Jimmy waited slowly in the car, and when he was bored, he called Nia. He told Nia before that he was going to be transferred to the internal affairs department and would no longer work in the field. However, after his suspension was over, he returned to the FBI office and started walking around again. .
Nia originally wanted to get together more and talk about future plans, but Jimmy disappeared again as soon as he went to work. By the time he called to inform, he had already arrived in Chicago, Illinois. Chatting in the past few nights, he went to Palm Beach, Florida again. It was simply puzzling why he moved to more places after being transferred to the internal affairs department.
Counting the time, it’s been less than a month since Jimmy was suspended. He has already traveled to Portland, Maine, Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, and Palm Beach, Florida. I know he’s running around to handle cases, but I don’t know. I thought he was a long-distance truck driver.
Jimmy also knew that he was in the wrong, so he humbly apologized and comforted on the phone, verbally signed an unequal treaty, and finally comforted Nia.
After hanging up the phone, Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.
The security here in Wellington is very good. Jimmy was talking on the phone in the car and no one knocked on the car window, which is good news. If in certain places in New York, Jimmy was parked on the side of the road and talking on the phone in the car, there was a high chance that someone would knock on the car window, and weapons would not even be ruled out.
The small building of this villa is not big, but the location is very good. The front lawn is too big, and it is about 20 meters away from the road. This distance is the most troublesome. If Jimmy wants to get closer, this distance will easily be blocked by the occasional accident on the road. The passing cars saw that it was impossible for him to pass in the middle, as the people inside the villa would see him, so they had no choice but to go around and approach from behind.
Jimmy waited for a while, and there were not many cars on the road. He got out of the car, locked the car, and walked around the side of the villa.
Jimmy was not well prepared this time. Apart from disposable gloves, he did not wear anything else, not even zip ties. The main reason was that he did not expect to act so quickly. He basically spent the whole day watching people in the Miami office investigate clues. No time to prepare.
There are five people in this apartment, and they are all adults, with no children. They are scattered on the first and second floors of the apartment. Except for two people in the living room, the others are alone in a certain room.
If you just look at their behavior, it doesn't seem to be anything special, but in a room on the first floor with the curtains drawn to block out the light, there is a person operating a computer. The furnishings of that room are a bit concerning to Jimmy.
If the perception of the mind's eye is correct, the monitor in front of that person is multiple screens placed up, down, left, and right to form a large flat surface. How much content should be processed by a person who uses so many monitors? At least Jimmy has never seen one person use so many in the command centers of the FBI and the Counter-Terrorism Bureau. It is more of a collaborative process between multiple people.
In addition, there is a trolley next to this person's desk. There are equipment placed squarely on it, and there are many lines leading from it. It looks like it should be a computer host. This is exaggerated enough. How big is a home computer host? If all these devices are computer hosts, this guy will definitely not be simple.
Because there was someone in the living room, Jimmy didn't think about climbing in directly. He squatted under the window in the backyard, listening to what was going on inside, and then went around to the nearest distance of each room to continue eavesdropping. Unfortunately, these people all seem to have social phobia and have no communication at all.
The closer the distance is, the more things Jimmy can see clearly. Although the mind's vision cannot distinguish colors and specific objects, he can still judge the abnormalities of this group of people based on their outlines.
Except for the person in front of the computer, the clothes worn by the others were obviously not home clothes. They were very close-fitting. There was basically no sign of swinging in the clothes when moving. They were not doing exercise. They were obviously wearing tight-fitting clothes. On the table in front of the two people in the living room were placed There were two pistols and several small bags.
The other two people in a separate room were also resting. One was lying on the bed, and the other was sitting on a chair with a book in his hand and reading.
Now he was completely sure that there was something wrong with this group of people, but he didn't know who they were yet.
Jimmy looked at the time. It was now a little after 11 o'clock. If most people had nothing to do, it would be almost time to take a rest. However, there was no movement at all among them, especially the two people in the living room, who were just sitting there. Watching TV on the sofa and not talking.
After thinking for a while, Jimmy decided to return to the car. There was no point in staring here. He couldn't just go in and arrest them all for interrogation, so he should wait in the car.
