North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 711 Smart Man

Jimmy and the others are a bit clumsy. Neither of them are from Missouri. They are all outsiders to the FBI office here, and there are not many people in the FBI office in Missouri. Compared with New York and Washington DC, they are not so much separated here. department, not even as many people as a field office in the New York office.

The number of detectives is small, and the corresponding testing personnel will certainly not be particularly large, including laboratories and equipment. Therefore, when Hope called to ask if he could send out personnel from the forensic department, he was directly rejected. There were not many of them, so for the time being. Can't arrange it.

Jimmy and Hope were speechless. This kind of bad thing could happen to them. They were both having a headache now. Regardless of whether the St. Louis office was really short of manpower or just didn't want to cooperate, they couldn't wait that long.

There was no other way. The two of them had a conference call with Peter. Peter had to help contact him to see if there was a testing agency nearby that cooperated with the FBI. They tried to get people from the police station to help collect on-site evidence and then send it to them. It is very important to go to the designated testing agency for testing and identification. The process is very important. They cannot directly use the report provided by the police cooperation agency. After all, it is their own case and the scene they found. If some of the results are invalid due to the police investigation, , subsequent convictions are unacceptable.

The relationship between the FBI headquarters and branches is not that close. Everyone knows this. For a small FBI branch, it is normal not to treat people from the headquarters. There is no requirement below. It is just that Hope uses his personal I'm just asking for help. If I don't help, I won't help.

Jimmy and the others discussed it and decided that there must be someone to take care of it, but it was not a problem for two people to just stay in the wild. After thinking about it, they decided to use technology to solve the problem.

I contacted the technical department at the headquarters and they provided a solution. Then I contacted the St. Louis office again, this time to borrow equipment, and it finally went smoothly.

Hope sent Jimmy back to the hotel, drove back to St. Louis by himself, received the equipment, asked for advice on how to deploy it, and rushed back to Carlin City overnight. The next day, the two deployed the monitoring equipment on site together. What they needed to do All you need to do is come here every day to check the recorded video. There is no need to arrange for people to monitor here for a long time.

After all this was taken care of, Jimmy and the others could finally rest. Hope also took advantage of this break to settle the informant fee for Jack. As for how Jack would use this windfall, Hope didn't care.

Jimmy asked him to pay the informant fee to Jack instead of the person who provided the clues. This shows that in Jimmy's eyes, the informant is nothing, and the policeman is the most important. Although the money is not much, it is provided by the official after all. , represents Jimmy’s attitude. I believe Jack understands this meaning.

Sure enough, after Hope gave the informant fee to Jack, in the evening the hotel attendant delivered a letter to Jimmy. Of course, it did not go through the post office. Someone handed it to the front desk and asked them to deliver it to Jimmy.

Jimmy took the letter and took out five dollars from his pocket and handed it to the waiter as a tip. He turned back to the room and opened the envelope. Inside was a photo, an address, and the words "Hammer's non-regular girlfriend."

Jimmy smiled and shook his head. This Jack is really a veteran, and looking at this photo, it was obviously just developed, which means that Jack probably already knew this information, but hid it. If you didn't see it, Jimmy couldn't even imagine sincerity. Now that Hope had shown him Jimmy's sincerity, in return, he found someone to take a photo of this woman and sent it to Jimmy.

Jimmy got up and went out, and was about to knock on Hope's door when he suddenly found that there was an extra person in his room. This is really efficient, man! Forget it, let’s talk about it tomorrow.

Jimmy was not interested in having fun. He was bored and chatted on the phone with Nia before taking a shower and resting.

This case is really troublesome, especially because there are too few clues. If Jimmy didn't really hate this kind of criminal, he would definitely not take the case from Peter. It is better to go back to New York to fish than to run around like this. Much stronger.

Early the next morning, when Jimmy saw that he was alone in Hope's room, he went to knock on the door. He gave Hope the photo and note given by Jack, "Hope, we have something to do today."

Hope looked at the photo in his hand in surprise: "Is this from Officer Jack?"

Jimmy: "It should be, someone sent it to me at the hotel last night."

Hope: "OK, let's read the monitoring first."

