The tenant Marco's matter was put on hold for the time being, and David returned directly to the office, because there was too much information on the anti-gangster group and he didn't have that much time to waste.
But before leaving, David still smoked a cigarette with Jimmy on the roadside, "I didn't expect that Jimmy, your name has been spread so widely."
Jimmy looked around while smoking. He was in Harlem now, not Federal Square. If he didn't pay attention, he might get into trouble.
Jimmy: "Fortunately, there was something wrong before, and someone was stupid and sent my information out."
David turned to look at Jimmy: "What's going on? Your information? What information?"
Jimmy: "Not sure yet. There are just such rumors, but I haven't checked how many rumors there are."
David: "Are they the few cases you have handled?"
Jimmy: "There is a possibility that someone has recognized me before, so I wanted to give it a try just now."
David: "I think they may have chosen the wrong person. You should be in the anti-gang group."
Jimmy: "I spent some time in the anti-gang group. I was still a trainee agent at that time. It was quite early. Okay, you go back first, and I will go look around. By the way, go back and help me ask about their surveillance. How's the investigation going?"
David nodded, put out the cigarette butt on the trash can, and threw it in. "I'm leaving first. Goodbye."
Jimmy watched David get into the car and start leaving. He did not leave directly, but turned to look at the apartment to make sure no one was peeping around before getting in the car and leaving.
The new matching car is a matching car with hidden police lights. The license plate is not a disguised license plate, but a federal government license plate. There will be no problem in remembering such a car.
Jimmy didn't go back to the office with David because Hughes had called him before and asked him to have dinner and chat. After seeing that there was only more than an hour left, there was no point in going back to the office. Jimmy drove directly out of Harlem and headed downtown. of a restaurant.
At the appointed restaurant, Jimmy arrived a little early and reported Hughes' name. The waiter took Jimmy to the reserved seat, and soon, Hughes came over.
Hughes sat next to Jimmy, "Wait a minute, Dave will come over later."
Jimmy: "Okay. Hughes, what's going on today?"
Hughes: "Let Dave talk to you later."
A few minutes later, Dave walked over from the door of the restaurant, greeted Hughes and the others first, then sat down and started ordering.
Dave ordered his meal and looked up at Jimmy, "How does it feel to be back in the field?"
Jimmy smiled, "That's good, I'm more used to doing things in front. Thanks, Dave."
Dave nodded and looked at Hughes. Hughes shook his head. Dave looked at Jimmy: "Jimmy, I heard Hughes say that you can handle some special cases?"
Jimmy looked at Hughes, who nodded. Jimmy understood what Dave was talking about. He looked around and saw that there was nothing on the table next to him. "A little bit, Father Horton in Dallas did an exorcism for me. He speculated that I had been exposed to dirty things, which gave me a special ability to see dirty things."
This is what Jimmy said to Hughes before, and it was also confirmed by Lambert from the Dallas office and Father Horton over there, which can provide realistic support for Jimmy's special ability.
Dave looked at Jimmy and nodded slowly, "Does anyone else know?"
Jimmy: "No, I don't want to be a freak in the eyes of anyone except Father Horton and Lambert, you know."
Dave raised his eyebrows. Now Jimmy is already a freak in the eyes of others. How can others have his fighting ability? It is said that Jimmy can shoot blindfolded on the shooting range with a high hit rate. This kind of muscle memory is far beyond that of ordinary agents.
Dave: "I understand. Please prepare yourself. There will be a senior agent further education program in a few days, but the courses are limited to law and psychology. I remember that you are only an associate degree. You need to consider whether you can enroll according to this plan. one time."
Jimmy: "Thanks, Dave. Are there any designated schools?"
Dave: “SUNY and NYU.”
Jimmy: "I understand, I'll take care of it, thank you."
Dave: "Okay, let's eat first. Hughes, how is retirement life?"
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Jimmy had lunch with Hughes and Dave and left together to return to the office in Federation Square.
Dave was still reliable, but it was probably Hughes who asked for help, otherwise Jimmy didn't believe that this big boss would take the initiative to inform him in advance of such a training plan in the bureau.
