North American Gunslinger Detective

Jimmy didn't expect that this Curtis would surrender so quickly. In the afternoon, he received a call from Adam Maxwell, asking him to meet at night, so that he could take the initiative to call. It must be the Curtis behind him. There is news.

This time Adam didn't make an appointment at the club, but met him by the Hudson River after get off work.

When Jimmy arrived, Adam was already sitting on the bench. He went to the bench and sat down, "Adam, is there a result?"

Adam: "Well, it's almost there, but now there is another problem."

Jimmy looked around, took out the cigarette case and gave Adam one, then lit himself up, "Say it."

Adam: "I made it clear before that I would sue Peter. Although I am the chief prosecutor of this case, I cannot change the decision casually. I need a reason, a reason to remove Peter."

Jimmy: "We haven't found the suspect, James Bennett, yet."

Adam: "It's okay to let him surrender himself remotely."

Jimmy smoked a cigarette and looked at the Hudson River in front of him. There were many cruise ships on the river. The Hudson River was not so clean, on the contrary, it was very busy most of the time.

Remote surrender, Adam has given enough information, and now he has to think about how to deal with this problem.

Jimmy finished smoking, looked around, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stepped on the ground and crushed it. "I understand, and I'll give you a good reason. Goodbye, Adam."

Adam: "Goodbye, Jimmy. Waiting for your news."

Jimmy got up to leave, and Adam also got up and walked in the opposite direction with Jimmy.

Back in the car, Jimmy didn't drive away. He didn't think about what to do when he was smoking just now.

This case is no longer for Peter, but for himself to be accepted by Hughes and the others and become a member of the faction.Although Hughes didn't say it, this case should determine his future path, whether he can return to the field, and whether he will be promoted later.

So now finding a way to meet Adam's needs is the most important thing, but how to find James Bennett?
After thinking about it for a while, Jimmy drove away directly to Neil's residence.

When he rang the doorbell, it was still the maid who opened the door for Jimmy, but he saw an old black lady in the living room, "Ma'am, I'm here to find Neil Caffrey."

Going upstairs and knocking on the door, Jimmy opened the door, and Neil and Mosquito were packing things inside.

Jimmy: "Neil, can we have a chat alone?"

Mosquito: "Leave this to you, I'll go first."

Neil waited for the mosquitoes to leave, then motioned Jimmy to sit down, "What's the matter?"

Jimmy: "Do you want to save Peter?"

Neil's eyes widened, obviously surprised: "You have a way? That's right, you must have a way."

Jimmy nodded: "I need to contact your father."

Neil's surprised expression disappeared immediately, "If I could find him, I would have contacted him a long time ago."

Jimmy: "When was the last time he contacted you?"

Neil: "On the day of the murder, I only saw him once and he left. I didn't know until later that the Senator was murdered."

Jimmy: “To reach anyone else who might be able to reach him, it’s just a phone call away from him.”

Neil: "Why?"

Jimmy: "I need him to turn himself in, even if it's just over the phone. The prosecutors need a reason to drop Peter in court. The indictment hearing is coming up in a few days, and time is running out."

Neil stood up, took a few steps back and forth, and then looked at Jimmy: "Are you sure this is okay?"

Jimmy nodded, Neil: "Give me some time, let me think about it."

Jimmy stood up, "Call me when you can get in touch with him, remember, we are running out of time." After speaking, Jimmy walked to the door and opened it, and glanced at Neil as he left.

The method has already been given to Neil, so I can't go any further.There are many ways to surrender by remote phone, and it is not even necessary to surrender by phone. If Jimmy can’t tell Neil, he will be suspected of perjury.

Jimmy just gave a result to achieve the goal. As for how to achieve this result, I believe that Neil, a former fraudster, forgery expert, and jailbreaker can definitely think of a way.

Jimmy is not such a stickler, but the matter he is dealing with now is arranged by Hughes. If he really uses some special methods, first of all, whether he will expose himself or not, it is very likely that Hughes will not be able to pass that test.

And once Jimmy is involved in perjury, let alone a promotion, he may be thrown into prison for several years.

Now with his reminder, no matter what method Neil uses to achieve the final goal, it has nothing to do with Jimmy. What he said absolutely does not involve perjury, because James Bennett is indeed the most suspected person at present, and Jimmy just urged Neil tried to contact him and asked him to surrender.

