When Jimmy woke up early in the morning, he first sent a text message to Nia, and then washed up and made breakfast. Of course, it was a sandwich made of American fried eggs, bacon and lettuce. This thing is so convenient and can be done quickly, plus buying it on the way while driving. Coffee ensures that there is no problem in going to work normally in the morning.
When he arrived at the bureau, Jimmy walked out of the parking lot first to order a bouquet of flowers for Nia and then went upstairs to work. Well, now Jimmy is responsible for his own work and rest time. As long as no one is stuck looking for him, basically no one will find him arriving late or leaving early. It's just that he still goes to and from get off work on time. Although he has no cases for the time being, he won't deliberately cause any trouble.
In the past month due to the bomb case, when Chris was hospitalized and Jimmy was working on the bomb case, Hughes took out all the cases involving the homicide team, so that after Jimmy completed the bomb case, there was quite a gap period. Jimmy looked at the list of cases, followed by the corresponding names of detectives. He couldn't just grab the case just because he was bored.
Anyway, he was idle, so Jimmy found Ruiz to see how he was doing. Jimmy didn't have a deep impression of Reina Franjes, a former county police officer. The only direct interaction between the two was when they were involved in a kidnapping case, and James let him go. The main reason he cares about Reina is James, and the secondary reason is that this guy kidnapped the agent who monitored him.
Ruiz is also very busy. Gangs are making trouble all the time. There are a lot of cases, but most of them are matters of the police station. All he needs to pay attention to is the leaders and backbones of various gang organizations, and he must try his best to get rid of them. , of course it must be reasonable and legal.
It is actually difficult to deal with organized criminal groups like gangsters, because as the boss, they themselves are not usually exposed to various cases. It is difficult to implicate the bosses when something happens to the younger brother. Ruiz also has the largest surveillance team besides anti-terrorism agents. All major gangs are basically arranged to be monitored. This is also semi-public. Of course, the gangs are aware of the surveillance vehicles following them, just to avoid irritation. FBI, it will be fine if everyone turns a blind eye, as long as nothing goes wrong within the scope of surveillance.
Jimmy can't go out with Ruiz to follow up on the case now, because it's not his case and the name is unfair. Fortunately, he soon no longer had such thoughts.
After a few days of leisurely life, the NYPD indeed sent over the case. It was the murder case of the taxi driver that he saw when he went to the NYPD Detective Bureau last time. Moreover, what was even worse, the fourth case also appeared. .
Chuck and Nia came to the FBI with the information. Since Chris was away, Jimmy took over all the information himself. Hughes temporarily increased Jimmy's authority. He can now be said to have acted as an agent for the homicide unit. Although I don't know what Hughes thinks, in principle, a senior agent or supervisory agent must take over Chris' position.
Chuck gave the information to Jimmy, and at the same time explained the situation they had investigated. Some things were not convenient to put on paper. After verbal communication, the person taking over will decide the subsequent investigation and whether the investigation results will be included in the paper. file.
After saying that, Chuck turned and left Jimmy's office, and Jimmy smiled and hugged Nia.
Nia: "Thank you for the flowers."
Jimmy: "As long as you like it. If the case is transferred to us this time, it won't affect your assessment results, right?"
Nia shook her head: "The assessment is over, let's wait for the process later. The current case will not affect Chuck's detection rate. As for me, I am just his assistant, and I haven't been assessed yet. when."
Jimmy: "That's good. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Nia: "Well, I'm going back. There are a lot of things over there." Nia kissed Jimmy, and Jimmy let her go and sent her to the elevator, where Chuck was already waiting. This old man is so nice, I'll invite him to drink later.
Jimmy sent them into the elevator and turned back to the office.
What I just said is light, but in fact this case is very troublesome. When Jimmy saw the files of the first three cases, he had a hunch that this thing would trick him sooner or later. It can be seen from the previous three cases that these taxi driver death cases must be related to each other. Although it is not certain that they were committed by the same person, the nature of the serial cases is very obvious and cannot be handled at the police station. In this case, submitting it to the FBI is the most convenient solution.
