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Jimmy hadn't finished reading it yet, his phone vibrated a little, and after taking a look, Jimmy walked to the activity area. Kevin was chatting with a very thin white-haired old man with a glass of champagne when Jimmy walked over, "Kevin." β
Kevin turned his head to look at Jimmy, then smiled and said to the person opposite, "Ryan, this is my daughter's fiancΓ©, Jimmy Young, a federal employee. Jimmy, Ryan Timber, Director of the New York University Alliance. β
Jimmy reached out and shook Ryan's hand, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Timber. β
Ryan: "Me too, Mr. Young. β
Jimmy: "Just call me Jimmy." β
Ryan: "Oh, okay. Jimmy, what industry do you do? β
Jimmy laughs and says, "I work for a federal agency, an FBI senior agent, and a Manhattan office. β
Ryan: "Wow, you're already a senior agent?" Promising boy. β
Jimmy: "Thank you. β
Kevin took over in time: "Hahaha, of course he is a good young man, do you doubt my vision?" Ryan. By the way, what are the recent activities of your alliance? β
Ryan: "Oh? Are you interested? Which aspect? β
Kevin: "Of course, forget it today, we'll talk at the club later?" β
Ryan: "Okay, I'll get back to you when I'm sure I'll do it." Sorry, I saw an acquaintance. β
Kevin: "Please. β
Ryan: "Goodbye, Jimmy. β
Jimmy: "Goodbye, Mr. Timber. β
Ryan turned around and left, walking to another old man next to him, the two greeted each other with a smile, Kevin also shook his head, and took Jimmy to the outside of the activity area, "It shouldn't be a big problem to go to college to study, I found someone to understand it before, and I'll talk to Ryan again when I go back and see which school is more convenient." β
Jimmy: "Looks like it's going well, what do you need me to do?" β
Kevin: "Not for the time being, wait and see the situation later, I guess I need to donate a sum of money to them, for a bonus or a library, etc., in short, to have a name." β
Jimmy nodded: "It's easy to solve it with money, but I'm worried about the need for favors or something, it's too troublesome." β
Kevin: "Don't worry too much, it's a lot, it's just that I haven't done it before." You know, Nia was still very worry-free when she went to school, except that she chose to go to the NYPD, hey. β
Jimmy smiled and didn't answer, he had already talked to Kevin about this issue, Nia was also a bit of a father admirer, and after graduation, she didn't choose to go into business, but chose to enter the NYPD as a police officer, which was completely her own choice.
Kevin: "Alright, tonight's main goal is accomplished, just relax, you don't need to know the others for a while." Got something you're looking for? β
Jimmy: "No, aren't we not participating in the auction?" β
Kevin: "If you have something you want, you can get involved, but don't go too far, these people are all about saving face." β
Jimmy: "There's no need, everything here is very average, if you need anything, it's better to make a special trip to buy it." β
Kevin nodded: "Okay, then you can just have fun, let's leave after the auction is over." Don't drink too much. β
Jimmy: "Don't worry, I'll just take a sip of champagne today, and I'll be fine." β
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Jimmy rarely participates in this kind of auction, watching these so-called bigwigs start to shout for hundreds of thousands of dollars, most of them are a few bids and there are results, there is no imaginary atmosphere at all, and the whole auction process is very harmonious.
After the auction ended, the total amount of fundraising was only about one million, and it seems that this auction was completely prepared for the party, and there were no high-value goods at all, for them, the cocktail party attached to the auction was their real purpose.
The hunting knife that Jimmy had seen before was also bought, and the person who bought it was in very good shape, with bulging muscles under the suit, either a fitness expert or a special profession.
This kind of person has to buy a knife, whether it is a collection or a use, it means that this knife must be good, which also makes Jimmy feel more and more necessary to get one, but he usually doesn't use a dagger or a short sword, which one is more suitable for himself.
Although the number of MS cutlers with the highest level of ABS is not small, in fact, the number of knives they forge is not small, so as long as you are willing to spend money, it is still easy to buy a customized version, the most important thing is to confirm the knife type, and then have time to go to SWAT to practice, they have combat training there, and there are also various combat knives.
Jimmy drove Kevin home, and on the way, Kevin asked Jimmy Hughes about the specific reason for his retirement, as he had also received some news from some people, but not completely.
Jimmy didn't hide it anymore, and told everything he knew, and when he learned that it was the current senator who was investigating the murder and black police evidence more than ten years ago, which caused the senator to use his relationship to get rid of Hughes, Kevin was stunned.
