Jimmy was drinking with Nia and two of her old classmates at the bar when he received a call from Mahone. He answered the call in a quiet place and was speechless for a while.
Can administrative leave be extended for two or three days? If it was a normal vacation, if there were only a few days, he would have taken Nia away from New York to have fun. Now on this administrative leave, he was specifically instructed not to run around casually, and could only wander around home and the city.
After clearing up his mood, Jimmy returned to Nia and the others again, picked up the wine glass, "Cheers, congratulations on getting another three days off."
Nia and two classmates raised their glasses and took a sip. Nia looked sideways at Jimmy: "Why?"
Jimmy shook his head: "I don't know yet. I'll find out tomorrow. Now let's enjoy the holiday."
Nia's classmates looked at the two of them and said, "If you still have time, you can come to the fashion show tomorrow night. Nia, haven't you always said you want to see our catwalk?"
Jimmy didn't dare to talk casually. If he was too enthusiastic about things like watching a girl's catwalk, something might happen.
Nia glanced at Jimmy and nodded to them: "Of course, no problem."
The old classmate smiled and picked up the small bag, took out an invitation letter from it, and handed it to Nia. "You must come."
Nia took the invitation, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with her. As for Jimmy, he looked at them with a smile on his face and did not dare to speak.
Jimmy had to drive, so he didn't drink much at night, just a sip. After Nia and her classmates had almost finished drinking, they left the bar, and Jimmy drove them to the hotel, and then took Nia back. Got the apartment.
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Hughes went to work as usual in the morning. In addition to his normal work today, he also had to pay attention to how Thomas would handle this matter. Ruiz had already received a call from Hughes. They met outside before arriving at the office and exchanged a few words. Ruiz also paused the investigation of the dead person in the case. It was only two days and the problem was not big.
Only Hughes knew the inside story, but Ruiz would not question Hughes's arrangement. After working with Hughes for so many years, he knew that Hughes would not casually interfere in the case. Since he said so, he must have had to do so. Reason to do it.
The OPR investigation is still going on. Hughes originally gave Fuller 48 hours, and the results would be available today, but last night he gave Thomas another 48 hours, so let's ignore it. It's only two days anyway. It depends on what results they can give.
Although Ruiz has suspended the investigation of the dead, the investigation of the living has not completely stopped. They shot a little too hard that day. Of the six people who were sent to the hospital alive, three could not be saved because their injuries were too serious. The location where they were shot was too dangerous, although the emergency doctors were all experts and familiar with shooting guns. The injury can be treated, but when it really comes to the point where there is no treatment, there is nothing anyone can do.
The man who was not injured at all is currently under temporary detention in the bureau. His interrogation has been going on for two days. After several rounds of checks, everything he knows has been basically exhausted. Unfortunately, he is just an ordinary member. Moreover, I have only joined Azite not long ago, so I don’t know their transportation routes and warehouse locations.
The remaining three people who were shot are currently in the ICU. Their lives are no longer in danger, but they cannot be interrogated yet. Therefore, although Azit's case is basically over, it is still far from being able to write a closing report.
A large amount of cash and several well-packaged drugs were searched from their stronghold. Together with the black guns and the identities of these people, it can basically be concluded that Azit's foundation in New York has been uprooted. It will probably take them a long time to come back. It took a long time.
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I just went shopping yesterday. In addition to Nia buying a bunch of things, Jimmy also added a few things. I also made an appointment with the dentist. I took advantage of the time I had during my vacation to avoid having to make appointments later on weekends and not having to work overtime.
Of course, in addition to these things, Jimmy also called Ruiz to ask about the situation. Unfortunately, he didn't know anything, and Jimmy couldn't do anything. Unless he called Hughes directly, no one probably knew what the situation was now. , as for OPR, Jimmy has no acquaintance there.
Today during the day, Nia went back home first, and Jimmy also took advantage of being alone to go to the church to deal with it, and by the way, he donated a small check to express his feelings.
Speaking of which, Jimmy's behavior was a bit too perfunctory. He used to go to church after the shooting, but he went shopping with Nia yesterday and completely forgot about it. It was only this morning that he remembered it. Go out for a trip.
When Nia came over in the evening, Jimmy saw Nia who was completely different from usual. She wore a light pink windbreaker, a white scarf, a white casual shirt and pink trousers, all in a loose style, and a pair of white sneakers on her feet. , looks very energetic. Her smooth blond hair was scattered around her shoulders, and it was obvious that she had done hair and makeup during the day.
Jimmy said jokingly: "Are you going to go on stage? I've never seen you dressed like this."
Nia chuckled: "You can't be too far behind them. Are you just going out like this?"
Jimmy was a little confused by the question. He lowered his head and glanced at the suit he wore when he went out today. It really didn't match well. He asked Nia to rest for a while, then got into the bathroom and took a quick shower. He dried his hair and came out to change into a windbreaker, casual suit and jeans. He asked Nia to help confirm that everything was okay before he went out and drove to Bryant. garden.
It's not that Jimmy doesn't want to dress more casually. The key is to cover the gun he carries. His choice of tops is very limited. A casual suit can just cover up his gun holster.
I have a saying, every time I go to New York Fashion Week, Jimmy can't wait to wash his eyes. There are many beautiful girls on the street, and they are very well-dressed, but there are always a few guys in weird clothes and various performance arts appearing from time to time. Really Very uncomfortable. Of course, there are a lot of people wandering around the street looking at beautiful women, and there are also a lot more street friends on the roadside. They are still hoping that someone can give them some extra change.
