North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 590 Progress of the Corpse Dismemberment Case

After get off work, Jimmy went home first, changed his clothes and took a taxi to the hotel.When he returned home in the afternoon, Jimmy had already called Charon, but this time he was not looking for Winston, so he just told Charon and did not ask him to notify Winston.

Jimmy got out of the car wearing sunglasses and didn't take them off when he entered the hotel. He just walked to the front desk. Charon nodded, left the bar and took him into a reception room inside.

Charon: "Mr. Yang, what can I help you with?"

Jimmy took out his phone and flipped through the photos: "Charon, take a look at this pattern. Do you have any impressions?"

Charon took Jimmy's phone and looked at it, then returned it to Jimmy after a pause, "Sorry, this photo is too blurry, I can't recognize it."

Jimmy: "Well, it's okay, there is a beautiful bartender in the bar downstairs, I remember her name is Adi, right, is she at work today?"

Charon: "I need to check."

Jimmy: "Well, if she is here, let her come over for a while, I think this is suddenly seen in her tattoo."

Charon's face changed slightly, and his brows frowned, "Are you sure?"

Jimmy nodded: "I haven't seen her many times, I just have an impression, I need to confirm with her."

Charon: "Is she in trouble?"

Jimmy shook his head: "It's not sure yet. NYPD found some body parts in the East River. This is one of the tattoos on it. It's just that part of it has rotted and can't be seen clearly."

Charon: "I understand. If there is anything related to us, please inform Mr. Yang in advance. Please."

Jimmy: "That's what I'm here for. Tell her to come here. If she's not at work, please ask her to come back as soon as possible. I don't have much time here."

Charon: "I understand, please wait here."

Charon brought a bottle of green-label bourbon and a glass from the wine cabinet next to him, poured Jimmy a glass of wine, and then left the reception room.It seems that the time for Charon to leave will not be short, otherwise Jimmy would not have prepared so many things.

Jimmy just sat on the sofa, picked up the cup and drank little by little.

Time passed, and after waiting for half an hour, Charon brought Adi to the reception room, "Sorry, Mr. Yang, I kept you waiting."

Jimmy waved his hand, "It's okay. Adi, can I see the tattoo on your arm?"

Adi nodded and took off his jacket, leaving only his bra underneath, leaving his upper body half-naked.Jimmy stood up and came to her side. His memory was wrong. He originally thought that the tattoo was only on his arms. In fact, he had this pattern on his arms and shoulders.

Adi has a lot of tattoos on his body. Although it looks very exquisite, Jimmy has no interest in tattoos, nor does he have any special affection.

After confirming that the outline of the pattern was basically the same, Jimmy took out his mobile phone and handed it to Adi, "Okay, let's put on clothes first. Look at this photo. Does it look similar to part of your tattoo?"

Adi took the phone, looked at the pattern on the photo first, then glanced at his right arm, nodded, "Yes, if you only look at the outline, it's almost the same."

Adi handed the phone back to Jimmy and put on his clothes as he spoke, "So what's going on here?"

Jimmy: "Does this pattern have any special meaning?"

Adi: "No, I chose from the picture book."

Jimmy: "Who is your tattoo artist? Where is it?"

Adi looked at Charon, and Charon nodded, Adi looked at Jimmy: "This is the work of ink alchemy, the owner is Aria, I don't remember the last name, it should be Blackwood. Yes, Aria Blackwood, her store is in an office building downtown."

Jimmy: "Are you sure it's the pattern she chose in her picture book, right? Do many people choose this?"

Adi shook his head: "Every time I go, I make an appointment by phone in advance, and I am the only customer on site."

Jimmy frowned: "Is there anything special about this person?"

Adi: "She only accepts customers by appointment, I don't know about the others."

Jimmy: "Anything else I didn't ask? About this Blackwood."

Adi: "No, because she's just a tattoo artist, and I haven't asked about anything else about her."

Jimmy nodded: "Thank you, Adi, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Adi finally showed a smile on his face. It seemed that he was fine. "You're welcome. Goodbye, Mr. Yang."

