After being in a daze in the office for a while, there was a knock on the door of Jimmy's office. Ruiz and Peter came in from the outside. Jimmy greeted them with a smile, "Why did you come here together? Sit down and drink tea."
Peter and Ruiz sat down, Jimmy brought them cups, and Peter said: "Jimmy, the drug smuggling case you mentioned last night is now handled by Ruiz."
Jimmy: "Well, anyone can handle it. It's more troublesome for me here. I'm the only one here, so I can't follow."
Ruiz: "Well, this time it may involve the Black Diamond Gang. Let's handle it. David will follow up. Do you want the murder case over there to be merged together? They were also murdered for smuggling. of."
Jimmy: "Leave that guy Louis to you? There are also three gunmen in the hospital."
Ruiz nodded: "David also needs to practice his skills. Come over later and synchronize the previous investigation with David."
Jimmy: "What about you?"
Ruiz: "Let him follow up, and I will hand it over gradually."
Jimmy looked at Peter: "Peter, have you confirmed the specific time?"
Peter nodded: "I'm going to DC at the end of next week."
Jimmy: "OK, let me sort out the report and give it to David together. By the way, Ruiz, what about Seventeen? He was also in the warehouse at the time."
Ruiz: "It depends on the situation. If everything goes well this time, maybe he can come back."
Sure enough, Seventeen was not a gang member serving as an informant, but an undercover agent arranged by the FBI.
This can also explain why after Jimmy met Seventeen for the first time because of the investigation of the case, Ruiz stopped Jimmy from contacting him.
For the sake of their own safety, people who work undercover in gangs must have a single line of communication and will not let others intervene. Strictly speaking, it was already against the rules last time Ruiz introduced Seventeen to Jimmy.
Jimmy: "Well, mainly because I'm worried about him being implicated in the murder."
Ruiz: "Don't worry, he didn't intervene at all, he just watched from the side. He is also the basis for Luis' cooperation. If there is any abnormality, he is the best witness to put Luis in jail."
Jimmy nodded and looked at Peter: "Peter, have you chosen who to take to DC?"
Peter nodded: "It has been submitted to DC for the process. We can go through it together then. Okay, now that we have finished talking about business, let's talk about something personal. Jimmy, there is a party on the weekend. You can come and join it."
Jimmy thought about his arrangements and nodded, "Where's the time?"
Peter: "Let's go together after get off work on Friday night."
Jimmy nodded, which was supposed to be Peter's farewell.
Ruiz: "OK, Jimmy, sort out the information as soon as possible, and I'll ask David to hand over to you as soon as possible."
After seeing the two of them off, Jimmy cleaned up the tea sets and began to return to his desk to organize files.
In fact, his murder case has been solved, and the murderer was Marco, but there is really no way to determine who the three deceased were, because the physical characteristics and fingerprint information have been completely burned.
Marco, the only person who had seen them, was also dead. He had no documents and no fingerprints. The only chance to determine their identity was DNA information, but without the DNA of their immediate family members for reference, no one could match them to specific persons. people.
Jimmy put together all the information, including photos of the fire scene and identification files, and packed two large folders. It was already afternoon.
He walked to Ruiz's office holding the file, and David followed him in. Jimmy explained the file from beginning to end, and the case was considered to have been successfully handed over.
Ruiz's office seems to have changed a lot. Now many things have been packed away, including the bookshelves are basically cleared. It seems that he is also preparing to move his office.
David and Ruiz looked through the files and nodded. David took the files out, leaving only Jimmy and Ruiz in the office.
Ruiz: "How does it feel to start working on cases again?"
Jimmy laughed a few times: "It's not bad, at least it's more comfortable than sitting in the office all day."
Ruiz: "Mrs. Mason gave you a good review. If you stay there for a while, you might become the deputy spokesperson."
Jimmy: "Actually, it feels pretty good to be a spokesperson. Although I have only been a spokesperson once, I am still more used to handling cases, looking for clues, catching them, or killing them."
