Jimmy was still confused, but Tim smiled and said no more, "You'll know when you get there, have a good rest. Hughes?"
Hughes: "Jimmy, go over there and do a good job and you'll be back. Come on, Tim."
Tim nodded and left the homicide office with Hughes.
After they left, David White, who had been waiting at the door for a while, came in and said, "Hey, Jimmy, it seems you are moving out today."
Jimmy was still quite confused, but he didn't delay his tea, "Sit down, David, are you familiar with the Public Affairs Office?"
David was not polite and sat directly on the sofa to get a cup. Jimmy poured him tea. "I'm not very familiar with it, but the logistics department is always much easier than our field department. Let's go and have a good rest and wait." You can come back soon."
Jimmy shrugged, "Well, it seems we won't know what to do until we get there. Drink tea."
Jimmy finished his tea, left the tea set here, took a cardboard box and started to clear his table. There is no need to bring documents and files. These belong to the homicide team. He only needs to pack his own things, including various honorary badges, water bottles, paper and pens and other miscellaneous items. In addition, there are spare bullets in the drawer and the retired S&W M686- 1.
Yes, Jimmy didn't keep this gun at home, but kept it at the bureau as a backup pistol. He has a spare gun in the safe at home. The other 1875 has been in the safe and has not been taken out. The other guns are carried with him. Keeping one in the bureau is also convenient for easy access in case of accidents.
Carrying his cardboard box, Jimmy came to the public affairs office upstairs. The downstairs area is mainly for field agents and administrative logistics departments. The public affairs office is upstairs. Because they mainly focus on external publicity, they will contact many external agencies and Public figures, working together with the FBI field team will affect each other.
When he arrived at the Public Affairs Office, Jimmy spoke a few words to the girl at the front desk and asked her name. She then called the intercom and called the assistant director, Isabel Martinez.
Soon, a lady in a professional suit walked out. She looked like she was in her 30s, white, with long hair, and a pretty face.
Isabel walked up to Jimmy with a smile and shook his hand: "Isabel Martinez. Welcome, Yang."
Jimmy also smiled and responded: "Jimmy Young."
Isabel: "Follow me, a seat has been prepared for you."
Jimmy followed Isabel with the box in his arms and walked into the office area.
Isabelle: "We know what you did, and you did it beautifully."
Jimmy: "Ah, this is what I should do. They are all colleagues. Has it been spread?"
Isabel: "Of course, but don't worry, no one will say anything. This is your office, please come in."
Jimmy said "Huh?" in confusion, what's going on? A newbie in my department actually has a single room with a glass wall?
Jimmy looked at Isabel: "Is this for me?"
Isabel smiled and said: "Yes, put down your belongings first and follow me to meet the supervisor Eleanor Mason."
Jimmy nodded, he put the cardboard box on the table, and walked with Isabel to the supervisor's office inside.
Isabel knocked on the glass door, opened it and walked in, "Mrs. Mason, Jimmy Young is here."
Eleanor Mason is an old lady who looks to be between 50 and 60 years old. She has a thin face. It can be seen that her skin is not very good. The wrinkles on her forehead and crow's feet are very obvious, but she has a good foundation. She must have been a woman a few decades ago. The beautiful woman should have had blonde hair before, but now it looks like most of it is gray.
Eleanor stood up and reached out from behind the table to shake Jimmy's hand, "Welcome, Yang. Thank you, Isabelle."
Isabel nodded, turned and left her office, closing the door behind her.
It can be seen that the Public Affairs Office should be a department with more women. Both the supervisor and assistants are women.
Eleanor: "Please sit down. Can I call you Jimmy?"
Jimmy smiled and nodded: "Of course, Mrs. Mason."
Eleanor: "I've heard your name a lot recently. How about it? From the field service to the internal affairs department."
Jimmy: "It's all for our collective family, no matter what department. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Eleanor nodded. No matter what Jimmy thought, at least this attitude was worthy of recognition. "How much do you know about the Office of Public Affairs?"
Jimmy: "I don't know much about it. I have been in the field department before and only spent a very short time in the administrative department."
Eleanor: “Well, we are the official media and public affairs liaison for the Manhattan office, responsible for providing information and consultation to the public, news media, and other key stakeholders.
Improve the public's awareness and understanding of our FBI's work, strengthen citizen education and ideology, ensure the FBI's image and visibility among the public, and maintain a fair and transparent image in society. "
Jimmy nodded while listening, keeping a smile on his face. Of course, his smile was relatively subtle, with his mouth closed and one corner of his mouth turned up.
Eleanor: "In short, except for some special case notifications that are handled by certain teams in the field department, we are basically responsible for other matters dealing with the media and institutions, and even if they are handling case notifications by themselves, We also need our help. Do you understand?"
Jimmy: "Understood. For example, if you want to announce some social activities, such as going to campus to give safety lectures, publicizing on TV, etc., they are all our responsibility, right?"
Eleanor: "That's understandable. I know you won't be here too long."
Just as Jimmy was about to speak, Eleanor interrupted him directly: "No need to explain, I understand. More than one or two people have contacted me about your position these days."
The smile on Jimmy's face gradually disappeared. He knew that there would definitely be a department that would accept him when he came back this time, and Dave would definitely intervene a little bit, but he didn't know how far Dave could do it.
He sat upright and looked at Eleanor, who continued: "People like you should be placed in the field department. I think many people have reached a consensus on this. So, don't pay too much attention to it and enjoy this period of relaxation. day."
Eleanor took out a document and looked at it: "Normal newcomers need to go through at least two or three years of novice period. After all, they have to face the media and the public, and many things need to be very careful, but you may not have enough time. So many, so I have two positions for you to choose from, first, to observe and assist the spokesperson in holding a press conference, and second, to communicate with social groups, such as the case and technical guidance of your young people's favorite movies and TV series."
