North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 785

Jimmy had already checked the house on site. Apparently Father Koch should have told the two children that they only cleaned up the house where they lived and left other parts untouched. Of course, it is not ruled out that the two children were too lazy and did not bother to clean up any other part except where they slept.

Jimmy was also worried. After all, traveling to another world was no joke. If the two kids messed around with it, it might not be possible to activate it. Unfortunately, Roland attached great importance to this door and did not provide any way to activate it. He only said that one could not go in without the corresponding number. But even if it was the wrong number, there would be some risk, right?

The key is the house. If you want to get the two children out, you have to get through Father Koch. He said before that the families of the two children are his acquaintances and are also believers of the church. He arranged for the two children to have a place to live out of kindness. It would definitely not work to just kick them out. There must be a proper arrangement.

Another thing is to figure out why the church did not develop or renovate this house in such a good location. After all, there is a park next to it, and at least an office area or parking lot can be built here, or even a villa can be built to accommodate some church senior officials. It is definitely not because the church has too much property and forgot that there is a house here. After all, it is right next to the church, and they must know about it.

This is very troublesome. The people Jimmy knows in the church are all exorcist priests like Father Rodney. Although they have a high status in the church, when it comes to asset management, it is obvious that only higher-level people will have complete information.

Jimmy had indeed met Bishop Anderson of the Archdiocese of New York, but it was Dave who brought him there, and they had no contact since then. There was no friendship between them. He couldn't ask Dave to introduce him to Bishop Anderson just for this matter, could he? This was too disrespectful of an important person.

As a last resort, Jimmy could only go to the church to see Father Rodney again the next day, but this time he was not alone, but picked up his godson Elliot on the way. He hadn't seen Elliot for a while, and this time he got a long vacation and had time, so naturally he had to fulfill his duties as a godfather, not to mention that he had been teaching Elliot shooting before.

After praying with Elliot in the church for a while and asking him to wait on the bench, Jimmy went directly to the reception room at the back to see Father Rodney. This time he did not beat around the bush and clearly asked Father Rodney to help investigate the house.

Father Rodney was somewhat surprised. Jimmy had always been a man with no desires, so why would he suddenly be interested in that house? Was there any secret there?

In fact, Father Rodney and Father White had investigated and discussed Jimmy many times before. Jimmy seemed to be very smart, intelligent and had various advantages, but in fact, this guy was just a day-to-day person without any specific goals or special hobbies. He had no objection as long as he could work and live a stable life and liked a life without any troubles.

Now he suddenly expressed interest in something, which was interesting.

Father Rodney: "Can I ask why?"

Jimmy thought about it for a moment and decided that some reasons couldn't be too outrageous: "I just want to confirm the reason why the church didn't deal with the house. There's nothing else to it."

Father Rodney shook his head, and Jimmy could only add, "Well, if there is no special reason why the house cannot be handled, I would like to contact the relevant department of the diocese to see if it is possible to transfer the house to me."

Father Rodney was stunned. What was the reason? "Why?"

Jimmy curled his lips. "The environment there is better. There is a church and a park next to it. If Nia and I have a child, we still hope to give the little one a better living environment. You know, the apartment building I live in now is not big, and the environment is not good. It's Manhattan."

Father Rodney was a little confused, but now was not the time to be entangled. He nodded and said, "I will ask for you. Wait for my news."

Jimmy: "Thank you, Father Rodney."

After picking up Elliot and leaving the church, Jimmy took him to the shooting range again. The little guy is much more normal now, and his performance in school has returned to normal. The psychological trauma left by the kidnapping should have been resolved.

The little guy was still very happy. After all, to him, Jimmy, his godfather, was the best. He was very excited from the moment he was picked up to go to the church to the moment he drew his gun. Although there were many opportunities to play with guns, it would definitely not be as fun to play alone as with his godfather by his side.

Of course, Elliot still used the .22 series that his father Alex Green bought for him, which had little recoil. Jimmy still used his own pistol, but in addition to teaching Elliot how to use guns, they also played some interesting games, such as throwing wine bottles and shooting moving targets.

In fact, the most suitable game for this kind of game is the flying saucer throwing machine. No matter it is one-way or two-way, the distance and speed of throwing flying saucers are much faster, and generally a double-barreled shotgun is used, and the barrel is extended for accuracy. However, the double-barreled shotgun uses a 12-gauge caliber, and the recoil is a bit too much for Elliot, so now he can only make do with it. Jimmy throws the empty beer bottle into the air, and Elliot shoots. If he misses, Jimmy will shoot again...

Don't expect Alex Green to play this kind of game with Elliot. Except for Jimmy who can do such a cool move, others will definitely just let Elliot stand behind the platform and shoot at the fixed target in the distance, and at most add a small activity like shooting mice or pheasants.

While Jimmy was taking Elliot out to play, Nia didn't go to work, but pushed Roland to the shooting club.

Jimmy's activities for today were already scheduled yesterday, and Nia knew about it of course. However, when they went to the police station to bring Roland back, they forgot to ask Roland if he could teach her how to shoot, so Nia had to come to his house to communicate in person.

Roland did not refuse. Jimmy's words yesterday clearly showed that he was rejecting the idea. He had to start with the people around him and get to know them better first.

Roland's teaching was completely different from Jimmy's. Although all gunslingers were men and had no experience in teaching women to use guns, he had been using revolvers for decades and had rich experience, so there would be no problem teaching Nia, and it would definitely be much better than Jimmy's teaching. Jimmy relied more on the muscle memory of his predecessor's years of practice plus the insights he gained from years of using revolvers.

