North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 332 The hidden secret room

On the way back in the car, Jimmy found that there seemed to be many more beauties in Manhattan. They were fashionably dressed and tall. Many people were walking on the road together in twos and threes or standing on the sidewalk chatting. It seemed that the streets were full of spring in the blink of an eye.

Well, it's February, and New York Fashion Week, which has a history of decades, has begun again. It's a time for eye-catching. Unfortunately, the temperature is still relatively low in February, so there are relatively few surprises.

In fact, there are not only beauties on the street, but also other strange-looking... people, but these are a bit dirty, so Jimmy basically filters them out.

When passing by an intersection, he saw a man playing guitar in the cold wind. Although it was very cold, there were still a few people gathered around him to listen to his playing. Yes, fashion week is a big day, something like that.

There will definitely be a lot of street performers. Is that guy with the guitar one of them? Anyway, I'm not tired when I'm driving. I'm just wasting some gas, so it's not a big problem.

Jimmy made a U-turn at the next intersection and started driving around the various neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan in order to have a rough look at where these people were. Not all places in New York can do street performances. Take a look, just in case there is anything.

What's the harvest?

After only half an hour of driving around, Jimmy decided to give up. Even though it was night, as long as there was enough brightness, there would be a lot of people gathering there. You couldn't even see it with a car, and there were too many strange things. Jimmy was not discriminating.

They just have different views and don’t work together. Isn’t it okay if I choose not to watch it, right?!

Jimmy also gave up and drove home directly. NYPD patrolmen were better at this kind of investigation. They patrolled the streets every day, day or night, so it was better to let Chuck and the others have a headache.

It didn't matter to him anymore, Jimmy was lazy and not as passionate as before.

Some things cannot be avoided. Two days later, Chuck came to the FBI office again. This time he should have contacted Hughes. When Hughes notified Jimmy, he came to Hughes' office for the first time.

Then I saw Detective Chuck.

Jimmy crossed his hands in front of him, said hello to Hughes and stopped talking.

Hughes motioned to Chuck, who handed Jimmy a file, "Jimmy, there was another shooting case. The deceased was a gang member. At the same time, we found another guitarist on the surveillance camera."

Jimmy opened the file. The photo at the front was of a Latino. His age could not be determined. He was shot once in the chest and head. The place of death was in an alley. The identification of blood stains on the ground should be the first scene. Scroll back

The photo is still the same blurry surveillance, it's still night, and the man is still holding the guitar case.

Jimmy looked up at Chuck: "What's this person's background? Is it related to the two previous deceased people?"

Chuck shook his head, "It hasn't been found out yet."

Jimmy looked at Hughes, who nodded: "Jimmy, please cooperate with Detective Chuck to investigate this case. I will arrange for someone to temporarily provide you with D-level permissions to facilitate data query. Do you understand?"

Jimmy nodded: "Understood."

He said goodbye to Hughes, and Chuck walked with Jimmy to his office.

Jimmy asked Chuck as he walked: "Is it true that there is no connection between the three deceased people?"

Chuck sighed, "If there are clues, no matter how small, we can pursue them. The scene of the first case was cleaned up by the gunman very professionally. We did not find fingerprints, footprints, bullet casings and other clues. We have no information about the deceased."

Only basic information can be found, and there is no criminal record.

The environment in the second and third cases was even worse. People were coming and going, and there was no surveillance at the scene. Even if fingerprint clues were extracted, it could not be determined whether it belonged to the gunman. As for their identities, the third case was a gang member with complex composition.

It seems that there must be some enemies, but there is no way to check, there are too many. Now I can only see if you can find out any information, and your information will be more complete."

Jimmy also had a headache. The more he looked at this case, the more he felt it was a trap. He had just pushed out a few days ago and was kicked back by Hughes. There was no escape this time. This kind of case where three people were shot in a row was strictly speaking.

It is normal for the NYPD to just throw it over and let it go. Who told the FBI to do this? Serial killer cases are naturally high-risk, have a high spread rate, and trigger copycat crimes and a series of other problems, which are in line with the scope of major cases.

Turning on the computer, Jimmy conducted an in-depth investigation on the victim again. The data from the NYPD was still lacking, so he hoped to find more information here.

