North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 825 Interest
Nia looked at Jimmy and asked, "Jimmy, besides this trip to Little Rock, have you seen this kind of monster anywhere else?"

Jimmy shook his head: "No, it's just that the monsters we found this time are completely different from the ones we found before. I'm just a little curious. It looks like they should be monsters from Roland's world. I just don't know when they came here, and I don't know how many people are unlucky enough to encounter them."

Roland: "There are many kinds of monsters. No one can fully understand them. If I hadn't seen a lot of them over the years, I wouldn't be able to tell you how many kinds of monsters there are."

Jimmy: "Oh, there's one more thing. I was searching for monsters there like everyone else, but it seems their abilities had no effect on me. At least my soul didn't get absorbed."

Roland: "You are just special. Don't forget Black Rainbow."

Jimmy nodded slightly. Now thinking back, it seemed to be true. He had experienced so many supernatural events, and even in situations that seemed to threaten his soul, he was fine. However, he couldn't talk about this in detail. At least he had to talk about it when Roland and he were the only ones there. Only the two of them had used the Black Rainbow, and talking too much would cause trouble.

Roland had used a rainbow ball, so when the Man in Black used his magical abilities to kill other gunslingers, that ability, which was similar to the power of making words come true, was ineffective against him. Perhaps it was because of the transformation of the rainbow ball. He used the black rainbow, so he should have strengthened the protection of his soul while strengthening himself.

After chatting for a while, Roland left Jimmy's house with his bag. Jimmy's apartment on the Upper West Side had not been sold yet, and Roland had lived there before. With him living there, it was just the right place to avoid being occupied. Although adverse possession in New York still takes a relatively long time, it is better to have less trouble than more. Even though Jimmy and Nia have extraordinary identities, they are still worried about being involved in dog shit.

Nia held the child in her arms, looking thoughtful. Jimmy sent Roland away, came back and took Liam, shaking his head to cheer him up, and asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Nia stood up, "Nothing much. What do you want for lunch? I'll cook today."

Jimmy: "Wow, that's a rare treat. Give me some spaghetti with minced meat and fry me a steak."

Nia rolled her eyes at Jimmy and went to the kitchen. Forget about steak, but cooking noodles is no problem. If you want to eat steak, just cook it yourself.

Of course Jimmy knew what level Nia's cooking skills were, so he just said that and waited for her to cook the noodles before going to the kitchen to help. It was not a big problem. If he really let Nia cook it, he didn't know whether she would give him a grilled steak.

Sometimes I really doubt whether Nia had ever been to the kitchen at home before she got married. Jimmy is also helpless. Over the past few years, his cooking skills have been getting better and better.

At night, Jimmy finally waited until Liam fell asleep, then he tiptoed out of the baby room.

The baby room is equipped with sound monitoring and motion capture, and the camera monitors all day long. It is connected to the main control server in the study. There are monitors in the living room and bedroom for real-time viewing. The baby's crying will directly trigger the sound monitoring to send out a low alarm, which is enough to wake Jimmy and Nia up to check.

It's not easy to prepare this set of things for this little guy. I had to ask the technical department of the bureau for help. Although there are already many baby monitoring products on the market, in terms of sensitivity and reliability, the technical department of the FBI office is definitely more professional than those people. You know, they often deal with eavesdropping and surveillance equipment.

I wonder if Liam will think that their parents are making a big deal out of nothing when he grows up and knows that he has been under 24-hour surveillance since he was a child.

In addition to the baby room, every door and window of this house is also equipped with burglar alarm devices, which are directly connected to the NYPD alarm center. Once the alarm is triggered, an operator will immediately call back. The number of patrol police nearby is also a little more than before, so safety is still guaranteed.

The basement has another separate physical protection system, which is mainly manual defense. A shelf is fixed on one side of the wall, which contains a set of long and short guns, several spare magazines, and several boxes of bullets. These were purchased by Jimmy at the gun store using his and Nia's identities, so there would be no problem even if they were discovered.

