I was in a bad mood after reading the disgusting information for most of the day. After hearing Nia's call, I felt even worse.
Jimmy has also seen many lives and deaths, but they are all criminals, most of them vicious criminals. There is no problem in saying that he is innocent. He is not under too much psychological pressure, not to mention that the original owner Jimmy left a trace in his body. With a little bit of soul influence, once Jimmy took action in the past, he would kill them directly and brutally.
Later, after an exorcism by Father Horton in Dallas, Texas, Jimmy finally got rid of his occasional violent state. After that, he became relatively restrained in his attacks. Of course, he did not hold back when it was time to destroy him.
Jimmy has been immune to someone dying in front of him to a large extent, but to Nia, she is just an ordinary policeman. Although he has not read her file, according to the experience of most police officers, Jimmy even doubts Did Nia ever fire a gun at anyone, including warning shots.
Nia must have seen dead people. This time it was obviously the little girl who was in a bad mood. They worked hard for a week and finally caught the kidnapper's route and confirmed that they were in the forest. After catching up, the result was like this. It would have been different for anyone. Not comfortable. Seeing the tragic situation of the three people who fell to death, Nia, who had hoped to save the little girl, felt disappointed and heartbroken.
Jimmy had instant noodles for dinner, tidied the room, threw some used toothbrushes and towels in the bathroom into the trash can, and took out a new set from the nearby cabinet and put it on the shelf. I worked at home for a long time, exercised for a while, then washed up and went to bed.
Jimmy now only has one unfinished case, so until there are new clues, he can only stay in the office and read the information. Just like yesterday, Jimmy endured the uncomfortable feeling and continued to read the massive cases. It doesn't work, no one is taking the lead now, everything can only be done by yourself. Speaking of which, Hughes gave himself a bit too much freedom.
In the afternoon, when his head was spinning, Ruiz came in from the outside.
Ruiz: "Jimmy, Seventeen just called me. He has a problem over there. One of the guys who helped you find someone has disappeared. Two blocks have been locked down, and he is investigating over there."
Jimmy suddenly became energetic. Why did he get into so much trouble while investigating a clue? Jimmy looked at Ruiz and asked, "Is he missing or dead? Is there any definite news?"
Ruiz: "It hasn't been finalized yet. He communicated with the boy on the phone last night, but at noon today, he couldn't be contacted. What is certain now is that there is no news about him at home or in the places he frequents. , Shi Qi has already gone to the place where he investigated before to see if there are any clues."
Jimmy: "Understood, can I contact him now? I'll go help too."
Ruiz shook his head and refused directly: "Don't contact him now. He is looking for his younger brother. No one will say anything no matter what. Once you intervene, he may be exposed."
Jimmy nodded, "I understand, but for his safety, I'd better go to the Bronx and stay there. If there is an accident closer, I can go and provide support." Seeing what Ruiz had to say, Jimmy waved his hand. : "I know his importance, so it's just a precaution. As long as he's not in any danger by night, I'll be back. It's just a few hours."
Ruiz thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "You must not contact him directly on the phone and wait for news from me."
Jimmy: "Okay, I'll leave now."
Jimmy and Ruiz left the office together, he went downstairs, got in the delivery car and set off.
Jimmy had a bad premonition that the missing person might be in trouble. He was a member of a local gang. To be investigated by Seventeen, he must be one of his confidants. He should be a mature gangster. If he disappeared like this, he must have encountered force majeure.
The only thing he hopes now is not to die. Jimmy has a headache. He was just looking for an informant to help him, but if he commits another personal murder case, it would be too much of a loss.
The key is that this is not an ordinary informant, there is a high possibility that he is a real one of his own. His loss of a reliable younger brother may also have a great impact on his mission.
It's not even close to get off work in the afternoon, and although the traffic is not that smooth, at least it doesn't delay much. Jimmy did not go to the cafe where he had met Seventeen before. Instead, he went to the neighborhood where the suspect was photographed by surveillance cameras. He found a parking space and parked first. He waited in the car and opened the window to smoke.
Waiting until 8 o'clock in the evening, Jimmy has not received any news from Ruiz. It seems that Seventeen is still looking for someone, and the situation has not been determined. Jimmy looked at his watch boredly, and finally decided to go home first.
The next day, Nia and the others were finally returning to New York from New Hampshire. She called Jimmy early in the morning and expected to return to the police station in the afternoon.
Jimmy didn't plan to go to the bureau today. He drove to the Bronx early in the morning. In order to support the seventeenth team in time, he worked hard. No matter what, he had to persevere.
