Mahone was actually a little confused when he received the call from Hughes.
Jimmy is one of his men, and he has read Jimmy's file more than once or twice. Except for being placed on administrative leave after the early shooting, Jimmy has not had this kind of treatment for a long time, even after he shot several more suspect.
And Jimmy also has other special treatment, such as handling the homicide team's cases independently before Mahone's arrival. Without peer support and supervision, it is simply unimaginable at the level of a junior detective.
Excluding some special reasons, Jimmy's treatment is very exceptional. Even ordinary senior agents and OPR would not have such an attitude.
After thinking about it, I still haven't determined what problem led to the OPR investigation. Speaking of which, could there be something wrong with Ruiz's actions?
Mahone thought for a while, and decided to confirm with Ruiz. Although there is no case for Jimmy to handle for the time being, he is his own person after all, and he cannot pretend that nothing happened. This is a little different from before. of.
Mahone came to Ruiz's office, closed the door, and told Hughes' arrangements and his own speculations. Ruiz was also puzzled. He recalled Jimmy's actions in the early morning and found that there was nothing wrong with it. Except that the attack was a bit shady and the death toll was a bit higher this time, no abnormalities were found.
Neither Mahone nor Ruiz were talkative people. After they determined that there was an inside story, they separated.
After Mahone returned, he asked Felicia to start investigating quietly. Ruiz was more efficient than Mahone and he was more familiar with people. He quickly figured out that the people from OPR had found Hughes in the morning. See This matter involves OPR again.
Ruiz and Mahone got some of the information one after another, and that's when they called Jimmy. Of course, because Jimmy's cell phone was silent, he didn't call them back until he woke up in the afternoon.
The efficiency of OPR is like Schrödinger's cat. They are very flexible about whether content needs accelerated attention. They can not only consume time to delay it, but also spread their manpower to investigate everywhere in a short time, making people panic.
This investigation of Jimmy is a very high-profile case.
Not only did they arrange for someone to re-investigate the teams Jimmy had participated in and the cases he was responsible for, but they also called the Dallas office specifically to request Director Lambert to re-evaluate Jimmy's performance during his more than one month of secondment to Dallas and evaluate his involvement in several cases in Dallas. Cases are reviewed.
Lambert was also very confused. He still had an impression of Jimmy, but Jimmy arrived in Dallas more than a year ago. What do you mean by coming to investigate now? Do you think there is something wrong with the report submitted by our Dallas office? We all have local offices. Is your Manhattan office a higher level? What are you doing!
Lambert ignored them and told them to look at the files themselves. He hung up the phone and took out his cell phone to call Jimmy.
Jimmy is shopping with Nia. Now that she knows that Jimmy is not a poor boy, Nia no longer cares about Jimmy's thoughts. This time when she went shopping, the store she entered was the place where she usually went shopping, instead of the one she went with before. When Jimmy was a kid, he only went to some low- to mid-range clothing stores and jewelry stores.
Jimmy hadn't realized it before, because he usually went shopping casually, not only entering well-known brand stores, but also small studios on the roadside, and even going to flea markets. He never thought about Nia before. In order to take care of a poor boy like him, I never chose expensive ones.
After he used it as a mobile stand and took a lot of bags, he realized that the stores he entered today seemed to be mid-to-high-end. Although Nia used her own card, the cost was enough.
In fact, spending more is not a big problem. Although Nia's salary as a police officer is not high, her family situation means that she will definitely not be short of pocket money. As long as she is happy, Jimmy will continue to play the airs happily and only be responsible for smiling. Say "good", "very beautiful", "suits you very well", "this color suits you especially, you can also get another one next to it"...
Jimmy's cell phone rang and Nia came over to help him get some bags and Jimmy answered the phone.
Jimmy: "Hi, Director Lambert, good afternoon."
Lambert listened to what was happening on Jimmy's side and seemed to be in a noisy place: "Jimmy, find a quiet place."
Jimmy: "Wait a minute."