Jimmy checked and found that he did not have enough authority. It seemed that Hughes's arrangements had not been implemented yet. He told Chuck about the situation and asked him to go back first. After he found the information, he would synchronize with him. There was nothing Chuck could do.

, there is no way he can't find things without authority, he can only go back first. Fortunately, the FBI is now involved in the case, so he can take time to deal with other cases.

Serial killers are always the most difficult to deal with, especially the first case. He seems to be a professional, and even cleans up all the traces he left after killing. This kind of psychological quality is not something that a novice can handle.

Finally, the system permissions were granted, and Jimmy could retrieve other relevant information in addition to querying basic information.

The deceased in the first case, Diego Rodriguez, was a Mexican-American and a plastic surgery expert. He had his own studio, his family lived in Long Island, and he had an apartment in Brooklyn for easy access to work.

The information on the system was very simple. Diego did not have any criminal record, and there was not even a traffic ticket in the system. It was so clean that Jimmy didn't believe it.

Are there people in the United States who have no criminal record at all? Of course there are, and there are still many of them, but Diego is first of all of Mexican descent. When he was a child, as long as he was not a very rich group, he was basically inevitably exposed to gangs or gangsters, and they usually had some records.

I will stay in the police station information. I read too much gang information from Ruiz.

People are almost the same, and there are more or less records kept, but he is very clean. And as a plastic surgeon, he was shot directly at home, and there was no burglary or the like, which means that the gunman's target was him, so he must have done it

This is unacceptable. Such a person does not have any criminal record. It is unrealistic no matter how you look at it.

The second taxi driver seemed to be an accident. The system recorded that he had been imprisoned twice for theft when he was young, and had been driving a taxi since then. Such records would make him look more like a normal American.

The third one is a minor figure in the Latin Kings gang. The only record in the system is that he has been jailed for theft, assault, possession of contraband during the bail period, etc. He is in his 30s and has spent at least half of his time in prison since his youth.

Prison. How could such a person be targeted and shot? Is it a gang war? It shouldn't be targeted at a gangster.

Jimmy checked the information of three people, and then went to Ruiz to learn about the situation at the Latin Kings. Ruiz was also surprised that there had been no special fighting between gangs recently. He had no relevant information here and needed to go there again.

Investigate it.

With Ruiz's help, Jimmy was relieved. The third case was shelved for now. Jimmy decided to go to Diego's apartment, where the first case occurred. It had been almost two weeks since Diego was shot, and the scene must have been occupied.

It was destroyed, but you can observe it to some extent. Since it was a shooting, there will always be people around who will notice the sound of the gunshot, unless it uses reduced charges and a silencer.

They called Detective Chuck, but Chuck was already out, so they could only contact another police officer to accompany Jimmy to take a look. This was also because Chris was not here, otherwise it would be more convenient for them to go and investigate by themselves.

Jimmy drove to Diego's apartment in Brooklyn. It seemed that the doctor was indeed rich and had a house on Long Island. There was also a three-story townhouse here. Jimmy waited at the door for a while, and a policeman drove over, took the key and opened the door.

.A murder occurred here. We have contacted Diego’s family. This apartment cannot be occupied temporarily and we need to wait for the results of the police investigation. Although it has been two weeks, no one has entered the damage scene in this apartment.

Jimmy's investigation of the scene was different from others. He first observed the room with his mind's eye. Since he believed in his heart that Diego was unclean, there must be something different in his home. This was considered a free mind's proof.

Soon, Jimmy discovered two hidden spaces. One was in the study. The wall behind the bookshelf was shared with the back bedroom, but the thickness of the wall was abnormal. It reminded Jimmy of the wall mezzanine found in Roman's haunted villa on Long Island.

This thickness at least indicates that there should be something like a safe inside, or simply a storage space.

The other one is on the second floor. The wall mezzanine found on the first floor extends to the second floor, but it is separated from the first floor. Moreover, the space on the second floor looks empty. There is something inside, but I am not sure what it is.

