Jimmy and Nia got tired of it for a while, then got up, washed and put on T-shirts and went out to buy breakfast, coffee and milk.
When everything was ready, Jimmy took Nia and left the hotel. He bought some food at the nearby supermarket and put it in the car, and then started planning the trip.
As a "devout" believer, Jimmy first took Nia to see the San Filippo Deneri Catholic Church, which has a rich old Mexican desert style.
This is a church with a history of more than 300 years in the old city of Albuquerque. It was first built in 1706. However, according to Jimmy's investigation, the situation is not ideal and it is not accessible at any time.
They were unlucky. It was not open today. They could only look outside and could not enter the church. The style of this church is completely different from the churches they saw in New York. It is all dim yellow. However, if many people with sentiments think that this color style should be very popular, Jimmy is obviously not the artistic type. people.
However, there was a white Madonna statue that made Nia take several photos. The Madonna statue stood in a corner, surrounded by a half circle of cacti. It formed a great contrast with the surrounding khaki architectural environment, and it was still eye-catching.
After leaving the church, Nia still couldn't forget the desert. Jimmy canceled several museum trips he had planned and drove directly out of Albuquerque and into the desert in the southeast.
From the initial Gobi terrain to the edge of the desert, the vegetation gradually became sparse. Fortunately, Jimmy had just driven in this desert a few days ago. He already knew the terrain here. This time he rented an SUV. Otherwise, this It’s really hard to walk where there are no roads.
Nia also asked Jimmy to park the car several times in the desert. The Gobi and desert environments are very desolate, and desert plants are sparse, but they have very tenacious vitality. Even if they look yellow, if you look carefully, you can still see them. See the tiny green leaves, and these are the targets of Nia's photos.
The other thing is cacti. Unlike common office decorations, these cacti growing in the wild are so spectacular. Even if they grow together, they still have different varieties and different shapes.
The cactus stands tall in the desert, with sharp spines standing upright, making it impossible to reach out and touch it. Some are like huge spheres, some are like spiders with many arms spread out, they come in different colors, some are green and some are yellow, these are real photo killers.
After walking around the low hills nearby, Jimmy found a shady spot. After cleaning, Jimmy spread the floor cloth, took out a picnic basket and beer, and together with Nia, he and Nia admired the almost endless desert plain in front of them.
Nia relied on Jimmy. Ever since they got together with Jimmy, they hadn't actually gone out to play much. They spent most of their time in New York City. There were very few environments like this where they could completely relax.
I remembered that time I planned to go to Las Vegas, but the plane turned around midway. As a result, I spent the entire vacation under investigation. It was simply miserable. Nia laughed out loud as she thought about it.
Jimmy: "Honey, what did you think of? So happy."
Nia: "Las Vegas, remember?"
Jimmy thought for a moment, "Oh! I remembered that hijacking. Speaking of which, this must be our first time camping, right?"
Nia: "Well, where are you going to camp?"
Jimmy snapped his fingers, "Of course you're ready. Today we'll take a walk in the desert, and then go to the Sandia Mountains next to Albuquerque. We'll wander around and then go to Canyon Campground, which is the most popular place nearby. Campsite.”
Nia turned to look at Jimmy and asked expectantly: "Is there any danger there? Like some lakeside murderer or something like that?"
Jimmy paused for a moment. This girl's brain circuit seems to be somewhat abnormal. You are a police officer, NYPD, and a police detective. How can you believe the fictional plot in this kind of movie?
Jimmy: "It shouldn't happen. Sandia Mountain is the favorite camping spot of Albuquerque and nearby residents, and it is also a famous scenic spot. If this happened, it would have been known to the whole country."
Nia leaned on Jimmy's chest in disappointment, "That's such a shame. I've actually always watched those horror movies, but it's a pity that I haven't encountered them once."
Jimmy said quickly: "You'd better not encounter it, and don't hope to encounter this kind of thing."
