Over the weekend, Jimmy called Charon and asked him to chat. However, Jimmy went to the InterContinental Hotel a bit frequently these days and was easily spotted, so he chose his own bar.
Charon didn't have any problem with Jimmy asking him to meet outside, and still came to the bar on time in the afternoon.
Jimmy did not ask Woody to go to work early, but stood at the bar. There was a plate of almonds and cashews on the bar, which he also found in bags from the bar. He opened them and poured them into the plate to go with the wine. "Good afternoon, Charon, what would you like to drink?”
Charon: "Just soda water. It's not convenient for me to drink."
Jimmy nodded: "Understandable." He took a can of soda from the bar and gave it to Charon. "How is Perkins doing? Have you given her any news?"
Charon: "Yes, I have contacted her, I think there should be arrangements soon."
Jimmy: "OK, then I'll wait for her a little longer. By the way, I want to talk to you this time. Is there any reliable middleman in New York?"
Charon frowned slightly and then spread his brows, some wrinkles appeared on his forehead, "Mr. Yang, what's the matter with the middleman?"
Jimmy: "I have some thoughts recently. I don't want to always take part in many things myself. The role of middleman still has value."
Charon: "Can I know what it is?"
Jimmy: "There's nothing I can't say. A few days ago, my fiancée had a car accident. I thought it was an ordinary car accident, but later we found out that the driver was the brother of a gang member. After that, we investigated and found out that he was a gang member and asked him to cause a car accident. Intercepting Nia in a car accident allows the person being tracked by Nia to escape.
I have found the members of their gang, and the matter has been generally resolved. There should be more in the future, but the problem is not big.
This time, I handled most of the things myself, including negotiating with them later. I thought about it later, and maybe if I found a suitable middleman, there would be many things that were not necessary to handle in this way, and it would be simpler.
I’m not saying that this kind of thing will always require a middleman in the future, but just be prepared. "
Charon picked up the soda and took a sip, thinking about it several times: "I think I understand what you mean. What you need is not a specialized gang middleman, but a middleman who can take care of multiple industries. This way There aren’t many of them, and most of them are only for a few special people, and I need to go back and think about it.”
Jimmy: "Well, don't worry. This is just an unformed idea that came to me. In fact, I haven't figured out how to deal with it."
Charon: "I understand."
Jimmy: "By the way, what are yours here in New York? Can you tell me a little bit about them later so that I don't act too harshly?"
Charon: "I'll talk to the manager."
Jimmy: "Cheers."
Jimmy picked up his whiskey and clinked it with Charon's soda, and drank the wine in the glass directly. "Sometimes when I think about it, I always feel that it is a bit embarrassing to negotiate with those gang bosses. I am an FBI agent. Senior Agent."
Charon: "There are always some things that are difficult for people to handle, which is understandable. I will help you investigate as soon as possible."
Jimmy: "Thanks."
Charon sat for a while and then left. Jimmy sat at the bar drinking wine boredly, waiting for Woody to arrive.
After only two or three days out, something unexpected happened in the bar. Woody arrived at the bar in the afternoon, greeted Jimmy and went inside to change clothes, and then came to the bar.
Woody: "Jimmy, the person you met that day is here again."
Jimmy: "The Vipers coming for the weekend?"
Woody: "Well, one of the women, she said her name is Liliana. She wants to cooperate with us."
Jimmy: "Collaboration for what?"
Woody: "They can supply us with some of the alcohol supply, at a good price, of course."
Jimmy frowned, these bastards were so unreliable. They come to the bar to sell smuggled alcohol. This is normal. Every bar cannot avoid this kind of connection. But they know clearly that the owner of this store is themselves, and they are also the FBI. Are they mentally ill?
Jimmy: "Reject them, it's not like we won't make money."
Woody: “They have really good prices.”
Jimmy: "Woody, my profession determines that many things that can be done in other bars cannot be done here. Don't think about this situation. I don't want to cause you any trouble. If someone reports me, it will be unlucky for you and me. Isaac can’t run away either.”
Woody nodded: "I understand."
Jimmy: "Is there anything else?"
Woody: "Not for now, I'll pay attention."
Jimmy nodded and left the bar.
