North American Gunslinger Detective

Jimmy looked at the surrounding environment. There were too many people here. The thing he wanted to communicate this time might be important, and a quieter place was necessary.

Nia looked at Jimmy frowning and asked nervously: "How about we go back to the hotel first? It's quieter there."

Jimmy frowned and nodded. Fortunately, the hotel was not too far away. He walked slowly all the way to the hotel room.

Jimmy put down the things he was carrying, and immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed Mark's number. Nia came to the small refrigerator, took a bottle of cold beer from it, opened it and handed it to Jimmy. She came to the side and started to sort out the things she bought. .

Jimmy: "Mark, are you in the bureau?"

Mark: "Here, is there anything you want to investigate?"

Jimmy: "No, I just wanted to ask you, are there any big events in the game these days?"

Mark: "I haven't heard of it, please wait." Mark asked Julia next to him. As a woman, she could still find out some things in the bureau that were inconvenient for Mark to hear, but Julia also shook her head. It's over, everything is normal in the bureau.

Mark: "Everything is normal. The biggest thing these days is also related to you, about the funeral of our colleague."

Jimmy: "What about me? Except for this."

Mark: "No, as far as I know there is nothing about you. When you were seconded to the headquarters, Tim Dunn from the administrative department came to see you. He knew that you left after a business trip. It had been more than a month. It happened before.”

Jimmy: "OK, help me keep an eye out. If anyone comes looking for me, let me know in time."

Mark: "No problem. By the way, when will you come back?"

Jimmy: "It will take a few days. I am on vacation recently. Please pay attention to safety when handling the case."

After hanging up the phone, Jimmy was not relieved, but even more worried.

Ruiz only informed him on the phone, but did not tell him the specific reason or new position. Everything should not be announced to the public yet. Why would he do this? The key is why there was no news about his transfer before?

Jimmy played with the phone in his hand. Although Mark and Julia were both newcomers, they didn't know everything. They usually paid attention to the gossip in the bureau and even joked about it in the office. If they were completely If you don't get any information, then it is very likely that the information has been concealed, or it is only spread at a certain level.

Jimmy knows a lot of people at the upper level, but to inquire about such sensitive information, those acquaintances are definitely not suitable. Dave is too high-ranking to make a phone call, so we can only meet in person. As for David, he took over the anti-gang group. , there are all Ruiz’s former subordinates, what else he can say to himself needs to be considered.

In the end, Jimmy had no choice but to contact Mahone. His office was near Ruiz's. Maybe he could know something.

Jimmy found Mahone's phone and called, but no one answered. It was really sad not to answer the phone at this time.

Fortunately, Ma Hong called back ten minutes later, "Jimmy, why did you remember to call me? Is something wrong?"

Jimmy: "It's nothing. I'm still on vacation and haven't gone back yet."

Ma Hong: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Jimmy: "What's going on in the bureau recently? About me."

Ma Hong was silent for a few seconds: "I didn't get any news, what happened?"

Jimmy: "I wonder if someone is investigating me?"

Ma Hong: "Give me some time and wait for my reply."

After saying that, he hung up the phone. Ma Hong looked at the computer screen with his cell phone. He was on a mission and had just gone to do errands, so he put his cell phone in the surveillance car.

Although Jimmy didn't say much, it was no small matter if someone was investigating him. He was very familiar with Jimmy. If someone was really investigating him, something big would happen when he returned to the office.

But he didn't receive any news, and no one came to ask him about Jimmy. Either there was no such thing, or the matter was very secret and not made public.

Mahone said to Jones, the black man next to him: "Jones, just watch, I'll go out for a while."

Jones nodded. He also knew that Mahone had just called Jimmy. This situation was definitely not normal. He could handle it himself by letting Mahone leave to do things.

Jones has been in the white-collar team for several years and has rich experience in handling cases. It will be no problem without Ma Hong by his side.

Ma Hong walked outside, took out chewing gum from his pocket and put one in his mouth. While walking to the nearby coffee shop to buy coffee, he thought about whether there was anything he hadn't noticed. After all, if it had nothing to do with him, some things might Will be forgotten subconsciously by him.

