North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 514 Paparazzi?

Jimmy didn't disturb Christopher Lee's investigation, but just followed. He also put on disposable gloves to prevent his fingerprints from contaminating the scene.But he didn't quite believe Li's reasoning, there should be other things here.

Judging from the current situation, there is nothing wrong with what Li said just now. He broke into the house, fought with security guards after being discovered, and fled the villa among the crowd after shooting.

But the thieves have a problem. It is normal to have a response person outside. There should be an intelligence monitoring person who is responsible for monitoring the villa or letting the wind out. Then one or two enter the villa to find what they want.

And normally, this kind of thing should not break out into a gun battle. There is a dinner party here, and there are celebrities, rich people and politicians. Shooting on such an occasion, normal thieves would definitely not do it.

They must have other purposes, and the possibility of assassinating someone can basically be ruled out. If it is an assassination, it would be too rough.

Among other things, the number of bullet holes that have been marked and labeled at the scene is too dense.Just where they are standing on the second floor, there are at least 25 bullet holes in the wall. It is not yet determined how many shots were fired by the security guards, and how many shots were fired by thieves, but judging by the situation, there will definitely be no fewer.

Jimmy opened his mind to observe, and just looked around briefly, and he felt more and more that his thinking was right.The villa looked normal, but within the scope of his mind, he had already found two weapon arsenals in the room.

One is in a room on the first floor, which seems to be a security room. There are only two rifles in the shelf, and some pistols hanging on it.The other one is on the second floor. It seems to be a mezzanine made of thickened walls, and the same various weapons are hung on it. It looks the same style, except that the shelves in the room on the first floor are placed directly outside.

Jimmy really has never been in contact with rich people before, but he believes that no matter what kind of rich people they are, they should not have such a hobby.

Jimmy must be most concerned about safety, so he saw all kinds of weapons at first glance. In fact, there are still some abnormal spaces. For example, the wall between the study and the next room is double-layered, and there is a hidden room in the middle. See what it is.There is also a basement under this house, the area is not too small, and some things are piled inside.

This pattern reminded Jimmy of a person he had met before. Roman in Long Island, New York, was the guy whose family was killed by the wraith. His seaside villa also had various mezzanines.

However, these findings are basically useless to the case. Now we should rely on conventional methods to obtain fingerprints or evidence investigation, and it is not his own investigation. Now he only needs to be eyes and ears.

Seeing Christopher Lee and the others investigating, Jimmy greeted Lee and went downstairs to smoke a cigarette.This is the scene of a shooting, smoking in the room is too much, honestly going outside is king.

Jimmy went to the backyard, where there were also police and detectives recording bullet holes and wires.Jimmy stood in the corner of the backyard and looked at the sea. The scenery of Palm Beach was really good, with bright sunshine, yellow sand, green grass, and blue ocean. Sure enough, it was good for the rich, and there were beautiful scenery to see without leaving home.

Jimmy looked left and right, and also at the villa next door. There was a beautiful girl standing on the balcony drinking coffee while watching the sea.Luckily, Jimmy whistled lightly, but he didn't continue to look at it. Looking at the sea and finished smoking, Jimmy turned around and returned to the villa with the cigarette butt, found an ashtray to put it out and put it in.

At noon, Jimmy asked Li to have lunch with him. There was no special request during the case. There was a supermarket a block away, and the dining car outside was the best and most convenient choice.

The two sat in the rest area outside the supermarket, chatting while eating, Jimmy: "How is it? Did you get anything?"

Li: "The harvest is not big. Some bullet casings and fingerprints have been collected. In addition, blood stains on the ground and walls have been collected. We will verify the results later."

Jimmy: "Has the trajectory of the scene been confirmed? How many people?"

Li: "One, the location where he fled was basically determined, but there were too many people yesterday, and the traces could not be distinguished."

Jimmy: "Is there any investigation on the surveillance of the surrounding villas?"

Li glanced at Jimmy, "Of course, someone in the bureau is investigating."

Jimmy has understood how the DHS staff came to the FBI's Manhattan office to handle the case. At that time, the FBI was very cooperative with them, but now the people in the Miami office do not seem to cooperate with Jimmy. Lee's words basically have no clues or conclusions. .

