When Jimmy returned to the office, the information he had placed on the table was still there. This was normal. This was the FBI. Although it was a public affairs office and the confidentiality level was not high, not everyone could enter Jimmy's office and look through the information on his desk. Something.
Looking at the information and the communication documents from previous press conferences and various organizations, Jimmy has been buried in the mountains of books and literature during this period, unable to climb out.
After reading the information for two or three days, Jimmy was completely confused. The main reason was that there were too many formulaic manuscripts in these documents. I believe people who often read official documents should have this feeling. After reading too much, many times it feels like it is difficult to speak. It's not smooth anymore.
Finally, the weekend came, and Jimmy made an appointment with Nia to go to the movies to relax. He was a little depressed after reading the information.
Jimmy was a high school graduate in his previous life. Although he has a community college diploma in this life, he cannot compare with the highly educated talents in the FBI. The things written by these people, not to mention that Jimmy wrote them himself, are difficult to read. Many words need to be looked up temporarily to know what they mean.
The biggest problem in English is words. There are new words appearing in all walks of life, various combinations of words, and various abbreviations. Not to mention semi-illiterates like Jimmy, even a highly educated master's and doctoral student will appear. The dilemma of not understanding the documents of different industries.
His mind has been spinning wildly these past few days. Looking at the information in front of him, the pain really makes people go crazy, especially looking at things that he can't understand at all. The feeling of having his IQ crushed, he They all want to tear up the information in their hands and throw it into the trash can.
After watching a movie to relax and change their mood, Jimmy and Nia finally felt better when they returned home.
Nia knew that Jimmy didn't usually watch movies, and he had no interest in it at all. She basically dragged Jimmy to the cinema. This time when Jimmy took the initiative to ask her to watch a movie, she was still very happy. But when she came out of the station, she found that Jimmy was in a bad mood. After asking, she found out the reason. She couldn't help but laugh at him all night.
The detective bureau also had to read a lot of information, but most of the information was similar to the case files that Jimmy had read in the homicide department before. Basically, there would be nothing that she couldn't understand at all. She had basically never experienced Jimmy like this. A time of despair.
Jimmy was also helpless. He was transferred from the field service to the internal affairs department. He really didn't expect that the most difficult thing would be reading the information. However, this kind of thing can only be handled by Jimmy himself. He has to stay in the Public Affairs Office for a long time. It is impossible to go back to the field after being transferred to the field for a few days. OPR also needs to save face.
Before going to bed, Jimmy glanced at his phone. There was a text message from Tom. He would be in New York next week. It ended with Thomas Roberts. Well, it looks like this is Tom's current name.
Putting down the phone, Jimmy got on the bed and lay down, hugging Nia with his right hand, and turned off the bedside lamp with his left hand. Good night, sweet dreams.
Over the weekend, Jimmy came to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau again. He said he was looking for Caitlin, but the news he got was that she was not at the Counter-Terrorism Bureau, but had returned to Langley. Although Jimmy doesn't work in the Counter-Terrorism Bureau, people here are still quite familiar with him, so they don't keep it a secret from him.
Caitlin probably went to Langley to handle a previous case. Jimmy hasn't asked about the outcome of the case since he left last time. Caitlin didn't give him any news. Now he doesn't know the specific situation at all.
Since Caitlin was not here, there was no need for him to continue to stay at the Counter-Terrorism Bureau. He drove home to pick up Nia, and the two of them went shopping to buy supplies for next week.
At work on Monday, when Jimmy was reading information, the front desk brought a folder to him. He opened it and laughed.
Finally, I received a fax of part of the case report and a letter of thanks from the Counter-Terrorism Bureau, signed by Caitlin Prado, Director of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau. The case report and thank-you letter clearly thanked the personnel arranged by the FBI's Manhattan office for their support. They were able to successfully intercept all the persons involved in the case, and two were still alive. They obtained key evidence.
This fax was sent to Hughes. It was the field department's job to transfer people to assist other agencies. Although Jimmy came from the internal affairs department, it was Hughes who contacted the Counterterrorism Bureau.
This is the first time Jimmy has seen such a thank you letter. He has cooperated with the Counter-Terrorism Bureau before, and it seems that he has never sent such a thank you letter, at least not in his memory.