Although Roland couldn't teach while standing, he had no problem helping Nia adjust her posture while sitting in a wheelchair. He explained everything from holding posture to standing posture and how to use the arms. Although Nia couldn't remember so much at once, she would be able to learn it after studying it a few times. But don't expect her to be able to do things like destroying demons like Jimmy and Roland. It's enough for her to be able to protect herself. Roland realized this after seeing Jimmy give the revolver to Nia.

Teaching with heart and having ordinary coaching are two completely different things. After just practicing for a while, Nia felt that Roland was much more professional than Jimmy, and taught better, so her hit rate was also much higher.
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45acp bullets are what Roland usually uses. Even in a wheelchair, he has no problem shooting. He teaches and demonstrates shooting at the same time. He is more attentive than when he taught Jimmy how to use a gun. Let's improve his favorability first.

Jimmy played with Elliot for a while. Shooting is not an activity that can be done continuously for a long time. The muscles cannot bear it and rest is definitely needed. During the rest, Jimmy also took the opportunity to ask about Elliot's study situation.

Alex Green is the mayor's adviser. It is impossible for such a person to let Elliot go to public school. The education in private schools is far superior to that in public schools, both in terms of learning content and teaching style. Therefore, there is no need to worry that these children will waste their time and lives like those in public schools.

However, they did not stay at the shooting range on the farm for too long. They returned to New York after lunch. Jimmy received a call from Father Rodney, so he naturally could not delay too long.

After sending Elliot home, Jimmy went directly to the church to see Father Rodney. Father Rodney did not explain anything to Jimmy, but gave Jimmy an old file that looked quite old.

Jimmy opened it and took a look, and finally understood the origin of the house.

Several decades ago, a wealthy believer donated this park to the church. It used to be a large estate, but after an accidental fire that killed the wealthy man's family, the wealthy man no longer lived here.

After taking over, the church cleaned up the burned-down houses in the manor, adjusted its use, and turned it into an open park.

As the property ownership was transferred to the church, the New York City Planning Commission and Regional Commission did not reject the adjustment here, and the house next door was used as a residence for the church's park management personnel.

For a period of time afterwards, everything was normal here. However, a few years later, a series of disappearances occurred in this house. The church people even discovered a supernatural case here. A thing like a vengeful spirit would attack anyone who entered the house.

The church cleared the vengeful spirit after paying a certain price, but people who entered the house continued to disappear within a few years.

The church conducted several inspections but did not find any problems, so they had to temporarily put the place aside and no longer arrange for anyone to move in.

The inertia of some things is hard to avoid. After it was abandoned, the church even forgot about it. For them, there are a lot of assets. If they interfere in things that have not been dealt with by their predecessors, it will only embarrass some people. Therefore, even after decades, no one has been assigned to deal with it.

Jimmy closed the file and asked, "So, did you guys investigate the disappearance of those people?"

Father Rodney shook his head: "No results, so this place is abandoned."

Jimmy: "So... is there a possibility that you can transfer this place to me?"

Father Rodney: "That's not for me to decide, Jimmy. Too many things have happened in that house. I think maybe you can choose somewhere else."

Jimmy took two deep breaths, thought for a while, and shook his head: "Father, please ask for me. I can rebuild the house. After all, it has been abandoned, right? Besides, even if something really happened, I think I can solve it."

Father Rodney sighed and nodded. "I can ask for you, but I can't guarantee it. You have to understand, this is New York."

Jimmy: "Thank you, thank you very much. Father Rodney."

Before leaving, Jimmy took out his checkbook and donated some money to the church. Of course, whether Father Rodney would know that the money was donated by Jimmy depended on whether other priests would inform him.

When Jimmy got home, he was surprised to see Nia resting at home. He thought Nia was at work today. Nia happily told Jimmy about how Roland taught her how to practice shooting, and the effect was very good. She already wanted to use the revolver as her backup gun, just like Jimmy.

However, there is still a problem. Strictly speaking, this gun is now a black gun. It is not registered and has no number. As a police officer, Nia still needs some procedures to register this gun. But since she has this idea, Jimmy can only help. Fortunately, his two guns have been registered before, so he can just register them in the name of the previous studio. It just takes some time.

After a while, Roland was able to get out of the wheelchair. After examination at the hospital, as long as he didn't do strenuous exercise, he would basically have no major problems walking and standing. However, he still needed more rest as muscle injuries would take a long time to recover.

Soon Jimmy's vacation will be over and he will have to go back to his office to molder.

The case in Los Angeles has been closed. Their efficiency is much better than Jimmy's before because they have found Mrs. Hareton's lawyer Sebastian. He hid for a while after leaving Los Angeles. When he went to contact Mrs. Hareton's family, he was discovered by the surveillance agent left there by the FBI and was arrested when he checked into a motel.

After matching the information Jimmy had provided to the Los Angeles office with Sebastian's interrogation records, the Los Angeles office successfully closed the chain of clues, and the death case of the Harriton Foundation's shareholders was also successfully solved. It was Mrs. Harriton who set the case and then Sebastian contacted professionals to do it.

But there is no hope of finding the murderer. Even the middleman that Sebastian contacted has disappeared.

Anyway, most of the case has been solved, and the rest has been shelved, including Mr. Harriton's yacht explosion. In order to maintain normal elections, they must make certain trade-offs.

And for Jimmy, the good news is not just that the case was closed. Father Rodney also gave good news. The church agreed to transfer the house, but not the property rights, only the right to rent and renovate the house.

(End of this chapter)