North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1328 721: Target

Would he continue to pursue and apprehend those who captured them after paying such a high cost to rescue the two? What Jimmy and Steven did in this case is public knowledge within the organization; anyone can find out just by asking around.

This is troublesome. Last time he encountered a similar problem was in New York, during a raid on a gang, where they killed the son of a big shot. Subsequently, Jimmy faced several inexplicable assassination attempts; is it going to happen again this time?

Jimmy sat on the bed, leaning against the pillow watching TV, and finally decided he couldn't just wait any longer. He called Steven, arranged to meet him the next day, then turned down the TV volume and lay down to rest.

The next day, Jimmy and Steven met outside. They didn't go to a café or anything, but instead stood smoking in a corner of a plaza.

Jimmy: "Did you know? Someone disappeared."

Steven frowned: "Who disappeared?"

Jimmy: "The people we brought back. Two of them disappeared, the testimonies and statements are gone too, as if they never existed."

Steven: "I don't know, I wasn't involved in the follow-up investigation. And we were only investigating the club operators, tracing the source of their drugs, we didn't intervene with others."

Jimmy: "I see. Can you help me copy our video footage?"

Steven: "Why?"

Jimmy: "Do you remember the first time I came to see you? It was because we killed some people during a raid on a gang, one of whom was a big shot's child. After that operation, I was consecutively targeted by assassination attempts and attacks five times before finding the cause. Coming to Albuquerque was to cut off any subsequent assassinations."

Steven looked at Jimmy with wide eyes. Five assassination attempts and attacks, yet he's unscathed and even traveled across most of the United States to hunt down the mastermind. Are you sure this isn't a movie?

Steven: "Do you think that's possible?"

Jimmy nodded: "Not just me, this time you were also on the scene. If, I'm saying if, the people behind this want to act, maybe you're in their target range too, if they're like the people I encountered before."

Steven put the cigarette to his mouth, took a hard drag, then tossed the butt onto the ground, stepping on it forcefully. "Do you know who it is?"

Jimmy: "I don't know, but I suspect it's the person we saw on the third floor. Because the testimony is missing the client of the second young prostitute, you know, the first one was already shot by the gang members."

Steven: "I understand, I'll keep you posted."

Jimmy: "Be careful these days, watch out for the people and cars around you."

Steven: "Alright, I'm heading back."

When Steven left, he glanced around the surroundings, his right hand stayed by his waist and didn't swing, looking a bit awkward. It seemed that Jimmy's words made him quite nervous.

Jimmy remained where he was, picking up Steven's cigarette butt from the ground after finishing his own. He extinguished it on the trash can and then tossed it inside before clapping his hands and leaving the plaza, heading back to the hotel.

This time, Jimmy was being a bit deceptive. In fact, the situation this time is different from the last; this time, people are still alive, no one died, so they can't come after Jimmy and Steven for revenge.

But Jimmy really didn't want to let that third-floor scumbag go. At the scene, if the conditions hadn't been unsuitable for framing, he would have taken action long ago. Now, the guy was released without even going to jail, disappearing directly from the FBI office, which was incredibly frustrating, even if no one knew what Jimmy was thinking at the time.

Using Steven's resources from the DEA to obtain their video might help identify the person they captured at the entrance, and then they can confirm the identity. The only problem now is whether the person's face is clearly recognizable in the video.

The only issue now is whether Steven can obtain the video. After all, the case is not yet closed, and theoretically, as crucial evidence, the video should be strictly confidential, making it impossible for Steven to easily take it out.

Considering his own life and death, this time Steven was genuinely attentive. Not only did he go to the DEA office to communicate with the technical staff, but he also carried his pistol and bullet-proof vest with him, wearing the vest while driving in and out. It looked bizarre, making Hank wonder if he had some residual trauma from a previous gunfight, pondering whether to arrange another psychological intervention for him.

According to protocol, Jimmy also needed to undergo psychological intervention. However, under Hope's arrangement, the person in charge in Albuquerque reviewed Jimmy's file, and after seeing it, agreed with Hope's suggestion. Even if psychological intervention was necessary, it would be arranged when returning to headquarters.

So during this rest period, Steven was quite busy, while Jimmy only needed to wait for news at the hotel. Even if he went to the FBI office, he would still be temporarily isolated from the investigation. In fact, turning this reconnaissance mission into a shootout, causing four deaths, it was normal for Jimmy to face restrictions. A special team needed to verify and exclude the suspicion that he and Steven deliberately provoked conflict to kill.

Steven was extremely efficient. He called Jimmy that night, came to his room, and played a video on the laptop he brought. It was a clip taken from Jimmy's body camera, showing half of the face of their target, the third-floor scumbag, but there was no frontal shot.

Jimmy: "Can you find out his identity?"

Steven: "It will be challenging, but it should be possible to confirm. Not many people can achieve this level. I'll verify their family information, give me some time."

Jimmy nodded: "Thank you, much appreciated."

Steven closed the laptop, put it back into his bag, and then looked squarely at Jimmy with a very serious expression: "Jimmy, tell me, after the investigation, can you handle it?"

Jimmy raised an eyebrow, looking back at Steven: "What do you mean?"

Steven: "I know your uncle Tom, and I'm aware of your abilities. Now, this matter might threaten my safety, so I must confirm, do I still need to worry?"

Only then did Jimmy understand what he meant and replied with a smile: "I'll wait for your news."

Jimmy got up to see Steven off. The serious expression had already vanished from Steven's face, indicating he understood what Jimmy meant.

Jimmy had long since scouted the hotel's layout, as well as the locations of surrounding shops' surveillance cameras. During the day, he continued his routine, first buying a second-hand motorcycle and then acquiring some old clothes and small gadgets from second-hand shops and hardware stores, bringing them back to the hotel room.

Receiving an envelope from the waiter, Jimmy tipped him, then closed the door and pulled out a sheet of paper from the envelope. Two addresses were pasted onto it using cut-up printing paper. He took the envelope and paper to the bathroom, burned it, and flushed the ashes down the toilet.

In the early hours, after confirming that the people in the surrounding rooms were all resting, Jimmy left his room, moving along the fire escape to the second floor, then entered an adjacent staff restroom. Climbing out of a small window, he found the bicycle he had stashed in the nearby alley and rode off.

With a hood, gloves, and a cycling mask prepared in advance covering his face, ensuring no identifiable features could be seen from the outside, he carried a backpack containing some makeshift gadgets.

Leaving the hotel area, he located the motorcycle he had prepared in advance and quickly headed towards the target address. Time was tight; he needed to return to the hotel before anyone noticed he was not in his room.