North America Gunman Detective

After that, Jimmy managed his enrollment process besides going to work; he ensured he could keep up with his studies by self-learning and attending weekend courses, given he hadn't touched a book for years.

The bomb case showed no progress and was shelved; the subsequent homicide cases were mostly investigated by Mark and Julia, while Jimmy dealt more with task delegation and communication, requiring less of him to directly investigate.

This was a result of Jimmy delegating power. Due to this, Mark and Julia quickly adapted to the FBI investigation process, gaining valuable experience, which is rare for rookie agents when it comes to leading case investigations.

The communication between Kevin and Alex went smoothly, and Elliot's firearm training commenced. However, Jimmy didn't take him to a public shooting range but rather to a small estate arranged by Alex in Orange County.

This place was a family estate of Alex's, a small manor belonging to one of his relatives, which Alex borrowed specifically for Elliot, setting up a small arsenal and a 10-50 meter shooting range inside without disturbing others.

The "small arsenal" mainly referred to a batch of children's rifles and pistols using .22lr bullets prepared by Alex for Elliot, including standard small-caliber hunting rifles and a mini Springfield.

To Jimmy, these guns were practically toys, but they suited children's needs as they were designed for kids' initiation into firearms, whereas standard rifles and pistols had too much recoil and were too large for children to handle.

Elliot wasn't very familiar with firearms; Jimmy didn't elaborate much, only explaining the structure, disassembly, assembly, and cleaning of rifles and pistols. He let Elliot fire a few shots for practice to conclude the training.

Jimmy prepared some tutorials in advance. He was proficient with handguns and M4 and M16 rifles but not skilled with hunting rifles, so he had to learn beforehand. Disassembly, assembly, and cleaning were simple enough to teach Elliot.

The .22 bullets had little energy and recoil, making them manageable for Elliot. Safety protocols for firearm usage were taught gradually, while Jimmy insisted these activities be confined to the estate only.

Elliot seemed visibly pleased spending time with Jimmy, especially during practice when Alex accompanied them initially but later let the estate staff supervise, not returning himself.

Jimmy had Elliot practice disassembling and assembling pistols while he moved aside to practice reloading revolvers. He brought two moon clips, using this time to practice inserting .44 Magnum bullets into the clips.

Since Jimmy wasn't using the kind of belt Roland had, he held the bullets in his hand, which he had practiced multiple times before. His reloads were smooth but still couldn't match Roland's fluid movements.

He was already searching for Roland's type of belt but hadn't found anything similar in gun stores. If unsuccessful, he planned to visit a leather shop where he custom-made his holster for a bespoke belt.

Roland's belt had a row of independent spare bullet slots, while both sides had leather pouches for moon clips. Roland could reload bullets mid-air, allowing him to simultaneously fire and reload with revolvers in both hands.

Jimmy could only hold the gun in one hand while reloading with the other, resulting in wider shooting gaps, lacking Roland's intensive firepower.

Before he could perform similar actions, Jimmy focused more on manually tossing bullet clips upward, attempting to load them mid-air, but the success rate was low, often sending bullets flying. Not sure how long it took Roland to master it.

Jimmy's practice seemed peculiar, causing Elliot to pause and inquire, "Mr. Yang, what are you doing?"

Jimmy: "Oh, I'm just playing around. Don't watch my moves; they might disrupt your practice."

Elliot: "What's the use of it?"

Jimmy: "It's a reload move for revolvers that I'm still figuring out. All right, assemble the gun, I'll teach you the shooting stance."

Jimmy packed up his revolver and bullets, approached Elliot, teaching him how to grip the pistol with both hands, aim, disengage the safety, and shoot. The delayed teaching aimed to inspire his interest without overwhelming or confusing him with too much information at once, ensuring retention by imparting knowledge incrementally.

After Elliot finished shooting, he needed a break to recover from arm muscle soreness. "Mr. Yang, can you show me how you shoot?"

Jimmy raised an eyebrow and nodded: "Alright, I'll prepare."

Standing slightly behind Jimmy with earmuffs, Elliot watched as Jimmy took out a Glock, removed the magazine, pulled out a few bullets, and reloaded the magazine, noting that it wasn't necessary to shoot a full magazine for a demonstration.

Jimmy shot one-handed, hitting 6 out of 6, tearing through the center of the 10-meter target sheet prepared for Elliot.

Jimmy nodded, reloaded the extracted bullets, and chambered a round, holstering the gun. He habitually left a round chambered for immediate use upon drawing.

He took out his revolver, pulled six separate bullets from his pocket, and turned to Elliot, "Here's something fun to watch."

Jimmy's action of tossing each bullet into the cylinder after shooting was aesthetically pleasing, a feat admired by those who had worked with him before, impressed by his swift hand movements.

Upon emptying two rounds, Jimmy cleared the casings, set the revolver aside to cool down, and removed his earmuffs. "Alright, that's it for today's training; we should head back to New York soon."

Elliot still had his mouth open in amazement, "Cool! How did you do it?"

Jimmy: "Don't worry about it; it's not something you need to learn now. OK, let's clean up."

The two packed up the guns and bullets at the range, collecting the casings into a designated bucket for recycling; it was necessary to prevent casings from being buried in the soil, which could complicate future cleanup since it was a farm estate.

After Jimmy returned to New York and dropped Elliot home, he received a call from Rodney Priest, coincidentally allowing a meeting before heading back home.

After recovering from his injury last time, Rodney Priest had returned to New York, but instead of the church, he was resting at home until sufficiently healed for church activities and normal life.

When Jimmy arrived at the church, Rodney Priest's neck sling was gone, though his arm was still bandaged, subtly concealed beneath his priest robe.

Jimmy: "Rodney Priest, how's your recovery?"

Rodney Priest: "Not bad, probably fully healed in a few days. Jimmy, I've asked about what you mentioned last time, and Bishop Anderson agreed."

Jimmy laughed in surprise: "Really? Thank you so much."

Rodney Priest stood up and retrieved a wooden box from a nearby cabinet. Jimmy reached out to take it and opened it to reveal an old dagger with no sheath, just resting in the box.