That's it for this matter, there is no better way to complete the task without stepping on the red line, the rest is to wait, the worst result is nothing more than Peter being sued.Once he was indicted, whether or not he was acquitted in court, his career would be over.

In the next few days, Jimmy did not contact Adam Maxwell again. It is not a good thing to contact the prosecutor frequently, and it is easy to be investigated and followed. Neil did not call Jimmy, which was expected by Jimmy, but Hughes did. Jimmy called once, but didn't say anything on the phone, just made an appointment with Jimmy after the hearing.

The day before the prosecution hearing, Jimmy still had no results. He bought a new anonymous mobile phone outside and went to a remote corner of Central Park. There is no surveillance here, so it should be no problem to make calls.

He dialed Neil's number with his new mobile phone, and when he got through, Jimmy asked directly, "Is the matter settled?"

Neil was stunned for a moment when he saw the strange number. He didn't realize what was going on until he heard Jimmy's voice inside, but he was careful not to mention Jimmy's name, "It's done."

Jimmy: "Okay, good job. Goodbye."

After speaking, Jimmy hung up the phone, turned off the phone and took out the battery, left Central Park and walked back to the apartment.

The next day, the prosecution hearing will be held in a federal court in New York City. Jimmy and Mrs. Mason have communicated in advance. He and Isabel will participate in the prosecution hearing as observers to determine the follow-up press conference of the case. Content.

Soon, there were more than a dozen people in the auditorium. In addition to the people from the FBI, there were also people from the prosecutor's office and court personnel.

The front rostrum has four seats for a U.S. Attorney, two senior deputy U.S. Attorneys and a U.S. District Court judge.

Jimmy was sitting in the auditorium. When Adam and the others walked towards the rostrum, they turned their heads and looked at Jimmy. His expression changed from serious to smiling, and then turned serious again. The ability to change faces is very strong.

Jimmy knew from his expression that the matter must have been resolved.

The four of Adam sat down, he looked to the left and right, and then said: "OK, everyone, it's time, bring Peter Bolk over."

Following Adam's words, the door of the courtroom opened, and Peter Bolk came in from outside in a suit, followed by two federal marshals in white uniform shirts.

Peter has been in prison for more than a month and has lost some weight, but today he is clearly well-groomed, clean-shaven, wearing a suit and no handcuffs on his hands, and looks similar to his usual state of going to work.

Adam: "Peter Bolk, charged with first-degree murder in the murder of Senator Terrence Pratt, will decide today whether to formally prosecute those charges."

Peter stood up directly: "I want to testify for myself, and I want to defend my work performance as an agent and my character...."

Adam directly interrupted Peter, "Mr. Bolk, no matter what you say, I will not change the sentence. Sit down."

Peter had no choice but to sit down, and Adam continued: "Everyone, now there is a new piece of evidence."

Adam took out a player, pressed the switch and started playing the recording inside: "I'm James Bennett, I almost let an innocent person take the blame for me, but I can't let others take the blame for me.

I was the one who shot Senator Terrence Pratt, who ruined my life, with Peter Bolk's gun.

Peter tried to convince me to stay and face justice, but I ran away.The only mistake he made was believing that I would pull back, and unfortunately, I can only make up for it so far.

Hopefully this is enough to clarify the truth of the matter for him. "

After the recording was played, Adam put the player on the table, looked at Peter and said, "This recording was sent directly to the prosecutor's office by courier, but he was very smart, and we did not track down the source from the courier.

We have analyzed the recording and it has been confirmed that it is indeed James Bennett's voice, and that the file has not been edited.

With this evidence, we can only drop all charges. "

Adam looked at the other prosecutors and judges next to him. After everyone nodded to each other, he looked at Peter, "Peter Bolk, you were acquitted."

Peter looked at the rostrum and the auditorium next to him with a complicated expression. The month-long ordeal was finally over.

Jimmy stretched out his hands and applauded, got up and left the gallery, came to Peter, hugged him and said, "Congratulations, Peter, you are free."

Peter was also very excited, and patted Jimmy on the back: "Thank you, thank you, Jimmy."

Jimmy let go of Peter: "Go, Elizabeth is waiting for you outside the court."

