The cooperation between the two federal agencies is not so simple, especially in the northeastern state of New York and the other in the southwestern state of New Mexico, and there is little communication in normal times.

But now that both sides have agreed, all that's left is to go through the process, and Jimmy waited in Albuquerque for two days before he was notified that he was going to the DEA Albuquerque to assist them in investigating Hank's ambush by the killer.

Of course, the FBI is not completely ignorant, and the Albuquerque office has also received an application for assistance, but this time the FBI is in charge of Jimmy, and they are mainly cooperating with Jimmy.

Fishing for food on someone else's plate was a bit out of bounds, and Jimmy and Ruiz made another phone call, and after a brief inquiry about the arrangement, they completely let go of their reserve.

In the DEA office, a conference room was temporarily emptied, and a circle of whiteboards was placed around it, and several boxes were stacked in the middle of the tables, which contained all the case reports investigated by Hank's team in the last year or two, which needed to be investigated by Jimmy.

Hank also came to the conference room in a wheelchair, and a laptop was connected to Gomez in the hospital, and today everyone will complete the case analysis together.

Hank is the person who is most familiar with his own case, of course, he will explain the information of each case, of course, because of the time problem, the details of the case will not be involved, but the suspect and the forces that may be involved and other information is most suitable for him to communicate.

Jimmy also knew the content of the DEA's daily work for the first time, and originally thought that they were dealing with the most vicious drug dealers, but in fact, most of the time they were dealing with street gangsters and gang members involved in drug trafficking, and because the DEA's mandate was relatively narrow, they could do less.

And if you only look at the current data about a year before and after, Hank and his team actually did not crack down on a few drug trafficking organizations, and most of the arrests were local gangs and some drug production dens, and there was no transnational drug trafficking organization.

The DEA seems to be very strong, but in fact, they really haven't done anything big, maybe because the drug dealers are relatively low-key here, but the people arrested are all local small drug dealers, and if they don't target the source, the effect is really not great.

However, in addition to these seemingly dismal results, Hank and his team also managed to get a few locations where drug dealers hid drug money, which made the drug dealers lose a lot of money, which is also a big gain, at least there will be a large amount of small treasury funds in the office.

Some words must not be said in front of Hank, but this is indeed Jimmy's thoughts after reading the information, the gangs can't be finished, whether it's Albuquerque or New York, Jimmy knows this, even in such a powerless situation, Ruiz They are still trying their best to crack down on those well-known New York gangsters, but the DEA knows that the US-Mexico border is the biggest loophole for drugs to enter and exit, and Albuquerque, as an important transit point, must be a focus of attention for drug dealers, and still only do some simple tasks, It's really hard to say.

Of course, there is also a situation that must be mentioned here, that is, Hank himself is not responsible for cross-border business, and the cooperation with the Mexican government to combat drug trafficking is mainly the responsibility of the DEA headquarters.

But it's not completely without gain, Jimmy saw the information of the two killers for the first time, the photo information is much more comprehensive than the last time Gomez brought to the hotel, not only the head photos, along with their clothes, equipment, and other small bits and pieces, the only regret is that the mobile phone found on them is a disposable mobile phone that has not been used at all, obviously they are very well prepared.

But it's not completely ungained, the appearance of the two people is indeed typical Mexican, in the absence of fingerprints and tattoos to determine their identity, their only typical feature is shoes, the skull on the head of the shoe is obviously custom-made, if you spend enough time and manpower, you should be able to find the corresponding maker from Mexico, but this is actually meaningless, because Jimmy does not have such a personnel information budget, after all, to go to Mexico to investigate, relying on domestic personnel is definitely not enough.

However, at least the clothes on the two of them show that they are not short of money, which means that the two people are not those mercenary-like figures, they must be high-level killers within the drug dealers, and perhaps domestic killers from some big families, if you have the opportunity to understand, this aspect is also a direction that can be investigated.

Jimmy's investigation did not start with the previous case, but from the most recent case, and when there was an intersection with other cases, he would skip a time period and take out the previous file directly to check.

"Heisenberg has already been captured?" Jimmy looked at the file in front of him and looked up in surprise and asked, "This Heisenberg, is this Heisenberg?" ”

Hank shrugged: "At least in the official records, he's that Heisenberg." ”

Jimmy: "So, how did you get this fake?" ”

Hank: "We trapped a street vendor, then we tricked him and caught him while he was trading. ”

Jimmy frowned and looked at the file and photos: "This is too fake, how did you close the case?" It's too rough to do. ”

Hank turned his head to look around, the corners of his mouth drooping, "There were some things that did have a reason to do that at the time, anyway, he himself admitted his identity and took all the blame. ”

Jimmy sighed, there is no need to ask about the rest of the words, this kind of is estimated that there is nothing to talk about except for office politics and departmental interests, and it is not uncommon anywhere.

Jimmy threw the "Heisenberg" information down, "Okay, this guy should stay in prison." ”

Jimmy: "By the way, how did you get the information on these cases?" ”

Hank: "Some of them were provided by our informants, but of course most of them were investigated by ourselves. ”

Jimmy: "So after you had an accident, did you ask your former informant?" Oh no, this shouldn't have been asked of you. Gomez, what about you? ”

Gomez opened the video from the hospital bed, although he didn't say much, but he was there all the time, and he didn't turn off the video because most things didn't require him to answer, "That's right, there are indeed quite a few informants, I looked for them after that, but nothing came of it, they didn't hear anything." ”

Jimmy nodded: "It's about the same as I thought, even if this kind of thing is done by their gang, they won't let these people know." ”

Gomez also met Hank for the first time in these days, and when it came to this topic, he directly told Hank about Jimmy's previous guess, that is, the person who reported the news was probably a big man in a certain gang, but not a person in power, and they might use the speculation.