Jimmy picks up the case again, and the fourth case appears, which is troublesome because he is not sure how many people he wants to kill and what he is going to do, so he may continue to commit crimes. If related cases continue to occur while the case is under investigation by the FBI, then it will be their side's responsibility, and there will be no police department to share the responsibility.
The first case was in Harlem, Manhattan. The driver was an Indian immigrant. The taxi was a public vehicle owned by a taxi company and he did not buy the license plate himself. He died in a remote section of the road at night. Because the security in Harlem was not very good, no one went to check on him even if he heard gunshots. Naturally, no one called the police. Everyone swept the snow in front of their door. state.
He was not discovered until the next morning. By that time, it was already too late. The driver was already dead on the back of the seat. Because of the seat belt, he was slumped on the seat. His body was searched and his wallet was thrown away. In the passenger seat, apart from the documents and cards, all the money was taken away, leaving only some coins.
There was only the driver's fingerprint on the wallet. It can be inferred that the gunman wore gloves or used glue or other things to form a protective film on his hands to avoid the retention of fingerprints and skin debris.
Because people around heard a gunshot, it was basically certain that the gunman used an ordinary pistol and did not add a silencer.
Judging from the performance of the case, this seems to be a taxi robbery and murder case.
The second case was in the Bronx, where the security situation was more chaotic than in Manhattan. It was really not the first time that a taxi driver was shot and robbed, so they just investigated the scene, recorded it, and then left it there to wait. Police detectives arranged time to investigate. As for when this case can be scheduled, it depends on God's will.
The deceased was a middle-aged white man, similar to the first case, except that the location was different, and no fingerprint clues were found on the wallet. The difference was that no one heard the gunfire this time.
It wasn't until the third case occurred that it attracted the attention of the police detective bureau. They called out the recent death case of a taxi driver, and these three cases were thus connected.
The third case was different from the previous two except where it happened. The deceased was lying on the steering wheel. However, due to the length of the seat belt, the deceased did not lie completely on the steering wheel and did not touch the car horn. At the same time, no fingerprints were found, and no gunshots were heard by anyone around the alley.
The fourth case happened last night, this time in the Bronx. The deceased was a Hispanic man. What was different about him was that he had a large number of tattoos on his body. Such people usually don’t have brains when they are young. Those who are easy to get out of are considered gang members.
Jimmy directly took the files and started to check the identities of these four people. Sure enough, the first three were considered normal. Although they had some criminal records, they seemed to have taken the right path in recent years, driving taxis to earn money to support their families.
The biggest suspicion is the fourth man, Diego Lopez. The system records that he is native-born, non-immigrant, and a registered gang member, belonging to the Latin Kings. He has a record of being imprisoned for wounding others, and of course there are some minor problems, such as theft and robbery of convenience stores. These are just small things.
The system recorded that he had obtained a taxi license 2 years ago. Although the license plate still belonged to the taxi company, it was very likely that the taxi company had a gang background or had some agreement with them.
As for the Latin Kings, Jimmy had dealt with them once before and got to know a little boss. Jimmy printed out a copy of Diego's records and went to find Ruiz.
Jimmy: "Ruiz, are you familiar with the Latin Kings? Is that razor you saw last time reliable?"
Ruiz: "What's wrong? Are you looking for him?"
Jimmy nodded and handed Diego's information to Ruiz: "There have been several murders of taxi drivers. There is a person named Diego Lopez. The system records people who were once Latin Kings. I want to ask them."
Ruiz took a look at the information and gave it to Jimmy: "You can go to Queens and ask him. Comparatively speaking, he is quite honest."
Jimmy nodded, and it made sense. Since Ruiz said he was quite honest, it meant that they were relatively measured in what they did, at least not the type that could commit inhumane cases.
Jimmy packed up and went downstairs to drive to Queens. He had been to Razor's Underground Casino before, and Jimmy's brain was very good now. Even though he hadn't been there for several months, he could still remember the route.
Because it was morning, it was still far away from the opening of the underground casino. Jimmy came to the entrance of the underground casino and knocked on the door. There was no such thing as a doorbell here. After a few knocks, the people inside didn't get up at all. Jimmy could see that they were still lying on the bed, probably still sleeping.
