North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 823

This time, Jimmy did not encounter any bad things. He looked at his watch and counted the time. When the time came, he immediately knocked on the lid. Although he had seen someone coming here before, he did not know whether the person outside was Old George. If something went wrong, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, there was no accident this time. The stone was moved away, the cover was opened, and Jimmy came out of the tunnel smoothly.

After getting in his car and arriving at the church, Jimmy took out a handful of cash from his pocket, without counting how much it was, and put it directly on the seat, "Thank you, George."

"Ah, tip? You should know someone has already paid."

"Of course, take it. I like your professionalism and punctuality. Bye."

Jimmy waved his hand, returned to his car, carefully checked the things left in the car, made sure nothing was lost, and immediately started the car and left the village.

Jimmy picked up the cash casually, intending to keep it for emergency use, but he no longer needed it now that he was back in the United States.

This time he originally planned to calm himself down, mainly because Gus's previous disappearance was a bit annoying. He was supposed to take down a big drug lord, but suddenly it turned into catching a small shrimp. The 100 points of credit were investigated for more than a month but ended up with 60 points of results. Anyone would be unhappy if this happened to him.

Unexpectedly, I saw Gus and the others alive in Eladio Manor. Now, with the help of Alejandro, who is highly suspected to be a CIA guy, there will be no problem in escorting three people back from Mexico. This also gives him an obvious credit. If he lets them go, it will be even more interesting.

Jimmy will not reveal this news to anyone else before Gus and the others return to Albuquerque. He will discuss the procedural issues when Alejandro notifies them to send the people back. He believes Alejandro can handle it.

After returning to the hotel to take a shower and come out for dinner in a relaxed mood, Jimmy finally came to his senses. He had to be careful not to be exposed during the long journey, and he was definitely nervous. Now that he felt relaxed, he called home and saw his children. His good mood also helped him to get rid of the evil spirit on him.

The DEA's interrogation has not yet ended. There are too many people involved, and the number of DEA agents involved in the interrogation is insufficient, so it will inevitably take a lot of time. Jimmy comes to the DEA office during the day to inquire about the progress and kill time. He can go back after Gus and the others are sent back.

Gus can confirm that it was people from the Salamanca family under Eladio's Mexican cartel group who attacked Hank because Tuku Salamanca of their family was killed by Hank, and the one who notified them to come was Gus' previous leader Bolsa. Given that the Salamanca family's original boss Hector had suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, for their family, without a leader, it was natural for Bolsa to come forward.

Only with Gus's participation in the testimony can everything be connected. Now Eladio is dead, Bolsa is dead, and only Hector Salamanca, who has suffered a stroke, is left. Of course, Gus's testimony is the most important. In this way, the chain of evidence in Hank's attack case is complete. When the case is over, Jimmy can give an explanation to all parties.

Two days later, the DEA arranged for a SWAT team to go through customs and pick up the three suspects from Juarez and return to Albuquerque.

Jimmy originally thought that Alejandro would secretly send the person back, but he actually sent a message directly to the DEA through Washington and arranged the process of transporting the suspect with great fanfare. It obviously became a public-to-public business. This was somewhat beyond Jimmy's expectations. You know, if you go through official channels, you need to report a lot of information.

Fortunately, the cause of Eladio's death was kept secret. Alejandro called Jimmy to explain the matter and would not reveal his existence. He just said that he hired someone to carry out the beheading of Eladio.

This is good, at least Jimmy has been ruled out from the official investigation perspective. Even if someone has doubts, the official investigation results must be rejected first.

On the day Gus was sent back, Jimmy had a frank chat with him in the interrogation room. Of course, before the formal interrogation began, some things were better to be said face to face, about Gus's drug empire and Hank's case.

Of course Gus understood what Jimmy meant. He showed up at the first opportunity just to warn him. On the one hand, he couldn't tell anyone about the Eladio Manor, and on the other hand, he had to be honest about Hank's attack. As for the drug cartel case, the existing evidence was enough and there was no need to hide anything.

After getting a positive answer, Jimmy called the DEA agent into the interrogation room, and he left the scene directly to inform Hank the good news that his case of attack was over.

