Chapter 906 A special way to France
"Buying time? What time are you fighting for? Why are you fighting for time?"
Cassel was a little confused about the situation. He was crying while holding the photo of the three girls sent by the kidnappers holding the "Le Parisien" of that day. When he heard Jack saying that he couldn't believe that the kidnappers would let them go, he became anxious.
"Buy time for us to rush to Paris." Jack said calmly.
No matter who the person who left him the note was, judging from the way he tortured Roger Hansen, it must be someone with a background related to covert operations.
In other words, would a kidnapping case involving a secret agent be an ordinary kidnapping and ransom case?
Perhaps it was the fact that Jack was forced to rest this morning that played a role, or maybe it was the continuous stimulation of great joy and great sadness that finally allowed Cassel to regain some of his IQ.
After bowing his head in silence for a moment, he looked up again, his eyes a little clearer, "I will contact those friends who have private jets."
Unexpectedly, Jack smiled mysteriously and said, "No, we will take a transport plane there."
Since the TU-144 and Concorde retired from the stage of history, mankind has never had a supersonic passenger aircraft. The fastest flight time from New York to Paris has degraded from the original 3 hours and 20 minutes to 8 hours today.
Even taking a military transport aircraft cannot effectively shorten this time, because transport aircraft are not much faster than civilian airliners. At most, the waiting time for flights and cumbersome customs clearance procedures are eliminated.
Unless Jack could get a two-seat supersonic fighter jet, stuff Cassel in the magazine or mount it on a missile rack, and then fly over Paris to abandon the plane and parachute out, they would be able to catch up within the three hours required by the kidnappers. arrive.
Jack had no intention of arriving in Paris within three hours, nor did he plan to enter France through normal channels. Although Rossi gave the wanted criminal group a status similar to that of the International Department, it could handle cases across borders and pursue internationally wanted criminals.
Before, they went to South Korea on the fly, and even took a military transport plane directly to rush for time. But the problem is that they are going to France now, one of the top five gangsters in the United Nations.
Even when handling cases in a semi-colony like South Korea, the FBI went through the communication process through the embassy and South Korean officials in accordance with normal procedures.
Compared with the big countries in the universe, France is still a relatively normal developed European country.
Even though the relationship between the United States and France is quite close to some extent, the FBI often enters France in the name of assisting in counter-terrorism. However, if you follow the normal process step by step, it will take at least a day or two.
Although this world has been filmed, the underlying logic still operates according to the logic of the real world. Therefore, even in South Korea, Jack could only act as low-key as possible.
Together with God Ma Dong-seok, he beats people with his fists. Even if he beats all the gangsters to paralysis, South Korea will try to help cover it up. But in ordinary cases, once he shoots in an official capacity and attracts public attention, the dog will be anxious. Two barking sounds.
Moreover, even if Jack goes to France in an official capacity, he will most likely only be able to observe the case and assist in handling the case, and will not be able to participate in person.
So can they trust the French police's ability to handle cases?
Sorry, let’s not talk about the thieves and robbers all over Paris today. Just from the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in the center of Paris in 2015, the poor response ability of the Paris police has made people feel desperate.
There is no need to rely on the normal route, and Jack has no intention of entering France with his real identity, because he will definitely bring Cassel and Brian with him.
The movie "Taken" left a deep impression on Jack. Even though many details have been blurred, he has never forgotten the general plot of Brian killing Albanian gangsters by himself and finally saving his daughter from a human trafficking organization.
Although the plot has changed beyond recognition now, and an unidentified guy has appeared, but judging from his acting style, it is obvious that he is also an evil star who is as trouble-making as Brian.
If Jack was involved as an FBI, he might be in trouble if he even wanted to go to other European countries, let alone France.
Fortunately, in addition to Ou Meng, there is also a military organization called NATO in the world today. Although the United States does not have troops stationed in France, it does have another type of military presence called temporary deployment.
The good relationship that Jack maintained with the Joint Special Operations Command came into play at this time. Six hours later, a C-17 "Globemaster" transport plane landed in the city of Metz in the Lorraine region of eastern France. Nathans Air Force Base.
Wearing a military uniform and sunglasses, with most of his face covered with a fake beard, Jack stepped off the plane, followed by Cassel and Brian, who were similarly dressed.
As Jack expected, three hours ago, the kidnappers who received a ransom of 15 million euros only released Sara Elmasri. Alexis and Kim did not appear at the scene of delivering the ransom.
According to the rescued Sarah, she was anesthetized almost the entire time and was in a dazed state. After waking up, the three girls did not know that they were actually in Paris until they were forced to take pictures with newspapers.
However, Sara still provided some few clues, such as that their kidnappers had been communicating in Arabic.
In addition, the time from when she was separated from the other two girls to when she was taken alone to pay the ransom should not have exceeded an hour, which also proves that Alexis and Kim should be in Paris at this time.
"They're just asking for ransom, aren't they? Why didn't they let the three girls go together?" Cassel asked eagerly as he followed Jack.
When he heard the news on the plane, he almost went crazy and was extremely excited. He didn't calm down until he received a slap from Brian.
It wasn't because he had learned a lesson, it was simply because he was knocked unconscious. He didn't wake up until the C-17 landed.
Brian was actually not as calm as before, and his mood was obviously more depressed. Along the way, he kept playing with the pistol that Clay helped get, a "Spotted Viper" SR-1MP.
“If you think about it from a bad perspective, Alexis and Kim were bargaining chips in this kidnapping case, used to ensure that the kidnappers could successfully complete the ransom payment.
On the bright side, maybe Sarah wasn't the real target all along. "
Led by a sergeant into the dormitory area, Jack took out three sets of casual clothes from his bag and motioned for them to change into them.
"What do you mean?" Cassel pulled Jack and wanted him to explain clearly. Even Brian cast a puzzled look. He also failed to understand the logic.
"If it's the former, it means that the two girls have no value and can be disposed of at will, so I prefer the latter. The other party's use of Sarah to extort ransom is just a cover. The real targets are Alexis and Kim. One or the other, or both.”
Jack quickly changed his clothes and urged Cassel not to be nagging.
"I contacted some old guys, but I didn't receive any clear threatening information." Brian frowned.
Cassel is just an ordinary best-selling author. According to his recollections over the past two days, the closest contact he had with the words spy and agent was probably when he went to the CIA headquarters in Langley to write a book. Did some research.
"Is it possible that some fish slipped through the net? For example, a child who was let go because of your mercy has now grown up to be the leader of a terrorist organization and has come to seek revenge from you." A certain writer began to use his imagination.