As soon as Jimmy got home, he received a call from Hughes.
Hughes: "Jimmy, where are you?"
Jimmy: "I'm at home, what's wrong? Hughes."
Hughes: "Come to the bureau right away."
Jimmy: "OK, let's go out now."
I was on vacation and was suddenly called back. Something must have happened. Jimmy had just come back and hadn't even taken off his equipment. He just went out.
Arriving at Hughes' office, before Jimmy even said hello, Hughes had already waved his hand to "close the door."
"Hughes, what happened?" Jimmy closed the door and came to sit at Hughes' table.
"What happened to you recently?" Hughes looked at Jimmy and said expressionlessly.
Jimmy: "No, I called you when I came back from Dallas, and I've been resting at home since then."
Hughes frowned, "Just now there was news from the Technology Department. Someone retrieved your mobile phone's location information and read it through the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) system."
Jimmy raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Why? I have nothing to do with them."
Hughes: "Recall again, have you ever dealt with them?"
Jimmy shook his head: "No, I have been in Dallas and New York recently and haven't done much. The previous matters in Texas and New Mexico had nothing to do with DHS. At most, they were just getting information from the CIA. That’s all.”
Hughes shook his head: "I added you to the early warning after returning to the office. The previous records were not investigated. The records of your investigation this time should be from the recent period."
Jimmy: "I understand. Last time DHS agents came to assist in the investigation, and then they gave a random reason to cover up the attack. Someone may be targeting me. Hughes, give me some time."
Hughes nodded: "Go ahead, deal with it and then come back to work."
Jimmy stood up: "Then I'll go back first. Goodbye, Hughes."
Jimmy left Hughes' office, said hello to Peter and the others and left. Peter's group is the closest to Hughes' office. Jones, the black boy, still looks so energetic. The consultant is also there, sitting in front of Jones. It seems that Peter's group is still very stable, with no changes at all.
Jimmy left the office, ordered a cup of coffee at the nearby coffee shop and sat down. It seems that the news of Rick's death has spread. This investigation is most likely done by Greg. They must be very concerned about Rick's death, and they also investigated Jimmy's whereabouts to determine whether it was possible. Jimmy's hand.
It’s time to speed up. I originally wanted to do my own thing, but in the current situation, if I do it myself, it will waste time and be easily exposed, so I still have to call in external help.
There are not many foreign players that Jimmy can find, let alone anyone who can do things in DC. There is no one. When I came out from Caitlin's place, I originally wanted to call Justin to find someone at night. But now it seems that Justin's place may be a bit far away, so I can only deal with it nearby. Hey, I don’t know how much of a favor I owe this time.
Over coffee, Jimmy called Winston.
Jimmy: "Hi, Winston, how are you doing?"
Winston: "Oh, Jimmy, long time no see. What's the matter?"
Jimmy: "It's been a long time. Are you at the hotel? Let's meet and chat?"
Winston: "Of course, I'm always here."
Jimmy: "OK, see you later."
After confirming that Winston was at the hotel, Jimmy drank the coffee in the cup and went out to drive to the Intercontinental Hotel. The waiter at the door took Jimmy's car and drove to park it. Jimmy entered the hotel and came to the front desk.
The front desk was still Charon, whose name Jimmy already knew when he came with Justin. Black suit and white shirt, it seems like he has always been dressed like this. Charon put his hands on his lower abdomen and nodded slightly: "Welcome to the Interstate Hotel, how can I help you?"
Jimmy: "Hi, I'm Jimmy. Is the manager here? I have an appointment with him."
Charon smiled and said, "Wait a moment." He picked up the phone and dialed, "Sir, there is a gentleman here who wants to see you. He is Jimmy. Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Charon raised his hand and signaled: "The manager is on the top floor, please come with me."
Jimmy smiled and nodded: "Thank you."
Charon called another person to the front desk, and he took Jimmy to the elevator and to the top floor balcony.
Winston sat at a small table, with a large parasol over his head for shade. There was a book on the table, a cup of coffee, and a tray with a coffee pot beside it.
Winston stood up and shook hands with Jimmy to welcome him, "Long time no see, Jimmy. Please take a seat. Thank you, Charon."
Charon came over and took a coffee cup from the tray, poured Jimmy a cup of coffee, nodded to the two of them, and left the balcony.
Winston: "Jimmy, what do you do for me?" (To what do we owe the pleasure?)
