North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 430
Hughes left the Homicide Squad office, instead of going back to his own office, he went to Ruiz's side.

Ruiz: "Hughes, what's up?"

Hughes nodded: "Jimmy and the others speculated a reason, saying that the escaped mastermind of the bombing case that Jimmy dealt with a year ago may have come back for revenge. Just let them focus on that, and deal with it as soon as possible on your side."

Ruiz nodded: "I will investigate today. By the way, Hughes, I may need your authorization to obtain some information."

Hughes nodded: "Come find me then."

After speaking, Hughes opened the door and left Ruiz's office.

This time it was really an accident. Hughes originally planned to check Jimmy's condition, and if he was okay, he would leave him in Dallas for a while. Now it seems that the plan can be changed.

Whether the mastermind of the bombing has returned to the United States, Hughes is not clear, and there is currently no clear clue that he has returned to the United States.Although there were certain suspicions in the Newark bombing before, it was not certain that they were the ones who were with them.

That's fine, if Jimmy and the others go to investigate the mastermind of the bombing, they won't pay attention to other things for at least a week or two, just giving Ruiz enough time to investigate.

Hughes returned to the office, turned on the computer and stared at the personnel list inside, thinking about how to circle the people who had no problem and narrow down the scope of the investigation.Although it was handed over to Ruiz, Hughes must have a group of his own people as the assistant chief of secret service who has been in charge of the field for many years. He can basically be sure that there will be no problems with these people, such as the old Chris before retirement.

Jimmy was in a daze in the office. Now that all aspects of investigation have been arranged, he is free instead.Now that it has been confirmed that there is no clue in Newark, Mahone will go to interrogate El, who made the bomb, and Chuck and Nia will help investigate the surveillance video and track the whereabouts of the motorcycle. Cases and ballistics are tested.

Because the agent was attacked, there was no delay at the testing center, and the report had already been submitted early in the morning, which was obviously the result of working overtime at night.

There is no fingerprint on the shell, or there is no complete fingerprint, only a small piece, and it is impossible to locate the fingerprint in the system only by this incomplete fingerprint, so it is not so easy for Jimmy to directly determine the identity of the shooter at first.

But the good news is that a rifling trace was extracted from the fragments of the bullet embedded in the wall, which can be left to wait for the corresponding gun to be found later for matching, to determine the gun that attacked Jimmy, and to testify against the person holding the gun.

When it was almost noon, Chuck finally called. He and Nia had already sorted out the surveillance video and sent it over later.Jimmy directly contacted the administrative department and sent a TV and video recorder to his office, and will check the video directly here later.

Nia didn't come to him after receiving Jimmy's call yesterday, but chose to investigate with Chuck, which was very good, and Jimmy was also worried that if she came over and someone attacked again, she might not be able to escape like Jimmy.Although Jimmy didn't say this, Nia must be clear, or even if Nia is not clear, the old man Chuck will definitely stop Nia.

At noon, Chuck and Nia came to the FBI office and brought Jimmy fried noodles.Jimmy hugged Nia first, then took the videotape from Chuck, and started playing it directly.

Chuck: "Eat first, there is no rush."

Jimmy glanced at Chuck and nodded, "Let's drink tea first, and go to the bar by yourself." The video is in hand, and the matter has been going on for most of the day, and it is only a few minutes away.

After Jimmy finished the two servings of fried noodles and started playing the video again, Chuck explained to him the location of the video and which intersection.After watching the video, Jimmy was already in a cold sweat.

The motorcycles had been following him since he got off work, and while he was shopping at Whole Foods, they didn't stop and circled the block several times.

After Jimmy set off again and returned, they parked not far outside the parking lot. After Jimmy came out of the parking lot, they started to accelerate. Since there was no monitoring in the middle of the road, they couldn't see the picture of Jimmy evading at that time, etc. When they reached the next intersection, they reappeared, and then the video was intermittently recorded, and then disappeared, and they were no longer seen in the follow-up surveillance.

These two people didn't wait for Jimmy in the parking lot near Jimmy's house, but started to follow after Jimmy drove out of the parking lot near the FBI's Federal Plaza office.

Here's the problem. First, how did they know Jimmy's license plate number?This new CLS is the license plate he just changed over the weekend. He just re-registered it when he arrived at the office parking lot on Monday. If they know his Mercury license plate number, it is normal, after all, he has already used a small two in New York. years.

