North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 809 Gus's Suspicion

Although Jimmy is not a member of the special monitoring team, he has done many monitoring operations before and has no problem using a camera. It's just that he came out alone this time without an assistant, so he didn't use a telephoto camera, but an ordinary digital camera. Although the focal length can be adjusted, it is still different from professional telephoto tracking photography, and the clarity is deviated.

Badger and his friends were all photographed by Jimmy, and now Jesse was photographed getting into their car. This is the correlation needed for a complete chain of evidence. Jimmy drove and followed them, holding the camera in his right hand, ready to take pictures when they stopped. The distance was a little far, but he followed Badger and the others, so if someone was stalking near the motel where Jesse was staying, they should not notice anything unusual with Jimmy's car.

They arrived at another house, and the three got out of the car and went straight into the house. Jimmy was waiting outside. He saw them go to the bathroom and then go back to play on the sofa in the living room. It was obvious that this should be their safe house or the house of one of them. It didn't look like he would leave for a while.

Jimmy moved the car and stopped two houses away. In addition to keeping an eye on Jesse, the most important thing was that he also needed to know whether the surveillance personnel near Jesse would come over.

Jimmy's guess was correct. He had just changed the parking space, and just two minutes later, an SUV parked nearby. Jimmy could just see the driver, a black man with a bald head or a buzz cut and very short hair. The distance was a little far, so Jimmy reclined the seat, lowered his body, took two photos with the camera, and then he could investigate carefully.

He couldn't just go over and arrest people. His current identity was an FBI agent, not a killer going to Mexico to cause trouble...

With the new discovery, Jimmy immediately called Miguel, "Miguel, prepare the image recognition. I will send it to you later. You need to identify their identities immediately. ... Well, apply for it. If it doesn't work, I will go to the FBI office. ... Give me a call. Also notify the previous monitoring team to come over. I have found Jesse."

It is really troublesome if you are not in your own territory. The technical department of the FBI New York office will basically not refuse Jimmy's request. Even if authorization is required, it is just a matter of making a phone call to confirm, which will not delay anything.

Jimmy looked at the time. There were already three places where Jesse might have gone. After he left, there would be a surveillance team watching him, so there shouldn't be any big problems. Maybe the person behind the scenes would be found soon.

The people in the monitoring team were very smart. When they were about to reach the location, they called Jimmy. Jimmy asked them to stop far away and not to attract the attention of the person who was monitoring Jesse. This person was also a target of monitoring, and it would be easier to find the person behind the scenes from him.

Jimmy started the car and turned around to leave. He did not pass by the black man's SUV, but went around and came to the surveillance car.

The DEA's surveillance vehicles, like the FBI, also like to use this type of van. It can hold more equipment, and the large space makes it convenient for agents to use it for a long time. Jimmy took out the memory card of the digital camera and asked them to send the photos to Miguel for processing. Then he synchronized the results of his surveillance and asked them to pay attention to the tail behind when they keep an eye on Jesse.

Professionals do professional things. The DEA's surveillance team is also professional. Although they are not as convenient as Jimmy in identifying hidden people, they are actually more suitable than Jimmy for things like surveillance, tracking, and installing eavesdropping devices and cameras.

A monitoring team consists of three people who can carry out 24-hour rotation monitoring. The recordings, videos, and photos they obtain can be used directly as evidence. However, Jimmy is alone, so the monitoring time cannot be continuous. The key is that because there is only one person, no one else can serve as a reviewer to testify for his behavior. All clues obtained need to be internally verified to determine whether they are usable. If someone really targets him, it will be difficult to question the validity.

After everything was explained, Jimmy could finally go back and rest. It was very tiring to keep watch alone for a long time. The key was that he could not move freely and could only move in the small space of the car. He was still very tired.

In addition to coming back to rest because of fatigue, another reason was that Hank had successfully obtained Gus's fingerprints. He had received a phone call from Hank before, informing him that he would return to the DEA office after resting because Hank had made a new discovery.

In the office, the smile on Hank's face never stopped. Hawke, the assistant special agent in chief of the office (a position similar to Hughes and Ruiz), also participated in the meeting. After Jimmy came over, Hank took out what he had investigated.

"This is the case information provided by Tim from the police station. A guy named Gail was shot to death. That guy was a chemistry genius. He looked like a nerd on the surface, but he was actually a top drug maker, and his specialty product was blue methamphetamine."

Hank took out the documents and a copy of Gale's notebook to show the others. "I have confirmed the chemical products and formulas recorded in this notebook. They are correct. My brother-in-law Walter also confirmed it. Oh, he is a chemistry expert and is completely trustworthy."

Hawke: "Is this the Heisenberg you've been looking for?"

Hank: "No, I suspect he was Heisenberg's partner, because blue meth was still being shipped after his death, and the quality didn't decrease. Obviously he wasn't the only one who knew how to make blue meth. Even if he was really Heisenberg, it means Heisenberg had already taught the method to others."

Hank took out another photo. "This is a napkin from the Fried Chicken Brothers that I found at Gail's house. I've already found the code on it. It's a component of an industrial air filtration system. The whole system is very expensive and is usually used in pharmaceutical factories or other high-precision factories, or the largest methamphetamine lab in Albuquerque..."

Hank's investigative ability is really strong. Jimmy never expected that he could find out so much from a string of codes in just a few days.

Hank continued, "This industrial air filtration system comes from a multinational company, German company Mudger Electric. I contacted them and they checked. The filtration system was shipped to a warehouse in Albuquerque and the signatory was Gail. I asked who paid for it, but they couldn't find any information at first. Then a company legal officer contacted me and refused to provide any more clues."

"Mugu Electric's business covers a wide range of areas, including industrial equipment, transportation, construction, and... a portion of the American fast food industry, including Fried Chicken Brothers."

