James had blown up in anger and sent Jimmy off to work.
Jimmy, submissive and compliant, slipped out of James's office and finally took a deep breath. During his time in the office, Jimmy had not said a word; it was all James venting.
Once he stepped out of the office, Jimmy returned to normal, He went to the break room, poured himself a cup of coffee, and rested at his desk.
Such scoldings had been rare before—Jimmy usually avoided trouble but wasn't afraid of it either. The key was that not many people could confront him like that and get away with it.
This time, he indeed had been too fiery and would need to be more cautious in the future. It was no problem being tough on lone wolves or other criminals, but with matters clearly involving multiple gangs, it was better to show some restraint, otherwise next time things might not turn out so well.