They wouldn't directly take the two women to the scene, and the likelihood of a killing was still high, especially if someone was caught there.

Now, aside from the injured, everyone is celebrating, a perfect ending, which is good. They were just waiting for the ambulance to arrive and take these three to emergency. How many would survive was uncertain. If there were survivors, perhaps they could even dig out the people behind this. Their kidnapping target was too precise; there might still be someone hiding behind the scenes, at the very least someone involved in intelligence. Otherwise, they couldn't have possibly known that a model was actually a major corporation executive's daughter and demanded a ransom of five million dollars. This was just too precise.

As for the other one, Claire, she probably wasn't easy to handle either. It was impossible for them to kidnap another person while they were executing McCall's abduction; it just didn't make sense. It could only mean that Claire was part of their plan as well.

The Federation FBI would still have to investigate whether McCall's father had any enemies or whether it was a vengeance kidnapping. In any case, although the case was seemingly resolved on the surface, a slew of troubles were left for Lars and her team to deal with, as they were the specialized group for kidnapping and missing persons cases.

Ryan approached Jimmy, "I heard your phone call earlier. You know about the other kidnapped girl's case too?"

Jimmy nodded, "A friend from NYPD has been handling Claire's kidnapping case since yesterday; I just didn't know her name until I asked just now—indeed, it's her. This time, we have helped the NYPD side with a small trouble."

Ryan nodded, patted Jimmy's shoulder, and said, "Helping them is also good, thanks. It's good that you followed this time."

Jimmy laughed out loud and said to Ryan, "If you want to thank me, just work on your report well and don't let OPR hassle me."

Ryan: "Don't worry, I'll handle it. Well done, your marksmanship is really good; you must have practiced a lot, huh?"

Jimmy: "Just a tiny bit of talent, nothing worth mentioning. How long till the ambulance gets here?"

Ryan: "Two or three minutes, I guess; should be here soon."

Jimmy smiled, pulled up a chair next to him, and sat down to wait. After all, he wasn't part of the kidnapping and missing persons team, and it was better not to interfere with the crime scene processing to avoid taking the blame afterward.

After being busy for two hours, the forensics team had investigated the entire room, and only then did they finally finish up. However, Jimmy and Ryan took the two girls back to the FBI Manhattan office ahead of everyone else.

After handing over the people to Lars, Jimmy had essentially completed his task. Soon after, Chuck came with Nia to the Federation Building. It was only after seeing Claire that the two of them felt relieved. They had been worried that it was someone with the same name, but it seemed their luck wasn't bad after all.

Chuck: "Jimmy, thanks."

Jimmy: "Haha, you're welcome. Just treat me to supper."

Chuck: "Of course, let's go. We'll come back to take Claire home tomorrow. As long as she is safe, we're not in a rush."

Jimmy: "OK, Nia, let's go for supper together; your boss is paying."

Nia rolled her eyes at Jimmy, but the smile on her face couldn't be hidden. After two hard days, although she hadn't solved the case herself, a good outcome was always welcome.

Chuck was an interesting old man; Jimmy didn't know if it was because of Chris's face or because he was rather satisfied with Jimmy, but during supper, he didn't hold back. Jimmy and Nia weren't very familiar with each other, but after that late-night snack, their relationship had clearly improved, and Jimmy also quietly got a business card from Nia.

After a night's rest, Jimmy returned to the office the next day and first went to find Lars. They had not let McCall go back home yesterday because one of the three kidnappers was in the hospital, two had proceeded to the morgue awaiting autopsy, so they needed McCall to provide specific details of the abduction. The FBI office was very secure, so they had let her stay overnight without any objections from her agency.

Jimmy wanted to know exactly what had happened from Lars because, according to the surveillance, McCall had left directly with that man without even notifying her agent, which was surprising.

Lars explained in a way that left Jimmy speechless. A few days ago at a gathering, McCall had met one of the kidnappers who claimed to be Callum. He was eloquent and handsome, though now he had been taken out by Jimmy and Ryan. Callum was very persuasive, attracting McCall's attention with various intriguing topics, and they had met a couple more times in the following days, enjoying their conversations. After the show that day, Callum was waiting backstage for McCall, and after they talked for a while, McCall went to remove her makeup and then left the venue with Callum. In the heat of the moment, she didn't even notify her agent.

After spending the night at an apartment, the next morning Callum drove McCall away, and during a stop, she was knocked out with a handkerchief by Callum, waking up later in that apartment, where the other girl was already in the room, brought back unconscious just like Callum had been.

Jimmy: "There's an important question—does McCall know how much they asked for her ransom?"

Lars: "No, she doesn't. In fact, both girls were unaware of their price."

Jimmy: "That's a problem, then. I was wondering yesterday how the kidnappers were certain a female model would be worth five million in ransom. There's a lot more to follow up on with this."

Lars: "Yeah, that's what I thought, so I didn't let McCall go back last night. Her father will be arriving in New York today; after he gets here, we'll understand more. You guys were too heavy-handed; of the three kidnappers, only half a one was left, and he's still in ICU."

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