Hank is also confused, Jimmy's reasoning does have some truth, but there is really no information about it among the people they know.

Jimmy: "Don't worry, it's just a guess at the time, and we'll have a chance to confirm later." Now the most important thing is to understand how many gangs involved in drugs are there in Albuquerque, and do you have relevant information here? ”

Hank nodded: "We have some information, but it is definitely not complete, some people are very hidden, such as this Heisenberg." ”

Jimmy walked out of the conference room and greeted Miguel outside, asking him to pick up the gang information when he arrived. Miguel is Gomez's man, and he is relatively reliable, and this mission was also called to Jimmy's side to support, so he should be able to get a lot of credit.

Hank: "One more thing, a guy was killed a few days ago, and I found a notebook from his house, which recorded a lot of drug-related content, and the police department suspected that he was involved in the drug-making business, but this case is currently on the Albuquerque police department, Tim, the guy you saw in my house last time, he was in charge of solving the case. ”

Jimmy: "Drug-related? What about the information? ”

Hank: "In my house, it's just copies. ”

Jimmy thought for a moment, "Bring it over and take a look, if he is really a poison maker, it is likely that he is caught in gang infighting, otherwise ordinary people will not trouble him." I also happen to have a little research on murder cases, so let's take a look, but I won't cooperate with the police for the time being, because it's too easy to leak information over there. ”

Hank nodded, turned his wheelchair and arranged for someone to go to his house to pick up the information.

In the afternoon, the office suddenly came alive, and Hank turned his head to look, "Oh, our sponsor is here." Jimmy, do you want to try it? The best fried chicken here. ”

"Fried Chicken Brothers" is a fast-food chain that spreads across the Southwestern states, with fourteen outlets in Albuquerque alone, known for its taste and excellent service.

Hank introduces Jimmy to the Fried Chicken Brothers, whose owner, Gustavo Flynn, is a longtime sponsor of the DEA.

Yes, DEA as a federal government agency has funders, in fact, not only DEA, but other departments including the FBI also have, if you only survive on federal grants, it is difficult for these agencies to become bigger, this is a very large topic, do not expand to explain.

Gustavo Forint is a well-known philanthropist and entrepreneur who often actively participates in charity and community activities in his restaurant or elsewhere, providing free food to public welfare agencies such as police or firefighters, etc., and his most iconic image is the good guy who is willing to give to the outside world.

Footsteps rang out outside the conference room, and a middle-aged black man came to the conference room with a few bags delivered by several employees wearing fried chicken brothers overalls. The middle-aged black man was dressed in a decent suit with a smile on his face, and he looked very humble and polite, with a very personable appearance.

Gus smiled and said, "Good afternoon, everyone. You're working very hard and I think you might need some delicious food to fuel up. ”

Hank turned his wheelchair to face Gus, "That's great. Guys, this is Gustavo Forlin, one of the best fried chicken owners in our town, and a philanthropist. And this is Jimmy from the FBI, and he's been helping us with this case lately. ”

Jimmy reached out and shook Guth's hand, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Flynn. At times like these, a little bit of good food can really be a lot more invigorating. ”

Gus: "Just call me Gus, it's an honor to serve law enforcement." Your work protects our community, and I'm just doing my part. ”

Jimmy smiled and took a bag of food and put it on the conference table, "Then we should thank you even more." By the way, how did you come up with the idea to do this? Funding the DEA. ”

Guss: "Oh, I've always been concerned about the safety of our community, and I feel like offering some support is what I should do. Looks like you're busy, is there anything I can do to help? ”

Jimmy: "The idea is fantastic, we really need all the help and resources available. But forget it, after all, our case is too dangerous, involving a Mexican drug cartel, and we can't implicate a philanthropist like you. ”

Gus: "Mexico's drug cartel?" It's very dangerous, and that's why I respect what you do. As long as our community is safe, any risk is worth it. Then again, do you have any new discoveries in the case? ”

Hank interrupted the conversation and picked up the conversation, "Oh, we can't reveal the details of the investigation, Gus. You know, standard procedure. ”

Gus nodded: "Of course, I totally understand. Just as a citizen who cares about the community, I want to do my part. ”

Jimmy and Hank looked at each other and quickly turned to Gus, "We appreciate your understanding and support, Gus. Now, we'd better focus on these delicious foods. Thank you again. ”

Gus smiled and said, "You're welcome. Enjoy! Feel free to let me know if you need any help. ”

Guth and his staff left the conference room, and Jimmy stared at Gus's back until they left the office outside, then turned around and opened the bag and took out the chicken nuggets and burgers inside and placed them on the table.

Jimmy: "Hank, what do you know about this Guth?" ”

Hank: "Not much, he's a well-known figure in Albuquerque, you're going to investigate him?" ”

Jimmy: "Just an idea, what a coincidence, we just reopened the case and he came over to deliver food......"

Hank: "Oh no, he's actually been here a lot, and a lot of people here get coupons from his store or something. ”

Jimmy nodded: "Maybe I'm thinking too much, just now I always felt that he wanted to inquire about the progress of our investigation." Let's put it aside for now, oh, this fried chicken does taste good, a little better than what I ate at the fried chicken brothers' shop. ”

Hank also took a piece and dipped it in the special sauce from the front, "Oh, the taste is indeed different, it seems that they have developed a new fried chicken, maybe you can consider checking it out at his shop." ”

While Jimmy and the others were tasting the fried chicken, Gus left the DEA office building, the smile on his face disappearing, his expression very serious, and his eyes full of calculation and deep thought. (End of chapter)