Hawke was completely dumbfounded. He looked through the information Hank had sorted out, frowning and saying nothing. Hank also knew that Hawke had a good relationship with Gus. After all, Gus provided some financial sponsorship to the DEA every year. Although he was not a big sponsor, the relationship still had to be maintained.

Hank didn't wait too long, and continued, "Back to Gail. He's dead. There's no lab location, no sponsor clues, but he's a vegetarian. Why would he go to the Chicken Brothers store? Maybe he went to meet someone, maybe it was... this person."

Hank pointed at Gus's picture, "This friend from law enforcement, what do you know about him? When enemies want to get closer, they pretend to be friends. Gus sponsored the DEA, maybe because he is the mastermind behind this. He is the one we are looking for."

This analysis made Hawke's face change drastically. He had eaten with Gus many times and even invited him to his home for dinner. If it was really as Hank said, then he would be in big trouble.

Hank shrugged. "This is Gus's fingerprint that I got from the coke cup, and this is the fingerprint that was found at that Gail's house. They match."

Hank is still very smart. In fact, until now, Gus has not realized that Hank has obtained his fingerprints and matched them with the fingerprints collected from the home of the murdered drug maker Gail.

Jimmy felt that there was something fishy about Gus ever since he met him that day. Now the information extracted by Hank obviously supports his guess, but Jimmy is still not sure how deeply Gus is involved with the others. He also saw Hawke's change of expression just now, and it is obvious that Hawke and Gus have some relationship to some extent.

Hawke did not insist. The evidence provided by Hank was enough to directly investigate Gus. If he really ordered to stop him, he would be implicated if something happened later. What's more, there was an FBI supervisory agent at the scene. He had already learned about Jimmy's identity and background. Don't expect him to save his face. It would be difficult.
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Everything was normal on Gus's side. Apart from the fact that Jesse was being followed, which caught his people off guard and they had to arrange for him to leave home as soon as possible, there were no other unexpected events.

He had expected Jesse to be targeted. After all, Hank had beaten Jesse up before the attack, which led to his suspension. It was easy to draw this conclusion if you just associate some things. What was needed now was to ensure Jesse's safety while preventing other people from coming into contact with Jesse and being exposed.

These matters have been handed over to Mike. Gus trusts old Mike very much. He is experienced, thoughtful and capable. With such a man as his subordinate, he has less worries over the years.

After receiving a call from the police station in the restaurant, Gus frowned and thought about it, then went to the police station alone.

In the police station, Gus was sitting on a bench waiting for Detective Tim. He turned his head and glanced at the bulletin board. There was a hand-drawn wanted poster on it. The person on the wanted poster was a sketch of his subordinate Victor. This guy had appeared at the scene of Gail's murder and was witnessed by someone. Although he was not the murderer, he had already entered the police's sight and was a big trouble. Therefore, Victor had completely disappeared a few days ago.

Gus is not an ordinary person, so Tim did not meet him directly in the interrogation room, but in a large conference room next to it. Hank and Hawk were also present. As for Jimmy, he was not there. Because the case being discussed was Gale's murder, the police and the DEA were jointly investigating the case, so it was normal for them to show up. Jimmy was not responsible for this case, so he didn't want to show up and leave any handle.

Gus has a good brain, and when Hank and the others mentioned that his fingerprints appeared in Gail's house, he quickly came up with a perfect explanation.

Gail is a chemical genius. He once received a scholarship established by Gus in college and completed his studies with Gus's support. Gus had not seen Gail since he graduated. Not long ago, Gail met Gus again. In addition to reminiscing about the past, he also hoped to borrow some money from him to invest in his business. Gus and Gail were not particularly familiar with each other, but after all, they had some relationship, so he agreed to his request to visit his home, but rejected his suggestion to ask Gus to invest.

This is why Gus appeared in Gail's house. Gus's fingerprints were naturally left in his house, and Gail was shot at the door, so the suspect was not Gus.

After describing his relationship with Gale, Gus specifically asked what happened to Gale. Hank and the others looked at each other and took out a few copies of Gale's notebook: "Gail is not just an ordinary chemist, he is also a genius in drug making."

Gus looked surprised, then said that he had nothing to do with Gail's business.

Tim confirmed with Gus where he was at the time of the incident. Gus took out his notebook from his pocket, confirmed the time with Tim, and then looked through it. He finally determined that he was attending a fundraising event at the Presbyterian Church at the time. This was a public event, and the police could check with the Presbyterian Church.

Eventually Detective Tim had no choice but to let him go, leaving behind only the recording of their conversation.

Gus left the police station building with an expressionless face and walked towards the parking lot at the back. He got in his car and left. A black car behind him also followed. Those were the people who were protecting Gus.

Although Jimmy did not participate in the interrogation, he did not give up staring at Gus. He watched them leave from a distance in the parking lot and immediately started the car and followed them.

If he had followed Gus directly before, he would definitely have been discovered by the car behind. Now it is easy to follow the car behind after Gus left.

Hank's previous phone call had been on the same line, and Jimmy listened to what Gus said the whole time. Since he had no other contact with Gus, Jimmy considered himself to be very neutral. Judging from the content of the conversation alone, Gus's story was impeccable. You have to know that he established the scholarship ten years ago, and the winner Gail had been away from school for 8 or 9 years. It was normal for contact to be cut off during such a long period of time.

If Gail is really a big drug lord, it will definitely cost a lot to build a high-end drug-making laboratory. It is understandable that he wants to get some sponsorship from Gus. After all, he has a friendship with Gus, and Gus is a well-known philanthropist and rich man.

However, in his preconceived impression, Gus was definitely not a simple person. Based on this inference, he would only think that Gus was lying, and that Gail was most likely his drug maker.

(End of this chapter)