For the DEA, cracking down on Gus' drug trafficking group was a very significant achievement. Jimmy had originally planned to return to New York directly, but was forced to stay and wait for the joint press conference a few days later. The press conference was of course hosted by the DEA, but as a member of the inter-departmental joint investigation team, Jimmy also needed to attend, take photos, and accept the DEA's commendation.

Hans Lander, the DEA Albuquerque agent in charge, personally presented Jimmy with a DEA Distinguished Service Cross, a high-level honor awarded by the DEA to recognize those who have demonstrated extremely high levels of courage, leadership and contribution in the performance of their duties. It is usually only given to DEA members, but this time it was a special case, mainly because Jimmy gave up too much, and they got far more than a medal.

Of course, in addition to the medal, there is also a letter of commendation from the DEA headquarters, which is sent directly to the FBI New York office.

Hank and Gomez also received medals. These two seriously injured senior agents also made great contributions to the investigation. Both of them received a Purple Heart Medal, and Hank also received an additional Special Courage Medal, which was a great harvest.

Jimmy's good friend Justin still came to Albuquerque as promised. Jimmy handed him the note given by Gus. It was a bank safe. Jimmy had already checked it. There was an ID of Gus in the box. Jimmy couldn't guarantee that it was a fake ID. For this kind of drug dealer, a fake identity might be a real identity, or a real fake identity. No matter which case, he did not destroy it directly, but took it out.

As for the other things in the safe, he left them all to Justin. He could actually take them directly back to New York and let the hotel handle them, or even use a bar to slowly launder the money, but after working with Justin for so long, even though he would lose a lot of handling fees, it was better to let him handle it.

It is completely appropriate to describe Jimmy's current mood as being eager to go home. After Gus was caught, he had already informed Nia and the others that they could go home. However, Nia, who had lived with Kevin for a month, still wanted to wait until Jimmy came back. Kevin meant the same thing. It didn't matter if these few days were a big deal. It would be nice to let his daughter and grandson stay at home. He could just get off work early and come back to accompany the little ones.

The pressure brought by the Mexican drug lords is still a bit too depressing for ordinary people. Even though Jimmy said on the phone that everything had been resolved, he still couldn't completely appease them. It was impossible to say too much on the phone, so the first thing Jimmy did after returning to New York was to go to Kevin's house to pick up Nia and the others.

With Jimmy's care, Nia and little Liam's safety is guaranteed, and everyone feels more at ease.

Nia was still very interested in this case. When Jimmy was holding little Liam to make him happy, she asked him to tell her about the situation quickly.

Jimmy had no choice but to briefly describe Gus's drug trafficking group. When he talked about their specialty product, Blue Ice, Nia was surprised to say that she had seen this thing before. At a gathering with her girlfriends, she heard that many people on Wall Street were loyal customers of Blue Ice. For some rich people, many things can be obtained.

Of course Jimmy understood this. Justin had mentioned this situation when they were in Little Rock. Those gangsters were looking for clues about blue ice just to monopolize the high-end market, but now they probably had no chance.

According to what he knew, the only people who could make blue ice at present were Walter and Jesse Pinkman. One of them was put in prison, waiting for his trial to be scheduled, and the other joined the witness protection program, where he had to change his name and stay away from New Mexico. It would be very difficult to get them out again to make blue ice for drug dealers.

There was originally another Gail who could have done the job, but he was shot dead by Jesse. No matter how you look at it, Jimmy still feels a sense of accomplishment in being able to prevent the spread of a high-purity drug.

Of course, other things can be said, such as the Mexican case cannot be confessed to Nia. Such actions that resulted in a massacre only need to be known to oneself, and there is no need to make Nia worry.

Having not been home for such a long time, Jimmy certainly had to fulfill his duties as a husband. After coaxing little Liam to sleep, Jimmy and Nia tiptoed back to their bedroom and started their shameless and happy exercise.

