"Hmm...... Well...... I got it, okay, I'll get it done...... Ok ......"

Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, Gilgahiti had just finished a phone call.

"Sir, this is Anthony Pelicano's briefing on the case." The men crept in and put a file on their desks.

Gilgahiti flipped through, "Suicide by swallowing a gun in a car after his bodyguard killed him?" ”

"The forensic department thinks there are still some suspicions, and the direction of the blood stains splattered in the car is only the car keys that remain clean...... Police officers who visited also reported that residents in the vicinity heard only one gunshot, instead of four......"

Men point out the dossier.

"What about the bodyguard's motive for committing the crime?" Gilgahi asked.

"I don't know, although Anthony Pelicano has not been officially hired for a long time, the two have maintained an intelligence cooperation relationship for many years, and they are both of Italian origin, so they trust each other very much." The subordinate replied.

"It's not a big suspicion, let the detective in charge of the case write a closing report." Gilgahiti signed the dossier.

The subordinate was stunned but did not question, "Okay, but ......"

"Say."

"Legend has it that Anthony Pelicano has a lot of secrets about celebrities here, and as soon as he dies, a client or agency will reveal the secrets through an agreed way, and now everyone in Hollywood is in danger." "This is how he has relied on it for many years to protect himself," his subordinates reported. ”

"Don't worry about this...... I mean we just have to do our part. ”

Gilgahiti returned the file to his men, "Hasn't APLUS passed the danger period yet?" Nine days, right? ”

"Yes, in a coma all the time."

"Leak the news of Anthony Pelicano's shooting to the driver of the Beverly Hills crash and see if he's willing to let go, and I'll authorize some new plea bargain terms, including reduced sentences, new status, new home, new job, etc...... As long as he confesses his guilt and confesses to the instigators. Gilgahiti said.

"Understood!"

Chicago, hospital ICU ward.

After checking the APLUS's physical data, the doctor tried the knee reflex again, and then nodded to the nurse next to him.

The nurse pushes the medicine into the retention needle.

The doctor waited for a reaction and opened the APLUS eyelids, used a medical flashlight to check the pupils, and then stimulated the soles of his feet and hands with needles.

Still no response......

The doctor looked at the glass of the room, and outside, APLUS's family, lawyers, and friends, men and women, were all staring at him intently.

"Maybe he's too strong and well tolerated?"

The doctor did another physical examination, looked at the electronic device that ticked and all physiological indicators were normal, "Let's come to another unit, notify the outside to prepare for first aid." ”

The nurse greeted her colleague from the internal phone on the wall and pushed another dose of medication into the retention needle.

Still no response......

"How?" The doctor was puzzled and continued to talk to himself, knocking, poking, and photographing, and examining ......

The eggs were useless, so he had to come out and explain the situation to the family, "I will arrange a comprehensive examination immediately." ”

There are all kinds of reactions in the crowd of disappointed, sad, sighing, and expressionless, and after nine days, everyone is getting more and more impatient.

Claire, the only expressionless Underwood wife, was the first to ask, "What do you think is the reason?" ”

"Perhaps, maybe there was some brain damage due to the lack of oxygen to the brain due to excessive blood loss at that time? Everything is uncertain. The doctor replied.

Claire asked, "Didn't you just say that all physical indicators have recovered to the point where you can be declared out of danger?" ”

"Yes, but modern medicine has not yet done a good job of understanding the human brain......" the doctor replied.

"What am I talking about!? What did I say in the first place!? You shouldn't be in this hospital! Mam！ You can't cure Ali here! ”

Of course, there was anger, and Connie began to jump irritable when she heard the doctor's words, complaining to her mother.

"I don't understand! They all said that at the time! ”

Susie and her eldest daughter yelled at each other, "What's the use of you blaming me?!" What do you tell me to do!? ”

"We're going to transfer to another hospital! Now Yali can always take the car, right!? Transfer! Transfer! Tony shouted at the top of his lungs.

A family of three quarreled to death, and the others silently moved outside.

"I can't stay here anymore, there's a lot going on in Silicon Valley." DeLay shook hands with Goodman and the others to say goodbye.

"The ...... of going public"

"I can only go back and talk to the institutions."

"Okay."

"Al, goodbye." Delay hugged his brother Al, "Say hello to Big A for me and keep in touch." ”

"Okay, I'll send you."

