Winston asked Jimmy to come up to have tea just to chat and to make sure that what happened with him appearing in the news was not something that Jimmy needed to deal with.
In fact, it has something to do with Winston's business. As a killer group, they are naturally in the dark. Jimmy is Winston's friend and is not from the InterContinental Hotel or High Table. Relatively speaking, it is relatively safe.
If Jimmy really becomes a public figure in the FBI in the future, then Winston cannot let him participate in some shady tasks. It will be easy to expose their relationship and the ending will be more troublesome.
Jimmy had never thought that this might affect Winston. After all, he had never had any experience as a public figure. Although he had handled many cases, for the purpose of protection, there was no explanation in the relevant task introductions and public videos. his identity.
He chatted with Winston for a while, drank some tea, then got up and left. Charon had been standing beside them while they were chatting without making any sound. Now when Jimmy got up, he led Jimmy downstairs and saw him off at the door.
After watching Jimmy get in the car and leave, Charon returned to Winston's room, "Sir, will Mr. Yang become a problem for us?"
Winston: "Why do you think so? He will not be our trouble, he will become our friend and the cornerstone of our development."
Charon: "I don't quite understand."
Winston: "Charon, I have controlled the InterContinental Hotel in New York for thirty or forty years. No matter what others think, this place belongs to the high table, but in the end, this place belongs to me.
Every InterContinental Hotel is expanding its sphere of influence and heritage, not just us, so even if it is to protect ourselves, we need enough experts to balance the pressure from all parties.
We are different from the Twelve High Tables. They have families and industries that provide enough manpower and funds to expand their sphere of influence. However, we can only recruit some second- and third-rate people to fill the window.
The legendary killers here are all members of various families, so the most important thing for us is to make friends. Even if we cannot recruit them, we must at least become friends. In some cases, we must avoid becoming enemies and further help us.
Sitting in this position, what we need to consider is not ourselves, but this big family, all the people who may become friends, and we need to work hard to maintain relationships. "
Charon: "Like Mr. Witkey?"
Winston: "Yes, he is from Trasov, but this does not prevent us from becoming friends."
Charon: "I understand. Thank you, sir."
Winston: "Arranging for someone to apply for a job in his bar is a surprise we have prepared for our children. With our people here, we should be able to ensure the safety of his bar."
Charon: "OK, I'll make arrangements right away."
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Jimmy didn't know what Winston and Charon were thinking. The most important thing on his mind right now was the engagement ceremony in the near future and who he wanted to send his invitation to.
After returning to the apartment, Jimmy sat in the study and began to sort out the people he had known in the past few years, who could send invitations and who would come over.
In fact, most of the people he has known over the years have been work-related. As for those non-work-related people he has met, not many can appear publicly on such occasions.
They wrote and drew on paper and finally made a list. When Nia came back from home, they could choose the invitation style and fill in the content.
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Jimmy and Nia's engagement ceremony is finally coming. Although there are various reservations in well-known hotels and restaurants, Kevin Miller, a big shot, still managed it smoothly. It must be said that the connections of the NYPD's top brass are really good.
The person Winston was talking about also came to New York before, an Italian bald designer named Angelo. Jimmy also used to wear handmade suits, but he was still shocked when he saw what Angelo brought in the hotel.
Designer Angelo did not come empty-handed this time, but brought three assistants and four large boxes beside him. Two of them contain various fabrics and ready-made suit plate parts, and the other two contain several wedding dress styles. Of course, they are all parts that can be easily disassembled and assembled, making it convenient for people of various body types to try on them.
After he measured Jimmy's size, his assistant directly selected suitable plate parts and simply sewed them together to determine the style of Jimmy's suit. The whole process was very considerate. The neckline, cuffs, elbows, waist size, etc. were all determined, and were also determined based on Jimmy's size. According to the requirements, the size of the chest and armpits should be adjusted so that when he matches the weapon, the suit will not be deformed and affect the look and feel.
Since it was a gift from Winston, Jimmy was not polite. In addition to custom-made suits for the engagement ceremony, he also ordered several additional daily suits. These suits were meant to be matched with weapons, so when he saw the original Italian-style suits In actual form, there are even some American power suit styles in it.
Designer Angelo is not only good at making suits, Nia's wedding dress is also made by him. Nia is still more traditional and chose the most commonly used white wedding dress with an A-line skirt. The upper body is slim and the hem extends downward to form an A-line shape. , matched with Nia's good figure maintained by years of fitness, the curves are beautiful, and at the same time not too exaggerated.
In order to make the best use of everything, Jimmy also asked Angelo to make two women's suits for Nia for daily social occasions. She usually wears casual clothes at the police station, and some special occasions still require suits.
Angelo is really very professional and patient, and frankly, if one of Jimmy's clients had to deal with the choice like he and Nia did, he would have exploded.
Angelo: "OK, Mr. Yang, Ms. Miller, we need about a week to complete your order urgently. Please come back next week to confirm."