She nodded to Charon, turned and left the reception room.

Jimmy watched Adi close the door and looked at Charon: "Is there anything wrong with this tattoo artist?"

Just now Adi saw Charon before answering the tattoo artist's situation, and he only said it after getting permission.

Charon: "This tattoo artist is a partner of the hotel. Many people will choose to go to her, including the people in the administrative center. You know, most people in our industry have the habit of tattooing, and everyone's choices are different. , Some tattoos also have special meanings. It is not convenient for these people to find outsiders to do tattoos, and it is easy to expose their identities.”

Jimmy looked at Charon in surprise: "The hotel even has a dedicated partner for the tattoo artist? Is she not open for business?"

Charon: "No, she is just a collaborator, and she definitely wants to cooperate with others, but she also has requirements for customers. According to the data, her number of customers should not be many, and she belongs to a well-known niche tattoo artist. Her tattoos The technology is very good, very well-known in certain circles, and there are many well-known personalities among the clients."

Jimmy: "Information? Have you investigated?"

Charon nodded, and Jimmy thought for a while. Since this person is a hotel partner, it is inconvenient to go directly to the FBI and ask: "Can I ask her to look at this pattern? Make sure she can provide clues? If her clients are really well-known figures, then this body mutilation case is likely to be in big trouble."

Charon shook his head: "With the number of tattoos she has gotten over the years, I doubt she can remember most of her clients because we have so many people."

Jimmy was about to speak, but Charon continued, "However, I can convey it to you. If she has any impression, I will let you know as soon as possible." Jimmy raised his eyebrows, "Oh, Charon, thank you. Winston What a lucky guy."

Charon bowed slightly, Jimmy: "I'll send you the photo, please ask for me."
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Jimmy left the hotel wearing sunglasses. There was no need to take a taxi this time. Charon arranged for the hotel's waiter to help take Jimmy home.Winston is such a happy old guy. He really wants to bring Charon over to be his butler. It’s so thoughtful.

When she got home, Nia looked at Jimmy's clothes and asked in surprise, "Did you not go to work today?"

While taking off his coat, Jimmy said, "Go investigate something and make some disguise. How is today? By the way, when will Chuck retire?"

Nia: "It's still the same, calm. As for Chuck, it should be next year. Thirty years, what a long time."

Jimmy: "That's great. Retiring smoothly and getting a full pension is the way to go. Now he can only take care of new people or sit in the office, right?"

Nia: "Well, I basically don't go out to the field anymore. But I heard that someone has given him a job a while ago, and he will be a security consultant for the company after he retires."

Jimmy smiled. This method is similar to that of Hughes. Hughes has just retired, and several invitations have been sent to his home, but Hughes' level is obviously much higher.

Jimmy: "Yes, with a pension and a consultant's salary, it's enough for him to enjoy his old age."

Sitting on the couch, "What's for dinner?"

Nia looked at Jimmy in surprise: "I thought you solved it outside. You were not at home when I came back. Wait a minute, the takeaway I ordered will be delivered in a while."

After working all day, neither of the two of them wanted to come back to cook, so they either ate out or ordered takeaway. In short, they would definitely not be hungry.

Jimmy: "Come back in the afternoon and change your clothes before going to investigate the case. Just eat something. I don't have a good appetite today."

Nia: "What's wrong?"

Jimmy: "I saw a case today, and the picture made me sick to my stomach."

Nia: "Forget it, don't talk about it, it will affect your mood."

Jimmy shrugged, took the remote control and changed channels boringly, looking for an interesting program to pass the time.
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The next morning, as soon as Jimmy stepped out of the elevator, he saw a tired David getting into the elevator, "David, what's the matter? It looks like you haven't had a rest all night."

David waved his hand and walked into an elevator next to him: "Let's talk about it later, I need to go back to catch up on sleep now. I haven't slept much for two days."

Jimmy watched the elevator door close, turned and walked to his office.It seemed that this smuggling case was a big problem, which kept David busy for two days.