The Viper Gang is really a bit stupid. He can go a little too far in some methods, such as following them privately, breaking into Max's safe house, and almost extorting confessions through torture. These are basically violations, but he All are handled privately, and great care is taken not to leave fingerprints or other clear evidence.
But now that Liliana has come to supply alcohol, it is too much. This kind of clear sale of smuggled alcohol must not be touched, because too many people know that this bar belongs to them, whether it is the FBI or NYPD, they will get it If you have clear evidence, you will be dead.
He could imagine the other party's thoughts and discussed plans. When they met, he did not accept the vehicle compensation they offered. For these people walking in the dark, they did not believe an agent who was unwilling to accept money. If you can let go of previous disputes, you need to find other solutions to deal with them.
Supplying the bar with alcohol smuggled by the underworld will undoubtedly allow the hotel to reduce a considerable part of the cost of alcohol and increase profits. In this way, they have a reason not only to compensate Jimmy, but also to expand channels and even add a layer of protection. Why? It's not fun to do it.
Although Jimmy roughly knew what they were thinking, he had no good way to deal with them for the time being. He couldn't really end the matter with one shot. He went home in a bad mood and waited for work time to cancel his vacation.
Charon returned to the InterContinental Hotel, and instead of taking over the front desk position, he went upstairs to Winston's room. Winston asked about the chat between Charon and Jimmy, and soon fell silent and began to think.
The focus of the chat was that Jimmy had not given up on capturing Perkins at all. It had only been a few days since he last came here, and he was about to summon Charon to the bar to chat. It was obvious that Jimmy was impatient.
Winston: "Charon, what do you think?"
Charon: "I don't know. Sir, do we really have to do this for Mr. Yang? Perkins is also a rare expert in the hotel. If she is handed over like this, the people behind her may come out to cause trouble. .”
Winston: "Charon, what do you think of Jimmy?"
Charon: "Very strong. There are obvious traces of changes in his data. We have never seen his limit."
Winston: "Who do you think would win if he had to fight Perkins?"
Charon: "If there is a head-on conflict, there is no doubt that it will be Mr. Yang."
Winston: "So, we remain neutral. Go ahead."
Charon: "One more thing. Mr. Yang wants to find a reliable middleman. How should we deal with this matter?"
Winston: "Let it go for a while."
Charon nodded and returned to the front desk. Both things on Jimmy's side have to be put on hold, but there is still something to do. Charon will communicate with Perkins on the phone in the evening, at least to inform him of the current situation. As for what Perkins would do after he answered the phone, forget it.
Jimmy has returned to normal working hours, and Nia's half-month-old wheelchair days are almost over. However, she has not yet gone to work, and Kevin will definitely not let her return to the police station before she has fully recovered. Yes, it will be troublesome if there is another collision.
After get off work, Jimmy went to Nia's house again for lunch. Because Jimmy was on vacation for three days, he was assigned a shift during the weekend when he could have normally rested. People in many departments of the FBI need to take time off, and not everyone can. Have a stable weekend break.
It's just that this shift was notified to him at short notice after he arrived at the office. Jimmy seriously suspected that Mrs. Mason or Isabel was seeking revenge...
Jimmy has been to Nia's house a lot during this time, and has become very familiar with Kevin and his wife. It just seems to be about cultivating the compatibility of future family members, but it feels really good to have someone cooking. Eating at home is a completely different experience than eating in a restaurant, and this kind of dinner experience is even better.
In the evening, Nia was going back with Jimmy, but Jimmy stopped her. He had to work overtime on Saturday, and Nia was alone in the apartment, so she might as well be at home.
After getting in the car and leaving Nia's house, Jimmy returned to the Upper West Side from the Upper East Side. He had previously considered whether to buy another apartment near Nia's house, but had not decided yet.
While sleeping at night, Jimmy was woken up again. He looked up and looked towards the living room. A figure had entered the living room and was slowly walking towards the bedroom.
Jimmy reached out from under the pillow and took out the Python Revolver, then rolled it to the bedside, landed on the ground and stared at the bedroom door with the gun raised.
However, the people outside suddenly stopped and aimed their guns at the bedroom.
Jimmy came to his senses. When he got off the bed, the mattress made a sound. When he landed, he stepped on the floor and made a little sound. The people outside were experts.