"Hmm."

The two of them, as well as Rither and other A+ executives, left with a heavy heart, and Claire glanced at their backs, walked to the secluded fire escape and dialed the phone at the party whip's office.

Claire: "APLUS hasn't woken up yet, but the doctor says it's almost time to be declared out of danger." ”

Underwood: "Didn't wake up? What do you mean. ”

Claire: "There may be some brain damage. ”

Underwood: "Seriously? ”

Claire: "I don't know, I'll have to wait for the results." ”

Underwood: "Okay, I got it. ”

Claire: "Underwood. ”

Underwood: "What? ”

Claire: "Rumor has it that some funders will reduce their contributions to campaign offices next year. ”

Underwood: "I know. ”

Claire: "You know? ”

Underwood: "Someone of them called me to suggest that. ”

Claire: "You know why. ”

Underwood: "I know. ”

Claire: "It's the same with donations from my charities and feminist organizations, some of them have withdrawn, and Goodman just privately said that this year's share will wait until APLUS wakes up. ”

Underwood sighed, "Okay, I got it...... Claire. ”

Claire: "I don't like to hear the words 'I know,' and I want to see you in action." ”

Underwood: "I will." ”

Claire: "I won't allow our business to go back, I'm going to have to lay off ...... this year"

Underwood: "I'll take care of it, OK?" Don't worry, Claire, I don't have failures in my dictionary. ”

Claire: "Keep it going, dear. ”

"Alas!" After talking to his wife, who spoke coldly and robot-likely, Underwood rubbed his eyebrows and asked his chief of staff, "What do the people on Capitol Hill say about APLUS?" ”

"Laugh." Doug replied.

“FXXK！”

He scolded and pulled his coat in his hands, strode to the door, and before pulling the handle, the angry expression on his face disappeared in an instant, and the usual logo smile appeared in the Capitol Hill hallway with the corner of his mouth.

"Hah! Underwood! ”

Senators John Warren and McKenn of the Elephant Party happened to pass by, and John Warren still maintained the usual swagger of the former Secretary of the Navy, "The last time you were in the cafeteria, the African-American boy you brought...... You're on good terms with him, aren't you? ”

"Senator Warren, Senator McKenn, so to speak." Underwood smiled even more and humbly shook hands with the two.

"How is he? I heard that life is in danger? John Warren asked.

"Yes, he's a bit unlucky." Underwood replied.

"Actually, that kid is quite clever, isn't it McKenn, we had a good time working together last time, is it cotton or light weapons or something? I forgot. ”

John Warren's voice was loud and unscrupulous, "Chicago should protect him, especially you Underwood." ”

"Textile ......," McCahn looked around, "quotas." ”

"Oh yes, look at my memory."

"Well, I don't know much about it, but I'll probably take the time to visit when I get back to Chicago." Underwood shifts the subject.

"Then convey greetings for us, it's a pity, it's a pity."

John Warren shook his head and walked away, McCahn following him, "Hahaha! For some reason, the two burst into laughter.

"Old thing!" Underwood continued to smile in dismay, only to curse and punch the wall in a whisper when there was no one around the corner, and immediately switched back to smiling when he saw someone coming.

"What do you mean?"

Chicago, A+CN's temporary headquarters, Gordon just received a call from Linda, "Brain damage? Is it serious? I got ......."

After asking about APLUS's current situation, he lowered the microphone with a frown, his gaze becoming more and more determined as he brood.

That night, after the A+CN evening news aired.

Four representatives of the board of directors stormed his office in a fit of rage, three still from the state and Southbank Bank, and one from Michelle to Comcast.

"Who allowed you to play that three-second video without the board's approval?! You're fired! Gordon! You're finished! ”

The representative of the city government angrily scolded his head: "From now on, you will no longer hold any position in A+CN, and you will get out of journalism forever!" Security guard! Security guard! ”

They called in the TV security guards and "watched him and only allowed him to take his personal belongings." Within fifteen minutes! ”

Gordon didn't respond either, his hands were raised, he got up in a gesture of surrender and walked slowly to the door, only then he picked up the briefcase that he had already packed, then took his old-fashioned top hat from the coat rack and put it on, smiled at the four people who were about to eat him, raised the brim of his hat and chatted, and turned to leave.