Chapter 384 Mystery on the Beach (5) (Please vote)
However, this time Garcia "disappointed" Jack. After spending half a day, she got nothing.
“Yes, dear, I have dug all over the place, but I have not been able to find any records related to the purchase of alcoholic beverages on the night of each victim’s disappearance. My search terms It even includes my favorite 'Irish Coffee' (a whiskey-based cocktail with coffee added)
In addition, I need to emphasize that, as a smart girl, I also checked the ATM transactions. I wanted to see if they had withdrawn some extra cash, but they still found nothing."
Garcia's excited words made Rossi shake his head.
"Thank you for your hard work, Garcia. In return, I will ask Jack to make a special cup of 'Irish coffee' when he goes back. You will definitely like it."
Jack opened his mouth and thought to himself, why is this old man doing it again? Selling yourself a favor, wasn’t the pineapple pizza last time memorable enough? I don’t have “Irish Coffee”, why not try “Guizhou Huairen Coffee”?
“So the question goes back to the beginning. The murderer may be looking for targets on the street, and then invite them to his home for a private party, but how does he accurately locate these people who meet his criteria?
To satisfy this point, there must be at least a scene where he can spend time with them, first act as a listener, and understand what these people have experienced."
As Jack spoke, his voice suddenly disappeared, and everyone She first looked at him in confusion, and then followed his gaze to look at Rosie.
"What did you think of?" Jack asked
"Who can make you talk about your troubles and get drunk on the first meeting, without spending a penny?" Rosie? The words made everyone suddenly realize.
“The bartender who loves to tell stories!”
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“Do you know how many bars and clubs there are in the South Bay, not including those in hotels and restaurants? , and part-time bartender at private parties large and small.”
Back in the conference room, after listening to everyone's reasoning, Chief Parker poured cold water on everyone.
Seeing that everyone, including Hotchner, was looking at him with the same gaze, Rhett spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.
"Please, don't look at me like this, no organization will compile this kind of data."
Tsk, there are times when the omnipotent encyclopedia is not so omnipotent. Jack moved away to persecute Red. Looking at him, a question suddenly occurred to him.
“If the murderer is a bartender, then he should be used to hearing complaints, right?”
Seeing that everyone was a little confused, he added, "Unemployment, investment failure, bankruptcy, this kind of thing is too common. As a bartender, I can encounter such customers almost every day. Even the murderer has encountered similar things recently, but it seems It is not enough to trigger this kind of serial killing."
Emily agreed, "There should be a more special trigger. Just this kind of encounter, even if the murderer has mental problems and likes to treat pity. There should be something special about someone showing what he considers to be 'mercy' that resonates strongly with him."
"So, what is the thing that can break a middle-aged person's heart the most? "
Hochner, who is also middle-aged, said almost without thinking, "Losing your job, losing your family, losing your house, what is the crux of all this?"
"Emotions! Maybe it can go one step further, emotional betrayal!" Rossi said decisively.
"So the target of the killer's 'mercy' is the heartbroken," Emily concluded.
Hotchner and Jiejie stood up almost at the same time, "We need to talk to the families of the victims again."
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A victim may correspond to Several family members summoned the family members one by one through the local police station, and everyone was busy until 9 o'clock in the evening when all interrogations were completed.
"As expected, all the victims have suffered emotional setbacks recently, and they do all have one thing in common." Hotchner said while quickly reading through the transcripts made by everyone.
“All breakups are caused by one of the parties cheating.”
Jack and Rosie looked at each other, and then said, “In addition, we also solved the secret of the wrapped body. , Sean Taylor and Joe Cross were both cheating parties, so their bodies were not wrapped."
Emily suddenly realized, "He pities those who were betrayed more. Vent your anger on those who cheated."
Chief Parker looked much better. He participated in the work of the BAU team members almost throughout the process, and was impressed by their meticulous profiling process. , and at the same time, the confidence in solving the case as soon as possible has also increased a lot.
"Everyone, please go back and rest early. I will convey this information in text to every police officer participating in patrol tonight and the detectives working overtime."
It is indeed very late today, Jack and Jiejie They no longer thought about dating and went home.
The vegetable patch in someone's backyard had been deserted for nearly a week. It took him half a night to tidy up the vegetable patch under two mulberry trees.
All the mature millet chili has been collected, some are waiting to be dried, and some are put in the refrigerator to keep fresh, in preparation for making some beef chili sauce.
The old lettuce and other green leafy vegetables were all hoeed into the mud. After pulling out some weeds, Jack spread some compound fertilizer, then turned the soil over again, and sprinkled vegetable seeds again. .
The crops this time are mainly beans. Some edamame, also known as vegetable soybeans, are most suitable for sowing in spring and summer and can be harvested before the end of summer.
There are also various beans and melons. Although they are planted a little late, there is almost no winter in Los Angeles, so there is no need to worry about frost near harvest.
After working for half a night, he took a shower and went to bed. Although he was busy until about three o'clock in the middle of the night, it was already an early bed for him now.
Even though Jack now only needs more than three hours of sleep a day to meet his physical needs, everyone should not like sleeping in, right?
After lying in bed for a while in the early morning sunshine, Jack just got up and opened the curtains when the phone rang again.
After hastily finishing breakfast, Jack drove out and went directly to Redondo Beach, where another body was found, again a female body.
“It’s good to be young.” The person who came to the scene this time was Hotchner. His car stopped outside the police blockade almost at the same time as the Firebird. When he saw the energetic Jack getting out of the car, he couldn’t help but let out a cry sigh.
Looking at his two big dark bags under his eyes, Jack patted him on the shoulder sympathetically. Thinking about the mean little kid in his family who was not yet one year old, he sighed in his heart that it is not easy to reach middle age. .
Showing his ID and walking into the blockade, Chief Parker was standing in front of a trash can. When he heard the footsteps, he turned around, revealing the same haggard face.
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(End of this chapter)