Ruiz helped coordinate with the laboratory, and Jimmy returned to the office where Mark and Julia were investigating the man who appeared today. Meanwhile, the two needed to take some time to write a report describing what they discovered about the gunfight from when the shooter appeared to when he fled.

There was no need for Jimmy to write; he only needed to review their report once they finished. If required, these reports would also need to be included when the case was concluded.

He sat at his desk, enjoying the feeling of having others assist with the case. Jimmy only needed to guide the investigation direction, which was very reassuring, and now he could also consider what Ruiz had mentioned.

The plan for Neil to return to the FBI had been decided earlier, and Hughes and Ruiz had confirmed it before. This time it was officially settled. However, Neil's undercover career remained a big issue. Generally, undercover work is a short-term venture for specific cases, carried out until evidence is found or a suspect is pinpointed.

But Neil was committed to a long-term undercover plan. If it weren't for the possibility that he might spend decades in prison this time, he probably wouldn't have returned directly from his undercover status.

The FBI is a career, and undercover work is a special demand of this career at certain critical moments. Spending some time in a gang or another criminal organization doesn't pose a problem, particularly when you're just required to spend a few days in prison to gather intelligence. However, being sentenced to decades in prison is another matter. Even if his boss agreed, Neil wouldn't be able to bear it.

If Jimmy were in Neil's position, he definitely wouldn't agree to serve a decades-long sentence in prison either. In this situation, confessing his identity to the Prosecutor's Office and explaining his mission to avoid prosecution was definitely the right choice.

However, even though Neil had returned, he couldn't possibly go to Ruiz's familiar anti-gang unit. Being discovered as a long-term undercover agent and not immediately targeted for assassination would already be quite fortunate. Putting him directly on the radar of the gang would be asking for trouble, they wouldn't stand idle.

The Anti-Terrorism Team, however, truly was a better fit. First off, the anti-terrorism unit includes agents and intelligence personnel, making up more than half of the FBI office. Their numbers are large, and overall, they mostly handle surveillance and potential terrorist attack possibilities, appearing before the public less often, which offers Neil some protection.

Neil had spent so much time in the gang that he already bore many underworld marks. Working with his own people in the Anti-Terrorism Team for some time could quickly restore his capability to operate as a federation agent, which was a very considerate arrangement for him. Otherwise, if Neil brought his gang tactics into the FBI, he would certainly be reported and thrown out.

Others might consider this possibility purely from a psychological perspective, but Jimmy could understand Neil better.

It's not because of Jimmy's previous multiple identities, but because when he utilized his CIA identity to cross borders and annihilate the drug lord's hometown, the sense of control during the operation was vastly different from using his daily identity in the FBI afterward.

Even people like him would frequently choose special operations to address problems, and Neil, who spent years in a gang, couldn't avoid the same upon returning to the FBI.

Although it might not be politically correct to say, Jimmy believed Neil's hands must have been stained with plenty of blood. Otherwise, he couldn't have become a core member of the gang; certainly, he participated in activities that proved himself.

This was why Jimmy had always been waiting for Neil's results, feeling that Neil's situation was very much like his own in some regards. He was not a completely unfamiliar passerby, but someone who had intersections and similarities with him.

While Jimmy was thinking about these matters, Julia and her partners' investigation also bore fruit. A personal file was printed out, and Julia handed it to Jimmy, "The shooter's fingerprints have been identified."

Daniel Brown, a New Yorker, a former Marine Corps member, retired a year ago, currently unemployed. Other than some basic information and family details, the system had no record of his permanent address.

Mark also received a file, and Jimmy took a glance and asked, "Mark, what do you think?"

Mark responded, "Our previous judgment was correct. He indeed has military service experience, but it's hard to discern why he would do such a thing from this alone."

Jimmy then asked, "Have you ever been to the VA (United States Department of Veterans Affairs)? Can we find his information there?"

Mark replied, "I can ask around."

Jimmy: "OK, you two head over together. Once you find the information, we can visit his parents' house and see what we can learn."

Jimmy handed the car keys to Mark, noting that it's more convenient to use an assigned vehicle for casework.

Mark took the keys and left the office with Julia. Jimmy pondered a bit and decided to prepare something for his team. He went to the equipment department and received three walkie-talkies, along with matching chargers and earphones, allowing for easy communication among team members.

During the gunfight earlier today, Julia had to call him, and in such tense moments, phones are useless, and walkie-talkies are the way to go.

Moreover, neither of them wore bullet-proof vests during the gunfight, another oversight. Because they didn't have an assigned vehicle, they hadn't picked up their gear. With time now, Jimmy applied for their standard gear, including bullet-proof vests and M4 rifles, ready for them to sign once they returned.

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