For two consecutive days, from Chicago to Palm Beach, Jimmy had not rested for a long time. He only slept for two or three hours. Looking at the lights in the villa, Jimmy didn't want to wait any longer. He looked at his watch and held on a little longer. At 1 o'clock in the morning, we have to finish and go back to the hotel to rest anyway.
Facts have proved that Jimmy's luck is back. Just when he was about to lose control and prepare to leave, the lights in the villa began to go out. At the same time, four people came out of the villa carrying boxes and got into two cars. Only one person was left in the villa. The person is the one who operates the computer.
Jimmy was in high spirits, it seemed like he was lucky, they were probably going to do something. The two cars started, their lights turned on, and they drove toward the road from the door of the villa. Jimmy turned off the headlight switch, waited until they got on the road and left before starting the engine, turning off the lights and chasing after them.
Under the current situation, Jimmy decided to follow these two cars. Regardless of whether they were the people Jimmy was looking for, following them would always determine what they were going to do in the middle of the night.
As for the person left in the room, to be honest, if Jimmy hadn't come here as an FBI this time, he would have really wanted to have a good chat with the person playing computer inside.
Not long after Jimmy started to hit the road, he turned on the lights and drove slowly and at the speed limit like ordinary people drive. There were almost no cars on the road at night, so Jimmy didn't dare to follow too closely, as it would be too obvious.
Heading east, they soon returned to Palm Beach, but the two cars in front separated. Jimmy had no choice but to choose a car to follow.
All the way to a beach, Jimmy saw them parking their car. He turned directly at the intersection, then stopped and turned to look at them.
The two men dragged the two bags out of the car and walked towards the beach, soon out of Jimmy's sight. When Jimmy walked to the side of the road and looked over, the two of them had already unfolded a rubber boat and threw it onto the sea.
The two got on the rubber boat, and the rubber boat began to move towards the sea. It seemed that they had installed a silent engine. If a gasoline engine was used, it would not be normal to not hear any sound from dozens of meters away at night.
"Hi sir, what are you doing?"
Jimmy was looking at the sea. Someone shouted behind him. Looking at the flashing police lights around him, he sighed, "Don't shoot." He slowly raised his hands and turned around. A police car stopped a few meters away, and two policemen He had opened the door and stood at the door looking at Jimmy.
"FBI." Jimmy shouted, "I want to get the ID, don't get excited." He slowly put down his right hand, took out the ID from the inner pocket of his suit and opened it. A policeman came over with a flashlight, took the ID and looked at it. Back to Jimmy, "Sir, what are you doing here?"
Jimmy took back his ID: "I was investigating the shooting at Mr. Rivera's house, and I was just passing by."
Policeman: "OK, then we won't disturb you." After saying that, the policeman turned around and walked back to the police car. Jimmy stopped looking at the sea, walked back to his car, started it, and rushed to Daniel Rivera's villa.
Jimmy saw them take out the rubber boat and knew roughly what their goal was.
Palm Beach is a long island, connected to the urban area of West Palm Beach through several bridges. Once blocked, it is difficult to leave the island area.
Just like when they escaped through a rubber boat during the previous shooting, the rubber boat they prepared today was obviously used as an escape route. If something went wrong, they would go directly to the sea. No matter whether they were going north or south, as long as they landed in an uninhabited place, it would be difficult to land there. Traced their route.
Since the retreat route was the same, it was likely that the other car was going to Rivera's villa, and they probably hadn't gotten what they wanted.
Rivera's villa has been cordoned off by the FBI, and there should be no one in the villa now.
When Jimmy arrived at the intersection, he looked at the road name, took out a map and compared it, then determined the direction and drove straight to Rivera's villa. When he arrived, he discovered that there was no parking in front of the villa.
Jimmy got out of the car, approached the villa, and carefully confirmed that there was no one in the backyard, not even the police officers protecting the scene.
After thinking about it, Jimmy returned to his car and lay directly on the back seat. His position would not be noticed at first glance from the outside.
He believed that his judgment should be correct. According to the retreat route at sea, their target must still be here.
