What Hughes says to Jimmy is very brief, only results, but based on what Jimmy has heard in the bureau over the years, Peter and his advisor, Neil Kavrey, are not very well-behaved.

It's just that Jimmy doesn't care about the details, he only cares about the effect and the cause.

Hughes: "Probably so. I thought about what would happen if I failed when I authorized Peter to spy on Senator Pratt, but I didn't expect them to do it so easily.

Senator Pratt went directly to the Attorney General, and an hour later, the FBI director called me and directly settled everything down, without any ability to resist. But fortunately, at least Peter and the others were not disturbed, and they should be able to continue the investigation now. ”

Jimmy looked at Hughes's expressionless face, and Hughes was definitely not in a good mood. "Quite unwilling, huh? Going to the bar for a drink? I called Peter. ”

Hughes looked at the time, "It's still work time, forget it, let's just have two drinks at home." ”

Hughes got up and took out half a bottle of wine from it, and it was obvious that he usually had a drink when he was fine.

Jimmy touched Hughes with his wine glass, "Mrs. Mason informed me to come back, the DHS terrorist attack is nearing the end, what can I do to help with your affairs?" ”

Hughes took a sip of wine and put the cup on the coffee table: "No need for the time being, there are too many people involved in this matter, let's let Peter investigate it again." ”

Jimmy was also drinking, "Ask me personally, what are the people in our office thinking right now?" ”

Hughes snorted, "If you can't count on them, it would be the best result if you didn't hold back." ”

Jimmy: "Mrs. Mason said I might be back in the field soon, did you arrange that?" ”

Hughes: "No, it has nothing to do with me, I submitted my retirement request when I got the news, and I didn't do anything else. ”

Jimmy: "What about your successor?" ”

Hughes sighed, "Let it be, and besides, I doubt the Manhattan office right now has the ability to resist the transfer of people from outside." ”

Jimmy: "That's weird, who told Mrs. Mason that I'll be back in the field soon?" I don't think Mrs. Mason has the authority to decide where I am, right? ”

Hughes nodded: "Don't worry about Mrs. Mason, she's fine and won't put any obstacles in your way." Now you just go to work normally and don't think too much. ”

Jimmy also nodded, drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and put it on the coffee table: "Then I'll go back first, it is estimated that the bureau will not be too stable these days." ”

Hughes got up to send Jimmy out, and sat on the couch looking at the wine glasses on the table in a daze. After a while, Hughes poured himself a full cup and poured it down.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number: "Do you have time?" Meet and talk. ”

Hughes changed his clothes and walked out, his destination was not far away, there was no need to drive, and he had two drinks just now, and if he drove, he might be in trouble.

A cigar club near Hughes's house, of which Hughes was a member, just said hello and came to the room inside, and soon someone walked in with the waiter.

Hughes: "Giovanni, please be seated." Do you want one? A new batch of Arturo Fuente has arrived at the club. ”

Giovanni waved his hand: "No, there is a meeting to be held next." What's wrong? Reese. ”

Hughes: "I'm retired, forced to retire early. ”

Giovanni frowned and looked at Hughes, "When did it happen?" ”

Hughes: "Yesterday. Giovanni, I need your help. ”

Giovanni nodded: "You say." ”

Hughes: "I need you to monitor two phones, one from my office and the other from ...... Terrence Pratt is a senator from Maryland. ”

Giovanni's face changed dramatically, "Are you crazy?" ”

Hughes looked at Giovanni as he smoked his cigar, "You're going to be crazy, please help me." ”

Giovanni took a deep breath, "Give me the number." ”

Hughes took out the note he had prepared in advance and gave it to Giovanni, and he got up and left the room, Hughes continued to sit and smoke his cigar, and took a newspaper from the side and read it.

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Jimmy had a drink, but it wasn't a big deal, and he drove back to the FBI office, but instead of going to his own office, he came to Peter's side.