The two of them faced off in silence for a few seconds. The person outside suddenly turned around and ran towards the door. At this time, he didn't even consider the sound of footsteps and fled Jimmy's apartment directly.
When Jimmy saw the person moving, he got up from his crouching position and ran towards the bedroom door. However, when he chased him to the living room, the figure outside had already reached the stairs, climbed over the railing and jumped down, escaping several times. By the time Jimmy came to the stairs, people had already run out of the apartment.
"Shit!" Jimmy stood on the stairs and couldn't help but cursed as he looked at the people who got on motorcycles and fled outside. This man's hearing was very strong. He must have heard the sound of the mattress and the sound of falling off the bed. He gave up decisively, turned around and ran away. He was not sloppy at all, and his decisiveness was really strong.
Jimmy looked around with the revolver and walked back to the house barefoot. He didn't hold the doorknob, just held it open. After getting the mobile phone in the bedroom, Jimmy directly called the FBI Forensics Division. The forensics division has personnel on duty. As a special department, most departments have a 24-hour shift system to ensure that they can be dispatched in emergencies.
Although the forensics department had not received a call from Jimmy for several months, they still remembered him. Now that they heard that Jimmy's apartment had been broken into again, they did not delay and directly arranged for a forensics officer to come over.
Jimmy told them on the phone that there was no shooting or death this time, but they just needed them to come over and check the door and lock, as well as possible footprints and other traces in the living room, so when the forensics team arrived at his apartment half an hour later, An additional portable analyzer that can directly connect to the fingerprint database is provided.
Jimmy had already changed his clothes and was standing in the corner, waiting for them to check. Because the other party was moving around in the living room, the entire floor from the door to the study was checked by the forensic officers, and at least some shoe prints were identified.
The door lock was not damaged, indicating that the other party used a key or a lockpick to open the lock. Jimmy had hung an anti-theft chain on the door before going to bed, but it was useless. For veterans, there are still many tools to silently open the anti-theft chain. .
Several fingerprints were extracted from the door handle, but unfortunately, the forensic officers did not match the corresponding fingerprints in the criminal database. After switching the database, they found that most of these fingerprints belonged to Jimmy and one belonged to Nia in the federal employee database. of.
Anyway, the person has arrived, so Jimmy directly asked him to go to the stairs where he saw the person climbing over the railing. He also checked with a fingerprint developing agent and extracted some fingerprints. Because it was a public place, they were probably from the residents of the building. The investigation was a bit troublesome. Jimmy directly asked the forensic personnel to go back with the fingerprint information and investigate slowly. There was no need to spend time on site to get the results.
Because the forensics officer had to go back to work, Jimmy sent him out of the apartment without keeping him.
The person who came was not only an expert, but also very well prepared. It would be difficult to find his fingerprints.
So, who is it?
Jimmy sat on the sofa, pulled out the revolver and put it on the coffee table, poured himself a glass of wine and thought about it. I have been in the Public Affairs Office for several months and have not handled any cases. Naturally, I have not offended anyone enough for them to attack me.
The only possibility is that recently, the Viper Gang? It shouldn't be the case. If they had a plan to hire a killer, theoretically they should have done it a few days ago.
So, the biggest possibility now is Ms. Perkins. I just talked to Charon yesterday and asked him to help me push him to find a way to solve the murder case. I didn't expect to be attacked today.
Ms. Perkins' temper is a bit too explosive, right? She didn't even ask Charon to make an appointment to chat with her, so she just came to her door right away? How much confidence do you have in yourself to do this?
Jimmy drank while thinking about it. After finishing the glass of wine, he glanced at the time and returned to the bedroom to rest. It's early in the morning, so I won't bother Charon anymore. I'll check with him after I go to work during the day to see if it was her fault.
Lying on the bed, Jimmy looked at the ceiling. Because of his special status, he had tried his best to avoid installing surveillance cameras in his home. It would be easy for something to happen if someone discovered or took away the surveillance video.
Now it seems that it is necessary to get one, at least install one at the door. When someone opens the door and comes in, they can confirm who the person is as soon as possible based on the monitoring afterwards.
I will fly to the south tonight for a business trip, which is expected to take three to four days. I will take leave tomorrow and I will try my best to come out later.
(End of chapter)
