North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 572 Unexpected
Senator Pratt understood after talking to Director Callaway that since Peter and the others had found the location of the evidence box, he would definitely get the box as soon as possible. He was also very concerned about the evidence in that box. .

Although he is already a senator, if there is a problem with this kind of previous case involving him, it is very likely that his political career will be completely terminated.

After talking with Peter, Director Callaway asked Peter to form a team to find the evidence and let the bureau get it first, but in fact she just said that, and she still wanted to delay Peter's progress.

When Peter met Hughes before the investigation, the few words Hughes said to Peter were very important, "You are the law, Senator Platt is not clean, Platt and Callaway they are obstructing justice, you have to do The only thing to do is to fight back and kill them."

Hughes was really angry. The old detective who had worked for 30 years was driven away like this. I couldn't help it.

Although it has always been required that every agent not cross the line, but at this moment, he has to admit that Peter and Neil Caffrey used various side-by-side methods to handle the case, although the results were good. , The detection rate is very high, but the method has been criticized by many people.

Now that Hughes is no longer the field director, Peter must of course be encouraged to continue their methods to complete the counterattack against Senator Pratt and Director Callaway.
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Jimmy is completely unaware of Peter's investigation, and he is not in the mood to understand it now. He has been warned by many people, so naturally he should be more honest.

Recently, in addition to thinking about how to get admission-related content, I am more concerned about how many people I need to greet and make friends with.

Except for meeting some people when they were engaged, Jimmy basically stayed in New York honestly and didn't go anywhere, so no matter whether it was James, Tom, Lambert, or Steven, they basically hadn't seen each other. , and seldom call to chat, it is also necessary to take some time to go out for a walk.

Now the field work in the Manhattan office is busy, and Jimmy has to be distracted to prevent him from participating, or he might as well ask for leave and go out for a walk.

And if you need to go around, Jimmy has many places to go, and it can't be done in a day or two. It just happens to be a long vacation or something, which is good for everyone.

To sort it out, if the plan goes well, he needs to fly directly from New York to Florida, then to Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and then fly to Montana to check the former Jimmy's estate, and then come back , this circle can not be done in three to five days.

I always feel that there is not enough time, even if he asks for leave, it is impossible for him to ask for half a month and a month directly. After this calculation, it seems that it is impossible to make a circle no matter what.

Jimmy chatted with Nia at night and told Nia about his plan. Nia was also very interested, but she didn't agree with Jimmy's idea of ​​taking a long vacation, but hoped that the two would wait until the end of the year or after they got married next year. Go and meet Jimmy's family and friends together.

It’s just that it’s too deliberate for Jimmy to go around alone. Although it seems that the reason is very good, to meet and chat with former friends to consolidate friendship, but a simple meeting really does not necessarily have such an effect.

If he and Nia are together, the reason is very good. The two are already engaged and will get married next year. Now it is a very legitimate reason to meet with friends and introduce his fiancée.

But Nia just took a one-month vacation a few days ago, and now there is no way to ask for leave. Even if her father is the deputy director, she can't take a long vacation so blatantly.

So Jimmy thought about the plan for a few days, and he was stillborn. There was no way, since Nia said so, he had to cancel the plan first.
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Jimmy was leaning on the office chair with his feet crossed on the table, just in a daze in the office, the phone on the desk rang, answered the phone, Jimmy got up and came to Mrs. Mason's office, "Mrs. Is it?"

Mrs. Mason shook her head: "Have you heard?"

Jimmy: "Heard what? I've been in the office."

Mrs. Mason: "Peter Bolk has just been arrested by Director Callaway on suspicion of murdering Senator Terrence Pratt."

Jimmy was taken aback: "What!? Impossible, how could he be such a coward to murder Senator Platt?"

Mrs. Mason: "I haven't got the specific information yet, but I just received the notification."

At this moment, Isabel also knocked on the door and walked in. Mrs. Mason looked at the two of them and said, "Isabel, Jimmy, go and find out the situation now, and confirm our public statement with Director Callaway."

Isabel and Jimmy nodded, turned around and were about to leave. Mrs. Mason said again: "Jimmy, wait a minute. Remember, you are not a field agent, so don't get involved in their investigation."

