North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 808: Clues Gathering
Jesse definitely didn't notice Jimmy and the others when he went out, but after they followed him for a while, the other party immediately turned and accelerated, obviously they were notified, but it was not clear who notified them.

There was no registered mobile phone number under Jesse's name, and Jimmy and his team had no way to directly check the records through the background. They could only record the approximate time just now and investigate again when they had a chance to get Jesse's phone number.

The DEA agent was also a good driver. The only problem was that the camouflaged car was just an ordinary vehicle and was not equipped with hidden police lights or sirens. He had no choice but to speed after it. However, he slowed down to avoid a vehicle at an intersection, allowing Jesse to escape.

After chasing Jesse's car for two intersections without finding it, Jimmy and his team finally gave up. They had taken turns watching Jesse's house for a day, and it was normal for the agent to be in a bad mood, which would naturally affect his ability to drive. But now it was very clear that the surveillance point opposite Jesse's house must have observed Jimmy and his team's car following Jesse away.

After all, Jimmy and his car had been parked on the side of the road for a day, and they followed Jesse as soon as he left. It was obvious that they were targeting him. The fact that no one had been watching here for the past few days may have made the people who were monitoring them relax a little, and they almost took Jimmy and his friends to the drug-making laboratory.

The surveillance personnel did not follow up, but immediately contacted their superiors after discovering that Jimmy and his car had left, and then their superiors notified Jesse. This took a little time, but obviously the intermediate link was not long, so Jesse was able to immediately change his driving style just after leaving a few blocks.

Although they were thrown off, Jimmy and his team did gain something. At least now they have enough reasons to apply for surveillance of Jesse. It is no longer a single car tailing outside, but they can consider applying for technical means to handle it.

Jimmy and his team went straight back to the DEA office and asked them to prepare eavesdropping devices and wireless cameras to be installed in Jesse's house. He then drove away in a camouflaged car.

Originally, Jimmy was not so anxious, but the call he received from Charon at night really made him a little worried. The longer the night, the more trouble he would have. He could not guarantee that the Mexican drug dealers would not come to New York to cause trouble. The best way was to nip them in the bud in advance.

After returning to the hotel, Jimmy parked the car in the parking lot, pulled a hair from his head and pinned it in the car door. Only a little bit of it was exposed, and it would not be noticed unless you looked carefully.

Before going outside to open the door, I checked my room first. Now is a critical moment and I must be careful.

After making sure that no one was in the room, Jimmy swiped his card to open the door and went in, but he had to check the room again before resting.

This was not easy. There were too many places in the hotel room where eavesdropping devices might be installed. Jimmy even checked the air conditioner and exhaust vents. Only after making sure that he had searched everywhere he could did he feel at ease to take off his clothes and take a shower.

It is summer in Albuquerque, but Jimmy has become accustomed to wearing suits and shirts when going out. In addition, he is currently busy with work, so after a rest, Jimmy went straight to the mall and bought two suits and several shirts as backup when he went out again. He was indeed not prepared enough this time, and he even damaged one suit in Little Rock before, which made him feel a little sad.

The hair stuck in the car door was still there, which at least meant that no one had opened their car from the driver's door. Jimmy also checked the car to make sure there were no obvious trackers before driving away.

It's better to be cautious. The fact that the other party was able to accurately find Hank's position and allow the killer to ambush him means that the other party must have the means to locate Hank's whereabouts. Whether it is a tracker or personnel tracking, it shows that the other party is very capable.

Back at the DEA office, Hank was already there. Ever since Jimmy took over the case, Hank seemed to have taken stimulants. Although he couldn't be said to be going to work on time, he still spent a few hours in the DEA office during the day looking through documents.

Hank saw Jimmy come in and immediately said, "That Jesse disappeared. The people we were watching over there confirmed that he didn't go home."

Jimmy: "Well, I've thought about this outcome, Hank. I need to find Jesse's network of connections, his family, his friends."

