Jimmy watched the man underground move not so swiftly, and he began his own act. He tried to open every sewer lid he passed by, which actually reassured the NYPD officers following him; otherwise, accompanying a young FBI agent aimlessly wandering around would have been too bizarre.

However, Jimmy's act did not last long. The man underground started to come up through a sewer entrance ahead. The area was a narrow alley, not a main street. Jimmy stopped and watched the man confirm that he was going to open the sewer lid, then began to survey his surroundings.

There were only two vehicles present: a pickup with a covered bed, and a van, both appearing to have been parked for some time as they were covered in a great deal of dust. If these vehicles were his getaway options, how long had they prepared for the bank robbery?

Calculating the time, Jimmy walked towards the sewer entrance. As he was about to reach it, the sewer lid was pushed open, and Jimmy and the NYPD officers drew their guns on the entrance. A man climbed up, his hands pressing against the sides of the sewer and shot upwards to sit on the ground, only to find two guns aimed at his head.

The rest was simple. With the gun to his head, the robber surrendered immediately, climbed out, and was handcuffed by the NYPD. Jimmy replaced the manhole cover, and the two took the robber with his bag and gun back to the bank. Halfway there, however, Jimmy told the officer he had to continue the investigation on his own.

This was a sewage pipeline junction. The route they had chased the man through earlier could now be abandoned; taking a different path might reveal something new.

After running along the pipeline for two more nodes and finding no one else, Jimmy had no choice but to head back to the bank.

Upon reaching the bank, the man Jimmy had caught was already locked in the back seat cage of a police car. He greeted the NYPD, and the arrested man's bag and gun had been sent into the bank where FBI and NYPD agents were busy taking statements from everyone and collecting evidence from the locations where the criminal had been in the hall and warehouse.

Jimmy walked over to Ruiz. Seeing him here meant they hadn't found anything significant at the previous sewer location.

Jimmy: "Ruiz, caught one, but found no others."

Ruiz nodded. He had seen everything when they brought the man in. "Yeah, catching one is already good. Now, let's hope we can get more clues from him."

Just then, an NYPD officer rushed over to the FBI agents and reported, "Someone just called 911. A man in black clothes, who came out of a sewer, just robbed his car at gunpoint several blocks away. The guy was all dirty."

"Notify the command center and send patrol officers to intercept. Let's go," Ruiz took over the command and rushed out with Jimmy and the police, knowing every second counted now.

The police car led the way, and Ruiz drove with Jimmy following towards the east. Before they had even set out, the command center had already sent patrols to investigate. The hijacked car had been located and was headed towards Long Island.

The bank robbery had been ongoing since just after 1 PM and it was now getting dark, adding the usual evening traffic rush. The stolen car was recklessly making its way through traffic, followed closely by NYPD patrol cars which weren't nearly as daring, knowing as long they kept up, a helicopter was soon to arrive.

Yes, the NYPD does have helicopter units. Compared to Jimmy's previous stint in Arkansas State Police, which had just four helicopters for the entire state and none for the county police, the NYPD was much better equipped with funds, although not quite on par with LAPD, still wealthier than most nationwide police departments.

For a major bank robbery like this, deployment of helicopters was entirely standard procedure, especially now with a suspect fleeing in a stolen car.

After half an hour, Ruiz caught up with the convoy but NYPD cars held them back, unable to push forward.

Jimmy watched the NYPD's car chase operation dumbfounded. When the road wasn't busy, they didn't attempt a PIT maneuver, just blankly followed behind. What kind of strategy was this? A test to see who had more gas?

Jimmy slapped his thigh in frustration at their tactics; they were far too weak, not assertive enough. Even though the suspect was armed and needed cautious handling, this was overly cautious.

The traffic was already congested, and the suspect's reckless driving had caused countless scrapes along the way. Finally, as NYPD cars continued following, a clear path was made for everyone to proceed smoothly.

Finally, after a lengthy pursuit and the sky had turned completely dark, an ESU armored vehicle took the lead and rammed the suspect's car to the side of the road, rolling it over. A dozen policemen lined up with shields and arrested the suspect.

Jimmy was speechless. In Arkansas, an offender like this would have been dealt with far more harshly by the State Police; no fuss, just a direct smackdown to prevent escape, and if he dared shoot, they would shoot him dead on the spot without all this drama.

Owing to this chase, a road had been commandeered by NYPD for over an hour, probably earning curses from all the drivers blocked by the road closure.

The suspect was caught, and the bag he carried was found in the car. They called a tow truck to retrieve the car for inspection. The thief and his belongings were packed off to the FBI office in Queens. It had been a significant haul, capturing two out of four robbers—a great outcome. The rest was left for the Queens office to handle. If required, they'd get support from Manhattan, as neither Ruiz nor Jimmy was specialized in that field. After greeting the officials, they left Queens and headed back to Manhattan.

Ruiz dropped Jimmy off at his home to rest while he returned to the Manhattan office. He had already made a phone call to Hughes while driving, needing to report back in person.

After a busy afternoon, Jimmy didn't go directly back to his apartment. Instead, he grabbed some food before heading home. When he finally arrived, he checked his unregistered phone and found three missed calls from Justin, none of which he had received.

That morning, Jimmy had only carried the FBI-issued phone and his own phone from Little Rock. He hadn't taken the unregistered phone; after all, carrying it while out handling a case was troublesome and risky, potentially exposing him to detection. Safety first.

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