Chapter 743: Deadlock and the murderer who appears again
“So, they compare themselves to the God of Death?” Joyner, standing next to Hotchner, asked curiously.
Hotchner didn't know what he thought of, and the corner of his mouth curved slightly, "If this is the case, then the murderer must lack a basic understanding of Tarot cards.
'Death' It does not simply mean death in the physical sense, but represents the end. And the arrival of change, when this card appears, usually means the end of certain aspects of life, such as job promotion or marriage.
This kind of end is not negative and often heralds a new beginning. And a rebirth in a sense.”
Hearing Hotchner's talk, everyone's eyes were focused on him. This was not something that could be said by a guy who gave people a staid impression and looked more like an antique than Rossi.
No one would be surprised if Rhett said this, after all, Genius Encyclopedia knows everything.
Even if it comes from any female agent present, it would not be so surprising. After all, tarot card divination and other things are the most interesting things for little girls, just like zodiac signs. The scene Which of the girls has not been a girl since childhood, so it is natural for them to understand this.
“Hallee was particularly obsessed with tarot card reading for a while, especially the days after I proposed to her. She would be very happy every time she drew ‘Death’.”
Aware of the strangeness in everyone's eyes, Hotchner rarely smiled and showed off his affection.
Jack noticed that although everyone tried hard not to look directly at Joyner's slightly gloomy face, everyone including Rosie was actually looking at her secretly from the corner of their eyes. Hotchner's behavior just now was definitely intentional.
Danny was one of the few people at the scene who was unaware of this. He curled his lips indifferently, "This is what you said. Has the murderer started to try to establish contact with the police? Gaining spirit by provoking authority. "
Rossi was somewhat noncommittal about this, "Maybe, in the 'DC Sniper' case, John Muhammad and Lee Malvo had left identical cards at the scene. "
Joyina quickly calmed down and forced her attention back to the current case, "So they are actually copycat criminals of the 'DC Sniper', trying to be as popular among the citizens as before? To create similar panic?"
"More importantly, they have obviously studied similar cases and tried to tell us in this way that what we know, they also know."
Rossi said, turning to look at Red, "Do you remember Kenneth Bianchi in the 'Mountainside Strangler' case? Not only did he deceive the LAPD, pretending to be an enthusiast and go to investigate the scene with the police, but he also He is a half-hearted psychologist. After being arrested, he tried to use his knowledge of psychology to pretend to have a split personality and escape from prison."
Reed nodded and said, "One of the murderer's motives is likely. Just to provoke the NYPD or FBI to show her superiority in intelligence."
Joyina glanced at the passers-by and looked at the reporters in the crowd holding professional cameras high, with a deep look in her eyes. Deeply worried, "No matter what, they succeeded. Ms. Moger is considering whether to mobilize field agents from other surrounding cities."
Danny couldn't help but sigh, "NYPD has recalled all off-duty police officers officers, but we still cannot guarantee that there will be enough police officers near all the possible attack locations marked by Dr. Reid. We hope that the arrival of the FBI can alleviate some of the shortage of manpower problems."
"Why me. "Do you think this is what the murderer wants to see?" Jack had a strange feeling that he couldn't explain. "Imitators generally only imitate a single serial killer, some do it out of admiration, and some think they can surpass it.
There seems to be no precedent for this method of using the modus operandi of "Son of Sam" and imitating the model of "DC Sniper" to throw down tarot cards at the scene to provoke the police.
Furthermore, the previous interval between crimes was about two to three days, but now there is only one day between the fifth and sixth murders. What caused the murderer to speed up the frequency of his crimes? "
Everyone knows the answer. It was the press conference jointly held by the NYPD and FBI yesterday. The murderer may have regarded it as a declaration of war.
"No matter what, they will do it. You will pay the price for your arrogance. "Danny ended the conversation with a harsh word.
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Another day passed. In the office temporarily assigned to everyone in the BAU, Emily angrily tore off a page of manuscript paper, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket. Jiejie frowned beautifully, biting the end of her pen and looking at the clean notepad in a daze. Luke Elvis, who was sitting next to her, had a similar expression. There was a WORD text open on the screen of the laptop on the table. Just a single line of text.
Jiejie has just completed the profiler training, and Luke Elvis still has half of the class to finish. If the performance of the two of them is not good for a novice, If it were considered normal, the equally ugly faces of Rossi and Hotchner would speak volumes.
On the third day, the number of victims increased from 4 to 6. However, everyone present combined could not even compile a basic profile report.
“Ask the NYPD to thoroughly investigate the jurisdiction and investigate companies that have long lunch breaks at noon. I hope someone can identify fathers and sons who fit the dominance-submission model or colleagues who have a superior-subordinate relationship.
Damn it, if I were a patrol officer, I would be cursing if I got a profile like this. "
Emily tore off a page of manuscript paper again, and was shocked to find that at some point she had torn out the last page of a thick notepad.
"NYPD has sent out all the Working undercover to gather intelligence on gangs and keep an eye out for suspicious individuals, I felt like a drowning man trying desperately to hold on to the last straw. "
Joyina said with a sad face. She and Danny had already turned enemies into friends. As the case managers who bear the main pressure, it is not an exaggeration to say that they feel sympathy for each other.
< br>Danny's eyes were red from the heat, and he seemed to be preying on others. The wolfberry in the cup had been replaced by Jack with cassia seed and chrysanthemum tea. At this time, the whole office was filled with a faint scent of golden chrysanthemum flowers, but It doesn't do much to soothe people's emotions
"Do you think it's possible that the other party is coming for us?" Rhett, who had been guarding his map, suddenly had an idea, and everyone looked at him with surprised eyes.
Jack directly denied his speculation, "Your itinerary has not been made public, and Hannah and Jiejie never mentioned BAU when communicating with the media."
Since "Boston Death" "After the case, the BAU almost completely disappeared from public view. In public reports of some cases, it was occasionally mentioned that the FBI's behavioral analysis team provided help, but it was never specific to a specific person's name.
Perhaps some well-informed people will know that the famous David Rossi has returned to the FBI and participated in the investigation of some cases, but the specifics need to be included in the vast amount of case information disclosed by the federal government every year. Searched carefully.
Reed frowned and stopped talking, thinking carefully about whether he had omitted some details. In fact, everyone was a little irritable. This was not only due to the pressure from the victims that may be increasing every day, but also for the Doubts about one's own abilities.
This is the first time that a case has been handled for such a long time. No one in the BAU can even provide a preliminary profiling report. It’s not that everyone can’t write it, but everyone, including Jack, looks at what they have written. They all felt something was wrong.
I always feel as if a big piece of the puzzle is missing. It should be right in front of me, but everyone turns a blind eye to it, staring blankly and searching in vain in the air.
While everyone was staring at each other, time was passing by bit by bit. Jack exhaled a dull breath and stood up from the chair, "Who wants to follow me to the corridor to take a breather? , I still have a few Cubans here."
"Me!" Danny stood up first. Hotchner hesitated and followed Rossi, and then almost everyone stood up. After standing up, Emily and Jiejie exchanged a look, bent down and picked up the bag at her feet to go out.
There was a sudden bang, and the office door was pushed open forcefully. Garcia stood at the door, looking panicked, "Everyone, I noticed that I was browsing the real-time surveillance video just now, and I may have seen the murderer."< br>
(End of this chapter)