North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 832 Going Home
Jimmy, who had just returned home, had no chance to show Nia the video he shot in the Dark Tower world. He spent the whole night with Nia and little Liam, telling them about his experience when he first arrived in that world. Although it was not starting from scratch, it was almost the same, and he had to handle everything by himself.

These funny things alone were enough to keep Liam going until he yawned and went to sleep, so there was basically nothing special to say that night.

Nia went out early in the morning and bought a brand new laptop computer nearby, of course the cheapest one. This computer will become a physically isolated computer, completely cutting off all network connections, and then she can use the DV memory card to read the video.

This was a last resort, Jimmy strongly requested it at night. All network connections of the laptop would be disabled to ensure that no information on it would be transmitted out. Moreover, this laptop would only be used in Jimmy's study and would be kept in a safe afterwards.

As for the DV memory card for recording videos, Jimi will format it many times, then fill it up with empty records, and then format it again before using it again. This is the advice Jimi got from a professional technician. Out of trust in the professionals and the possibility of arousing suspicion if he physically destroys it and buys a new one every time, this is the most appropriate way to deal with it.

Yesterday Jimmy told his story, and today Nia saw Jimmy's results. Although it was a video and she didn't actually see it, she still rewarded Jimmy with a deep French kiss and wiped off the little lipstick on him. Then Jimmy packed up and prepared to go out. The highlight of today is Ruiz.

The place where he met Ruiz was still Jimmy's bar. This was of course intentional. Jimmy currently had only this one place in New York that could be called a base, and because it was safe and reliable, this bar had almost become a designated reception area. Even during the time when Jimmy was not in New York, the small room was still in short supply. More than once, someone had wanted to renovate it. A small room was simply not enough for them.

Of course, after Ruiz arrived and said Jimmy would be here later, the small room was temporarily out of use.

Ruiz frowned at Jimmy in front of him, "Did you go to Africa for a while?"

Jimmy shrugged. "I just spend a lot of time outside. I'll recover after a while. Want a drink? Woody, gin. I want a change of taste."

Ruiz grabbed the whiskey bottle and glass on the table and walked towards the small room. When he was a little suspicious, any unusual choice made by Jimmy would become an opportunity for a new round of wild thoughts for him. For example, Jimmy always drank Scotch whisky, so why did he change to gin today?

Woody took the half-used bottle of gin and poured Jimmy a glass. Just as he was about to take it back, Jimmy waved his hand and said, "Give it all to me. Bring me an ice bucket."

Sitting on the curved sofa in the small room, Ruiz held a wine glass in one hand and looked at Jimmy who came in. He didn't say anything, just looked at him.

Jimmy sat down, took a sip of wine, and leaned back on the sofa in a similar posture.

After a while, Ruiz said, "Anything you want to say? About your "travel." Of course, when he said travel, he put quotation marks with his fingers.

Jimmy: "Nothing, just going out for a walk and finding a place where there are not many people."

Ruiz: "Oh? What did you do?"

Jimmy: "That's too much. There's only a shabby cabin there and you have to make everything yourself, including the shower and toilet."

Ruiz: "It looks like you're enjoying your travel life. Why don't you bring your phone?"

Jimmy: "I just want to be alone. You know, I have too many worries."

Ruiz: "You never came back? Nia must have missed you."

Jimmy smiled and said, "Don't worry, she agreed. Oh, by the way, it's actually quite comfortable to go to the wild alone, away from all the trivialities, and relax your mind. You should give it a try."

Ruiz: "So, what's bothering you?"

Jimmy: “You don’t want to know.”

Ruiz: “That’s why I’m sitting here.”

Jimmy smiled and said, "What do you think?" Then he raised his glass and drank it.

Ruiz finished the wine in the glass and put it heavily on the table. "Bang." "So this is why you told me you wanted to take a long vacation?"

He stared at Jimmy and said, "What the fuck is wrong with you? Is there anything you can't say? Just like when Peter left before, you said what you wanted!"

