After nearly an hour of waiting, a cleaning company truck pulled up behind Jimmy's car, from which got out two young Mexicans and a bald white man.

I don't know if it's the Intercontinental Hotel's rules, it seems that every time I make a reservation call, the people who come are a combination of old and young, and they are the same configuration in several cities.

Jimmy got out of the car and waved hello, then opened the garage door, "Deal with the goods in the trunk, and if it's convenient, take this car away, it needs to be destroyed." He took a coin he had prepared in advance and handed it to the old man, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

The old man smiled and said, "It's an honor to serve you." Little ones, it's time to get started. ”

Jimmy stepped back a bit, watched them enter the garage, pull up the half-shutter, spread plastic sheeting and plastic wrap on the floor, and began to tidy up.

"Jingle bell" Jimmy's phone rang, he took the phone out of the garage and connected the phone, "Hi, I guess I don't have a choice, I'm joining." But I think we need to talk more about the treatment. ”

Jimmy smiled, "No problem, I think we have enough time to talk about the future." I'll see you later. ”

Although the person on the other side of the phone didn't say his name, Jimmy could still hear Dylan's voice.

Jimmy had only asked about his intentions before, and he didn't say what he had prepared for him, so judging from his choice now, even hell would be a little more acceptable than coming from prison.

He chose to join without even talking about pay, and it seems that Jimmy was a little too stressed during the evening conversation.

The garage was cleared, and the old man asked a young man to drive the car away, and then said goodbye to Jimmy. The finishing touches on Ma Hong's side are finally over, and he can rest assured that if the body is left in the trunk for two more days, it will be completely impossible to cover up.

Finally done, Jimmy drove back to the hotel. This house must be Mahon's safe house, and when you think about it, it seems that Jimmy doesn't have this kind of safe house yet, and it seems necessary to build one. However, the housing prices in New York give me a toothache when I think about it, so let's think about it again.

This kind of two-story small single-family house in New York is two different things from the price in Chicago, not to mention the single-family house, let's say Jimmy's apartment, when he bought it more than two years ago, it was more than 1 million, and it is estimated that he can buy at least two of this kind of small single-family house in the South Side of Chicago, with a lawn in front and a small yard in the back.

However, if you get one in the Bronx or Queens, it should be much cheaper, you can consider it, and you need to think about which identity to buy.

These can be done slowly, it's not a big problem, it's really not good, the CIA backup identity that Tom prepared for him is also a real fake identity, and it can be used directly.

In the evening, Mahon texted Jimmy, "Done."

It's neat, no nonsense, it's very good, and it can also be seen how capable Mahon is in Chicago, where he has been running for a long time.

This was a shootout that happened in broad daylight, and four died, so it was done quietly? It's not easy to do it officially or privately, and Jimmy can't do it even in New York.

In order for the official to solve the problem, at least the medical examiner's office needs to be fixed, you must know that there are three people who were killed by .357 Magnum bullets, and the shape of the bullet holes and wounds are completely different from his Glock, and it is difficult for them to ignore this.

It's even more troublesome to deal with it privately, Jimmy had already seen a patrol officer arrive at the scene, which was equivalent to keeping a file in the dispatch center, and wanted to directly get the four corpses gone, and the impact was not only involving one or two departments.

Now Jimmy is more dependent on the Intercontinental Hotel's food ordering service, or is it not insured, or he still has to learn more from the methods of these veteran detectives.

Regardless of how Mahon dealt with it, Jimmy was in trouble. He had no experience in building a team before, and now that he has his first potential partner, he still has to find a way to give Dylan a suitable identity and environment, otherwise he will only be allowed to go to New York, and if he has nothing to do, something will happen sooner or later.

It's not a simple matter, unlike the kind of independent cases in movies and TV series, which are all temporary warehouses or something, and now he can't keep Dylan in the warehouse.

Dylan's side is not in a hurry, but it still has to be prepared in advance, and there may be more than this one person in the future.

