North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 293 The Troublesome Disappearance Case

Tata Town is located near the border of Texas and Oklahoma. There are woods to the east and west of the town, and to the north is a small lake, not far from the Red River at the junction of the two states. There is only one road from the town.

The southwest direction connects to the main road next to it.

Jimmy drove along the road and came to the road leading to Tata Town. This road is a one-way paved road with one lane. There will be a forest on both sides of the road every now and then. It can be seen that the people here care about the surrounding environment.

It's quite good. Although there are many woods, the ground beside the road is not overgrown with weeds. It should be controlled intentionally.

The road was not long. It took about 2 kilometers to the outside of Tata Town. Jimmy opened his briefcase and clamped a business card on the file. It was the phone number found by the Tata Town Sheriff. He dialed the number.

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Jimmy: " Sheriff, I'm FBI agent Jimmy Young."

Cha De: "Welcome, Agent Yang, please wait for me where you are. I'll be there soon."

Cha De hung up the phone, took the keys from the table, left the police office, and drove to the outskirts of the town to pick up Jimmy.

The truck he was driving was an F150 pickup truck with a black background and the logo of the Tata Township Sheriff's Office and white Sheriff's words on it. It was very conspicuous. When he saw the unmarked Crown Victoria parked on the side of the road, he turned around on the road and turned around.

The window held out his hand for Jimmy to follow.

Jimmy followed Chad's car to the police station near the center of the town. The police station was not big, a two-story building with a small square in front and a parking lot, and a small gas station next to it.

Jimmy parked the car and got out of the car with his briefcase. Jimmy was still wearing casual clothes of jeans, a jacket, and a cowboy hat. He walked up to Chad, shook hands with him, and then took out his FBI ID from his pocket and flashed it.

: "The Sheriff, FBI Agent Jimmy Young, just call me Jimmy."

He is not tall, about 175cm by visual inspection, which is much shorter than Jimmy. His body shape is very southern, he looks a little fat, and he is very strong despite his khaki police uniform.

Cha De looked at Jimmy, then at his car, frowned and said, "Welcome, Agent Yang. Are you the only one?"

Jimmy nodded: "Well, I'm the only one."

Cha De: "Have you changed the rules?"

Jimmy smiled and said, "No, no, it's just that I'm special. I've always handled cases alone."

Jimmy took out the business card box from his pocket, pulled out a business card, and then took out a pen from his inner pocket and wrote a phone number. "You can contact Director Lambert of the Dallas office to verify my identity."

Cha De took Jimmy's business card and glanced at it, "It doesn't matter. I believe that since you can handle the case alone, you must have your reasons. Let's go in."

Cha De walked in front, and Jimmy followed him into the police station. This police station is really not big. After entering the hall, the door of the room on the left is marked Sheriff. There are three tables on the right. At the back of the hall, you can see a room with an iron door.

The temporary detention room is next to the warehouse and stairs. I guess the equipment room, financial room, etc. are on the second floor.

Jimmy followed Chad to his office and said, "Sit down." Chad sat down in his seat, and Jimmy sat on a sofa against the wall.

Cha De: "Agent Yang, are you dealing with the disappearance case this time?"

Jimmy: "Yes, the Sheriff checked and the state police handed over the file. I think your police station should have the original file. I hope you can let me take a look."

Cha De: "No problem, the files are all there. But do you want to start today?"

Jimmy looked at Cha De: "Well, this case may not be easy to figure out. Let's take a look at the files first. Is there a hotel nearby? I think I may need to stay for a few days."

Chad: "There was a motel on the way we came, and this is the only one. There is a restaurant next to the motel."

Jimmy: "That would be great, a little more convenient."

Chad turned around and went to the nearby bookshelf, pulled out a few file folders and handed them to Jimmy.

Jimmy took the file and asked again: "Sheriff, how many people do you have here? Is there any free space outside that I can use for a few days?"

Cha De: "Three, including me, Hayden and Nora. Nora has the day off, and Hayden is out patrolling. There is an empty table outside that you can use."

Jimmy stood up holding the file, "Then I'll read the file first."

Jimmy came to the hall and found the empty table on the right side. Fortunately, although no one was using it, they still cleaned it regularly. There didn't seem to be any dust on the table.

Jimmy put the file in his hand on the table, took out the information given by Lambert from the briefcase, and compared the contents of the two files while reading it.

Jimmy didn't look at the files directly in the Dallas office, because there was no place where he could read the information with peace of mind. His original plan was to find a hotel to stay in after meeting with the Sheriff, and then slowly read the information, but after seeing it

The environment in the police station seems to be better for reading information here.

Cha De looked at Jimmy through the window. He was a little unsure about the situation. This was a bit abnormal, because the FBI has had a rule of two people handling cases for a long time. Now, suddenly there is a situation where one person is handling the case. Is it true?

Zha took out an address book from the drawer, found the number of the FBI's Dallas office, picked up the phone and dialed it.

