Jimmy had a phone call with Chris, and the next day he would go to the park to check the scene before returning to the office.

Early the next morning, Jimmy came to the park again, it was still the same place as before, Jimmy observed with his heart, the color dividing line had retreated partially, the distance was about one meter, if it was at this rate, it was estimated that it would be completely back to normal after a few days.

This slight change doesn't seem to have any effect on the surroundings now, and from Jimmy's point of view, if you look at it with normal vision, it's no different from other places, unlike the skulls in Tata Town, which can produce things like silk threads, which affect plants. It seems like it's just something like a range effect here, and it's not yet known what that effect is.

Jimmy came to the top of the box, the ground here is no different from other places, strictly speaking, although the ground grass looks similar, but it is somewhat affected by the transplantation, the growth is not as vigorous as the surroundings, but the difference is very small, the person who buried the box is definitely very careful to dig down, and then remove the turf, and then transplant it back.

Jimmy called Chris, and it was better not to do it alone in this case, and to pull the bottom one.

Chris quickly arrives, and Jimmy motions for him to check the color of the grass, and with special designation, Chris also notices something different.

He called the park ranger, borrowed a shovel and began to dig, because it was not far from the ground, only thirty or forty centimeters of soil, and in a few strokes he dug it open, and dug out a wooden box from the ground, very thin, about 3 centimeters thick, and gently opened the wooden board on it, and a rough-looking grass doll was exposed.

"Chris, it's very close to where the body was buried, just a few meters away, and I think they must be connected. Do you think you should contact the NYPD and let them continue the investigation? Jimmy saw that Chris was looking at the grass doll, and he spoke.

Chris shook his head, "Let's take it back and check it out." You go and get your camera and take pictures. ”

Jimmy took his camera from the car and took a picture of it, which had already been taken before, just go back and compare it and put it in the evidence bag.

Jimmy went back to the office, and Chris sent the wooden box directly to the testing center, where in addition to the grass doll, there was also to check the time when the wooden box was buried in the ground.

Chris actually didn't expect Jimmy to discover anomalies that others didn't find in one day, and he has a strong observation ability. He is also struggling with whether to take over this case or not, anyway, it is easy to take the case from the hands of the NYPD, but it is not easy to throw it out again.

This kind of case of an unknown female corpse is not destined to be solved in a moment and a half, so throw it to the NYPD first, and it will be dealt with at the same time, anyway, there is no case to deal with now.

Chris called an acquaintance in the NYPD and informed them of the clues they had found, and will provide a copy to the NYPD when the test report comes out. Back in the office, Chris assigned the task to Jimmy, asking him to go to the testing center tomorrow to get the report and send it to the NYPD, and the rest is to do it himself, the case will definitely not be able to be taken back, but he can stay in the NYPD for a few days in the name of assistance.

What else could Jimmy say, he could only do. He was also a little curious, because he hadn't found anything unusual here in Manhattan for months, and this was the second time he had found it here in New York, the first time was in the basement of the seaside villa, but it should have been purified by someone else. Now that he has got the gun given by Roland, as long as he finds a way to build a file, he can legally take it out and use it. Of course, it's okay to use it legally, as long as it doesn't hurt people, there will be no problem in theory, and generally no one will come to test the FBI's gun.

It's nothing today, Jimmy slipped back early, and Chris doesn't care about him, anyway, as long as he doesn't make trouble, even if he completes the task given by Hughes, let him go.

Jimmy bought a vernier caliper, and checked the inner diameter of the two revolvers, thinking that this gun was the same as Roland's, using .45ACP bullets, but the result turned out to be .44 caliber, then, you can consider going directly to .44 Magnum, although it has not been tested, but since this gun is also used by gunmen, it should theoretically be able to withstand higher chamber pressure, Roland's gun has the property of never wearing, and the hardness should be enough.

Jimmy took out his M686-1 again, this gun is .357 Magnum bullets, if you want to bring them together in the future, the two bullets are very inappropriate, a bit troublesome.

Jimmy thought about it for a while, or decided to change his revolver, first of all, the gun given by Roland is limited, this thing has nowhere to buy it, if you want to unify the bullets, you can only change your own revolver, but the .44 revolver is a bit troublesome, go back and try it.

Jimmy looked at the time, and the best place to practice guns is, of course, the training base of the FBI support team, but it's a bit far, I've been there before. Jimmy has been to many departments, and he really hasn't really dealt with the support team officially, as he usually doesn't need the support team to appear in his case. Jimmy called Chris, as an old man, he should have a connection. Fortunately, Chris is still very reliable, and helped Jimmy make an appointment for two days to borrow the shooting range, because they usually have their own training, and there is no way to go there at any time.

