Jimmy didn't stand up and leave. His coffee had just been served and it was so abnormal to stand up and leave now, and it couldn't be wasted. Although it was relatively late and drinking coffee might affect his sleep at night, Jimmy finished the coffee slowly and read the newspaper next to him for a while.
When Shi Qi patted Jimmy's shoulder, he used a lot of force, and you could feel it. His mood was definitely not as relaxed as his expression, and Jimmy could roughly understand what he meant. Maybe he got it wrong. Seventeen didn't want to interfere with Jimmy's execution. He didn't follow the rules of the underworld to take revenge. Jimmy had to repay the favor himself.
Jimmy drank the coffee and watched the waiter take away his and Qi Qi's cups before getting up and leaving. At the door, Jimmy took out a cigarette and lighter. After lighting the cigarette, Jimmy lit the map fragments and threw them on the sidewalk. He watched them burn to ashes before walking to his car.
Jimmy has checked this cafe both times. There is no surveillance inside or at the door, and there are not many waiters. Moreover, since Seventeen chose this place as the meeting place instead of looking for a place outside, it means that it is very safe.
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It was already very late now, and it was definitely not possible to investigate at this time. Jimmy thought for a moment and found a hotel nearby to stay so that he could start early tomorrow morning.
This clue came at the wrong time. It happened to coincide with Nia's return, which completely frustrated Jimmy's plan, but it didn't matter. Things never go so smoothly.
The next day, Jimmy checked out with his equipment bag and drove away from the hotel parking lot, heading to the neighborhood marked seventeen. The road here is not long, and there are only 6 or 7 apartment buildings on the left and right in the middle marked on the 17th mark. Relatively speaking, the target has been reduced a lot.
Jimmy did not investigate one by one, but first walked around outside to observe the people inside. People who often watch American TV series and movies will probably have some impression of the apartment here in New York. The building is not high, there are not many floors, and it is not very wide. However, Jimmy's location is a bit large, so it is a bit troublesome to observe.
But because it was daytime, many people should have left for work, so there were not many people in the house.
After looking around, Jimmy suddenly realized that he was mentally retarded and his brain seemed not very good. Although he was safer during the day and there would be no gangsters to cause trouble, many people went to work during the day. What could he watch? At most, it’s just a stepping stone.
Jimmy returned to the car and took out a reprinted photo. He first started investigating from the unmarked apartments nearby. If the person was really in the other marked apartments, asking directly might expose him. He was shocked. He, and people in the nearby apartment may have seen him.
Jimmy's biggest problem today is that he is only one person, and there are many rooms here. Although many people are at work, the efficiency is still too low. The photo is not particularly clear, and no one has seen it after asking about the two apartments. If this person is really around, theoretically he should not never go out.
Jimmy thought for a while and asked this question. If he happened to meet an acquaintance of the suspect, he would definitely inform him that he was alone. He packed up his things and ran away without knowing it. It was better not to alert the suspect.
Jimmy decided to retreat temporarily, called Hughes, and requested a surveillance team to come over. Insufficient authority. In the past, when Chris applied for the monitoring team, he always called the monitoring team directly, but Jimmy could only continue to apply and go directly to the field boss to make arrangements.
Jimmy returned to the car and waited for more than an hour before a black surveillance van drove over. Moreover, why is your spray-painted logo a cleaning company? So outrageous.
After communicating with the surveillance personnel and determining the surveillance target, Jimmy left. The surveillance team is really easy to use, and they have all received professional training. Although they do not have the law enforcement rights of field agents, they have had some firearms and combat training, and have a certain ability to protect themselves, which is better than ordinary people.
Surveillance teams that can enforce the law usually have part-time surveillance by agents. For example, in Peter's team, Black Jones is a field agent who has received professional surveillance training. He can enforce the law, and can also go directly to the surveillance vehicle to perform surveillance and listening tasks when necessary. .
