North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 841 Showing Goodwill
This was a bank robbery case. In the 21st century, there are still many bank robberies in the United States. Moreover, due to the rapid pace of equipment updates in recent years, many banks have not yet finalized new purchases. Many banks still use the old low-resolution surveillance systems, and many cannot even perform facial recognition. This has led to a considerable number of bank robberies remaining unsolved.

Originally, the case had nothing to do with the anti-gang squad, but the fleeing robbers were unlucky enough to have a car crash not far from the bank. The serious traffic accident caused the vehicle to be damaged, and the group could only stagger out of the car, and one of them needed to be supported by two other people.

They robbed a car at gunpoint and fled, and the NYPD patrol officers caught up with them at this time, but they were obviously very familiar with New York. After just a few turns, the car entered an underground parking lot. The police chased after it and soon found the hijacked car, but the people in it had disappeared.

After confirming that they were suspects in the bank robbery, the NYPD handed the traffic accident and armed vehicle robbery cases over to the FBI for joint handling. The first thing they did was to investigate the parking lot, and they quickly locked onto one of the cars, but that car then disappeared in the traffic.

Based on the fingerprint information obtained from the car that had the accident and the hijacked car, the identities of two of the people were confirmed. The two belonged to the same gang. After contacting Jimmy and confirming the information, they directly gave the task of arresting Jimmy.

This kind of investigation was easy. Jimmy had tracked vehicles many times before when he was in the homicide squad. He quickly locked down their movements and then the house.

Sometimes we have to admit that these criminals have some problems with their brains. Of course, it is not ruled out that they did not notice that the surveillance of the road they passed was intact. The entire trajectory was grasped by the FBI except for a short section in the middle. Yet they moved into this house so openly.

The raid went very smoothly. After Jimmy entered the house, he found that the agents from Group B who had come in earlier had already captured all the people. The gunfight just now was obviously just random shooting. Only two of the four people were bleeding and were currently lying on their backs on the ground groaning. The other two looked much better, and there were agents beside them holding their arms to prevent them from escaping.

In addition to the four men, there was also a middle-aged woman in the room, but it was obvious that the gunfight just now had nothing to do with her, and she was now handcuffed.

There were two bags that had been opened on the coffee table, and inside them were hundreds of thousands of cash robbed from the bank, but one of the bags had been partially dyed.

Jimmy looked at the scene, arranged for others to take the people back, left a few people behind to continue the search, and then turned and left.

This case is not difficult to solve. The key lies in their identities. It is common for gang members to rob banks, but this was mainly concentrated in the last century. After entering the 21st century, most of the bank robbery cases have nothing to do with organized gangs. These people are familiar with the police and are aware of how much the security equipment in society has been updated. They have other ways to make money, and bank robbery is no longer a reliable business.

What Jimmy cares about is why these people are robbing the bank. Is it that something has happened to the gangsters that requires them to get the money as soon as possible? Many times, this kind of information may lead to bigger problems.

The fact-checking was simple. The money robbed from the bank was obviously not divided among them. Such a result was not consistent with the behavior of ordinary bank robbers. In addition, the fingerprints and bloodstains on the two cars were clear evidence pointing to two of them. It was not difficult to get a confession, and the result surprised Jimmy.

This robbery was actually a sudden and unexpected case. One of the four people borrowed high-interest loans due to gambling debts. The gangster was his brother. The other two were his colleagues when he was in the military. After retiring, they also followed him to find work in New York. Because the loan sharking had expired, the gangster who was the brother was just a small-time gangster and it was impossible for him to take out hundreds of thousands of cash. However, he was very clear about the methods used by the gangs to treat those who borrowed money and did not pay it back. So, they gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, and planned to do something big.

There was actually not much cash on the bank counter. If they wanted to steal more, they had to enter the bank vault. They were not familiar with the bank robbery business. They just designed the escape route and changed the vehicle before taking action. Their target was the cash on the counter, which was the two bags.

The amount of cash reported by the bank that was robbed does not match the amount of cash Jimmy and his team got from the robbers. However, how could hundreds of thousands of cash be stored in a counter for people to rob? Jimmy threw the matter to other people and left it alone. These bank people really want to make trouble when they get the chance.

The facts are very clear. The money they robbed has not been touched at all. According to their contact with the other party, someone will come to collect the money. Jimmy directly arranged people to squat outside the house and wait for people. They found the person who came to collect the money, but the other party turned around and left immediately after seeing the hole in the door.

The surveillance team was reliable. Although the other party was alert, they were still able to track them to a car repair shop in Brooklyn.

Jimmy was sitting in front of the computer looking at the photos transmitted by the surveillance team, when he suddenly found a familiar car, or to be more precise, a familiar badge. It was an F150 Pickup with a shield on the door, which was the logo of the InterContinental Hotel. Jimmy frowned, and after a while, he picked up the phone and notified a team of detectives to go to the repair shop, get the photo of the man who went to withdraw the money from the surveillance team, and bring him back in the name of assisting the investigation, being careful not to cause a conflict.

The FBI's success rate in asking people to come back in the name of assisting in the investigation is not high, especially when Jimmy already knows that there is a problem there, he will definitely run into trouble. However, the previous investigation has already proceeded to this step, and he cannot just stop the monitoring team's mission. That would be too obvious and easy to leave room for trouble.

"Ding-dong," Jimmy picked up the phone and the agent on the other end had already answered. Just as Jimmy thought, the agents had hit a big snag without a search warrant and an arrest warrant.

"Wait for me at the scene."

After Jimmy replied, he stood up, took a suit from the side, put it on, and left the office directly.

The repair shop was temporarily closed. Two FBI agents' cars and a van at the door directly blocked the entrance. When Jimmy came over, three agents were standing at the door and staring at the workers inside the repair shop.

