There is nothing special about hunting. If the time is wrong, they can only hunt some small animals, which is not exciting.
Jimmy didn't say anything during the whole process, and just followed the two old men silently, except that he answered a phone call and walked away for a few minutes. The two old men didn't talk about anything special. They mainly talked about how Hughes should live his retirement life, so Jimmy never knew what they thought.
The call Jimmy just answered was from Steven, Steven from DEA in Albuquerque. Although Jimmy had only been away for a few days, he did not leave Steven's attention because the news from Mexico surprised him. .
Atez's boss, Barrio, committed suicide after being raided in his estate, killing more than twenty armed security guards. At the same time, the son of the mayor of Nuevo Laredo, who was a guest in Barrio, was also shot dead.
This incident caused more than a few sensations in the underground world. It also caused many gang bosses in Mexican border cities to adjust their security and arrange for their families to leave. Some gang bosses who were related to Barrio even went directly to their own country. Safe house remote control command, avoid the limelight for a period of time.
It was really scary. According to the latest investigation, it was originally thought that it was at least a special operations team of three or more people, but according to the investigation results of some former police officers, there should be only one person at the scene.
A sneak attack on a few security guards in the front is not a big problem, many people can do it, but the record of a shootout with a dozen security guards in the backyard and annihilating all the opponents without being injured really makes people have to be cautious. Such people, they The security team formed by the gang members themselves will definitely not be able to handle it.
Such information was also obtained by DEA's informant in Mexico and passed to DEA at the same time. As an office in a border state, the Albuquerque DEA office naturally got the information immediately. For others, this matter had little to do with them. At best, they could only guess which agency's ruthless person did it.
But for Steven, he directly connected this massacre battle with Jimmy. The Tim whom Jimmy investigated before was Atez's second-in-command. He also got a suitcase after Jimmy's work, and made a small profit with Hank.
If he can kill Tim and his men, it is not impossible for Jimmy to raid to Mexico and kill the boss of Atez, and this incident proves how powerful Jimmy who came out of CIA is.
Steven went out, found a place where no one was around and called Jimmy. He didn't talk about anything specific on the phone. He just chatted for a few words, invited him to come to Albuquerque again when he was free, and then hung up the phone.
Jimmy was actually a little surprised by this call, and he was a little confused. He had just returned from Albuquerque. Before he came back, he met Steven and Hank and went to school. Why was he calling again now? But it’s okay, I won’t be going to Albuquerque for the time being anyway, just leave it as a favor.
When Jimmy left to make a phone call, the two old men also said something, but Jimmy didn't hear it at all.
After walking around for a while, they returned to the farm owner's house. Today's harvest was not very good. They didn't see a single large animal. They shot a few passing wild ducks and a few prairie dogs, but this did not affect the outcome. They eat barbecue because it has been prepared early in the morning.
The barbecue is no longer just Jimmy and the three of them, all the employees on the farm are also involved. Although the farm belongs to Lambert, his family is not here. There are only hired workers on the farm. However, it seems from their relationship that the old man Lambert is not so harsh on the hired workers. The relationship between them is quite good. good.
After finishing the barbecue, Jimmy said goodbye and left, but Lambert and Hughes did not leave.
Looking at Crown Victoria going away, Lambert said: "How is it? Have you made a decision?"
Hughes: "Not yet, you know, I'm retiring soon."
Lambert: "You've been saying for two or three years that you're about to retire."
Hughes sighed, turned and walked back to the living room. The two sat on the sofa, and Lambert brought two cans of beer from the side.
Lambert: "Have you not decided who will take over?"
Hughes nodded: "That guy's hands and feet are tied now. He cares too much about the consultant."
Lambert: "Are there any alternatives?"
Hughes: "There are still alternatives, but... you also know that this is Manhattan. In addition to business capabilities, the more important thing is to coordinate relationships. There is still a gap between the personalities and relationships of other people and Peter. And Even in terms of performance, with Neil's help, Peter and his team's detection rate has reached over 80%, and the others have been left far behind."
Lambert: "Let's settle it as soon as possible, and then Jimmy's business will be someone else's to worry about."
Hughes shook his head: "Jimmy's affairs have nothing to do with other people. If I retire now, others will not be able to suppress him."
Lambert: "The reason?"
Hughes: "Jimmy has worked with all of these people and has a very good relationship. Several people have even been saved by him...including people in the field office..."
Lambert took a sip of beer and spat out, "It's really difficult to handle, a clear two-faced person."
Hughes: "Do you believe him?"
Lambert: "At least I have nothing to refute. I have too little contact with him to judge. What about you?"
Hughes shook his head: "For more than two years, except for what happened recently, I have never doubted that he is a good boy."
Lambert: "I don't think we are thinking too much. He said it will be done. Give him some time."
Hughes: "It's not like we don't know what those people at CIA are doing. It's probably not that easy for him to leave there. And there's another thing that worries me. This time he was attacked, it was probably someone inside. Yes, that is, he is a bomb in his own right, and he doesn’t know when it will be detonated.”
Lambert: "Have you found out?"
Hughes: "No, but dhs had a hand in it. There was a problem with the clues they provided, which meant that the attack on Jimmy was caused by pressure from their people or other departments. This matter is not necessarily related to dhs, but The person responsible for this matter will definitely not be low-level.
I don't know what it is about a young man like Jimmy that warrants such a big fight. Jimmy may be involved in other things, or he may be involved in someone else. "
Lambert: "Then find it out. If it really doesn't work, you have to give up. I think this guy is really good. If we can be sure that he will no longer be involved in other things, it would be better for us to keep him."
