The next day, Jimmy returns to the office and is suddenly notified in the afternoon that there is a new development in the case and that he needs to find out.

Jimmy rushed to the command center, and Mahon was still here, "Hey, Mahon, how is your investigation?" ”

Ma Hong: "Oh, you came just in time, if you had come an hour earlier, I would have only told you that there was no progress." ”

Ma Hong walked to the table next to him and took a piece of paper from it, "This is sorted out and can be shown to you." ”

Jimmy glanced at it, his brow furrowed, as if the joint investigation team had deliberately hidden something.

The document does mention that Neil Kavrey provided a box of evidence that could corroborate Senator Pratt's black police behavior, but Jimmy remembers that Hughes mentioned that this evidence could also prove James Bennett's murder, which was not recorded in the document.

Jimmy's earlier question about why Peter's gun was on Senator Platt's side has been answered.

One of the agents with Director Callaway removed Peter's badge and gun from the table, instead of keeping it in accordance with the procedure, placed it directly on a table on the 50th floor, a mistake that indirectly led to Senator Pratt's shooting.

At the same time, based on the holster on Senator Pratt's body and the information given by the bodyguard, they determined that Senator Pratt also had a pistol on him, but the pistol was not found at the scene.

Peter was on the scene, with his own matching gun in his hand, so where did Senator Pratt's gun go? So Peter's words were right, there was indeed a third person at the scene, that is, James Bennett, and Senator Pratt's bodyguard confirmed it, because he brought James Bennett over, and then Senator Pratt ordered him to leave, and they wanted to talk privately.

The scene investigation can construct a complete scene restoration based on what Peter describes, and it is logical, if the scene is based on Peter's shooting of Senator Pratt, there is no way to explain why Peter fired a second shot, and it was aimed at the ground.

This is a reconstruction of the scene based on the ballistic shooting of the investigators at the scene, so by now, the vast majority of agents are inclined to believe that what Peter said is true.

Looking at the documents in his hand, Jimmy was able to restore the results of their investigation, but in order for the case to be closed, a complete chain of evidence was needed, and it was still lacking.

Jimmy: "Can I take it?" ”

Ma Hong: "Well, it's specially prepared for you, take it." ”

Jimmy: "OK, thanks. By the way, why have you been here all this time? Didn't go to the site to investigate? ”

Ma Hong squinted and skimmed Jimmy, his face was a little unsightly, "Liaison personnel are needed here, and I arranged for David to follow them." ”

Jimmy: "Got it, then I'll go back first." Good bye. ”

Well, it seems that he was squeezed out by the people at the DC headquarters, otherwise Mahon would not have this expression, and it is understandable that the group of people from DC will probably not trust the people in the Manhattan office, after all, the first suspect is a regulatory agent in the Manhattan office, although it is not a group, but it must be a very familiar person.

Jimmy left the command center and returned to the public affairs office with the document in hand, making a copy for Isabel.

Near the end of the day, Jimmy receives a call from Ruiz, "Jimmy, see you at your bar at 8pm." ”

Jimmy: "OK. "Ruiz must have something to say before he chooses Jimmy's bar, at least to make sure it's safe, and although it's crowded, it's better to be careful than outside.

Jimmy looked at the time, went back to dinner after work, sent a message to Nia, and then went to the bar.

Bar, today Woody is resting, Jimmy asked the bartender for a bottle of wine to send to the small room, he didn't go in himself, but stayed in the hall outside, there were more people interesting, and he could see how the business of his bar was.

Every time you come to the bar, you can see different people, the world is full of alcohol stimulation, of course, there will inevitably be people who want to drink too much and want to make trouble, at this time it is the bar's waiters and security guards should deal with it, but this situation is very rare, and New York is still much better than other places.

Towards eight o'clock, Ruiz came on time, and Jimmy took Ruiz directly to the quiet little room.