Thanks to the soft furnishings in these houses in the United States, many people like to use wooden frames to build partition walls to isolate space. For people who are not familiar with the layout of the rooms in the house, they will only think that the room is a bit small, and it is not easy to find out the wall.

problem.

Jimmy continued to observe and found something abnormal, but where is the entrance? The mind's eye is still not as direct as the direct sight. Under the isolation state of the wall, he has not discovered where the door to enter the interior of the partition wall is.

Another point is that Diego was killed in the living room, and he didn't have enough reason to search the rooms inside carefully, which is also a problem. But as long as the compartment is found, the reason can be explained later.

Jimmy greeted the police and went into the study to investigate. He put on gloves and touched the bookshelf in front of the partition wall. He looked at the ground carefully and finally discovered the problem. The bookshelf seemed to be on the ground, but it was on the right side.

There are slight scratches on the floor. It seems that the bookshelf has been moved to the right.

Jimmy tried to push directly to the right. The bookshelf shook slightly, but the position did not change. He looked behind the bookshelf and finally found the position of the hook. He pulled the hook position corresponding to a porcelain bottle on the bookshelf, and the bookshelf could finally be moved.

"I found something here." Jimmy shouted, and the NYPD standing in the living room came over. This was the first time he saw this wall compartment.

Jimmy asked for a flashlight from the NYPD, and shined a few tens of centimeters wide from the cabinet inside. There was only one hard suitcase here, and the space utilization was very poor. It was such a waste. Jimmy observed while

He complained in his heart, but it was a pity that the apartment he bought now couldn't do this, otherwise he could have made some space in the house.

The box was not locked. He gently lifted the lid. Jimmy took a look and closed it. There were two oil paper bags in the box. One of them had been opened, and white powder could be seen from the crack. Leaving the entrance of the compartment, he told the NYPD

Said: "Call Detective Chuck and ask him to come over quickly. There is something new."

Chuck did not hand over the case directly to the FBI. Hughes also wanted him to assist Chuck, so Jimmy did not intend to exceed his authority. This case does not seem to be a simple murder case, and there is probably a big fish behind it. But this case

It may not be in Chuck's hands for long, and it should be transferred to the DEA soon. Although the crackdown on drug dealers is also within the scope of the FBI's authority, it is more reasonable for the DEA to change its name.

There was no delay on Chuck's side, he just rushed over in half an hour, and Jimmy didn't say much gossip. He just took Chuck to take a look at the box. The rest was a headache for Chuck's side.

Jimmy: "Chuck, I suggest you conduct an inventory of this apartment. This is just what I found. There may be other things that have not been found. You have more manpower, please bring more people to check together."

Chuck nodded. He also turned to look at the wall compartment. Before, he only saw that there were no signs of disturbance in the room. He also talked to Dr. Diego’s family and found that nothing was missing here, so they did not investigate the room carefully.

There are a lot of things that have been missed.

Jimmy: "OK, I think my mission is almost done, the rest is up to you. Goodbye, Chuck."

Chuck reached out to shake hands with Jimmy and shook his head: "Thank you. Chris said you were great. I didn't expect it. It seems that we are really old and the future is yours."

Jimmy smiled and said: "Don't praise me, I'm just lucky. I've read a lot of information, and Diego's clean information is obviously abnormal. How can a Mexican not have any illegal records since he was a child? So I guess there must be something here.

It's what we ignored before. By the way, you should also go to his studio and check it out. The focus is on patient records, and there may be something to gain. Also, the third deceased was also Hispanic, so you should also check it out, maybe

It has something to do with Dr. Diego."

Chuck nodded: "Thank you, Jimmy, please go back first. I will say hello to Hughes after I finish processing here."

Jimmy nodded, turned around, left Diego's apartment, and drove back to the office. Now that he had found Diego's problem, he might be able to find the guitar killer by tracing upwards in this direction.

Whether it's due to some drug-related business or problems with Diego's own doctors, this is a clear direction. I believe the NYPD should be able to gain something, but if it doesn't work, the DEA can also take over. Their resources are not

No less than the FBI, and this is their area of ​​expertise.

(It’s the fourth day, and the antigen is still negative. It’s basically a cold, although my nose is still a bit blocked. I’m lucky.)

(End of chapter)