Capítulo 122: Thanksgiving Case 111_2

Jimmy nodded and headed toward the backyard. Clearly, he was to assume his old role again—Amy had evidently designated him for the dirty work. With hostages involved, the police needed to be extremely cautious about firing their guns. The procedure had to be flawless; above all, they had to avoid injuring the hostages, especially the children.

On the way to the backyard from the side, Jimmy had already scoped out the house's structure and the occupants clearly.

Two human figures, one big and one small, were sitting on the ground. Judging by the shapes of the surrounding objects, they seemed to be next to a sofa. Meanwhile, two other figures were standing; one near the front window, watching outside, and the other beside the seated figures, seemingly holding a pistol aimed at them.

Earlier, when he was at the front, Jimmy had noticed that all the windows were curtained. It seemed there were still some gaps on the sides of the curtains that allowed someone inside to see out.