Jimmy and Nia entered the show with invitations and hid in the audience around the catwalk. This show was very successful. Of course, for Jimmy, the main thing is to look at the models. Although Nia next to him is also very beautiful, who can control a man's eyes.
After the show, Nia's classmates changed their clothes and came from the backstage to the front. They greeted Jimmy and the others. They left together and went out to eat supper, or of course, dinner, because these models walked the show in order to stay in shape. Before, I couldn’t eat anything I wanted.
It was normal for these models to not eat any serious food for most of the day. However, when the food was served, their original reserved attitude changed instantly. They quickly finished the appetizers and took a sip of wine before they recovered. Original condition.
With Nia by his side, Jimmy didn't even have a chance to have sex, and he was really depressed, so it was best not to bring his girlfriend when he went out to play. In the end, Jimmy had no choice but to be the driver to take them back. Nia and Nia also had to go home. They couldn't stay away from home for three days on vacation. Now he became the driver completely.
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The OPR investigation was over. On the afternoon of the fourth day, it was Fuller who still found Hughes with the OPR report.
Fuller: "Hughes, our investigation is over, and I think you should take a look at this report."
Hughes took the report handed over by Fuller and read it. It was obvious that they had done it very carefully and marked all Jimmy's past cases. This was obviously not something that three or two people could handle.
Except for a few cases involving confidential information, which were marked confidential, so they did not see the details, the remaining cases basically had notes, especially the cases that Jimmy handled independently.
The case report generally received good reviews. The only problem was that there were slight doubts about the validity of the evidence he found when handling the case independently, but this did not affect the closure of the case.
Hughes nodded. With this OPR report, Jimmy's promotion application should no longer have any problems.
Hughes put the report on the table and looked up at Fuller. Fuller's attitude was very good: "Jimmy's case is handled very well. Congratulations, Hughes, another good employee."
Hughes: "Is there anything else?"
Fuller: "No, bye, Hughes."
Hughes watched Fuller leave, picked up the report again, tapped it twice on his hand, turned around and put it on the bookshelf.
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The shameless world of the two of them is over. Nia has to go to work one day earlier than Jimmy. As for Jimmy, he uses the rest of the day to take a good rest. These days, he is even more tired than he is at work. He collapses on the sofa and starts a conversation. Can of Coke, watching boring American dramas on TV, inexplicably passed by.
After resting for a while, when it was time to go to work, Jimmy was not even used to it. He drove to the office in a suit in the morning. For some reason, from the door to the office, everyone he met would take the initiative to say hello. Jimmy felt that the whole journey was basically I have used up a month's worth of smiles. If this distance had been longer, my face would probably have cramped.
what happened? Why did you suddenly become so famous? There were only one or two Chinese agents in the bureau, but most of them were in technical positions. Although he was usually familiar with most of these people, he was still a little uncomfortable greeting them so warmly.
Jimmy entered the homicide office and greeted Mahone and the others first: "Good morning, Mahone, Felicia."
Mahone looked up at Jimmy: "Good morning, Jimmy, how have you been these days?"
Jimmy grinned happily, "It's very good. It's rare to have such a long time to have fun with my girlfriend for a few days." He was just rubbing salt into Ma Hong's heart. After such a big thing happened, no one could do it. Tell him why. He seems to be having a good time these days, but in fact he feels quite depressed.
Ma Hong seemed to have no reaction at all, and nodded, "As long as you are doing well, your due diligence is over, and you can go to work with peace of mind."
Jimmy: "Do you know why you are investigating me?"
Ma Hong: "I don't know. OPR came directly to Hughes. They didn't go through us. They just had some conversations with us. If you want to know why, you can ask Hughes, but I can't guarantee you. I can ask."
The smile on Jimmy's face disappeared. Hughes was too worried. If he didn't want to say it, there was really nothing he could do. Sitting on the chair and turning on the computer, Jimmy first looked at the list of cases in the past few days. After making sure that there was nothing wrong, he continued his boring fishing life.
During the lunch break, Jimmy came to Ruiz to confirm the progress of Azte's case.
Ruiz: "Bad news, three of the six people we sent to the hospital died."
Jimmy frowned, "That's twelve? No wonder OPR is looking for trouble."
Ruiz shook his head: "Don't think too much. Now that the investigation is over, no one will use this to make trouble. It's a blessing in disguise. At least from now on, I don't think there will be anything like this again." The situation is such that no one will have any opinions.”
Jimmy: "I hope someone comes here to cause trouble. Wouldn't it be better to have more administrative leave? Paid leave, and sleeping in at home is also a break."
Ruiz: "Just you? Don't count on it. With your current record, it's probably a luxury to enjoy administrative leave in the future."
Jimmy: "By the way, how's the investigation going on Azite now? Have you found their other warehouses and shipping routes?"
Ruiz shook his head: "We still shot the wrong person. The leader here has died in the gun battle. The survivors have only been interrogated once. When they get better, we can interrogate more."
Jimmy: "Okay, the harvest this time is so big, it's enough. I think your little treasury should be replenished a lot, right? It's good as long as it's beneficial."
Ruiz was noncommittal. Now that it was clear what Jimmy wanted to make sure of, he left Ruiz's office and went downstairs to eat and smoke.
(End of chapter)