Jimmy waved his hand and asked the agents to stand aside. He came to the door, showed his ID and said, "FBI Supervisory Agent Jimmy Young, I want to see your person in charge."

The ferocious-looking maintenance workers inside looked at each other, and one of them turned and went into the repair shop. A few minutes later, he came out and waved to Jimmy. Jimmy looked at the agents on both sides and said, "Wait here." Then he pushed aside the two workers who were blocking his way and walked in.

In the repair shop, a middle-aged man was sitting on a chair drinking. His glass and bottle were placed on the hood of a car. He stood up when he saw Jimmy come in. "Aurelio."

"FBI Agent Jimmy Young, nice to meet you."

The two men shook hands, and Aurelio said, "So, Agent, how can I help you?"

Jimmy took out the photo and said, "There's a bank robbery case that needs the help of one of your guys. I need to ask him to go back and help with the investigation."

Aurelio: Why?

"The suspect robbed the bank in order to give him the money. We have reason to suspect that he is the mastermind behind the bank robbery."

"You have no reason to arrest anyone."

"That's why I asked him to go back and assist in the investigation. I know you have many ways to stop us from taking people away, but..."

Jimmy took two steps to the side, came to a car, and knocked on the shield on the car door, "Loan sharking is just against New York State law, it has nothing to do with us FBI.

If the suspect accuses him of extortion and planning the robbery, that would be racketeering and organizing, which would be a federal crime.

Going a little deeper, perhaps it involves some special businesses and interstate businesses, that is, organized crime, and I think some people should be familiar with Rico Law. "

Aurelio's originally calm face also became tense. Jimmy's deliberate knock on the car door was obviously not a simple subconscious action. That shield emblem...

After a while, Aurelio said softly, "It is our duty to cooperate with the federal agency in handling the case. We will cooperate. Wait a moment."

After saying that, he left the maintenance workshop and walked towards the office area at the back.

Soon, two people came out. One of them stared at Jimmy fiercely. He was the man who appeared in the photo before. Jimmy took out handcuffs from his waist and put them on him. He cooperated very well throughout the whole process, but his expression was not good.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Goodbye." After saying that, Jimmy led his men out.

The agents outside were also very surprised to see Jimmy successfully bring someone out. Is the gap between people so big?
But no matter what, now that we have hired someone, we can go back and investigate.

In fact, the previous interrogation had made it clear that this person was a loan shark. It was just because he was a gangster and those people couldn't afford to offend him, so he took the risk to go to the bank to commit a crime. In the subsequent interrogation, the other party also refused to admit that he had instructed these people to commit the crime. At most, he was just a loan shark.

The case is almost finished, but without Jimmy's confirmation, it has not been closed and handed over yet.

Finally, after get off work, Woody called Jimmy and someone at the bar wanted to see him.

When they arrived at the bar, Jimmy sat directly at the bar. When Woody poured Jimmy a drink, he gestured to a man in a suit sitting at the corner of the bar. When the man saw Jimmy looking at him, he smiled and raised his glass, then stood up and sat next to Jimmy. "Good evening, agent."

Jimmy drank his wine by himself: "I'm here, let's talk."

The man smiled and put down his glass: "Leslie Price, from the Price Law Firm."

Jimmy nodded: "How can I help you?"

Price: "My client was asked by you to assist in the investigation today, and he has not returned yet. I think there may be some misunderstanding here. Before I go to see the client, I hope to talk to Agent Yang first."

Jimmy: “Who hired you?”

Price smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, this involves business secrets. I just want to know why my client was taken away by you."

Jimmy turned his head and glanced at Price. This guy should be the gang lawyer. "Since you don't want to talk, let your boss tell me in person. Woody, I'm leaving first."

Putting down the glass, Jimmy stood up and left the bar directly, ignoring Price who was shouting at him to wait a moment.

It's so rude. The other party doesn't take me seriously at all. He just arranges a lawyer to get close to me. Although I didn't listen to the rest of the words, it's nothing more than some threats and inducements. It's meaningless. Moreover, since the other party already knows to come to this bar to find me, he must have a channel to contact me directly. In short, communicating with this lawyer is a complete waste of time.

The next day, Price came to the FBI. Because they were assisting in the investigation, the people they brought back were not sent to the detention center, but kept in a temporary detention room at the FBI. After meeting with the lawyer, Price immediately protested on the grounds that there was no evidence to prove that his client was involved in the bank robbery and that it did not involve a federal crime. After Jimmy nodded, they were sent to the NYPD. Usury is a clear criminal act, and it is normal for the FBI to hand it over to the NYPD.

That evening, Jimmy met a middleman in a gentleman's club. "Good evening, Mr. Yang. I am Steve Wilson, and I bring greetings from Mr. Viggo Trasov. I'm sorry, but my client is not suitable to appear in this kind of occasion, so I have to replace him."

Jimmy: "The Trasovs, the Russians, so that Aurelio is his man?"

Wilson nodded with a smile. "I hope what happened in the past few days will not affect your good mood. Mr. Viggo Trasov has specially prepared a small gift for you to congratulate Mr. Yang on his promotion. Please accept it."

Wilson said as he took a wooden box from the side, which was specially tied with a ribbon. He opened the box and found a bottle of vodka inside. "Victory Vodka from the 1967 Kraftman Winery. I hope you like it."

Jimmy took a look and said, "Thank you, but I'm not familiar with the people in Trasov, so I'd better take it back first. Does he have anything to say to me?"

Wilson: "No, no, please do not doubt Mr. Viggo Trasov's sincerity. I just want to congratulate you on taking charge of the anti-black group."

He paused and continued, "Manhattan is not that big. We will definitely have dealings with each other in the future. I hope we won't let this little thing ruin our relationship."

(End of this chapter)