The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 1515 The Fall of Olympus (Part 12)

The hostages were being held in an underground fortress that was difficult to breach in a short time. Forcibly entering would be extremely difficult, and even if they were to break through, there was a high probability that they would all perish, and it would also likely result in more casualties.

Luring people out seems to be the most feasible solution at present.

The advantage of having connections above you is that those responsible for doing the work below you will be less constrained.

Most importantly, as long as the higher-ups approve, even if Jack's plan is rough and rudimentary, a bunch of experts will quickly come out to help supplement and improve it.

Of course, the experts here do not refer to those great Confucian scholars who help with "debating the classics," but rather to special operations staff officers.

Years of asymmetric warfare and counterinsurgency operations have ensured that the Federation has never lacked commanders and operational staff with extensive experience in special operations.

After Rossi reported Jack's plan, the Special Operations Command quickly conducted a simulation exercise, enriched and supplemented the details, and finally concluded that the plan was feasible.

In fact, it was only a matter of time before the terrorists occupying the above-ground parts of the White House were eliminated; the real challenge was how to take down the "PEOC" in the underground bunker at minimal cost.

Right now, it's not just Jason's SEAL Team B; all special forces members who were on leave or training in the country have received deployment orders and are arriving one after another.

Team B appeared in the tunnel not because they were the closest, but because Sergeant Jason Hayes had been personally selected by Maureen earlier.

Although Jack is not well-known, most of his achievements are verifiable, and a significant portion of these achievements were won in cooperation with Jason's B team.

Therefore, when Maureen directly named Jason Hayes and his B team, the people in the Pentagon did not think much of it, taking it as a reminder from Dana Morges, Jack's superior.

Similarly, when Jack suggested trying to force the other side to bring out hostages to demonstrate, although some people raised questions, the opposition naturally disappeared after he stated, "We do not deal with terrorists."

Soon, when PEOC sent another communication request to the Pentagon, it was ignored.

Soon after, the police cars that had surrounded the White House also withdrew and retreated to the intersections of various blocks, and were replaced by more military trucks and armored vehicles, and even tanks.

Several terrorists patrolling the rooftops carrying "Stinger" weapons quickly noticed this unusual change. PEOC then sent several more communication requests, but all were ignored.

The pressure is now on the terrorists.

Time passed slowly, and during that time, the two walkie-talkies in Jack's hands rang several times.

One of the walkie-talkies came from the two guys he had killed in the hallway outside the "Lincoln Bedroom," and the other came from the patrol team of the two men he had captured.

It is clear that PEOC has not been able to resume surveillance inside the White House and can only confirm security by frequently contacting various patrol teams.

Jack was glad he had left two people alive. After the passwords matched, the people underground did not notice anything unusual, which indirectly added an extra layer of security to the subsequent operation.

Time quickly passed to 2:30 a.m., and just as everyone was anxiously waiting, Kate's voice came through Jack's earpiece again, "I'm sorry, Jack, I'm late." "Are you alright?" Jack's blurted-out question drew curious glances from the seals huddled in the laundry room awaiting orders.

“I’m fine, and we’ve successfully tracked down the location of the ‘Samaritan’,” Kate replied.

Jack's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Where?"

"Someone uploaded the 'Samaritan' main program to a server located within 'PEOC,' which granted it a fairly high level of privileges."

Finch discovered the true purpose of the attack by hacking into the Department of Defense network: cracking the Cerberus code was not to destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles, but to gain control of the unattended missile silos.

Kate had previously mentioned to Jack that the military network could be roughly divided into the "DISN" system, which consists of three network systems with different security levels (Chapter 1494).

The "NIPRNET" level is the lowest, directly connected to the Internet. It was this network that Clay used to video call Stella, who was not yet his wife at the time, when the SEALs were on a mission in Mexico.

Finch's previous speculation was wrong. Although intelligence indicated that "Samaritan" was transferred from the NSA to the Department of Defense before its development was completed, it is clear that the military was not foolish enough to directly incorporate it into "DISN" (Defense Information System Network).

Just like the "machine" underwent several years of data training before being officially handed over to the NSA, the "Samaritan" has always been housed in the secret server room of "Desima" to receive intelligence data from "DISN" and is in the trial operation and testing phase.

After Griel, the leader of "Desima," was killed by Jack, the organization was leaderless and gradually stagnated. This is why Harry's "Omega" was unable to find many useful clues.

Then something interesting happened. The terrorist organization "Always Vigilant," which Mr. Greer had deliberately cultivated to be a scapegoat, suddenly emerged and miraculously devoured "Desima Technology."

Collier originally trained "Always Vigilant" to deal with the NSA and "the Machines." In the original storyline, its leader, Michael Collier, personally experienced what it means to be "killed after the hunt."

After "successfully" exposing the "Northern Lights" project and the existence of the "machine," the entire organization, which claimed to be righteous, was sent to the sky by bombs planted by "Desima." Michael Collier was killed and also branded as a "terrorist organization."

In this world, when the organization is on the verge of collapse after its leader is unexpectedly killed, a mysterious person contacts the "always vigilant" leader, Michael Collier.
Michael Collier was also a pitiful person. His brother was imprisoned for his involvement in a terrorist attack and was never exonerated because of his skin color and religious beliefs. He eventually chose to commit suicide.

Shortly afterward, Desima funded Michael Collier to establish "Always Vigilant," an organization aimed at exposing and protesting the authorities' improper surveillance of ordinary people.

Under Mr. Greer's deliberate guidance, both Michael Collier and the organization he led gradually became more radical, but due to its idealistic nature, it was not appropriate to describe it as a terrorist organization; they were "always on high alert."

But things changed after Mr. Collier's death. Someone found Michael Collier and revealed everything to him, and at that moment, the idealist finally turned to the dark side.

The mysterious figure helped Michael Collier take control of the entire "Desima Technology" and obtain the original program of "Samaritan".

At this point, "Always Vigilant" was no longer the small organization that played around with protests, but quickly transformed into an anti-government organization that attempted to overthrow federal rule and restore state autonomy.

"You mean, the 'Samaritans' will actually be able to launch a nuclear missile after gaining control of 'Cerberus'?" Jack asked doubtfully, after all, not long ago the Pentagon experts had confidently said that it was impossible.

(End of this chapter)