Jimmy called Nia. She had already applied for leave, so that was good. Jimmy went home, changed clothes, and drove to the downstairs of Nia's apartment.
Nia changed her daily clothes and went out. The two hugged at the door, and then got into Jimmy's car. Jimmy asked while driving: "Nia, who was the person who went downstairs with you just now?"
Nia: "Who? No one came down with me."
Jimmy: "A man, following you, stopped in the lobby."
Nia thought for a moment: "Middle-aged man, blond hair, wearing glasses, about 180cm?"
Jimmy nodded, and Nia curled her lips: "Maybe it was my father, I didn't even notice when he came down after him."
Jimmy: "That's no problem. I thought it was some bad guy. His expression didn't seem to be good."
Nia: "Leave him alone, you old fogy. Where are we going?"
Jimmy: "Let's go to Fifth Avenue. Just walk around."
Strolling around Fifth Avenue was a great place to kill time. The only problem was that before he knew it, Jimmy was carrying several bags in his hands. While chatting and wandering around, I had forgotten all the things I bought. Anyway, the weight in my hand was increasing little by little. Fortunately, the parking lot was not far away.
Jimmy threw everything into the trunk and drove forward. When he passed St. Patrick's Cathedral, Nia reminded Jimmy whether he wanted to go in. After thinking about it, Jimmy parked the car in the parking lot next to it and got down to talk to Nia. Come to the cathedral together.
Jimmy asked Nia to wait for him for a while, then sat down and took out the cross necklace and prayed. Even if he was just pretending, Jimmy's movements were very standard now. At least he didn't feel as helpless as when he first entered the church to pray. Just by looking at his appearance, no one knew whether he was praying or cursing in his heart.
The Christian identity that James gave him was indeed very useful, but the Father Royant whom James found was a Catholic father. In fact, Catholicism is not the largest Christianity in New York now, and the number of Protestant believers is actually more, and There are various religions here, and Jimmy often sees churches of other denominations.
The cross given by Father Horton is also very useful. He takes it out directly when praying. Others will definitely think that he is a very devout believer. Everything is so logical and natural. Nia saw Jimmy's actions from the side and didn't realize that he was just a showman.
After the prayer, they followed the tourists around the cathedral, and then came out to leave. One thing to say is that this kind of cathedral gives people a very solemn feeling. It has to be said that from a purely psychological point of view, whether it is Both the decoration and the building itself give people a feeling of insignificance and oppression when they are inside, which creates a slight illusion of needing protection. However, this feeling is not strong enough to make people feel disgusted.
After walking around outside for a while, Nia's cell phone rang. She answered the phone, not knowing what was said, and her brows were already furrowed.
Nia: "Jimmy, take me back."
Jimmy nodded. After returning to the car and starting it, Jimmy asked: "Who called just now? What's the matter?"
Nia: "It's nothing. My mother called and told me to go back because something happened."
Jimmy: "Maybe there's something urgent, it's nothing. I'll come out later when I have time."
Jimmy took Nia home, got out of the car, gave her the bag, kissed her and drove away.
When Jimmy drove back, he finally made up his mind to use the FBI database to investigate Nia's situation, especially her family's situation. When he came to pick up Nia, the man in the hall had already alerted him. He originally thought he was following Nia, but he didn't expect it to be her family. His eyes and expressions were really easy to misunderstand.
No old father would be in a good mood when he saw his daughter going out with a man, but that look seemed a bit too much.
However, the investigation also depends on the time and opportunity. It is better to do it during case investigation, so as not to attract attention. Any query on the personnel database will leave a record.
Back in the office, Jimmy continued to look through the information. After shopping with Nia for two hours, he felt much better and could just continue to read those disgusting pornographic information. It is true that those policemen and detectives who have been working as police officers for many years in movies and TV shows have psychological problems are not made up. After reading too much of this information, even Jimmy, a person with a very stable mental state, feels uncomfortable.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Jimmy received a call from the surveillance team. The person in the suspected photo appeared, but the image was not right, and he was not wearing glasses. It could only be said to be suspicious.