It's also good news. Jimmy had previously contacted a director of the New York University Alliance with Kevin's help. At that time, he had confirmed many conditions and needed policy support from the bureau.
Now it can be said that the conditions have been met, and all that remains is to advance this matter.
An associate's degree is still far behind, and there are degree requirements for promotions in the FBI.
In the past, because Jimmy handled too many cases and had a lot of credit, he was abruptly promoted from a general agent to a senior agent. It would be difficult to supervise the agents in the next step, because there are clear requirements for a bachelor's degree, and he is still far away from it. Not nearly enough.
This is not a big problem for other agents, because the admission standard for the FBI Quantico Academy is a bachelor's degree, and they need to have the ability to work in law, accounting, linguistics or other designated fields.
If it weren't for the 911 incident, which caused the FBI to need to increase manpower and hold an additional internal recruitment in addition to the annual recruitment, Jimmy would not be qualified to join the FBI at all. Jimmy knew this, but what he didn't know was that when his information was submitted by the Little Rock office, he had a personal recommendation from his supervisor, Pete, which was one of the reasons why he was admitted.
By some mistake, Jimmy completed the transformation from an ordinary county police officer to an FBI agent, which also laid certain hidden dangers for his future promotion. Other agents can be promoted smoothly as long as they have enough years and credit, but Jimmy needs to make up for what he lacks.
In the past few years in the Manhattan office, there were too many things to do and too little time. I didn’t consider further education at that time, so I wasted some time. Fortunately, it’s not too late now. It will take at least 3 more years for Jimmy to be promoted to the next level of supervisory agent. , 4 years. (Note)
I went to the office to think about my own affairs for a while. The detective responsible for investigating the surveillance video had already walked over with the results.
Harlem is one of the most chaotic areas in Manhattan. There are very few surveillance cameras here, and they are easily vandalized. Therefore, the detectives who investigated the scene did not find many surveillance videos. There were only two videos of the fire block, and they were not clear. The rate is very poor and cannot be seen clearly.
After thanking the detective, Jimmy left all the materials and investigated by himself at one o'clock in the afternoon. The surveillance video had been converted, and the people with abnormal behavior in it had also been marked and printed out. The next step was to check the neighbors around the fire scene to confirm Are the people appearing in these surveillances their neighbors or strangers?
Jimmy called Nia in the afternoon, and they went back to Nia's house in the evening. Jimmy wanted to talk to Kevin. This kind of short notice might catch other people off guard, but Nia's mother is a full-time housewife, so it's nothing more than a little extra preparation.
Kevin still called Jimmy to the study after the meal. Their conversation was basically in this study. There is an independent exhaust fan here, so you can smoke cigars and drink in the study, which is more relaxing.
Kevin: “So, your bureau’s policy is settled?”
Jimmy: "It's almost certain that what Dave and Hughes told me at noon today is that they don't know when they will issue this policy."
Kevin: "Then get ready. I'll contact you again. Once the time is confirmed, you can start your further studies as soon as possible."
Jimmy nodded, "Well, if everything goes well, it would be best if I can get a master's degree in law at the end."
Kevin: "It's not a big problem. A bachelor's degree is not difficult. Under normal circumstances, a master's degree in law only takes one year. If they are combined together, you should be able to get it done in one go. By the way, the matter in your bureau is over, right?"
Jimmy: "Well, judging from the current arrangements, the previous matters related to the senator have ended. There will definitely be some sequelae, but they should be within a controllable range."
Kevin: "What about you?"
Jimmy: "As an acting homicide unit, I was promoted to senior agent just two years ago. I'm still a little far away from being a supervisory agent now. It will take about 3 or 4 years. I have just finished my academic studies."
Kevin: "Well, that's fine. Just settle down in the past few years. You are still young, only 30 years old. You will have enough time to move up step by step. The foundation must be stable."
Jimmy: "Well, by the way, Nia has told you, our current apartment is still a bit small, and we are planning to change to another apartment later. What suggestions do you have?"