Jimmy: "Try this, whiskey from a small distillery. ”

Ruiz: "Well, just taste it, I'll drive here." ”

Jimmy poured Ruiz and himself a glass and touched it, "What's wrong?" Call me over in such a hurry. ”

Ruiz exhaled a breath of wine: "When are you coming back?" ”

Jimmy: "Hey, it's out of my control, I should have come back now, but Peter's side is doing too much, and since Hughes retired, things have been completely out of control. ”

Ruiz: "Have you seen Hughes?" ”

Jimmy: "Well, we talked twice. ”

Ruiz: "What does Hughes recommend?" ”

Jimmy: "No, he asks me what I think, and I listen to the arrangement above. ”

Ruiz: "Idiot. ”

Jimmy blinked and asked suspiciously, "What?" ”

Ruiz: "That's you." ”

Jimmy: "I don't understand. ”

Ruiz said indignantly in a tone of hatred: "Hughes has already asked what you want to do, why don't you just say what you want?" ”

Jimmy: "Well, I've never asked for a promotion......"

Ruiz didn't wait for Jimmy to finish speaking, and directly interrupted him: "Then you should seize the opportunity to make your first request." ”

Ruiz took a sip of wine, looked at the silent Jimmy and said, "If you don't say it, who will know what you think?" You Chinese have a very bad character, you have to say what you want, so that your boss can know what you think, and you can get into the position when you have the opportunity. You only do things, you don't say it, and even if you have the opportunity, someone else will take your place. ”

Jimmy: "Well, yes, we're not used to making unsolicited requests. ”

Ruiz snorted, "There will be big changes in the bureau this time, think about it, the opportunity is still there, don't waste it again." ”

Ruiz picked up the wine bottle and poured himself another small glass, and said slowly: "This should be the only opportunity in the near future for you to return to the field department as soon as possible, or even further." ”

With that, he drank the wine from his glass.

Jimmy nodded, "I see, thank you, Ruiz." By the way, you investigated Senator Pratt before, how are you now? ”

Ruiz: "Cancelled. It's useless anymore. ”

Jimmy: "Well, will Peter make it this time?" ”

Ruiz: "It's not a big problem, but there may be some penalties. ”

Jimmy: "Why?" ”

Ruiz: "He went too far in this violation, don't worry, someone will deal with it." ”

Jimmy: "That's fine, it would be a shame if he just lost his job like that." ”

Ruiz: "Alright, I'm done, it's time to go home." He stood up, reached out and patted Jimmy's arm, turned to pull the door open, and walked out.

Jimmy followed him off, then returned to the small room and poured himself another glass of wine.

I made a mistake, I always felt that I couldn't take the initiative to ask for a position, and it seems that I guessed the wrong meaning of Hughes and Dave.

Ruiz was able to come over and say this, which means that he already knows about his conversation with Hughes, so who told him? It can only be Hughes.

Hughes was probably disappointed in himself, and asked himself twice in a row what he was going to do in the future, but he didn't give a positive reply.

Father-in-law Kevin also said that with Hughes and Dave as their backing, he will have smooth sailing in the future. If he had talked to Hughes about this, he would have responded positively, right?

As he pondered and drank, Jimmy soon found himself a little dizzy.

No, I can't drink anymore, Jimmy gets up and straightens his clothes, opens the door and leaves the bar, returning to the apartment to rest.

The next day, Jimmy came to the office and went to Isabel to find out if there was a press conference to take place, and if so, he needed to prepare.

Fortunately, the investigation of the case has not yet ended, and the press conference is not in a hurry. Isabel didn't rush Jimmy to learn about the case, in fact, the normal process does not require them to ask about the progress, and they will take the initiative to notify the public affairs office when the case investigation has a phased result, especially in this kind of big case that requires a press conference.

Asking Jimmy to go to the scene to inquire is actually to arrange some tasks for him, and by the way, let him familiarize himself with the progress of the case investigation, in case something happens, he can seamlessly access when he needs to intervene.

Mrs. Mason and Dave's side have communicated in advance, although it has not yet been determined, but Jimmy may be arranged to go back at any time this time, but all this is arranged without Jimmy knowing anything.

In many cases, the boss does not need to communicate with the person concerned about the things that the boss decides, in their opinion, everything is for some purpose, as long as the goal is achieved, the process is not important.

Eventually, federal prosecutors began to examine the case, and based on the results of the investigation, they needed to hold a pre-trial conference to decide whether to bring Peter to court for murder.

