North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 833 Mrs. Waltz

Ever since taking care of Walter's daughter, little Holly, Mary seemed to have been seduced into having too much maternal instinct. She didn't even sit down while holding little Liam, but just walked back and forth in the living room, so even Nia could only stand and chat with her.

As for Jimmy and Hank, they saw Nia and Mary chatting happily, shrugged and went straight to Hank's bedroom. Hank handed Jimmy a bottle of half a dozen beers from the living room. "You really should have seen Gus's group. When facing the interrogation, they cooperated perfectly. However, apart from using the fried chicken brothers to sell drugs, they didn't admit anything and got nothing."

Jimmy shrugged. "But it's enough to convict, isn't it?"

Hank: "Yeah, but we didn't get much. The drug money was said to have been sent to Mexico, but Eladio is dead, and the clues are completely cut off. Damn, we missed millions, or even tens of millions of stolen money."

Jimmy: "Look at the bright side. A Mexican drug lord who has been entrenched in Albuquerque for 20 years is enough. Don't think too much. What does the U.S. Attorney's Office say?"

Hank: "No problem. We have all the evidence. It is estimated that many people will be in prison for more than ten years. Gus, it may be more than twenty-five years."

Jimmy: "Twenty-five years, then we can give up on this line. When he comes out, he'll probably need someone to help him pee. By the way, your brother-in-law Walter..."

Hank sighed, "His lung cancer has returned and he's undergoing chemotherapy now."

Jimmy: "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was that serious. Is his family safe now?"

Hank: "Well, it's moved. I'm starting over in a new place."

Hank was somewhat disappointed. Heisenberg was the person he had been tracking down for a long time, and it turned out to be his brother-in-law. If it weren't for Jimmy, he might not have escaped this disaster.

Being ambushed by Mexican killers was the biggest reason why Hank was cleared of suspicion, because under the circumstances at the time, it was almost impossible for Hank to kill the two murderers, and he was paralyzed on one side of his body for several months and almost ended up in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Jimmy: "By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet. You will be the Assistant Agent in Charge soon."

Jimmy got the news from Gomez, and he must contact them before coming. Hank certainly wouldn't tell them, and Gomez had no taboos, since he was still far away from this location anyway.

Hank raised his beer. “It hasn’t been decided yet. Who knows if there will be any surprises.”

Jimmy: "I guess it's enough now that the news has come out. After all, this case... is enough."

Hank: "Thanks for your good words. I hope everything goes well."

Jimmy and Nia sat here for a while and then said goodbye and left. He still had some time before the trial, so he could take Nia out to play for two days.

After getting used to the urban life of New York, the feeling of coming to the desert environment is still very different. However, this time with little Liam, they certainly cannot play too crazy. They should just stay in the reserved mountain villa to experience the different living environment. The little guy cannot bear the chaotic environment of the desert.

The court trial was very fast. Gus looked much more haggard, but he still stood straight and maintained his dignity when standing in the dock. Faced with the evidence submitted by the prosecutor, he once stopped the defense lawyer and was eventually sentenced to 25 years in prison. He did not lose control throughout the whole process, which can be said to be very rare. You know, it is not uncommon for the defendant to collapse in court.

The same goes for Mike and Jesse. Although their lawyers tried very hard to defend them and tried to overturn the evidence submitted by the prosecutor, it was of no use. Obviously, they had communicated with each other and finally decided that everyone would plead guilty, otherwise it would be impossible for everyone to make the same choice.

The laundry manager, the chicken farm employee, the driver, none of them could escape and were all taken into custody. However, not all of them would be taken into custody in this trial. The prisoners were also divided into levels. Some people could be released early, but more people had to wait in line.

Jimmy watched the entire trial of Gus and others, and even stood at the exit waiting. He greeted Gus when he left, but Gus followed the bailiff out as if he hadn't seen him at all.

