North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 789

Nia was of course aware of the sensitivity of Roland's identity, but today's facts were simply beyond her thinking, so she made many low-level mistakes during the family doctor's examination and questioning. Fortunately, she corrected herself in time, so at least there was no major misunderstanding.

Fortunately, this family doctor is not a psychologist. She just made some mistakes when answering the questions, not because of her brain problems. He confirmed that she was fine for the time being and did not need to go to the hospital for examination. She just needed to rest more.

When the doctor left, he specifically called Jimmy out and asked him to pay more attention to Nia's mental state. Maybe because it was her first pregnancy, the doctor felt that Nia was a little too nervous. He asked Jimmy to talk to Nia more often and try not to let her be too nervous, which would not be good for her or the fetus.

Of course Jimmy listened to the doctor's instructions obediently. After sending him away, he returned to the living room and sat next to Nia. "Are you still thinking about Roland?"

Nia nodded and was about to speak when Jimmy immediately said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you some things. I'm not particularly familiar with Roland, especially his past. He hasn't told me much about his world, but I've known Roland for many years. At least for now, he doesn't have any ill will towards us, so I haven't asked about these things."

Nia: "Is he a magician? Like in the movies, he can just open a portal and leave this world or something."

Jimmy blinked. "Why would you think that?"

Nia: "A portal, isn't this a trick used by mages?"

Jimmy could only shake his head: "I have never seen him use magic, so it shouldn't be that. How about if he comes back next time, you can ask him then?"

Jimmy even laughed at the end of the story. Frankly speaking, if he had asked about the situation in the Dark Tower, Roland would have definitely regarded it as him being willing to go to the Dark Tower world and just wanting to learn about the situation in advance. But if it was Nia who asked, it would probably be out of curiosity. In that case, maybe Roland was really willing to tell Nia something about the Dark Tower world, and that would be none of Jimmy's business, at least it wasn't him who leaked the information.

Nia: "So what does he do? And what's with that portal? Can't magicians open portals, too?"

Jimmy was a little stunned. Roland's identity was a gunslinger, but he didn't know what a gunslinger was. The key point was that the portal couldn't be explained. "I really don't know. I only know that his duties there are similar to those of the sheriffs in our Western period. He solves problems that ordinary people can't handle. And he and his people have their own special title, Gunslinger."

Jimmy patted Nia on the shoulder and said, "Okay, don't think too much about it. He has gone back and we won't see him for quite some time. By the way, don't tell anyone about Roland, including Kevin and the others."

Nia frowned and thought about it, then nodded, "I understand, but I won't tell anyone else."

Jimmy: "Well, some things must be kept secret. It will be troublesome if others know about it."

No matter what Nia was thinking, at least for now, Nia's side was temporarily stable. This coincidence was really speechless. Originally, Roland and the Dark Tower world, as well as the portal in the basement had to be kept strictly confidential. Jimmy made sure that Nia had left for work and no one would come at this time, so he went with Roland to open the portal in the basement to send him back. It was also the first time he saw the portal open on the spot, but it went wrong the first time.

It was all because Jimmy had placed a lot of things in front of the wall of the portal to block it, and it was a waste of time to move them back and forth. It just so happened that at this point in time he didn't look up to observe the room, and Nia just happened to come back. Some accidents always catch people off guard.

Fortunately, Nia is not the kind of person who talks too much. At least she won’t leak it out in the short term. We can only wait and see how things develop next.

Jimmy was the most nervous after Nia became pregnant, but the people in the church were the most concerned. Father White returned to Staten Island after performing a blessing ceremony for Nia. Father Rodney often met with Jiminy and the others. After the small building was built, Father Rodney came to check it out to make sure there was no dirt here.

Apart from that checkup, they would invite Jimmy and Nia to church almost every week. Of course, it also had a missionary purpose. After all, Nia was not an outward believer, and this was one of the possible hidden dangers for them. After all, their target was not Jimmy, an adult, but the child in Nia's belly.

The church is very good at making long-term plans and of course has strong execution capabilities. It is undeniable that there are indeed many pests in it, but people above a certain level are still very clear-headed. After senior executives like Father White and others have made plans, the people they choose to implement the plans are also reliable. Therefore, Jimmy and Nia's contact with the church during this period can be said to be very smooth and there have been no disputes or accidents.

Jimmy had known for a long time that people in the church were keeping an eye on his child, but he had never had a good way to refuse. After all, at this social level, the hidden power of the church is still very large. Whether in politics or among the people, there are a large number of believers or people who want to cooperate with them with the intention of gaining benefits. If he directly refuses and leaves the church, he may be targeted by people in the church. Some things that are easy to handle will become difficult to do under their interference.

Jimmy is no longer alone. James helped him get the identity of a church believer so that he could better integrate into society. After all, he is of Chinese descent, and it is often difficult for him to avoid being targeted. If he leaves now, not only him, but also his family members such as Nia and Kevin will be implicated.

Jimmy had decided a long time ago that whether his/her child would join the church in the future was something he/she could decide later and let nature take its course.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye Roland had been gone for two or three months. Nia was in good physical condition, and with adequate care, nothing had happened during this time. Of course, it was normal for her to have some changes in her personality, such as irritability, drowsiness and lack of sleep, and occasionally things like having to use a key to open the door and look for the key. These were all within Jimmy's understanding, and with his mother-in-law coming to take care of her every now and then, she was able to get through it more or less smoothly.

The two of them were completely unattended at work. Nia at the police station simply took a long vacation, and Jimmy stopped caring about him after the others found out that Nia was pregnant. It didn't matter whether they fell in love with him or not. Anyway, no one would go to his office to find him, unless they were sure he was there to have tea and chat.