Hank: "I'm ready, but I have a new discovery." He handed the information about the murder case to Jimmy. "The deceased, Gail, was a standard vegetarian. The food and ingredients at home were all high-end organic vegetarian. He was very particular, but..." He tapped a photo. "Why is there a napkin from Fried Chicken Brothers in his house? There is also a number on it."

Jimmy nodded. "I also think there's something wrong with this Gus. If the deceased Gale is really Heisenberg, then could this fried chicken brother be the distribution channel for his "products"? "

Hank: "But we can't investigate Gus. He has such a good image and is well connected to the higher-ups."

Jimmy: "So you need me. I don't have any connections with the people here. What else have the police found out about the murder?"

Hank: "Gail's neighbor saw a stranger that night and has asked an artist to draw a picture of the stranger. I've asked Tim to prepare it and fax it to me later."

Jimmy: "The murderer?"

Hank: "At least he's the only suspect right now."

Jimmy: "OK, I'll send the suspect to everyone later. Now let's assume that this person is Heisenberg, the chef of the drug cartel. He must be well protected. We can find his location and shoot him. He is probably a rival of the drug cartel or even a victim of their internal struggle. This murderer is an important clue."

Jimmy left the meeting room and came to Miguel's position. "Miguel, have you investigated the information about Gus?"

Miguel: "Well, we have found him. He is a well-known entrepreneur and a lot of his information is public."

Miguel handed Jimmy a stack of printed materials and searched on the computer again. Jimmy frowned: "Anything else?"

Miguel: "There is indeed something wrong. I had never noticed it before. This time when I was collecting information, I found that this Gus was in his 40s or 50s. He had no family, no parents, wife, children, or relatives. All the information was only about him, and some of his immigration information was a little vague before."

Jimmy thought for a moment and patted him: "Go to the meeting room."

Jimmy came to the meeting room with the information, "Hank, this Gus, are you sure you are familiar with him? He is suspicious. Miguel."

Miguel told Hank about his discovery. Hank was also flipping through the information Jimmy had left on the table, frowning. They had not paid attention to these things before.

Jimmy continued, "Let's put him on the suspect list for now. We'll continue investigating. Miguel, I need you to continue looking into Gus's information. In addition to local information, you also need to investigate his past registration records and trace back upwards."

Miguel nodded, turned and left the meeting room.

Hank then said, "The number on this napkin needs to be confirmed. I'll take care of it."

Jimmy nodded. "I will continue to investigate Jesse. If there is any news, send it to me immediately."

Jimmy left all the troublesome matters such as investigating the information to them. After getting the address of Jesse's friend, he immediately got up and rushed to "Badger's" house.

Jesse doesn't have many friends, but Hank and his team did catch one of them before, and he is Jesse's friend, and the fake Heisenberg was caught through him.

Badger's home was not difficult to find, after all, he had a criminal record and a lot of information was complete, but Jimmy did not knock on the door and go in to look for him, but waited outside for a while. Badger's home was the only one, so Jimmy did not need to go in to check if Jesse was there like other people did. There was no need. Since Jesse was not here, he could just wait to see where Badger went and whether anyone came to look for him.

Facts proved that Jimmy was overthinking it. After watching for a whole night, Jimmy still did not find any signs that Jesse was looking for his friends. At the same time, the surveillance team arranged by the DEA did not see Jesse return to his house. The drug dogs partying in the house was very lively, which also prevented them from entering the house to install eavesdropping devices and surveillance probes.

This is troublesome. Albuquerque is not small and has a large population. It is still difficult to find a specific person here, especially since Jimmy and his team cannot issue a wanted warrant and ask the police to assist in the search. Jimmy patted the steering wheel to start the car and returned to the hotel to rest.

It has been a week since Jimmy started the investigation, and they have gained very little. Apart from analyzing that there might be something wrong with Gus, they have not found any other clues for the time being.