Jimmy also specifically asked the range to prepare some .44 revolvers, and then try a few more to see if he could pick the next gun.

The next day, Jimmy got the test report from the testing center, the grass doll was newly made, the grass and the wooden box were both, and the time buried in the ground was no more than 15 days, and the grass doll was detected by X-ray that there was a cross shelf in the middle as the core skeleton of the grass doll, because the grass doll could not be dismantled, so the material of the core bracket was not determined for the time being.

Jimmy arrives at the NYPD with the test report and the grass doll's wooden box to find Chris's contact, Detective Chuck. Well, looking at Chris's appearance, I also know that most of his contacts are also old men, Chuck is a bald man with a little beard on his mouth, of course, he may have forgotten to shave when he went out, gray and white, he does look not young, but his bald head looks young.

Jimmy stepped forward and reached out to shake Chuck's hand: "Good morning, Detective Chuck, I'm FBI agent Jimmy Young. ”

Chuck shook Jimmy's hand vigorously, good fellow, it's not small. "Welcome to the NYPD, boy, and hear from Chris that you found the clue?" Chuck's opening was not like an old New Yorker, but there was an air of red neck, and Jimmy was very familiar with this tone.

Jimmy smiled and responded, "It's just luck, luck." This is the box we dug out of the ground, here is the test report and the photo of the excavation site, please check. ”

Chuck took the report and the bag, turned around and shouted, "Nia, come here." ”

"Wow, are the NYPD detectives so high?!" Jimmy screamed, taking advantage of the fact that the beauty did not come, he made a joke first, Chuck turned his head and squeezed his eyes at Jimmy, and handed the bag and file to the white female police officer who came over, yes, not a police detective, because he was wearing a police uniform, but it was already two mountain lines, and he was probably preparing to apply for the police detective exam.

Very beautiful uniform girl, delicate facial features, big eyes, looks like a 170cm tall, not low, the figure is also good, you can see that you exercise regularly. A short blonde hair, which looks like it should have just been cut from the previous short hair, almost to the shoulders, and is currently tied in a loose ponytail, which looks like there is no need to go out on patrol, otherwise there will definitely be something wrong with such a hairstyle, especially when running long distances with weights on the streets of New York.

Jimmy saw that the girl had taken the materials, and then asked Chuck, "Chuck, is there any clue in this case?" ”

Chuck shook his head, and then walked to his desk, well, their detectives work in a large office, similar to a normal office space, one for each person, but the middle aisle is wider.

Chuck: "I was going to put this case on hold first, we've investigated most of the disappearances that have been reported to the police in the last two weeks, none of them are eligible, the matching of dental features has also failed, and it seems that she rarely goes to the dentist. ”

Jimmy: "Don't you have any matching clues?" ”

Chuck: "yes, the park is not monitored at all, and there is a lot of traffic, no one can remember what happened a week ago, there were too many people. Let's follow up on this box and the grass doll, if there are no clues, we can only pause for a while, there are many other cases. ”

Jimmy: "Okay, I see, I'll go back first." Good bye. Jimmy reached out to shake his hand and say goodbye, "By the way, what's her name?" ”

Chuck smiled, "Nia Miller, I think it's enough to investigate." Go ahead. ”

Jimmy smiled at Chuck as well and turned to leave the police station.

Jimmy went straight back to the Federation Square office, this time not to fish in his place, but to Peter's office.

He was pretty sure that the grass doll was a very important clue, and that the others might just take it as an ordinary clue, but Jimmy knew that the color difference over there was caused by this thing.

Theoretically, this thing must be some kind of special-purpose prop, it is not excluded that it is some kind of religious object, which can cause changes in the environment observed by the mind, at least this thing is definitely not a fake, but it looks too new, it should have just been made, that is, there is a person near Brooklyn who can make special props, judging from the corpse next to him, this person is definitely not a good person.

The reason why I came to Peter, in fact, is mainly because Peter is more familiar with art things, you must know that art and religion are closely related, if this thing really involves religion, even if it is a cult, for Peter who is familiar with various art categories, they can also give some advice.

Jimmy made his way to Peter's office, and said hello to Jones and the others on the way, but it seemed like the people in their group had changed.

