Hughes, "I'll keep an eye on it. I've talked to the doctor, your injury isn't serious, and you'll be discharged from the hospital soon. Rest well, we'll take care of everything."

Jimmy nodded, and Hughes left the hospital room.

Jimmy had met with Caitlin twice, and both conversations were unpleasant, so he hadn't managed to get her phone number. The attack he encountered on the road after leaving the Anti-Terrorism Bureau certainly seemed related to them.

Moreover, the coordination among the five attackers this time was too good. They first reduced the speed of the vehicles on the road, then two attacked, a third person drove the car to block the retreat, and the fourth and fifth men were in the sewers. With fewer men visible, it was more likely to reduce the chances of Jimmy detecting anything unusual.

An MP5, three M4s, and they carried pistols too; this kind of setup was definitely not something gangsters could manage. Additionally, they clearly knew Jimmy's location and route, prepared in advance, knew exactly when Jimmy would pass by, and struck precisely; there had to be observers nearby or someone constantly monitoring Jimmy's position.

This was beyond the scope of someone controlling a gang. To achieve this, at least the cooperation of a powerful department was needed, so the suspicion towards the CIA was really too great.

Jimmy realized the situation was too complicated. Previously, they had thought the attacks were orchestrated by Representative Blair's people, which was why Hughes had gone directly to DC to contact Representative Blair and find the relevant persons.

Now, it seemed that at least the last two attacks had nothing to do with his people. The personnel involved in these attacks were paramilitary or ex-military. Neither the intelligence nor the ambush locations matched their typical gang-style operations.

Hughes and his team did not know about his second identity, so their target might be off, still focused on Blair's subordinate, Scott. Now, whoever attacked Jimmy, whatever their identity, it seemed impossible to connect these individuals to Scott.

Jimmy gazed at the hospital room's wall, pondering how to investigate their higher-ups, at least to confirm their origin.

Jimmy picked up the phone and called Mahong, "Mahong, any leads?"

Mahong, "We have some, still investigating. All five men wore walkie-talkies, civilian grade, but the driver had a special walkie-talkie, unmarked, not a current military or police model. Our tech department is looking into it.

All five men's fingerprints are already entered into the system for inquiry, but there are no relevant records, and they carried no identification documents or items on them.

The weapons have been checked, serial numbers have been filed off, and we currently can't determine the source."

Jimmy, "Check my issued vehicle as soon as possible to see if anyone installed a tracking device, contact Hughes to retrieve my vehicle GPS information to see if anyone accessed it today. They were very clear about my movements and knew exactly when I would arrive, so there must be a lookout or someone who knew my position through the system and then informed the others."

Mahong, "I've already arranged for someone to check your car. How are you? Is the injury serious?"

Jimmy, "It's not serious, it doesn't affect action. As soon as you confirm the source of the target, I can depart."

Mahong, "We've arranged to retrieve surveillance information. We have enough personnel; the bureau has opened a command center, and we've received ample intelligence support. Rest and heal, we'll figure it out."

Jimmy, "Thanks."

It seemed Hughes really had called in many people to investigate. And looking back, it made sense; the incident was too serious—a daytime ambush on an FBI Senior Agent by a paramilitary group. Although the outcome was still acceptable, it stung to have their face slapped like that.

Jimmy couldn't fathom why the CIA would make such a blatant attempt on his life; except for not giving Caitlin face by outright refusing an assignment, he hadn't done anything.

Towards Caitlin, although he wasn't too polite, it still wasn't enough to warrant orchestrating two assassination operations. Black ops required sufficient personnel, and losing six people in one go, even if Caitlin was acting director, must have been hard on her.

Of course, this assumption was based on the premise that these people were sent by Caitlin. If not, it was even harder to guess.

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Not long after Jimmy was ambushed, the acting director of the Anti-Terrorism Bureau, Caitlin, received intelligence. An attack on an FBI Senior Agent using automatic weapons in the street had already become breaking news on major news channels.

Caitlin had someone look into the situation; learning that Jimmy was only hit by a single bullet, a minor through-and-through wound, she really had a headache.

Having spent years in the CIA, she knew very well the deadly potential of a five-person tactical team ambushing a single individual; yet Jimmy managed a one-against-five counter-attack, leaving no survivors. Just how strong was Jimmy?

The biggest trouble now was that Jimmy had just left the Anti-Terrorism Bureau shortly before encountering the ambush. This black mark might very likely fall on her head if he was considerate of her position, but if not, someone like him coming for "revenge" might be too much for the bureau's personnel to withstand.

Moreover, she swore to God, she had not arranged these two attacks—it was too coincidental. The first was the night she was confirmed; the second, merely right after leaving the Anti-Terrorism Bureau. Who was orchestrating this behind the scenes? What was their purpose?

After pondering in her office for a while, Caitlin decided to still contact the people behind the scenes to ask about the situation.

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