Nia: "What? By the way, do you have any information on this in your files?"
Jimmy was stuck again. He was thinking about whether to say something or not, and there were some situations where he couldn't even stand up.
Jimmy: "Of course there are. There is always no shortage of lunatics in this country, but they are usually in very remote places."
Nia looked at Jimmy expectantly: "Let me tell you something, there is no such thing in our NYPD files."
Jimmy sighed: "Okay, let me tell you two incidents. The first one happened in Pennsylvania in the 1980s. Four students acted illegally and privately in a group summer camp organized by the school. They They came to a lake in the forest to camp with their own tents. At the scene, they could see the two tents they had set up and the burned out bonfire in the middle.
That night, a mysterious murderer appeared in their campsite and brutally murdered four students. The bodies of the four of them were found in different places in the forest. Some were chopped and bleeding to death, some were beheaded, and the worst one was quartered.
Because all four students were dead and there was no one else around, no one knew what the murderer looked like. Based on the damage to the body, it was only known that the murderer used a machete, and there were no injuries from other weapons.
After investigating the scene, the local police found the murderer's footprints when he left and followed them for a certain distance. After that, the murderer's footprints and other traces disappeared, so this case has never yielded any results.
The second eucalyptus incident occurred in Big Bend National Park in Texas. You have heard of that place, it is also a very famous tourist destination. In a cave there, several skeletons were found, all shot to death, and dozens of bullet holes were found on the cave wall, as if a large-scale gun battle broke out in the cave.
It had been several years since their deaths when the bones were discovered. No clues were found at the scene, so they could only be hung as hanging eucalyptus. The identification of the corpses has not gone smoothly. There is no way to count the number of people who disappeared a few years ago, and it cannot even be ruled out that they are people who came across the border, so..."
Jimmy shrugged and said that the two eucalyptus could satisfy Nia's curiosity, but some things couldn't be made too clear. Jimmy had met a demon hunter, who had several exorcism weapons obtained by hunting him down, and some of them were murderers in the wild. If we really check these, we should be able to find a lot of clues, but they are meaningless at all.
In fact, there were not many anomalies Jimmy encountered in the wild that resulted in casualties. The ghost in the river in Tata Town, Texas was one of them. When New York State was tracking down the escaped prisoners, the ghost he saw in the forest was one of them. The spirit also counts as one.
If these two situations happen to Nia, it will most likely be a tragedy, so as city police it is better not to just go out and investigate.
Jimmy added: "Most of the murderers in the movies you watch are described as being ferocious and mentally disturbed. In fact, they are almost all artistic processing. In fact, many murders do not have so many reasons, and they are even just impulsive killings. , the number of serial murderers is not that large. But if a movie was made based on the actual cases, no one would watch it, it would not be exciting or scary enough."
Nia: "There's no way. New York is no different from other places. You basically don't have access to information about this kind of news. I usually see so many stories in movies, so I can only guess like this."
Jimmy: "Don't underestimate these people. Most of the dead bodies are caused by them, especially those who kill people on a temporary basis, so I will definitely pay special attention to them in the wild."
Nia: "Have you ever been camping in the wild?"
Jimmy shook his head: "It's not camping, it's chasing a suspect in a dark environment in the wild. Don't think too much, you are the NYPD, you have no chance to deal with this kind of eucalyptus, just leave it to us at the FBI."
Jimmy suddenly reacted: "No, why are we discussing work when we go out to play? Change the topic, change the topic. Speaking of which, how is my future father-in-law doing now? Is he still against me?"
Nia patted Jimmy: "It's been much better recently, at least he doesn't talk to me as often as before."
Jimmy: "Speaking of which, you said last time that anyone in your family has participated in the Klan?"
Nia: "My grandpa, don't worry, they are not so extreme now. Why don't you wait until you return to New York to meet them?"
Jimmy: "Um, aren't you worried that we will fight?"
Nia: "No, that's it, I'll make the arrangements."
