Jas had blown up in anger and sent Jimmy off to work.
Jimmy, submissive and compliant, slipped out of Jas's office and finally took a deep breath. During his ti in the office, Jimmy had not said a word; it was all Jas venting.
Once he stepped out of the office, Jimmy returned to normal, He went to the break room, poured himself a cup of coffee, and rested at his desk.
Such scoldings had been rare before—Jimmy usually avoided trouble but wasn't afraid of it either. The key was that not many people could confront him like that and get away with it.
This ti, he indeed had been too fiery and would need to be more cautious in the future. It was no problem being tough on lone wolves or other criminals, but with matters clearly involving multiple gangs, it was better to show so restraint, otherwise next ti things might not turn out so well.
Jimmy wasn't completely clueless; in fact, he had returned to normal a long ti ago without any violent impulses. Although he didn't know exactly why, he guessed that his body retained so of his previous consciousness.
When he left, Roland had ntioned that the original Jimmy was filled with hatred and brutality. Jimmy wasn't an expert in spiritual matters, but reasoning from this, his prior actions of repeatedly killing suspects were sowhat explainable.
Jimmy had nothing else to do today, so after lunch, he returned to the shooting range to continue with the Shotgun training that had been interrupted in the morning.
The range had a simulated 3GN competition area, perfect for training, although it required an additional fee. Jimmy hadn't registered as a 3GN mber; he was just practicing the skills necessary for his job and had no plans to participate in grading or competitions.
He used his own 92F pistol, which he had been using for over a year and was very familiar with, with no plans to replace it anyti soon. For the rifle, he directly used the M16 he trained with, and the Shotgun was the Benelli M2 he was currently using.
It must be said, three-gun training, which requires precise control of accuracy and timing, was sothing Jimmy was not used to. His practice was usually limited to fixed target practice at the shooting lanes; he seldom engaged in this type of action shooting before.
Widely accepted, the 3GN's rules for three-gun are quite comprehensive. Jimmy happily played a few rounds, realizing three-gun was much more physically and ntally demanding than fixed-target shooting.
After a short rest, Jimmy left the shooting range and went back to the police station to rest. He was thinking about heading over to Jas's house that evening, as Jas had suggested that there might be sothing about Tom to talk about.
Jimmy signed off early, went out for dinner, and then headed straight to Jas's house as it was about ti.
Jimmy entered the community relying on his county police badge, then parked his car in front of Jas's house, straightened his clothes, and knocked on the door.
Mrs. Baldwin opened the door, saw Jimmy, and simply said, "Hi, Jimmy, co in, Jas is in the study," before turning back to the couch to continue watching her TV shows.
Jimmy didn't hesitate, entered, and closed the door behind him, then walked toward Jas's study. It seed Jas must have spoken well of him to his wife or else she wouldn't have beco so familiar all of a sudden.
Jimmy knocked and then opened the door to the study: "Hi, Jas."
Jas looked up at Jimmy and said, "Sit," then he opened a drawer and took out a card.
Jimmy sat in front of the desk as Jas handed him the card.
Jimmy flipped the card over. The back showed the CIA eagle emblem, and the front displayed Tom's na and a phone number, a number different from the one Jimmy had previously used to contact Tom.
Jimmy, "What's this about, Jas?"
Jas, "This card is one Tom gave a long ti ago, I've always used this number to contact him."
Jimmy, "And then?"
Jas: "Tom's family had no idea about this phone."
Jimmy: "It's normal for an agent to have several phones."
Jas: "But I could get through to this phone a few days ago, but nobody answered."
Jimmy: "Since this phone number is printed on a CIA business card, it must be an office phone, just not reclaid yet. Jas, what exactly are you suspecting?"
Jas: "There was no body at Tom's funeral. They said he perished at sea, and the body wasn't found. Yet, Tom's phone was not shut off, it was still in standby mode. I could get through a few days ago, but nobody answered, and then it was turned off."
Jimmy: "Is Tom still alive?"
Jas: "I don't know. I contacted a few friends, but nobody had higher connections to access information."
Jimmy: "Hold on, I'll make a call."
Jimmy picked up his own phone and dialed the number Tom used to contact him. The call connected and there was a tone twice before it was cut off. When he tried again, the phone was turned off, it seed the battery had run out.
Jimmy: "His other number also got through but now it's also turned off, probably battery exhausted."
Jas: "So sothing must have happened, he might be in trouble, and even if he's dead, it wasn't a natural death. It's been a long ti since he contacted . I have no idea what he was doing; everything he did was classified."
Jas stood up, took a bottle of liquor and glasses from the shelf, the sa one he had drunk with Jimmy before, only much was gone; Jas apparently had not drunk little that night.
Jas poured two glasses of liquor, handing one to Jimmy, "Jimmy, you're young and your mind is sharp, think if there's any information I might have missed."
Jimmy downed his glass in one go, exhaled the alcohol fus, and looked at Jas saying, "Jas, I need to know everything that happened after you arrived in Kentucky. With just two phone numbers not answering, I can't deduce much."
Jas didn't drink but sat down, recalling his itinerary.
Seeing Jas deep in thought, Jimmy took the bottle and poured himself another glass.
Once Jas had finished recalling, he began to describe his itinerary.
"Apart from so details not worth ntioning, my interaction with Tom's family was uneventful.
Three unusual things did occur, however. First, Tom's family had a number they used to contact him, which showed no signal when the CIA notified them of Tom's death.
Second, when the CIA returned Tom's personal effects, it included so clothes and Tom's bank account, without any electronic devices like computers or phones. The money and compensation were still in the bank account.
Third, at Tom's funeral, I saw a black SUV with Virginia license plates, but I thought it was Tom's colleague coming to the funeral, so I didn't note down the license number."
Jimmy: "I think we need to add one more thing. You need to contact Tom's family to find out who inford them of the news, when, and how they were told."
Jas: "I'll contact them tomorrow."
Jimmy: "Alright, let's start with these three things first."
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