After Jimmy read the news, he felt bad. He took a bottle of whiskey, poured himself a large glass, and drank it hard.
This is going to be a bit troublesome. These office bosses have a good idea. While they are now in the Public Affairs Office and no longer doing field work, they gradually push themselves to the front desk. This can be regarded as a reward for running to Florida in the middle of the night. .
But Dave and the others probably haven't considered the consequences of this. Jimmy has indeed done many cases before, but many of them are inconvenient to make public. And these TV reporters will definitely not be limited to just knowing their names. Now that they have come to the front, Past experiences will definitely be dug up, it depends on their ability to dig out.
Nia came back from working overtime. As soon as she walked in and saw Jimmy slumped on the sofa, the smile on her face never left her face. "Dear, what's going on with the video in the news today?"
Jimmy stood up lazily, "It was taken by them when they were attacked before. It was broadcast on the news once before, but the name was not broadcast that time.
The bureau had suppressed several media interview requests before and wouldn't let them release their names, so it was stable for a long time. Now that I have gone to the Public Affairs Office and participated in a press conference, it is considered public information. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have appeared in public. How did they find this video! ? "
Jimmy picked up the pillow and put it on his face, "Ah~~" A dull voice came through the pillow, making Nia laugh even louder.
Nia sat directly on Jimmy: "Okay, okay, things are already like this, what else can you do?"
Jimmy: "I'm thinking about taking two days off to wait for this to pass."
Nia reached out and patted Jimmy's face: "Don't think so much. I don't think the media will only announce these things. There must be other investigation contents that may continue to be broadcast. You'd better go back early." , communicate well with others.”
Jimmy had a look of despair on his face, "How could it be worse? I'm almost naked on camera."
Nia: "It's okay. I've seen too much. I don't care if other people see it too."
Jimmy pulled her down and fell on top of him, "You don't care, I care."
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The next day, Jimmy went to work honestly, but he didn't wear a suit at all today. Instead, he changed into daily clothes and went out with a cowboy hat that he hadn't used for a long time.
Coming out of the parking lot, Jimmy put on his cowboy hat and sunglasses and entered the elevator. This kind of look is rare in federal agency buildings. "Nice hat." Jimmy smiled and nodded, coming out of the public affairs office floor and walking into the office area.
"Good morning, Jimmy." The girl at the front desk looked at Jimmy who came in and greeted him with a smile. Although Jimmy had changed his clothes and was wearing a hat and sunglasses, for those who were already familiar with him, there was still no problem in recognizing him.
"Good morning, Alison." Jimmy raised his hand to say hello. Just as he was about to go in, he heard the girl at the front desk, Alison, say: "You have a nice figure, and she's quite photogenic."
Jimmy almost fell down, no, shouldn't you girls go out to be cool at night? Why do you watch the news?
He didn't reply, waved his hand and walked to his office.
When Isabel saw Jimmy arriving in her office, she got up and walked over, knocked on the door, and said with a smile on her face: "I didn't expect you to be in such good shape."
Jimmy took off his hat and looked up to the sky and let out a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Isabel and said, "I knew nothing good would happen after it was made public. Who knew they would release all the previous videos so quickly."
Isabel laughed twice and then calmed down the expression on her face, "Actually, they have known it for a long time. Yes, don't look at me like that. What I said is true."
Jimmy: "Impossible. The earliest video was from two years ago. Did you already interfere with them not to publish my name at that time?"
Isabel: "Oh, you mean those videos? We didn't do it at that time. You should thank Hughes."
Jimmy nodded: "As you can probably imagine, hey, I don't know if this disclosure will go astray. These journalists are really good at digging up privacy."
Isabel: "Don't worry. If it's not something special, they will inform us in advance. Even if it's just to get more news, they can't just let our people's privacy out."
Jimmy clapped his hands, "That's great, then I'm relieved. What other tasks are there next?"
Isabel: "There won't be any press conferences in the near future. There will also be some joint public activities with other institutions, as well as several campus tours. Are you interested?"
Jimmy waved his hand: "Forget it, I'll just stay in the office honestly for now."
Isabel: "It's understandable, okay, let me take a look and let you know if there are any activities suitable for you."
Jimmy: "Thank you."
Isabel left Jimmy's office. He picked up the hat on the table and hung it on the coat rack next to him, and his cell phone rang.
Jimmy: "Hi, James."
James: "Jimmy, we are already at the airport. If there are no accidents, we will arrive in New York tonight."
Jimmy: "Wow, that's really good news. Mary is with you, right?"
James: "Of course, we'll go directly from Europe to New York."
Jimmy: "No problem, I will make arrangements. I will pick you up in the evening and send me the flight number."
James: "Well, please."
Jimmy hung up the phone and called Tom too: "Tom, James will be in New York tonight. He will be with Mary. When will you come over?"
Tom: "Are you arriving today? I understand. I will call you when I get to New York."
Jimmy: "OK, waiting for your news, do you want me to tell James first?"
Tom: "Let's talk about it when I get there."
There is finally good news. James' arrival also means that Jimmy's planned engagement ceremony has officially begun.
Jimmy pumped his fists twice excitedly, returned to his position and continued to look at the past information provided by the office.
In the evening, Jimmy drove to JFK Airport and waited for James' flight at the exit wearing sunglasses and a cowboy hat. Because he appeared in a video broadcast by public television, he really did not have the confidence to appear in any public place as openly as before, so he had to use some cover-up methods.
Seeing that James' flight had landed in the flight information, he raised the sign he had prepared in advance.
When James and Mary came out of the exit, they immediately saw Jimmy's sign and the only Jimmy around wearing a cowboy hat. Having been a county police officer for a long time, James is also very familiar with cowboy hats. Although the hats worn by county police officers are not exactly the same as cowboy hats, these large-brimmed hats are actually similar.
