In the afternoon, Jimmy returned to the station, but all the suspects they investigated today had been cleared. Now, only one person from Orange County remained, along with Mike Jennings, who had moved and left no trace.

Then, what Jimmy couldn't stop thinking about was the information provided by Ruiz: Manny Morley had been missing for over a month, and he had taken two handguns with him, a very dangerous signal.

Jimmy turned on his computer and entered the FBI database to search for detailed information on these two individuals, hoping to find other clues.

The Mike Jennings who had moved had no current address or employment information in the system. Jimmy felt a bit numb. It truly wasn't there; it wasn't that he had missed it the last time. This meant if he wanted to continue the investigation, he would need help from others, as his own authority was insufficient.

The data on Manny Morley remained unchanged as well.

Glancing at the time and realizing it was nearly the end of the workday, Jimmy noticed Chris hadn't come back to the station with him. So to do a higher-level account search, he would have to wait until tomorrow. After pondering for a moment, he opened his computer's address book and found the phone number for the Orange County Police Department. Although Orange County wasn't far, it was still better to save some time now.

Jimmy contacted the Orange County Police Department and requested their assistance with the investigation in the name of the Manhattan office, then left his mobile number and awaited results.

Having identified the final target, what remained was to wait and look for other clues. The NYPD hadn't replied yet; Detective Zoe probably hadn't completed the verification. There was no rush; he would call to inquire tomorrow. Nobody liked a nag after all.

On his way home after work, Jimmy stopped to buy a steak, some white asparagus, and tomatoes to cook himself dinner. Since getting his own house, Jimmy had been spending more and more time at home, and he had personally chosen all the furniture and appliances, gradually replacing what the previous owner had left behind.

After dinner, Jimmy rested for a while, then moved his rowing machine to start his daily workout.

While he was busy, his phone suddenly rang. Jimmy glanced at the number. It didn't display a name, just an unfamiliar number. He answered directly. If a call reached his Stone City phone and he had no record of the number, it generally could only be two or three people. With such calls, he would pick up and stay silent, waiting for the caller to speak and identifying them by their voice.

Tom: "Are you in New York?"

Jimmy: "Yes, what's up?"

Tom: "I'll be making a trip to New York in a couple of days and will look you up then."

Jimmy was about to ask why when Tom had already hung up. Jimmy set his phone down and continued rowing, all while wondering what Tom was up to.

The next day, Jimmy arrived at the office and not long after, Chris did too. Jimmy gave Chris the names and IDs of the two individuals and asked for his help. As a seasoned detective, his authorization level was significantly higher than Jimmy's, a detective who had just finished his probation period, although the actual level was unknown to him.

Chris checked and found that the relocated Mike Jennings hadn't updated his information, which was intriguing. The man now seemed to have disappeared from the data layer since he had moved from his original residence, and no new address updates were found. The system also didn't display any phone number under his name; from the data perspective alone, it was impossible to find this person.

Perhaps data from other places hadn't synced with the FBI database. At least for now, this lead was dead.

Chris also checked on Manny Morley, but his information was the same. Although he had disappeared over a month ago, there were no updates either.

Chris synced the results with Jimmy, leaving the rest for him to handle.

Watching Chris idly staring off gave Jimmy an itch of frustration. He knew there had to be a problem, but he didn't know what awaited him. One thing he was certain of was that Hughes had placed him under Chris's supervision for this investigation.

But what puzzled him was that a former federal prosecutor had died, a relatively important former federal employee, so why was the case being handed to him to handle so leisurely as some kind of test?

If it didn't make sense, Jimmy wouldn't dwell on it. With his two leads practically at a dead end, he started calling others to check on their progress, only to realize he probably had the worst luck. Everyone assigned to the case had already been checked except for those who had moved out of the area and were confirmed. Everyone else did not appear to have been on Long Island on the day of the incident.

This was a disaster. Thinking it over, Jimmy turned to Chris and asked, "Chris, you said the paperwork the federal prosecutor's office provided was only a part of it. Have they organized the rest yet?"

Chris: "What they gave us were the cases Joey worked on in the last period of time he was on duty. The rest are from older periods, so they haven't sent any more over."

Jimmy: "Let's look at them together anyway. What if one of those guys had been locked up for a long time and just got out?"

Chris: "Okay, I'll contact them to get it over here as soon as possible."

Jimmy continued to review the documents, but after several rounds through the same material, he felt clueless. If it came down to it, he'd have to cast a wide net.

Jimmy directly contacted the Nassau County Police Department, since the incident had occurred there. He faxed over the photos and names of the two men, hoping they would notify him if there was any news. The remaining police departments to contact were Queens and Suffolk County. For those, he would make personal visits.</p

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