Jimmy waited in the hospital for a while, and Hughes brought two people over, "Jimmy, is he awake?" ”

Jimmy: "Ryan is still unconscious, not waking up. What's going on? ”

Hughes: "I'll have to wait until he wakes up, I've already asked someone in the Brooklyn-Queens field office, and the others don't know exactly which case he's working on." ”

Jimmy: "Well, the doctor said it would be a few more hours. I'll just wait here. ”

Hughes came to the window and looked inside, and after a while he didn't look back, and said directly, "You guys are waiting here." Jimmy, Ryan woke up and asked what was going on. ”

Jimmy nodded, "Okay." Who handles the investigation of the shooting scene? ”

Hughes: "We've arranged for someone from the field office to investigate, so if you get the information here, go investigate." ”

Jimmy: "Understood. ”

Hughes turned and left, and the two men who came with him did not leave, but stayed and sat outside the ward.

Jimmy wasn't in the mood to say hello to these two people he didn't know, they must have been office agents, but he hadn't seen them.

After another hour or so, Ryan woke up, and the nurse called the doctor to check on him and make sure that he was in a state that he could be questioned, and then let Jimmy in, and the two doormen were left to wait outside.

Ryan was still lying down, he was shot in the abdomen and right chest, and he was also bandaged on his head, and it seemed that his head was also injured, and he should not be able to lean against the head of the bed.

Ryan: "Jimmy, why are you here?" ”

Jimmy: "Ryan, what's going on now?" The others are investigating, so I'll stay here and wait for you to wake up. ”

Ryan: "Okay. How happened to Derek? ”

Jimmy: "Sorry, it wasn't rescued. ”

Ryan coughed, closed his eyes and whispered a curse.

Jimmy: "What the hell is going on?" To be short, just to the point. ”

Ryan: "Two days ago, a friend of mine and her family were in a car accident and a pickup truck hit the car she and her husband were taking their son to school at an intersection near her house. Her husband and son were pronounced dead shortly after they were taken to the hospital, and she was lucky to survive.

The pickup truck was stolen, the driver ran away after the crash, the intersection was not monitored, and no one around could recognize the driver.

She felt that it might not be an accident, but that someone had deliberately attacked them.

I went to investigate the intersection where the accident occurred, and while I was visiting the people around me, I was attacked from inside the house. ”

Jimmy: "Location, gunman characteristics." ”

Ryan: "East 51st Street, Brooklyn, I can't remember the house number. The gunmen were two, one black, one suspected to be of mixed black race or Mexican origin, I didn't see it clearly, but I can rule out whites, Asians. They were using semi-automatic pistols, which were supposed to have extended magazines, and fired a lot of shots, I was shot first, and then I lost consciousness. ”

Jimmy: "Do they have any facial features?" What else to wear? How tall is it? ”

Ryan: "The black male is about 180cm, almost bald, with only a little hair. I can't remember any other features. The other only saw the slightly curly hair, the others did not pay attention. ”

Jimmy: "Okay, I'll need you to think about the next few questions before answering, and of course, you can leave them alone.

Who is she? Why would she think a traffic accident was a deliberate murder? Who is she and her family? What is your relationship with her? Has the case been reported to the bureau? ”

Ryan coughed lightly twice: "Her identity and that of her family are protected, you don't have to dig deeper." ”

Jimmy nodded: "I understand, so this case hasn't been reported, right?" ”

Ryan: "Yes. ”

Jimmy: "If it's a premeditated murder, is there a suspect?" ”

Ryan: "Give me a call, call Hughes." ”

Jimmy took his phone out of his pocket and called Hughes, "Hughes, Ryan is awake, he wants to talk to you." ”

After Hughes agreed, Jimmy put his phone to Ryan's ear and stretched out his arms to dodge. Ryan: "Hughes, I'm awake. …… The Thompsons. Yes, it is possible. …… No. …… Got it. Jimmy, Hughes told you to go back to the office and find him first. ”

Ryan motioned to Jimmy, who took his phone back and looked at it, where Hughes had hung up. He put away his phone, "Okay, Ryan, I'll go back to see Hughes first, you can get some rest." ”

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Hughes's office, Jimmy knocked on the door and closed the office door when he came in.

