Reborn as Richard Castle in Criminal Minds

Originally, John McClane's rambling wouldn't have easily aroused suspicion among the FBI agents standing by, but the problem was, the CIA had indeed pulled such stunts before!

Because the CIA doesn't have the authority to enforce law domestically in the United States, they are supposed to be a purely external agency. Thus, the CIA can't conduct any operations on U.S. soil. However, these CIA idiots often overreach. Maybe they're so used to causing trouble abroad that they don't want to leave their own country out. But with the FBI always watching them closely at home, what can they do?

Find proxies!

That bearded guy behind 9/11? Wasn't he trained by them? And the whole 9/11 incident was originally facilitated by the CIA. Without 9/11, could Americans have united against a common enemy? After 9/11, the FBI lost a significant portion of its power to the newly established Department of Homeland Security. Why? Because the CIA was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

The U.S. has a long-standing tradition: when it wants to intervene somewhere globally but faces opposition from its 'freedom-loving, democratic' citizens, it finds an opponent, lets them hit hard, and then the angry public will rally, pushing the government to act.

Take December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, for example. The Roosevelt administration wanted to join the war, but isolationism was strong at home, and people felt European issues were none of their concern. So what did Roosevelt do, knowing about Japan's planned attack on Pearl Harbor? Didn't it resemble the 9/11 scenario?

Roosevelt quietly moved the aircraft carriers out but let the remaining Pacific Fleet personnel bear the brunt of Admiral Nagumo's two waves of attacks. And then what happened? Oh boy, the proud U.S. was sneak-attacked by Japan! The whole country was furious, demanding retaliation, leading to Japan being crushed under U.S. might ever since. Apart from enduring the only two nuclear attacks in history, Japan now has U.S. troops stationed on its soil, consuming their resources and having their way with their women. Isn't that delightful?

Sixty years later, the CIA knew in advance about the bearded guy planning to attack the U.S. mainland but withheld this information. When his followers shouted "XXX Akbar" and crashed into the Manhattan buildings, what did Bush do? It was a godsend. With the economy in a slump, Bush's hair was falling out in clumps from stress. But the bearded guy's attack provided a perfect excuse to divert domestic tensions and send troops to Afghanistan.

Doesn't this operation resemble Roosevelt's move sixty years earlier? Both involved the government and arms dealers wanting war while facing public opposition, then getting stabbed in the back and justifying a robust response. In this scenario, the CIA was indispensable!

Without their hard work training the privileged bearded guy and sending countless ammunition for him to practice against Soviet soldiers, how could he later use these CIA-taught techniques to fight the U.S. military so effectively? His guerrilla warfare skills were all American-taught!

And do you think the U.S. government really went to Afghanistan to fight terrorism? Nonsense! They used war to divert domestic tensions and seized the strategically important region, while also giving their troops a lucrative side business. Didn't opium cultivation, nearly eradicated by the Taliban, flourish anew under U.S. occupation?

There are photos online of U.S. patrols in opium fields. Is that for 'freedom and democracy'? Nonsense! The U.S. government wants to have it both ways, displaying a facade of morality while pursuing self-interest.

So, in this situation, although John was slandering the CIA supervisor, the FBI agents were inclined to believe it due to the CIA's notorious history. Desperate to shift blame and avoid media backlash, the FBI agents brightened up. Perhaps Simon and his gang were indeed a CIA mess. The NYPD's performance today was impeccable, so the FBI would face media scrutiny unless they could pin the blame on the CIA.

The CIA supervisor, enraged by John's accusations, was wise enough not to argue further in a setting where NYPD and FBI forces vastly outnumbered his own. Instead, he stepped aside to report the situation to his superiors, handing over decision-making to them to avoid unnecessary blame.

John smirked, ignoring the foolish CIA supervisor's actions, while also disregarding the eager FBI agent wanting to discuss pinning the blame on the CIA. At this point, a large contingent of NYPD reinforcements arrived at the corpse-strewn battlefield. John, ever the actor, immediately slumped down, feigning severe pain and awaiting medical assistance.

John's act caused the FBI agent, hoping to capitalize on the situation, to feel a sinking sense of defeat. Unable to complete his mission, and with John clearly uncooperative, the agent wondered what to do next. Should he return in disgrace, facing public and official condemnation?

Quickly realizing John wouldn't help, the agent ordered his FBI team to search for the trucks filled with gold bricks, attempting to salvage the situation.

Walter, following his boss, the NYPD Commissioner, arrived at the scene. Stepping out of the car, Walter, a seasoned veteran, was stunned by the sight. It looked more like Syria than New York, with bodies strewn everywhere, many mangled by powerful military-grade rifles. How had John single-handedly taken down nearly thirty of Simon's men with hardly a scratch? It didn't make sense.

But now wasn't the time to question John's methods. The priority was to recover the gold bricks stolen from the Federal Reserve.

Representatives from the Federal Reserve, who had arrived with the NYPD Commissioner, sighed in relief upon seeing the trucks loaded with gold bricks. Simon hadn't managed to move the stolen gold far, meaning the bank's losses were likely less severe than initially feared.

Thirteen trucks filled with gold bricks had been found at the scene. According to NYPD reports, another truck was discovered 600 meters away in an abandoned building. This matched witnesses' accounts of only fourteen garbage trucks leaving the Federal Reserve.

Relieved that their bank hadn't suffered catastrophic losses, the Federal Reserve representatives chatted with the NYPD Commissioner. They couldn't reclaim the gold immediately; the NYPD first needed to secure the scene.

Meanwhile, the CIA supervisor, having reported the situation, returned, fuming, to confront the elated NYPD Commissioner. "Your officers recklessly killed Simon, who held vital intelligence. This jeopardizes national security! My superiors will be speaking with you, Commissioner..."

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