North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 725 Goal

Ruiz was not in a good mood either. He shared half a dozen beers with Jimmy and drank them. While he was still idle, he talked about Jimmy's investigation process during this period.

Although it took a long time, more than a month, the investigation of the case itself was not particularly difficult. It was just that Jimmy had a much stronger advantage than others, so even if there was an accident, he could still make up for it directly. It seemed that the whole process was They all look smooth.

Ruiz certainly didn't believe it would be that easy. You must know that this is a case of kidnapping and human trafficking. If it were really that simple, tens of thousands of people would disappear every year without finding anyone.

To make an inappropriate analogy, the police and the FBI offer many, many rewards every year, but not many criminals can be caught. Even if the FBI headquarters has a dedicated crime team responsible for chasing key criminals in major cases, there is still no way to catch many of them. Dangerous elements were arrested and brought to justice.

However, he saw that Jimmy was in a good mood. Even after traveling for more than a month, he looked just a little tired. This was mainly caused by insufficient rest time, and he did not slack off because of it. It seemed that Jimmy really liked doing things. For these cases, it is really not a problem to stay in the office for a long time.

This also strengthened his determination. The case that Jimmy and the others handled this time was registered at the headquarters and had already involved multiple branches. Once this kind of case is over, the impression points that Jimmy and Hope can get will definitely increase. It is far more than an ordinary case. If someone is dragged to the headquarters, the New York office will suffer a lot.

After drinking the beer, Ruiz stood up: "Okay, I'm going back to rest. I'll go back to New York tomorrow. Be careful here. If you need to go to Juarez later, I hope you pay attention to your own safety. You are more important than others. .”

Jimmy also stood up to see him off, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with me."

Ruiz: "You should rest. Someone will contact you later if arrangements are made. This is a formal task for multi-department cooperation."

Jimmy nodded, which meant that the anonymous phone number they contacted before would not be given to other people. If anyone contacted him, it would definitely be to his official mobile phone.

Ruiz left early the next morning, and Jimmy only said hello to him and didn't even eat breakfast. It was obvious that he was acting privately. After working hard for more than half a month, he finally resigned. It's over now, and I think Ruiz's life will be a little easier after he returns.

The investigation here in Albuquerque is still in full swing. Hope is following up on behalf of the headquarters. When he came back from work, he brought a copy of the current investigation progress to Jimmy, which allowed him to understand the progress of the case and became the most qualified tool. people.

All surveillance videos of Jimmy and Steven have been extracted. The DEA and FBI have formed a team to conduct video verification and check the contents of their inquiry records. Of course, Jimmy is very sure that he will not leave any clues in the video. Otherwise, all the drama he put in would be in vain.

Everything was normal at first, but on the third day when Hope got back the confessions of the arrested people, Jimmy suddenly discovered that there were two people missing here, "Hope, is this all?"

Hope nodded, "I know what you mean, and yes, that's all."

Jimmy frowned and stared at Hope: "Ignore the other one for now, I remember there is another scumbag here, he was caught on the third floor..."

Hope interrupted Jimmy: "No, I checked all the people detained today, and the number matches the confessions."

Jimmy took a deep breath. What a great job. These were people temporarily detained in the FBI office building. They were not transferred to the detention center. Two people just disappeared? How much energy does the person behind it have to handle it so cleanly?

Jimmy nodded and returned the information to Hope: "So, how did those three underage girls get to the club? Has this been investigated?"

Hope nodded: "There is one thing that has not been confirmed yet. The three of them did not come to Albuquerque together. Someone will send one over every once in a while, and the three of them are all illegal immigrants. The most recent one was six months ago. Many people who came from the U.S.-Mexico border were kidnapped and are now unsure of their whereabouts.”

Jimmy: "In other words, the source of the young prostitutes in the club should be the kidnapping gang, and their target is basically the illegal immigrants at the border? That has little to do with our investigation."

Hope: "This is not yet certain. The management of the club has arrested three people, but they have always insisted that they know nothing and are just taking money to run the club. The drugs and women here are not handled by them. . Now the Albuquerque office is investigating the past of the three people, as well as their relatives, friends and social relationships. I hope there will be progress in the future."

Jimmy: "OK, I get it, thank you for your hard work, Hope."

Hope picked up the information and stood up: "Then I'll go back and rest."

Jimmy watched Hope leave his room, closed the door, and punched the bathroom wall. These people have gone too far. This is New Mexico on the US-Mexico border, not a Mexico where drug dealers are rampant and dare to threaten the president and politicians. He must be a big shot to be able to wipe out a suspect in such a fair and just way, and he must have spent a day or two to open up the entire chain to ensure that no one will mention this matter, and the cost will not be small. The price is really high. big.

If he can pay such a high price to rescue two people, will he continue to track down their captors? What Jimmy and Steven did in this case was open to the public and could be known by asking.

This is a problem. The last time I encountered this kind of trouble was when I raided a gang in New York and killed the son of a big shot. He later brought Jimmy several inexplicable assassinations. Will he do it again this time? Once?

Jimmy sat on the bed, leaning against the pillows and watching TV, and finally decided that he couldn't wait any longer. He called Steven and asked him to meet him tomorrow. Then he turned down the volume on the TV and lay down to rest.

The next day, Jimmy and Steven met outside. Instead of going to a cafe or the like, the two stood smoking in the corner of a square.

Jimmy: "Did you know? Someone disappeared."

Steven frowned: "Who disappeared?"

Jimmy: "Two of the people we brought back disappeared, and their confessions and testimonies were all gone. It was as if they had never appeared at all."

Steven: "I don't know. I didn't participate in the follow-up investigation. Moreover, we only investigated the club operators and traced the source of their drugs. We did not get involved with other people."