Jimmy pointed to the sofa next to Nia, put the bag on it, and left the store with the phone. There were many people outside the store, so he could only walk to the alley next to it. There was no one here, so he could smoke and answer the phone.
Jimmy put the phone on his shoulder, tilted his head to lock it, and said while taking out a cigarette and lighter: "It's okay now."
Lambert: "What did you do? Your office OPR just called to find out what happened when you were seconded."
Jimmy was a little confused, why did OPR show up again? They didn't appear in the previous cases, and they thought they had ignored them and shot the suspect. And, why was the Dallas office contacted? Does that mean this investigation has nothing to do with the shootout early yesterday morning?
Lambert couldn't hear Jimmy and asked again, "Jimmy?"
Jimmy: "I'm here, just thinking about something. I'm actually on administrative leave. I just handled a gang case early yesterday morning, so I don't know what's going on now. No one informed me. Also, I'm on secondment to Dallas." It happened a year and a half ago, why are we investigating now?”
This time it was Lambert's turn to be silent. The work the OPR in the Manhattan office did this time was really extraordinary.
Because of the nature of OPR, they conduct normal investigations in private and try to avoid spreading it everywhere, which will seriously affect the image of the person under investigation and also have a great impact on the interpersonal relationships in the bureau.
If we analyze the current situation, it is obvious that OPR is going to cause trouble this time. Such a big fanfare is not good news for Jimmy. But considering Jimmy's ability and his character, it seems that there is something wrong with this matter. It is more like they are deliberately making this matter bigger and seem to be promoting Jimmy.
These two possibilities can be said to be completely opposite. It's not that the people on their side can't figure out what their goal is.
Lambert: "Okay, just be careful over there. That's it. Goodbye. Come back here to play again when you have time."
Lambert hung up the phone, and Jimmy stood there and continued to smoke. Yesterday's call between Ruiz and Mahone now seems to be about OPR. They got some clues, but they don't know the specific content, so Just a reminder yesterday.
Jimmy didn't have the impulse to call back and ask. Now that he knew it was the OPR group who was causing trouble, he had to think carefully about whether he had done anything wrong.
There is no problem with the funds, OPR has investigated it last time.
There is no problem with real estate. Although your fixed assets do not need to be reported, according to your own discretionary funds, no one should cause trouble for you in this regard.
That's work-related. Although he only stayed in the FBI for two years, he did a lot of cases. Now Jimmy wants to determine where he went wrong and there is no place to start. Forget it, let's go shopping first and think about it when he gets back.
Jimmy threw away the cigarette butt and returned to the store to continue shopping with Nia.
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In the evening, Hughes had just driven out of the parking lot after get off work when his phone rang. He then left his route home and headed to a club.
I just received a call from an intermediary. I have dealt with him before, but I am not familiar with it. Calling him suddenly to invite him to the club does not seem to be a normal process. Usually such people will contact them first to confirm that they are interested or to arrange a meeting place and wait. This kind of direct appointment with someone to meet immediately is rare.
Hughes thought about this when he answered the phone, and finally decided to meet the middleman and find out who he was speaking to.
In the agreed-upon club room, Hughes opened the door, and a middle-aged white man stood up and came to the door to greet him. He shook hands and sat down.
Hughes: "Tell me, Thomas, who do you represent today?"
Thomas smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Hughes. This time because things are urgent, we can only meet in this way. Don't be so angry, I'm sorry."
Hughes: "So, what are you going to say?"
Thomas: "Hughes, some people are worried about your recent actions. You are too harsh."
Hughes: "Who?"
Thomas: "There are names that cannot be said, not one."
Hughes: "Speak clearly."
Thomas: "You know, there are some people I can't talk about, but they are people I can't mess with."
Hughes: "So, what made them bring you in to talk to me?"
Thomas: "Two days ago, you attacked a place again. Twelve people were killed and three were injured. One of the dead people was a person of a certain big shot. Hughes, I need to take the body back and erase his record."