Second, how do they know when Jimmy leaves work?The location they tracked was not outside the parking lot, but a block away, and they were able to keep up with Jimmy accurately, indicating that at least some of them could clearly see the entrance of the parking lot. This is Manhattan, surrounded by office buildings, there is no way to determine them Where is your eyeliner?

Third, Jimmy did not find the motorcycle following him on the road, because in New York, there are too many people riding this kind of motorcycle, and he has never encountered any danger before, nor is he in the habit of observing all vehicles, so this Along the way, Jimmy had too many holes, and they didn't do anything, even in Whole Foods.Why?Since it is the shooter, the goal must be to kill him, so many loopholes have not been used, what are they thinking?
Fourth, if Nur was really the mastermind of the bomb case, why was he shot instead of a bomb?For them, making a bomb and planting it in a car or a house is more guaranteed to kill Jimmy.

So many questions, did you guess wrong before?
Jimmy sat back in his seat, and now his mind is a bit messy, and he needs to take care of it.

Chuck looked at Jimmy who was thinking. It seemed that Jimmy had some ideas. He was indeed a young man with a quick mind.

After waiting for a while, Chuck woke Jimmy up: "Jimmy, the video is not over yet. Here is another video, which is the previous track video of that motorcycle."

Jimmy's eyes lit up, "Quick, play."

Chuck put the videotape into the VCR and started playing, "This time the video is more difficult to do, and that's why we're so busy."

The video is very fragmented, the road the motorcycle passed before it stopped at the intersection, and it was traced back a little bit until the motorcycle came out of a parking lot.

Because the two people in the car hadn't taken off their helmets, they still couldn't see their characteristics from the surveillance video, but there might be some clues in that parking lot.

Jimmy immediately picked up the suit, "Chuck, Nia, go back, leave the video for me, and I will investigate the clues. Don't participate in this case. I still don't know who is behind the scenes. It's too dangerous for you to follow me." .”

Just as Nia was about to speak, she was slapped by Chakra, "I know, you should also pay attention to safety. Nia, let's go back."

Jimmy put on his suit, hugged Nia, and said in her ear, "Don't worry about me, I will be careful."

Jimmy sent Chuck and Nia away, came back and brought two video tapes to the technical department, asked them to print out the corresponding pictures from the video, then put the video tapes back to the office, went to the parking lot and drove the car to leave, and went to the motorcycle Appeared parking lot.

Jimmy is still the target of the gunman, and he shouldn't have acted alone, but when the information was found, neither Hughes nor Mahone was in his office, so he set off without saying anything.

Not long after Jimmy left, Mahone and Felicia came back. They didn't see Jimmy in the office, so Mahone called Jimmy immediately, "Jimmy, where are you?"

Jimmy: "Chuck from NYPD helped check the surveillance video and found the parking lot where the motorcycle appeared. I'm rushing there."

Mahone: "Come right back, now. You can't do it alone."

Jimmy: "I know someone is going to kill me, and I'll be careful."

Mahon: "This is an order, come right back."

Jimmy was speechless, "Understood, I'll be back now." After hanging up the phone, Jimmy patted the steering wheel, turned around at the intersection ahead and returned to the office.Fortunately, he didn't leave for a long time, and the distance was not far. If it was far, he would have to disobey an order.

Back in the office, both Mahon and Felicia were there, "How did you get today? Did El have any clues?"

Felicia spoke first: "Not yet, maybe I have to go again tomorrow, let him take it easy."

Mahone: "Jimmy, what clues did you find?"

Jimmy took two video tapes from his desk, "This is the surveillance video of the motorcycle, please watch it too."

Jimmy played the video again, as before, first watching the route they attacked Jimmy, followed by the location where they came out.

Jimmy shared his guess, and Mahone and the others also agreed with Jimmy's idea, but Jimmy's few questions, everyone still has no clue, especially the license plate number that Jimmy just reported, how could they know it so quickly?Something went wrong at the bureau, and a big one at that.

Whether it's Jimmy or Mahone, they both think of the ghost, but neither of them can handle this.Mahone has not been here for a long time, and he is not familiar with many people in the Manhattan office. Jimmy has just been promoted to a senior agent. .

Mahon: "Leave the insiders aside, let's find the shooter first. But now we are not going to the parking lot where they came out, but to investigate the street where they disappeared, Felicia, get ready, let's go. Jimmy , you are in the bureau, don't move out."

