Jimmy got back the briefing from the Counter-Terrorism Bureau. There wasn't much in this briefing, but it would be troublesome to publish it directly because a lot of it was still classified. In addition, the case was not over yet, so this document could not be published. It won’t be published. Even if it is published, it needs to be covered up with black bars, just to see how much content needs to be covered up.
Jimmy first printed two copies of the notice, then returned to the office and covered up all the places involving the names of people and departments, leaving only the FBI, the content of the case and what they had done, and the rest was nothing.
He checked it carefully and made sure that he thought it was almost done. Then he picked up the original version and his masked version and went to Isabel's office. "Isabel, the Counter-Terrorism Bureau will not participate, but it will not prevent us from issuing announcements to the outside world. It only requires us to Conceal the confidential content and cannot publish it for the time being.”
Isabel took the notice from Jimmy's hand and frowned after taking a look at it. She looked up at Jimmy and said, "Did you do this?"
Jimmy nodded, "I've basically covered up everything related to the case, so it should be fine, right?"
Isabel sighed, "It's too little. Let me change it. I'll send it to you later."
Jimmy winked, nodded and left her office. Is this still less? He has covered almost 30% of the content, and the rest is just some polite words, thanks and so on.
Before leaving get off work, Isabel sent Jimmy a copy. Good guy, 80% of the entire notice was covered with black bars. The thank you to the FBI for their cooperation at the beginning was left, and Jimmy's name was covered, and then the entire case situation. Covering it all means leaving nothing behind. Even the many irrelevant contents at the back are separated by a few words and a black bar is drawn out.
Isabel: "This notification is expected to be announced next Tuesday. Whether it will be held at a press conference or announced on the website has not yet been decided."
Jimmy: "Oh, do I need to participate?"
Isabel nodded: "Mrs. Mason has arranged that if a press conference is held, you will stand next to the podium as an observer to experience it in advance."
Jimmy: "Thanks, I understand."
Isabel: "That's it. We will take out the speech script this week, and you will be familiar with it in advance."
Jimmy: "Wait, why am I familiar with the speech? I don't have to go on stage."
Isabel tilted her head slightly and showed a strange expression: "You really don't know?"
Jimmy shook his head quickly and in a small area: "What's the matter?"
Isabel: "Those big media have known about you for a long time. We have been suppressing the news before letting them publish it. Otherwise, with the few videos that were leaked before, you would have been stripped from the inside out. Since Mrs. Mason has arranged for you to observe this time, I can say with certainty that you will be found out by them."
Jimmy was speechless. Wasn't it Hughes's arrangement to block news from the media before?
Jimmy: "Well, I'll think about it again."
Isabel: "Okay, let's think carefully about what questions they may ask. You should be able to understand how difficult these reporters from big media are. But I can teach you a trick, just say that it is not part of this announcement. It’s okay to refuse to speak for a reason, but it won’t last too long.”
Jimmy nodded: "I understand, thank you. I'll think about it again. If it doesn't work, I'll go find Mrs. Mason."
Isabel: "It's unlikely, but you can try. That's it, you should have enough time."
After saying that, Isabel turned and left Jimmy's office. Jimmy threw the documents on the table, walked to the chair, and slumped down in the chair. When he came to the public affairs office before, he never thought that he would be made public.
If he were a pure FBI agent, or a senior agent, it wouldn't matter how he appeared in the news. But he is not. Until his identity is solved, many things will be difficult to say.
Jimmy sat in the chair and thought for a long time. There was no way. Since Mrs. Mason had already decided so, there was no possibility of bargaining.
When she met Mrs. Mason before, she had already said that many people had contacted her before, so Jimmy had the opportunity to become familiar with the office procedures as soon as possible.
Mrs. Mason must know that the media is already paying attention to Jimmy, but she still arranges for Jimmy to participate in the press conference. That means she has decided to let Jimmy come to the front. As for whether this decision was made by herself or arranged by someone above her , then it’s not clear.