After waiting for a while, Jimmy's cell phone rang. He glanced at Jimmy and picked up, "Mr. Hudson, what happened?"
Dave: "Jimmy, where are you?"
Jimmy: "I found a few suspicious people and am tracking them."
Dave: "The shooter?"
Jimmy: "It's very possible that I followed a suspicious person found outside the villa and found their den. The four of them went out at midnight. There must be something going on, but it's not confirmed yet."
Dave: "Where are you now?"
Jimmy: "Palm Beach, the beach."
Dave: "Just the news, there was an attack at Mary Medical Center ten minutes ago. A night shift security guard was found passed out in the fire escape. The perpetrator was not caught, and there were no witnesses. Daniel Rivera was there. In that hospital.”
Jimmy frowned and thought for a moment: "Did Daniel Rivera be attacked?"
Dave: "He's fine. Two bodyguards are guarding the ward. Now the hospital has called the police and the patrol has intervened to investigate."
Jimmy: "I understand. Since there is already a police investigation over there, I won't go over there, and I will continue to follow up here."
Dave: "Okay, so be it, be careful."
Jimmy: "I will, bye."
Dave is so well-informed. Even if this is not New York, he can still know about an attack in the hospital ten minutes ago. This must have been informed by someone else, and it was specific information.
It can only be said that people who can sit in certain positions have enough resources to deal with various accidents anyway, even if they are not in the field they are familiar with.
Dave and Daniel are not in the same hospital. Palm Beach is not a large area and has a small resident population, but there are many hospitals, and most of them are high-end private medical centers. Rich people like Rivera will definitely get the best. Medical care.
Jimmy did not choose to go to the hospital to investigate. He still believed in his own judgment. The rubber boat must be the escape route for the gunman and his team. No matter what they did, they would definitely come back to the villa to find something.
It turned out that Jimmy's guess was correct. His car was parked on the roadside outside the main entrance of the villa, and he didn't notice anyone coming at all. But when he turned to look at the villa, he found that a person had already entered the villa and was walking up the stairs to the second floor. Go, it seems that you go directly from the beach direction into the backyard.
The backyard wall of the villa here is just a decoration. It is typically used to guard against gentlemen but not villains. It is not a big problem for normal people to turn over.
Jimmy looked around, opened the door and got out of the car, pulled out the revolver and walked towards the villa. He didn't bring a flashlight, and he didn't need it when moving alone. After crossing the cordon, Jimmy came to the front door of the villa and pushed it gently. The door was still locked. It seemed that the man was indeed coming from behind.
After half a circle, Jimmy came to the backyard. He first glanced in the direction of the beach to make sure there was no one in sight. Then he walked to the back door and gently pushed open the glass sliding door. It seemed that the door lock here had also been opened by someone who came in. , Jimmy walked into the villa and closed the sliding door.
However, just when Jimmy entered the villa, the people on the second floor seemed to have gotten the news. He was rummaging through things in a room, suddenly stopped, walked towards the door, then stopped at the door and looked towards the corridor on the second floor.
Jimmy also stopped. He turned to look at the sea. If you guessed correctly, the rubber boat was on the sea, and the people on it had thermal imaging or night vision devices in their hands, and they were staring in the direction of the back door of the villa. , sent a message to the people on the second floor when Jimmy appeared.
Of course, there is another possibility that the man upstairs installed an alarm device on the back door, but Jimmy didn't have a flashlight and couldn't see. He couldn't tell whether there was an alarm device with just his eyes because he didn't know what it was. What.
Jimmy looked at the man on the second floor, and the man on the second floor was also staring at the door and into the corridor. The two people just stood still.
Jimmy turned his head to look at the sea from time to time. There was no light in the room, and Jimmy had just closed the glass sliding door. Theoretically, he should not be able to see himself in the thermal imaging device. The night vision device was different. As long as there was a faint light, it would be able to see him. See a rough outline.
The person on the second floor finally couldn't bear it anymore. He walked back to the room and continued to search the room. It seemed that the person who informed him outside had lost Jimmy's location. This was good news.
(End of chapter)