Jimmy got the news late, but he managed to get a seat on the auditor with Mrs. Mason's help. This time, the federal prosecutor is mainly on the FBI's side to check the investigation of the case, and it is not yet at the trial stage, so it is not a big problem.

The joint investigation team, consisting of the FBI headquarters and the Manhattan office, submitted all the current investigation progress to the federal prosecutors, and thought that the physical evidence was sufficient and Peter was certainly fine as the only suspect, but in fact the case exceeded the expectations of the federal prosecutors.

Federal prosecutors and assistant prosecutors reviewed all the materials in the conference room, and the investigation team's report stated that based on the current evidence, Peter was not a suspect in the murder and that the actual murder of Senator Pratt was James Bennett.

But strangely, after examining all the evidence and clues, federal prosecutors still insist that Peter is the first suspect, and they will hold a review meeting in half a month to decide whether to submit the murder suspect to the court.

Jimmy was watching from the side, watching their communication, and always felt that this prosecutor was not quite right, although the death of a senator was a big deal, but given that the current evidence is very favorable to Peter, even if he goes to court, Peter will be released because of insufficient evidence, he should not insist.

Jimmy returned to his office, still thinking about the federal prosecutor, but a direct investigation of his information would leave a record.

After thinking about it for a long time, Jimmy decided to leave the matter to Hughes, he was already retired and no one could do anything to him.

After calling Hughes and making an appointment to meet in the evening, Jimmy packed up his things and left for work.

Woody has been cheated by Jimmy several times, every time Jimmy asks him for wine, he is in a hurry, there is no discount to buy wine, not to mention, it may not be able to get a good one, so he said hello to Jimmy, and directly used the bar funds to purchase a batch of red wine, whiskey and champagne and put it in the warehouse, Jimmy only needs to go to the storage location of the corresponding price to get a bottle, there is no need to consult Woody again.

Arriving at the bar, a separate wine rack was placed in the corner, Woody thoughtfully labeled the shelf, and Jimmy took a box of two bottles of Piedmont Barolo and left, which should be enough.

When he came to Hughes's house, Jimmy gave him a gift, and Hughes didn't shirk it, leading Jimmy to the living room and sitting down, "What's the matter with me at this time?" ”

Jimmy: "Hughes, I attended a meeting of federal prosecutors today, and our investigation has already shown that there is insufficient evidence for Peter as a suspect, but he still insists on prosecuting Peter for murder, which I don't think is right. ”

Hughes: "When?" ”

Jimmy: "This afternoon. ”

Hughes thought for a moment and said, "I know, I'll investigate." This is a new situation that needs to be reconsidered. ”

Jimmy: "Well, the main thing is that looking at this prosecutor, I always feel that there is something wrong, but Senator Pratt is dead, and if it was for him, I wouldn't have to force the FBI side to handle this case." ”

Hughes: "Maybe it's something else, you don't have to worry about that. Anything else? ”

Jimmy smiled sheepishly, "Well, there's a little bit of a little thing. Hughes, can you help me ask when I can go back? ”

Hughes: "Have you figured it out?" ”

Jimmy nodded, "Well, I still want to go back to the field department, I'm basically messing around in the public affairs office." ”

Hughes: "I heard you're planning to go to college while you have time. ”

Jimmy: "The rest time is enough, and it shouldn't be difficult to make up points for on-the-job subjects." ”

Hughes: "Is there a plan?" ”

Jimmy: "Law or management." ”

Hughes nodded: "It's good to have the idea of improving your academic qualifications, so let's prepare, it shouldn't be too long." Which group are you going to go to? ”

Jimmy: "Organized crime investigation or homicide squads, I'm familiar with both of them, and they're easy to get started with. ”

Hughes: "Not so stupid, go back and prepare." ”

Jimmy: "Well, I'll go back first, bye, Hughes." ”

Jimmy's two things have been explained, and now he has nothing else to do, so he honestly went back to rest and wait for the follow-up.

With Senator Haggerty as his back, Hughes shouldn't have a big deal to get a federal prosecutor, and as long as Peter is not judged by them to go to court, then he can be released and back to work. (End of chapter)