Jimmy: "Jones, long time no see, are Peter here?" ”

Black Jones glanced at Jimmy, stood up and hugged him, "Long time no see, Jimmy, what's the matter?" ”

Jones's expression was not happy, and it was no wonder that Hughes had been brought home, and their group was the closest to Hughes's office, and of course they all knew what was going on now.

Jimmy hugged Jones and slapped it and let go, "What about Peter and Cavrey?" ”

Jones: "Peter is resting at home, and Cavrey isn't here today. ”

Jimmy: "OK, I see. I'll go look for him at his house, goodbye, Jones. ”

Jones: "Goodbye. ”

Jones watched Jimmy get on the elevator, and immediately picked up his phone and dialed Peter: "Peter, Jimmy just came to look for you, I said you are at home, he may go to you." ”

Peter: "Yes, I'm at home. Don't be nervous, Jimmy is not an outsider. …… Don't worry, I can handle it. ”

Jones hung up the phone and looked at Diana next to him, the two looked at each other speechlessly, sighed, and continued to investigate the clues.

Peter hung up Jones's phone and glanced down at his left arm, this time his car was tampered with, and then there was a car accident at the intersection, obviously someone wanted to stop him from continuing the investigation, but they still managed to use Neil Kavrey's undercover operation to arrest the real estate agent, the only regret is that he did not confess to Senator Pratt, who supported him later.

Peter grinded his coffee and sat on the couch waiting for Jimmy to arrive, and since Jones said it, he would definitely come over, even if he didn't call in advance.

Soon, there was a knock on the door, and Peter came over and opened the door, "Jimmy, please come in." ”

Jimmy: "Peter, how are your injuries?" Been dealing with a terrorist attack these days and didn't know you had a car accident. ”

Jimmy handed Peter a bottle of red wine in his hand and sat down on the couch.

Peter took the red wine and put it on the table next to him, "Coffee? I just rushed it. ”

Jimmy: "Yes, thank you. ”

When they were both sitting on the couch, Peter looked at Jimmy, "Jimmy, is it Hughes's business?" ”

Jimmy nodded, "What happened?" It was so sudden, I'm completely confused now. ”

Peter had already thought about it in advance, Jimmy was not an outsider, and he had worked together for a few months, and his character and ability Peter was clear: "We made mistakes. Hughes was forced to retire. ”

Jimmy: "I just met with Hughes, and he just said something about a senator. ”

Peter: "Well, this is a very troublesome case. Neil Cavrey, his father's partner Ellen enters the bailiff's witness protection program, which is also Neil's last of his previous relatives. After her death, she left a video for Neil, telling the story of the relationship between Neil's father and the gang, and Neil's father was involved in a murder case of a black policeman.

Ellen left a piece of information, and she put it in a box, waiting for Neil to find it and clear his father's name.

We followed the box until we found Neil's biological father, Sam, who was still alive and hiding his identity. According to his account, there are other people in the black police.

The gangster family Flynn and they reappeared, and we found out that the gun that killed Ellen was Flynn's, and then arrested Flynn, but after the murder was convicted, Flynn Jr. was murdered while on escort, and the order for him to be transferred came from Terrance Pratt, a senator from Maryland.

After investigating Senator Pratt's information, it was discovered that he was a sergeant at the Washington DC Police Department before becoming a senator, and was in a police station with Neil's father, and then speculated that he may have done what the black police colluded with the gang. That's when Hughes agreed to a plan to spy on Senator Pratt.

We found out through the wiretapping that Senator Pratt was related to a real estate developer, and after the arrest of the real estate developer, he did not confess to Senator Pratt, and after we arrested, Hughes was forced to retire. That's the whole thing. ”

Peter took a sip of his coffee and watched Jimmy ponder, he had a lot to say, and it would take a little time to sort it out.

Jimmy relived Peter's description several times in his head, unconsciously took a sip of his coffee, and the bitter taste of unsweetened coffee struck his nerves before he reacted.