Ruiz: "Well, just think about it yourself. I heard Dave said you have some special tasks to do?"
Jimmy nodded: "We're not sure what the mission is yet. We'll find out later. When did Dave say that?"
Ruiz: "At noon today, I can see that he has a good impression of you. I know that you are a little more introverted, but you still have to go to the front desk if you have the opportunity. In the next few years, you will probably need to be transferred to another place for a period of time. Remember to have good relationships with other people when the time comes.”
Jimmy was stunned for a moment, "Why?"
Ruiz: "You don't have to think about cross-department experience now, but you have to be mentally prepared."
Jimmy nodded, "I understand, it's too early to think about it now. I haven't been promoted to supervisory agent yet."
Ruiz smiled and waved to him, "Go back first."
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In the evening, Jimmy and Nia talked about their wedding preparations, including their suits and wedding dresses. Jimmy's suit was okay, but Nia's wedding dress was troublesome. Except for the main wedding dress used during the wedding ceremony and photos, Also have at least two spare wedding dresses ready for occasions like receptions and dances.
Nia's wedding dress was selected together with her mother, Jimmy and Kevin's opinions were excluded, but it seems that not all styles have been decided yet.
It seems that all the wedding dresses are similar to Jimmy, but Nia and the others obviously don't think so. They have talked with the designer several times recently, and the design drafts of the three sets of wedding dresses are still not completely finalized.
Of course, Jimmy fully supports Nia's decision. Well, the mother-in-law's opinions can be ignored for now. His own opinions are invalid anyway. Let Nia be happy first.
While watching the thriller movie on TV, Jimmy suddenly remembered what Bishop Anderson said. He looked at Nia: "Nia, have you received any incomprehensible cases recently, such as demonic possession?"
Nia rolled her eyes at Jimmy: "Where can such an exaggerated case of demonic possession come from? It's just that some cases have no clues and cannot be solved. Have you watched a lot of horror movies recently?"
Jimmy shrugged: "There's nothing scary about horror movies. Most of them are just filled with blood. I'm talking about the kind of incomprehensible cases, such as...oh, the kind of sudden murderous murders."
Nia shook her head: "I have no impression. This is normal. When people are mentally abnormal, their murderous nature will emerge."
Jimmy: "Okay, please keep an eye on it for me. If there is any special case, give me a call."
Nia: "Are you okay? Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Jimmy thought for a while and came up with a legitimate reason: "I talked with Bishop Anderson of the Archdiocese of New York for a while this morning. We talked about the exorcism ceremony. He also asked us to help find it. If there is such a situation, they will I’ll do an exorcism.”
Nia almost forgot that Jimmy is still a believer on the surface, but she is not a believer, so it is difficult for her to understand, "Okay, since you want to know, let me go back and check."
Jimmy: "There is no need to investigate deliberately. Just notify me when you encounter it. I will contact the priest to have a look."
Nia nodded, "I understand, don't worry."
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Regarding the wedding, Jimmy has completely given up giving advice. The wedding venue and ceremony are handled by Kevin and his wife, and the wedding dress is chosen by Nia. He only went to take two body measurements and it was over.
When they got engaged, the Continental Hotel helped contact an Italian designer. This time Nia and the others chose an American designer. However, this designer went to school in France, so most of the clothes Jimmy saw when he measured his figure. All are French suits.
But Jimmy has no special requirements for these, as long as they are happy. He usually wears American and Italian suits, and he just orders two or three sets and throws them into the wardrobe every time.
When I returned to the office the next day, David suddenly came over near noon and said, "Jimmy, you've been to that home improvement company once, right?"
Jimmy: "Yes, I went to find the manager of their warehouse, an old man named Milly."
David nodded with an ugly face: "Yes, that's him. He committed suicide last night. He hanged himself in his bedroom and left a suicide note, saying that it was because his only relative, his nephew, died and his life was gone. significance."
