A week later, the operations center changed its usual hectic atmosphere, rolled up streamers and hung balloons, and computers and desks were temporarily moved to other offices, leaving enough space.

Thanksgiving Day is an important holiday in the United States, and it goes without saying that the real masters of this continent, those Indian ethnic groups, have never had this holiday.

Not long ago, the FBI's New York office successfully rescued 26 elementary school students from a school bus kidnapping, and a week later coincided with Thanksgiving, so a lively Thanksgiving party was held in the Federal Building.

This may be the first time in the history of the FBI's New York office that so many children have gathered, not only 25 of the 26 elementary school students who were kidnapped in the first place, but also many agents who have already married their own children.

The usual Thanksgiving party theme is only three Fs: Food, Family and Rugby, where the whole family gathers to hold hands in prayer, enjoy a turkey meal, and then gather in front of the TV to watch the annual NFL (Major League Rugby) Thanksgiving Fight.

Because it is a child-oriented activity, the party time is set at noon, just like watching the NBA on Christmas, watching NFL games on Thanksgiving Day is also an old American tradition, at this time the big screen is playing the first of the three games of the Thanksgiving War, the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings.

Jack wasn't much interested in rugby, just smiled and took a glass of orange juice and sat on the couch next to him to watch Hannah's big sister play with the children.

The food at the party was brought by the parents, except for a huge roast turkey that almost no one touched, and most of it was sweets such as pumpkin pie and apple pie, and the sugar content was lethal.

The stimulating effect of sugar on children's central nervous system is comparable to that of adults, and soon these little devils who were a little restrained at first were revealed one by one because of entering a law enforcement department like the FBI.

Maybe it's because there are not many adults in front of the screen because of the lack of alcoholic beverages, but there is a group of children who are noisy and the party atmosphere is quite lively.

The "Wanted Criminals" were also present, but Lacroix did not bring her daughter with her, after all, Tully's mother was an aborigine, so it was naturally only Thanksgiving.

Lacroix only appeared for a short time and disappeared, and at first Jack didn't care, but soon Dana Moge summoned him to his office with a phone call.

In addition to the female boss in the office, there was also Lacroix and Jubal, who were also overjoyed, and then someone heard a message that made his jaw drop.

"You're leaving the FBI?" Jack's question, of course, was not addressed to his female boss, but to Lacroix, who was sitting across from her desk.

"Yes, as you just heard, ICE is putting together a much-needed manpower, and they're handing me an olive branch." A smile appeared on Old Lacroix's face.

"The bureau approved that I could retire early under a special policy and go to ICE to take up a position similar to that of the Ministry of the Interior."

"Uh, should I say congratulations?" Jack reached out and shook him, which sounded like a good thing.

"Of course, that's one of the sincerity shown by DHS [Department of Homeland Security]." The amount of information revealed in Dana More's words made someone raise an eyebrow, it seemed that ICE was tossed a lot this time, and even its parent department, DHS, was under pressure.

"So?" Jack sat down in the seat next to him, waiting for their next step, what does this matter have to do with him?

"So because of Lacroix's departure, his original team will be reorganized, and the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) will agree to set up a team of nationally wanted criminals, following the model of the BAC."

The words of the female boss made Jack's heart skip a beat, it was difficult.

"Congratulations, Jack, you will soon be a Supervisory Special Agent, and I propose to Ms. Morge that you and Jubal lead the formation and leadership of this task force."

This time, Lacroix and Jubal congratulated Jack together, and the happiness came so suddenly that people were a little confused for a while, Jack opened his mouth slightly, and his eyes moved back and forth on the faces of the three people.

"Are you sure it's Thanksgiving and not April Fool's Day?"

This is the rhythm of a year's promotion, at this rate of promotion, wouldn't it really be possible for me to become the director of the FBI before the age of 30 and then retire with honor?

Of course, this is pure nonsense, Jack is not interested in entering the political circle, and this unusual promotion is due to the previous medal, but he is inevitably a little flustered, with this promotion speed, he has no chance to be on an equal footing with Hodchner in his early 30s.

The three of them laughed for a while, and the female boss explained their idea to Jack, this group that was about to be formed did not have the special status of the BAU team led by Rossi, and the level was also a cut behind.

After all, the latter belongs directly to the NCAVC (National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime), and the treatment is also at the level of a pro-son.

At present, although the task force is nominally part of the CID (Criminal Investigation Department), it is still administratively established under the name of the New York office.

To put it simply, their assignments are issued by the CID, and they are usually obligated to assist the New York office in handling cases, and they are even free to choose any one of the long wanted lists, provided that they receive relevant leads or have a valid reason.

So don't think about the 24-hour standby Gulfstream plane, the office is independent, just between JFK Airport and Long Beach, where there is an F.B.I. confiscated property, a small two-story building with a huge underground garage.

Although Jack was about to be promoted, even if he was a special agent of the inspector, he still did not have the rank to hold the administrative position of a team, so Jubal was also promoted.

The letters before his Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge (ASAC) are about to be removed and he will be promoted to Special Agent-in-Charge.

In other words, the structure of the group will also be similar to that of the BU, with Juball being the equivalent of Hodchner's position and Jack taking on the role of field commander.

Of course, Lacroix is not just leaving, he will not officially retire for at least half a year, so Dana Moge also gave a time limit of up to 8 months, in other words, Jack and Jubal have more than half a year to slowly complete the formation of this group.

"So even if I pick from among the non-current FBI agents, they will have the time to complete Quantico's training and join the group in time, right?" To be honest, Jack was really moved to hear this.

(End of chapter)