Recall what Deputy Director Dave said, know as much as you can, don’t believe the official conclusions, it seems that there is some discord between the Manhattan and Miami offices, but Jimmy has been in the Manhattan office for two or three years, the time is too short, contact level cannot be reached.

Jimmy: "By the way, Deputy Director Hudson was shot in the right shoulder. He should return to New York after his injury stabilizes. Is it okay?"

Li nodded: "This case has nothing to do with the deputy director. He is just a victim and his whereabouts will not be restricted."

Jimmy: "Where are the others?"

Li: "After taking the confession, the restrictions on them were lifted. These people cannot all be detained, and the impact is too great. This time, not too many people were injured, and no one was killed. It is very lucky."

Jimmy: "Okay, I'll go to the hospital in the afternoon, how about you? Will you go back to Miami after the investigation here?"

Li: "It depends on the results of the investigation here. It's not certain right now."

Jimmy: "OK, then I'll contact you in the afternoon."

Jimmy and Lee returned to the villa, Lee went in to continue the investigation, Jimmy drove away from the villa and went back to the hotel.He hasn't slept for more than a day. Although he can still hold on, it's better to take a rest.

Jimmy set the alarm for an hour and a half later. He couldn't sleep for too long. It would be good if he could sleep for an hour, at least he could recover a lot of energy.

In the afternoon, in the hospital, the policeman at the door had already left, and now he was one of the two bodyguards in the morning. Jimmy showed his ID, knocked on the door and walked in.

Only Dave was in the ward, and Jimmy came to the front of the bed: "Mr. Hudson, how do you feel?"

Dave: "Okay, how's their investigation going?"

Jimmy: "I have already collected statements from the people at the scene, but I haven't got them. They are investigating the others at the scene, including blood stains, fingerprints, bullet casings, ballistics, etc. There is no detailed information for the time being."

Dave nodded: "Continue to follow up and focus on investigating Daniel Rivera."

Jimmy: "Riveira was shot twice. He was still in the hospital in the morning. I don't know his location. This will take some time to investigate. In addition, technical support may be needed. It may be troublesome for such a person to investigate intelligence."

Dave took the phone with his left hand, found a phone number and gave Jimmy a look, "Call him when you need it."

Jimmy wrote down the mobile phone number and nodded, "Then I'll go back to the scene to see if they will have something new."

Dave: "Go."

Jimmy left the hospital and parked the car on the side of the road.This time it must have been bad luck and encountered trouble.Originally, I wanted to make a good impression, but Dave is somewhat difficult to deal with, and he is too thoughtful.

The fact that he and his wife can come to the dinner together at least shows that he and this Daniel Rivera know each other, or have a reliable relationship that allows them to get the invitation, and they should have common ground in some respects.

But after this accident, he made it clear that he directly told Jimmy to investigate him. It seems that there are still many things going on here, and the identity or other aspects of Daniel Rivera are not simple.

Dave said that Daniel has a shipping company and a think tank, and his family also has an arsenal. Is it smuggling?No, it's not a big deal to do this kind of thing, it's impossible for Dave to care.

There was too little information, and Jimmy couldn't judge it at all. He started the car and headed to the villa.

The car was parked on the side of the road at the entrance of the villa. Jimmy looked around habitually, and suddenly found that there was a problem with a station wagon.From the front, there was no one in the driver's seat or the co-pilot, but I could see someone in the back seat was huddled in a corner, taking a picture with a camera, and the direction of the shot happened to be the villa where the shootout took place.

Jimmy didn't do anything. Under normal circumstances, he would not be able to see the people behind the station wagon. Except for the front glass, the rear of the car windows are all dark. It would be a big problem to ask directly.

Jimmy took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette by the side of the car to pass the time. The man also turned the camera to take pictures of his car and people. If he was in New York, he must be a paparazzi, but he is really not familiar with Palm Beach. , not sure of the person's identity.

Jimmy walked into the villa and found Li, who was sitting on a chair, staring at the ballistic simulation with the red line in a daze.

Jimmy: "Lee, there's something wrong outside."

Li turned to look at Jimmy: "What?"

Jimmy: "There's a station wagon outside. It's been there this morning. I saw someone in the car just now. It seems something is wrong."

