Synthesis of Terror: On the One Thousand and One Ways of Death of the Protagonist

The author has something to say: Although today is almost over, I still wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jessie's shout attracted the eyes of Cole and Scott, and they saw the man standing there.

The face that was exactly the same as Jack made them stand there, and for a moment they couldn't tell whether the man in front of them was a human or a ghost.

Jack died three years ago, who is this person in front of him?

Before he had time to think about it, Scott turned his gaze to his younger sister, fearing that she would have some bad reaction after seeing this familiar face.

Qin Yue raised her head and looked at the man in front of her who surprised her parents and brother.

He looks a lot like Jack, or rather, what he looks like now is what Jack will look like when he matures.

If Jack could grow up, he would probably look like this now.

Qin Yue didn't have much reaction, she teased Jesse, who lost her composure, and said softly, "Mom, you've got the wrong person."

Jessie was a little panicked and took Qin Yue's hand. In her mind, Qin Yue's appearance a few years ago appeared in her mind, and she was afraid that her daughter would lose control when she saw this person.

Qin Yue stretched out her other hand and patted the back of Jesse's cold hand, then, she looked up at the man.

"I'm sorry, it's our fault, it's my mother who admitted the wrong person."

Qin Yue apologized sincerely, her tone didn't fluctuate much.

The man who looked very much like Jack frowned slightly. Seeing that Jesse's mood didn't seem right, and he couldn't continue talking, he nodded and sat back.

Silence returned to the carriage, except for the sound of pages being turned, there was no other sound.

Cole and Scott had different expressions. They never imagined that they would encounter such a thing when they were just riding in a car.

Qin Yue's expression was too cold, as if the same face had no meaning.

Cole and Scott didn't know how to speak, and Qin Yue acted like she didn't care at all. They didn't know how to speak what they wanted to say.

The father and son looked at each other and fell silent.

Jessie calmed down slowly. She looked at her daughter next to her worriedly. Seeing that her expression was cold and unwavering, Jessie somehow felt something was wrong.

But if she said something was wrong, she couldn't say it.

It was a good thing that Jack was removed from her daughter's heart, and she should be happy.

Jessie took a breath, stretched out her hand, and touched Qin Yue's soft brown hair: "Alice, don't think too much."

Qin Yue turned her head, looked at Jesse, and suddenly laughed: "Mom, I didn't think about anything, really."

Qin Yue felt that Jesse and the others seemed to be overly cautious.

With so many people in the world, it is not uncommon for one or two people to look exactly the same.

He wasn't Jack, she knew that.

There were gradually more people in the car, Qin Yue raised her hand and looked at the time.

It's time for departure.

The car drove slowly, along the flat and wide road, towards the University of Maryland.

This car is the car for the University of Maryland to pick up freshmen. Of course, these people in the car are all going to the University of Maryland.

Qin Yue took a rough look and found that there were very few girls in the car. To be precise, there were no other girls except her.

A flower among the green bushes, such a sentence inexplicably appeared in Qin Yue's mind, she laughed and shook her head.

From the airport to the University of Maryland, the bus drove for two hours, which was worth the time it took them to reach Washington from the small town.

Although the road was smooth, Qin Yue still felt uncomfortable after riding for a long time.

The bus drove directly into the University of Maryland from the majestic gate, and Qin Yue looked out the window with some curiosity, thinking that this would be where she would live for the next four years, a look of anticipation inevitably appeared on her face.

Seeing this scene, Jesse's heart softened.

She looks like a 15-year-old girl like this.

After reporting and paying for dormitory allocation, a series of procedures were completed, and it was already evening.

The University of Maryland is a world-renowned university, and those who can enter this school are basically talented people. Although Qin Yue is not very old, there are no students who enrolled in previous years who were younger than her, so it did not cause any big problems. Notice.

Qin Yue's dormitory is a two-person room with a large space and a separate bathroom.

Qin Yue is very satisfied, and Qin Yue's parents and elder brother are also satisfied.

The girl in the dormitory hadn't come yet, so Jesse asked Qin Yue to sit aside, and he busily cleaned up the toilet.

Jesse is used to this, but in just half an hour, the dormitory has taken on a new look. Qin Yue looked at her pink and tender bed and remained silent.

as long as you are happy.

Cole and the others stayed in the school for two days, helping Qinyue take care of everything, and then reluctantly left.