Knocking on the door, Jimmy exaggerated shouted, "Peter! Seek help! I've come to you for help. ”

Peter glanced up at Jimmy, "Who did you learn badly from!?" The sound made me feel as if something bad was going to happen. ”

Jimmy smiled and walked across from Peter's office, took out a few photos from his pocket, and kept one when he washed the photos and put them on Peter's desk. "I didn't learn badly, but I've been watching too much TV lately, and I'm more exaggerated from the people inside. Speaking of which, who makes there are few good people in the current TV series. Oh, by the way, I'm really here to ask for help, help look at the photos, can you recognize this grass doll? ”

Peter picked up the photo and said, "If you really want to learn, you can go to Broadway, there are more actors there." ”

Peter flipped through the photos one by one, then picked up the exterior photos of the wooden box and the grass doll to look at them carefully, and then shook his head. "I don't see what style this is, and I even suspect that it's just a casual thing made by an ordinary person, and it looks rough."

Jimmy: "Oh, I'm sure, it's not any ordinary thing, I suspect it might be some unknown ritual prop or something. ”

Peter: "Religious words, you wait. Peter came to the door: "Neil, come here." ”

Jimmy watched a handsome guy go upstairs and come to Peter's office: "What's the matter?" Peter. "Oh, I think about it, that art consultant, he's still there, and I thought he was just here to help with the case.

Peter handed the picture to Neil, "Look at this. ”

Neil looked at the photo and shook his head: "Poor production skills, it looks like it's just a random doll." ”

Jimmy: "It's very likely a ritual prop or something, what can you look at again?" ”

Neil glanced up at Jimmy, then said to Peter, "I need to ask someone, can I take it?" ”

Jimmy: "Yes, remember to bring it back." ”

Neil gestured and left the office with the picture, and Jimmy watched him go downstairs and leave with his suit and hat.

Jimmy turned to look at Peter, "Neil, he should be the art consultant you mentioned earlier, is he still here?" I thought it was just a case for him to help. ”

Peter sat back in his seat: "Outside of prison, Neil is a true genius, familiar with all kinds of art, just what we need. ”

Jimmy: "What's his case?" How long? ”

Peter: "Counterfeiting securities, probably four years." Rest assured, he's not a dangerous criminal and has a tracker on his leg. ”

Jimmy: "Okay, just asking, since he's going to inquire, I'll go back first, there's news for me to call." Thanks, Peter. ”

Peter waved his hand, and Jimmy left the office, and went around his and Chris's office to continue fishing. Now there are no clues, only waiting for the results of the grass doll's identification.

When he was about to get off work, Peter called, Jimmy ran over with his suit, and read the information for most of the day, far from being as happy as solving the case himself, although there are few clues, he may not be able to solve the case at all.

When Jimmy arrived, Neil was already in Peter's office, and he said to Jimmy with a picture of the grass doll, "I asked a few friends to take a look, and if you're sure it's a ritual prop, then this grass doll is probably a voodoo doll from Voodoo." The grass doll has two buttons in its eyes, and there is also a button on its abdomen, which represents the navel, but it is very strange that my friend said that under normal circumstances, voodoo dolls should be made of black and white stones for the doll's facial features, which looks very clumsy. If you don't necessarily think of it as a ritual prop, this is more like the result of a child's craft class. ”

Jimmy took the picture: "You're sure it's a voodoo doll, right?" ”

Neil: "At least my friend thinks it's likely, because legend has it that witch dolls are usually made of cloth and filled with cotton or all kinds of hair, such as animals. Only voodoo religion, which originated in Africa and is now prevalent in Haiti, likes to use this straw doll. ”

Jimmy: "OK, thanks, Neil. Thank you for me, friend. Jimmy looked at Peter, "Peter, I'll deal with this case first, goodbye." ”

Peter nodded, and Jimmy left his office and walked to Ruiz's office on the other side. Neil looked at Peter as Jimmy left their office, "He really doesn't look that threatening, are you sure?" ”

Peter waved his hand and motioned for him to go out, "Go find Jones." ”

Neil raised an eyebrow and went downstairs to Jones, "That Jimmy, tell me something about him." Is he really dangerous? ”

Jones looked at him in surprise: "Did you provoke him?" Oh, probably not. ”

Neil: "What do you mean?" ”

Jones: "If I were you, I would definitely stay away from him." Jones looked left and right, and then whispered, "I once cooperated with him to destroy 9 militants. Well, it's very dangerous, don't mess with him, he'll be in trouble if he's really angry. ”

Neil turned his head thoughtfully to look out of the office, then returned to his seat.

(End of chapter)