Chapter 189: Monitoring
The distance from Dallas to Los Angeles is not close, but it is not particularly far, and with the drive in turns, plus the rest time, it is basically a day and a night.
After sleeping in a motel the next day, Yang Yi and the others entered the downtown area of Los Angeles.
On the way, Paul has already introduced the details about Charles.
The so-called unsightly profession certainly does not refer to something that is immoral, but can only be an illegal profession.
Charles was a member of the CIA, and a member of the Pandora Army, he was implicated by Brian and withdrew from the CIA's special operations unit, first transferred to a CIA pension department for a period of time, and not long after, the depressed and excluded Charles simply quit the CIA.
If Charles wants to do something illegal but with a very high income, it is very simple, of course he has this ability, whether he does it alone or in a gang to commit crimes, it is estimated that there are not many people in this world who can stop him.
But it is also difficult for a former Pandora member to get along in the underground world of the United States, because he was a member of the CIA, and too many people are familiar with his situation, so to speak, Charles is under the nose of the CIA, and if he does something that is difficult for ordinary people to do, then the CIA will be the first to suspect him.
Although the CIA does not care about domestic affairs in the United States, and the domestic affairs are handled by the FBI, Charles still does not dare to use his knowledge and skills unscrupulously to accumulate wealth, unless he leaves the United States.
As long as he left the United States, it was really a bird, but Charles chose a path that most people did not expect.
Charles has a grudge in his heart, and he wants to vent his resentment.
Charles refused to leave the United States, he mainly stayed in Los Angeles, but he also wandered around various cities in the United States, and then he colluded with many American gangsters, as long as it was a headache for the American government, he was willing to do anything.
For example, Charles helps a politician collect black information and history about his rivals, and then asks this official to discredit his opponent, and then when the limelight passes, Charles will cooperate with the regular guest he helped to get down, and he can also make money twice, but money is by no means the main purpose of Charles's doing this, even if the money is small, he is willing to do it.
Charles's way of making extra money also includes the killer business, but his killer is different from ordinary killers, he doesn't shoot after receiving the task, he will choose the right target, kill the person, and then forcibly charge the person who makes the most profit because the target dies, it doesn't matter if you don't give it, Charles is a big deal to do the killer's work again.
Sometimes, Charles doesn't take a penny, does nothing, and when he feels that it is unpleasant to look at a gangster, he will go to great lengths to kill him, and then watch the gangster fall into chaos or even fall apart
Charles also likes to poke out big scandals in the entertainment industry, and at some point, he did play the role of the paparazzi, and he played this role extremely well.
Because Charles is a well-known paparazzi, he does not have a public identity and does not work for any newspaper or television station, but many newspapers and television stations have bought the material he provides.
In short, Charles is a stubborn weirdo, he can do anything for no reason, something that ordinary people can't understand, as long as Charles feels that he will not be discovered if he does it, and will not leave any evidence reminiscent of him, then he will dare to do anything, just like a bear child who has been criticized, and he is bent on making trouble for his parents as revenge.
Yang Yi thinks it's quite interesting to be such a person, and Paul and Charles have always been in contact, at least they have contact information, even if the two of them haven't made a phone call for a long time, but the two of them will never change the phone number left for each other, and they will never let each other find themselves, because this is the tacit understanding between even the members of Pandora, and it is also the only remaining warmth between two people who share the same disease.
So Paul was sure to find Charles, but when he got closer and closer to Charles's residence, Yang Yi finally couldn't help but ask a question.
"There's one thing I don't understand, Mr. Brian, although your name is not mentioned on the list of escapees, there is no doubt that the CIA will not let you escape like this."
"Hmm."
Yang Yi said with a little worry: "I believe Charles is well hidden, no, he never leaves evidence in his work, but many things don't need evidence to suspect a person, Charles's address is certainly not a secret to the CIA, although many years have passed, but the CIA has no reason not to pay attention to him." ”
Brian said softly, "You can say what you want to express directly." ”
"If the CIA knows where Charles is, and there are people who can relate to the feelings between the members of Pandora's force, after all, Mr. Paul has suddenly disappeared, then will the CIA spy on Charles and wait here for you to send it to the door yourself?"
Brian didn't look at Yang Yi, he just nodded and said, "You're right, this situation is very likely to happen." ”
Yang Yi was stunned for a moment and said, "Then why do we still want to come here?" ”
Brian said softly: "It is precisely because Charles may be spied on us that we have to come in person, because at this time, it is no longer safe to call, and the CIA can monitor Charles's every move, so we can only take the most traditional and safest way, that is, to meet and talk." ”
The answer is so simple, but so natural, Yang Yi was stunned again for a moment, and said: "I understand, you have the confidence to evade the CIA's surveillance, but you can't use technical means to break through the CIA's technical surveillance of Charles, such as cracking the monitoring of Charles's phone." ”
Brian smiled and said, "Yes." ”
Paul couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yang Yi and said, "Your performance is not amazing, but you are still very young, and it is not bad for a hairy boy to think of this, at least you are willing to use your own brain." ”
After saying that, Paul slowly pulled over to the side of the road, and then he said to Brian, "Where do we start?" ”
Brian said in a deep voice: "I only have the old way to use, first tell me the terrain around Charles's address, let's choose the most likely direction, a little bit of investigation, this is slow but safe." ”
Paul nodded: "Okay, I know the terrain here, first of all, let's start from the periphery to check for suspicious people, the best place to spy on Charles is a building opposite his apartment building, where to start." ”