Moreover, there was another point in this report that concerned Jimmy. At that time, he injured three people and captured an uninjured target. How come there were only two survivors in the end? Two of the people who were shot may not have survived, and of course it is not ruled out that they accidentally killed two of them during the subsequent torture.
Jimmy thought for a moment, then he closed the folder and walked to the office of supervisor Eleanor Mason.
Jimmy knocked on the door, "Mrs. Mason."
Eleanor looked up and said, "Come in. Is something okay?"
Jimmy handed the folder to Eleanor with both hands, "This is the case report for cooperating with the Counter-Terrorism Bureau last week. They just sent a copy."
Eleanor took it and opened it and took a look, "I'll take a look. Is there anything else?"
Jimmy: "I need to go out and go to the Counterterrorism Bureau."
Eleanor: "This case? Go ahead."
Jimmy: "Thank you. I'll go first."
Eleanor nodded and watched Jimmy leave the office. She opened the folder again and began to read the contents in detail. The content of the case briefing was very brief. As a party involved, Jimmy wanted to know some details. This was human nature and there was no need to stop him. Although Mrs. Mason is not a field agent, she can roughly guess what Jimmy is thinking.
Jimmy drove Saban directly to the Counterterrorism Bureau, and asked one of Caitlin's assistants but learned that Caitlin had not returned and was still in Langley.
Jimmy frowned and left the Counterterrorism Bureau and drove back to the FBI office. What was Caitlin going to do? I haven't been back for a few days. This case should have been over long ago, right?
Moreover, it was the DIA Defense Intelligence Agency that discovered the spies. The CIA only cooperated with them in investigating matters in the embassy and consulates, as well as the final arrests. In fact, they were all dealing with the periphery. The truly lost intelligence needed to be read and processed by the DIA. According to the investigation, Caitlin is the person in charge of the case on the CIA side, and it is impossible to intervene on the DIA side.
Jimmy can only wait. Calling Caitlin now will cause problems. If he takes the initiative to send it, the attitude he expressed before will be useless. If he continues to be patient, at least until she comes back.
When he was about to get off work, Jimmy received another text message from Tom. He had arrived in New York and was waiting for Jimmy to call back when he was free.
Jimmy didn't call, but sent the address of the bar and agreed on a time to meet in the evening.
After get off work, Jimmy had dinner and went directly to the bar. Because it was still early, he went to the office inside first and briefly took a look at the water flow here.
The bar manager is still Diego Isaac. He was really mentally depressed after his divorce, but it has been a long time and he seems to be normal now.
The daily turnover is about the same, and Jimmy doesn't pay much attention to it. This bar is now completely self-financing. It is estimated that it can earn Jimmy some pocket money every year. That's fine. Jimmy doesn't have high requirements.
Seeing that it was almost time, Jimmy came to the bar, asked Woody to get a bottle of wine, and brought two glasses to the table in the corner. After looking at it, he ordered a plate of salted peanuts and a small biscuit to accompany the meal.
Tom was very punctual. After entering the bar, he looked around first, then spotted Jimmy, and walked over directly to sit opposite him. Tom's appearance has really changed. He now looks like a bald old man, and he obviously plans to grow a beard. Now it looks a bit messy. It is estimated that if it grows a little longer, it will be trimmed and reshaped.
Jimmy poured Tom a glass of whiskey. "Tom, you look great. How is your retirement?"
Tom picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "It's okay, at least the weather in Florida is much better than in New York."
Jimmy: "What are you thinking about? Do you want to contact James?"
Tom nodded: "I will stay a little longer this time, waiting for him to come back."
Jimmy: "So your retirement status is settled?"
Tom nodded: "Thomas Roberts is a small farmer in Orlando, Florida. He mainly grows tomatoes, sweet corn, strawberries, etc. Make a note of it and don't say it wrong in the future."
Jimmy: "Yeah, I remember it. What's the area?"
Tom directly reached for some peanuts and threw them into his mouth, "150 acres is not a large area, but it is just suitable for retirement life. You said you have something else, what is it?"
Jimmy: "Greg and Rick have it figured out, you know that right?"
Tom nodded, and Jimmy continued: "The matter over there is over, but now there is new trouble." Jimmy looked around and saw that there were quite a lot of people in the bar. After thinking about it, "Let's go inside and talk. .”