Jimmy came to Hank's house with a half-pack of beer. He didn't go to the DEA office today because he had to do physical therapy. Jimmy knew this in advance. This time he came here just to ask Hank to think back if there were any other suspicious clues that could be investigated. There were not many clues that could be processed from the previous information, and there was no way they could touch Gus without concrete evidence.

Hank is also having a headache. He cannot conduct a formal investigation on Gus. Many of their technical means are unusable. They must find a way to bring Gus into their sight.

But the opportunity soon came. Hank's brother-in-law and his family came to Hank's house for a party in the evening. When Hank saw little Wurt, he suddenly got an inspiration. Sometimes, it has to be said that opportunities always come to you inadvertently.

Hank and Walter Jr. are similar, except that Hank's lower body is in the recovery period and he can only use a wheelchair, while Walter Jr. had mild cerebral palsy when he was a child, which caused him to have difficulty in moving. Now that he has grown up, he still needs crutches to help him walk. After a few simple words of deception, Walter Jr. really wants to take his uncle out for a ride.

That's right, Little Walter can drive, even though his legs are not very nimble. However, by modifying the vehicle and using both legs to control the brake and accelerator respectively, instead of just the right leg like ordinary people, he can still pass the driving school test normally.

This type of vehicle specially modified for the disabled can be driven on the road normally, which is why many cars parked in disabled parking spaces in parking lots have disabled signs on them.

Of course Hank knew that there was no problem for Walter Jr. to drive now. He just needed to drive Hank out for a ride and then treat Walter Jr. to a meal at the Fried Chicken Brothers. It would be easy to delay time and wait for Gus, and then find a way to get the fingerprints.

Hank's plan was very good and was executed perfectly. Walter Jr. and Hank had a very good relationship. After all, Hank was not as taciturn as Walter. The extroverted uncle sometimes told him a lot of things that Walter Jr. didn't know to make him happy. Many times, even a little bit of concern could make the disabled Walter happy for a long time.

In the Fried Chicken Brothers' store, Hank and Gus were chatting and laughing while eating fried chicken and drinking Coke. After a while, Gus came out and came to Hank and said, "I didn't expect our heroes to come to my store. If I had known, I would have asked them to waive the bill for you."

Hank smiled and said, "Oh, that won't do. I'm treating the little guy to a good meal today." As he said this, he winked at little Walter next to him.

Gus smiled and said, "Then at least let me refill your Coke."

Hank: “Oh, thank you.”

Gus reached out and took Hank's almost empty cup of Coke, walked to the side, poured him another cup of Coke and handed it to him. After saying a few words, Gus left.

Hank waited for Walter Jr. to finish eating, and the two left the restaurant, but he took out the Coke cup that Gus had just taken, put it in a bag, and took it home.

Although Gus knew Hank's identity and that they were investigating the case, because the progress of the investigation was only known to Hank, Jimmy and Miguel, he was not yet aware that they had set their sights on him. In addition, since Hank and Walter Jr., two disabled people, came to eat together, he was naturally not so vigilant.

After Hank returned home, he immediately arranged for people from the bureau to come to his house and take away the Coke cup. There was Gus's fingerprint on it. They only needed to extract it and make a comparison, especially the fingerprint found in the home of the murdered drug maker Gail. As long as they matched, many things could be linked to Gus.

In addition, Hank also successfully found some clues from the digital string on the fried chicken brother's napkin in Gail's house. If these clues are really summarized through Gus's fingerprints, these clues can be linked together.

Hank was working hard, and Jimmy was not idle either. He drove his car and continued to wait for the badgers. Finally, he found a tall and thin man coming to find him. The two got into a shabby car and left home.

Soon, the car arrived at a motel that looked very old. After waiting for a while, Jesse walked out of the motel empty-handed. He stood beside the car and looked around. Not finding anything special, he opened the door, got in their car and left.

　Sorry, you know I used to update regularly, but recently I have a lot of things to do, so sometimes I have to slack off in the morning to code a little before I can post it. I will try my best to maintain the normal update time.
　　
　
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