Jimmy and Paul returned to the equipment storage. They were supposed to continue training as planned, but Paul decided to stop training.
Paul: "Forget it, let's pause. It makes no sense to continue like this. Jimmy, tell me the truth, what is the ring of your current pistol at 25 meters?"
Jimmy smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I took a test. I got perfect marks on the firearms test before graduation from Quantico Academy."
Paul nodded, "I can see that you are really accurate. We were all shot in the head. Damn talent, how did you develop it?"
Jimmy shook his head: "Maybe it's just talent. I don't train for a long time. Most of the time I'm still handling cases. Before I joined the FBI, I was a county police officer."
Paul looked up to the sky in pain and shouted "Ah", then looked at Jimmy and said: "Stop talking, stop talking. This world is too cruel to us ordinary people, and I came out of the Marine Corps. You still At such a young age, I really don’t know how far you can reach in the future.”
Jimmy had no idea that he had irritated Paul so seriously, "Calm down, calm down, don't be impulsive, put the gun down first."
Paul's team members were already changing their equipment, and Paul was chatting with Jimmy. He was still holding the training gun in his hand. If this was too exciting, give Jimmy a few hits. Even though it was a training bullet, it was still very painful.
Paul put the gun in his hand on the table and began to take off his body armor and bulletproof helmet. Finally it was safe, and Jimmy also began to take off his protective gear.
The team did not disband. Paul and Jimmy came to a conference room together. The TV in front was turned on, and the video was displayed and paused. It was the surveillance video of the intersection.
Everyone sat down, and just as Paul started playing the video, Jimmy's phone rang. He glanced at it and saw that it was Chuck, "Paul, wait a moment, I'll take a call."
Jimmy got up and walked out of the conference room while answering the call. It was better not to answer this kind of call in front of them. They didn't know what Chuck would say.
Jimmy: "Chuck, what happened?"
Chuck: "Do you have time? Come to the police station."
Jimmy frowned, as if he was in trouble. "I'm not in New York. I'm on a business trip for a few days. What's the matter? Can't we talk on the phone?"
Chuck: "When will you come back? There are two cases here, which may be related to the taxi driver case you handled over there, but I'm not sure."
Jimmy: "Are there any clear clues pointing to the taxi driver case?"
Chuck: "No, it's just a suspicion. Two homeless men were shot in different places. However, after investigating the people around them, no one heard the gunshots. At the same time, no bullet casings or fingerprints were found."
Jimmy: "I'm in Louisiana now and can't go back for the time being. You guys can investigate first. I'll finish the work here and return as soon as possible. By the way, where is Nia?"
Chuck: "She is following the kidnapping case with Agent Kimberly Rice. There are not many clues there. Now they are following up on the clues provided by the public, hoping to find them as soon as possible."
Jimmy: "I understand, I will go back as soon as possible. Chuck, be careful. If it was the killer who killed the homeless man, then something must have happened to him. It has been a while since the last time the taxi driver died. ”
Chuck: "Don't worry about me. Come back as soon as possible. If it is confirmed that the same person did it, the case must be solved quickly. I suspect that the murderer may have changed his habits and he has accelerated the killing speed."
Jimmy: "I understand, I'll take care of it. Goodbye, Chuck."
Chuck: "Bye."
Jimmy returned to the conference room with his cell phone. The video on the TV was still paused. "Paul, let's start."
Paul nodded and continued to play the video. This was the first time Jimmy had seen the surveillance video of this battle. This is also a summary meeting. They will review the situation in the video and summarize the mistakes and corresponding adjustments to avoid the same problem next time.
This kind of meeting is very boring, especially this time. Their biggest mistake was that the incident was unexpected. After the first car was hit, the three people in the car were unconscious and briefly confused due to the airbag, and the second The people in the car got out of the car and fought back, so they didn't have time to rescue them.
But they were lucky. Because they were suddenly attacked, Jimmy exploded and completely eliminated several gunmen who appeared on the scene in just one minute, leaving them enough time to rescue their team members. There were no major casualties.
Jimmy's movements in the video are very clear. He got out of the car and hid behind the front tire of the car to avoid counterattack, then changed positions to kill, and then went behind Paul to kill the remaining people. Smooth, precise, ruthless, leaving no room for anything, killing all the gunmen instantly. If Jimmy were the enemy, then none of Paul and the others would survive, just like today's simulation training.