Jimmy stretched out his hand to shake Angelo's hand and thanked him, then took Nia and Winston to say goodbye and left the InterContinental Hotel.
On the day of the engagement ceremony, Jimmy was still a little hesitant. He didn't know how many people could come according to his invitation. After all, many people were big shots, so it was normal for them not to come.
In the afternoon, some people had already arrived in the hotel banquet hall. Most of the people who arrived in front were relatives and friends of Nia's side, as well as friends of his father, Kevin Miller.
On Jimmy's side, only his colleague from the county police, Karg, and several colleagues from the FBI came over in advance. Peter, Ruiz, Ryan and the others, while Mahone was still busy, would not come over for the time being.
Hughes and Mrs. Mason will arrive later. This was determined in advance, but Deputy Director Dave will not come, but he said that he will take his wife to attend Jimmy's wedding ceremony.
James came over early and was chatting with Kevin and the others, but Tom would not show up. He had contacted Jimmy. Although his identity was okay now, he was still not used to appearing in public.
Looking at his watch, Jimmy finally saw his friend from afar, John Butler of the USSS. When he received Jimmy's invitation, he called him back to confirm the time.
Jimmy chatted with him for a few words and then introduced Peter and the others. They were all colleagues and they should have a common language.
When they came to the reception desk, Sam pushed Mrs. Waltz there, but it was not convenient for them to sign in and leave their names, so Jimmy would come over to welcome them in.
Jimmy bent down and hugged Mrs. Walz in the wheelchair, "Grandma Walz, thank you for attending my engagement ceremony. Sam, thank you."
Jimmy took the wheelchair and pushed Mrs. Waltz to Kevin and the others: "Kevin, this is my grandfather's best friend, Grandma Waltz. Grandma Waltz, this is my father-in-law Kevin Miller."
Kevin looked at Jimmy in surprise. When Jimmy sent out the invitation, he didn't explain in detail the identity of the person he wanted to invite. He really didn't know that someone with such a relationship was coming: "Aunt Walz, thank you for coming. Attend Jimmy and Nia’s engagement ceremony.”
Mrs. Waltz: "Jimmy is a good boy. His family is no longer here, so of course I can't miss his big day."
A waiter came from behind and said something in Jimmy's ear. He motioned to Sam to take the wheelchair, "Grandma Waltz, Kevin, I'm sorry, I'm going to pick up someone."
Noah Watson was standing next to the welcome desk. When he saw Jimmy coming out, he stepped forward and shook Jimmy's hand: "Congratulations, Jimmy. I'm here on behalf of Deputy Chief Thomas."
Jimmy smiled and shook his hand: "Thank you, I thought you wouldn't come over. Please, let's go inside and chat."
Watson nodded and walked in with Jimmy, "Thomas can't come over for the time being, and his identity is not suitable for public appearances. I hope you can understand."
Jimmy: "That's understandable. Oh, by the way, Mrs. Waltz is here too. She also just arrived."
Watson: "Then I'm going to say hello."
Jimmy brought Watson to Mrs. Waltz and leaned down and asked softly: "Grandma Waltz, Deputy Director Thomas Nolan can't come over. He arranged for Watson to come over. Do you want to see him?"
Mrs. Waltz turned to look at Watson. Watson immediately came over and stretched out his hands to shake Mrs. Waltz's hand: "Mrs. Waltz, I'm sorry, Deputy Director Nolan can't come over for some reasons."
Mrs. Waltz patted his hand: "As long as you can come, let's go aside and chat."
Watson took the wheelchair handle from Sam and pushed Mrs. Waltz to the side.
Jimmy looked at the audience with a smile. It seemed that the people on his side had almost arrived. Many people had called him before for various reasons, but they would not come this time, including Lambert from the Dallas office. Harten from the Stone City office, Thorsten from the DEA, etc.
After looking at the time, it was almost time for the emcee to announce the start of the ceremony. Jimmy walked backstage. Suddenly he was stopped again and came to the welcome desk. A man in military uniform stood here.
Jimmy walked over with a smile: "I am Jimmy Yang, who are you?"
The soldier took off his hat and put it on his left hand, stretched out his right hand and shook Jimmy's hand, "I'm David Clinton, from DIA. Mr. Andrew originally planned to come here today, but he stayed in Washington DC temporarily due to an emergency, so I’m here to say sorry to you on his behalf.”
Jimmy: "Oh, I remember you, when we were in the cabin, you were in the living room."
David smiled and nodded: "Yes, I was indeed there that day."
Jimmy: "Come in, I'll introduce you to some people."
"Jimmy." Jimmy was about to take David in when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned and looked over, "Caitlin, thank you for coming to my engagement ceremony."
Caitlin: "I'm not too late."
Jimmy: "Of course not, please come in."
Jimmy took David and Caitlin into the banquet hall, went to Mrs. Waltz's side and introduced David, then went to Watson's side to introduce Caitlin, arranged for everyone, and left.