Jimmy let out an "ah" with a look of shock. "Why? With the three of us present, even if the gunman comes again, there will be no problem."

Mahon: "No, what I'm worried about is not the gunman, but the bomb. Although El didn't say anything today, but judging by his performance, he said before that he would provide someone to come out. It should not be false, that is to say, around us There is someone who can make bombs like Al. We can't give them any reason to deploy bombs outside. It's not just you who are affected, others may be implicated."

Jimmy was speechless. He was not that selfish. He was not afraid of the gunmen who targeted him, but if he was really mad enough to use a bomb, the damage might be too great.

Jimmy: "Okay, I'll support you in the bureau. This is the screenshot I printed out. If it's convenient, go and investigate the parking lot."

Mahon nodded, "Let's go."

Jimmy watched Mahone and Felicia go out, and he could only sit back in frustration.No, it's not a problem to be in a daze. Since you can't do it outside, let's do it inside. The ghost inside is also a big trouble.

Jimmy thought about it, Ruiz has been engaged in gangster cases, so it's better not to torment him with such insider affairs, should you go to Hughes directly?
No, I'm still not sure if it's an insider or not. It's a bit too much to go directly to Hughes, so let's be a little bit lower.

Jimmy checked the time and came to the administration department to find Tim Dunn.

Jimmy knocked on Dunn's door with a smile. Dunn looked up and saw that it was Jimmy. He was also surprised: "Jimmy, how are you? I heard about what happened yesterday."

Jimmy shook his head: "It's not hurt, just hid."

Dunn: "Sit down, what can I do for you?"

Jimmy turned and closed the door, and sat across from Dunn, "Dunn, I need your help with something, but don't tell anyone else just yet."

Dunn frowned. Jimmy's words were wrong. He thought for a while and nodded, "Say it."

Jimmy: "Who can look at the vehicle registration system in our office? I just got the license plate on the weekend and registered it in the system yesterday morning. I was followed by someone on a motorcycle after get off work in the afternoon."

Dunn narrowed his eyes: "Do you know what you are talking about? Jimmy, this is a very serious accusation."

Jimmy pursed his lips, "I've got the surveillance video of the motorbike following me, they followed me a block away, very accurate, they must have got my license plate number. Except for the Bureau, the rest is the DMV There."

Dunn stood up, went to the door and pulled the curtains to block the view from the outside.

Dunn: "You're saying that someone inside us leaked secrets, Jimmy, this kind of thing is very serious, you think about it, once the investigation starts, it's not up to you when it stops."

Jimmy leaned back in his chair, "I was shot four times, Tim, if I hadn't hid quickly, you wouldn't be able to see me now, maybe what you saw was a corpse."

Dunn: "I can't decide this matter. Jimmy, if you really want to investigate, I think you should report it normally."

Jimmy: "But I can't determine the scope yet. If you report it directly, the impact will be too great."

Dunn shook his head: "People above the junior authority in the Administration Department can view the license plate information because of the need to maintain the system. As for other departments, senior agents and above can apply to view it. I understand your concerns, but the scope is too wide , I can't help you narrow down the scope, so if you want to continue the investigation, the best way is to report it up."

Jimmy took a deep breath and let it out, "It seems that there is no way to continue the investigation. Let me think about it. Thank you, Tim."

Dunn: "You're welcome, Jimmy, I understand how you feel. By the way, let's change the car for you first. At least the driver's bulletproof door can make you safer. As for the anti-collision bar you want, let's put it on hold for now. , wait until this period of time has passed.”

Jimmy nodded, "Well, it's okay to change the car first, thank you."

Dunn picked up the phone and asked someone to deliver a car key. After getting the key, Dunn reported the license plate number to Jimmy. After he transferred the equipment, he handed over the key of the old car.

Jimmy took the key and left the administration department. Back in the office, a thread was interrupted.He sat on the sofa, cleared the teapot and cups, made himself a pot of tea, and relaxed.

It's troublesome now. Dunn is right. It's best to go through the normal process for this matter. We can discuss it after Mahone comes back. If he agrees, he can only report it to Hughes.

　It's the end of the month, and I have the cheek to ask for a monthly pass.Because of going to work, there is less time for coding, and now it is basically a fixed chapter a day, and an extra chapter on weekends.I also want a monthly ticket and tipping, but I don't have the strength to take on this job. I'm sorry everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)