Although the exchange of fire was short, they discussed a wide range of topics, including vehicle itineraries, personnel arrangements, what everyone should do when emergencies occur, etc.
Jimmy did not participate in the tactical discussion because he was not a member of SOG. He only talked about his processing logic and thoughts during the early review of the game, and this was also Paul's original idea of asking him to come over. Jimmy's Thoughts and split-second judgment on the battlefield are a great addition to their discussions.
When it was all over, Jimmy left with Paul to have a late lunch.
Jimmy: "Paul, do you have any other plans later?"
Paul said while eating: "Well, in addition to my team, there is another team on duty here. We will rotate these two days, so you may need to participate in two more trainings."
Jimmy: "Can you arrange it as soon as possible? I may need to return to New York."
Paul stopped and put down his fork. "What happened?"
Jimmy nodded: "I was previously responsible for a serial murder case, and now there are new clues. Two homeless people were killed, which may be related to the gunman. I want to go back as soon as possible to continue investigating the case. The gunman seems to have changed the killing The frequency is too high, he is too dangerous."
Paul thought for a while, "We can talk about the training later. You can go back as soon as possible. The murderer of this kind of serial murder cannot be allowed to get away with it any longer."
Jimmy frowned: "Didn't you already arrange a training plan? Will it not affect it?"
Paul smiled and said, "No problem, I will handle it. The case is more important. We can deal with this kind of training later when we find time."
Jimmy: "Thank you."
Jimmy thought for a while, apologized to Paul again, and decided to fly back to New York the next day. In the afternoon, I played a raid game with Paul and the others, which was a complete end to my trip to Louisiana.
The next day, Jimmy woke up and packed his clothes and boxes. Paul also changed into casual clothes and drove Jimmy away.
Jimmy was anxious to come back. On the one hand, it was about his own case. On the other hand, he also wanted to meet Nia and see what was going on there. Although it's unkind to interfere in Les's case, hey, if you know more about it, you can help a little bit and let Nia end this unfortunate case as soon as possible.
It was already afternoon when he returned to New York. Jimmy had a quick bite and went home to rest for the night. Early the next morning, he returned to the FBI office.
Jimmy was checking information in the office, and Hughes led a man directly into the office from outside.
Hughes: "Jimmy, why are you here? Shouldn't you be going to Louisiana?"
Jimmy stood up: "Well, I've already been there. I just returned yesterday. There's trouble with the NYPD. I'm back to handle the taxi driver's case."
Hughes frowned, "Well, then you should deal with it as soon as possible."
Hughes led people to Chris' desk. "Pack up the things here. Contact Chris to confirm what needs to be packed and sent back. Remember to check and don't take any sensitive data out."
The man nodded and said nothing.
Hughes turned to look at Jimmy who was checking information, didn't know what he was thinking, and then left directly.
Jimmy didn't speak to the people who packed up Chris' supplies. Seeing that Hughes brought people here in person, it was obvious that Hughes valued Chris very much. Although Chris has been arranged to retire and can take care of things on his own later when he has time, Hughes still arranged for the people and brought them in person. Jimmy knew that this was not something he could interfere with.
Because there had been a gap of some time, Jimmy reviewed the information again, then got up and left the office, heading to the police station. As for someone in the office organizing things, well, Jimmy believes that Hughes can bring people over when he is away. He must be very trusting and will not touch Jimmy's things.
Chuck was still in the office, but Nia was not. After returning yesterday, Jimmy called Nia. Unfortunately, by that time, she had left New York with Agent Kimberly Rice and went to New Jersey. She is not at the police station today either. Looks like he won't be back for a while.
Jimmy: "Chuck, I'm back. How's it going? Any new clues?"
Chuck: "No, it's a little troublesome this time."
Chuck handed the information he was reading to Jimmy. While Jimmy was reading it, Chuck said: "Four days ago, a homeless man in Brooklyn was found dead in a tent. His tent was next to the community park, where There are basically no patrols at night, so some scattered homeless people occasionally stay there temporarily, but the park ranger does not allow them to stay there permanently. When the ranger went to drive away the homeless man, he was found dead in the tent with his head and Shot in the chest.”
Jimmy listened to Chuck while reading the information, "Is this the case you mentioned with no fingerprints and no gunshots?"
