North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 710 Stronghold

Jimmy did not continue to wait for Jack to lose weight. Now that he had obtained some information, he naturally wanted to investigate the photos and names.

Normally, he should continue to interrogate Slender Man and interrogate all the information about Hammer, his personality, address, habits, address, phone number, etc., but now for Jack, Slim Man, the informant... or the gang members, is obviously playing tricks. He, this is the beginning of his revenge. There are really not many times when this kind of local snake can talk properly. It is good to get these now, at least it is much better than before.

Jimmy has also been a policeman, although it was only for a little more than two years, but he certainly knows what a city policeman is like, so now is not the time to pursue the details. If necessary, just find another reason to find Jack again.

After driving away, Jimmy looked in the rearview mirror and saw that Jack and Slender Man were still in the woods. Forget it, Jack probably wouldn't go too far and just pretended he didn't see them.

After calling Hope, Jimmy picked up Hope at the police station and checked into a nearby hotel. Jimmy asked Hope to bring the laptop, and then gave Hope the photo he got from Jack: "The third of the five people in this photo is our target Alan Hammer, and the information is No. Given by five people, he was nicknamed Slim."

Hope glanced at the photo and looked up at Jimmy, "Where are the other three people?"

Jimmy: "I didn't ask. People who have nothing to do with our case don't need to know."

Hope nodded: "I understand, Alan Hammer, right?"

Jimmy: "Well, let's do some research. Also, the information I got is that Hammer leaves here several times a year, each time for a few weeks to a month. He has been away for nearly three weeks now."

Hope: "There's a little bit of a clue."

Jimmy: "I understand, it's just that it's not time yet. If we have further clues, we can continue to look for them and ask them more questions."

Hope raised her eyebrows. It seemed that Jimmy had done a lot during his absence. "You know I need to make up the report later."

Jimmy: "Ah, Officer Jack helped us find a gang member. This is the information he provided. Of course we need to reimburse the informant fee this time. By the way, can you handle the reimbursement of the informant fee? I There’s no way to handle it from the Manhattan office.”

Hope looked at Jimmy speechlessly, and he nodded, "I'll find a way. I need to go outside to scan this photo. It will probably take some time to wait for the news to come back."

Jimmy: "No problem, we still have more time."

Hope put away his laptop. He originally wanted to look up the name directly, but he gave up when he heard a name like Alan Hammer. The probability of a duplicate name was too high, and it would be difficult for him to handle it in a short time on his own. Let the technical department at the headquarters handle it.

After Hope left, Jimmy threw himself on the bed, took out his mobile phone and called Nia to chat. Now he could only wait for news. There was nothing interesting in this small city, so he might as well rest in the room.

The efficiency of the technical department at the headquarters is really fast. Even if they only had names and photos, they still sent the results to Hope at night. There was very little information about Alan Hammer, only information about him being imprisoned when he was young, and more than a dozen follow-ups. The records for years are all empty, which makes it very difficult to find. There is not even his current residence or mobile phone in the information.

This is troublesome. Jimmy originally thought that by collecting various information, he could at least determine some recent information about Hammer, but it turned out that there was nothing recent. The prison photos from more than ten years ago looked very different from the photos Jimmy took back now. It’s different, which is why it takes so much time.

Jimmy took Hope's laptop and looked at the information on it. This was very troublesome. Their information was confidential, and it was inconvenient to use outsiders' printers and computers to print the information. "Let's go to the police station tomorrow. You ask them to check the local information, and I'll ask Jack. By the way, print out a copy of this information and give it to me tomorrow."

Hope nodded: "No problem, let's go to bed early."

Facts have proved that there are no local snakes. It is really not easy for outsiders like Jimmy and others to find a gangster without registration information. Jimmy is full of joy and plans to see the detailed information provided by the headquarters. Now it seems that he was too careless during the day. You might as well just ask Jack to give him the thin man. A good interrogation should yield a lot.