Jimmy: "Hughes, what the hell is going on?" ”

Hughes handed Jimmy a file bag, which was not Jimmy's usual case file folder, but a brown paper file bag.

Jimmy frowned and opened the file bag, pulled out the materials inside, and flipped through them.

The Department of Justice's federal witness protection program, damn it, it did, no wonder Ryan didn't tell Jimmy about the victim's situation.

A couple came to New York from San Francisco with their son, and they got a new name, the wife was Carmen Thompson, the husband was Jack Thompson, and the son Nathan Thompson.

Jimmy: "Hughes, Ryan is their custodian?" ”

Hughes nodded: "The couple identified a drug dealer boss who led people to kill and dump corpses, and according to the Marshall Plan, they came to Brooklyn from San Francisco, and it has been less than a year. Originally, the witness protection would be withdrawn after they had passed the adaptation period, but they didn't expect Ryan and them to be attacked. ”

Jimmy: "You mean the drug dealers did it?" ”

Hughes: "I can't rule it out that I just sent people to the San Francisco prison to investigate, and according to the results of the trial, the drug dealer is still in prison." ”

Jimmy: "Ryan said that the gunmen were two people, one black with hair rarely close to bald, and the other suspected to be black mixed race or Mexican, darker-skinned, slightly curly hair, holding a semi-automatic pistol, and suspected to have an extended magazine. ”

Jimmy paused, but decided to say where he was thinking down the road, "I have an idea that the people who attacked Ryan and the people who attacked the Thompsons might not be the same people. ”

Hughes: "Huh? Tell us what you think. ”

Jimmy: "The pickup truck that attacked the Thompson family was two days ago, and Carmen had already left the hospital and returned home, and if it was really someone arranged by the drug dealers, then they should have monitored her around her home, and even used other means to attack Carmen.

Ryan and they were investigating near the crash, mainly to track down the driver of the pickup, and the gunman was also nearby, and they were very far away from Carmen's house, and if it was against the Thompsons, their location would not make sense.

I suspect Ryan and the others were just unlucky enough to knock on the door of a gangster or a criminal with an arrest warrant. Shouting outside the door of the FBI probably irritated the people inside the house, and they were afraid of being caught, so they shot Ryan and them directly at the door. ”

Hughes: "That makes sense, you go follow up, the scene of the shooting is being investigated by Senior Agent Lauren Taylor in the Field Office, you go directly to him, and take over the case if necessary." ”

Jimmy: "Let's let him investigate, I'll ask about the results of the investigation, and then we'll move forward together." I was also notified of the news of the drug dealer on your side, and we had multiple clues in unison. ”

Hughes: "Just judge for yourself, go ahead." ”

Jimmy went to Hughes to get Senior Agent Lauren Taylor's phone and turned back to his office. When he officially went out to handle the case, he still had to be ready, Jimmy went back to the office and went downstairs with his equipment bag, and drove the Saab class to Brooklyn.

Coming to 51st Street and looking at his surroundings, Jimmy finally knew why they were both shot at the same time.

There are not high-rise apartments on both sides of the road, but small two-story buildings next to each other, and Ryan and the two of them want to ask the residents here, it must be outside the main entrance, although it will not be completely facing the door, but it is also in the fan area, so the people inside can shoot the two of them.

If it is a high-rise apartment, they will stand in the corridor and knock on the door, whether two people are left or right or on the same side, it is difficult to shoot both people in the house, the angle is different, and the wall at the door of the high-rise apartment is generally a load-bearing wall, and the pistol is basically hopeless to penetrate.

A cordon has been set up at the scene, and there are several NYPD patrol officers on the left and right, and there are several people at the door of the house and inside to investigate and collect evidence, and there are still some onlookers around.

“FBI。” Jimmy flashed his ID and walked into the cordon, "Who's Agent Lauren Taylor?" ”

"Me, who are you?" A middle-aged white man who was standing in the doorway turned to look at Jimmy when he heard someone shouting from behind.