The emcee also confirmed with Kevin and Jimmy that everyone had arrived, and the ceremony began. The engagement ceremony was much simpler than the wedding ceremony. The host introduced Jimmy and Nia and gave a speech to bless them.
Witnessed by relatives and friends, Jimmy and Nia exchanged engagement rings and read their vows. The simple engagement ceremony ended with everyone's blessings.
Afterwards, Jimmy and Nia, accompanied by Kevin and James, got to know each other with the guests who came to the engagement ceremony. Then Kevin and James were surprised by the person introduced by Jimmy.
Former Director of the New York Counterterrorism Bureau Noah Watson, current Director Caitlin Prado, DIA Defense Intelligence Agency David Clinton, USSS Secret Service John Butler, these four have clear departments, plus the FBI. Man, boy, Jimmy has a wide range of friends and family.
When the ceremony ended and the guests left, Kevin and the others could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He called Jimmy: "Jimmy, tell me about the people who came today. What happened?"
Jimmy blinked and was confused: "Kevin, what's wrong?" (Many people in the United States will ask to be called by their first name, not necessarily dad, father-in-law. Jimmy will call Kevin according to his request, even if he is getting married. after.)
Kevin: "For those of you who are here today, it seems like you have friends all over the institutions."
Jimmy: "Oh, they are my mother's and grandfather's relationships. I'm talking mainly about people who have worked with some institutions."
Kevin: "You have never spoken about your family's situation. Is it convenient now?"
Jimmy thought for a while and looked at the hotel banquet hall, "Change a different time and place, and I'll tell you."
Kevin nodded: "Let's stay at our house today."
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Jimmy, Kevin and Nia were sitting in the study room of Nia's house. Nia poured them wine. Kevin: "Okay, I think it's time to talk now."
Jimmy pulled Nia, and Nia sat on the armrest of his sofa, leaning against Jimmy. After Jimmy took a sip of wine, he said: "OK, I hope you can keep what I say next a secret, because I'm not sure if it's okay." Open. Okay?”
Kevin and Nia nodded, and Jimmy said: "My mother was a senior director of the CIA. She used to be in charge of intelligence stations in Europe and Asia. She died of cancer ten years ago.
My grandfather is the former deputy director of the DIA. I don’t know his situation. In fact, I only found out about his identity some time ago. David Clinton, who is here today to represent the DIA, is a friend of my grandfather’s in the DIA.
Mrs. Waltz, who is here today, is the former deputy director of the CIA. She is also a friend of my grandfather. She also told me about her life experience, which has been confirmed by some people. Former Counterterrorism Director Noah Watson represented a colleague of my mother's and a deputy director of the CIA.
Of course, Caitlin Prado, the current director of the Counterterrorism Agency, is a friend of mine. "
When Jimmy was talking, Nia's body was already a little stiff with exertion, and she stopped with the wine glass in her hand. Kevin also looked a little surprised, looking at Jimmy with wide eyes.
After a while, Kevin asked: "What about you? Where is your identity?"
Jimmy: "Me? My identity is very simple. I'm just an ordinary senior FBI agent. I don't have a second identity. Just because of various complicated relationships, I am familiar with the people from the New York Counter-Terrorism Bureau. I have been with them before. We have cooperated before, and I was surprised that their director Caitlin came here today. Before, it was just a friendly invitation."
Kevin: "Do you... have any business dealings with them? In every sense."
Jimmy: "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I understand my identity. I'm just a small FBI agent. I'm just a friend with them at best."
Nia looked down at Jimmy: "We have known each other for so many years, and you never told me."
Jimmy shrugged: "Because I couldn't talk about it before. Many things needed to be kept secret. Now that we are a family, there are naturally some things that you need to know."
Kevin and Nia asked about other people. They were all okay. The people from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department and the FBI were all Jimmy's former and current colleagues. There was nothing special about these people. The background can be explained relatively easily.
Kevin and the others were a little too surprised by Jimmy's network of connections, but fortunately, Kevin knew that there were some things that he should not know or interfere with, so he basically just asked the people who came and stopped asking. No in-depth understanding at all.
However, Kevin was still surprised by the relationship described by Jimmy. He, an ordinary FBI agent, could actually invite these people for an engagement ceremony. So will there be more people coming at the subsequent wedding ceremony? Will there be new organizations or people from forces that have not appeared today?
This is Manhattan, New York, the most important stronghold of the NYPD. He is now the deputy director, and there is a high probability that he will take over as the next or next director. Of course, the premise is to have a good relationship with the mayor. It seems that Jimmy's extensive connections may be able to be used under certain circumstances.
No matter what Kevin thought, Jimmy and Nia left the study and watched TV and chatted with Nia's mother in the living room. Neither of them will go back to their apartment today and will stay here overnight. Of course, this is Jimmy's first time. Stay overnight in Nia's room.
Since it's not their own apartment, Jimmy and Nia will of course be very careful to avoid any embarrassing situations.
(End of chapter)
