Jimmy stood on the edge of the sidewalk, smoking a cigarette. The police patrol car was also parked here, with the cordon drawn, and a few idle people watching. When Mahone arrived at the scene, this was what he saw.
While showing his ID to the police, Mahone shouted to Jimmy: "Jimmy, what's going on?"
Jimmy had a cold face, waved, and walked over: "Just now, a motorcycle gunman shot me twice from behind. After I hid, he fired two more shots and ran away."
Ma Hong frowned and looked up and down at Jimmy. Except for the dust on his clothes and the stains left after taking pictures, there were no blood stains. It should be fine, "What are their characteristics?"
Jimmy: "I'm not familiar with motorcycles. I can't tell the model. Both men were wearing leather jackets, helmets and gloves. They couldn't see anyone and had no obvious features. I have contacted Chuck from the NYPD and asked him to help. Contact the dispatch center to check the surveillance and see if their whereabouts can be traced."
Jimmy looked at the direction in which they were escaping, "By the way, I fired a shot, but it didn't hit anyone. It probably hit the frame of the motorcycle. There was no blood or oil leakage, so it probably didn't hit the fuel tank."
Ma Hong nodded: "Any ideas? Who are they?"
Jimmy shook his head: "I don't have any clue at the moment. I probably haven't provoked anyone. I've thought about it just now. No matter whether it was a gang or a case, I probably didn't leave any clues. Except for the last explosion. A mastermind escaped."
Ma Hong: "Let's go, let's go back and check the information and see if there is anything missing. If there is nothing else, let's investigate the explosion first."
Jimmy nodded: "You go back first and I'll wait for the forensics department to finish processing the scene to avoid any omissions."
Mahone nodded and turned to leave. When something like this happens, don't even think about going back to the apartment to rest. This must be done as soon as possible. The agent was shot, and he was shot deliberately. This is not a trivial matter.
If, as Jimmy said, the escaped mastermind of the serial bombings he handled before comes back, then this incident is not a shooting incident, and there may be another bombing.
Mahone was impatient, but his hands and feet were still steady. He did not forget to notify Felicia to return while driving back to the office, and called Hughes. This matter could not be reported. If it was really the beginning of the bombing, Leaders must know.
But because it was still speculation, Mahone did not say anything about the current speculation. He just stated the fact that Jimmy was shot. Such a deviation made Hughes and Ruiz completely think about it.
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Hughes gritted his teeth and his face twitched a little. He looked at Ruiz and said: "The plan needs to change. You continue to investigate the mole. No matter what, you have to dig him out. You can determine the location of Jimmy's house and where he parked his car. , and ambushed at the entrance of the parking lot, there must be detailed information. Dig for me, I must dig him out. "
Ruiz nodded. This matter cannot be resolved. Directly investigating the agents' information about the attack at his doorstep was no longer a provocation. It was a declaration of war against them, the field agents.
Ruiz: "Does this case require Jimmy to avoid suspicion?"
Hughes shook his head: "Do you think based on his temper, he will voluntarily avoid suspicion? I will make arrangements tomorrow to transfer him away for a while."
Ruiz stood up: "Then I'll go back first. I will start the investigation tomorrow. I may need to warn some people recently not to cause trouble for us. Is that okay?"
Hughes: "Do it, if you have to."
Ruiz nodded and left Hughes' study.
Hughes watched Ruiz leave and took out his cell phone to call Thomas. However, no one answered. Hughes hung up the phone and put it on the table, waiting for a call back.
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After Jimmy waited for the forensics department to come to take pictures and collect the bullet casings, he went home first and threw the ingredients he bought into the refrigerator. For safety's sake, he looked inside the house when he was at the door to make sure no one was installing a trap for him behind the door. Bombs or something.
What he just said to Ma Hong was true, and he really guessed that. For him, although he was dealing with Azit's affairs recently, Azit had been completely wiped out, and the three or four people alive were also They are all under the control of the FBI and have not been sent to jail. They have no way to pass on the news now.
Going forward, except for the Razor incident, there should be no other gangs that can cause trouble for him. Although they killed several Azte killers at that time, they did not do anything against the FBI in New York for such a long time. , obviously scared and not daring to cause trouble.
