North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1406 759: Stirring Up Trouble (2)

But the problem isn't big, even if he's not familiar with these things, he can still threaten him.

The next day, Jimmy went straight to the Harriton Foundation with the documents. Essentially, he was here to stir things up and wasn't being polite. He showed his credentials to the receptionist and demanded a meeting with the top management of the Foundation.

Perhaps Mark was more polite before, but the other party directly rejected Jimmy, saying he must make an appointment first. Jimmy wasn't polite either, and he slammed the table, saying if he didn't see anyone today, next time he would bring IRS and SEC people along, and they'd have to bear the consequences.

Everyone is familiar with IRS. If it involves tax issues, the Foundation would definitely have a layer of skin peeled off. As for SEC, that's the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For a foundation, if it is involved in securities fraud or other misconduct related to the securities market, SEC's intervention would surely cause them to be in turmoil for a long time, requiring a lot of sacrifices to calm things down. As for if they say they have no misconduct, anyone can tell that's impossible.

The receptionist was dumbfounded; she had never imagined that the Chinese-American FBI agent in front of her would be so tough. She directly got up from the reception desk and went inside the company.

Jimmy shrugged and watched her walk to an office, from which someone then took her to another office. Soon she returned and led Jimmy to the CEO's office.

The former CEO Harriton was already dead, and the current temporary CEO was his wife. Jimmy initially thought he wouldn't meet anyone, perhaps only a senior staff member would see him, but she was actually in the office. Bear in mind that Mrs. Harriton had previously controlled and demanded cooperation in the kidnapping and detention case, and he hadn't expected her to return to Los Angeles so soon.

Jimmy: "Mrs. Harriton, I am FBI agent Jimmy Yang."

Mrs. Harriton looked at Jimmy expressionlessly. Anyone who was threatened by Jimmy like this wouldn't be happy: "I know you. Are there any leads on my husband's death?"

Jimmy: "Of course, there are some leads, but none can be disclosed at present. I'm here hoping you can cooperate by providing Mr. Harriton's assets and information on competitors. Although it might seem impolite to say so, I think Mrs. Harriton might also want us to find the mastermind behind the scenes as soon as possible. Do you have any thoughts on who might be the biggest beneficiary after Mr. Harriton's death?"

Mrs. Harriton is not an ordinary housewife. According to her personal information, she was a business elite before marrying Harriton, ran her own company, and graduated from a reputable school, ensuring she understood Jimmy's words.

Mrs. Harriton said in surprise, "You mean he was hired and killed by his own people? Who is the murderer?"

Jimmy: "I can only say the murderer is a professional. Such a person theoretically wouldn't have direct opposition with Mr. Harriton."

Mrs. Harriton bit her lower lip, pondering, and Jimmy stood in front of her desk watching her. Soon Mrs. Harriton opened a drawer, took out a notebook, wrote some names on it for Jimmy: "These are the names of some shareholders I know. Hopefully, they will assist in your investigation."

Jimmy took one look at the notebook and shook his head, "Mrs. Harriton, I think you misunderstood me. I don't just want a list; I need further information. Whoever is the biggest beneficiary probably has the biggest possibility. You should understand what I mean."

Mrs. Harriton showed a difficult expression and lowered her tone slightly, "Sorry, my husband took care of business matters before. I can't provide more clues at the moment."

Jimmy nodded: "Then it's going to trouble Mrs. Harriton to organize some information for me over the next few days. Also, I need shareholder lists and other information from other companies under your name, and please try to provide it quickly."

Mrs. Harriton nodded, got up to send Jimmy off at the company door, and then turned back to her office.

The family patriarch was murdered; it's definitely not a trivial matter. For business competitors, sometimes humane destruction is one of their options. Jimmy's words reminded Mrs. Harriton that perhaps the mastermind isn't a competitor but one of their own. Remember, anyone who reaches the top in this place has stepped over several difficult competitors. Even within the same side, there are many disputes.

Mrs. Harriton sat in her office for a while, pressed the intercom button to inform her secretary outside the door to call a few people for a meeting, and also began making phone calls to communicate. She was going to be busy.

Jimmy lit a fire and left. As for whom the fire would burn, anyway, it has nothing to do with Jimmy. Some people might have a thief's heart but not the courage, but in such a situation, they become the best scapegoats.

Mark didn't know Jimmy's intentions, so his investigations in the past few days have all been about companies under Harriton's name, communicating with their leaders to confirm company situations and competitors. Jimmy originally intended to muddy the waters like this but didn't expect to meet Mrs. Harriton here, which made it easier. As a directly involved person, Mrs. Harriton definitely has motivation to cooperate with Jimmy to complete this task. He just needs to nudge her slightly; guide her, and Mrs. Harriton would definitely fall into the trap.

However, this has one downside: it only involves people around Harriton. His network isn't that easy to mobilize; Jimmy needs to think of adding some chips.

When Dave personally came to find Jimmy, he already knew that the person behind was pushing some things forward, preparing to be backfired while using him as a gun. Especially since this case was initially stirred up by him, he naturally knew all investigations are futile now, but others don't know. They hope Jimmy's investigation can influence their designated target or group, and might even suspect it's instigated by one or two of them. Regardless of their thoughts, they hope Jimmy continues the investigation according to their pace.

Jimmy won't let them easily get the results they want. The phrase "unjust riches" applies everywhere. Anyway, they won't be caught to take the blame; stirring up some trouble letting them be in chaos for some time is also good. For Jimmy, this is a rare opportunity in his career where he can relax and mess around. His interest now is quite high. As for the bombing case, he never intended to solve it, the so-called serious investigation is just to use his experience to verify how professional the professionals are.

The fermentation of events from Mrs. Harriton's side will take some time. Jimmy returned to the hospital to visit Mark, arranging for him to return to New York to recuperate after he was better, as he didn't need to participate in the investigation here.

Mark was somewhat dejected but didn't reject Jimmy's arrangements. In fact, Mark has more confidence in Jimmy than Jimmy has in himself. With Jimmy handling it, it'll certainly yield faster results than investigating on his own.

As Jimmy expected, he received a call from the hotel just three days later, notifying him that someone had sent him an envelope. However, Jimmy had already gone out to spend the weekend with Nia, so the envelope could only be temporarily stored in the hotel's safe until he returned to handle it.

Following Dave's suggestion, Jimmy slowed his case handling speed. When chatting with Nia over the phone, she knew he was in Los Angeles, so she flew directly to Los Angeles to play during the break.

Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, Venice Beach - they didn't visit many places due to the limited time, and the weekend was over.

After sending Nia off, Jimmy returned to the hotel, got the envelope from the front desk, went to his room, and opened it. Inside was just a storage locker address and a key.