For Jimmy, things in New Mexico are over, but for Ruiz, it is far from over. He was still very surprised when he received the thank-you letter from the DEA to Jimmy. During this period, Jimmy went to assist in the investigation of the case and had not synchronized the case information with him. Moreover, the case that took more than a month to solve must not be small. So when he learned that Jimmy had returned to New York, he asked him out for a drink.

The place to drink is definitely Jimmy's bar, which is now a well-known place. Although it is a bit far from the office, the security in the Upper West District is still good. You don't have to worry about any mess when drinking here. It is relatively good, so many people in the bureau still come here to sit in their spare time.

Of course, the appearance of so many people from related professions here also brought a good news, that is, most of those street thugs stayed away from here, even though this place is not far from the Chelsea district of Hell's Kitchen.

Ruiz seemed to be in a good mood. He did not choose to go to the small room, but sat directly at the bar. When Jimmy came over, he was chatting with Woody at the bar.

Jimmy knocked on the bar. "Woody, give me a whiskey. You look happy, Ruiz. What's up?"

Ruiz: "Of course I'll be happy if you don't cause me any trouble. How's everything going in New Mexico?"

"Of course you did. Did you get the thank you note? I didn't bring shame to our office. Cheers."

After clinking glasses, Ruiz said, "Want to take a break for a while?"

Jimmy: "Of course. I've been away on a business trip for over a month, so I need some time to spend with my family. There shouldn't be anything for me to deal with in the bureau, right?"

Ruiz: "No, come on, tell me what's going on over there."

The conversation with Ruiz would definitely involve details, so the two men sat down in a small room. Jimmy took the bottle and poured himself a drink, then explained the case in detail.

Ruiz said thoughtfully: "In other words, this time you defeated a large drug cartel and also cleaned up a branch of a transnational drug cartel, right?"

Jimmy nodded. "To be precise, a big Mexican drug lord was taken out. Eladio's estate happened to be taken out by the CIA, so even though the DEA only took out a domestic drug gang, the actual gain was greater."

Ruiz reached out and pointed at Jimmy: "What are you talking about CIA? Do you really think I can't see that it was you who did it?"

Jimmy shrugged and took a sip of wine. "Anyway, I won't admit it. The CIA contacted the DEA through an official channel, and they sent the person back from Mexico."

Ruiz thought for a moment: "Can the people from the CIA be trusted?"

Jimmy: "It should be OK. We have worked together before, on the Seventeen incident. Don't worry, no one will leak the news. It involves three departments. If he is not mentally ill, he should know how to keep it confidential."

When Seventeen was mentioned, Ruiz's face changed. This guy really brought Ruiz a lot of trouble. The key was that their relationship was very good before, and he was also Seventeen's contact. If Jimmy hadn't decisively dealt with Seventeen, he would definitely be implicated if he was discovered later. "It's okay to be reliable. Your identity is different from before. You need to pay attention to some things."

After chatting for a while, Ruiz suddenly asked, "Have you got your education done?"

Jimmy blinked, "No problem, what's wrong?"

Ruiz thought about it and said, "Maybe you can consider furthering your studies."

Jimmy frowned and looked at Ruiz: "Is there any problem with academic qualifications?"

Ruiz shook his head. "That's Dave's opinion. You've been in the spotlight a bit in the past year, especially with cross-departmental business. Maybe he wants you to stay stable for another two years."

Jimmy was speechless. He was just a salary thief. Who knew he would get into so much trouble? Whether it was going to Miami, Los Angeles, or Albuquerque, although he did a lot of work, it was not what he wanted. Wouldn't it be nice to stay at home with his wife and children?
Who would be willing to go to work?

Jimmy: “Are you sure that’s Dave’s opinion?”

Ruiz nodded, and Jimmy shrugged, "Let's talk about this later. I just want to enjoy my vacation now. I haven't been with my children for more than a month. Have fun, I'm going home first."

Jimmy drank the rest of the wine in his glass, stood up and left the small room.

Ruiz watched Jimmy leave. Although his facial expression didn't change, he could still tell that Jimmy did have some ideas. However, there was nothing he could do about it. After Dave talked to him once, he realized that some things really weren't so smooth.

(End of this chapter)