Jimmy called the waiter to come over, collect the things on the table, and send them to the back office. He and Tom also came to the office and kicked Isaac out for a drink. His office was commandeered.
Jimmy and Tom sat on the sofa, "I told you before that I wanted to get rid of my CIA identity when I was in Dallas, but the current director Caitlin Prado said that she couldn't let me retire because she didn't have the authority. I made an agreement with her to arrange for me to sleep again and help her with some personal things if she needs it.
But some time ago, she broke our agreement. She sent me to Langley, and then took me directly to a confidential conference room without notifying me in advance to participate in an espionage case initiated by the DIA.
The spy was captured in New York last week, but I will definitely be recorded in the official file, which will be troublesome. I think it is becoming more and more impossible to escape from the CIA. "
Jimmy sighed, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, "Is there anything you can do? I really don't like the CIA style. The FBI is more suitable for my life."
Tom didn't speak, just holding the cup and thinking. Jimmy didn't rush him. This matter was really troublesome, at least Jimmy couldn't figure out how to deal with it.
Tom thought for a long time. After finishing the wine in the glass, Jimmy poured him another glass and then said: "Is your goal to leave the CIA, or not to influence the FBI after leaving the CIA?"
Jimmy: "The bottom line is that leaving the CIA should preferably not affect my current job."
Tom: "Reason? I'm talking about the real reason, not the subjective opinion of whether you like it or not."
Jimmy looked at the cup in his hand: "I'm very happy in the FBI. Just like in Little Rock, there are people here who care about me and take care of me. Because of the previous attack on me, my dual identity has been discovered by them, although I haven't. People say it, but it still makes it very difficult for them to do it. No one wants someone in their department to be a two-faced person.
I want to continue my current life and don’t want people around me to feel sad because of my identity. "
Tom said in a very positive tone: "It seems you have found the second James."
Jimmy nodded, still looking at the cup in his hand: "Yes. And I also have a fiancée. She is a policeman. I don't want her to find out that her husband is a double-faced man in the future."
Jimmy finished the wine in the glass and poured himself another glass. He looked up at Tom and said, "One more thing, although it's not very polite, but... I want to ask, can I completely take over this identity? Including his family relationship? You know I am about to have my own family. People need a root, and I also want to make this identity more complete."
Tom: "You know how sensitive your identity is, right? I told you that before."
Jimmy nodded: "The mother of this identity is an illegitimate daughter, and the father is unknown, but at least when I tell others in the future, I don't need to say that I was an orphan since I was a child, without any foundation."
Tom: "No, you don't know. Your mother is the CIA's director of Europe and Asia, your grandfather is the deputy director of the DIA's Defense Intelligence Agency, and there is no clue who your father is. If such a relationship is made public normally, you His FBI career path could be cut off immediately."
Jimmy: "That's better than what I'm talking about now. A two-faced person who was an orphan since he was a child, first joined the CIA, and then joined the FBI. There's no way he can continue to stay here, and some people have already guessed my identity. , it is impossible for them to let me continue to be promoted, and they may even stay in the internal affairs department until I retire, or be forced to leave my job after a while.”
Tom: "Are you really sure this is what you want? Taking over your current identity will involve many people, and the only person who can prove your identity is also very sensitive. I'm not sure."
Jimmy: "I'm sure, people are like trees. If they want to grow up, they need a root, even if the roots are a little dirty."
Tom: "I investigated you and you were just a homeless man before you entered the police station."
Jimmy: "Yes, I don't deny this. When I accepted this identity, I just didn't want to go back to the life of a homeless man. But now, I am Jimmy Young, and what I want is to become the real Jimmy Young .”
Tom reached out and touched his bald head, put down his hand, picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one sip, "I understand, since I caused this matter, let me end it."
After Tom finished speaking, he put down the cup and prepared to get up and leave.
Jimmy also stood up, "This bar belongs to me. If you have time, you can stay here for a while."
Tom: "You don't need to worry about me. I will inform you if there is any news."
Jimmy: "Your identity won't be changed for a while, right? You also have your mobile phone number."
Tom nodded: "This identity is very safe, no problem."
The two returned to the bar lobby. Jimmy said goodbye to Tom, and Tom left the bar. Jimmy found Isaac and talked about some more bar matters before leaving the bar and returning to the apartment.
(End of chapter)
