North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 765

Jimmy's visit this time was completely reasonable. After all, he got the information from Mrs. Hareton, the widow of the deceased Hareton, so there was no problem with the procedure. Lester's change of expression and bad attitude were also within his expectations. Even if he went to the FBI to complain about Jimmy, there would be no problem and no violation.

Jimmy had asked what he wanted to ask and was now waiting for Lester to answer him.

Lester's expression changed several times, and he finally spoke, "The last time I saw Hareton was at the board meeting two months ago. I haven't been to the island a month ago. I have been staying in Los Angeles recently except for a few business trips."

Jimmy: "But someone once said that you also attended the last party on the island before Mr. Hareton died. You know, I'm just doing preliminary research now. If, I mean if, the subsequent investigation is inconsistent with your statement, maybe the next time we meet will not be in your living room."

Lester: "I'm sure I didn't go to that party."

Jimmy: “What about before that?”

Lester: "I don't remember. Do you have any other questions? I have a lot of things to do next."

Jimmy: "Well, in that case, I'll take my leave."

Jimmy stood up and shook hands with Lester. He stopped as soon as he turned around, looked at Lester again, and took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "Oh, I forgot, there is one more thing. Mr. Lester, I hope there is a reasonable explanation for some of your large capital movements. After all, you should have guessed that Mr. Hareton was hired to kill him. It was an absolute professional. Such a person is not cheap."

Jimmy did not give the paper to Lester, but unfolded it and showed it to him. This was a printout of the attachment in Peter's email. Peter had marked several large amounts of money in and out on it, so it was very eye-catching.

Lester took a look and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

Jimmy: "You'd better take a look. I hope to get your reply as soon as possible. Goodbye, Mr. Lester."

Jimmy put away the paper, turned around and left Lester's apartment. He had already shown the evidence in his hand to Lester. No matter whether he had seen it clearly or not, he would not be able to sleep well in the next few days. Damn rich guy.

Leaving the building, Jimmy turned his head and looked back. From now on, Lester should take further actions. Mrs. Hareton might be under more pressure. Should he consider adding another step?

Sitting in the car and leaving, Jimmy got off at a gas station and went to a convenience store to buy a bottle of water. He sat in the car and thought about it. He decided to continue. At least he had to get rid of the shareholders of the Harriton Foundation.

The shares of the others were much smaller than those of Hareton and Lester, but it was still a good idea to muddy the waters, so a few of them wouldn't make a difference.

It is not a good thing to be knocked on the door by the FBI. Except for one person who avoided Jimmy, Jimmy successfully contacted and met with the other people. The effect was pretty good, especially when Jimmy suggested that it is not ruled out that someone hired a killer for personal gain, and the suspect may be an acquaintance of Hareton, their faces were not very good. This also indirectly shows that the relationship between Mr. Hareton and his partners does not seem to be that good. At least from the expressions of these people, they did not look very sad.

Mrs. Hareton was somewhat emotional when Jimmy mentioned her husband, but these people were very calm, even somewhat gloating, and only became furious when Jimmy placed suspicion on them.

A day passed quietly, and the news that Jimmy had been waiting for for a long time finally came. Dave called Jimmy in the evening and asked Jimmy to find a fax machine tomorrow, and he would fax a document to Jimmy.

It actually took a whole day, and the people behind Dave seemed a little slow. Of course, maybe it was because they needed to discuss the target, but it was undeniable that there must have been some problems between them, which led to the delay in making a decision. However, this had nothing to do with him. After all, they were just guns, and as long as he did more, they would definitely have to deal with the troubles they caused.

However, Jimmy was still surprised when he got the information Dave gave him. There were only four people on it, but three of them were not in Los Angeles, one was in San Francisco, and two were actually in New York.

What are Dave and the others trying to do? Are they trying to implicate each other? How can he connect them when they are so far apart? This is obviously making things difficult for me!

Jimmy complained as he looked at the information. He was going to cause trouble anyway, so it didn't matter. Jimmy took out the two pieces of paper he had taken out of the locker before and flicked them. "Okay, you guys are out of luck."

Anyway, you can let one sheep go or chase a flock of sheep. So let it be. No matter who provided the information, let's have fun together.

But before Jimmy took action, he harassed Mrs. Hareton as usual. After all, the previous information was given by her. Now that Jimmy has met with everyone else, he also needs to see how effective it is. In theory, after a night, these people should have made some moves.

After calling Mrs. Harriton and asking her to meet him at the company in the afternoon, Jimmy searched for the first victim of the day according to the information provided in the file.

He took some time to communicate with Agent Wright in Miami about his investigation of the port. This was also a routine inquiry in the past few days, but he already knew that there were definitely no clues. In fact, Jimmy had already given up the investigation.

It has to be said that Winston still has quite a few professional people at his disposal. Not to mention the difficulty of installing explosives on a yacht without anyone noticing, the precise detonation at sea alone is not something that ordinary people can handle. Moreover, apart from the few clues leaked on the island, there are no other clear clues to identify the murderer, which further shows how organized they are.

If the murderer was the only one cleaning up the traces, it would certainly not be possible to do it so cleanly. Whether before or after the incident, someone must have carefully planned the entire movement route to avoid ubiquitous cameras and witnesses. You know, the explosion happened in the morning, and although it couldn't be said that there were the most people at the port at that time, it certainly wouldn't be like at night when there was no one else except the security guards.

Jimmy has been investigating clues for the past few years and is quite experienced. If he can't find it, then unless others are lucky enough to encounter an accident, it will also be difficult to find the corresponding clues.