Although it’s not a good thing to say, the people who can come out of the CIA agent training camp are definitely much better than the people we recruit and send to Quantico for training. Moreover, I now understand why his record is so good. Ordinary people It is impossible to compare with such an elite agent. "
Hughes nodded: "He killed dozens of people when he was a county police officer. If there weren't people behind him, he would have been kicked out of the police force. I think the people behind him should be people from CIA. And it’s a very high level.”
Lambert: "By the way, have you ever thought about talking to his former boss? The former county police sergeant."
Hughes thought for a moment and nodded, "Let me think about it. Will this kid stay with you first? Or should you let him take some time off?"
Lambert: "Take a vacation? Is it necessary?"
Hughes: "I think his current state may not be suitable for continuing to investigate the case. He just killed dozens of people a few days ago, and we can't let others know, not even psychological intervention."
Lambert: "Well, if it were someone else, maybe it would be time for a psychological breakdown at this time, and maybe he would become a murderer."
Hughes nodded: "He is different. I have asked several psychological experts to evaluate him before. He has a psychological quality that far exceeds that of his peers. Now it seems more like the original training made him become steel." Soldiers, such people generally do not have psychological problems, but once they do, the outcome may be a tragedy."
Lambert: "And maybe a threat to us too."
Hughes: "And we can't just look at the threat. With him, our failure rate and the chance of other people being injured have been greatly reduced. We can also save other people at critical moments. Sometimes watching him go on missions, I really feel He can defeat an SRT team by himself."
Lambert: "I've thought about the pros and cons, and it's up to you to decide."
Hughes nodded: "That's it. I think it's better to give him a long vacation first."
Lambert: "No problem."
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Jimmy returned to the hotel, took a shower first, and then leaned on the bedside to think about today's events.
He had not planned to show off so early. Lambert had told him before that Hughes had come to see him, and it was Hughes who arranged for Lambert to let Jimmy come over. At that time, he knew that Hughes must have begun to suspect and wanted to He temporarily left Manhattan so that he could investigate.
Now that Hughes has come to Dallas again, it is obvious that his investigation has yielded results. Although it is not known how much he has investigated, he must have determined his second identity, or at least defined a scope.
Jimmy has reached an agreement with Caitlin and entered hibernation again, but this still does not get rid of this identity.
Jimmy is completely unsure whether Caitlin can keep his promise. He can only be sure of one thing. Caitlin was frightened by his fighting ability, including leaving New York without warning before and making a special trip to Houston to give him the results of his investigation. Prove it, because a regular agent is not worth a supervisor doing this.
Moreover, he actually always had a fire in his heart. Rick of the National Analysis Team in Washington DC was inexplicably trying to eliminate himself. Although he stopped the action later, he arranged the two previous assassinations. If he does not get rid of this person, it will always be a problem for him. It's a big scourge.
But Rick is in Washington DC. Whether he is in Dallas or back in Manhattan, he is far away from Washington DC and out of reach. Moreover, he only had a little information about Rick from Tom and Caitlin, and more investigation was needed, which would take a lot of time.
Jimmy himself has not received CIA agent training, and his intelligence investigation capabilities are actually seriously lacking, because he mainly relied on the FBI database and the support of his "friends" before, and there were not many opportunities to truly investigate on his own.
There was no other way for him to learn how to investigate someone like Rick except Tom, especially without using special channels to prevent detection. Rick is not an ordinary businessman or gangster, he is a member of a federal agency. If Jimmy investigates through the FBI or other databases, he will easily leave traces and be discovered and located, thus exposing himself.
Now Rick has given up the action, but if Jimmy is exposed due to the investigation of Rick, he will easily be suspected. According to the evaluation of the armed forces sent to attack Jimmy before, the number of armed forces sent to attack Jimmy may be at least doubled next time.
To get his ideas straight, Jimmy still has a lot to do.
The next day, Jimmy returned to the FBI's Dallas office, and Ray's investigation continued.
Jimmy: "Ray, have you found the thief?"
Lei: "No, I have sent screenshots of the video to the police station. I hope they can help with the investigation. If this person is really a local, the police station may be able to gain something."
Jimmy nodded: "Okay, let's continue the investigation."
Jimmy and Lei continue to sort out the various information reported, and other pieces of information in Lei's hands are also advancing simultaneously. As mentioned before, the detection rate of bank robberies is only a little over half. Relatively speaking, if they really don't find it in the short term, they can accept it.
Jimmy didn't get involved in Ray's other projects. He was just seconded. There was no need to read through all the projects. He could first deal with the ones he had in hand, or wait for Lei to hand over the information on his own initiative.
In the afternoon, news came from the police station.
Ray: "Jimmy, we have a clue, let's go."
Jimmy picked up his suit and followed Ray downstairs. As he walked, Ray said, "Someone knows someone who looks very similar to the person in the video. We are going to confirm it now."
Jimmy: "Who?"
Ray: "A street gangster with no formal profession."
Ray drove in front and Jimmy drove behind. The two of them drove straight to the northern suburbs of Dallas. The suburbs are not all residential areas for middle-class people. There are still quite a few poor people living outside the suburbs. The people they are looking for this time That's the kind of person.
Lei drove to the police station, and a policeman came out and got into Lei's car and took them to the scene.
When they arrived at the target location, Ray and Jimmy all got out of the car. The police pointed at a house opposite that looked like it had not been repaired for a long time, "Your target lives here."
The three of them came to the door. Jimmy had already seen two people inside. The police knocked on the door at the front, "Dallas Police, Jeff, open the door."
"He's not at home." A female voice came from the house, and Jimmy saw the two people inside separating. One slowly walked towards the door, while the other ran towards the bedroom and hid in the closet.