After breakfast, the two bought coffee, drove to the wooden house in the woods by the river, and got their surveillance video. After fast forwarding to confirm that no one was coming, they left again. This should be their regular inspection item in the next few days.

Hammer's old sweetheart is not close to his residence, but not far from the restaurant where their gang members gather. Looking at the photo, she is a mature white woman in her 3s or 40s. She is certainly not ugly, but she is definitely not a beauty. At that level, if you think about it, it is impossible for a man like Hammer, who is just an ordinary gang member on the surface, to have a beautiful old sweetheart.

Jimmy looked around to make sure there was no danger around, and then motioned to Hope to knock on the door.

The two of them walked together. For others, they must have a better impression of Hope. After all, the social environment here is like that, so whether he goes to the FBI office or the city police station, Jimmy always asks Hope to come forward. Coordinated, of course, you still have to do things yourself.

He has been working with Hope for many days, and he is already familiar with Hope's style and general abilities. He can handle tasks after assigning them no problem, but he lacks experience. It seems that he can be promoted to a senior agent, either because of someone or by luck.

Of course Hope knew his position, so he walked to the door and knocked on the door. Soon a woman inside opened the door: "Who are you?"

Hope flashed his ID, "FBI Agent David Hope, this is my colleague Jimmy Young, are you Ms. Emily Johnson?"

Emily nodded: "It's me, what do you want?"

Hope: "Can we go in and talk? Just asking you a few questions."

Emily frowned, "My child is still inside..."

Hope looked at Emily with a smile: "Ma'am, I think the topic we are going to talk about next is not suitable at the door."

Emily let go of the door, allowing Hope and Jimmy into the house.

The layout in the house looks very ordinary, but very neat. Basically, it can be judged that Emily's life is not particularly good, but she is obviously a person who is very good at organizing housework. Such a person is indeed a suitable life partner. That Hammer has a good eye.

Jimmy saw a seven or eight-year-old boy coming out of the inner room and standing at the door looking at them. Emily walked over and comforted him softly, letting him go back to the inner room and closing the door before returning. Sit down in the living room.

Hope: "Ms. Johnson, we are here this time hoping to find out something about Mr. Hammer."

Emily's face looked as if it was true. The FBI's visit would definitely not be for her, a middle-aged woman with a child. "What's wrong with Ellen?"

Hope: "We hope to find Mr. Hammer, but the mobile phone number he left before has been turned off."

Emily: "Can I ask why you are looking for him?"

Hope: "Sorry, I can't describe the details of the case to you at the moment. After all, you are not married and are not family members. It's just that we must find Mr. Hammer as soon as possible. This matter is very important." Emily didn't expect to get this With such an answer, under normal circumstances, the police would at least say what case he might be involved in during interrogation. Even if there are no details, at least the type of case can be asked. Now Hope does not mention what exactly Hammer committed. He can only explain The case this time was very big. She asked nervously: "I just want to know if my child and I will be in danger."

Hope: "No, at least for now."

Emily's child looks like a boy, with short hair and boy's clothes. As long as he doesn't dress like this on purpose, he shouldn't be a girl disguised as a boy. From the current point of view, Hammer and the others mainly kidnap and imprison girls and little boys. It should be safe.

Jimmy didn't say anything on the side, but Hope still had a good image and was very approachable.

After chatting for a while, Emily finally agreed to Hope's request. She stood up and took the mobile phone from beside the TV. She opened the address book and rummaged through it and handed it to Hope, "This is the number he left before he left. , he said that if I have something urgent, I can call this number to find him. If there is nothing urgent, I don’t need to contact him, because he will be very busy recently.”

Hope took the phone and took a look at it, then handed it to Jimmy, "Did he tell you when he would be back?"

Emily: "No, I have only known him for a few months. He is my first boyfriend since my husband passed away."

Hope looked at Emily and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. This woman was really unlucky. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Johnson."

Emily: "I hope everything goes well, otherwise we will have to move."

She sighed and stood up, took the phone back from Jimmy's hand and sent the two of them away.