There is also a separate frame covering the portal controller, which is relatively hidden unless you look for it deliberately.

All of this was prepared by Jimmy. In order to ensure the safety of his family, he thought of many tricks. However, this is the city center after all, and some external defense plans cannot be used for the time being. If it were in a large manor, he would definitely have to set up automated weapons to defend outside, and also set up some in the basement to prevent problems with the portal.

Leaving the nursery and returning to the bedroom, Nia looked up at Jimmy and asked, "Is he asleep?"

Jimmy said as he took off his clothes, "Well, he slept soundly. I let him play for a while longer during the day, otherwise he would have to toss and turn for at least two hours. What are you watching?"

Nia: "Journey to the Center of the Earth, this novel is pretty good."

Jimmy squeezed next to Nia and took a look. Nia turned her head and looked at Jimmy: "Do you think our earth is really hollow? There is a hollow world inside the earth, inhabited by all kinds of monsters and bizarre animals and plants?"

Jimmy pouted: "I'm not a scientist, how can I know what's inside the earth? But this is a novel after all, just treat it as a joke."

Nia said softly, "Novels may be false, but there really is another world in reality. Roland came from another world. What does it look like over there? What kind of unique scenery is there? I really want to go and see it."

Jimmy's mind was buzzing. When Roland came back through the portal, Nia knew about the other world, but because she was still pregnant at the time, Jimmy was worried about her safety. It took a lot of effort to calm her down and stop her from having wild thoughts. Now her interest was aroused by a novel again.

The Dark Tower world where Roland is located is very dangerous. In Roland's words, although there are still many ordinary people there, they basically lead a precarious life and have no idea when an accident will happen.

There are many kinds of monsters there, and very few of them can be destroyed by ordinary people. Many of them have special abilities, and it is basically difficult for ordinary people to survive when encountering these monsters. However, because the world is so big and the population is not large, ordinary people will not necessarily encounter unexpected events, and may never see one in their entire life.

Jimmy: "Roland's world is different. That world is already declining. There are too many monsters and they are too dangerous. Novels are novels. The protagonists all have the halo of the protagonist. They can live forever and explore the world. If ordinary people like us encounter such things, we will probably die in the first wave."

Jimmy brought the topic back to the novel. He was not an ordinary person. Although he was not a perfect gunslinger, his self-protection ability was still very strong. But Nia was a complete ordinary person. If she really went to the Dark Tower world, she would be in trouble if she encountered one or two waves of monsters.

In fact, Jimmy is also very interested in the Dark Tower world, but he is not the kind of self-important protagonist, but more of a person who lives a daily life. As long as he lives a good life, he will not care too much about these messy things. Although exploring and developing a new world may yield a lot of resources and create more value, it is better to forget about such a dangerous world.

Nia: "But I'm really interested in Roland's world. How about asking Roland to bring a camera to take pictures of the scenery over there for us?"

Jimmy sighed, "You really want to see it?"

Nia nodded: "Have you been there?"

Jimmy: "No, I'll talk to Roland later."

The two of them read the novel in Nia's hand side by side, chatting about the inner world and monsters described in the book to pass the time. Jimmy moved his hands for a while and Nia couldn't bear to read it anymore, so she threw the book aside.
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Roland would definitely not stay for just one or two days this time. He still had plenty of time, so Jimmy was not in a hurry to talk to him about this. His vacation was not long, and he would return to the office after a few days of rest.

On the first day back, Jimmy tidied up the office and then went to Ruiz's office. After chatting for a while, other people came to ask Ruiz to sign and discuss the case. He couldn't keep taking up Ruiz's time, so he left quickly.

Ruiz's attitude is still very clear. If there is no case, he will just stay here honestly. No one will cause trouble for him, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for others. It's that simple.

Of course, it would be best if he could punch in on time so that no one could find fault with him. He could be a salary thief peacefully, and the office really wouldn't mind paying him this salary.