Jimmy: "I understand, can you help make a copy of our video?"

Steven: "Reason?" Jimmy: "You remember the first time I came to see you, right? That time we killed several people during a raid on gangs, and one of them was the kid of a big shot. Since that operation, I was assassinated and attacked five times in succession before I found out the reason and came to Albuquerque to stop subsequent assassinations."

Steven stared at Jimmy with wide eyes. After five assassinations and attacks, he was still intact. He even traveled through most of the United States to hunt down the person behind the murder. Are you sure this is not a movie?

Steven: "Do you think this is possible?"

Jimmy nodded: "It's not just me, you are also here this time. If, I mean if, the people behind the scenes want to take action, maybe you are also in their target range, if they are the same as the people I met before if."

Steven put the cigarette in the corner of his mouth, took a long puff, then threw the cigarette butt to the ground and stepped on it hard, "Do you know who it is?"

Jimmy: "I don't know, but I suspect it's the guy we saw on the third floor, because the second client of the prostitute was missing from the confession. You know, the first guy was shot dead by gangsters."

Steven: "I understand, please wait for my news."

Jimmy: "Be careful these two days and pay attention to the people and cars around you."

Steven: "Well, I'm going back first."

When Steven left, he looked around at his surroundings. His right hand was placed on his waist without swinging. It seemed that his movements were a bit awkward. It seemed that Jimmy's words just now made him feel a little nervous.

Jimmy was still standing there. After finishing his cigarette, he picked up the cigarette butts Steven threw on the ground, extinguished it on the trash can and threw it in. Then he clapped his hands and left the square, returning to the hotel.

Jimmy is a bit deceptive this time. In fact, the situation this time is different from last time. After all, people are still alive this time and not dead, so they can't assassinate Jimmy and Steven out of revenge.

It's just that Jimmy really didn't want to let that scumbag off the third floor. If he hadn't forged the conditions at the scene, he would have taken action long ago. But now that he was caught, he didn't even have to go to jail. He just disappeared from the FBI office. This is terrible. It was such a slap in the face, even if no one knew what Jimmy was thinking at the time.

Using Steven's DEA resources to get their video, it is possible to find the portrait they took from the door, and then determine the identity. The only question now is whether the person can be clearly recognized in the video. look like.

The only question now is whether Steven can get the video. After all, the case has not been closed yet. The video as an important evidence needs to be kept strictly confidential in theory, and it is impossible for Steven to bring it out easily.

It was a matter of his own life and death. Steven really paid attention this time. Not only did he go to the DEA office to deal with technicians, he also took his own gun and body armor with him. He would wear a body armor when driving in and out. Look. It looked so weird that Hank even thought that he might have had some sequelae from a previous gunfight and considered whether to arrange another psychological intervention for him.

According to the procedure, of course Jimmy also needed psychological intervention. However, under Hope's arrangement, the person in charge in Albuquerque retrieved Jimmy's file. After reading it, he still agreed with Hope. Even if psychological intervention was required, We will also make arrangements when we return to the headquarters.

So Steven is actually quite busy during this break, and Jimmy only needs to wait for news in the hotel. Even if he goes to the FBI office, he will still be temporarily isolated from the case investigation. In fact, this investigation The mission turned into a shootout and resulted in the death of four people. It was normal for Jimmy to be restricted. Someone needed to check and eliminate the suspicion that he and Steven deliberately caused the conflict and killed them.

Steven was very efficient. He called Jimmy that night, came to his room, and played a video on the laptop he brought with him. It was taken from Jimmy's personal video. Their target The scumbag on the third floor could clearly see half of his face, but there was no front view.

Jimmy: "Can you find out his identity?"

Steven: "It will be difficult, but it should be confirmed that there are not many people who can do this. I will check their family information, give me some time."

Jimmy nodded: "Thank you, thank you for your hard work."

Steven closed the computer, put it back in his bag, then sat and looked at Jimmy with a serious expression: "Jimmy, tell me, can you handle it after the investigation comes out?"

Jimmy raised his eyebrows and looked at Steven from where he was sitting: "What do you mean?"

Steven: "I know your uncle Tom and I know what you are capable of. Now this matter may endanger my safety, so I have to confirm. Do I still need to worry?"

Only then did Jimmy understand what he meant and said with a smile: "I'm waiting for your news."

Jimmy stood up and sent Steven away. The serious expression on Steven's face had disappeared. It seemed that he understood what Jimmy meant.

Jimmy had already checked out the situation in the hotel, and the surveillance locations of some stores around the outside. He went out as usual during the day, first bought a second-hand motorcycle, and then found some second-hand stores and hardware stores. Bought some old clothes and small equipment and brought them back to the hotel room.

Taking an envelope from the waiter, Jimmy gave a tip, closed the door, and took out a piece of paper from the envelope, with two addresses pasted on it using cut printing paper. He took the envelope and paper to the bathroom. After lighting it, he threw the ashes into the toilet and flushed it.

In the early morning, Jimmy made sure that everyone in the surrounding rooms had rested, then he opened the door and left his room, followed the fire escape to the second floor, then entered the staff bathroom next to him, climbed out of the small window, and was next to the hotel. I found the bicycle I had left here in advance in the alley, got on it and rushed out.

The hood, gloves, and face were also covered with a cycling towel prepared in advance to ensure that no features of oneself could be seen from the outside. There was a backpack on the back with some improvised gadgets in it.

After leaving the hotel area, he found the motorcycle he had prepared in advance and drove quickly towards the target address. Time was tight and he had to return to the hotel before others discovered that he was not in the room.

(End of this chapter)