In fact, Jimmy has not been in New York for the past two months. A lot of things have happened here, but there is nothing that impressed Mahone particularly deeply. After all, the business he is responsible for has basically no overlap with Jimmy's business, and Peter Similarly, after Ma Hong entered the white-collar team, he basically focused on financial and art cases. Even if there were violent robberies and other cases in this kind of cases, there were basically no injuries and very few killings, so there was no connection. Over the homicide unit.

The distance between the two groups is quite far. If they don't move around, there won't be much news.

After entering the surveillance vehicle with three cups of coffee, Ma Hong spoke to Jones and left the scene directly back to the office, leaving the scene to Jones and the newcomers to handle it.

Ma Hong's time in the Manhattan office was not short, and of course he had many acquaintances. He had already thought of a reason on the way here, so he naturally met and chatted with several people unexpectedly, and learned about the situation from the side, but still didn't gain much. .

Back in his office, Ma Hong frowned slightly. How did Jimmy know about the news that he couldn't even find out?

After thinking for a while, Ma Hong decided to chat with Jimmy. He took out a mobile phone from the drawer, entered Jimmy's phone number and dialed. Jimmy originally planned to refuse when he saw an unfamiliar number, but after thinking about it, he picked it up. Sure enough, Ma Hong's voice came from inside, "It's me, what's the news you got there?"

Mahone was still very meticulous and even chose another number to call. Even without checking Jimmy, he knew it was an anonymous call. "Ruiz called me before and asked me to continue my vacation and wait until after the Christmas holiday." He went back to work and assigned me a new position, then hung up the phone without telling me the reason or position.”

Jimmy just described what Ruiz said without adding his own speculation. Mahone thought for a while and said, "Is it possible that there is no conspiracy here?"

Jimmy: "I'd been through pretty much the same thing before, you know, I was transferred to the public affairs office for a couple of months."

Ma Hong: "I just asked someone, and no one got any news about you."

Jimmy: "I think even if it is just a transfer of positions, it should involve a lot of people. It is the most abnormal that no one has received the news."

After thinking for a while, Jimmy continued: "Let's change the angle. Now that I have a new position, there should be a new team leader for the homicide team. Mark and Julia have not enough experience and status to be promoted to team leaders. In terms of position, he must have been transferred from somewhere else.

Help me find out who will be transferred here. No matter how many conspiracies there are here, the person who gets the benefits may be the person behind the scenes, or one of them. "

Mahone: "I understand, where are you now?"

Jimmy: "Charleston, South Carolina, where Nia and I vacation."

Ma Hong: "OK, continue vacationing there, don't come back yet. Goodbye."

Jimmy hung up the phone, thought for a while and said to Nia: "Honey, let's go shopping instead of going to the beach. Let's take a carriage to the city center."

Nia said in surprise: "Are you not going to contact me again? It's not confirmed yet..."

Jimmy: "No problem, just leave it to Mahone. He will help investigate. I trust him."

Nia nodded. Of course she knew Mahone, but she wasn't familiar with it. Since Jimmy said so, he must be Jimmy's good friend in the FBI so he can be a good match for him. That's fine, or else just Relying on Jimmy's phone call, they probably wouldn't be able to leave the house, and they might have to go back to New York immediately.

Nia: "Then do we need to book a flight back?"

Jimmy: "Not yet, let's play with ourselves and wait for the news before deciding. Okay, let's pack up and go."

The hotel Jimmy and the others stayed in was not far from the seaside. They called a car through the front desk, and the two of them came to the historical district of the city center. They were lucky enough to catch a horse-drawn carriage tour, traveling through cobblestone streets and ancient oak trees. In between, feel the historical charm of this city.

