North America Gunman Detective

Jimmy really misses the tracker; actually, the FBI's tech department can provide GPS tracking devices. He should have applied for one in advance as a backup, which would have come in handy inside the other party's car.

Soon, several disguised police cars drove over. Woodlawn Cemetery has several entrances and you can actually drive inside. The routes inside are also complicated. Watching the disguised police cars circle around nearby before they entered the cemetery area one by one, leaving only one car parked not far from Jimmy.

Jimmy realized they were disguised police cars because he could see the people inside: two people per car, wearing bullet-proof vests. It's not easy to notice from the outside, but to Jimmy, their attire was too obvious.

Alex hasn't arrived yet. The man inside has already come out, driving away from the cemetery. Jimmy continued to follow and arrived outside a baseball field not too far ahead. Jimmy couldn't follow here because of the lighting; it was easy to see people here and there was no parking by the roadside. If he parked here, he would be too conspicuous.

The car parked under a streetlight, and then there was a long wait.

The car radio indicated that Alex had entered the cemetery and was talking to the kidnapper. Jimmy looked up at the person in front, who was also on the phone.

Alex got out of the car and opened the trunk, taking out two large travel bags from inside one by one. This is the cash requested by the kidnapper. Police installed trackers in the cash and there were two dye packs inside the travel bags, the kind used by banks against robbers, remotely controllable to explode.

Quickly, three taxis came from outside. The car in the middle stopped in front of Alex. He placed the money bags on the back seat of the taxi. The three taxis dispersed directly within the cemetery area. Alex got the news that his son was inside the skatepark of the gym nearby Fen Kelen Park, and he could go to pick him up now.

The three taxis were already being tracked by the police. However, since the police couldn't completely follow Alex, they weren't sure which car the money was in.

Alex immediately got into the car toward the nearby gymnasium. The police were well-coordinated: some followed the three taxis, while others went with Alex to rescue Elliot, each in charge of their task.

Jimmy frowned as he watched the car not far in front; strange, this plan would obviously be monitored by police surveillance, so why?

Jimmy hesitated for a while, contemplating whether to follow the police tracking the taxis. Suddenly, he saw a car speeding over from the rear, parking alongside the man's car. A person who appeared to be of Mexican descent got out, retrieved a bag from his car, placed it in the man's car, then took out two bags from inside. Both cars started up and left.

Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, Jimmy started his engine without turning on the lights, just following from afar. He only turned on the lights after getting onto the main road, blending into the traffic flow.

After driving forward a bit, the radio broadcasted police reports: Elliot was not found at the skatepark in the gym, urging them to immediately capture the three taxis.

As Jimmy drove following the man in front, he listened to the radio reports. All three taxis were empty. One of the cars had a passenger who tossed the bag out after driving away from Alex's location. The money was still in the cemetery area. As for people, they got off the car after leaving the cemetery.

By the time the police returned to the cemetery to search, it was too late; they saw nothing.

Jimmy could already visualize the entire process; the kidnappers' method was quite good. The cemetery area had no street lights, and taxis didn't stop inside; they directly opened the doors to throw things out, which others couldn't see. The kidnappers knew the exact location; when the police left to chase the taxis, they had someone go and grab the money bags, then swapped travel bags with the man's car in front of Jimmy.

Truly clever, picking the right spot, using several locations to identify police vehicles surrounding Alex, utilizing the dark cemetery environment and the three taxis to confuse the view, then changing people to take money, then swapping cars. Even if someone traces back to the cemetery to find the car that took the money, they will only find the spare travel bags, not the money bags. Without evidence, there's no way to convict.

It seems the judgment was correct; the young man was the one commanding among the kidnappers. Now it's about following him to determine where their hideout is.

Jimmy called Kevin and didn't inform the NYPD of this news, as they had already left the Bronx District and thus out of New York City jurisdiction; the NYPD no longer has authority.

Jimmy: "Kevin, how is Alex now?"

Kevin: "Very bad, he thought he could find his son, but found nothing."

Jimmy: "Where are you?"

Kevin: "At the police station, waiting for news. It's really bad now; the money is gone, and no one was found."

Jimmy: "I'm currently tracking the kidnapper. I've already left New York, heading toward Yangkesi District. I'll inform you once I have a confirmed location."

Kevin raised his voice: "Are you sure you're tracking him?"

Jimmy: "Yes, this is the best chance to find the kidnapper's hideout."

Kevin: "Great, I'll notify Alex now."

Jimmy: "Don't, I'm worried he can't keep it confidential over there. Wait for me to inform you."

Kevin: "Got it, be careful."

Jimmy hung up the phone, chuckling; it seems this matter should have a pretty good ending right now.

Yangkesi City is a city northeast of New York, also part of the New York metropolitan area, where quite a few people choose to live. The car ahead didn't drive into the city center, but directly turned towards the suburbs, eventually arriving at a residential area in the northwest of Yangkesi, finally stopping in a household's garage.

Watching the person inside drive in with two travel bags into the house, Jimmy started scanning the people inside. Inside, there was another adult and a child; the adult sat in the living room, while the child lay on the ground. This didn't look right; if it were a normal household, a child wouldn't just lie on the ground like this.

Taking a look at the surrounding environment, Jimmy quietly approached, peeking through the gap in the window. The child lying sideways on the ground was facing inside, not showing the face, so Jimmy couldn't be sure if it was Elliot.

After waiting for a while, finally seeing a shift in the child's position on the ground, Jimmy saw his hands were tied. Judging from half of the face, it was highly probable that he was Elliot, though it would be best to confirm from the front.

Jimmy walked around the house, pulling on various doors and windows, found one that could be opened. However, currently his identity is an FBI agent; entering through the window doesn't seem very appropriate?

Jimmy thought for a moment and decided to call Ruiz first. He walked away slightly from the house, explaining the current situation, mainly mentioning observing Elliot tied and thrown on the ground, potentially in very poor condition.

Ruiz: "Do you have confidence?"

Jimmy: "I'm not sure if I can hold back; I've already seen two handguns on the kidnapper's side, not yet sure about other weapons."

Ruiz: "Ensure the child's safety."

Jimmy: "Understood, I need you to contact Yangkesi City Police, and arrange for people to come over to handle things later and for an ambulance..."

Ruiz: "Are you waiting for the police to arrive on site to handle it?"

Jimmy: "No, I want to act now; they have already gotten the money, every minute could be detrimental to Elliot. They might leave here soon."

Ruiz: "Understood, go ahead, I'll notify them. Give me the address."

Jimmy reported the current house number, Ruiz confirmed it, then hung up the phone, pulling out the Glock and heading toward the house.