After all the calculations, the only person who might target him in this way should be Noor Mohammed, the escaped bombing mastermind.
He also has another piece of evidence. Agent Riley Butler from the Newark office just came here to question the bomb maker Earl some time ago. There was an explosion there and the ingredients were consistent with Earl's bomb. So, These can be connected.
Jimmy probably guessed that the mastermind Noor returned to the United States through some unknown means during the more than half a year on the run, and contacted a person who could also make bombs, preparing to continue his operations. He held a grudge against the previous failed mission, launched an investigation against the FBI agents, found out Jimmy who was originally responsible for his case, and then arranged for someone to attack Jimmy for revenge.
This logic is smooth. Although some details are not yet clear, the main line should be similar.
Jimmy is also angry. The mastermind has escaped, so why can't he live happily? I have to come back to make trouble again.
After checking the room to make sure there was nothing wrong, Jimmy closed the door and left. For safety, he pulled out a piece of hair and stuck it in the crack of the door, leaving only a little exposed, so that when he came back, he could confirm whether the door had been opened. .
Driving back to the FBI office, Mahone and Felicia were already in the office, and they had taken out the files on the bombing case and were looking at them.
Ma Hong: "Jimmy, I was not involved in the previous case. When you were handling the case, except for the mastermind, did any of the people below escape?"
Jimmy hung his suit on the chair and said, "None of the main characters ran away, but the mastermind Noor had arranged for three people to pick El up and leave. I'm not sure whether he only had these three people, and the rest should be Nothing was missed.”
Ma Hong: "Let's sort it out from the beginning."
Jimmy nodded, pulled the whiteboard from the side, read the report again, then compared it with what he had memorized in his mind, and then went over the clues he found and subsequent responses to Mahone and Felicia.
After Jimmy finished speaking, Ma Hong nodded. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with the previous case investigation. A potential explosion case could be deduced from an inconspicuous suspected traffic accident. Jimmy's sensitivity has exceeded that of most detectives. It is so big. His fame is really not unearned, he has good skills.
Ma Hong looked at the evidence photos and personnel relationship diagrams hung up by Jimmy on the whiteboard. It was really difficult to find other related persons from here, and it had been almost a year. It was too difficult to find clues now.
Jimmy: "By the way, let me add that Agent Riley from the Newark, New Jersey, office came here some time ago because a trash can explosion occurred in Newark, and the explosive detection was basically consistent with our previous case, so He suspected there might be a connection. I accompanied him to meet El in prison, and then he followed up on the bombing case on his own, and I didn’t pay any more attention to it.”
Mahone: "Get in touch now. This may be the beginning of a new clue."
Jimmy nodded, took out his mobile phone and dialed Riley's number. Riley had followed Jimmy to New York for the bomb case at El's house and stayed with the Counter-Terrorism Bureau for a while. Jimmy had his contact information. of.
Although it was night, Riley was also a competent FBI agent and kept his cell phone close to him, so he was quickly connected.
Riley: "Hi, Jimmy, good evening. What's up?"
Jimmy: "Well, Riley, how was the last bombing over there?"
Riley: "I don't have any clues yet. What's wrong? Do you have any clues?"
Jimmy glanced at Mahone: "I don't have any clues. I just want to know if you have any clues, have you found the previous mastermind Noor Mohammed?"
Riley: "There are no clues. We were unable to agree to El's conditions in prison before, and then we found him again, but the result was the same."
Jimmy was silent for a while, "When you communicated with him later, did his request only require a change of prison?"
Riley: "Yes, he said that the current prison conditions are too bad. Although he cannot be paroled, he also hopes that his life will be easier in the future and he can change to a better prison with a clean single room. This is his All requests. At present, I am not sure whether he will have any other requests after we agree."
Jimmy: "I understand. Thanks, Riley."
Riley: "You're welcome. If there's any progress, let me know. Goodbye, Jimmy."
Jimmy: "I will, bye."
Jimmy put the phone back in his pocket and shook his head at Mahone, "There are no new leads in Newark."
Ma Hong: "What did you say about El's conditions just now? What's going on?"