Cha De: "I am Cha De, the Sheriff of Tata Town. Please pick up Director Lambert for me." Cha De dialed the office switchboard. It is more reliable to transfer to Director Lambert through the switchboard than the mobile phone on Jimmy's business card.

Spectrum.

Chad: "Director Lambert, this is Chad, the Sheriff of Tata Town."

Lambert: "I know you, what's the matter?"

Cha De: "I just got an FBI agent here, Jimmy Young. I want to confirm his identity with you. Asian, short hair, about 185 centimeters tall, in his 20s."

Lambert: "Yes, Agent Jimmy Young, I arranged to go there to handle the disappearance case."

Cha De: "Thank you, Director Lambert. Also, I would like to ask, have you started handling cases alone again?"

Lambert: "Don't worry, Jimmy will be fine. I still have something to do, so that's it."

Before Cha De could continue to ask about the situation, Lambert hung up the phone. Well, at least now it was confirmed that the Asian guy outside was indeed sent by the FBI. Although he didn't look reassuring, he was too

Younger.

Jimmy spent an hour reading all the files on the four disappearance cases. After reading the information, he knew that he would be in big trouble this time.

Tata Town is a well-known camping spot nearby. You can camp next to a small lake and go fishing in the Red River. It is a very popular camping spot for many people nearby.

The earliest disappearance case was in April this year. A group of six college students, four boys and two girls, went out for fun. They used three tents when camping. The two girls shared one, and the four boys used one in pairs.

When I woke up the next day, I found that one person was missing, and the people in the same tent had no idea when that person left the tent.

Their camp was right by the lake, some distance from the nearby woods, and there were no records of wild beasts attacking people here.

They searched the surrounding area but couldn't find it, then called the police. They took Hayden and Nora to search for two days but still couldn't find the missing person.

The second disappearance case was in June. Someone discovered a small fishing boat stranded on the Red River while camping on the river bank in the direction of Tata Town. There was no one on the boat, but there was a backpack and a set of fishing rods and fishing gear, because

There were no clues to prove the identity of the owner of the boat, and the backpacks were all on the boat, and no one reported him missing. In the end, no case was filed. It was only after subsequent cases occurred that the case was reported together.

The third incident was in July. Two people were camping by the Red River. Still the next morning, they discovered that one person was missing. After calling the police, the Sheriff arranged to search the surrounding area, but there was still no result. Because no one was found.

Or the body can only be reported missing.

The fourth case was not a tourist, but a resident of the town, Aikins. He disappeared more than half a month ago when he went to the woods to cut wood to build his own holiday tree house. His family only found his tools in the woods.

The bag, chain saw, and ax were nowhere to be found. Compared with tourists from outside, the people in the town were the most important. They found that they mobilized the residents to search through the woods, but still could not find the missing Aikins.

The search was fruitless and Cha De had to apply for support from the county police. However, even with the support of the county police, the K9 team was called over to investigate, but there was still no result. Since Aikins disappeared, he has never been found again.

There are traces.

Cha De summarized the recent cases in the town, and found that four people had disappeared in just a few months. As a last resort, Cha De had no choice but to report the cases, and finally these cases were reported to the FBI.

In his hand, Lambert gave it to Jimmy to handle alone.

Jimmy had done well in the two previous cases, especially when he went to Little Rock alone to deal with the shooting case of James. Lambert also wanted to see how far Jimmy's case-handling abilities could go, when multiple people disappeared in the same area.

The cases are usually very complicated to investigate, and the reasons for the disappearances are mostly related to local people. For a novice like Jimmy, handling it is quite a test of personal ability and experience.

Yes, this is another case that tests Jimmy's ability. Lambert doesn't even expect Jimmy to successfully close the case. It just depends on how far he can go in this case, what clues he can find, and how many conclusions he can deduce. As for

Missing people are not among Lambert's considerations.

The number of missing persons in the United States every year is tens of thousands. Even in 2019, the number of missing persons announced by the FBI is still more than 80,000. This is despite surveillance in many places. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the number of disappearances was even higher.

There are many, especially in barren mountains, deserts or other remote places. There are too many incidents of three or four missing people. Very few of them can be found eventually, and not many police forces are allocated to investigate.

By the way, Jimmy has two extra backup identities. When he was a county police officer, he found two driver's licenses of about the same age and appearance from the documents collected from missing people. The second warehouse he rented at that time was used.

One of the driver's licenses is for rent.

After checking the time, Jimmy asked Chad to go have lunch with him and have a chat. Unfortunately, Chad refused and chose to go home for dinner. Jimmy's approach was ineffective.

Jimmy didn't insist. He sorted out the information, stuffed it into his briefcase, and drove to the only motel here. After opening the room, Jimmy did not leave his equipment and information in the hotel, but drove directly there.

Went to the restaurant next door for dinner.

Motels are really unsafe. For Jimmy, none of the things he brought with him this time can be safely placed in a motel room, whether it is the FBI testing equipment or the case files he carries with him.