Jimmy went back to rest last night because he didn't want to wander around the Bronx streets at night. It was really not very safe here. Jimmy is an Asian. If he parks his car on the roadside, he will most likely cause trouble. Now is not the time to engage in fishing law enforcement. Instead of being passively influenced by others, it is better to go back and wait and park here during the day. , which can save you some trouble.
Just waiting until the afternoon, Jimmy looked at the time and saw that Nia should be back soon. He started the car and left. If he waited any longer, he might not be able to wait until Seventeen contacted him. He might as well deal with his own affairs first.
When they arrived at the police station, Nia hadn't come back yet, and Jimmy was waiting in Chuck's office for not long. Chuck's homeless man's murder case has been lowered in priority by him and he will deal with other cases first.
Detectives in the police department handle a lot of cases, including burglaries, robberies, homicides, disappearances, etc. Although the NYPD has a large number of detectives, each person will still be assigned many cases. If it is not a very important case, it needs to be dealt with first. , usually don’t spend too much time on it.
In the same homicide case, the death of a homeless man and the death of an ordinary citizen are two cases with different priorities. To use a less politically correct term, citizens are taxpayers. They pay taxes to support the police, while homeless people are more of a They are synonymous with trouble. They have not contributed a penny to the police, but have caused many troublesome cases. It is strange that the police have a good look on them.
So Chuck gave up decisively after investigating for a few days and adjusted his priorities to deal with other cases first. This was not because he was not fulfilling his responsibilities, but because the actual situation was like this. The reason why he was so concerned about it the past few days was actually because of this. The two cases may be related to the serial murder case. Since there is no direct correlation now, it doesn't matter.
Nia finally came back. When she entered the office, Jimmy had already walked over, stretched out his hands and gave Nia a bear hug, picked her up, spun her around, and kissed her.
Jimmy: "I'm finally back, Nia. It's been hard for you guys these days, right?"
Nia forced a smile and said: "Actually, it's okay. I didn't do anything. I just followed Agent Rice. Unfortunately, the ending didn't end well. Please wait for me for a while, and I'll go change my clothes."
After saying that, Nia put her bag on the spot and turned around to go to the dressing room.
Nia's expression was not very good. Although she could tell that she was happy when she saw Jimmy, it only lasted for a moment, and soon she looked a little lonely. It seemed that the impact of the little girl's death on her had not dissipated after these two days.
Jimmy waited for a long time, and Nia came out, took a shower in the police station bathroom, and changed into a set of spare clothes in the locker room. She looked quite refreshed now, better than when they first met. Much.
Jimmy looked at Nia and said with a smile: "It seems that the past two days have been really hard, and it is much better now than before. Have you notified your family?"
Nia returned to her seat and said, "Not yet. Agent Rice has arranged for us to meet with the girl's family tomorrow. All three of them have done autopsies locally. We will wait until the report comes out before arranging the return trip." .”
Nia opened her bag, took out a stack of paper and handed it to Jimmy, "Read it yourself."
Jimmy held this stack of A4 paper. Here was the organized tracing information, as well as the copied scene photos and the suspect's autopsy report.
These two suspects can really run. Because it takes time to investigate the surveillance video, the police chase them every time at intervals. Later, they also robbed three vehicles, changed vehicles and continued to escape. Each time, their identities were determined due to calls to the police and police investigations. With the assistance of the FBI, Agent Rice never lost sight of their escape direction.
When they came to New Jersey from New York, they originally fled westward, but later, I don’t know what they thought, and turned north. We cannot rule out the possibility that they planned to cross the US-Canada border and enter Canada, if they were allowed to continue fleeing.
After they robbed a car at a gas station for the last time, they were chased by the police and had to enter the Green Mountain National Forest. What followed was more than a day of tracking. With the assistance of K9 police dogs, the police did not lose their car in the forest. In the general direction, it was a bit weird to finally lose footing and fall off the cliff, because all three people fell, and there were no injuries caused by other injuries on their bodies, only injuries from falling and impact injuries caused by hitting their heads on the rocks below.
Agent Rice conducted a search above the cliff and found no trace of the fourth person, nor any large animals such as bears. In the end, it could only be attributed to accidents. They did not see the cliff, or were on the edge of the cliff. He slipped and fell while checking the terrain.
Jimmy: "Does Les plan to continue the investigation?"
Nia: "Continue to pursue?"
Jimmy nodded: "From the identity and information of the two kidnappers, we will find out who wants to kidnap this little girl. Their escape route did not leave the little girl behind. This is not like an ordinary kidnapping case."
Nia shook her head: "I don't know. All the materials are with Agent Rice. I didn't play any role this time."
Jimmy put the materials on Nia's table: "Let's go, Chuck is not here, you have been busy for so long, it's time to take a good rest."