"Hi, James, Mary. Long time no see." Jimmy put down the sign, hugged James, and then hugged Mary next to him.
"Jimmy, it looks like you're doing well and feeling strong again." James patted Jimmy, and Jimmy pulled up their suitcases. "Let's go, let's talk in the car."
Jimmy drove James and Mary out of JFK Airport and headed for Manhattan. Although it was night, the traffic was still slightly congested.
Jimmy asked as he drove: "James, how was the trip to Europe?"
James: "Not bad. We visited several countries in Europe, tasted local food, and relaxed for a few months. What about you?"
Jimmy: "Everything is fine. I told you on the phone before that my proposal was successful and you can see Nia later."
James: "Have you booked a hotel for us?"
Jimmy: "It's settled. It's not far from my apartment."
James: "OK, now, tell me about your girlfriend. I think I should know about it in advance."
Jimmy drove James and the others to the hotel. Nia, who had received the call in advance, also came out of the apartment and waited for them at the door of the hotel.
Jimmy: "James, Mary, that's Nia, Nia Miller, my fiancée. Nia, James, Mary."
James: "You're Nia, good boy, Jimmy told me so many times."
Nia greeted James and Mary and hugged them. Jimmy took out James and his suitcases from the trunk. The four of them entered the hotel lobby together, registered James and Mary, and then came to their room and put down their suitcases.
Jimmy: "James, you have been flying for a long time and you are probably tired. Please rest first. We will go back first. I will come back tomorrow night."
The four hugged each other goodbye, and Jimmy and Nia left the hotel. Since it's not the weekend, it's better to let James and the others do their own activities during the day. It would be better to talk after they have rested.
Jimmy changed his clothes again and came to the office. In fact, because it is no longer a field service, when there is no public affairs to deal with, they do not restrict the clothing of employees at all. Most people in the public affairs office wear casual clothes. Of course , Jimmy still has to wear his cowboy hat and sunglasses.
While he was reading the information, the phone rang. Jimmy glanced at it and immediately picked it up, "Hi, Watson, is there any good news?"
Watson: "Can you come out now?"
Jimmy glanced at Isabel and Mrs. Mason's offices respectively, both of whom were sitting in the office, and he said, "No problem, time and place."
Watson: "There's a coffee shop not far downstairs from you."
Jimmy: "Give me a few minutes."
Jimmy picked up his hat and sunglasses, arranged his clothes and gun, and then left the office. Although he no longer does field work, Jimmy still habitually carries his gun and revolver with him. There is no way, no one knows when an accident will happen, and it is better to be prepared than to have no weapons when it happens.
Entering the coffee shop, Jimmy glanced around and spotted Watson sitting in the corner. He walked straight over, and the waiter next to him also came over to take his order. After the waiter left, Jimmy looked at Watson, "Watson, is there any good news?"
Watson nodded. He took his briefcase from the side, took out a file bag and handed it to Jimmy: "There is good news. Your headquarters file has been taken out and the data in the system has been cleared."
Jimmy raised his eyebrows and took the file bag. He was in a good mood and said to Watson with a smile: "Great, just take it out and save someone from digging it out again."
Watson: "I've already said the good news, now it's bad news." The smile on Jimmy's face disappeared immediately, and he raised his hand to stop Watson from saying, "Wait a minute, my coffee is coming."
Jimmy had been to this coffee shop too many times, and he knew how fast they were. Sure enough, very quickly, the waiter brought Jimmy's coffee, "Jimmy, your coffee." Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she Then he said: "You look good on TV."
Jimmy was speechless. He would have been recognized immediately if he had not taken off his hat and sunglasses.
Jimmy took a shallow sip of coffee and said to Watson: "It's okay to say it now. I hope the bad news won't be too bad."
Watson: "There are two copies of your information. One is from Ward Abbott, one of the founders of Project Treadstone, but he is dead. The other is from Caitlin Prado, the current director of the Counterterrorism Bureau. , your acquaintance."
Jimmy nodded: "Caitlin showed me my file once before. It was a copy. She did make a copy. Is there any problem?"
Watson: "That's the problem. The headquarters information has been taken out. If her copy is taken back to the headquarters, our behavior of taking the files will be exposed, and there will be a lot of trouble later."
Jimmy: "Can't you just take it away?"
Watson shook his head: "Caitlin Prado belongs to someone else and is not the same as us. The bad news is that you may need to deal with it. No matter what method is used, take away or destroy the information."
Jimmy: "This is difficult. I have no idea where she put the information and whether she made multiple copies of the information."
Watson: "You come up with a solution. I need to rush back to Langley. There are still some things that need to be finalized. The archivist in the fortress also needs to communicate with him. If I can stop him, It will be much simpler if we remove all investigations against you."
Jimmy: "Okay, I'll figure it out."
Watson picked up the coffee cup, drank the coffee, took out his wallet, put a note under the coffee cup, picked up the briefcase and left.
Jimmy just sat there, drinking coffee and thinking about what to do.
Jimmy turned around and looked around, opened the file bag and took out the information and took a look. The action records at the back were indeed empty. Caitlin did not lie. In her previous cooperation with the DIA, he was indeed treated as an FBI agent.
The relationship between Caitlin and him is not very good now. He had threatened her once before. Although the matter has been dealt with now, he has not contacted Caitlin again since then. It is difficult to know where the data is stored and steal it.
Jimmy finished his coffee, put away his files, put on his hat and sunglasses and left the coffee shop, returning to the FBI office.
On the last day of June, the tickets that are about to expire in your hands can be used. No matter who you give them to, it is better than wasting them.
(End of chapter)
