Jimmy made a call to Chris, and the next day he would first go to the park to check the scene before returning to the office.

Early the next morning, Jimmy returned to the park, to the same spot. He used his Heart Eye Observation and noticed that the color boundary line had partially receded, about a meter or so. If it kept receding at this rate, he estimated it would be back to normal in a few days.

The slight change now seemed to have no effect on the surroundings. From Jimmy's perspective, if he disregarded the Heart Eye and used normal vision, the area looked no different from any other place. It wasn't like the skull in Tata Town, which could produce threads or similar substances that affect plants. This seemed to be more of a range-based effect, and it was still unclear what this effect was exactly.

Jimmy stood above the spot where the box was buried. The ground here wasn't any different from the rest, strictly speaking. Although the grass, moderately impacted by the transplanting, didn't seem as lush as the surrounding area, the difference was minimal. Whoever buried the box must have been incredibly meticulous in digging and then moving the turf before transplanting it back.

Jimmy called Chris, deciding it was best not to handle the case alone and to bring someone along for backup.

Chris arrived quickly, and Jimmy signaled for him to check the color of the grass. With specific guidance, Chris also noticed the differences.

He borrowed a shovel from the park administrator and dug into the ground. Since the soil was not deep, only thirty to forty centimeters, it didn't take long to unearth a thin, wooden box about 3 centimeters thick. Opening the wooden lid gently, a crude grass doll was revealed.

"Chris, this is very close to where the body was buried, just a few meters away. I think there's definitely a connection. Should we contact the NYPD and have them continue the investigation?" Jimmy asked, as Chris examined the grass doll.

Chris shook his head, "Let's take it back for examination first. You go take pictures with the camera."

Jimmy fetched the camera from the car and took photos of the scene. He had already taken pictures here before; all he had to do now was compare them and put the evidence into a bag.

Jimmy returned to the office while Chris sent the wooden box straight to the testing center. Besides the grass doll, they were also going to determine how long the wooden box had been buried.

Chris hadn't expected Jimmy to discover an anomaly that others had missed in just one day. His observational skills were quite remarkable. Chris was also torn about whether to take on the case. After all, it's easy to take cases from the NYPD, but not as easy to pass them back.

Solving the case of the unidentified female body was not something that could be done quickly, so Chris decided to leave it with the NYPD for now, as there were no other cases demanding their attention.

Chris called a contact at the NYPD to inform them of the new lead. Once the test results were in, they'd provide a copy to the NYPD. Back in the office, Chris assigned the task to Jimmy, instructing him to go to the testing center the next day, pick up the report, and deliver it to the NYPD. Chris would handle everything else, as the case definitely couldn't be reclaimed, but they could stick around the NYPD for a few days under the guise of assistance.

What else could Jimmy say? He just had to do as told. He was also curious since he hadn't observed anything abnormal in Manhattan for months, and this was only the second anomaly he had found in New York. The first time was in the basement of a seaside villa, but it must have been cleansed by someone else. Now, he had received the gun from Roland; he just needed to create a file to carry it legally. Of course, carrying it illegally and not harming anyone was also an option, in theory, there wouldn't be a problem, as people usually didn't check an FBI agent's gun.

With nothing urgent today, Jimmy left work early. Chris didn't mind; as long as Jimmy didn't cause trouble, he was fulfilling the task given by Hughes.

Jimmy purchased a caliper and checked the calibers of two revolvers. He thought the gun would use .45 ACP bullets like Roland's, but it turned out to be .44 caliber. So, he pondered directly loading .44 Magnum bullets. Although he hadn't tested it, since the gun had been used by Gunman, in theory, it should withstand higher chamber pressures. After all, Roland's gun possessed a property of never wearing out, and its hardness should be sufficient.

Jimmy then took out his M686-1, which was a .357 Magnum. If he was going to carry both guns moving forward, having two different calibers of bullets was far from ideal; it would be inconvenient.

After some thought, Jimmy decided to switch out his own revolver. Roland's gun was limited edition; there was nowhere to buy a replacement, so if he wanted to standardize the bullets, he'd have to change his own. However, finding a .44 revolver could be a bit of a hassle; he'd try that out later.

Jimmy checked the time. The best place to practice shooting was the FBI support squad's training base, but it was quite a distance, and he had visited there before. Jimmy had seen many departments but never formally interacted with the support squad, as his cases rarely needed them. He called Chris, hoping the veteran would have the necessary contact. Luckily, Chris was reliable and scheduled Jimmy to use the shooting range two days later since their training kept it occupied most of the time.

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