Jimmy didn't know much about these historical buildings, but Nia obviously learned the history and art courses well. She was amazed by the exquisite arched doorways and Georgian buildings with wrought iron balconies, and was even more attracted by the Victorian stained glass. Attracted by the windows and exquisite door lintels, Jimmy would whisper in his ears about the characteristics of these buildings from time to time, his tone full of longing. Unfortunately, there are very few such ancient buildings in New York. They exist here and there in the city. There is no place here. The dense sense of history displayed intensively.

This is really beyond Jimmy's expectation. Nia doesn't usually show much of her hobbies. They are just sports and shopping. She also likes watching old movies. Occasionally she and Jimmy will go to Broadway to watch operas and so on. Basically no love for historical buildings is shown.

He thought for a while, tilted his head and approached Nia and said, "You know I also have a small farm, how about we go there to build an antique villa?"

Nia thought for a while and shook her head, "I remember it was in Montana, right? It's too far there, and it's impossible for us to live there permanently."

Jimmy shrugged: "It's been managed under the name of a management company, and I rarely go there. In this case, let's forget it. Let's look back and see if there is one near New York. We happen to need a place for a weekend break."

Jimmy and the others originally planned to buy a big house after they got married, but there were too many chores after returning from their honeymoon, so the matter has been delayed. Since Nia has this hobby, maybe it can be done by looking around New York. Find some old farms with a sense of age. After all, the Northeastern United States is the place where the colonists first arrived and occupied. As long as you are willing to spend money, real estate agents can definitely find them.

In the evening, Charleston's Christmas lights gradually light up, making the entire downtown feel like being in a fairy tale world. They came to a famous local southern cuisine restaurant. Nia tried a mouthful of richly flavored chowder, while Jimmy devoured roast lamb with mint sauce. After the meal, they enjoyed Charleston's famous dessert, sweet loach pie.

While taking a walk after dinner, they accidentally walked into an antique store. The store was filled with antiques collected from all over the United States. From old silverware to a sofa that had experienced vicissitudes of life, every item carried the meaning of time. imprint.

Nia's eyes were attracted by an old police badge. She called Jimmy over. The shopkeeper next to him, who had originally told Jimmy about a Colt single-action army pistol "Pioneer", also came over. This police badge It is also the police badge of a police sergeant in the Western era. It has a ring and hexagonal design and is made of brass. It has a very nice touch.

Jimmy and Nia didn't care about the price and quickly swiped their cards to complete their collections.

This 19th century revolver is an antique and does not need to be registered at the police station. It can be traded as long as it has an antique certificate. Jimmy and Nia walked out of the antique store with the extra box provided by the shop owner.

In the evening, after playing for a long time, the two finally returned to the hotel.

Jimmy's phone did not ring again today, which means that Mahone's investigation has not yet concluded. You cannot force progress on this kind of thing. Exposing the investigation may cause other problems, and even Mahone will be implicated, so even if it is slow, Jimmy can accept a little bit, after all, this is much more concealed than going back to investigate on his own, and he is still too conspicuous in the Manhattan office.

Jimmy and Nia have now temporarily got rid of contraceptive measures, but they may be too unlucky and have not been able to get pregnant successfully. This has to be said to be a pity. Of course, this also makes Jimmy and Nia get pregnant when they are together. Work harder, luckily he has amazing physical strength, otherwise it would be too much for him.

However, although the sound insulation effect of this hotel is good, it is not completely unreachable. I wonder if the neighbors will report them for disturbing residents.

On Christmas Eve, Jimmy and Nia returned to New York from their vacation. They were going to Kevin's house today, so they immediately packed up after returning, changed their clothes, and headed to Kevin's house carrying gifts.

Living close by has this advantage. When they don't want to cook or eat out, they call their mother-in-law in advance to have a meal. So now when Jimmy comes over again, he has no sense of restraint at all and just treats himself as himself. Like home.

Putting the gift directly on the sofa, Jimmy opened the door to the study, turned on the exhaust, took Kevin's wine from the bookshelf, poured himself a glass, smoked a cigar and came out, relaxing in the study and waiting for Kevin to come back. .
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PS: Today is the company’s annual meeting, there will be a day off tomorrow. (End of chapter)