Peter nodded and left the courtroom.Jimmy turned around and met with Isabel, discussing how to hold the press conference while leaving.

Walking out of the court gate, Elizabeth and Jones were anxiously waiting outside. Because the hearing was a private one, Elizabeth could not attend the hearing, so Jones waited outside with her.

In the afternoon, at the Public Affairs Office, Jimmy put on makeup and prepared with the help of the staff. This was the first time since he came to the Public Affairs Office to develop a conference as a spokesperson.

Soon, the press box was almost full, and everyone got the news in advance that the murder of Senator Terrence Pratt would be announced today.

Jimmy took a deep breath outside the meeting room to adjust his state. He looked at Isabel next to him: "How do I look?"

Isabelle smiled and said, "That's great, take it easy. Go for it."

Jimmy nodded, opened the door of the conference room and walked in, and came directly behind the podium: "Gentlemen and ladies, I am Jimmy Yang, and I will be the spokesperson for today's press conference. Today we will announce Terrence For some details on the murder of Senator Platt, please see the screen."

Jimmy clicked the remote control, and the video wall in front of the meeting room played the PPT prepared in advance.

Jimmy: "I don't think I need to release the personal information about Senator Platt in detail. Everyone should know. Mr. Senator was shot and killed by his former colleague and former police officer James Bennett of the Washington Police Department in the Empire State Building. , this is the murder weapon he used, as well as a schematic diagram of the scene."

Jimmy gave a detailed introduction to the situation at the scene and the results of the FBI investigation. At the same time, he showed the recording of evidence obtained by Prosecutor Adam Maxwell at the hearing, but it was not played.

Finally, he opened a wanted warrant, "This is the murder suspect James Bennett. At present, we have issued a nationwide wanted warrant, hoping to bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible."

At the end of the play, Jimmy pauses at James Bennett's wanted poster, "Now it's question time."

Reporter: "May I ask the spokesperson, you have identified an FBI agent as a suspect before, may I ask you to confirm that the suspect is James Bennett, does it mean that the previous suspect has been determined not to be the murderer in this case? Can you announce it? Any information on the suspect?"

Jimmy: "We already have sufficient evidence to prove that James Bennett was responsible for this case, so he is our only suspect at present, and we will only issue a warrant for him alone. As for the suspects arrested before, they are currently He has been acquitted."

Another reporter: "Excuse me, Spokesperson, just now you said that Mr. Senator and Bennett are looking for a box to fight over. What's inside?"

Jimmy: "It contains some evidence from previous cases. Because it has nothing to do with this case, the content will not be published."

Reporter: "Can you tell me about the case involved in the evidence?"

Jimmy: "Sorry, those cases still need to be investigated, and there is no conclusion yet. We can't provide relevant information for the time being."

Involving senator corruption and the history of black police, this kind of thing should wait for the above meaning. Jimmy is not interested in directly announcing it at his press conference, which is prone to problems.

With the passage of time, Jimmy's initial nervousness has completely disappeared. In fact, no one knows how much he can resist pressure unless he pushes himself.

At the end of the press conference, Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief. After leaving the meeting room, he unbuttoned his suit, loosened his tie, and walked back to his office with the documents. It would be great if he could have a glass of wine at this time. Unfortunately, there is None of these.

In the evening, Jimmy met Hughes at Hughes' home as scheduled.

Hughes seemed to be in a good mood, he patted Jimmy, "Good job, sit down."

Jimmy also smiled back at him: "Thank you, how is Director Callaway going?"

Hughes walked to the refrigerator and said, "It's done, it's just a bit of an accident. Peter made too many mistakes before." He opened the refrigerator, took two cans of beer, walked over, and handed Jimmy a can.

Jimmy reached out to take a can, frowned and looked at Hughes: "What's wrong? After Callaway left, Peter should take over her position, right?"

Hughes pulled the ring, took a sip, and said: "Peter put Neil Calfry's electronic anklet on his leg, Callaway saw it on the spot, and he was suspended early.

In two days he will be reinstated and temporarily acting as field supervisor. "

Jimmy was also drinking beer. After hearing what Hughes said, he stopped and thought for a while: "And then? It shouldn't be so easy to solve, right?"

Hughes nodded: "He will be transferred to Washington DC." (End of this chapter)