Early the next morning, Jimmy and Hope came to the police station again. Hope went to see Superintendent Ronald, printed the information and found someone to check the information, and checked whether there was news about this person in their local information. Jimmy was in the parking lot. I got out of the car and looked for the police car looking for Jack.

In this smaller police station, police cars must be directly assigned to people. Only large police stations need to frequently change personnel, so police cars need to be arranged. Which car is driven every day is randomly assigned by the above.

Jimmy frowned as he didn't see Jack's police car in the parking lot. He was either driving a police car home or had already gone out on patrol, which would be troublesome.

After thinking about it, Jimmy returned to the police station building, got Jack's phone and called, "Jack, this is FBI agent Jimmy."

Jack was patrolling with the newcomers. After receiving Jimmy's call, he turned on the turn signal and stopped on the side of the road. Although it was not an emergency lane, no one would trouble him. "Agent Yang, what's the matter?"

Jimmy: "Of course. Is it convenient for you? There are some things I want to ask you about."

Jack hesitated slightly and said, "Okay, where are you?"

Jimmy: "We're at the police station now. Tell us your location and I'll find you."

Jack: "The coffee shop where we met yesterday."

Jimmy: "Give me a minute."

Jimmy drove the car away again. Hope would wait for a while. His information investigation would definitely take a long time.

Seeing Jack, he had already sent the rookie to the coffee shop. Jimmy and Jack came to the side alley, "Any more questions?"

Jimmy: "The photo and name we got yesterday, we didn't find his information in the system. I think I need some additional information. Is the thin man still there?"

Jack was silent for a moment, then reached into his pocket and took out a palm-sized note pad. He looked through it, tore off a note in the middle and gave it to Jimmy, "This is the only phone number Hammer has. People don’t have a fixed address, the only way to contact them is this.”

Jimmy took it over, took a look, and nodded: "Thank you. Also, do you have any information about Hammer? His past affairs, what does he do? What kind of business does he usually do?"

Jack: "An older gangster who hasn't even reached the top of the gang at his age. He has done what others have done. He is no different from ordinary gangsters."

Jimmy: "Does he have a family?"

Jack: "As far as I know, no, not even a fixed residence."

After speaking, Jack took out the pen in his pocket and continued to write an address on the note, "This is the location given by the thin man, and it is also the only address he knows. There is no house number, only the street name." Jimmy took the note again, This Jack is really an old man. It's really annoying to ask or say anything. "Just have the address. I'll go investigate. Thank you, Jack."

Jack waved his hand and turned towards the door of the coffee shop, "Rookie, where is my coffee?"

Jimmy watched from behind as Jack, who was shaking his fat body, instructing the rookie policeman to do things, couldn't help but shook his head. Noah, who had led him into the industry, was much better than Jack.

After getting the address and phone number, Jimmy returned to the police station and borrowed a conference room. Hope began to contact the headquarters to locate the mobile phone number. At the same time, Jimmy also took the borrowed map and started looking for a route, preparing to investigate Hammer's address. .

After Hope contacted the technical department of the headquarters, he picked up some information and handed it to Jimmy, "This is some information found by the police station. Take a look."

The information here at the police station is pretty good. The suspect in several cases is suspected to be this Hammer, but there is no evidence. Hammer is a member of a local gang, and members of his gang usually gather in a restaurant. This is not a secret in the police station, but for an ordinary gang member who is not a manager, no one usually pays attention to it.

Jimmy: "Hope, how long will it take to position the headquarters?"

Hope: "It will take some time. We need to apply for authorization. That mobile phone number is currently turned off. We need to check previous records. They currently do not have enough permissions."

Jimmy: "Then let's investigate this address first."

Hope: "Or was it provided by the informant?"

Jimmy: "Yes, by the way, what about the informant fee mentioned yesterday?"

Hope: "500 yuan, reimbursed as a subsidy, I will get it to you later."

Jimmy: "Don't give it to me, just give it to Officer Jack. Just say it's the informant fee for the thin man. You handle it, good guys and bad guys, do you understand?"