Senator, or current senator, this kind of big man Kevin can't be contacted at all, and now the FBI is investigating this kind of person's black material, which is still done in private, which is very dangerous, and once exposed, it will definitely be an earth-shattering earthquake.
Kevin: "You're not involved, are you?" β
Jimmy: "No, Hughes and Dave, the deputy director of our office, took me out and forced me not to participate in any case investigations, and I don't come out of the office at all when I go to work. The last time I went to the field, it was because Peter and his wife were kidnapped, and I asked some people to help find their clues, and successfully rescued them, from disappearance to rescue, the whole process from disappearance to rescue was less than 12 hours. β
Kevin: "That's good, don't get involved, no matter what, this kind of case is not accessible to us people, and once you get involved, I don't have any way to save you." β
Jimmy: "Well, so I'm grateful to Dave and Hughes too. β
Kevin thought for a while, "Just for a few days, you can help me make an appointment with Dave." β
Jimmy turned his head to look at Kevin, then continued to look at the road ahead, "Okay, where's the location?" β
Kevin: "Is your bar safe?" β
Jimmy: "Safe, there's a small room inside, it's very quiet. β
Kevin: "Then there, let me know when you're ready." β
Jimmy: "No problem, I'll let you know in advance." β
When Kevin's side was over, Jimmy drove back to the apartment, thinking about what Kevin had just said on the way. Kevin is going to meet with Dave, probably to help Jimmy, although Kevin is not a big deal, but he should be able to talk to Dave about heaven, he should want to get a talisman for Jimmy.
It feels really good to have someone to help, especially if the person is absolutely their own. Jimmy couldn't help but think about the people he knew, it seemed that he hadn't been in touch with everyone for a while, and there were a lot of things recently, and he really forgot about it.
After the matter of Kevin and Dave and Kevin's help to contact and study, let's take some time to go out and talk to everyone and exchange feelings.
Back in the apartment, Jimmy washed up, then sat on the couch and talked to Nia about tonight's activities, watched the soap opera and rested.
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When Jimmy was at work, he still found an excuse to go to Dave's office, and after a brief conversation, Jimmy mentioned Kevin's invitation to Dave.
Dave also received an invitation from Jimmy when he was engaged before, but he didn't attend, after all, it was just an engagement ceremony for a small person in the bureau, and the deputy director was not so worthless.
Dave also knew that Jimmy's father-in-law was the deputy director of the NYPD, and after thinking about it, he agreed to the invitation to meet Kevin at the bar on weekend nights.
Jimmy thanked him and left Dave's office, sending Kevin the time and bar address, and the matter was done.
Kevin's efficiency was quite good, and after talking to Ryan at the auction, he soon met with Ryan again at the club. This kind of private chat in the club is more relaxed, and the two quickly complete the exchange of conditions with each other smoking cigars.
Kevin was able to get this far, plus his father was also a local celebrity in New York at the time, and he was familiar with certain things, but he probably hadn't done so much. Now for the sake of his daughter's future happiness, it is not unacceptable to do something for his son-in-law.
Without communicating with Jimmy, Kevin has already given some things down, and then he only needs Jimmy's side to deal with it.
Kevin calls Jimmy to go to his side in the evening, and the two finally make the results public in the study.
Kevin: "Jimmy, I'll get you someone to prepare a letter of recommendation, and you'll need to make a donation to a foundation that will be directed to the university library. β
Jimmy: "OK, anything else?" β
Kevin: "What I just said is the simplest, the next two are more troublesome, first, you need to find out if there is a similar senior agent mentoring program in the bureau, or other programs to support the promotion of agents, in the name of this kind of program can allow you to transfer into the class, and at the same time, you don't need to be full-time, just make sure that the credits of key subjects are enough, and it will not get stuck in your daily scores."
Second, now that you are in the Public Affairs Office, go back and check the information, and consider whether there are any cooperation projects with the college, and some things still need to have some names. β
Jimmy gasped, these two items are not something that can be done by spending money, the first is the bureau's policy, which I haven't learned about in advance, but I haven't heard anyone else say it, so it shouldn't be so easy to do.
The second item, he knows this, now the office does not have this cooperation project, he needs to go back to the bureau to inquire with Mrs. Mason, if the bureau temporarily carries out the project, what procedures need to be taken.
The point is, for the sake of oneself to do the project, this is unreasonable, and his face is not so big.
