Jimmy reflected on his fight with Harry and noticed an issue: his mental reaction speed was sufficient for him to locate and follow Harry's movements, but the action of firing his gun was slightly delayed, resulting in his shots being just a hair off target. This was still a discrepancy between body and mind, indicating the need for continued training to improve his shooting skills and speed to better sync with his mental processes.

For the average person, Jimmy had no problem, but against top-notch experts, their sixth sense was very sharp. Harry dodged Jimmy's intentional shot the moment he entered the door, which was definitely not because he saw Jimmy firing, but due to his danger perception ability prompting him to move subconsciously to evade.

Jimmy possessed that same danger perception ability; he dodged Harry's two shots because he sensed the danger and ducked subconsciously. Furthermore, this ability had manifested before while he was handling the last paranormal incident in Texas, causing him to suddenly wake up from heart palpitations at night due to a perceived threat.

Should he train to increase his shooting reaction speed, he might need to get in touch with SWAT and support teams to spend a couple of days at their range, but since Hughes forbade him from wandering off, he could wait a couple more days. Once his own matters were concluded, he should be able to roam around freely.

As Jimmy thought about how to train his reflexes, he came up with an unreliable plan: skeet shooting. Normally, shotguns are used for skeet shooting, but Jimmy certainly couldn't use a shotgun anymore; he would use his standard-issue sidearm and a revolver instead. If he adjusted the clay pigeon launcher's angle and speed, it should be enough to train his reaction ability, especially since shooting with a revolver and Glock was quite different from using a shotgun.

While pondering how to enhance himself, Jimmy's phone suddenly rang—the one from the small stone city. He picked it up and saw Justin?

Jimmy, "You're calling me at this hour, what's the matter?"

Without calling Jimmy by his name, Justin directly asked, "Do you have time tomorrow?"

Jimmy, "An emergency?"

Justin, "I'll be in New York by noon tomorrow."

Jimmy, "Alright, see you in the afternoon," and then he hung up.

Since spending time at the Anti-Terrorism Bureau, Jimmy's distrust of his phones only grew. The FBI phone was fine, being an official secure phone outside of the surveillance list, requiring high authorization to access monitoring. Ordinary numbers had no secrecy at all, so he always kept a supply of clean, unregistered phones ready to use and dispose of after use.

Justin was still using his own number, of course, which was related to his habit of never discussing sensitive information on the call. But even in conversation, the less said the better—too dangerous. The key worry was not knowing when a certain word might be added to the watch list, and if spoken, it could be flagged and trigger an alert.

He had a day off tomorrow anyway, meeting Justin in the afternoon shouldn't be a problem. As Jimmy thought about tomorrow's schedule, it occurred to him, hadn't Hughes been vague when sending him for psychological evaluation?

Checking the time, Jimmy called the psychologist, Mary. She was surprised, as Jimmy hadn't sought her out in quite some time, and she also hadn't received a request from the FBI to conduct a psychological assessment of him.

Jimmy, "Hi Mary, are you resting yet?"

Mary, "Of course not, it's still early. Jimmy, what's up?"

Jimmy, "Just a little thing, do you have time tomorrow? I need to stop by your place."

Mary was speechless; it looked like more work was coming, and she suspected Jimmy had probably been heavy-handed again. "Let me check tomorrow's schedule, just a moment."

Jimmy held the phone waiting for Mary's response, figuring she must be at home since it was inconvenient to check appointments if not at the office or home. Current phones were not smartphones, only capable of basic calls and text messages. For schedule keeping, a PDA was needed—it was the most widely used handheld business terminal before smartphones appeared, providing basic functions such as scheduling, sending emails, and video playback, and using Bluetooth and USB for data transfer.

The FBI also had specialized PDAs, but Jimmy, accustomed to smartphones, couldn't be bothered to request one—too inconvenient—but they were still quite useful for people in the early 2000s. For keeping records, Jimmy preferred using a small notebook and pen, easy to carry in his suit pocket and unobtrusive in use.

Mary, "Tomorrow is fully booked, but if you can wake up early, come over at 8 a.m."

Jimmy, "No problem, see you then."

After hanging up, Jimmy continued watching a dull soap opera. Meanwhile, Mary got busy. She checked the directory and called Peter to find out why Jimmy was instructed to undergo a psychological evaluation. Unfortunately, Peter was unaware of any new issue with Jimmy and he was no longer part of his team. After a call with Hughes, Mary finally understood the situation.

Psychologists have extensive connections. After reaching out to a few contacts, she obtained what she wanted. She downloaded a video from her emails that was aired on the news, showing an intense gun battle. The most conspicuous part of the footage was several Court Police officers clad in bullet-proof vests and holding rifles in the middle of an intersection, using cars as cover while exchanging fire with gunmen across the way.

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