The next day, when Jimmy returned to the bureau, he unexpectedly received a clue.

Intelligence personnel have their own circles. Surprisingly, Nick had privately contacted someone to investigate the area of suspicion and obtained a nighttime surveillance video from a store.

Indeed, the old-timers in the circle had endless influence. When Jimmy went to the scene and saw the people coming and going in the stores, he had no intention of asking them for the surveillance video as they probably wouldn't have shown it to him anyhow.

Due to the chaos in the Bronx, someone like Jimmy, openly investigating using the FBI's name, probably wouldn't have made it to two stores without everyone around knowing what Jimmy was searching for.

Looking at the video transferred onto Nick's computer, Jimmy laughed. It was shot in the dead of night, pitch black, yet the clarity was intriguing. "Nick, this store is a bit suspicious."

Nick turned his head to glance at Jimmy, "Why bother with that? Look, this person's face is quite clear. I've already asked the tech team to complete the image. They'll send us an update once they're done."

Jimmy quickly shook his head, "I'm not targeting this store specifically. It's fine as long as there are results. Nowadays, any incident involving a cab driver is a big deal. Yesterday, we almost got a complaint conference from the cab drivers' association."

Nick, "Another case?"

Jimmy, "Robbery assault, we've already caught the perpetrator — a young black guy. It's unrelated to our case."

Nick nodded, "As long as it's unrelated, that's good. Investigating them is too troublesome."

Jimmy, "What about your student? The trainee."

Nick raised an eyebrow, "Obviously out running errands, you were just past that stage yourself, weren't you?"

Jimmy laughed heartily, "When I started, I hardly did any errand-running for the boss. Handling cases was much more interesting," he said, then returned to his desk and continued reviewing documents on his computer.

Jimmy certainly had the credentials to speak like that. Since joining the FBI, starting under Peter, he had always actively engaged in cases, even the basic task of report writing was handled by Diana, who was Peter's assistant at the time. One could say that Jimmy was functioning as a special agent rather than a trainee.

Later, under Ruiz, he was also an absolute key player, and afterward, in Texas, he even handled cases independently. Such privileged treatment, apart from his own capable skills, was also due to the support of several high-ups. For an agent as capable as Jimmy, he was indeed a rare and vital resource within the agency. As long as his case-handling skills improved, he could definitely become a crucial support in the office.

Later, Hughes, wanting Jimmy to smoothly transition through his probation period, deliberately rotated him through various departments, a treatment beyond what normal trainees received. It can be said that these high-ups had thoroughly scoped him out from Jimmy's files and several months of interaction. There's no need to say more; a tool like him fits anywhere and is useful.

During the bomb case, such terror attack-related cases were supposed to be handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Team, but Hughes forcefully intercepted it. After Chris left, Jimmy was fully involved in the cases handled by the headquarters' agents and secured the biggest credit, which truly brought them prestige.

Although Jimmy didn't know what Hughes gained from this, the fact that Hughes had yet to assign a supervising agent for the Homicide Team, which Jimmy led, suggested his significant gain. At least, Jimmy hadn't seen any other group with an ordinary agent as the leader, especially since the Homicide Team also doubled as an emergency response team.

Jimmy hadn't rested for long before Hughes' call came through. Well, just when he had praised Hughes in his mind, trouble came looking for him; how annoying.

Jimmy entered Hughes' office, where a person in Federation Court Police uniform stood to the side.

Jimmy, "Hughes, I'm here. Is there a task?"

Hughes, "How is your case progressing?"

Jimmy, "Not many leads, just got the surveillance video of a suspected suspect, trying to work on a comparison."

Hughes, "Well, since there aren't many leads, let's have others follow up on that. The Court Police need support for a witness protection task. Why don't you take it? It should only require two or three days; the testimony is scheduled for the day after tomorrow."

Jimmy frowned, "Can't the reserve personnel be deployed? We have many people monitoring our progress on this serial murder case."

Hughes shook his head, "Let him explain."

The Court Police officer took over, "I am Court Police Charles Dens. We've had some troubles recently and are short on manpower. This time there are three people who need separate protection, so we need your support."

The target for protection is 'big chin,' you don't need to know his name. I'll take you to the safehouse soon. He just needs to appear in court the day after tomorrow afternoon. We received intelligence that there might be trouble as they are transferred from jail to court, so we took them out early."

Jimmy, "Is the intelligence reliable? Who is likely to make a move?"

Court Police Charles, "Not sure right now."

Jimmy, "How many of us are there?"

Charles, "Just the two of us. As I said, there was a mishap, and the Court Police currently can't spare more manpower."

Jimmy took a deep breath, "What are you saying? Who is this person? Do we just need to make sure he stays alive to attend the court?"

Charles shook his head, and Jimmy turned to Hughes, who nodded. I see, I completely understand now. This damn thing is a trap. No idea which unlucky bastard will be arranged to assassinate this 'big chin' witness.

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