Jimmy was surfing the Internet with his laptop open, and his phone rang, he frowned at a glance and answered the phone, "Hughes?" ”

Hughes: "Where are you?" ”

Jimmy: "Chicago. ”

Hughes: "Drop what you're doing and fly to Florida, Miami." Notify me once your flight is confirmed and I'll have someone pick you up at the airport and take you to Palm Beach. ”

Jimmy: "What happened?" ”

Hughes: "There's an armed attack on a seaside villa, and Dave Hudson, the deputy director of our office, is also on the scene and gets shot, and you go to assist Deputy Director Hudson, and he arranges the specific tasks." ”

Jimmy: "Understood, I'm going to book a ticket." ”

Hughes: "Pay attention to protect yourself, there may be a lot of big people involved in the scene, show more, this is an opportunity." ”

Jimmy: "I see, thank you. ”

Jimmy immediately packed his bags, and although he had come to Chicago empty-handed, he had bought a lot of spare stuff these days. After thinking about it for a while, Jimmy decided to go to Miami empty-handed.

Jimmy called to inquire about the flight, but unfortunately, the latest flight to Miami was only half an hour away, and he didn't have time to make it to the Chicago airport.

Tapping on his hand with his phone, Jimmy decided to spend a little more money to get it done. He hadn't chartered a private jet and didn't know what to choose, so after thinking about it, Jimmy opened his address book and dialed the bank.

The voice of the customer service representative came from the phone: "Good evening, Mr. Yang, how can I help you?" ”

Jimmy: "I need to fly urgently from Chicago to Palm Beach, Florida, please book me a private jet to take off in about an hour." ”

Customer service: "Wait a minute. ”

Banks usually provide dedicated customer service or relationship managers for high-end cardholders, who can provide professional services or other financial advice to cardholders.

Jimmy has a large amount of deposits in their bank, compared to many people who are fixed assets, Jimmy has very few fixed assets, but a lot of liquid cash, of course, he is a high-quality customer, and has always arranged exclusive customer service, but he uses it very little.

After a while, the reply from the customer service arrived: "Mr. Yang, I have waited for a long time, I have found a private jet that can complete the flight preparation in one hour, the basic quotation is 10,000 yuan, and you need to pay an additional 2,000 yuan for expedited fees, including crew salaries, airport surcharges and insurance costs, etc., a total of 12,000 US dollars." Need help booking for you? ”

Jimmy: "OK, book it for me." ”

Customer service: "Okay, the order has been confirmed, please go to DuPage Airport west of Chicago and the captain will contact you." ”

Jimmy: "Thank you. Good bye. ”

Jimmy went downstairs with his bag and checked out of the room, called Mahone, and drove to Mahone's house. Jimmy chose to fly to Miami empty-handed, so everything else needed to be left on Mahone's side, and he had three black guns in his bag, which could not be thrown around, two of which were "borrowed" from street dealers, and one was found from a man who was spying on Palm.

Jimmy rushed to the airport, a private airport was still much more convenient than a commercial flight, Jimmy simply confirmed his order, and went straight to the plane to take off.

Jimmy's phone call informing Hughes that he had chosen to fly to Palm Beach by private jet still left Hughes with a knot in his head.

He just wanted Jimmy to show his face and show himself in front of the higher-ups, if there was no flight at night, it was okay to fly over in the morning, just a few hours, not a big deal.

Now he flew directly over on a private jet overnight, which shouldn't be the style of an FBI agent at all. Since Jimmy went straight to Palm Beach, there was no need to arrange for someone to pick him up at the Miami airport.

More than three hours later, Jimmy got off the plane at Graders Airport in Palm Beach County, and the taxi that the rental company helped to contact was already waiting at the airport, and he got in the car and rushed straight to the hospital.

Palm Beach is a world-renowned tourist resort and the most famous billionaire resort. This is one of the most expensive areas of luxury homes in the United States, with an average price of tens of millions of dollars, and the homeowners here are truly rich and expensive.

The natural beauty, cultural diversity, and social activities make Palm Beach a popular destination for tourists from all over the world, and of course, many people come to see the rich life.

It was nearly two o'clock in the morning when Jimmy arrived at the hospital, and he took out his ID and asked the nurses' station to confirm his identity, which led to Dave Hudson's ward number, which seemed to be a good place for secrecy.

There was a police officer outside the ward, and Jimmy showed his ID and saw Dave Hudson, the deputy director of the office, through the glass window of the door, who was already asleep in the hospital bed, and a middle-aged lady resting in the escort bed next to him.

