Jimmy asked how to conduct the investigation, and Tom simply guided him through it. In fact, he didn't say much, just told Jimmy what not to do.

Of course, hoping for Tom to step in and help again was out of the question. Not to mention, this time when he saw Tom, his vigor and spirit were not as they were before; he seemed to have aged quite a bit.

A person's spirit is linked to whether they have a goal or not. In the past few years, Tom had been pursuing those who attacked his team, with his mind preoccupied, he appeared energetic whether he was working or meeting with Jimmy. Ever since he completed his revenge, he'd seemed much less spirited, and after all, he was about 60 years old, one couldn't ask too much of him.

He was about the same age as James, who seemed a bit more energetic. Maybe, it was time to find something for him to do.

Jimmy: "Tom, what are you doing in Florida now?"

Tom: "Nothing much, getting ready for retirement."

Jimmy: "Why not join James? It would be perfect to provide him some protection, to prevent Greg from sending someone else over there. James can't handle your agents."

Tom shook his head: "No need, he shouldn't be in any danger for now. Do you have any other questions?"

Jimmy: "Yeah, do you have the file on that Rick you were investigating before?"

Tom sighed: "Alright, I'll look for it for you, wait for my message."

Jimmy laughed, "That would be great. I've got a lot of FBI work to deal with too, and taking a long leave might pose some problems. The main thing is I don't know how long I'll need, it took over a month to root out the Atz gang last time."

Tom looked puzzled: "Huh? You took out the whole Atz gang? Didn't you say over the phone you were just going abroad to handle something? Was it this?"

Jimmy: "Yeah, I just took care of it a few days ago, including their boss Barrio, his second in command Tim, and the head in Houston, Texas."

Tom: "That's unexpected, you actually managed to pull this off? Tell me, how did you do it?"

Jimmy shared a brief overview of how he handled the situation with Tom, of course, he mentioned the cooperation with the Cleaner and the CIA, otherwise it would be hard to explain the disposal of several dozen bodies. The most important part was Jimmy's encounter with Tony at the border on his return, to see what Tom thought about it.

Jimmy trusted Tom very much, there was no need to hide these details. Whether it was Caitlin or the details of his travels, Tom was very familiar with and understood these matters well, he must have done similar work before.

Tom: "You've done too little, you must eliminate Tony's higher-up, or you might face very dangerous situations in the future. I thought you had already taken this step; I'm surprised you are still alive without having done anything."

Jimmy frowned: "But they've already received actual benefits, with Atz gone, the gangs they support can fill the void. Will they still trouble me?"

Tom: "If it were our time, you'd definitely be cleaned up, Tony's approach is not wrong. I've been away from the Southwest for several years; I don't know these people, but judging by the way Tony operates, his higher-up would likely do the same as we did back then, and definitely clean up an uncontrollable factor like you to keep the route safe and concealed."

Jimmy frowned: "Caitlin didn't give me any hints, she even brought two people over to help dispose of Tony and his companion's bodies."

Tom raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you consider that the two people she brought might have been there to dispose of your body as well?"

Jimmy was speechless. How did these people's minds work? It felt like no matter what you did, you were doing it wrong; whatever you did, someone wanted to take you down.

Jimmy: "Then what's your advice?"

Tom: "I don't know, I'm too old now. I don't understand the thoughts of the new generation. Maybe they have no intention of silencing you at all, you'll have to handle it yourself.

Jimmy, you're grown up now, and you're a bona fide CIA agent; you need to deal with your issues on your own."

Jimmy let out a sigh. What a mess this had become. He initially thought it was a simple follow-up, and now it turned into so many complications. How was he going to handle it?

Jimmy: "Alright, my biggest problem right now is that I know nothing about Langley and the CIA, which makes me worried about being exposed."

Tom: "Your identity is real, even if you're not informed, going directly to Langley and asking for advice is no problem, and it's even more convenient to ask Caitlin; she should explain to you. You have a good reason, you've only trained as a field agent before and haven't been involved in the company's internal affairs."

Jimmy: "Okay, that's the only way then. Thanks, Tom. Lastly, I still hope you get in touch with James, he really misses you."

Tom nodded and stood up, "I'll contact him after I've sorted things out, and from now on, use this new number to contact me."

Having finished, Tom walked away, while Jimmy also got up and left the park the same way he had come in. After walking a distance, he called a taxi and returned to the hotel.

It turned out that Jimmy was still too green; the key issue was that he had too little experience dealing with dark activities and hadn't properly learned from these dark figures. Using his FBI and police experience to handle the dark side meant there were bound to be oversights and tails left behind.

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