Jimmy turned around and listened to Mrs. Mason's arrangement, nodded and replied, "I understand, thank you, Mrs. Mason."

Mrs. Mason waved her hand, and the two left the office directly and came to the field office.

Director Amanda Callaway was not in the office. Isabel called her and sat with Jimmy in a nearby conference room waiting for them to return.

Jimmy looked at the empty office outside. They should have a big operation. It seems that most of the people have gone out, and only some internal and technical personnel are left in the entire office.

Jimmy: "Isabelle, do you have any other news? Other than Peter Bolk being arrested."

Isabel: "No, I just got the news, ask them when they return, don't guess now."

Jimmy nodded: "This is troublesome. If Peter is accused of murdering a senator, the case may not be handled by our office. The homicide group Mahone and the others probably have to avoid suspicion, and it is likely that someone from DC will investigate. .”

Isabel sighed: "It's been a long time since we've had such a big trouble. I used to think that you were the only one in trouble. Now it seems that Peter's trouble is much bigger than you."

Jimmy was speechless: "Don't compare my crap with Peter, my God, at most I will kill a little more people, but I have never killed a big man like a senator."

Isabel stared at Jimmy: "Are you still embarrassed to say it? You know that if people outside know that you have killed more than 100 suspects in the past six or seven years, all kinds of complaints can drown you. I can guarantee that as long as it is announced, The media all over the country are coming to apply for interviews! No matter where you hide, they will dig you out and expose them all, and you don’t want to have another day of quiet life.”

Jimmy: "That's not my fault. They all asked for it. If one of these people was killed by mistake, I wouldn't be sitting here now. I'm cleaning up the trash for the world, and God will do it because of me. Good deeds reward me."

Isabel: "Really? All right, then I'll tell Mrs. Mason that you voluntarily release your file."

Jimmy immediately begged for mercy: "I was wrong, Isha, I just said hello. I'm sorry."

Isabel gave Jimmy a supercilious look, and did not continue the topic.

After a while, Director Callaway and Jones all came back, but Peter was not here.

Director Callaway and Jones came directly to the meeting room. Director Callaway looked at Isabel and Jimmy and said, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long."

Isabel: "Director Callaway, Director Mason, let us understand the current progress and check with you to ensure that our external caliber is consistent."

Director Callaway: "Okay, but at the moment we need to block all news, and all news cannot be released to the public."

Isabelle: "OK, I see."

Jimmy suddenly said: "Director Callaway, even if we can't announce it to the public, we still need to understand the current situation. We must know that the Public Affairs Office needs to deal with not only the media, but also other agencies."

Director Callaway: "So far, we have only one result. Peter Bolk was suspected of murdering Senator Terrence Pratt and was arrested on the spot. More information needs to wait for the results of the investigation. Are you?"

Jimmy: "Office of Public Affairs, Jimmy Young."

Callaway's eyes changed quickly, and then returned to normal immediately. "We will keep up with you in time regarding the situation of the case. In this way, we need to start the investigation of the case as soon as possible."

Jimmy was about to continue asking about Peter's situation, but Isabel took a step forward: "Thank you, Director Callaway, we will go back first, and look forward to your latest news. Jimmy, let's go."

Jimmy nodded and followed Isabel out of the conference room. Director Callaway turned and watched the two of them leave the office and walk towards the elevator before returning to his office.

Jones followed Callaway without saying a word. His mind was in a mess now, so he went directly to pour himself a cup of black coffee and drank it down.

Jones turned to look at Diana, who was already sitting in the seat. Diana also looked up at Jones as if she had a psychological induction.

Jimmy and Isabel came to Mrs. Mason's office, said the opinion of Director Callaway, and then left her office.

Jimmy returned to his one-person office, closed the door, took out his mobile phone and called Hughes, but Hughes didn't answer the call until he automatically hung up.

It's daytime, why isn't Hughes' cell phone with him?It's strange that Jimmy still wants to contact him to confirm the news. Although Hughes has retired, he must know more than Jimmy.

Peter is in trouble this time. Although he doesn't know what happened, but the death of a senator is definitely not a small matter, and the Manhattan office will become the center of the storm.