Jimmy shrugged nonchalantly and had already eaten the cabbage. If a pig is not afraid of boiling water, will his father-in-law point a gun at him in the future? "Of course, I have no objection, but it will take some time. My mission here is not over yet."
Nia nodded: "I will communicate with them in advance, don't worry."
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Leaving the desert, Jimmy drove to the Sandia Mountains, where the newly purchased camping equipment in the trunk finally came into use.
Sandia Mountain is indeed the most popular hiking and camping spot nearby. Jimmy and the others arrived relatively late, and several tents had already been set up.
After looking at the environment, Jimmy and the others chose to start setting up a tent at the far edge. Jimmy chose not an automatic tent, as he needed to thread his own poles, stakes and drawstrings, as well as the outer tent of the tent.
Because it was the first time for both of them to do it, they made a lot of jokes in a hurry. They even did the inner tent upside down when they were doing it for the first time. It was a rare moment of relaxation.
After working for a long time, Jimmy finally finished the tent. Jimmy opened the moisture-proof mat and sleeping bag and put them into the tent. Then he took out the stove and fuel and boiled a pot of water for himself.
In fact, because Jimmy is not familiar with camping, he directly prepares it according to the outdoor life. However, camping is not that troublesome for ordinary people. Most of them bring semi-finished products or even cooked food. They are all for rest and play on weekends. It is only for themselves that they cause so much trouble. look for a job.
However, he was not planning to make dinner entirely at the camp. Before arriving, he bought bread and bacon, as well as two packaged vegetable salads. The only things he needed to actually cook were steaks and sausages, and of course the necessary coffee.
While Jimmy was working on the stove, it was getting dark and the temperature was beginning to drop. Nia wore one of Jimmy's coats and burned the stove and cooked dinner with Jimmy. They did the same in another tent not far away. But the people over there just cleared the ground and burned a small bonfire.
The campsite is right next to a stream. For safety reasons, the park management has specially cleared the trees in this part and freed up a space for the campsite. This can also avoid accidents, so it is OK to build a fire directly, but Jimmy I didn’t know anything about it, so when I went to buy equipment, I heard them explain what I needed for camping, so I bought a whole set.
Making dinner in the wild for the first time, Jimmy and Nia started working together, sitting by the stove and complaining about the terrible grilled steak, while enjoying the tranquility of the mountains at night.
There was no talking all night. Of course, there were some inexplicable movements in the two nearby tents. Fortunately, except for their two tents, the others were far away and should not be affected.
The next day, Jimmy and the others got up, packed their tents and supplies into the car, and then took the cable car to the top of Sandia Mountain. This is a famous cable car, the longest single cable car in the world, with a total length of nearly 7 kilometers.
From the cable car, you can see most of the Sandia Mountains, ascending the steep slopes and overlooking beautiful valleys, lush trees and dense vegetation.
Then there are canyons and cliffs, with layers of rocks forming a very spectacular geological landscape.
Looking up, you can overlook the panoramic view of Albuquerque's urban and suburban areas, a cityscape formed by buildings, streets and rivers.
When you reach the top of the mountain, in addition to seeing most of the panoramic view of the Sandia Mountains, you can also see the deserts and plains in the distance, and you can see farther away.
Taking a cable car tour is definitely a must-do in Sandia Mountain, and it is also a must-do in Jimmy's plan, otherwise it will be in vain.
Of course, Nia was also very happy. Although she had not seen much of the scenery on the mountain before, it could not be denied that even if she had seen the scenery, the people around her would have different feelings.
After playing for a while, they took the cable car back to the foot of the mountain and drove back to Albuquerque. Nia played happily for two days, and it was time to return to New York. They returned to the hotel and took a shower. Jimmy saw Nia off. When they arrived at the airport, after the two kissed, Nia walked into the departure hall with a smile.
Jimmy turned and left the airport, heading back to Albuquerque. It was time to leave.