Chuck: "Yes, because it's not a homeless gathering place over there, so the nearest homeless tent is dozens of meters away. If someone fired a gun from this distance, you should be able to hear gunshots, but no, Nothing was heard.
People from the forensics department have inspected the homeless man's tent and its contents. There are indeed some fingerprints on it. In addition to the homeless man's own, there are many other fingerprints, but those fingerprints were all printed before. From their evaluation Judging, there are no other fingerprints up to date. "
Jimmy: "What about the second one?"
Chuck: "The second incident was two days ago, but this time it was not in Brooklyn, but in Queens. It was still a homeless man who pitched a tent alone in a small alley, and was discovered by the janitor. The situation was the same."
Jimmy opened the file at the back and continued to read. There were also a bunch of photos of the scene, which made it easy to form a schematic diagram of the scene in his mind and save him from having to go to the morgue to look at the corpses.
Jimmy suddenly discovered a problem: "Chuck, what kind of tents do the two homeless people have?"
Chuck was stunned for a moment and thought about it: "The one in Brooklyn is an ordinary camping tent, but it is very worn out and has a lot of patchwork on it. The tent in Queens was probably set up by homeless people by hand, using iron rods and Frame made of wood, covered with plastic sheeting and rags.”
Jimmy: "The bullet didn't make a hole in the outside of the tent, did it?"
Chuck: "No, when we investigated the scene, we determined that the gunman opened the tent and shot the people inside."
Jimmy: "It's hard to tell from the photos whether they moved before they died or whether they noticed anyone coming. The quilt in these two photos looks like it was pulled up by someone, not that they pulled it open after they got up. Therefore, the gunman may have quietly approached their tent and opened the tent door without making a sound.
This is not right, homeless people are very alert. If someone approaches their tent, they will definitely wake up as long as the movement is louder. If these tramps had not had this alert character, they would have been swallowed up long ago. "
Chuck looked at Jimmy with a puzzled look on his face: "How do you know so well?"
Jimmy was speechless for a moment, as if he accidentally said too much, "Who doesn't have a homeless friend? Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the gunman first. Based on the current photo, it is speculated that when the gunman approached them, he should have pulled the zipper of a tent. The sound alerted them, but it was only for a short time, so they showed no obvious signs of movement. The gunman obviously searched for something in the tent, and he pulled back their quilts."
Jimmy put the information on Chuck's desk, took out a few photos, placed them on the whiteboard next to them, and stuck them with magnets. "Looking at these positions, it's obvious that they didn't pull it apart by themselves."
Jimmy is too familiar, because he was a homeless man in the beginning. Later, when he went to work in a hotel, he also lived in a tent for a long time in the early stage. Looking at the traces of homeless people living in tents, it is estimated that no one in the NYPD He has such rich experience.
Jimmy: "Judging from these traces, the gunman did search for something in their tent. As for whether he took anything, there is no way to tell. There are all kinds of things in the homeless tent, and anything is possible. It's just that Why did he kill the homeless man to search for his things? Does the murderer have any special hobbies? Or did the two homeless men pick up his things? "
Chuck also looked at Jimmy. He had seen the scene before, but neither he nor the forensic investigators noticed anything unusual about the quilt being lifted. They were not familiar with the life of homeless people. How did Jimmy, a young man, know this? life experience? Impossible, how could such a young FBI agent have been a homeless man? FBI political reviewers are not blind either.
Chuck's mind was not on the case at all. He found that the young man in front of him seemed a bit mysterious. If he didn't have experience, he would definitely not believe it if he could tell just by looking at the photos. As for who Jimmy said doesn't have a homeless friend, nonsense, even if he has a homeless friend, he can't live in a homeless tent. Who cares about this kind of thing.
Jimmy continued: "From the perspective of the case, the only possible connection between these two cases and the taxi driver case is the pistol with a silencer. As for the lack of fingerprints, disposable gloves can solve the problem, so if we want to combine the cases, The conditions are not enough.”
Chuck nodded: "If we can't combine the cases, let's investigate them separately. I'm going to check the evidence they recovered later. Do you want to go and see it together?"
Jimmy shook his head: "No, since it may not be relevant, I won't interfere in your case."
Chuck: "Okay, I'll check again and let you know if there are any other clues."
Jimmy nodded: "Then I'll go back first. I have a business trip for a few days and there are still a lot of things to deal with."
(End of chapter)