In fact, it is impossible for the FBI to have an easy time. Whether it is Ruiz or others, there are a lot of things to do, especially the sudden subprime mortgage market crisis that has made Wall Street a mess. Wall Street is related to the stock and securities market, and stocks and securities are related to a large number of middle-class people, so that there are quite a lot of bankruptcies or unemployment due to investment failures or being implicated. Suicides and even retaliatory shootings are also frequent.

Ray Hope, who took over Jimmy's homicide squad, has been very busy recently. The homicide squad doesn't have many people to begin with, so as soon as there are more cases, they will be extremely busy.

The NYPD is already struggling to cope with daily operations, and they are the most sensitive to the various public security issues caused by the current downward trend in society. Not only has the number of calls for the police skyrocketed, but cases such as shootings have become more frequent. As a result, homicide cases that used to cooperate happily with the FBI are now all thrown to them as long as they can be handled at the federal level.

Ray Hope was someone Jimmy had worked with in the Dallas office in Texas. It was thanks to the great effort of Lambert, the supervisor there, that he was able to come to New York to take over Jimmy's position. How could a small local office possibly compare with the three major branches of the same level? So of course Ray was very happy. However, he was not happy for long before he ran into such a annoying thing. He could have comfortably gained experience, but now he has become a slave.

However, while drinking tea, he had a very good impression of Mark and Julia, two of Jimmy's former subordinates. Generally, it is absolutely impossible for a new agent who has been in the job for one or two years to handle a case independently, and these two people who have experienced Jimmy's free-hand training are definitely different from others.

They are highly capable and very familiar with Manhattan. Whether they were sent out to investigate clues alone or working with Ray to arrest suspects, they have been working very hard in recent months. This has completely exceeded Ray's impression of a junior agent. As long as they persist for another one or two years, there is no doubt that both of them will be capable enough to be promoted to senior agents.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that Lei was too embarrassed to point out the shortcomings of the two people in front of Jimmy while they were drinking tea, so he could only praise their strengths. After all, they were people trained by Jimmy, and if he really said that they were too bad, it would be a slap in the face. He certainly couldn't do this both in public and in private.

Anyway, the relationship between Lei and Jimmy has been pretty good in recent times. Jimmy can feel more at ease knowing that these two unlucky guys can continue to climb up under Lei's leadership. After all, he doesn't bring many people with him.

Apart from these messy things, Jimmy also took advantage of his more free time to successfully complete his undergraduate studies and continue to move towards the next step of master's degree. You know, it took him a lot of effort to continue studying. Both Dave and Kevin gave him a lot of help. If he didn't stick to the end, it would be a waste.

The bureau's requirements for him were very simple: don't cause trouble, stay there quietly for a year or two, and then discuss the next step when he is older and more experienced. On this basis, it's up to Jimmy to slack off at work or simply not come to work. Dave and Ruiz and others above him don't care at all, even if someone gossips about him, let them do it. Jimmy then put most of his energy into his family.
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In the Dark Tower world, Roland landed on a hillside when he came out of the portal with supplies. He climbed to the top of the mountain and looked around. He didn't find any settlements nearby, so he could only find a random direction and walk away.

This is the problem with the portal. The input number represents this world. If it cannot be accurately located, it will take a long time from landing to finding the next teleportation point. This is not a solution for traveling back and forth to a fixed location at all.

In fact, he had seen fixed-location teleportation. When he defeated the Men in Black, it was obvious that the portal between the Men in Black's base and the New York outpost could be used to travel back and forth at a fixed location. When Jack was captured by the Men in Black and taken to their lair, he saw Jack tied up on the other side through the portal. It was obvious that the Men in Black had the ability to link the two worlds together.

In other words, as long as Roland finds someone who is familiar with the rules of the portal, he can theoretically directly open the portal of the Dark Tower and the portal in Jimmy's basement.

The man in black is a wizard, and he is not the only wizard in this world. Since he can do it, other wizards should be able to do it as well, but they may need to figure out how to deal with it.

As long as the two sides are completely connected, Roland and Jimmy can travel back and forth between the two worlds at any time without worrying about the embarrassment of getting lost or not being able to find the teleportation point.

As long as the two sides are connected, they can enter and exit at any time and their safety can be guaranteed. Roland believes that he can convince Jimmy to try to come to the Dark Tower world. This will at least allow the mages to confirm whether Jimmy is really related to the energy imbalance here.

In fact, Roland had repeatedly thought about the wizard's words. Wizards were not omnipotent, and there were many things they did not understand. From their understanding, the energy in this world was unbalanced, so they needed to find the cause of the energy imbalance and remedy it. However, they did not know that Roland had given the Black Rainbow to Jimmy.

In Roland's opinion, the energy imbalance might not be caused by Black Rainbow being taken out of the Dark Tower by Roland, but simply because the world is heading towards extinction. The cause and effect relationship is not clear. Now he is thinking about asking Jimmy to come just to verify one of the possibilities.

Roland was very familiar with the world of the Dark Tower. Even though his current location was unknown and he could only walk, he was confident that he could find a settlement before his supplies ran out.

This world is not safe. Roland walked while being alert and clearing some monsters to make the world safer. The number of bullets he brought this time was enough for him to spend without worrying about not having enough in the future.

The world of the Dark Tower is medieval, and the reserves and production of bullets are limited. In the past, he had to look everywhere for suitable bullets.

Just three days later, he found a village with dozens of people. After using the money he had saved to buy a horse and some supplies, he successfully embarked on the journey to find the familiar portal.

(End of this chapter)