Because he couldn't tell whether there was a razor among the people sleeping inside, Jimmy thought for a while, asked Ruiz to get his phone, and called him. Unfortunately, Razor didn't answer the phone at all, it was probably his bedtime.
Jimmy wasn't sure if Razor was inside, so breaking down the door directly wasn't a good option. He was an FBI agent, not a gang member. He could only return to the bureau disappointedly and come back around evening.
However, before Jimmy arrived at the station, Nia called: "Jimmy, something happened. The spokesperson of the New York Taxi Drivers Association just held a press conference. The association expressed indignation that another taxi driver was killed. They called on the public to actively provide clues and help cooperate with the police in solving the case."
Jimmy: "That would be a good thing, if they can collect more clues."
Nia: "But they didn't contact us at all and just held a press conference. Now the police station is very passive. I guess the news will soon spread that the case has been taken over by the FBI."
Jimmy: "Okay, Nia, don't worry, I will communicate with Hughes and the others. They will definitely be able to handle this kind of thing."
The two casually chatted for a few words before hanging up the phone. It was obvious that Nia was still worried that Jimmy would be involved in trouble.
Jimmy returned to the station and went directly to Hughes. Jimmy had never dealt with reporters or public opinion before. If something went wrong, he would be in trouble.
After hearing this, Hughes asked Jimmy to go back first and he would find out more. Jimmy is also a little bit pained. Public opinion is a good thing, but if the public opinion is directed at him, it will be very bad. I hope they can hold on for a while. If they leak it out now, they will probably be annoyed by reporters and paparazzi later.
Jimmy was not idle either. He started investigating past cases using taxi drivers as keywords, and found that the number of taxi driver deaths in New York was quite high. Around 2000, an average of more than a dozen taxi drivers were killed every year, but most of these cases They were all robberies and murders, and more than half of the cases were never closed. There were too few clues, and the people the taxi came into contact with were too complex. It was difficult to find the murderer, especially if the case occurred in winter. Even if there were witnesses, it was difficult to determine the appearance of the murderer. The clothes were too thick, and many people were wearing hats. And masks and the like.
As the information becomes more and more available, there are more and more cases of taxi driver accidents, but most of them are too long ago and there are not many cases that can be solved, and most of them are not of reference.
It wasn't until Jimmy saw an unsolved case that his heart tightened. Damn it, it must not be a copycat crime of this case.
What Jimmy is seeing now is a case that has not been solved for thirty years, the Zodiac Killer case. This case was picked up by the Los Angeles Police Department and later handed over to the FBI's Los Angeles office.
Several serial murders occurred in Los Angeles in the late 1960s. After killing a taxi driver, the killer left a zodiac pattern and the dates of his previous crimes at the scene. He later released a password file through a newspaper, saying Your identity lies in the decrypted content. The police and FBI conducted extensive investigations into the Zodiac Killer, but only came to limited conclusions. He was a white male, relatively tall, aged 35-45 years old, and wore military leather boots when he committed the crime.
Due to the incompetence of the police and the huge public response at the time, many fake Zodiac Killers appeared. As of now in 2003, the FBI still has not completed the decryption of the password file, and the killer disappeared without a trace after several cases.
Jimmy's scalp went numb when he read the case report. This Zodiac Killer was a case in Los Angeles. The serial murder case here must not be a copycat crime. He didn't think he could have as many detectives as the Los Angeles office. The police are even stronger. If this is really done, this case will probably remain unsolved for decades.
Supplementary information: The internal levels of FBI field agents are divided into six levels, including trainee agents (interns who have just graduated from the academy), special agents, senior agents, and supervisory agents (I have never found a suitable Chinese translation for this, Supervisory special agent) , Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Special Agent in Charge. Not all FBI agents are assigned positions according to their levels, but most of them are promoted according to their levels. Currently, Jimmy is just a special agent who has passed the probationary period. In addition, when talking about his identity to the outside world, in addition to his position, it is usually FBI. Special Agent XX.
Everyone must drink in moderation during the Chinese New Year. Drinking too much is harmful to the body and mind.
(End of chapter)