Not sleeping for two days is not a big problem for Jimmy. In fact, he only needs to take a nap at intervals to maintain his energy. Now going to bed on time every day is more of a living habit, and every day he wakes up early and goes to sleep. I can't go down.

In the afternoon, Jimmy received a call from Charon: "Mr. Yang, I have already asked for the information you want. Ms. Blackwood would like to meet and chat with you. When can you think of a convenient time to meet?"

Jimmy looked at the time, "In person? Can I see her directly?"

Charon: "Yes, she has agreed."

Jimmy: "Then three o'clock in the afternoon, you give me her address."

Jimmy didn't have time to go back and change his clothes this time, so he just wore a suit and sunglasses, and drove the Saab class to the agreed place.

In Jimmy's impression, tattoo artists are usually young people, wearing fancy clothes, exaggerated hair, big earrings or nose rings and other accessories. It seems that they can't accept that style at all, but the Aria whom I met this time... Blackwood was a completely different story.

Blackwood is a white, middle-aged lady who looks quite a bit older, but her makeup looks like that of a normal office worker, and there is nothing about her body that looks like the tattoo artist in Jimmy’s impression.

When shaking hands, Jimmy found that her hands were very smooth and soft. It seemed that she had been taking care of them deliberately. She had not dyed her nails and looked very clean and fresh.

Blackwood: "Welcome to my little shop, Mr. Yang."

Jimmy: "Good afternoon, Ms. Blackwood."

Blackwood and Jimmy were sitting in the reception area of ​​the tattoo shop. Jimmy first took out a photo from his pocket and said: "Ms. Blackwood, I think you have heard Charon say that I want to find someone with this tattoo. People’s information.”

Blackwood: "Yes, but the photo is not very clear, and the location of the tattoo can't be seen from the photo, so I want to confirm with you again."

Jimmy gave her the photo: "Sorry, I don't have a complete photo here, because it was found on a corpse in a mutilation case. What we can determine now is that the photo is of the right leg, and the tattoo should be on the thigh of the right leg. The position on the outside is on the front side. By the way, can I have a look at the original tattoo picture on your side?"

Blackwood took an album from the side, "This tattoo design is a variant of iris. I can tell it from the photo. According to the tattoo style, it should be my client. Of course, I can't rule out that someone copied me. the design of."

Jimmy glanced at the photo of the tattoo that was turned up in the album. The iris flower on the photo was basically the same as the tattoo of the bartender Adi, and it was also very similar to the pattern in the photo of the case.

Jimmy: "So, do you have a client list? Which clients have this tattoo on their legs?"

Blackwood: "If you're sure it's the tattoo on your right thigh, then I can try to investigate. Just a moment."

Blackwood walked towards the back room of the studio, and Jimmy could see what she had taken down in the cabinet inside, and then began to rummage through it. It was obvious that she was very familiar with it, and the rummage was very fast.

Blackwood is so cooperative with the investigation. It seems that Charon has played a role again. Otherwise, there is no need for a niche tattoo artist to be so polite and cooperative with Jimmy, an FBI agent, especially now that Jimmy needs her to provide relevant customer information. Strictly Saying that these are private data, she can completely refuse to provide information and refuse to cooperate.

Blackwood picked up the mobile phone in the room and made a few calls, chatted with the people inside for a while, then wrote something in the notebook, tore it out and walked out.

Blackwood handed the paper in his hand to Jimmy: "Mr. Yang, I just contacted the client who had the fleur-de-lis tattooed on his leg to check the condition of the tattoo. Only these two people can't be contacted. One mobile phone number has been canceled and the other has not. Answer the phone."

Jimmy took a look at the paper, Victoria Hart, Anne Foster, followed by their two phone numbers, he looked up at Blackwood, got up and shook hands with her: "Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. Blackwood. Sorry, I need to go back to continue the investigation now, so I won't bother you. Goodbye."

Back at the office, Jimmy checked the names and mobile numbers of the two people in the system. Victoria Hart's mobile number has been canceled, which is meaningless, but the mobile number of the second person, Anne Foster, was successfully registered in the system. Her information is located here.

(End of this chapter)