The damaged car obviously couldn't be towed to the station; what they had now were only the photos in hand.

Jimmy still decided to start the investigation with the parking lot surveillance. The NYPD had already organized dozens of photographs of cars entering and exiting the parking lot, along with their license plates. Jimmy needed to input each one into the system to investigate information, compare, and verify identities—this was no small volume of work. Looking at the thick stack of photos in his hand, Jimmy felt a headache coming on; this repetitive operation was exactly what he disliked the most, especially with the investigation of so many license plates.

He still picked up Ashi's car photo, looking at the image in his hand, particularly the dent in the rear bumper. Jimmy suddenly had an idea. Since the car was hit and knocked off, the person who hit Ashi's car would definitely have some damage on their car as well, or their car would have a strong bumper guard, or perhaps something like the push bars in front of patrol cars. Prioritizing the photos of cars that fit these criteria should yield some results.

Picking up the photos organized by the NYPD, Jimmy only selected those from the exit area that showed large bumpers, deformed front faces included; there were only five cars, which was a relief. Jimmy mentally applauded himself, then opened his computer to begin searching for these few cars.

Fortunately, all five cars had New York State license plates, which made the investigation much easier. Jimmy pulled up the owners' information for the five cars and then submitted it to Chris, asking NYPD patrol officers to investigate the corresponding owners' residences. This sort of thing was better left for Chris to handle. Jimmy took on the analysis work, expecting solid support to follow.

Of course, under normal circumstances, it should have been Jimmy himself going out to investigate each case, as that was part of a detective's duties. However, this case was particularly difficult with high time demands, so it was still best to have police conduct the nearby investigations, which would allow for the quickest acquisition of relevant information.

With patrol officers investigating on-site and taking photographs, they could essentially begin eliminating some of the possibilities. In fact, Jimmy had already ruled out two of those cars; the extent of their damage was quite extensive, with obvious breaks at the headlight areas. It was clear these weren't just cars pushed off from the parking lot but had been in accidents on the road.

There was one car that required special attention—a station wagon with a large bumper guard in the front. Although it wasn't as big as the push bars on a police car, it looked pretty sturdy. If that was the vehicle that had hit and pushed Ashi's sedan, there likely wouldn't be many traces left on the bumper guard.

After dealing with the initially prioritized five cars, Jimmy continued to look through the records of cars entering the parking lot. Two of the five cars had entered after Ashi and were the most suspect. The station wagon that Jimmy had paid special attention to was, coincidentally, among them.

However, the surveillance pixelation was too low, and it was impossible to clearly see the driver's face, which was quite frustrating, as that prevented any direct investigation.

As he was looking through the images, Chris's phone rang. After answering the call, Chris said to Jimmy, "Jimmy, the NSA agreed. Take the case files and Ashi's cell phone, and let's head out."

Jimmy immediately turned to Chris, "NSA? You mean that NSA?"

Chris nodded, "Let's go, no talking, no questions."

Jimmy quickly gathered the case files, picked up Ashi's cell phone from the ground, and followed Chris out of the office. They walked to a special location not far from Federal Square—a distinctive building in New York, with not a single window on its façade.

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