Chapter 647 The Revenge of the Reagan Family (2)
In the official investigation report, or in the perception of the Reagan family, Joey Reagan died in a shooting targeting a drug dealer. During the raid, 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 Joey was with Detective Malewski at the time and she heard gunshots. When we arrived, we only saw three bodies at the scene.
The only surviving detective, Malewski, insisted at the time that the two drug dealers were shot dead by him on the spot after ambushing Joey. However, Lena Gonsalves did not seem to buy this statement.
Obviously, the existence of the "Blue Templar" 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 Backhand.
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 expressionlessly, 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 youngest son, with eyes in his eyes. With a little disappointment.
"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 eyes of his old father. He couldn't help but stuttered when he spoke, "Because Joey also hid it from you at the time, I..."
In fact, on the way home, he was thinking about how to explain this to his father. To say that he really believed that his father Frank had a hand in killing 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 a kind of inheritance Joey I want to rely on my own ability 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. , but it makes sense. The most important thing is that except for this youngest son, no one else among them has ever had a doubt about the death of Joey Regan.
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 Regan. Agent An.
James Regan glanced at Jack, "I must admit, I am very grateful to Jack. He made me let go of the huge rock in my heart. This is indeed not something I can resist alone. Get up.”
As he said this, he looked at his father Frank and grandfather Henry again, "What is the origin of that 'Blue Temple'?" Talking about dark times." Henry Regan, the former director of the NYPD, put down the suicide note in his hand, sighed deeply, and began to tell his grandson about ancient times.
“After Shepico blew the whistle and a series of disturbances ensued, we created the secret society ‘Blue Temple’ at a time when the police force had a bad reputation despite being involved in corruption There are not many people who do it, but most people will keep silent about it for various reasons.”
Henry said it very tactfully, even a little evasive. In fact, what he said was Shepico. This name is well known in the United States, and it even gave birth to a special name 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 attacked. object.
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 police colleagues and shot directly in the head during an anti-drug operation, and was left to die.
Thanks to a nearby Hispanic old man who called an ambulance for him, Shepico was lucky enough to save his life, but some of the shrapnel remained in his brain forever, causing a Permanent deafness in the ears.
His experience subsequently triggered a storm of public opinion throughout the federation, and the reputation of the NYPD also became infamous during that period. "We have united a group of people who have the same sense of justice as Shepiko, and think 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 handed by his son and his expression turned to sigh, "But after the core members retired, the 'Blue Temple' gradually turned into a veterans club. Everyone We only get together occasionally to talk about past battlefield experiences. "
As the second generation police officer in the Reagan family, Frank Reagan continued his father's words and said, "After I became an NYPD, I was out of tune with those people. It has completely become a senior citizen's club. . "
Then it was the third-generation police officer of the Regan family. Danny continued, "By the time I entered, the 'Blue Temple' had indeed added some new blood.
Just when I thought we could regain the faith of our ancestors, I found out that there 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 Including the "Blue Temple"
But we didn't find anything worthy of attention. I think I just saw what I wanted to see."
After that, he said deeply. He took a breath, wiped his face vigorously, and wiped away the muddy tears from the corners of his eyes. He didn't want others to see his tears.
After listening to what the three of them said, not to mention James Regan, even Jack's expression was a little weird. Good guy, after talking for a long time, what is this "blue" The "Knights Templar" relationship is like a fraternity club.
It may have been 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. Result. That's it?
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 saw at No. 22 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 nature 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 because of this. 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 was also seen from another aspect. It shows that these guys are at least ruthless enough to dare to attack the director's son.
Frank Regan obviously thinks so too, "Can the FBI keep this matter strictly confidential for the time being?"
Of course Jack can only nod. Dana Moage has gone to Washington to investigate in the past two days. This matter is currently under his sole responsibility, and the team members under Agent Ryan are no different from being in jail now.
As for Agent Ryan herself, the only time she left the federal building these days was when Atonement appeared at the NYPD police station tonight to cover for James Regan in front of the Internal Affairs Department. Perjured once.
"Except for the original investigation team, no more than five FBI agents have participated in the investigation in the past few days. The only people who are fully aware of the inside story are Hannah and my immediate superior Jubal." So he said.
(End of this chapter)