Jimmy took Ruiz's glass, added two ice cubes to it, poured some whiskey in it, and pushed it in front of him: "Will you agree to what I say?"

After pushing the cup, Jimmy sat up straight. "Or, who should I talk to? You?"

Ruiz moved his mouth slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything. He sighed and picked up the cup. "Well, where did you go? No one knows when you left or when you will come back..."

Jimmy: "Isn't this normal? I need to be alone, so of course I want to go to a place where no one can find me, where there is no steel jungle, no pollution, and no people."

Ruiz: “You know what I’m asking.”

Jimmy shook his head. "No, no, everyone has things they don't want to talk about, and this is obviously one of them."

Ruiz: “So, you’re still going to disappear, right?”

Jimmy: "Maybe. You know I have a lot of time now and nothing to do."

Ruiz drank and thought, and after a while he said: "Just going on vacation..."

Jimmy: "Maybe some hunting, fishing, maybe even growing some potatoes or flowers, you know, we all love being farmers..."

Ruiz: "Hunting, huh? What's the target?"

Jimmy: "I don't have any goal. I'll just take whatever comes my way. You know me. There will definitely be no danger."

Ruiz: "Well, it seems that I am in a good mood after returning from vacation. Let's enjoy the city life. I will go back first."

After saying that, Ruiz put the cup down, stood up, buttoned his clothes and left the room without looking back or even closing the door.

Jimmy stood up to see him off, then sat back on the sofa. The sound of music and guests talking outside came in, but he was in no hurry to leave. He was tough in the conversation with Ruiz, which of course was something he had thought about beforehand.

In fact, he had already endured it before. After all, it takes time to go to the Dark Tower world. It just happened to be something he had to do, and he didn't have to go to work, which saved him a lot of trouble. But after coming back this time, Nia suspected that he was being monitored and other things suddenly made him have some ideas of making trouble. Maybe he can gain more than just endurance.

There is no need to worry that Ruiz has too many bad ideas. Just like he said before, he questioned Jimmy why he didn't say what he wanted. It can be seen that he has already thought of the possibilities and naturally prepared for the follow-up of various possibilities. Jimmy has only given him a vague explanation now, and the rest depends on how to deal with it later.

As for his relationship with Ruiz, frankly speaking, after the previous treatment of Jimmy, it is very restrained for Jimmy to be able to maintain his current state and not make trouble. Ruiz will think it through, and this will not affect their personal relationship, but their relationship as colleagues will definitely change.

"Is everything okay?" Nia asked Jimmy, who threw himself on the sofa after coming back, while walking over with little Liam who was crying just now. The little guy cried after waking up in the baby room upstairs, and it took a lot of effort to calm him down.

Jimmy reached out and took the little guy, "It's nothing, little Liam, why are you crying? Didn't you see that daddy missed me just now?"

Nia looked at Jimmy. Obviously, everything was not fine as he said. His expression just now did not mean that everything was fine. However, it seemed that Jimmy did not want to bring his affairs home.

"Then when will you go to work? You probably haven't been to work for more than a month. Ruiz and the others... won't have any objections?"

Jimmy reached out and waved his hand behind Liam's head, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the work. Taking more than a month off is not a big deal. It's no problem."

Nia couldn't help but frown secretly as she watched Jimmy laughing and making his son happy, as if nothing had happened.

After resting at home for a few days, Jimmy finally decided to put little Liam aside for the time being and went out to meet Roland in casual clothes.

Before Roland left that day, Jimmy reminded him that there might be some accidents here, so he didn't come to contact Jimmy these days. He walked back to the Upper East Side after he was far away from Jimmy's house. The distance of more than ten kilometers was not a problem for him at all, so he could walk back.