Jimmy comforted him with a few words and let Wright continue, especially to pay attention to the kidnapping and detention case. If the murderer could clearly know the surveillance routes on the island, there was a high possibility that there was an insider. However, in the current situation, the security guards would definitely not admit it even if they were insiders, so it was enough to just keep the most basic attention and there was no need to follow too closely.

Agent Wright is also unlucky. He has been dragged here by this case and has not gained anything. Although Jimmy feels sorry for this guy, he can't just declare the case closed. He hasn't finished his things yet, so he can only let Agent Wright suffer for a few more days. Investigating any information is an investigation. It's just a way to kill time anyway, so let him decide for himself.

Mark is relatively better off. He left the investigation team not because of his incompetence, but because of an accident that led to hospitalization. Jimmy asked him to leave the investigation team and go back just to free him up. After he recovers from his injuries, he can return to the homicide team to do his job normally. He doesn't need to take the blame for this case afterwards. In this respect, he is much luckier than Wright.

Of course, no one, including Jimmy, can get any credit from this case. Everyone is a pawn, but Jimmy controls the two of them, and the others control Jimmy. Of course, Jimmy wants to do something on his own now, so he has more autonomy.

The information in the storage box is somewhat related to the deceased Hareton. Strictly speaking, the two people above have business and economic disputes with Hareton. Obviously, the person who gave the information to Jimmy is very familiar with this case and knows what Jimmy is investigating, so he can give such precise information.

Although he didn't know who it was, it made no difference to Jimmy. He came to the front desk of the building and was about to talk to the receptionist when he suddenly found two people walking over from the side. One of them was his target. His luck was really good. If he had been a little later, he would not have found the person.

"Mr. Andrew Robbins, please wait." Jimmy turned his head and looked at the two men, stretched out his hand to stop them: "FBI Special Agent Jimmy Yang, I need to talk to you."

The man next to Robbins put his hand in front of him, then stood between Jimmy and Robbins. It looked like this guy was acting as a bodyguard. "Mr. Robbins has to leave now. If you want to contact me, please make an appointment here."

Jimmy reached out and pushed the security guard's hand away, "Mr. Robbins, I need to talk to you about you and Mr. Hareton. I don't think it will take up too much of your time."

Robbins frowned at Jimmy. He had no idea why the FBI came to him. He patted the bodyguard, who stepped to the side to give him space to face Jimmy directly. "I have nothing to do with Harriton. I think you have the wrong person."

Jimmy: "No, I'm looking for you. Can we go to the side and talk? It will be over soon."

Robbins thought for a few seconds and nodded. It would be inconvenient to talk near the front desk. The three of them came to a corner of the hall where there were not many people. Jimmy said straight to the point, "Mr. Robbins, I came here today to ask about the dispute between you and Mr. Harriton over an acquisition case a few months ago."

Robbins spread his hands: "We have no problem. It was just a failed acquisition case."

Jimmy: "But this is also Mr. Hareton's latest case of vengeance."

Robbins frowned, "So you suspect I hired someone to do it? Don't look at me like that. The news of Hareton's death has been around for half a month. It has spread everywhere. I think most people have guessed it."

Jimmy shrugged. "Well, you're right, but any relevant clues are the target of our investigation, which naturally includes Mr. Hareton's recent competitors and possible enemies."

Robbins curled his lips and said, "Although I have had some disputes with him, they are ultimately disputes over business operations. This kind of thing happens every day in this city.

Business is business. Even if we become rivals because of an acquisition, we can still attend parties together and discuss industry prospects at other times. There will be no such vicious competition.

I know you need to investigate, but I can make it very clear that this matter has nothing to do with me, please don’t bother me anymore.”

After Robbins finished speaking, he turned and left, not giving Jimmy a chance to continue asking questions. The bodyguard stood directly in front of Jimmy, took a few steps back, and then followed Mr. Robbins out of the building.

Jimmy watched him leave without moving. He just watched until he saw them get on a RR and leave through the glass curtain wall of the lobby. Then he came to the front desk and took out his business card: "Give it to Mr. Robbins for me. Give him a message. I'm waiting for his call."

Of course, the receptionist also saw the interaction between Jimmy and Robbins. She didn't know what they said, but in order to avoid any accidents, she took the business card.

Jimmy watched the receptionist place his business card in a file folder before nodding, thanking him and leaving the building.

Frankly speaking, Jimmy had a pretty good impression of Robbins. Although he was somewhat arrogant, his expression and actions showed that he was magnanimous. In other words, even if it was just for this case, he was very sure that nothing would be linked to him.

This frank feeling was completely different from the other shareholders of the Harriton Foundation he had met. Those people always gave people the feeling that they had something to hide when Jimmy asked them questions.

From this point of view, this Robbins is definitely a level higher than others. Of course, it can also be seen that he and his competitor Hareton are definitely people of the same level, and they should be very familiar with each other.

Checking the time, Jimmy came directly to the Harriton Foundation after lunch. He arrived a little early, so Jimmy went to the reception room to wait as arranged by the front desk, but when the agreed time came, Mrs. Harriton still hadn't arrived at the company.

He frowned and stood up, asking the front desk to help contact and confirm, but found that no one answered the phone.

Jimmy tapped his fingers on the front desk desk and thought for a moment: "Is there any other way to contact her? Call her home and ask."

The receptionist shook her head: "I'm sorry, I don't have any other contact information for her except her cell phone number."

Jimmy took out a business card and gave it to her: "Please ask Mrs. Hareton to contact me immediately when she comes back. Thank you."

After saying that, Jimmy left the Harriton Foundation directly. This matter had finally developed to an interesting stage. It seemed that some people could not wait to take action. No matter what Mrs. Harriton had done or whether someone else was targeting her, if she could not be contacted by phone, something must have happened.

(End of this chapter)