North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 561: 383 Close the case first


Jimmy returned to his office with the materials in his arms. These were the documents used during the case, but the final ones for the archive still needed to be written, which was a hassle. Moreover, many of these materials had to be preserved as supplemental files in the archive and couldn't be discarded outright.

Of course, some content that couldn't be included in the archives definitely couldn't be written in the report, such as the informant Number Seventeen, the Latin Kings' razor... So how to write the final report without any loopholes was also a major test of Jimmy's wits.

Jimmy still had two critical reports yet to arrive, that is, the autopsy reports from the forensic doctor. Jimmy also didn't know what cause of death the old forensic doctor would eventually attribute to Dave, which also needed to be included in the archive.

Just preparing the materials was not something that could be done in a short while. Jimmy worked on it for an entire day, and by the time he finished work, he had only roughly completed it. He estimated it would take another day to finalize the report and submit it for a review.

In relative terms, this case was kinder to the folks at the Prosecutor's Office, since the prisoner was already dead, and they didn't need to go through the prosecution process anymore. But for the detention center, their days were rough; two deaths at one go, and once the autopsy report came out, someone was bound to be in trouble.

Having been instructed by Hughes not to continue investigating the Evil Spirit, Jimmy had no choice but to give up the idea of making another round in Queens that night. Brooklyn was not the borough with the highest death toll, and since he had good luck encountering one last night, perhaps he might have some success in other boroughs as well.

Jimmy was still too greedy; he wanted to continue. It wasn't that he loved killing, but this was his first time confronting an Evil Spirit alone. He seemed poised yesterday, but in reality, he was still somewhat nervous, it's just that the Evil Spirit was too weak and was taken down by Jimmy after a few rounds, leaving him without a sense of thrill.

Now, Jimmy was carrying three guns on him: a Glock, an M686, and an 1875. Although this also meant carrying three types of ammunition, increasing his load, it gave Jimmy a great sense of security. He was eager to face either ordinary criminals or the Evil Spirit.

After calling Nia, Jimmy packed up and left work. The report wasn't urgent to finish today, after all, it's work—if you don't have to do overtime, then don't.

The next day, Jimmy returned to his office to find that administrative staff had already placed the Federal Express mail on his desk. Finally, it had arrived. He opened the mail and took out the autopsy report from the forensic doctor.

Where did the old forensic doctor get this idea from? Dave's neighbor, a prisoner, had a convulsion, scaring himself into a cardiac rush, which triggered a cardiac arrest. Dave had a heart attack due to his physical condition, fell into a coma, and missed the optimal time for treatment.

Alright, even though this reasoning is flimsy and unlikely to convince anyone, since the forensic doctor had issued the report that way, it had to be taken as the basis. Dave had no relatives, so no one would cause trouble for him. The other prisoner's case was simpler; his autopsy result was quite thorough indeed; he had been scared to death. If his family came looking for trouble, the surveillance footage would suffice to show that indeed no one targeted him.

Beyond the report, there were photos from various angles of the body, as well as pictures of the internal organ damage. These were the materials that needed to be filed in the archive.

After reviewing the materials, Jimmy closed them and continued to work on the case-closings report. Just as he started to write, he suddenly remembered, wait, didn't the other person also finish his autopsy yesterday morning? Why wasn't the report sent together?

Jimmy searched for the phone number and called the forensic doctor's office. After communicating with the forensic doctor, he learnt that they sent reports following the order of the autopsies, which meant that the report on yesterday's body would arrive at the earliest tomorrow.

By noon, Jimmy had finished the first draft of the case-closing report quite quickly. After checking and making some edits, Jimmy organized the report and took it to Hughes's office—for such a major case, without a direct supervisor, he could only hand it over to Hughes for his personal review.

Hughes indeed was very responsible. He sent Jimmy out and began checking the report himself. Hughes wasn't the kind of manager who was parachuted in; he had worked his way up from a probationary agent, with ample experience. If Jimmy's report was junk, once it got filed, anyone reviewing it later would find a host of issues.

Although Jimmy tried his best to include all the investigation reasons, many steps were not conducted through normal means, resulting in many gaps in the report. If someone really wanted to trouble him, this report would be the perfect target.

Jimmy was completely oblivious to Hughes's thoughts, contently going downstairs for lunch. By the time he returned in the afternoon, Hughes had already written a full page of revision notes, which he placed on Jimmy's desk.

Looking at Hughes's comments, Jimmy couldn't help but admire the seasoned Hughes's expertise. Many details that had completely escaped him were highlighted by Hughes, who also provided suggestions for revisions. It was a huge workload—for Hughes to have completed this in the two and a half hours over lunch, he surely hadn't rested; otherwise, it would have been impossible.

While admiring Hughes, Jimmy rewrote the report according to his suggestions. Such archival reports couldn't have any corrections, so if there was a mistake, the entire paper had to be scrapped and rewritten. Only once the report was finally archived would it then be entered into the system by a professional for online viewing.

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