Jimmy knocked lightly on the door, and the lady accompanying him looked at the door, got up and walked out of the room, "Are you?" ”

Jimmy: "Ma'am, I'm Jimmy Young from the FBI's Manhattan office. What do you call it? How is Mr. Hudson now? ”

Lady: "I'm Dave's wife, Lucy, and I'm glad you came over." Dave was shot in the right shoulder and has not woken up after surgery. ”

Jimmy: "Was Madame there at the time of the shooting?" What's going on there? ”

Lucy: "We were here for a fundraising dinner, and around 8pm, gunshots rang out in the villa, and then the crowd was chaotic, Dave was shot, and he and I hid and waited for the police to arrive before they came to the hospital. I don't know what's going on, so I'd better wait for Dave to wake up and let him tell you. ”

Jimmy: "OK, I'll just wait here, please let me know if Mr. Hudson is awake." ”

Lucy nodded, "Thank you for coming over so quickly, thank you." ”

Jimmy: "You're welcome. I'm right outside the door. ”

Lucy went back to the ward, Jimmy found the nurse's station, took a folding chair and sat outside the ward with the policeman and waited, they had already rushed over, naturally they had to show their attitude, being a janitor is not a big deal, leaving a good impression is the most important thing.

Isn't this the purpose of Hughes urgently notifying him to come over, under normal circumstances, it should be arranged for the detectives to come over during the day tomorrow, and it is already afternoon when they arrive at the scene, and Jimmy arrived 12 hours early, which is to express their attitude and attach great importance to it.

More than half an hour later, a nurse trotted over, Jimmy turned his head to look at the room, and Dave seemed to be awake.

The nurse enters the room and calls the doctor, and Jimmy walks in after watching them outside the door and doing some examining and questioning of Dave to make sure there is nothing wrong.

Jimmy looked at Dave, "Mr. Hudson, I'm Jimmy Young. ”

Dave looked at Jimmy in surprise: "Jimmy? You're here so soon? ”

Jimmy: "Yes, Hughes gave me an urgent notice, and I rushed over. How do you feel? ”

Dave glanced at his right shoulder, "No problem, do you know the case?" ”

Jimmy: "Not yet, I rushed straight to the hospital from the airport, and I haven't contacted the police yet." Mr. Hudson, what happened? ”

Dave: "My wife and I came to a fundraising dinner, and it was all normal at the front, no surprises, and then there was a shootout in the villa and I was shot. The scene was chaotic and the number of gunmen was uncertain, as many of the people who were present were with bodyguards. ”

Jimmy: "What do I need to do?" ”

Dave: "Don't do anything just yet, you wait, I need a contact to confirm." ”

Jimmy: "Okay, I'm right outside the door. ”

Dave nodded, Jimmy turned to leave, and Lucy came to Dave's bedside and took Dave's hand.

It can be seen that Dave was still surprised when he saw Jimmy, the distance between New York and Palm Beach is not close, and it was definitely a surprise to see the agents from his office arrive at the scene after being shot.

Closing the door of the hospital room, Jimmy couldn't hear Dave and Lucy talking outside, their voices were so low that Jimmy could only see the movements of the two of them through his mental eyes.

This shooting is not so simple, this is Palm Beach, there are a lot of billionaires, and a shootout in this kind of place, whether there are dead people or not, is a big event.

Jimmy can't check the news now, and there is no TV to watch here in the hospital, but I guess the news should be out by now.

Jimmy looked at the policeman next to him, "What do you call it?" ”

Police: "Anthony Rodriguez, Palm Beach Police Department. ”

Jimmy: "Is there a result of the current investigation into the shooting?" ”

Anthony: "I don't know, I was just assigned to protect the victims. ”

Jimmy: "How many more people are hurt?" ”

Anthony: "Sorry, I can't give out the information, you can contact the police. ”

Jimmy nodded, no more asking, the scene investigation is the job of the detectives, and if it involves the rich or the famous, it needs to be kept secret. Wait for Dave's side to confirm, this is not New York, and there are not many things that Jimmy can participate in, even if he wants to intervene in the case, he needs authorization.

(End of chapter)