Back in the office, he went over to Peter's side. It had been a while since he'd chatted with them. It was always a rush in and a rush out, too utilitarian.

Jimmy approached Peter's area: "Hey, Jones, how have you been lately?"

Jones looked up at Jimmy, stood up, and hugged him, "Not bad, I heard you pulled off another big one? Did you nail it?"

Jimmy laughed, "What big one? It's already handled, and here I am at work. By the way, where's Diana?"

Jones widened his eyes, "You don't know?"

Jimmy blinked, looking puzzled at Jones, "Know what?"

Jones turned his head and glanced at Peter's office upstairs, "Diana has been transferred to the DC headquarters, it's been a while now."

Jimmy: "Oh, she got promoted? I didn't get the chance to congratulate her."

Jones with a grimace: "She's gone, and now all the day-to-day work has fallen on me. I'm the one who's really got it bad."

Jimmy chuckled and patted Jones on the arm, "The capable take on more work. I couldn't even score a chance to write a case report before. So, what are you busy with lately?"

Jones: "That you'll have to ask Peter; he's upstairs."

Jimmy: "Alright then, I'll go up and have a chat with him. Got some free time lately."

As Jimmy was about to go upstairs, Peter came out of his office carrying his suit jacket, "Neil, Jones, let's go."

Seeing Jimmy on his way up, he paused, "Jimmy, anything you need?"

Jimmy shook his head, smiling at Peter, "Just came to see how you guys are doing. Go ahead with the case."

Peter nodded, "We'll talk later." Then he headed downstairs with Jones and Neil to the elevator. They didn't say what the case was about, so naturally, it had nothing to do with Jimmy. He turned around and went back to his office, this time not to look at files but to daydream.

Hughes, with his door ajar, overheard the conversation between Peter and Jimmy. Watching Jimmy go downstairs, he also pondered Jimmy's prospects.

Previously, placing him with Chris was meant to expose him to more cases to refine his character and let the impact of his past cases fade, but it didn't seem to be working very well.

Chris had reported back an observation: although Jimmy always seemed to smile harmlessly, right after he had gunned down the shooter at the school last week, Jimmy's expression seemed more genuine than usual, radiating a heartfelt happiness. By comparison, his usual demeanor seemed almost rehearsed. As it turns out, Jimmy seemed to genuinely relish the thrill of punishing the wicked.

Jimmy was also excellent at handling cases. With very little help from Chris's side, he was able to smoothely acquire leads and follow up on them. It was partly luck, but it also proved his capabilities, which was also confirmed by feedback from Lambert. It seemed like a waste to relegate him to murder, a department with few cases, for emergency support.

Ruiz was still keen on having Jimmy transferred to his department to handle gang-related crime cases. With Jimmy's methods, it probably wouldn't be long before a lot of gang members started to behave.

If it weren't for the fact that the 1V7 encounter resulted in some unpleasantness with the OPR and Prosecutor's Office, getting him back with Ruiz would have been an option. They knew each other well and worked together without issues, but it wasn't the right time now. Just to appease Ruiz, Jimmy couldn't be subjected to scrutiny by certain individuals.

Figuring out how to handle Jimmy had become a big headache for Hughes. Of course, this concern was also because he saw potential in Jimmy. If he were an agent without promise, Hughes wouldn't bother mulling over it. What's the point, for an old man close to retirement? But Peter, his chosen successor, wasn't fully matured yet, it wasn't time for Hughes to let go completely.

Hughes sighed, picked up a file from the side, and started browsing. Being the boss was not easy.

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