But before leaving, Ruiz reminded him that he could talk to Dave if he had time, and it would not hurt to hang around the boss more.

This reminded Jimmy that since he came to the support group, it seemed that he had not properly visited these big guys except for harassing everyone when he was idle. Not only Dave, but Hughes and the others also needed to be met.

Looking at the time, Jimmy contacted Woody in the afternoon to help him prepare a batch of good wine. He would use it in the next few days. It could be of many kinds, and it also needed gift box packaging, otherwise it would be inappropriate to hold an empty bottle of wine.

Daily life is still very boring, so Jimmy simply opened the remote monitoring software on the computer to check the surveillance of the baby room at home. The little one of a few months old spends more than half of the day sleeping, and it is not a long sleep, but several times, each time is one or two hours, and at most three or four hours. This period of time is the most painful for parents because it is difficult to get a good night's sleep.

But the good thing is that Nia is on a long vacation now. Although her maternity leave has ended long ago, she doesn't care about the salary. It's not a big problem to take a few more months off. While Kevin is still in the position, no one will focus on this matter and cause trouble for him.

In the evening, Jimmy took a bottle of red wine from the bar and went to Hughes' home. After retirement, Hughes was in a completely different mental state than when he was working. He used to be very energetic in the office and seemed to have endless energy. Now he has a head of white hair, and when he opened the door for Jimmy, he was holding a pair of small scissors in his hand, trimming the branches of the plants he raised.

The two who hadn't seen each other for a long time met and hugged each other. Jimmy handed over a gift, and the two went to the small garden behind the house and sat down to chat.

Taking two bottles of beer from the side and handing them to Jimmy, Hughes said, "You've been in a big mess lately."

Jimmy shrugged. "What are you talking about?"

Hughes: “Los Angeles.”

Jimmy was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it made sense. The case that almost got Jimmy into trouble was the follow-up of Dave and his team. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so troublesome. They were all in New York, and Hughes must know what Dave and his team did, or at least know the general idea. "You should ask Dave about that matter. It has nothing to do with me. I handed it over to the Los Angeles office after investigating for a while. How did they handle it later?"

Hughes: "The lawyer got caught, and then there was nothing."

Jimmy curled his lips. They handled it really cleanly. No one behind was implicated, and no in-depth investigation was carried out. His initial attempt to muddy the waters seemed to have no effect at all. But why did Hughes say that the incident was a big one? It seemed that someone had paid a heavy price in private.

Jimmy: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the case has been handed over. It has nothing to do with our New York office. They can do whatever they want."

Hughes: "You were 32, 33? I forgot."

Jimmy: "33, what's wrong?"

Hughes nodded: "You are still very young..."

Jimmy simply waved his hand: "Okay, I get it, did anyone tell you something?"

Hughes still looked calm. "I want to say that you don't need to do too much now. Be patient. Maybe when you are 40 years old, you can sit in Ruiz's position."

Jimmy rolled his eyes. 40 years old, good man. He would work for a few years in the future, when little Liam would be able to fight in elementary school. "I understand. I understand. In fact, as long as others don't bother me, I'm happy to take a salary for free."

Hughes: "As long as you don't cause trouble for others, that's all. Well, I've said what I need to say, now let's talk about something happy. Are you interested in a part-time job? You know I'm in the Association of Former Agents now, and we occasionally hold some activities with some social groups. Would you like to be an instructor or something?"

Jimmy: “About what?”

Hughes: "Introduce the work of the FBI and train them on security precautions. Do not touch on anything that needs to be kept confidential."

Jimmy: "Of course, just call me when you need me."

Hughes smiled. With his position, he couldn't completely rest even after retirement. On the one hand, it was for himself, and on the other hand, it was to pave the way for those who came after him. Not only him, but others as well. This was the only way to ensure the control capabilities at a certain level.

(End of this chapter)