North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1551 - 831: The Troublesome Dave (Part 2)

"If I have some free time, I will, Hughes already mentioned it to me before."

Dave invited Jimmy to sit on the sofa, "Jimmy, some things are quite complicated, regarding your work arrangement, we've been pushing it forward..."

Jimmy raised his glass and clinked it with Dave's, interrupting him, "No need, I honestly don't care anymore, or rather, I used to care a lot, but not anymore now.

During this trip, I met a few elders, and after a conversation with one of them, I gained a lot of perspective.

Dave, work is just work, life is life. People need to live happily to not let down their family and friends, so don't overthink it, I'm very happy now."

Dave: "Elders?"

Jimmy: "Yeah, a friend of my grandfather's, though I call her grandma directly. Oh, they attended my engagement and wedding as well, you should have met them."

Dave nodded, seemingly trying to recall those people, but it was difficult since he hadn't paid much attention at the time; it was just a subordinate's wedding, who would care about who was around?

But Jimmy's words still made him a bit nervous, completely not caring about work isn't a good sign. People who manage to not care about work at all are either old hands waiting to retire or simply have no interest in continuing, maybe he'll soon receive Jimmy's resignation.

"Your wedding, huh, I don't really have any deep impressions of the others. By the way, do you have any ideas about your job changes later?"

Jimmy: "No, I'll think about it after the little one grows up a bit, when Nia can take care of him alone. By then, even if work gets busier, it's okay."

Dave breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the lack of interest in work was mostly because of the child's birth. That's manageable; after all, haven't they all gone through this phase? With this understanding, Dave was relieved of his biggest worry. Jimmy's previous disappearance had made him and some others really tense for a period. But since Jimmy chose to continue taking care of his family, work matters could be settled later, which wasn't a problem.

"Yes, understandable. Taking good care of the family allows one to do other things with peace of mind, a good choice."

The conversation shifted from here to some trivial matters like which club suits whom, and Jimmy naturally didn't provoke him further. Originally, if the conversation didn't go well today, he planned to lay it all out, but Dave seemed to have misunderstood something at some point, the topic kept shifting, so there wasn't a need to flip the table so early, he had plenty of time anyway.

However, when Jimmy casually mentioned that he found his house being monitored when he returned today, the atmosphere changed. Dave asked, "How did you find out about them?"

Jimmy: "The person helping to watch the house noticed it. I chased after and found the photos he took. I already got his name and related information, I can start an investigation tomorrow."

Dave waved his hand: "No need, I arranged that."

Jimmy looked at Dave coldly, expressionless, waiting for an explanation. Seeing Jimmy's reaction, Dave continued: "Someone told me a stranger appeared at your house, someone they hadn't seen before, because you weren't in New York. I arranged for someone to keep an eye on the place temporarily, in case anything happened."

Jimmy: "That's someone I hired to help look after the house. I was going to be away for a long time, so I needed someone to help watch over it."

Dave: "I know, I know, don't worry, now that you're back, the surveillance can end."

Jimmy: "So what did you find out?"

Dave: "That old black man didn't have any registered information, who is he?"

Jimmy: "Just an old friend, don't investigate him anymore, he's not a threat."

Dave: "But according to the detective's investigation, he's not that simple. In fact, he's appeared many times before; it's just that no one noticed him. Since he's connected to you, can you tell me who he is?"

Jimmy paused, reached for the bottle to pour himself a drink, shook his head, and said: "Some things must be kept secret, I'm sorry, I can't say."

Dave: "I can't allow an unknown threat to have any potential connection to my best agent, Jimmy. You know we have to be very cautious in our line of work, especially regarding potential threats around us."

Jimmy: "I assure you, he's safe, won't be a threat to anyone, please don't continue investigating."

Dave just looked at Jimmy, waiting for him to give an explanation.

The fact is, previously nobody cared that Jimmy had black friends, after all, Jimmy himself was a minority and had a wide circle of friends, it was very normal. But after Jimmy left home and tasked a black man to watch over his house, and this person had Jimmy's complete trust, that became suspicious. Jimmy had also been away from home for long periods before, but never had such arrangements.

After receiving the news, Dave didn't use official means to investigate, but instead enlisted a private detective. Official investigations can easily lead to leaks or be spun into an internal investigation against Jimmy, which would be troublesome.

Roland actually was undocumented, and there are many such people in the United States, some are illegal immigrants, some are undocumented for various reasons, with no records. This led to the private investigator not getting any information from the photos he took.

Even while in Jimmy's house, he kept two guns on his waist, ones similar to Jimmy's. It seemed like Jimmy left the guns with him to defend himself when leaving home. This made Dave even more sure the person wasn't simple, so they just waited for Jimmy's return without taking any action.

Jimmy thought for a while, Roland's identity must not be revealed. He could only be a bit stubborn first, and if that didn't work, pull some strings: "I guarantee, in the name of Jimmy Yang, that he's fine."

Dave: "This isn't just about guarantees, an unidentified potentially dangerous person appearing here can't just be ignored. It hasn't reached the stage of an official investigation yet, Jimmy, don't make things more complicated."

Jimmy: "It's you who are complicating everything now."

Seeing Dave's expression, Jimmy knew this wouldn't be easy. To Dave, it seemed like he'd caught some leverage over him. If Jimmy hadn't voluntarily raised the issue of being monitored, Dave might have kept this matter under wraps, investigating Roland in private.

Jimmy: "Alright, have you read my file?"

Dave nodded, Jimmy continued: "Clearly, some things aren't recorded in those files, like my late mother Veronique Durand, who was once the CIA's Asia-Pacific Region director..."

Dave frowned, he really didn't know this. Moreover, a CIA director isn't something that would be recorded in public information, even the entire FBI didn't have this kind of information.

Dave: "Are you a CIA agent?"

Jimmy: "No, just have some personal connections with some people there."

Dave: "Like who?"

Jimmy: "I can't reveal the identities of some people to you, but the former and current directors of the New York Anti-Terrorism Bureau are my friends, Noah Watson and Katherine Prado, you should know them."

Dave nodded again. The people named were from around New York, he certainly knew them. For Jimmy to directly name them meant they wouldn't deny knowing Jimmy, he was confident about that.

Dave: "So he is a CIA person?"

Jimmy: "I can only say, some things need to be strictly confidential. Don't continue the investigation, believe me, there are some things you wouldn't want to happen."

Jimmy's expression was serious, and Dave didn't relax his brow. Jimmy's words made Dave feel quite awkward, somewhat threatened, and he also had a very bad suspicion. It seemed that Jimmy's connections with the CIA might be deeper than he had imagined.