Jimmy: "I need your help."
Winston: "Sure, anything."
Jimmy: "Do you have anyone in Washington DC who can work?"
Winston: "Go on."
Jimmy: "I need to kill two people, but I can't post a reward. Both my identity and the target's identity are sensitive. Do you have anyone who can do it?"
Winston: "Of course, my friend. Who do you need? What are your requirements?"
Jimmy: "Don't make too much noise, don't talk nonsense, and most importantly, I need good hands."
Winston nodded, picked up the coffee cup and said, "No problem, I will arrange it."
Jimmy also picked up the coffee cup: "Thank you very much. I will send the target information over in the evening."
Jimmy took a sip of coffee and put down the coffee cup: "I always trouble you, and I really can't get over it. What can I do for you? Winston."
Winston: "Don't worry about this. Friends should help each other. When you are in trouble and need help, I will be happy if you come to see me."
Jimmy: "Thank you anyway. By the way, I have a bar, just on the Upper West Side. If you have time, you can come and sit down and try my wine."
Winston smiled and nodded: "Of course, I will go when I have time."
Jimmy stood up, and Winston stood up as well. Jimmy stretched out his hands to shake Winston's hand, turned around, left the roof and went downstairs.
When he arrived at the door of the hotel, the waiter had already brought his car and parked it at the door. The service was really satisfactory. It seemed that someone had notified them when Jimmy was at the door.
Jimmy tipped the waiter, took the keys and drove home.
Jimmy took the anonymous mobile phone from the study room and dialed Justin's number, "Justin, has this batch been settled?"
Justin: "Not yet, what's wrong?"
Jimmy: "No need to deal with it. I need to do something at the hotel. It's just available. How many are there?"
Justin: "Over 350."
Jimmy: "OK, can you help me deliver it? Just deliver it to the hotel, and you'll deduct the shipping fee."
Justin: “I’ll be in touch.”
After hanging up the phone, Jimmy took out the information that Tom had given him before and deleted all the information related to Rick, leaving only Greg's information. All printers sold on the market have specific codes, and the source of printed files can be traced. Jimmy did not use the printer in his study to print, but took the USB flash drive to an outside print shop to print a copy.
After returning home with the information, Justin called: "I have already contacted the hotel. You can go directly. My credit is still good. I will definitely send it over, not now."
Jimmy: "Thank you."
Jimmy poured himself a glass of wine. This was the first time he had done something like this, hiring a murderer to kill someone. He was still a senior FBI agent, so it was really a bit stressful for him.
It's not that Jimmy has never done these things before, but they all happened for a reason and he dealt with them himself. Now he has to leave his affairs to others to finish. Can he handle it? Are there any sequelae? Will you clean up all traces like yourself?
I'm afraid of the first time for everything, especially when Jimmy doesn't have much sense of security right now. Just drink a glass of wine to embolden yourself.
In the evening, after Jimmy had dinner, he went to the hotel with the information. Charon at the front desk did not contact Winston this time and took Jimmy upstairs directly. However, he would not be on the roof at night, but on the In a suite.
Winston took the two pieces of paper handed over by Jimmy and looked at the information, "Official personnel?"
Jimmy nodded: "They are not official, they are just consultants after retirement. And only one of them is, the other is just an ordinary person."
Winston put the information on the coffee table and leaned back on the sofa, thinking about what to do with it.
After a while, Winston looked at Jimmy: "Your request is just to kill these two people. There are no other requirements, such as how long it will take to complete, the need to take photos or what to obtain, right?"
Jimmy nodded: "Yes, there are no other requirements. The only requirements are to keep it secret and not to make a big fuss. Of course, it is best if it can be completed as soon as possible."
Winston nodded: "Now, let's talk about the price. How much can you give?"
Jimmy: “I have no experience, what’s your advice?”
Winston: "Okay, the first goal is 1 million, and the second goal is 300,000. I think this should be the right price."
Jimmy: "OK, I can accept it, if there is a good person who can complete it as soon as possible. Justin should have contacted you. I have a batch of funds temporarily stored with him, and he will transfer it to the hotel to pay for this bill. It’s definitely more than enough.”
Winston: "Of course, I trust Justin's guarantee. So, deal?"
Jimmy stretched out his right hand: "Deal."