Jimmy: "Riley is here to find El to confirm if there is anyone who can make those fertilizer bombs like him. El wants him to make a deal and give him a clean prison and a clean single room. He tells Riley a People, people who can make bombs like him. But now it seems that Newark does not agree."
Mahone thought for a moment, then looked at Felicia: "Felicia, let's go to the prison tomorrow and meet this El. Jimmy, you don't want to go."
Jimmy was stunned and quickly understood what Ma Hong was thinking, "I understand, you go investigate, I am not suitable to see him now."
Ma Hong nodded, "That's it for today. We'll talk about it when we get back tomorrow."
The three people sorted out the files, left the office and went back to rest.
After Jimmy returned home, he confirmed that there was nothing unusual in the room and that the hair clipped on the door had not moved. Then he opened the door and went in. He was attacked today and he was a little allergic.
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The phone call Hughes had been waiting for for a long time finally rang before he went to bed. Thomas called him back. He left the bedroom with his cell phone and went to the study to connect it.
Thomas: "Sorry, Hughes, I was in a special place and it was not convenient to bring my mobile phone. What's the matter?"
Hughes: "Where are you?"
Thomas: "Albany."
Hughes: "Where's your pledge? I didn't see it."
There was no sound from Thomas' side, and Hughes didn't rush him. After a while, Thomas spoke: "Sorry, Hughes, it's my fault, for some reasons, I am dealing with it. I will give you a satisfactory answer. "
Hughes: "No need. Thomas, we'll take care of it." After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Thomas was still in a daze when Hughes hung up the phone. He suddenly thought of something and called back immediately, "Hughes, what happened?"
Hughes: "Go check it yourself."
Hughes hung up the phone. He didn't answer Thomas' call again. Thomas only dialed once and then gave up. Hughes wouldn't answer his call today. Something must have happened in New York.
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The next day, Jimmy came to the office early. Mahone and Felicia were going to prison, so they probably would come a little later.
Hughes arrived at the office, closed the door and started making phone calls. It was best to let Jimmy leave this case. If he came to investigate and deal with it, he was worried that he would punish the people he found out out of anger. This was not something he thought much about. In fact, Jimmy was usually ruthless and had become accustomed to killing. This time it involved himself. It was really difficult for him to stay rational at all times.
This time, not only the people behind the scenes will be investigated, but the people within themselves will also be investigated simultaneously. If Jimmy intervenes, no matter who they are, something they don't want to see may happen.
Transferring is the best way. The biggest question now is, for what reason, let him leave for a period of time.
Hughes already had his target, Director Lambert of the Dallas office. Jimmy had stayed with Lambert for a while before, and Lambert had a good impression of him. He wasn't going to let him leave for too long this time. He just asked Lambert to help arrange a case. It's estimated that half Almost a month.
Lambert was a little surprised when he received the call from Hughes. OPR had only come to ask about Jimmy before, so why did Hughes also call?
Hughes didn't go into details, but he just wanted him to help with a case to hold Jimmy back for a while. This was not a big deal, so Lambert agreed.
The preparations were completed, and Hughes finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he got Jimmy over, the investigation here should be smoother.
After resting for a while, Hughes got up and went to the homicide office.
Jimmy: "Hughes, what's wrong?"
Hughes: "What happened yesterday?"
Jimmy: "After I got back, I was shot and attacked by two people riding a motorcycle. I'm fine, but I haven't found any clues about them yet. I have contacted the NYPD for investigation and surveillance, but there is no definite information yet."
Hughes: "Well, do you have any guesses?"
Jimmy: "We, I discussed it with Mahone and Felicia yesterday, and suspected that Noor, the mastermind of the previous bomb case who escaped, may have come back, and he may retaliate against me for his previous failure. Mahone and Felicia today I went to the prison in the morning to interrogate El, the one who made the bomb."
Hughes suddenly felt confused. What happened? It had been almost a year since the bombing. How could this be related? Did Jimmy and the others not suspect anything about the Azite Gang this time?
Hughes looked at Jimmy, no, did he do it on purpose? Use this reason to cover up the fact that he wants revenge? I have to go back and think about it.
Hughes nodded: "If you have any clues, let me know. I'll go back first."
(End of chapter)