The security of the federal senators is handled by the USSS Secret Service. In addition to protecting the president, vice president, and president-elect, the Secret Service will also be responsible for senior government officials and senators. I don’t know about the Secret Service around Platt. What happened to the agents, no matter what, the Secret Service headquarters in DC will definitely arrange for someone to come over to participate in the investigation.

It is estimated that there is going to be a frying pan in Washington. The FBI headquarters, DHS, and USSS will at least arrange for people to come. Other agencies are probably getting the news now.

Jimmy was thinking about the follow-up of this matter, the phone rang, and he picked it up immediately, "Hughes, what happened?"

Hughes: "Don't get involved, wait for the results of the investigation."

After finishing speaking, Hughes hung up the phone without giving Jimmy a chance to ask another question.It seems that Hughes is also very busy there, probably also investigating information.

There was no way to get off work on time today. In the afternoon, Jimmy called Nia and waited for news in his office.It is now confirmed that the FBI headquarters has arranged for someone to come over urgently, but the progress of the investigation of the case is still unclear, so it has not been reported.

Peter was temporarily detained in the detention room of the bureau, and all visits were temporarily prohibited. It is estimated that only the investigators who investigate the case can contact him to learn about the situation of the case.

Jimmy originally wanted to make a few phone calls to inquire about the situation of the field team, but now he is afraid to do so.Senator Pratt is dead. The previous actions against Senator Platt arranged by Dave and the others should be stopped. Ruiz’s gang business is okay. I'm in trouble, and I don't know what's going on now.

But there is good news. For this case investigation, someone from the Manhattan office still participated in the investigation team. Ma Hong joined the headquarters investigation team. If you want to know the progress, you may need to ask Ma Hong during the break.

The number of people in the investigation team at the headquarters has not yet been fixed, and it is estimated that people from other departments will rush over one after another.

The people in the office worked overtime collectively. At night, Jimmy received a call from Dave: "Jimmy, come to my office."

Jimmy: "Okay, Deputy Director Dave."

In Dave's deputy director's office, Jimmy and Dave were sitting on the sofa, holding a freshly cut cigar in their hands.

When Jimmy came in, Dave was already sitting on the sofa, and the cigar in his hand was half smoked. Seeing Jimmy coming, Dave asked him to sit down and gave him one.

Fortunately, the two of them just smoked cigars and didn't drink, or it seemed too much like celebrating something.

Dave: "Jimmy, what do you think about this?"

Jimmy: "I don't really believe that Peter can do such a thing, but now that the case is blocked, I don't know what will be investigated later."

Dave: "The bullet was fired from Peter's gun, and Peter has bullet residue on his hands and clothes. These have been determined."

Jimmy frowned and asked, "He really did it?"

Dave: "Peter claimed that James Bennett fired the gun, that he shot Senator Platt in self-defense during a confrontation with Senator Platt, and then he released the gun. on the table.

While Peter was checking on Senator Platt, James Bennett tried to run away. Peter threatened with his own gun, but let him run away.

Then Callaway and the others came and arrested Peter. "

Jimmy: "No other witnesses?"

Dave: "No, the physical evidence is extremely bad for Peter. Jimmy, what do you think?"

Jimmy: "The top priority is to arrest James Bennett. If he is at the scene, it is impossible for no one to see him. There must be a place to find his whereabouts.

The second is to investigate the whereabouts and information of the deceased Senator Pratt, as well as his recent contacts. James Bennett has not contacted him for decades. Why did he come out to kill him?Something must have happened between them to irritate James Bennett.

Third, interrogate Peter, investigate his whereabouts and communication records, determine whether he shot and the reason for shooting, and whether there are doubts such as buying murder. "

Dave thought for a while, looked at Jimmy and said, "Do you want to join the investigation team?"

Jimmy was silent, smoking a cigar, and then spitting it out, he shook his head: "No, it's not appropriate for me to intervene now, I have been a trainee agent under Peter for half a year, to avoid suspicion, and I am not an outside agent It is not appropriate to deal with it now.

Let the joint investigation team handle it, this matter may not be so easy to end. "

Dave nodded, and the two just sat and smoked cigars looking at the brightly lit night view of Manhattan outside the window.

(End of this chapter)