Jimmy shrugged. Perhaps the person he least wanted to see was himself. He greeted Nia, and the two of them left the court holding the child.

Little Liam is also unlucky to have such a pair of parents. He has to watch court trials when he is so young. This can be considered as alternative training. Maybe the little guy will inherit his parents' careers in the future.

After finishing the business, since there was no rush to go back, Jimmy simply took Nia and little Liam to meet James and Tom, and then to meet Mrs. Waltz. His elders were not many in number, and they usually did not go to New York. Since they were free now, of course he would take advantage of the rare opportunity of the whole family going out to go out and meet more of them.

Especially Mrs. Waltz, her condition is totally insufficient to support a long distance journey. If Jimmy doesn't come, they can only chat on the phone. In fact, Jimmy seldom calls Mrs. Waltz and he can never find a suitable reason. The key is that as Jimmy's mother, Mrs. Waltz is undoubtedly someone Jimmy must make friends with. Taking advantage of this opportunity to visit her with the whole family, it shows more respect for her, so he called a few days in advance to discuss the time of visiting.

The old man still prefers the little kid. He has been smiling and teasing little Liam since Jimmy and the others came in. It was not until the little guy opened his mouth and yawned that Nia took him out of the living room to coax the little guy to sleep.

Mrs. Waltz's smile faded slightly, and she said to Jimmy, "Kid, push me to the study."

Of course Jimmy didn't refuse. He picked up a small bag next to him and came to Mrs. Waltz. "Grandma Waltz, Uncle Tom asked me to give this to you. He said it's not convenient for him to be here often, so he can't come with me."

Mrs. Waltz took the bag, opened it, looked at it, and nodded, "Is he okay?"

Jimmy pushed Mrs. Waltz's wheelchair toward the study and said, "Everything is fine, except that she has a few more wrinkles. The climate in Florida is pretty good, and the farm he manages looks good too."

Mrs. Waltz: "That's good. Tell him when you go back that he can come and see me when he is free. Don't worry about other things."

Jimmy: “I’ll pass that on.”

Mrs. Waltz motioned for Jimmy to close the door. "Sit down, kid. What happened?"

Jimmy was stunned, "No, everything has been normal recently. You see, I took the children out. If there was any danger, I would definitely not let them go out with me."

Mrs. Waltz put the bag on the table and looked at Jimmy. "No, I mean your job. Someone told me that you seemed to be planning to leave the FBI and you haven't been working regularly for a long time."

Jimmy was stunned. Mrs. Waltz was paying attention to him? He turned his head and looked outside the door. Nia was walking in the corridor with her child, coaxing the child to sleep. The servant was in the kitchen, and a bodyguard left the house and stood outside after they came in. There was no one else here.

Jimmy: "I really didn't expect such a small matter to reach you. It's just some small problems. I'm not leaving the FBI. I still like it there."

Mrs. Waltz: "Child, just tell the truth to me."

Jimmy: "No big deal, just office politics. You know, the FBI is more conservative than other departments."

Mrs. Waltz smiled slightly, "Do you feel that you have touched their bottom line?"

Jimmy shrugged. "It seems to be like this. In order to prevent me from continuing to show my political achievements, they simply refused to send cases to my support department."

"what do you think?"

"Let's wait a little longer. I'm still young, right? I think in two years, I'll be qualified enough to give it a try. Also, little Liam is still young, so I'll have time to spend more time with him."

Mrs. Waltz frowned. "Is this true? Do you really think so?"

Jimmy nodded. In his opinion, there was really no good way to break the impasse. Not to mention whether doing things privately could be successful, even if it succeeded, it would ruin his reputation in the bureau. When a Chinese person has a bad reputation, he can forget about being able to move forward safely in the future.

Mrs. Waltz: "Foolish! You have been isolated from the workplace for several months. If you wait any longer, you may not be excluded by them, but you will be fired for long-term absence. Even if you still have a position, you will be completely marginalized."