Jimmy stood up in surprise, "It's impossible, he has no feelings for his nephew at all. I've met him and talked to him about his nephew, and he didn't have any sad thoughts about his nephew's death at that time."
David: "Indeed, I talked to his neighbor. His neighbor had no idea that he had such a nephew. Your material said that his nephew has been in New York for more than two years. It is obvious that he did not bring his nephew there at all. Others have no idea where you live.”
Jimmy: "Their manager knew that he arranged for his nephew to make a place to live in the warehouse."
David: "It has nothing to do with his nephew. This is obviously a murder. They knew that we had found out that they were smuggling drugs, so they killed the only warehouse manager and cut off all ties. I have arranged for someone to take control of the company The management and their employee information have also been collected, and now only three workers cannot be contacted.”
Jimmy: "Have the cellphone records been investigated? Is there anything unusual at home?"
David: "The forensics department is investigating, and there is no result yet. I'm just here to confirm with you."
Jimmy: "I don't know what happened, but he would never kill himself for his nephew, I'm pretty sure of that."
David: "I understand, then I'll leave first. This case won't be the only trouble."
David turned and left, his expression still not good-looking. He's barely started his investigation when someone directly involved is murdered, their hands too fast and too long.
In fact, there is still a big question. Why did the FBI know about the drug smuggling case when they first started investigating it? Another news leak, but I don’t know if it’s just a leak or if there’s an insider.
Hey, this is an agency that leaks information everywhere. The FBI is a federal law enforcement agency. It is an open agency. Even the information of local supervisors is open to the public. Therefore, it does not have as good a confidentiality method as other agencies. But generally speaking, less eye-catching news gets out as soon as it gets out. Now that this kind of drug smuggling case can be leaked out, it's really too much.
Jimmy sat on the swivel chair and looked at the computer screen. He could only sigh. Fortunately, the case was not in his hands now, and he did not need to handle the investigation by himself.
Let’s take a look at the case. There is a corpse case that has not yet been handed over to the FBI. However, the NYPD has submitted relevant information about the case for archiving. The case is currently under temporary seal.
To the west of Manhattan is the Hudson River, and to the southeast is the East River, also known as the East River. When the river cleaning crew was notified to clean up the garbage on the river, they found a thick black plastic bag. They thought it was just ordinary garbage. But when I took it to the river to clean it up, I found a leg piece in the bag, and a small cement block inside.
It should have sunk to the bottom of the river, but due to the gas produced by the decomposition of the body, the expansion of the plastic bag increased the buoyancy. The cement block was not heavy and was directly carried by the plastic bag to float.
After the cleaning staff called the police, the NYPD arranged for police detectives to go to the scene to investigate. They guessed that there should be more body parts at the bottom of the river, so they contacted the Port Department of the New York City Parks and Recreation Department to temporarily block a small part of the river and arrange for frogmen. They went into the water to search and finally found four body fragments, but the others were never found again.
The East River is not small, and it is impossible for them to completely search the entire East River. It is not easy to find these under the current circumstances.
The four body parts include the thigh parts of both legs and a section of an arm, but there is no fingerprint information and the identity cannot be directly determined.
What is currently certain is that there is a vague tattoo on one of the body parts. Although it has been corrupted, it still has a general shape. The NYPD has not yet finally identified this pattern, but Jimmy looks familiar.
Jimmy had seen this pattern in the InterContinental Hotel, to be precise, in the underground bar of the InterContinental Hotel. The bartender Adi has a flower tattoo like this on his shoulder. Everyone loves beautiful women, so Jimmy takes a closer look.
It would be interesting if it was really someone from the hotel.
Jimmy thought for a while, then took out his mobile phone and took a photo of the enlarged tattoo on the computer screen to keep. If there is a chance, he might consider asking about it. Although it is not his own case, if there is a specific situation and the case can be solved, he can also ask Nia Take over the case and help her get a task target.
If it's a matter within the hotel and it's inconvenient to handle, then forget it and just treat it as providing them with news.
(End of chapter)