Li narrowed his eyes, got up and came to the door, hid behind the door and looked over, and said while watching, "Don't disturb him, we will deal with it."

Li watched for a while, but no one in the car came out. He called someone over, and the two walked out together.

Li came to the side of the station wagon, looked in through the car window, and then knocked on the roof. The person inside opened the door and came down. As for what he was talking about, Li also checked his camera. , and then gave it back to him.

After a while, the man opened the door and started the car, and left the villa. Li and the others walked back slowly, "A paparazzi, there's nothing wrong with it."

Jimmy nodded, and the afternoon was over in the on-site investigation. Jimmy asked about the surveillance video of the surrounding villas. Li said that the people in the office checked and found nothing unusual, so he sent Jimmy away.

The villas on Palm Beach Island are not far away, and each villa must have external and internal surveillance. Jimmy really doesn’t believe that there is nothing unusual inside, but he has no way to ask Li to disclose the specific content, and there is no way to see it. Surveillance video, can only accept his statement.

The burned rubber boat was also pulled back as evidence. In addition, there were inquiries from several villas around the rubber boat. These were all investigated by the police and people from the Miami office. Naturally, Jimmy did not get any useful information.

Li only said that there were no clues there, but he didn't let Jimmy participate in the investigation. Now Jimmy has really become eyes and ears, and the ears are not very useful.

Jimmy and the others drove away from the villa. Li and his colleagues were in front, and Jimmy was behind. Just two streets away, Jimmy saw the familiar station wagon in the rearview mirror.

The station wagon that had left was following them behind another car. This is definitely a problem. If it is really an ordinary paparazzi, he should pay attention to the injured people instead of FBI agents like them. .

Jimmy turned around at the intersection ahead, but the station wagon did not follow, but continued to go on the same road with Li and the others.Jimmy turned around and followed the station wagon as a titmouse.

Tracking is a technical job. Jimmy can quickly find the station wagon, which is the aftermath of the continuous attacks on him in Manhattan last time. Because his memory is relatively good, as long as the car he sees in the rearview mirror appears many times, he will Very caring.

The car that was monitored this time happened to be the station wagon that I saw in the afternoon, and I was very impressed. Naturally, I paid attention to him not long after he appeared.

But now Jimmy's tracking is relatively safe, following at a distance of two or three cars, as long as the other party does not deliberately observe the cars behind, Jimmy should not be found.

Finally, they stopped at a hotel in West Palm Beach. Li and his colleagues entered the hotel. After waiting for half an hour, the station wagon that followed them did not see them get off, and then started to leave. Of course, the oriole behind him also keep on following.

As the station wagon continued west, farther and farther away from Palm Beach, Jimmy became more and more interested in this man.

If he is an ordinary paparazzi, after getting the photos and other things, he should find media such as newspapers and TV stations to sell his gains as soon as possible, and he left Palm Beach directly after tracking the FBI, which naturally means that he is not ordinary Paparazzi are more like people monitoring the scene.

Jimmy was completely unfamiliar with the terrain here. When the car in front stopped in front of a villa, the man got out of the car with a bag and walked into the villa. Only then did Jimmy finally confirm that the watcher had nothing to do with the paparazzi.If paparazzi can live in this kind of villa, then the people here are too rich.

Jimmy didn't stop to investigate, but after recording the current location, he continued to drive forward, found a gas station, and bought a map to confirm his location.

They have already left West Palm Beach, and their current location is in Wellington, which is a bit worse than Palm Beach, and it is still a city where the rich and famous gather.

What paparazzi can afford to live in a villa here?Just kidding.

Jimmy drove back. The station wagon of the 'paparazzi' just now is still there, and he should still be in the villa. Jimmy parked not far away. Wait a little later, and go to the villa to scout. It's still early, the car on the road There are a lot of people and people, which is really inconvenient.

It's understandable that Li and the others didn't find the following car, but they let the paparazzi go after a few casual questions. That's too wrong. At least they should contact the bureau to check their identity. The whole process reveals a weird feeling. The sense of disharmony made Jimmy very uncomfortable.

And he doesn't trust Li somewhat. He feels like a salary thief, completely dawdling. It seems that there is no urgency to investigate this shooting case.

(End of this chapter)