Jimmy didn't hesitate. In any case, this was the first possible suspect. He immediately went downstairs and drove out. In the past two days, his Mercury has been parked in the bureau. He drove all the cars with accessories and put the trunk in the car. Wearing equipment bag, convenient.
Arriving at the surveillance team, Jimmy got out of the car and entered the surveillance van, "Alison, show me that person's information."
Alison, the leader of the three people in this monitoring team, is a Hispanic woman, about 40 years old, with a very ordinary appearance, the kind of person who would not be recognized in a crowd. The other two people look relatively young, and they should be the old ones leading the new. However, they are very proficient in operating the equipment, and they must have done well during the training.
Alison opened her laptop and said, "We have checked. Dave Frank is 45 years old, unmarried, graduated from community college, and works for a decoration company. There is no address registered in this neighborhood in the system. This is his ID photo. This was taken when he entered the apartment at around 6 o'clock. His appearance meets your requirements, he is white, between 170-175cm tall, and has a medium build. Except for a few teenagers, the people we observed The other white guys didn't quite match the height, but he didn't wear glasses."
Because we only need to pay attention to the people coming in and out of the 6-7 apartments on both sides of the middle. After excluding women, non-whites, children and the elderly, there are not many remaining targets. If the size is further restricted, it is very easy to accurately find one of them. normal.
Jimmy looked at the photos on the computer and the photos taken by the surveillance team, and compared them with the screenshots of the surveillance video in his hand. They were still very similar.
Jimmy: "Have you determined where this Dave lives?"
Alison: "No, there are still a lot of people coming in and out here. We can't go in directly to investigate. We can only confirm that he is in the apartment building on the left. He went in after 6 o'clock and has not come out for two hours."
Jimmy thought for a while: "We still need to continue to confirm. There may be more than one similar person here. You continue to keep an eye on him to see if there are other similar people. Make him a priority target first."
Jimmy returned to his car. Now he had no other evidence, only a photo, so he needed to continue to keep an eye on this person, collect his information, and look for relevant evidence, which was at least a preliminary result.
After a while, there were fewer people on the roadside. Jimmy got out of the car, lit a cigarette, walked in front of the apartment, and observed the structure of the apartment. Fortunately, there were not too many residents in this apartment building. Jimmy's mind Only the figure can be seen, because Dave's information is unmarried, so it is relatively easy to locate. Ignore the families with children in the room. In theory, he is unmarried. With a high probability, there should not be too many people in the family, and it is even rarer to have children.
There are four targets in total, three are single players, one is two players, and the final position is still not determined.
After Jimmy made a circle, he returned to the car. He moved forward and stopped next to the apartment. Then, with his eyes open all the time, he stared at the few targets he found to see if they had any special movements.
At 11:30 p.m., a man came out of the building, wearing a hoodie and glasses. He came to the sidewalk and walked to the side. Jimmy was in high spirits. On the not-so-bright street, the image of this man was the same as before. He looked very much like the man seen in the surveillance video.
Jimmy took out his mobile phone and dialed Alison's number. It happened that Alison also planned to call him and told them to continue to follow him here. He got out of the car and followed the man from a distance.
After walking for two blocks, the person in front of him stopped a taxi on the side of the road and left. Jimmy then realized the problem. His car was still at the apartment. He called Alison directly and asked them to send surveillance. The car came to follow the taxi, but luckily I wrote down the license plate number, otherwise I would have been in trouble.
The distance of two blocks was still possible to keep up with on a night like this when the traffic was relatively smooth.
Jimmy turned around and ran to his car, and started to follow him, but he had lost his vision and could only drive aimlessly on the road, waiting for notification from Alison.
As luck would have it, Alison successfully caught up with the taxi after changing several routes, and Jimmy followed suit. The taxi left the Bronx and headed toward Queens.