Nia looked at her watch, nodded, packed her bag, and then left the police station with Jimmy and got into Jimmy's car.
Jimmy had already made a reservation at the restaurant in advance, and Nia had just finished her first major case since becoming a police detective, so she just wanted to celebrate. Jimmy originally planned to make it at home, but considering that his craftsmanship was really not that good, he finally gave up.
It was already after get off work, and when they drove to the restaurant, it was just the time to pick up customers, and many seats in the restaurant were already occupied.
Jimmy and Nia each took their order and poured a glass of pre-dinner wine: "Congratulations on completing your first case, how do you feel?"
Nia clinked the glasses with Jimmy, drank a little, and then shook her head: "It's very bad. I can't forget the girl's appearance in the past two days. It would be better if we could get to the location earlier."
Jimmy: "Oh, don't think about this. The case is over, so it's time to relax. I want to say, do you feel a sense of accomplishment when you close the case?"
Nia nodded: "There are some. When I was a patrol officer, I only patrolled and handled some violations and other small cases. This kind of big case was also my first contact. Agent Rice is really amazing. She judged the kidnapper's route of action very accurately, and when Chuck arranged for me to follow her, he told me to study hard."
Jimmy: "Of course, Agent Rice is a senior detective who specializes in kidnapping and disappearance cases. Of course, he is very capable. Don't compare with her, it will be very frustrating. There is still a big difference between a police detective and a patrol officer. , when I first joined the FBI, I felt that I was a fool because the cases I handled when I was a county police officer were too childish."
Nia: "Well, I feel it. In fact, I had this feeling when I first got familiar with the cases with Chuck. Many of Chuck's cases were too complicated."
Jimmy: "Okay, let's not talk about the case. I haven't been back for the past few days. Does Chuck want to give you a holiday to rest for a while?"
Nia: "I haven't asked yet, but I'm really tired. I'll tell Chuck tomorrow."
The waiter delivered the food and interrupted the conversation between Jimmy and Nia, "Nia, what are your plans next? Do you want to go out to play?"
Nia shook her head: "I don't want to take a long vacation to go out for the time being. I just want to rest for two days."
Jimmy: "What about tonight?"
Nia: "Today?"
Jimmy nodded: "Let's watch a movie later, just relax."
Nia shook her head: "Not today, I need to go back first."
Jimmy: "That's fine tomorrow. You can also go home and have a good night's rest today."
Nia: "My father knew that I returned today and had already called me in the afternoon asking me to go back. There was nothing I could do."
After chatting while eating dinner, Jimmy drove Nia home more than an hour later, and he drove his matching car directly back to the apartment. After getting off the car, he took the equipment bag from the trunk and took the equipment home to rest. Because he went directly to the police station in the afternoon, Jimmy didn't have time to return to Federation Square to change his car.
Just when Jimmy was about to wash up, his cell phone rang. Jimmy glanced at it and felt nervous.
Jimmy: "Ruiz, is there any news about Seventeen?"
Ruiz: "Yes, he has found the clue. Now go to the Bronx. Seventeen will be waiting for you in the cafe."
Jimmy: "Which cafe?"
Ruiz: "He said you know."
Jimmy: "Understood, I'm leaving now."
Jimmy hung up the phone, got dressed, took the equipment bag and went out. At this time, he couldn't help but feel lucky that Nia was not here today, otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
It was still the same cafe, and Seventeen was still in the corner. Jimmy saw him at first sight after entering.
"Cappuccino" Jimmy sat across from Shi Qi, ordered a cup of coffee from the waiter, and then looked at Shi Qi, "How are your people doing?"
Seventeen shook his head slightly and said nothing. After the waiter brought the coffee and left, he said to Jimmy: "He is dead. We found the body. He was shot twice in the back. No one around him heard any obvious gunshots." , it was obvious that the gunman used a silencer, and the location he chose was very good, there were no surveillance cameras around, and there were no small alleys where people passed by.”
Jimmy frowned: "Siler, could it be that the gunman I was looking for discovered him?"
Seventeen: "It could be him. I have located the place where he last investigated." Seventeen took out a piece of paper. Jimmy took it and took a look. It was a piece cut directly from a map and circled with a pen. A street.
Seventeen: "It's right here, but I don't know which building it is. You need to investigate it yourself."
Jimmy nodded: "Thank you, I will investigate tomorrow."
Seventeen picked up the cup, drank the coffee inside, then stood up to leave. Jimmy quickly stopped him: "Seventeen, do you have any requests?"
Seventeen looked at Jimmy, but instead of sitting down, he walked next to him, reached out and patted Jimmy on the shoulder, and left without saying a word.
(End of chapter)