To get the FBI to visit, Hammer must have committed something, and it was a big deal. She is just an ordinary mother of children, and she definitely does not want her children to live with a vicious criminal. Although their relationship was good before, they must now The choice has been made, ordinary gangsters and evil criminals are completely different things.

After sending Hope and Jimmy out of the house, Emily stood in the living room and watched the two people get in the car and leave. Then she turned and walked to the child's room. Maybe it would be good to leave for a while in advance, just like taking the child out to play.

Jimmy: "I got the mobile phone number, Hope, can you check the location directly?"

Hope: "I can give it a try, and the same goes for checking with the headquarters."

Jimmy: "As soon as possible."

Hope and Jimmy returned to the hotel, and he went to contact headquarters to continue investigating the phone, while Jimmy began to organize his equipment in the room.

This investigation was obviously faster than the last time. Only two or three hours later, Hope knocked on the door and entered Jimmy's room and gave Jimmy his laptop: "The mobile phone number was found, but the signal is currently lost. Only his last Location of occurrence. Boyce City, Utah, south of Salt Lake City, south-central Utah."

Jimmy looked at the map. Utah and Missouri were not on the border. They were far apart. Why did this guy travel so far? He looked at the location of Salt Lake City and said, "Salt Lake City, this place is not very safe."

Hope: "Should we go there? Maybe there is a chance to catch him directly."

Jimmy: "Let the headquarters keep an eye on this mobile phone. The loss of signal does not mean that he will not turn it on again. There is also the previous mobile phone number. These two mobile phones are the only clues we have at present. As for going to Utah, then Wait a day or two and see if he loses signal on his phone because he got on a plane, then he will probably come back."

Hope nodded and returned to her room with her laptop.

Utah is a bit far away, and the cabins here haven't been completely finished yet. If they leave now, even if someone comes back, they won't be able to arrest them in time.

Another day passed, and Jimmy and the others finally got their reward. A man rode a motorcycle to the outside of the cabin, opened the lock with a key, put a backpack into the cabin, then locked the door and left.

The man was wearing a motorcycle helmet, and his appearance was invisible. His clothes were intact and no skin was exposed. He didn't take anything from the room, at least it didn't look like it, so he must have sent the bag on a special trip.

Jimmy: "Hope, go hide the car on the road, just in case someone comes here again, so as not to alert them. Let's go in and take a look."

Jimmy replaced the battery pack of the device, and Hope left to move the car and returned soon. The two put on disposable gloves and opened the padlock again.

The black backpack in the video was placed in the corner. Hope stepped on the ground very carefully, picked up the backpack from there and went outside. He opened it and took a look. Inside were several bottles of water, some bread biscuits, and a few rolls. Cash is all 20 dollars.

Hope checked the backpack to make sure there was nothing else in it. He looked at Jimmy: "These things are not right."

Jimmy: "It's possible that it's trying to escape, but we're not sure who it was just now. Put it back first."

Hope nodded, zipped up the bag again, made sure to restore the backpack, then put the backpack back in its previous position, locked the door again and left the cabin.

Jimmy: "There are two situations when this person sends this package. One is that he wants to run away and has prepared supplies and money in advance, and the other is that he prepares it for other people. We haven't confirmed yet who knows about this place, nor Not sure exactly who it’s for.”

Hope: "There is also a possibility that they are about to return here. These are reserve supplies. If people are kept here, the contents should be able to barely last two days or more."

Jimmy: "Yes, that means there is a possibility that Hammer may come back."

Jimmy and the others returned to the surveillance position. It was relatively hidden here and they could directly observe the front of the wooden house. Jimmy looked around and said: "Hope, go back first and keep an eye on the headquarters to let them obtain the previous two mobile phone numbers again." Location, and on the way back, check where the nearest surveillance is and try to find the motorcycle. And bring me some food and drink next time you come over. I think maybe we need to stay here for a day or two. ."

Hope: "OK, the signal is weaker in the woods. If there is an emergency, please contact me immediately."

Jimmy waved his hand and asked him to leave. Staying here is not as good as in the city. It is more convenient for people like Jimmy who can see through things. Moreover, he can also protect himself if an accident occurs, which is better for everyone.

(End of this chapter)