Chapter 130: Today (6)
The first one to deal with was the “Nest Keeper.” As the chief, he was powerful, cunning, and the trickiest of the three. If they didn’t pin him down, and he noticed something off, he could spin a story with his silver tongue, come up with some excuse, and mobilize his officers against Everly and the others, which would be disastrous.
Dealing with the “Nest Keeper” was both difficult and simple at the same time.
As the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Misha, a small social butterfly, had previously exchanged contact info with a few female officers during the school shooting incident. Everly asked Misha to check which officers didn’t get along with “Nest Keeper” Charlie. Soon, Misha gave her a name: Chief Sawitt.
The city police chief planned to retire next year, and both Sawitt and the “Nest Keeper” were strong contenders for the next chief position, so their relationship had been tense recently.
“Chief Sawitt thinks Chief Charlie talks well but doesn’t get things done, so he looks down on him. But everyone in the department still prefers Chief Charlie because Sawitt is too strict and rigid…” one of the female officers complained to Misha.
Okay, good—Sawitt seemed fairly upright.
Of course, Everly knew not to take things at face value. She had Orff check online and found that Sawitt, though not very famous, was indeed one of the rare officers in the city bureau who actually got things done. She decided to make Sawitt the target for recruitment.
She had Orff find Sawitt’s contact info and then called him using a virtual number, telling him that she had dirt on “Nest Keeper” Charlie—enough to take him down—and asked Sawitt to find a way to tie Charlie up today.
“As long as you can keep him busy before midnight today, all that dirt will be yours… I can give you some information upfront as a ‘deposit.’”