After shaking hands, Winston invited Jimmy to sit in the underground bar, and the two came to the underground bar together.
Winston sat in his fixed seat, Jimmy sat opposite him, and the waiter brought two martinis and placed them on the table.
Jimmy looked at the surrounding environment, "The environment here is really good. I like jazz, but unfortunately my bar is not suitable for this style."
Winston smiled and said, "If you are interested, you can do it too."
Jimmy: "Let's talk about it later. The bar is currently open for business. If you have the opportunity to open a second one, you might consider making one based on this one."
Winston: "I have a question. With your ability, you should be able to do some things by yourself."
Jimmy sighed: "My identity restricts me from handling many things by myself, especially cross-regional matters like this."
Winston: "Are you interested in traveling abroad?"
Jimmy: "Oh? Got something to do?"
Winston: "No, no, just chatting. You know we are distributed all over the world. If you go abroad, we have enough information to help you."
Jimmy: "It depends on the opportunity. You know my profession. Except for vacations and fun, I rarely leave here."
Winston: "Just talking, it's nothing."
Jimmy raised his glass and said, "By the way, is the person you arranged this time yours? Or someone from outside?"
Winston shook his head, picked up the wine glass, and said, "Drink."
Well, it looks like Winston won't have an answer. Now that it has been handed over to Winston, there is no need for Jimmy to find out who will perform the task.
As the actual controller of the InterContinental Hotel in New York, Jimmy believed that Winston would definitely have a way to complete it. If he agreed but couldn't do it, then Jimmy would have to think carefully about whether he should do something extra.
After chatting casually for a while, Jimmy got up and left the hotel after drinking.
Back in the apartment, Jimmy sat in the study, turned on the music, and began to take stock of his gains and losses. In fact, Jimmy gained a lot from this operation, especially the experience of doing things in private. Of course, he also learned many lessons.
Fortunately, when he was in Texas, Jimmy had the support of the FBI and DEA. Although he couldn't talk about the things he did in private, the subsequent processing still saved Jimmy a lot of trouble, especially sending the people he arrested to prison. The FBI does favors.
When he arrived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was a bit blind. At that time, he lacked intelligence and weapons for private use. The follow-up processing after the incident was completely dependent on Justin in Little Rock. Otherwise, just the dozen corpses would be gone. Ways to deal with it.
Later, with the help of Tony from the CIA, the dozen or so people who killed Tim in the wild were easily solved. This was Jimmy's own flaw. I was working alone the whole time, and I lacked a lot. What I needed was a team that could obtain information, provide logistics, and even provide military support or separate operations in public or private activities.
It is difficult to obtain such support when one's FBI identity is disclosed. Support can only be obtained from the bureau when handling a case, which is too restrictive.
In fact, my CIA identity was not used at all. If I had directly used my identity as a CIA agent to obtain information from the CIA when I went to the south, I might have been able to deal with the Atez Gang long ago, instead of relying on my own tracking and investigation, which cost a lot of money. It took nearly two months to complete that part of the task.
But this time in Washington DC, except for the address of Rick that we had obtained and successfully killed Rick, there was no way to obtain other information on our own. Identity was a problem, and Asians were too conspicuous, so they were not suitable for intelligence at all. Investigative work.
If they had support personnel, they would go directly to Greg's community to investigate Greg's situation. Even if they couldn't work at his home, they could get the information and take action on the road. Unfortunately, he didn't even have this chance.
Therefore, maybe you can no longer be a lone wolf in the future, and you have to try to find the right people to form your own team, at least to complete the intelligence support.
For the time being, Caitlin can cooperate in this area. Although there are more restrictions, it is at least much better than before when the CIA identity was not activated. I don't know if the CIA has suitable retired personnel that can be used. The CIA's intelligence capabilities are definitely much stronger than just looking for people from outside.
(In the movie, there is a blackboard in the administrative center of the Continental Hotel. On it is the reward ranking. The second place is 2 million and the third place is 350,000. The first time Wick was offered a reward, it was only 2 million, so the reward set here is lower. Some, after all, not everyone is a well-known underworld killer like Wick.
Recently, I have been working on several projects in parallel at work. I work during the day and code at night. After a long time, my brain is a bit tired. I try my best to adjust. In the past week or two, I have almost completed half of the work projects. I said before that I haven't been able to add updates recently because I'm too busy with work, so I'm sorry. )
(End of chapter)