Kevin: "Just be closer. I only have this one daughter..."
I understand, of course I understand, I only have one daughter and I don’t want her to be too far away from me. It’s the standard idea of a daughter slave. Fortunately, at least I didn’t do anything to directly beat the mandarin duck.
Jimmy nodded: "If it's nearby, a single-family house in Manhattan or Brooklyn near Manhattan is fine, or a little further away in Long Island and Jersey City. The front is close, and the houses in the back can be larger. And garden……"
Kevin: "You two can decide for yourself. By the way, just leave a room for us as a couple."
Jimmy smiled and said: "Of course, I will definitely prepare it for you."
On the way back in the evening, Jimmy told Nia about Kevin's opinion, and Nia also tended to stay nearby, so Jimmy's fantasy garden swimming pool was gone. There are not many locations to choose from, so I can only choose between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and Brooklyn is close to Manhattan.
These can be chosen slowly. I have already decided to buy a house after marriage, and it is not too far away from their marriage now, so I have enough time to deal with it.
The next day, Jimmy received an unknown phone call from Luis Montero of the Lotariano family. Jimmy drove to Harlem, and Louis introduced an old woman next to him, "This is Marco's aunt, Melissa, Marco's father's sister, his only relative."
Jimmy nodded. The DNA information of his father's biological sister should be matching. After all, there is no one closer to her.
Jimmy said hello to Melissa, then looked at Louis, "What about other news?"
Lewis looked at Jimmy with a smile, "Agent Yang, there are some things we should just handle ourselves. What I want to do most now is to give my brother a decent funeral."
Jimmy looked at Louis, his eyes changed slightly, and then nodded, "Don't cause anything embarrassing. Mrs. Melissa, let's go."
Jimmy opened the passenger door for Melissa and let her get in. Jimmy drove to the medical examiner's office.
After going through some formalities at the medical examiner's office, they will follow up with DNA comparison to determine which of the three deceased people is related to Melissa, and then they can determine who is Marco.
Jimmy returned to the office, continued to compare the previous videos, and then marked the abnormal locations that the detectives had not discovered before. These need to be confirmed with Marco's neighbors. Only by finding strangers and abnormal people can we confirm who the murderer is as soon as possible.
Jimmy spent a lot of time checking surveillance videos, and then went to Harlem to ask Marco's neighbors. Those surveillance videos were a bit far away and too blurry, and many people couldn't identify everyone in them.
At night, Jimmy returned to the apartment directly with the case information. DNA comparison takes time. Even if the forensic office issues expedited procedures, it will still take more than a week to confirm, so now we can only wait patiently.
Early the next morning, Jimmy received a call from Ruiz, "Jimmy, the case you are investigating these days is the Lotariano family, right?"
Jimmy: "Yes, what's wrong?"
Ruiz: "Last night, around 1 o'clock in the morning to be precise, the 911 call center received an alarm message that there was a shootout in the Bronx, and the patrol officer who was assigned to go there found a man who had been shot dead. He is a soldier of the Lotariano family, and his superior is the same Luis Montero."
Jimmy: "What the hell happened?"
Ruiz: "Last night, several people had a gunfight near a pier in the Bronx. People nearby called the police. When the patrol arrived at the scene, they found three people. Two of them escaped, and one of them had already been arrested before. He was shot and fell to the ground, but he failed to hold on and was pronounced dead at the hospital.”
Louis, the bastard, just reminded him yesterday not to do anything embarrassing, and then a gunfight broke out and people died.
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Note: According to the current information on the FBI's official website, most of the Special Agents in Charge SAC in each office have relevant public resumes. I did not survey too many people. I can only see from the dozen or so people I checked that they went from joining the FBI to supervising agents. The time span ranged from 6-10 years, with several individuals completing the transition from entry to Assistant Special Agent in Charge ASAC positions at around 10 years.
These are the best people among FBI agents, and the personnel promotions I designed here mostly refer to their promotion time.
If you are interested, you can check out their official website.
(End of chapter)