Hughes: "Name, the person above you."
Thomas sighed: "Josh, Congressman Blair's man."
Hughes narrowed his eyes and said through gritted teeth: "You have crossed the line!"
Thomas nodded, stretched out his hands and pressed down: "I understand, Hughes, for the sake of our previous friendship, don't let this matter continue to ferment."
Hughes: "So, what happened recently was your fault?"
Thomas frowned slightly: "What? I didn't do anything."
Hughes pointed at Thomas and said: "Tell the people behind you not to stretch your hands so far. Not everyone in the Manhattan office can intervene."
After saying that, Hughes got up and left. Thomas also got up and shouted a few words from behind. Hughes didn't stop at all, just opened the door and walked out.
Thomas moved his mouth, stretched out his hand to take off his tie, and sat on the sofa. After thinking for a while, he directly picked up the phone and dialed.
Thomas: "What did you do? Why is the FBI so angry?"
When the other person finished speaking, Thomas was so angry that he wanted to smash his phone: "You idiot, why didn't you tell me in advance? Haven't you considered the consequences? Son of bxxxx!"
After cursing a few words, Thomas hung up the phone and threw it on the sofa.
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Hughes left the club, got into the car and did not start it. Instead, he was thinking about what had just happened. Suddenly, he slapped the steering wheel with both hands and started the car to go home.
It is definitely not a simple matter for Jimmy to be investigated by OPR. OPR is not under the jurisdiction of Hughes, but there is definitely more than one mole in the FBI. What happened in the early morning of that day, the people behind him were able to contact OPR at noon and found a way to directly Suppressing Jimmy's promotion application, and at the same time, the investigation in the past two days has been extremely high-profile. This is to put Jimmy to death.
Although Thomas just said that he was from Senator Blair, it is obviously not something that a small person can do that can do so many things, and it is not even just one or two people who intervened behind the scenes.
Hughes is only the head of field agents, not the director of the Manhattan office. He cannot control all departments. He cannot handle this kind of mole. Now he can only try to save Jimmy under the current circumstances.
When he got home, Hughes' expression had recovered. He couldn't take work matters home and affect his family.
The doorbell rang at night, "Hughes, it's you. He said he was Thomas."
Hughes frowned and stood up from the sofa and came to the door, "Hughes, can we talk?"
Hughes: "Anything else to say?"
Thomas reached out and gestured to the outside. Hughes also walked out, closed the door and the two walked to the side.
Thomas: "Hughes, I swear, I didn't know they were going to do this. I just wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible to avoid fermentation, which is not good for everyone."
Hughes: "You know what they did?"
Thomas: "Yes, I've figured it out. They've gone too far. I have an idea for how we can all solve our own troubles."
Hughes nodded, motioning for him to continue.
Thomas: "Your internal investigation will continue, but the results will be in line with your requirements, and no one will have any objection to the process. I promise, no matter what the cost, I will make this happen. Trust me again."
Hughes took a deep breath and nodded, "Continue."
Thomas: "We'll take care of that body. Just let the case drag on for two days."
Hughes: "What are you going to do?"
Thomas: "Don't worry, it won't have any impact on you, I will take care of it."
Hughes: "One more thing, move the mole away and don't let me find him."
Thomas reached out and touched his face, took a deep breath and considered it carefully, then nodded heavily, "I'll try my best."
Hughes: "You promise."
Thomas: "Yes, I promise."
Hughes stretched out his right hand and made a "two" sign, "Two days." After saying that, he turned around and went home. Thomas took out his cell phone and walked to his car, and began to arrange how to deal with the follow-up matters. A fool had affected so many things for them.
Hughes returned to the house, picked up his cell phone and called Mahone: "Mahon, Jimmy's leave will be extended for three more days."
Ma Hong didn't ask the reason and simply repeated: "Jimmy's leave will be extended for another three days. I understand. I will inform him now."
(End of chapter)
