Mark's gun incident has finally come to a complete end. Although there will be a blemish in the records, it's just a warning, which is relatively quite good. Jimmy himself had both a warning and a suspension record.

Jimmy asked Mark and Julia to continue reviewing past case files, just like Chris did when he first joined the homicide team, allowing him to understand previous cases and become familiar with the investigation process.

Besides reviewing past case files, Jimmy had another idea—to help them connect with NYPD detectives and assist in investigating some cases over there to accumulate experience.

This was a spontaneous idea from Jimmy because the NYPD has more staff and they handle quite a few cases, most of which are dealt with by them. Actually, the number of homicide cases falling into the hands of the FBI is not many, which means Mark and Julia could have quite a bit of free time in their daily work.

The two individuals, one formerly a tech company employee and the other a retired veteran, are not very familiar with homicide cases themselves. They are even less experienced than Jimmy when he first joined the FBI, because Jimmy had actually been exposed to various cases while he was a county police officer.

If they could join various groups within the NYPD detective squad, it would be a rare opportunity for intensive learning. Since the cases are not within the FBI, they wouldn't need to be responsible for the cases themselves, focusing more on learning experience and understanding investigative methods, so they wouldn't have much pressure to bear responsibility.

If someone else were to promote such cooperation, there might be some issues and procedures to deal with. But Jimmy had it easier—if they were willing, he could communicate with Kevin's side, reporting it as a cooperation project between local law enforcement and Federation law enforcement, theoretically passing upper-level review.

However, it's not the right time to talk to them about this matter yet. He needs to communicate with Kevin first to see what Kevin's thoughts are, as NYPD and FBI have no jurisdictional relationship. If it's okay, he would then apply to Ruiz's side to conduct a joint action with NYPD.

Jimmy made a call to Nia, saying it would be better if the two of them went to her house together. If it's just to find Kevin to discuss this matter, it's more convenient to go directly to the police station.

Christmas is almost here, Jimmy and Nia had already talked and decided to spend Christmas with Kevin and his wife. So they have started preparing Christmas gifts in advance. Jimmy is responsible for Kevin's, and Nia for her mother's, but Jimmy is still uncertain about what exactly to give.

In the evening, Jimmy and Kevin returned to the study. Kevin was in a great mood because the large-scale shooting case Jimmy was responsible for had successfully closed before Christmas. All the gunmen were killed on the spot, and the pressure from the city government had almost faded. The only dissatisfaction was that the case was not handled by the NYPD, which meant they missed a chance to shine.

For politicians, such a big case is tragic, but if it can end quickly and finish on their side, they can gain enough exposure even in such a tragedy, turning a bad thing into a good one. Of course, this good thing is only for a very few people.

Kevin knew Jimmy wasn't very familiar with these matters, so he didn't hold back and straightforwardly shared the feedback from each party, considering it a good thing overall.

Jimmy truly didn't care—case handling was just case handling for him as he had his own sense of justice. Such inexplicable large-scale shootings, especially those targeting innocent children, are extremely heinous, and he had no psychological pressure dealing with these scumbags. He hadn't even thought about the implications these cases might have.

If he hadn't been persistently tracking and promptly killing the shooters, in fact, the second amusement park shooting in Brooklyn would have resulted in children casualties.

Jimmy took a sip of whiskey and shook his head, "These politicians' thoughts have nothing to do with me. I'm just handling cases. I can't bear to see them lay hands on children. Kevin, there's something I want to discuss with you to see if it's feasible."

Kevin nodded, "Go ahead."

Jimmy: "You know I'm managing the homicide team now. I have two new detectives here, but before becoming FBI agents, they had no law enforcement experience and no case handling experience. I am thinking about collaborating with your police department here, so when they don't have cases to handle, they can go to the detective bureau and follow senior detectives to investigate some cases and gain some experience."

Kevin slowly sipped some whiskey, "Reason?"

Jimmy: "There are relatively few homicide cases on the FBI side, which means they may have lots of free time. The most important thing actually is, I don't have much experience in mentoring and don't know how to train them."

Kevin: "Do you think this is necessary?"

Jimmy knew Kevin's meaning—he was asking if Mark and Julia were people Jimmy wanted to develop as insiders. He shook his head, "No, it's just my idea. They are just junior detectives assigned by the bureau with nothing special."

Kevin: "Then don't do unnecessary things, just handle according to your normal operations. You are the manager now; you need to manage subordinates, not to develop everyone into insiders."

Kevin stood up, walked to the window holding his glass, looking at the Manhattan night view.

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