Jimmy: "Both of these are very troublesome, at least at the moment I don't hear of a policy in this area, I need to go to the bureau and look for the policy document." What if not? β
Kevin: "If you don't, you can only deal with it according to normal on-the-job education, which is more strict about your class time and credit card, and it takes a long time." β
Jimmy: "How much of a difference?" β
Kevin: "If there is policy support, you can go through the process of registration and start studying in the near future, one to two years, and you can graduate with enough credits for professional courses and designated courses." If you go through the process normally, you will have to enroll normally until next year, and the duration of education is estimated to range from two to three years. β
Jimmy: "Okay, I'll go back and look at the information and see if I can make a policy." Deputy Director Dave has made an appointment, what do you need to prepare? β
Kevin: "Does he have any hobbies?" β
Jimmy: "Gin. β
Kevin: "Then prepare, there should be quite a few good bars in the bar?" β
Jimmy: "Yes, I'll have someone prepare." β
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Policy issues are always the most troublesome, and for the FBI, an agency with many employees, this kind of policy is very difficult to handle, not to mention whether there is a policy or not, even if there is, it is a turnip and a pit, and how many people are waiting in line.
When Jimmy arrived at the office again, he immediately began to check the training policy of the bureau, but after looking around, he could basically participate in the training policy of the Kuanti Academy of Sciences, as a senior agent, go to the Kuanti Academy of Sciences to improve some professional skills, which is encouraged and recommended by the bureau, but it is basically useless for him.
What he wants is to improve his academic qualifications and improve his capital for his future promotion, and the Kuanti Academy of Sciences does not issue academic certificates, and he has good grades in various subjects at the beginning, and he has been an instructor for a period of time, and the college training has not improved him much even in terms of professional skills.
The bureau does have some training policies, mainly aimed at technical personnel and intelligence personnel, especially computer, network, construction and other professional courses, mainly used to improve the ability of professional and technical personnel and intelligence personnel, as a field agent, he can not apply at all, and his qualifications are insufficient.
After looking for a long time, I can only give up in the end, and it just happens that there is a policy that suits me.
Looking through the activity schedule in the office, it seems that there are no related activities for a while, but this is not a big problem, you can talk to Mrs. Mason when you really need to, and it is not too much of a problem to have a school-specific cooperation without affecting other activities in the office.
After two or three days of investigation, the headquarters policy and the office policy were repeated more than once, and finally I had to give up, and there was no good way.
At the end of the week, Jimmy came to the bar early and approached Woody first, "Woody, has the drink I wanted?" β
Woody: "It's here, but it's not the gin you want, you're asking for a lot." Do you want to take it out now? β
Jimmy nodded, "I'll take a look first." β
Woody left the bar and walked to the warehouse in the back, and after a while, he came out with two boxes, "The Macallan Sherry Barrel is 30 years old, do you want to open it now?" β
Jimmy shook his head, "The people haven't arrived yet, don't worry, where did you get it from?" Is it 40 years? β
Woody looked at Jimmy speechlessly, "I can do figure out how to get some wine, but are you expecting too much from me?" 40 years? These two bottles are not easy to get for 30 years, and they have been in other people's collection cabinets for 40 years. β
Jimmy shrugged, "You're a professional, don't you know if you can't." Have you been open for 18 years? Bring me a drink. β
Jimmy was about to walk to the small room with two boxes of wine in his arms, when another person sitting at the bar suddenly spoke: "Hey guys, wait, is there anything else in the store?" The Macallan 30. β
Woody turned to look at the customer, "I'm sorry, but the owner specially asked him to prepare for his own use, and the store doesn't have 30 years of sales." β
The middle-aged man shrugged: "That's a pity, I can't drink it when I see it, it's a little uncomfortable." β
Jimmy: "Sorry, this wine has other uses, you can try something else." Woody's bartending skills are definitely no worse than those so-called champion bartenders, you can give it a try. Woody. β
After Jimmy finished speaking, he took the wine into the small room, then sat back at the bar, picked up Woody's Macallan 18 and took a sip, and waited here for the arrival of the two bigwigs.
The middle-aged man didn't leave, he still sat on the side of the bar, took out his wallet, took out a pen and paper and pressed it on the table, "Man, bring me a cup of 18 too." β
Woody glanced at Jimmy, took out his bottle, and poured it into a glass with ice cubes, "Your Macallan." β
The middle-aged man touched his glass with Jimmy, "I salute our same tastes." β
Jimmy: "All the same, cheers." (End of chapter)