Jimmy: "Manhattan office, Jimmy Young. ”

Taylor: "Oh, you're Jimmy, I know you. He reached out and shook Jimmy's hand, "Hughes arranged for you to be in charge of this case?" Good, very good. ”

Jimmy shook his head, "You still investigate the case, but the clues are given to me synchronously, and I will also investigate synchronously, which will not affect you." ”

Taylor nodded, understood, let him do this who still doesn't understand what it means. No problem, you can do whatever you want, the shooting of a colleague is a big deal in any department, and it is necessary to share the same hatred and hatred.

Taylor: "We didn't get much, we found some fingerprints in this house, and we have sent them back for investigation, the number is a bit large, and there is no feedback yet."

The gunman should have taken something in the house and ran out after shooting Ryan and them, most of us were normal when we came, but there was a bit of a mess in both bedrooms.

There were no weapons or ID documents found inside the house, and there were a few bullet casings on the floor, but the number didn't match the number of shots Ryan and Derek. They should have taken away a couple of shells, but it shouldn't have been intentional, there are so many shells on the ground that should not have been left if they were just cleaned up.

This is a residential area, there is no surveillance, and there is no way to determine the direction of their escape for the time being.

I have inquired about several surrounding residents, and this house has been rented out, and the landlord is not here. The house was rented to an agent, but they had to wait until they got home to find out who they had agreed to to determine who they were renting to, and it could be until the evening. ”

Jimmy: "Are there any witnesses nearby?" ”

Taylor shook his head: "When we arrived, it was already under NYPD lockdown, and the surrounding families had already asked, and no one saw what happened when the shooting happened." They hid at home when they heard the gunshots, called the police, and did not come out until the police arrived. ”

Jimmy: "Don't they know anything about the residents here?" ”

Taylor: "I only know that there are two black people living here, but they don't usually communicate with each other. Just look at both sides. ”

Jimmy looked left and right, and most of the onlookers were white, only a few were dark-skinned, understood.

Jimmy: "Ryan said that the person who shot them was a black man, a dark-skinned man, probably of mixed black race or Mexican descent. ”

Taylor: "It's supposed to be them. ”

Jimmy: "Understood, let me know when the bureau's fingerprints are recognized." ”

The two exchanged mobile phone numbers, Jimmy came directly to the street, looked left and right, there is basically no special place on this street in New York, there are too many places for two people to run out of the house, and the traffic flow is not small, plus there is no monitoring, there is no way to find clues.

Jimmy took out his cell phone and dialed Ruiz, and he had to be the most reliable.

Jimmy: "Ruiz, who's in charge of East 51st Street, Brooklyn?" ”

Ruiz: "I don't know, I'm going to go back and check, what's wrong?" ”

Jimmy: "Don't you know? Ryan was shot in the field office, and I was on the scene investigating, but the people around me were unfamiliar with the tenants of this household. There are two black people living here, and I think maybe some group of people might have some clues. ”

Ruiz: "I know someone in the field office has been shot, but I don't know the details. It's possible that your thoughts are possible, but it's unlikely, they probably wouldn't have said it even if they knew, and gang members are sometimes very sensitive about certain things. ”

Jimmy: "Derek, Ryan's partner, he died, he was shot with Ryan, and Ryan is still in the ICU of the hospital. ”

Ruiz: "Fxxk! ”

Jimmy: "You help me find someone in charge of this area, and I'll persuade them to cooperate." ”

Ruiz: "It's a mess over there, I'm not sure if I can find it, I may need to find quite a few people." ”

Jimmy: "It's okay, you can contact as many people as you want, as long as you can find clues, everything else is fine." ”

Ruiz listened to Jimmy's voice, very steady, without emotion, which was not quite like his usual emotions, and thought about his words, "I see." I'll go back to the office now to check the information and wait for my news. ”

Jimmy actually didn't have much friendship with the dead Derek, and didn't even have any opportunities to work together, but he still had enough empathy for his colleagues in an organization.

In the past, when I was a police officer, I had a thin blue line rule, but now that I am the FBI, I naturally project this feeling onto my colleagues.

If it were an ordinary person, it would be a sigh at most, or a memorial service with two tears would be over, but Jimmy is not an ordinary person, and he has enough ability to do more for his colleagues.