After thinking about what I have done at the FBI in the past few years, it seems that not much can be made public. The few videos that have been leaked have theoretically become popular long ago, so there should not be any big problems.
But you still have to work hard. Jimmy came to Mrs. Mason's office after get off work. "Mrs. Mason, there is something I want to ask. Do I have to attend the press conference next week?"
Mrs. Mason looked up at Jimmy: "Don't want to go?"
Jimmy: "I do not want to participate a little bit. I may have a little bit of social anxiety, not much, and I don't really like to appear in public."
Mrs. Mason: "It doesn't matter. If you exercise more, you will always come to the front of the stage."
Jimmy sighed slightly, and sure enough, it didn't work, "Okay, then I'll participate. In addition, I also need to take a leave. I need to go to DC on Friday afternoon for some very personal things."
Mrs. Mason waved her hand: "I understand."
Jimmy left Mrs. Mason's office and went home directly from get off work.
This time Tom asked him to go to DC, probably to solve the CIA identity problem, and he would probably need to go to Langley, so before going to work on Friday morning, he opened the safe and took out the CIA identity card. If you want to go to Langley, this thing is a must, otherwise you have to do identification and come into contact with too many people.
After coming out of the Washington Airport, Jimmy went to the parking lot next to it, where the car he had left here just happened to be available. When they got to the car, Jimmy called Tom and made an appointment to meet at a hotel.
Because Tom has completely solved his revenge problem and has a public identity available, he can check into the hotel so openly. Before, he probably would have just chosen a motel or the like to check in. Those places are not suitable for It's safer for him.
Jimmy parked the car, went directly to the door of Tom's room and knocked on the door. Tom came over and opened the door, "Come in."
They walked into the room and Tom pointed to a small brown suitcase beside the bed, "Open it."
Jimmy walked over to get the box and asked: "What is it?" He put the box directly on the bed. This old-fashioned suitcase had no lock, only two buckles to fix the lid. He untied the buckle and opened the box. Inside It's something that looks a bit old.
Tom: "Your mother's relics and the things that should be given to you but were stopped by me. Since you have decided to fully take over this identity, these things can be collected by you."
Jimmy looked at the things in the box, reached out and took them out one by one and placed them on the bed. Tom picked up the photo album next to him and took out all the photos in it. "These are some photos of your mother from back then. You need to remember their details to avoid accidents later. Oh, here is another photo of us in Europe. Take a photo.”
Tom explained to Jimmy the historical background and shooting location of several photos in detail. These are old photos from 20 to 30 years ago. Most of them are 6 inches, and only two are 1-inch and 2-inch ID photos. Some are in black and white and only two are in color.
These are all photos of his current mother, Veronica Durand. Some of them are photos with some people. It can be seen that she was really beautiful back then, but surprisingly, she rarely smiles in the photos. It doesn't seem to match the expressions of the others.
It can be seen from the ID photo that she has blue pupils, her skin looks a little dull, not particularly white, her face is thin, her nose is slightly arched, and she has medium-length, fluffy brown or black hair. I don’t know if it’s because the photo is old, but the color doesn’t look particularly stable, but it can still be seen that she is the kind of beauty with a very classic temperament.
Jimmy took a photo of Veronica and Tom. Well, Tom, who is now bald, was still a middle-aged handsome guy with amazing hair. However, Jimmy looked at Tom and then at the photo. Good guy, there is something wrong with you old guy. Your eyes are not looking in the right direction in the photo. You are not looking at the camera to look at the beauty.
Tom knew what Jimmy was thinking by looking at his actions. He reached for the photo, looked at it, and put it directly in his pocket, "I'll keep this as a souvenir."
Jimmy suppressed his laughter and continued to look at the other photos, "Are the people in these photos your colleagues back then?"
Tom: "Most of them are, and a few are local people I met in Europe. However, Veronica didn't leave any photos in Hong Kong. These were the ones I found when I was packing up her belongings. That's all."
Jimmy: "Are these people still alive?"
Tom: "Some of them are no longer here, but I haven't contacted them for a long time. I'm not sure about the current situation of others."