Jimmy smiled bitterly and said, "I've thought about this, but... I have no choice now. I was transferred to the support team to solve my original level, and it's impossible for me to do anything here. Now even the external transfer has been blocked by them. Someone at the headquarters wanted me to help before, but I was blocked by my superior. I don't even know what case it is."

Mrs. Waltz: "You should be more proactive and show off your muscles. If you don't fight for many things, you can't blame others. You must seize all the power to put yourself in a higher position, instead of just going with the flow and waiting for others' charity."

My goodness, although Mrs. Waltz is old, her temper is not like that of an old person at all. She even encourages Jimmy to keep fighting.

Jimmy nodded, "I'll think about it. I don't have many cards up my sleeve."

Mrs. Waltz shook her head. "No, you have a lot of cards. The most important thing is that they need you, not you need them. You have many options for retreat, even going back the way you came."

Jimmy raised an eyebrow, "I think I see what you mean. I'll take care of it."

Mrs. Waltz: "You already have a family, a wife and a son. You are grown up. Do what you want to do. Let's go out and let Nia chat with me for a while."

Jimmy pushed Mrs. Waltz back to the living room. Nia had already put little Liam on the sofa, and he seemed to be asleep.

After having lunch with Mrs. Waltz in her cabin, Jimmy and his family said goodbye and drove back to Washington DC. It was very troublesome to come to Mrs. Waltz's cabin every time, but the old lady didn't want to move to another place. Her family had talked about this problem before, but unfortunately no one could force her to leave, so Jimmy rented a car in Washington DC every time he came, and it was not very convenient to go back and forth and stay.

But now this circle is finally over. It is really tiring to take care of children. It would be easier if it were just Jimmy and Nia.

Nia and Liam also received gifts from several elders, especially the gift Mrs. Waltz gave to Nia, a pearl necklace. Of course, it was definitely not new, but something Mrs. Waltz used herself before. It was very suitable as a gift for the younger generation.

As for little Liam, it was time to prepare a place to store gifts for this little guy before he even learned to walk. Jimmy had an extra suitcase, which contained baby supplies and the gifts these people gave to Liam.

Jimmy stood at the hotel window looking at the lights outside, and now had plenty of time to think about what Mrs. Waltz had said.

There is no doubt that she knew about Jimmy's current situation. No matter if she was paying attention to him or Jimmy asked someone to investigate after he arranged a time to meet her, this little bit of office politics was not enough for someone like Mrs. Waltz who could become the deputy director of the CIA. This was one of the reasons why Jimmy was now paying special attention to her words. The old lady was experienced, and since she brought it up, she must have thought of something.

The reasons why Jimmy was excluded are nothing more than a few things: he is of Chinese descent, young, too capable, may have had disputes with other small groups, etc. As for reliability and loyalty to the FBI position, they should not be among the reasons. Mrs. Waltz probably meant that Jimmy needs to show off his muscles, but he is already one of the most capable agents, so how can he show off his muscles?

This should be the first time that Jimmy carefully analyzed the reasons why he was suppressed in this position and could not move. In fact, he didn’t care too much about it before. Work is work and family is family. At that time, Nia was pregnant, and then little Liam was born. Who would care about those troubles at work?

Ethnicity is a big problem, and the glass ceiling exists naturally. This is the consensus of everyone and one of the reasons why he is suppressed, but the statements of Ruiz and Dave should indicate that this is not the most important reason. Considering other reasons, it is very likely that he is in the way or scares others.

Few people in high positions are clean, including Jimmy's father-in-law Kevin. Even if it is just Jimmy's own estimation, Kevin's income is totally inconsistent with his quality of life. Even if their family has a lot of income in financial management, it is not enough to support it. The people in the FBI should be the same. According to Jimmy's previous performance, if he really gets promoted, he may be out of touch with others in many aspects and be incompatible.

Damn it, Jimmy stood by the window gritting his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

(End of this chapter)