The style of old-school detectives is generally tough. If you're not tough, you're either a crooked cop or too scared to go near the gangs.

In a place like New York with its traditional gang wars, if the cops aren't tough enough or don't have some tricks up their sleeves, they would have been corrupted long ago. It would really turn into the Sin City you see in comics.

Nia's case is being handled by Chuck, and Jimmy doesn't interfere. His current position is a bit awkward. He's got his badge and gun back, but he's been assigned to the public affairs office and is not in the field. He can't openly investigate, and since this involves the mafia, even if he wants to investigate, he'd need to go to Ruiz for help—he might as well let the NYPD detective bureau handle it first.

After leaving the bar with Chuck, Jimmy drove to Nia's house, stayed with her for a while, and prepared to leave. Kevin saw Jimmy to the elevator, "How's the investigation going?"

Jimmy watched the numbers on the elevator change, "We're dealing with it. There's some information that's still tentative."

Kevin: "Call me if you run into trouble. I'll handle it."

Jimmy: "Don't worry, I'll sort it out."

The elevator dinged, Jimmy nodded to Kevin, entered the elevator, and descended. Kevin turned back to the apartment.

The past couple of days haven't been easy for Kevin either. Jimmy can go sleep in his own apartment, but Kevin has to share a bed with his wife, the stress from which is giving him headaches.

As Deputy Commissioner of the NYPD, although he's in management and doesn't do fieldwork, this time it's his daughter involved. He can still put some pressure on people within the department. For Chuck to investigate so much within a day, saying there was no support from Kevin would be unrealistic.

But at home, with no results from the investigations, it's not easy for him. His wife's giving him the cold shoulder, and seeing his daughter bandaged and lying in bed—it's really stressful.

Luckily, his son-in-law is reliable. The words from Jimmy just now assured him. If the NYPD and FBI can't handle this, the two of them might as well pack their bags and sleep on the streets.

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While at work, Jimmy waited all morning for Chuck's call. By noon, he couldn't wait any longer and, anxious, went straight downstairs to Ruiz's office, "Ruiz, I need your help."

Ruiz raised his eyebrow at Jimmy. He wasn't in the field department anymore; what could he need? "What's up?"

Jimmy: "Nia got into a car accident. It might be connected to the Poison Snake Gang in Hell's Kitchen. Do you have any information on them?"

Ruiz: "Go back first. I'll find it for you."

Jimmy: "Thanks."

Ruiz: "Go ahead. I need to look for it."

In the afternoon, Ruiz came to Jimmy's office with some photocopies, "Nice place you got here." Ruiz looked around the public affairs office's open workspace while handing the documents to Jimmy, "Everything you need is here—I've had some updates done at noon."

Jimmy: "No problem with photocopying these, right?"

Ruiz: "No, just destroy them after you're done."

Jimmy nodded, "Okay, thanks."

Ruiz turned to Jimmy, "One thing to note, our informant mentioned something we don't have in our files. 'Blue Eyes' Liliana Morrison, the only female officer in the group. Rumor has it she has a hitman, but the informant had no details."

Jimmy: "A woman? That's pretty unusual."

Ruiz: "Yeah, if I hadn't looked into it temporarily, I wouldn't have noticed. Anyway, whatever you do, remember to update me on the intel later."

Jimmy nodded, "Don't worry, I will."

After Ruiz left, Jimmy checked outside to ensure no one was looking for him, then picked up the documents and started reading.

The Poison Snake Gang is a small underground gang aiming to control a part of Hell's Kitchen. They're mainly involved in acts of violence and drug trafficking, and they also run a nightclub and a restaurant as legitimate covers. Although not large in scale, the Poison Snake Gang has a certain influence in Hell's Kitchen's crime circles.

The organizational structure of the Poison Snake Gang is relatively simple, consisting of a leader and several key members.

The leader is Francisco "Viper" Montello, the founder of the Poison Snake Gang. Cunning and ruthless is his image to the outside world.

The deputy is Miguel "Shadow" Rodriguez, responsible for the gang's protection and retaliation operations. Most of the enforcers are managed under him, including the nightclub's security.

William "Steel Teeth" Anderson and Liliana "Blue Eyes" Morrison, these two are heads of different bases in the gang. Steel Teeth oversees the nightclub, and Blue Eyes the restaurant. Their main task is to use legitimate businesses to cover for their underground activities, with Blue Eyes also responsible for dealing with other organizations.

Ruiz mentioned Blue Eyes has a gunman under her; based on her responsibilities, it makes sense. Since Blue Eyes handles communications with other gangs, having a formidable deterrent is vital.

The rest are small-time players, mostly information about thugs and hooligans, very basic, sometimes even without photos.

Jimmy put the documents away in his briefcase and left the office with it.

At any rate, others are used to it; if there's anything, they'll notify him in advance. Jimmy's involvement is minimal, limited to press conferences or similar events. As for other paperwork, they no longer assign it to him—he just reviews documents.

People are accustomed to Jimmy leaving the office frequently; after all, it's been months, and everyone has a measure of his duties.

With his briefcase, Jimmy went to the detective bureau. Chuck was still in his office, surrounded by a pile of documents, a few folders already opened, "Chuck, any results?"

Chuck looked up at Jimmy, "Not yet, can't link the key clues."

Jimmy opened his briefcase, took out the documents, and handed them to Chuck: "Just look at these yourself and don't spread them."

Chuck glanced through them briefly, nodded, "Impressive, you guys sure have comprehensive info. Okay, you can head back now."

Jimmy: "There's an unconfirmed report; Blue Eyes reportedly has a gunman, but our informant had no intel."

Chuck nodded, "Got it."

Jimmy closed his briefcase and walked out of the precinct. Better let them handle the investigation themselves, otherwise stepping on someone's toes could cause resentment.

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Five days after the car accident, Chuck finally completed the investigation. He didn't ask Jimmy to come to the precinct; instead, he brought all the materials to Jimmy's apartment. There's too much to discuss, and the bar wasn't suitable for this.

Jimmy and Chuck sat on the sofa, Chuck handed Jimmy a stack of documents.

Chuck: "Got it all figured out, plus I re-investigated the previous murder case.

Let's start with the murder case. The deceased was a bank executive and a branch manager. He was found dead at home, shot in the head and heart, with the heart shot post-fall.

Based on the scene investigation, the shooter is suspected to be a woman or teenager, not large in size, wearing a hoodie and a mask—that's all we could see on surveillance.

Nia was tailing someone from the Poison Snake Gang nicknamed Lightning. The driver in Nia's car accident is the younger brother of a Poison Snake member, previously worked as security at their nightclub.

Blue Eyes' gunman is not confirmed, but a restaurant waitress is highly suspected to be the murder case's shooter. Her build and height match closely; there's just no evidence yet. She also carries a small handgun at her lower back, which my people have confirmed."

The documents Chuck provided included some photos, mostly long-distance shots, but there were also two taken inside the restaurant. Clearly, Chuck's been busy the past couple of days and had involved quite a few people in handling the matter.

Jimmy: "Nicely done, and thanks for all the hard work."

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