Jimmy blinked, a little confused. He had never participated in these things, how could he know which one was more suitable for him? But the second one seems to be more interesting. "I obey the department's orders, Mrs. Mason."
Eleanor nodded: "Well, you go back and sort it out first. I will consider the specific arrangements."
Jimmy stood up: "Okay, bye, Mrs. Mason."
Opening the office door, Jimmy returned to his office. Although this office is relatively small, it is an independent office. This is the first time he has enjoyed this kind of treatment in the FBI for so long. In the past, he was often alone in the office of the homicide team, but in name, the office was not his own.
After placing his personal belongings on the table, putting the spare revolver and bullets in the drawer and locking them, Jimmy finally settled down.
This room is somewhat small, but there is still room for a small coffee table next to it. Jimmy thought about it and planned to ask later. It would be good to have a small coffee table to make tea in the office.
Just as he was imagining how free he would be in the small office in the future, Jimmy's phone rang. He glanced at it and picked it up. Caitlin's voice came, "Jimmy, where are you? Why don't you bring your mission phone?"
Jimmy glanced at the office area outside, "Of course I'm at work. I can't bring a box to the FBI office. Is there any news?"
Caitlin: "Well, let's go to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau."
Jimmy: "Now?"
Caitlin obviously didn't expect Jimmy to ask: "Isn't it convenient for you now? It's lunch time."
Jimmy: "Okay. Bye"
Jimmy didn't expect that he didn't have a phone when he was resting at home, and the call came just after he got to work. Now that he is no longer working in the field, going out is not as convenient as before.
While Jimmy was worrying about the phone, Isabel came to Eleanor's office, "Mrs. Mason."
Eleanor: "Isabel, let Jimmy understand our work content for the time being. If there are news communication matters, let him observe."
Isabel: "So fast? He seems to have no experience at all."
Eleanor: "Well, let him get familiar with it as soon as possible."
Isabel nodded: "I understand, I will make him familiar with it as soon as possible."
Isabel returned to her office, took a few folders from the cabinet, and began to rummage through them for materials. This is the Public Affairs Office, where she comes into contact with people and things outside, many of which are emergencies. Things do not have complete archived information.
Normal employees will stay in the department for a long time before starting to get involved in some special tasks. But for Jimmy, who is destined to only stay in the department for a while and will be transferred back to the field, he does not have as much time to take it as slowly as ordinary employees. learn.
Another key point is that although Jimmy has been transferred out of the field department, he is actually still a field agent with law enforcement authority. This has a natural advantage over most people in the Public Affairs Office because he has more confidential authority. Gao, there is no need to keep many things secret from him.
Most of the people in the Public Affairs Office are federal employees, that is, employees of the FBI agency, and do not have law enforcement powers. In terms of confidentiality levels, they are at a lower level.
Near noon, Jimmy left the FBI office and went to the Counterterrorism Bureau, but he went home first and came here carrying a suitcase.
Now that there is news, it is more convenient to put the box in the car. The main reason is that the gun slots on Jimmy's body are already full, and there is no place to put the gun in the box. Moreover, the guns on him are all reported. If it is suddenly released, A gun without a serial number, if something went wrong, he would be the one in trouble.
The second reason is the box that isolates the signal. You can't keep this thing in your hand all the time. It's a big box and you can't put it in your pocket.
Arriving at the door of Caitlin's office, Caitlin was writing something. After Jimmy knocked on the door, she casually took a file bag and covered it with the documents. She looked at Jimmy with a frown: "Why don't you bring your mobile phone?"
Jimmy didn't wait for Caitlin to speak, and sat on the chair opposite her desk: "It's not convenient. You know I just changed departments, and now is a sensitive time."
Caitlin: "Forget it this time, we need to at least keep communication open during the mission."
Jimmy: "No problem. I've gone back to get the walkie-talkie and phone. I'll take them with me. What's going on with the mission?"
Caitlin: "Two embassy cars left Washington DC yesterday. They did not choose to come directly to New York, but went to Baltimore and dropped off two people at the Port of Baltimore.
We had checked that they were not our target and the items they had with them did not contain what we were looking for.
If there are no accidents, yesterday's action should be to test our reaction, which means that they will not necessarily choose New York to leave, but are preparing multiple routes.
At the same time, this also means that the intelligence provided by our insiders is not the final result, and we must be ready to update the intelligence and respond at any time.
So do you understand why you are required to carry your mobile phone with you at all times? Your behavior today was very unprofessional. "
Jimmy: "I understand, I'll pay attention."
Caitlin: "You can go back first."
Jimmy: "Bye."
Jimmy stood up and left Caitlin's office. Hey, Caitlin really didn't blame him for this scolding, he brought it all on himself. In order to prevent others from discovering it, he did a bad job this time.
When Jimmy arrived at the parking lot, he looked around and saw that no one was there. He opened the box and took out the mobile phone and walkie-talkie. The mobile phone was placed in the inner pocket of the suit, and the walkie-talkie was temporarily placed in the glove box. It was not easy to store these things.
Driving back to the underground parking lot of the FBI office in Federal Plaza, Jimmy put the walkie-talkie on his back and didn't wear the earplugs for the time being. The battery life of this thing is limited, so there is no point in wearing it all the time. I went out to find a food truck and bought two tacos for lunch, so that was it.
In the afternoon, Isabel sent Jimmy a stack of printed speeches. The specific incident files were targeted at so that he could get familiar with them first. Her attitude was really good.
Jimmy was sitting in the office, looking at the people in the office area outside through the glass wall. There was a bit of a yin and yang in the public affairs office. It seemed that the proportion of women was a bit high, but I didn't know if there were many people who were not there.
