Jimmy: "Now that makes sense, otherwise I wouldn't really understand why they would be so cooperative. How's it going these days? Any progress?"
Mark: "Yeah, it's quite a lot. It's the first ti I've dealt with such a case."
Jimmy: "Well, Mahong is capable, learn as much as you can from him, don't worry about the team matters. Just follow him these days."
Sending Mark back to Mahong, in Julia's absence, learning from Mahong is also part of his training. But this way, the gap between Mark and Julia will gradually widen. Julia's injury happened at a bad ti.
Jimmy had already scheduled a eting with Father White. Kevin's communication with Father White left him quite unsettled, and he couldn't help but vent when talking to Nia in the evening.
Nia wasn't aware of this beforehand. Kevin got the news but hadn't inford everyone, only Jimmy. Her wedding ceremony invited quite a few good friends and colleagues, but now these people might not be able to attend, only wait at the hotel.
Nia reminded Jimmy that it's best to communicate again, limiting to ten people would definitely offend quite a few, whether on Kevin, Nia's, or Jimmy's side. Losing friends and family over a wedding is indeed a loss.
Jimmy thought about it, it's indeed tricky. For him, it's manageable, his relationship scope is narrow, but Kevin's case is harder. His only daughter is getting married, and then the guests can't see the ceremony; the future relationship will likely beco distant, and Nia's side too, marriage isn't like other events, it might be a once-in-a-lifeti, this kind of regret can't be redied later.
Jimmy was also troubled and could only call Father White to arrange a eting to discuss if there's any way to salvage the situation.
This eting with Father White didn't include Father Rodney. Jimmy drove to the ferry to Staten Island, entered the church, and told a priest: "Father, I'm here to see Father White, we arranged it."
Priest: "May I ask who you are?"
Jimmy showed the Exorcism Badge: "Jimmy Yang."
Seeing the badge, the priest recognized him as an ally. He smiled and nodded to Jimmy: "Please wait."
The priest headed to the back lounge, soon Father White ca out, "Jimmy, is there sothing that couldn't be discussed over the phone?"
Jimmy: "Father White, sorry to disturb your rest. Here's the situation, my father-in-law Kevin Miller visited here a few days ago, discussed so wedding ceremony matters with you, right?"
Father White nodded: "Is there a problem?"
Jimmy smiled bitterly: "Yeah, a bit of a problem, Father. Why is it limited to ten participants? You know our profession, a lot of people will co. Marriage is a major life event, perhaps my one and only, I don't want any regrets."
Father White: "Jimmy, it's been a long ti since we've hosted a wedding ceremony or any other event here. A small wedding is the limit."
Jimmy: "So the limitation isn't due to space restrictions, right?"
Father White nodded: "So reasons are to avoid too much chaos, affecting others here."
Jimmy: "How about simplifying the ceremony? We agree with guests in advance, just perform the wedding here, then leave Staten Island and continue activities in Manhattan."
Father White hesitated; he clearly didn't like overly lively environnts. After a while, he nodded finally, "If the numbers aren't too large, it's doable. But we only have a few resident priests here and can't maintain order, you need to consider."
Jimmy smiled: "Of course, no problem, rest assured. I'll communicate with everyone who cos in advance."
Father White nodded: "So, anything else?"
Jimmy: "Not for now, changing the ceremony location ans I need to resend the invitations, ti is tight. I'll take my leave for now, goodbye, Father White."
Jimmy left the church, drove back to Manhattan, and realized why this situation occurred; he made a mistake, he shouldn't have let Kevin talk to Father White directly.
Father White valued Jimmy enough to let him hold the wedding at St. Andrew's Church, unrelated to his identity or social connections.
It was Kevin who spoke to Father White later. Although his status isn't low, he has little connection with the church, and Father White naturally wouldn't be very accommodating.
Kevin managed to converse with Father White because Jimmy had inford Father White beforehand; otherwise, Jimmy doubted Kevin could et Father White. Despite his rank, Father White's status in the New York Archdiocese is very high.
So this ti when Jimmy talked, he easily achieved the desired outco while Kevin couldn't. It's not the official identity difference, but the personal relationships' warmth and distance.
Jimmy checked the ti, called Kevin while driving. The church matter's settled, aning previous plans need adjustnts.
His priorities certainly weigh more than the FBI case, so now Jimmy's thoughts are fully on his wedding. He let Mahong and Mark handle the case.
While Jimmy was running around for the church matter, Mahong received new leads. They searched Max Haidler's temporary residence from the Demon Wolf rcenary Group and found a satellite phone, and through the NSA, obtained call records from his disposable phone, tracing an unknown caller from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
For such a rcenary group, their dostic contacts in the United States must be few. This person is likely the last in charge of their retreat; especially since Atlantic City is a famous tourist city with millions of visitors annually, traffic convenient, it's normal to have foreigners, doesn't draw attention—a perfect hiding spot.
Subsequent investigations focused on this phone, just leading to involvent of the FBI Philadelphia office's jurisdiction, relatively troubleso.
The satellite phone was sent to the tech departnt, result poor. It was using the Eurostar satellite system, with its core in the Middle East, not mainland USA. Users employed stability, deleted call logs and other info, making direct access to satellite comms difficult.
The Eurostar system primarily covers Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, not globally. Only those active in these areas tend to use it.
This further corroborated Haidler's testimony, Demon Wolf rcenary Corps mbers are retired European soldiers, engaged tasks in the Middle East, using Eurostar phones - reasonable.
If Mahong wanted further investigation, the breakthrough lay with Haidler. He likely morized so contact numbers, sadly trade content is sparse, extracting more difficult.
This poses significant investigation obstacles for Mahong, as results already resolved most robbery issues. Mahong took partial vengeance; after hectic days, Mahong and Mark completed paperwork, including Jimmy's shooting report, filed at the Federal Prosecutor's office for case review and charges against surviving suspects.
Stolen auction artwork falls on insurance companies for compensation, with the FBI recovering most pieces, a satisfying outco. Only Jones and Julia suffered, becoming the FBI's biggest loss here.
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