in the knowledge of the Regan family, Joey Regan died during a raid on a drug dealer transaction site. He was ambushed by two drug dealers and died on the spot.

However, this was not described in the suicide note of his partner Lena Gonsalves. She claimed that Joy was with Detective Malewski at the time, and when she arrived after hearing gunfire, she only Three bodies were seen at the scene.

The only surviving detective, Malewski, insisted at the time that he shot the two drug dealers to death on the spot after ambushing Joey, but Lena Gonsalves didn't seem to buy it.

Obviously, the existence of the "Blue Templars" is not a big secret within the NYPD. Lena Gonsalves was also aware of this. Not only did she start an investigation privately, but she also left behind a backup plan.

This suicide note was the biggest gain from Jubal and Hannah's secret investigation these days. Although the contents of the suicide note were just speculations and lacked substantive evidence, after she committed suicide, the evidence was obviously not that important anymore. .

Frank Regan read the suicide note with an expressionless face, and handed it to the old man Henry Regan, who had already put on reading glasses and was waiting aside. He turned to look at his younger son with a little disappointment in his eyes.

"Since the FBI has found you a long time ago, why didn't you tell us from the beginning?"

James Regan trembled at the cold look in his old father's eyes, and couldn't help but stutter when he spoke, "Because Joey also hid it from you at the time, and I..."

In fact, on the way home, he was thinking about how to explain this matter to his father. To say that he really believed that his father, Frank, was involved in the death of his brother Joey was definitely going too far. .

But whether it was the mysterious operations of the FBI at the time or some of the legends about the "Blue Templars" he heard from his grandfather Henry Sr. when he was a child, it was inevitable that he would have some conspiracy theories.

James Regan tried hard to swallow, and then his words became more fluent, "I think this may be a revelation, giving me an impulse to inherit Joey's legacy. I want to Use your own abilities to win the honor that my brother deserves."

These words made the Reagans present feel a little sad. Although the younger son's reason was a bit naive, it made sense. The most important thing was that except for the younger son, no one else among them had ever treated Joey. ·There was a trace of doubt about Regan's death.

When this feeling of guilt came to his mind, Frank Regan no longer wanted to blame his youngest son. What's more, according to Jack's previous statement, James Regan decisively rejected Agent Ryan.

James Regan glanced at Jack, "I must admit that I am very grateful to Jack. He made me let go of the huge rock in my heart. This is indeed something that I cannot resist alone."

As he spoke, he looked at his father Frank and grandfather Henry again, "What is the origin of that 'Blue Temple'?"

"This matter starts from the darkest period of the NYPD in the last century." The former director of the NYPD, Henry Regan, put down the suicide note in his hand, sighed deeply, and began to tell his grandson about ancient times.

"We created the Blue Temple, a secret society, after Shepico blew the whistle and all the fuss that followed, at a time when the police force had a bad reputation, even though not many people were involved in corrupt practices. , but most people stay silent about it for various reasons.”

Henry said it very tactfully, even a little evasive. In fact, the name Shepico in his mouth was well-known in the United States, and even a proprietary name was born because of this, called the Shepico effect.

To explain this term simply, when a certain kind of bad behavior or culture prevails in a social group, those who stand up to expose or raise objections will be ostracized and targeted.

Shepico was an ordinary police officer in the NYPD at that time. After he stood up and exposed the widespread corruption within the NYPD at that time, he became a "whistleblower" in the eyes of the police officers and was severely targeted.

The most dangerous time was when Shepiko was trapped by his fellow policemen and shot directly in the head during an anti-drug operation, and then left to die.

Fortunately, an elderly Hispanic man nearby helped him call an ambulance. Shepico was lucky enough to save his life. However, part of the shrapnel remained in his brain forever, causing permanent deafness in one ear.

His experience subsequently triggered a storm of public opinion across the federation, and the reputation of the NYPD also became infamous during that period.

“We have united some people who share the same sense of justice as Shepiko and thought it would be a good thing to have such a group of brothers to help keep an eye on the internal situation.

At first, this was indeed the case. Over the next ten years or so, with the efforts of the Blue Templars, some bad apples were eliminated, and the reputation of the NYPD was gradually restored. "

Henry Regan took the whiskey from his son and his expression turned to sigh, "But after those core members retired, the 'Blue Temple' gradually turned into a veterans club, and everyone only got together occasionally to chat. Previous battlefield experience.”

As the second-generation police officer in the Regan family, Frank Regan followed his father's words and said, "After I became an NYPD officer, I was out of tune with those people. It had completely become a senior citizen's club."

Then there was the third-generation police officer in the Regan family, and Danny continued, “By the time I entered, the ‘Blue Temple’ had definitely added some new blood.

Just when I thought we could regain the faith of our ancestors, I found out that it was just a bunch of big talkers sitting in a strip bar drinking free Overlord drinks and bragging, so I quickly quit. "

There was unconcealable regret in Frank's next words, "Later, when I first became the chief, I worked with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct a thorough assessment of all 'brotherhood'-like organizations in the police department, including Includes the "Blue Temple".

But we didn't find anything worth paying attention to. I think I just saw what I wanted to see. "

After speaking, he took a deep breath, wiped his face vigorously, and wiped away the turbid tears from the corners of his eyes, not wanting others to see him crying.

After listening to what the three of them said, not to mention James Regan, even Jack's expression became a little weird. Good guy, I've been talking about it for a long time, this is what the "Blue Templar" feeling is. It's a fraternity club.

Perhaps there was a somewhat legendary past, but that was more than half a century ago. Agent Ryan led a group of people to conduct a secret investigation for more than two years as if facing a formidable enemy. The result... is this?

But all this seems to be reasonable. The United States seems to be particularly interested in conspiracy theories such as secret societies, but after talking about it, it seems to be just that.

For example, the Masonic symbol consisting of a compass and a square that Jack had seen at No. 22 M Street seemed terrifying and made people feel that the legendary Freemasonry seemed to be pervasive.

But to put it bluntly, Freemasonry was originally a guild organization composed of lower-level masons in the Middle Ages, with some religious elements mixed into it.

When Hongmen Zhi Gong Tang entered North America, it cooperated with the Freemasons at that time and even directly used their English names and logos.

Of course, we should not underestimate this group of people. At least in terms of organization and confidentiality, this group of corrupt policemen have done a very strict job. The death of Joey Regan and his partner also illustrates from another aspect that these guys at least He is cruel enough that even the director's son dares to attack him.

Frank Regan apparently thought so, "Can the FBI keep this matter strictly confidential for the time being?"

Of course, Jack could only nod. Dana Moger had gone to Washington to investigate in the past two days. He was currently fully responsible for this matter. The members of Agent Ryan's team were not much different from being in jail now.

As for Agent Ryan herself, the only time she left the federal building these days was when she showed up at the NYPD police station tonight to redeem herself and perjured herself in front of the Internal Affairs Department for James Regan.

"Except for the original investigation team, there are no more than five FBI agents involved in the investigation these days. The only people who are fully aware of the inside story are Hannah and my immediate superior Jubal," he said.