Jimmy was still confused, and Tim smiled and said no more, "You'll know when you go, get some rest." Hughes? ”

Hughes: "Jimmy, go over there and do a good job, I'll be back." Let's go, Tim. ”

Tim nodded, and left the Homicide Unit office with Hughes.

After they left, David White, who had been waiting at the door for a while, came in, "Yo, Jimmy, it looks like you're moving out today." ”

Jimmy was still puzzled, but he didn't delay his tea, "Sit, David, are you familiar with the Public Affairs Office?" ”

David was not polite, he sat directly on the sofa and took a cup, and Jimmy poured him tea, "It's not very familiar, but the logistics department is always much easier than our field department." I went to have a good rest for a while, and when it was almost time to come back. ”

Jimmy shrugged, "Well, it looks like you'll only know what you're going to do when you get there." Drink tea. ”

Jimmy finished his tea, left the tea set, took a cardboard box and began to clean up his table. He didn't need to bring the file with him, these were the things of the homicide team, and he only had to pack his own things, including various badges of honor, water cups, paper and pens and other miscellaneous items, as well as spare bullets in the drawer and the retired S&W M686-1.

Yes, this gun Jimmy did not keep at home, but in the bureau as a spare pistol. He had a spare gun in the safe at home, and the other 1875 had not been taken out in the safe, while the other guns were carried with him, and one in the bureau was also convenient for him to pick up in case of accidents.

Holding his cardboard box, Jimmy went upstairs to the public affairs office, downstairs was mainly field agents and administrative logistics, and the public affairs office was upstairs, because they were mainly for external propaganda, so they would be in contact with many external agencies and public figures, and working with the FBI field team would affect each other.

When Jimmy arrived at the public affairs office, she said a few words to the girl at the front desk, asked for her name, and she called the internal phone and called out Isabel Martinez, the assistant to the supervisor.

Soon, out of it came a lady in a professional suit, who looked to be in her 30s, white, with long hair, a good face, and very beautiful.

Isabel smiled and walked up to Jimmy and shook his hand: "Isabel Martinez." Welcome, Yang. ”

Jimmy also responded with a smile: "Jimmy Young." ”

Isabel: "Come with me, I've got a seat ready for you." ”

Jimmy followed Isabel with the box in his hand and walked into the office area.

Isabel: "We know what you're doing, and you're doing it beautifully. ”

Jimmy: "Ah, that's what I'm supposed to do, it's all colleagues. Has it already spread? ”

Isabel: "Of course, but don't worry, no one will say anything." This is your office, please come in. ”

Jimmy wondered, "Huh?" "What's going on? The newcomer in his department even has a single room with a glass wall?

Jimmy looked at Isabel, "This is for me?" ”

Isabel smiled and said, "That's right, put down your belongings first, and follow me to meet Director Eleanor Mason." ”

Jimmy nodded, and he placed the cardboard box on the table and walked with Isabel to the director's office inside.

Isabel knocked on the glass door, pushed it open and walked in, "Mrs. Mason, Jimmy Young is here." ”

Eleanor Mason, an old lady who looks to be 5 or 60 years old, has a thin face, you can see that her skin is not very good, her forehead lines and crow's feet are very obvious, but the foundation is good, she must have been a big beauty a few decades ago, she used to be blonde, but now she looks mostly white.

Eleanor stood up and reached out behind the table to shake Jimmy's hand, "Welcome, Yang." Thank you, Isabel. ”

Isabel nodded, turned and left her office, closing the door with her hand.

It can be seen that the public affairs office should belong to the department with a large number of women, and the directors and assistants are all women.

Eleanor: "You may be seated." Can I call you Jimmy? ”

Jimmy smiled and nodded, "Of course, Mrs. Mason." ”

Eleanor: "I've been hearing your name a lot lately, how is it?" Transfer from the field to the internal service. ”

Jimmy: "It's all for our family, no matter what the department. Don't worry, I'm fine. ”

Eleanor nodded, no matter what Jimmy thought, at least this attitude was worth affirming, "How much do you know about the Office of Public Affairs?" ”

Jimmy: "I don't know, I've been in the field for a very short time. ”

Eleanor: "Well, we're the official media and public affairs liaison for the Manhattan office, providing information and advice to the public, the news media, and other key stakeholders.

To increase public awareness and understanding of our FBI's work, to strengthen the education and ideology of citizens, to ensure the image and visibility of the FBI among the public, to maintain a fair and transparent image in society. ”

Jimmy nodded as he listened, smiling all the time, of course his smile was a little more subtle, his mouth was closed, and the corners of his mouth were upturned.

Eleanor: "In short, except for some special case reporting operations that are handled by some teams in the field department, we are basically responsible for other matters dealing with the media and institutions, and even if they handle the case briefings themselves, they need our assistance. Got it? ”

Jimmy: "I see, for example, if we want to announce some social activities, such as going to the campus to give safety lectures, publicizing them on TV, etc., it's all our responsibility, right? ”

Eleanor: "That's understandable. I know you won't be here for long. ”

Jimmy was about to speak, but Eleanor interrupted him directly: "No need to explain, I understand." More than one or two people have contacted me about your location these days. ”

The smile on Jimmy's face faded, he knew that there would definitely be a department that would take him in this time, and Dave would definitely intervene a little, but he didn't know how far Dave could go.

He sat precariously looking at Eleanor, who continued, "I think many people agree that people like you should be placed in the field. So, don't worry too much about it, just enjoy this relaxing time. ”

Eleanor took out a document and looked at it: "Normal newcomers also need to go through at least two or three years of novice period, after all, you have to face the media and the public, many things need to be very careful, but you may not have that much time, so I have two positions for you to choose, first, to observe and assist the spokesperson in holding a press conference, and second, to communicate with social groups, such as your young people's favorite movies and TV series case facts and technical guidance." ”

Jimmy blinked, a little confused, he hadn't been involved in any of these things, how could he possibly know which one was more suitable for him? But the second one seems to be more interesting. "I obey the department's orders, Mrs. Mason."