This time, the wizard confirmed that at least during the time when Jimmy arrived in the Dark Tower world, the energy imbalance had not been resolved. On the one hand, it might be that Jimmy would need to stay in the Dark Tower for a longer time to have an impact on the energy imbalance. Another possibility is that the use of Merlin Rainbow by Jimmy, Roland and others would not affect the Dark Tower world at all.

No matter which one it is, it is basically certain that there is no need for Jimmy to go back for the time being. The only thing left is that he had promised Nia to go on a trip. They have become accustomed to the convenience of modern society, so it is naturally impossible for them to stay there permanently. They can just treat Jimmy and the others as gatekeepers of the Earth portal.

Jimmy and Roland had a brief chat. Roland was scheduled to return in about half a month. Now he just needed to place an order and wait for someone to deliver the goods to Jimmy's house.

Jimmy didn't care that he didn't need to go back with Roland for the time being. As long as Nia went there, he would go there too. He could return at any time anyway. He just had to protect Nia and didn't have to worry about other things for the time being.

After making sure that there were no problems here, Jimmy began to arrange his own affairs. He still had to go to work and show up so that others wouldn't forget about him. Besides, he was just sitting in his seat anyway and no one cared what he was doing. It was a good opportunity for him to contact Hank and confirm the court date for Gus and the others.

It takes a very long time from the completion of the case investigation to the prosecutor's prosecution process and then to the judge's sentencing. It is not impossible to be detained for several months. This is the opportunity to earn bail. You should know that there are a lot of companies across the United States that are engaged in the business of paying bail. If someone has a problem during the bail stage, in addition to the company recovering the overdue bail itself, it will also hire licensed bounty hunters to hunt down the person.

In short, although bail was set for Gus and others during the preliminary hearing, neither Gus nor Mike chose to jump bail and abscond. This was confirmed when Jimmy contacted Hank. It seems that they really intend to stay in prison for several years.

Jimmy speculated maliciously that perhaps what he did in Mexico that night left a shadow on Gus. Logically speaking, such a big drug lord would definitely not want to go to jail. Not to mention the delay in making money, there must be many people in there who he had never dealt with before. It is normal for accidents to happen in prison.

Gus still has a large amount of cash and laundered money, and his network of connections is still there. It would be easy for him to get some money so that he can leave in style. The reason he doesn't leave is probably because he is afraid of death.

After making an appointment with Hank to sit in on the trial, Jimmy began to work on procedures such as air tickets. Of course, he also needed to go to Ruiz's office to ask for leave.

This time he asked for leave openly. It was Jimmy who was responsible for solving that case. Although most of the credit went to the DEA, Jimmy also got a lot of benefits.

In fact, this can be compared to before he disappeared. At least for now, Ruiz's attitude has not changed. He just asked about Jimmy's plan. When he learned that he really needed to go to Albuquerque for business, he approved it immediately and even added a few more days.

Well, it seems that he has really figured it out. No matter what Jimmy does, he will definitely not be one of Jimmy's targets. Since it has nothing to do with him, it doesn't matter. Let Jimmy deal with it himself. Anyway, he will not suffer any loss unless Jimmy is fired.

Jimmy left New York again, but this time he did not leave alone. He asked Nia to accompany him. As for his home, Roland had already said that he would stay as Jimmy's specially hired house sitter to avoid accidents. It would be very difficult to get into the basement from Roland's gun.

Dave already knew that Jimmy had been back for a few days. He investigated carefully and made sure that no one around him had encountered any accidents before he felt relieved. However, when he came to Jimmy's office to look for him, it was too late.

Taking Nia and the baby to Albuquerque was a way of making up for neglecting them. Fortunately, the baby was old enough to fly, otherwise it would have been difficult for Nia to go out. (Babies a few months old can fly, but try not to take long flights, and be careful to avoid abnormalities that may occur in children during takeoff and landing.)
Hank was fine. His wife Mary was very excited when she saw Nia and little Liam in her arms. Walter White and his family had already left Albuquerque, so Hank finally saved himself some worries.

(End of this chapter)