Jimmy put down his coffee cup and looked at Peter, "So, this incident is entirely due to other cases?" ”

Peter nodded: "None of us expected this to happen, Senator Pratt was undoubtedly one of the black police officers back then, and his current public corruption problem must be true, but we have no evidence." The only evidence that can confirm that he is a black cop is in the box that Ellen left behind, and now Neil and they are investigating where the box is. ”

Jimmy: "So, how far have you been investigating?" ”

Peter: "We found the key that Ellen left behind, but it's never clear where her box is. ”

Jimmy: "I see, is there anything I can do?" ”

Peter shook his head: "Don't come in for the time being, you are still in the public affairs office, not a field agent, don't overstep your authority, someone is staring at us now." ”

Jimmy nodded, "Okay, I'll get back to the field office as soon as possible, and remember to alert me if you have any clues." ”

Peter: "I will, Hughes can't just leave it at that, we'll catch him." ”

Jimmy held up his coffee cup, "For Hughes." ”

Peter: "For Hughes." ”

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Peter is credible, and there is no problem with the process of the case he said just now, so now it is a federal senator who has taken out the problem of the field director of the FBI office, which is no longer a normal position adjustment, and it is completely a personal vendetta.

Jimmy returned to the office, closed the door and turned on the computer to search for Senator Terrence Pratt's public information, Peter and the others continued their investigation, he was just familiar with the information, and if there was a need for him to intervene later, he would not be blinded.

Looking at the time, Jimmy thought for a moment, pulled the blinds, and dialed Deputy Director Dave, "Deputy Director Dave, I'm Jimmy Young." ”

Dave: "Is it Hughes's business?" ”

Jimmy: "Yes, do you have time for the evening?" ”

Dave: "I understand what you're saying, you don't want to get involved in this, it's a lot of trouble. ”

Jimmy: "But ......"

Dave: "No, Jimmy, it's a very troublesome thing, and you can't get involved right now. ”

Jimmy was silent for a few seconds: "Okay, I understand. So, can I go back to the field office? ”

Dave: "There's going to be a new field supervisor coming in soon, not yet, I'll let you know." ”

After waiting for a few seconds, Dave continued, "I understand your feelings for Hughes, but it's not Hughes's business anymore, do you understand?" It's a Manhattan office, it's all of us. ”

Jimmy: "Thanks, Dave. I'm waiting for your notification. ”

Dave: "Remember, don't do it yourself. With that, Dave hung up.

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Dave said very clearly, this time the face in the Manhattan office was swollen, and the attorney general directly contacted the director of the FBI headquarters to order Hughes to retire, and he did not communicate with the people here in the Manhattan office at all, and forcibly put pressure on him from top to bottom to solve it, which was to press all the faces up and down the office to the ground and rub it, and there was a pile of shit on the ground.

Dave's tone of voice just now was different from before, Dave was still very satisfied with Jimmy, a young man, and being able to call Hughes so quickly showed that they were not mistaken, Jimmy, this kid is still very concerned about his own people.

But he didn't dare to let Jimmy move, according to his character and ability, if he really let go of his hands and feet, things would be in trouble. After all, it is a federal senator, there are a total of 100 people in the United States, and there are only two senators in each state, not a small person, even if such a person is threatened, it may cause a high-level earthquake.

Now although Jimmy was placed in the public affairs office after they discussed and compromised, he did not give up on him, but according to the normal adjustment of the policy, Jimmy could not have been in the public affairs office, he always had to return to the field office.

It's just not now, this time Hughes was forced to retire, and even his position was forcibly taken away from above, and there is already a new field supervisor candidate, arranged by the headquarters, Amanda Callaway, who was transferred from the Atlanta field director to the New York office, just because of the handover problem, has not come to work in Manhattan for the time being, and it is estimated that he will be here in the next few days.

Dave is clear about this, and they can't refuse, at this point in time, Jimmy wants to be transferred back to the field from the public affairs office, and he must wait for Amanda Callaway to be in place before communicating and confirming, otherwise it will cause new problems, and even directly lead to an open conflict between the Manhattan office and DC headquarters. (End of chapter)