Eleanor nodded: "Well, you go back and sort it out first, and I will consider the specific arrangements." ”

Jimmy stood up: "Okay, goodbye, Mrs. Mason. ”

Opening the office door, Jimmy returns to his office. Although this office is relatively small, it is an independent office, and it is the first time he has enjoyed this kind of treatment in so long at the FBI. In the past, the murder team was often alone in the office, but nominally he was not alone in that office.

With his personal belongings on the table and spare revolvers and bullets locked in the drawers, Jimmy was finally settled.

This room is a little small, but there is still room for a small coffee table next to it. Jimmy thought about it for a moment, and was going to ask later, it would be nice to get a small coffee table to make tea in the office.

While fantasizing about how free he would be in his small office in the future, Jimmy's phone rang, and he glanced at it, and Caitlin's voice came, "Jimmy, where are you?" Why not bring a task phone? ”

Jimmy glanced outside at the office area, "Of course I'm at work, I can't come to the FBI office with a suitcase." Any news? ”

Caitlin: "Well, let's take a trip to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau. ”

Jimmy: "Now? ”

Caitlyn obviously didn't expect Jimmy to ask, "You're inconvenient now?" It's lunchtime. ”

Jimmy: "Okay. bye”

Jimmy didn't expect to have no phone when he was resting at home, and the call came just after work. Now he is not engaged in field work, and it is not as convenient as before to go out.

While Jimmy was worrying about the phone, Isabel came to Eleanor's office, "Mrs. Mason. ”

Eleanor: "Isabel, let Jimmy get a little bit of a look at what we're working on, and if there's anything about news and communications, let him sit in on it." ”

Isabel: "So fast? He didn't seem to have any experience at all. ”

Eleanor: "Well, get him familiar with the participation as soon as possible." ”

Isabel nodded: "I understand, I'll get him familiar as soon as possible." ”

Isabel returned to her office, took a few folders from the cabinet, and began to rummage through the materials, this is the public affairs office, and the contact is with people and things from the outside, many of them are emergencies, and many things are not fully archived.

Whereas a normal staff member will stay in the department for a long time before he starts to get involved in some special tasks, Jimmy, who is destined to stay in the department for a while and will be reassigned to the field, does not have as much time to get to know as slowly as a regular clerk.

Another key point is that although Jimmy has been transferred out of the field department, he is actually a field agent with law enforcement powers, which is a natural advantage over most people in the public affairs office, because he has higher secret authority, and there is no need to keep many things secret from him.

Most of the people in the public affairs office are federal employees, that is, employees of the F.B.I., who do not have enforcement powers, and they are even lower in terms of classification level.

Shortly after noon, Jimmy left the FBI office for the Counterterrorism Bureau, but he went home first, carrying a suitcase.

Now that there is news, it is also convenient to put the box in the car, mainly because the gun position on Jimmy's body is full, and there is no place to put the gun in the box, and the guns on his body are all reported, if you suddenly put a gun without a serial number, if something goes wrong, he will be in trouble at that time.

The second reason is that the box that isolates the signal, this thing can't always be held in your hand, it's a big box, and you can't put it in your pocket.

Coming to the door of Caitlin's office, Caitlin was writing something, after Jimmy knocked on the door, she took a file bag and covered it on the file, and looked at Jimmy with some frowns: "Why don't you bring your phone?" ”

Jimmy didn't wait for Caitlyn to speak, and sat down in the chair across from her desk, "It's not convenient, you know I've just changed departments, and now is the time to be sensitive." ”

Caitlin: "Forget it this time, at least keep the communication open during the mission." ”

Jimmy: "No problem, I've gone back and got the walkie-talkie and phone, I'll take it with me." What happens to the mission? ”

Caitlin: "Yesterday two embassy cars left Washington, DC, and instead of coming directly to New York, they went to Baltimore, and dropped off two people at Baltimore Harbor.

We've checked, they're not our target, and the items we carry with us don't have what we're looking for.

If there are no surprises, yesterday's action should have been to test our reaction, which means that they will not necessarily choose to leave New York, but are preparing multiple routes.

At the same time, it also means that the intelligence provided by our internal sources is not the final result, and we must always be ready to update the intelligence and respond to it.

So do you understand why you are allowed to carry your phone with you at all times? You behaved very unprofessionally today. ”

Jimmy: "I understand, I'll take care of it. ”

Caitlin: "You can go back first." ”

Jimmy: "Goodbye. ”

Jimmy got up and left Catelyn's office, hey, he didn't blame Catelyn for this scolding, he did it all on himself. In order to prevent being discovered by others, he did a bad job this time.

Jimmy arrived at the parking lot, looked left and right to see that there was no one, he opened the box first and took out the mobile phone and walkie-talkie, the mobile phone was placed in the inner pocket of the suit, and the walkie-talkie was temporarily placed in the glove box, which was not easy to put away.

Driving back to the underground parking lot of the FBI office in Federation Square, Jimmy pinned the walkie-talkie to his waist, and the earplugs were not worn for the time being, this thing has a limited battery life, and it is pointless to wear it all the time. I came out and found a food truck and bought two tacos for lunch, so make do with it.

In the afternoon, Isabel sent Jimmy a stack of printed speeches, which were aimed at specific event files, so that he could familiarize himself with them first, and his attitude was really good.

Jimmy sat in the office, looking at the people in the office area outside through the glass wall, the public affairs office is a bit of a yin and yang feeling, it seems that the proportion of women is a bit high, but I don't know if there are many people who are not there.