Jimmy: "By the way, there's no photo of Jimmy here?"
Tom: "I've destroyed them all."
Jimmy nodded, put the photo away and put it aside. His memory is now enough. When Tom introduced it just now, he had memorized most of it. If he looks at the photo himself, it's almost okay.
Tom: "I only have some definite personal items here, and I haven't taken away any clothes or dolls. This is her jewelry box, but it only has a pair of earrings, a necklace and a ring. I know the earrings, She wore it when she was in Europe, and I have no impression of the necklace and ring."
Jimmy picked it up and looked at it. The earrings were in the style of drop pendants, with a small diamond in the middle of the drop. The earrings looked like they were made of gold. They had been in the box for decades, and now they looked like they had no color. So bright, but the gold color is still very clear, and it looks very pure.
The necklace was just an ordinary pearl necklace. It had been too long and the rope in the middle had changed color. He didn't pick it up because it would be troublesome if the rope broke.
Finally, there is the ring. It is just an ordinary silver ring with a dark color. After all, it has been in the box for so many years. It is understandable that there are no special fonts or patterns on it.
Tom picked up a pocket watch, "I have never seen her take this out. I have suspected that she might have gotten it when she was in Hong Kong, but no one can tell clearly."
Jimmy took it over and found a silver-white pocket watch with no strap, many scratches on it, and some rust. It didn't look like it was made of silver, it should be a steel case. He opened the pocket watch and found that the hands were no longer moving. There was a photo of Veronica's head on the cover, but it looked much older than the photo in the album. It should have been caused by the different storage environment.
Jimmy: "Maybe it's his?"
Tom nodded: "There is a possibility, but no one can confirm it. Apart from this, there is no need to read other things. You can take it back and see for yourself later."
Jimmy took an envelope and opened it to find a key and a piece of paper. On it was a bank's name and a string of account passwords. He looked up at Tom, and Tom said, "She gave this to me before she died. I gave it to Jimmy before, but I got it back after he died. Now it's yours."
Jimmy nodded. If Tom could put it in the box for him, it meant that he hadn't taken it at all. The things in the bank safe should still be there. The question is, it has been many years. Will it be because the safe has expired? Clean up the bank.
Tom: "All her things are here, and this file is yours."
Jimmy poured the contents of the bag directly onto the bed, "This is what Jimmy left behind back then. This is the original birth certificate. It only has your mother Veronica's name on it. You can keep it."
This is the land certificate that Jimmy previously inherited from Veronica, a small farm in Montana that is now run by a farm management company, which of course I took care of a few years ago and is now yours.
These are the two bank cards that Jimmy applied for before. I don’t know the password. You can handle it yourself. The social security number you're using now is Jimmy's, so it should be easy.
This is your CIA salary card. In the past few years, your salary was credited to this card. Until now, this is a CIA-controlled bank. You don’t have to worry about security. You can use it directly or transfer it to your other cards. That’s it. "
Jimmy opened his mouth wide, "Ah, so I am paid?"
Tom: "Well, I've always had hair, but I didn't have to give it to you before."
Jimmy shrugged: "Fortunately, I haven't been short of money these years, and I don't dare to go to the CIA to inquire about salary, so I just pretend it doesn't happen."
Tom: "If it hadn't been for an accident, you wouldn't have been activated. Naturally, you wouldn't need this. Using this card will leave records and be easily exposed, so I haven't given it to you before."
Jimmy: "Okay, I'll keep it then. I'll take a look when I have time. I heard that the CIA is quite rich, but I don't know if they are generous."
Tom: "Okay, you put all these things away. Let me tell you some things you must remember, where your mother was born and the location of her cemetery, and some other things about her.
We will meet someone in the evening, my teacher. She knows about Veronica’s father and she also knows Veronica. Moreover, if you want to quit the CIA, you need her help. If you say the wrong thing then, there will be consequences. It's very serious, so listen carefully, write it down carefully, and never make any mistakes that you shouldn't make at night. "
(End of chapter)
