North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1407 - 760: Stirring Up the Snake

Many people can find out which hotel Jimmy is staying at, after all, this is Los Angeles, where wealthy people abound, and those with connections are certainly not few. He doesn't care at all, but what's inside this storage box is intriguing.

He's completely unsure who created this storage box. If it was Mrs. Harriton, it shouldn't have been this troublesome. After all, he visited once in person, and his attitude at the time could definitely become a topic of discussion at the front desk for a while. Mrs. Harriton didn't need to do something so secretive, she could just hand over the documents when he visits again.

Checking the time, Jimmy decided to rest first and wait until the next day to open the storage box and see its contents. After all, acting at night in such a unfamiliar place like Los Angeles is relatively risky.

Mark had returned to New York, not fully recovered yet, but for now, he's well enough to temporarily leave the hospital. When Jimmy borrowed a car from the Los Angeles office, their expressions were somewhat off, causing him some embarrassment. Mark had put the car into the repair shop after only a few days of use, and now Jimmy was here to borrow again, totally treating them like a rental car company.

Finding the location of the storage box wasn't difficult, but Jimmy still looked around, and didn't seem to notice anyone watching him. He took out the key and opened the storage box, it was empty, holding only two pieces of paper.

Picking them up for a glance, Jimmy folded them directly, put them in his pocket, and left.

Arriving at the Harriton Foundation, the receptionist clearly remembered Jimmy. Before he even spoke, she stood up and turned around, heading into the office, leaving Jimmy at the entrance.

Jimmy blinked, looking at the receptionist's departing back, somewhat confused, wondering what's going on?

After a while, she returned to the front desk, saying to Jimmy: "Please follow me." She turned and walked away, as if uttering a few more words to Jimmy would cause trouble.

As he walked inside, Jimmy scanned around, pondering what's up with this strange atmosphere?

Entering Mrs. Harriton's office, she was still seated in the boss's chair. She nodded at the receptionist, then rose after she left, taking a stack of files from a drawer nearby and bringing them to Jimmy: "Here's what you asked for."

Jimmy took the files without flipping through them, instead he looked at Mrs. Harriton: "What happened? Things seem a bit off here."

Mrs. Harriton: "You're right, the most terrifying is betrayal from one's own. Agent, I hope you will gain more insights. That's all, goodbye."

After speaking, Mrs. Harriton turned, picked up a handbag from the desk, and left the office. Outside, two men in suits immediately rose and followed her as she left the company.

Jimmy followed Mrs. Harriton, but instead of joining her and the two men in the elevator, he waited for the adjacent elevator to go down.

Driving away from the building, Jimmy smiled while driving, as if the fun was just starting. The two men beside Mrs. Harriton were unseen during his last visit, meaning unless something unexpected kept them from being in the office last time, they were newly arranged to protect Mrs. Harriton, suggesting there indeed were internal issues.

Recalling Mrs. Harriton's words, internal betrayal, threatening her life, if it wasn't family issues internally, then someone within the company's board showed signs of a takeover, quite formidable, giving an impression that Mrs. Harriton appears disadvantaged. Coupled with the receptionist and the office staff's attitude, it seemed everyone knew of these takeover signs, their stance toward Mrs. Harriton reflecting this.

Interesting, while Jimmy doesn't know much about business affairs, Peter is the most acquainted with such matters among his acquaintances. However, Peter is now in Washington, D.C, distant help cannot quench immediate thirst, unless he explains over the phone, though Peter probably doesn't know what happened internally either.

Back in the hotel room, Jimmy took out the two sheets from the storage box, along with the materials provided by Mrs. Harriton, and started perusing.

The documents from Mrs. Harriton indeed contained major shareholders and their data from the Harriton Foundation, including respective shareholdings. Glancing at these materials, Jimmy suddenly realized Mrs. Harriton's concerns seemed quite normal; Mr. Harriton's shares weren't particularly high, the second-largest shareholder only had ten fewer points than him, if allied with other small shareholders, overturning at a shareholders' meeting was easy.

But simply overturning at a board meeting, theoretically shouldn't pose physical threats to Mrs. Harriton right? A change in company management shouldn't lead to harming a major shareholder, right?

Continuing to read, there were recent transactions of two bank accounts, showing several hundred thousand US Dollars in movement, although for wealthy individuals this should remain relatively normal right?

This kind of information organizing and analyzing frankly wasn't Jimmy's expertise. Perhaps a professional could decipher issues from these transactions, but Jimmy was clear that this financial movement wasn't for hiring someone to commit murder...

Thinking about it, Jimmy surely couldn't handle the ensuing matter alone, better to seek advice. He picked up his phone to call Peter: "Hi, Peter, are you working?"