Hope shrugged: "Of course, it seems that you, the bad guy, have done a very thorough job. Let's go."

They borrowed the police station's conference room and couldn't occupy it for a long time. After packing up all the clues and information they had obtained so far, the two drove away from the police station.

Karin is a small city. Except for the city center, the outer residential areas are all small single-family houses. Of course, don’t expect these houses to be very good. Just like Jimmy and the others, both sides of the road are basically single-story houses. Wooden buildings will look old over time. If they are not repaired and maintained regularly, they may even look a little worn out.

Of course, the gap between the rich area and the civilian area is very big. Just from observing from the outside, you can tell that the people here are not rich people.

However, although this street is not long, there are more than ten or twenty houses on both sides. The address Jack gave only the street name and no house number. Jimmy and the others could only drive slowly on the road while observing the situation on the left and right.

Soon, Jimmy and the others walked around. Except for a few houses that seemed to have been uninhabited for some days, there was nothing unusual about the other houses. There were even people in many houses, trying to observe which house was Han. It’s hard to live in silence.

Soon they turned back, this time to check on the spot. This kind of investigation is not that fast.

Peter made some connections at the headquarters, and the investigation of Hammer's mobile phone was quickly approved. In the hotel, Jimmy and Hope began to check the map against the records on the computer and marked several locations. The location where the phone stayed for a long time, two of which were the information they got, one was the restaurant where the party was held, and the other was the street where they visited, but the other one was more interesting. After checking from the map, it should not be a residential area. right.

Hope glanced at Jimmy and said, "There must be a problem here."

Jimmy nodded, he raised his hand and looked at his watch, "Let's go there and take a look tomorrow morning. It's a bit late now."

Hope: "Okay, I can go to his residence tomorrow."
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Jimmy and Hope drove to the place they were most concerned about, which was the non-residential area in the suburbs. When they saw the scene, they looked at each other and smiled. Sure enough, there was a problem.

This place is not far from the Mississippi River. The surrounding environment is similar to the place where Jimmy and Jack took the thin man. They are all small woods next to the dirt road, but they are sparse and far less dense than the dense jungle. Jimmy and the others are just on the edge of the woods. You can see a small cabin inside.

When I walked in, I saw that the wooden house was quite old. There was already a lot of moss and grass on the wood. However, there was a path at the door that seemed to be frequently visited by people. The door was also relatively clean, which was better than other parts of the wooden house. many.

Hope put on her gloves and picked up the lock on the door, took a look at it, and then took out a small bag from her pocket. Jimmy watched him skillfully use the lockpicking tools to open the lock. He was really surprised. You have to know that they are trained in lockpicking skills. I wasn't taught it when I was young, so Hope has something.

Of course, Jimmy can now open ordinary locks. The theory is very simple and he has learned it, but he has not applied for the lock-picking tool kit from the bureau, so he basically has no use for it.

This kind of padlock didn't bother Hope. He opened the wooden house and took a look at the situation inside. Hope said: "It seems we have found a place."

There is a low bed in the wooden house, and there are some simple furniture next to it, but on the wooden wall at the head of the bed there are several iron rings with chains on them. The other ends of two of the chains are leather rings, but one is larger than the other. It's small and fastened with a small lock.

The wooden house is not big. There are some old clothes in the corner next to it. From the outside, it seems that some of them are women's clothes.

Hope and Jimmy did not enter the cabin, and now the situation inside is their most important clue.

Jimmy: "Contact the St. Louis office and have them send an appraisal team over. Everything in the cabin needs to be inspected."

Hope: "Okay, it looks like more than one person has been imprisoned here. Those clothes..."

Jimmy: "This should be the place where their human trafficking gang is imprisoned. If nothing unexpected happens, they should be traveling by water."

Hope: "There are too many boats on the Mississippi River for us to monitor."

Jimmy: "Don't worry about it for now. Let's investigate this place. Remember to keep the people who come here secret. Hammer and the others will definitely come here again."

(End of this chapter)