Or maybe he carries a gun with him.

In the afternoon, Jimmy drove to the lake north of Tata Town. Because it is a relatively well-known camping spot, the surrounding roads have been basically hardened. Although it is still a dirt road, at least driving is no problem.

According to the file records, the previous three missing cases all had clear locations. Jimmy came here to check the locations of these three cases. He walked along the locations of these three cases and also observed the surrounding environment.

Because a long time has passed since these three cases, there are no traces of the original disappearances left here. The specific location can only be located based on the photos taken at the time in the files.

Jimmy also turned on his mind's eye observation, and he must have checked the positions visible to the naked eye. He must have checked them countless times. Compared with checking them, Jimmy's advantage is his mind's eye. He can observe the positions invisible to the naked eye.

However, nothing special was found underground here. The darkness means that there is no invisible space underground here. However, this area is very large. It would take a lot of time for Jimmy to walk through it all.

few.

He spent a lot of time checking the surrounding area of ​​the first case, but found nothing. Jimmy drove directly back to the motel. There was no rush to finish the case in one day, and it would not be possible to finish it in one day. It would be good to go back and rest early. Keep your spirits up and continue to check other things tomorrow.

Location.

Back at the motel, Jimmy packed everything in the car, put it in a bag and took it to the room. It was definitely not safe to put things in the car, and he didn't expect the security here to be so good.

After resting for a while, Jimmy's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and saw that it was Dr. Mary Walter from New York. He pressed the connect button.

Jimmy: "Hi, Dr. Mary."

Mary: "Jimmy, are you still in Dallas?"

Jimmy: "Well, the secondment here is not over yet."

Mary: "It's been more than a month. Does the secondment last this long?"

Jimmy: "I don't know why. I'll contact Hughes and ask after the case is over. By the way, do you have anything to do with me?"

Mary: "Nothing, I just asked when I remembered it."

Jimmy chatted with Mary for a while, then hung up the phone. Looking at his phone, he suddenly felt that something good was about to happen.

While Jimmy was still thinking wildly, the phone rang again. He didn't even look at it and answered the call directly.

Jimmy: "Is there anything you forgot to mention?"

Jones: "Well, was it wrong when I called you?"

Jimmy listened to the male voice on the phone, put the phone in front of him and took a look: "Ah, Jones, it's you, what can I do?"

Jones: "Of course, you asked me to help look after the apartment, but did you forget something?"

Jimmy thought for a while: "It's nothing, I just asked you to go and help me after get off work to see if there was any accident. There should be nothing forgotten."

Jones was also speechless: "You've been gone for too long. Did you forget to pay the rent?"

Jimmy: "Well, I really forgot. Speaking of which, I've been out for more than a month. How did the apartment manager find you?"

Jones: "He knew we were friends, so he came to ask why you were not here."

Jimmy: "Why didn't he call me? It's weird. I forgot about paying the rent."

Jones: "You still want him to call you? The two digits of the phone number you left with the apartment manager are wrong! If he hadn't known that we knew each other and came to see me, your things would have been stolen.

Pack it up and throw it out. You even wrote the wrong number when you wrote it yourself!"

Jimmy smiled awkwardly: "Calm down, I made a mistake. I have to be seconded in the Dallas office for a while. Please help me pay the rent first. I'm sorry to bother you."

Jones: "When will you come back?"

Jimmy: "I don't know. I'm investigating a case right now. I'll ask Hughes later."

Jones: "Okay, I'll help you with the apartment first, that's it. Goodbye."

Jimmy: "Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Jimmy reached out and patted his forehead. He was not in New York, and the rent for the apartment over there was overdue for so long. Fortunately, it was really wise to rent in the same apartment building with Jones.

With Jones' help, he saved himself a lot of trouble. Among other things, he kept the FBI's Glock gun in his room.

When he first came to see Roland, he was on vacation, so he only took his revolver with him. After Dallas learned that he was seconded, he notified Jones to help take it away and keep it. If he lost the gun, he would be in big trouble.

Already.

But there was still a problem. Jimmy had cleaned out the Little Rock warehouse and couriered some things to New York. He had kept them in his apartment. He had too many things to do and he had never found a safe place to store them.

I originally planned to buy a house. I wanted to buy a larger safe so that I could put a lot of things in it. However, this secondment disrupted the process. I called the agent twice but Jimmy put it off because he was not in New York for the time being.

I don’t know if the agent will continue to help me find housing after I return to New York.

I was sitting on the bed leaning against the headboard while watching TV and thinking wildly. I always felt that my life now seemed to be very chaotic. I didn't have the pleasure of being a salary thief in the county police at all. Instead, I had all kinds of troubles and great pressure. I don't know.

When can I relax?

Looking at the time, Jimmy got up and checked the doors and windows to make sure they were all closed and locked. Then he turned off the TV, turned off the lights, and went to bed early.

(End of chapter)