Before leaving, Jesse hugged Qin Yue and cried again. Qin Yue was a little helpless, and it was only a two-hour journey. Jesse looked like they were about to say goodbye.

Cole and Scott also had red eyes, but they held back and didn't cry like Jesse did.

After seeing off the three of them, Qin Yue felt much more relaxed.

University life is much busier than that in high school, and the professors who teach will not be extra merciful because of Qin Yue's young age. In such a place, if you don't move, you will fall behind others.

Qin Yue devoted herself to intense study. In a school full of geniuses, if she wanted to keep up with those people, she would have to work harder.

University life was uneventful, and the man who looked exactly like Jack became Qin Yue's classmate, and Qin Yue learned his name, Henry Hart.

Qin Yue smiled, but didn't take it to heart, treating Henry and other classmates without any difference.

A group of 37 people, Qin Yue is the youngest, and because of her age, the other classmates will take care of her to some extent. Qin Yue did not refuse the kindness expressed by these students, and accepted it with pleasure.

The one assigned to Qinyue's dormitory was a red-haired girl named Kaili, who was round and round, very pleasing.

Kelly has a good personality, she speaks in a soft voice, gentle and gentle.

Qin Yue gets along very well with her.

After most of the semester passed like this, a famous visiting professor came to the school.

Qin Yue heard from her classmates that the visiting professor was very famous and only in her 30s, but she was already a senior agent of BAU.

When Qin Yue heard about this person's background, she always felt a little familiar. Later, when she was dragged to class by Kaili, Qin Yue finally saw this famous guest professor.

Qin Yue blinked and looked at the tall black professor standing on the podium.

Mante Gordon, it was him.

Qin Yue was a little dazed, remembering the information she checked back then, she lowered her head and looked at the blank notebook on the table.

Mante Gordon also graduated from the University of Maryland. Seriously, he can be regarded as her senior. With his achievements, he is indeed qualified to be a professor here.

Just as Qin Yue was thinking, someone touched her arm that was placed aside. Qin Yue raised her head. At this moment, Mante's eyes happened to fall on her.

Three years, whether it is long or short, is enough for a beautiful little girl to grow into a beautiful big girl.

Mante Gordon recognized Qin Yue, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that the little girl he met in that small town three years ago turned out to be a student at the University of Maryland.

Thinking of the psychological portrait he made a few years ago, Mante's eyes darkened slightly, then he looked away and began to lecture.

Mante Gordon has worked in BAU for many years and has handled countless cases. His rich experience, combined with real cases, gives lectures to these darlings.

After the two-hour class, the students learned a lot, and the theories that were not clear at first were finally integrated. The students left the classroom one by one with their thick notebooks.

The classroom, which was originally full, became empty in an instant.

Kaili urged Qin Yue to leave, Qin Yue said that she still had something to do, and asked Kaili to leave first, Kaili told Qin Yue to go back quickly, and she left first.

The huge classroom was empty, and Mante sent away the last student who asked him a question. After a pause, he slowly walked to Qin Yue's side.

Qin Yue looked up at Mante and laughed. Her skin was very fair, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, like a delicate doll.

"Professor Manter, long time no see."

Mante looked down at the little girl with a complicated expression.

What happened three years ago is vivid.

It was this little girl who looked like a doll who brought the boy's body out of the murderer's house.

"Yeah, long time no see, I didn't expect to see you here."

Qin Yue smiled, stood up, put away the full notebook, and hugged it in her arms.

Mante glanced at the brown notebook Qin Yue held in her arms, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask me directly, I will stay here until the end of the semester."

Qin Yue raised her eyebrows and looked at Mante with a deeper smile on her face: "I see, thank you Professor."

The age difference between the two was more than ten years, and they were not acquaintances. After chatting for a few words, there was nothing to say.

After the silence, the atmosphere between the two became a little weird.

After a while, Mante suddenly said something strange: "Do you know what happened to that man?"

Qin Yue froze for a moment, and almost instantly understood who Mante was talking about.

"Ryan had a heart attack in prison and was sent to the hospital. As a result, he died in the hospital because of a penicillin allergy."

Hearing the news of Ryan's death, the smile on Qin Yue's face faded. She looked at Mante with calm eyes: "If he is not allergic to drugs, how long will he have to wait before the execution?"

Mante fell silent. Sometimes, the provisions of the law really make people feel powerless.

"He has a very good lawyer."

The implication is already very clear.

Ryan has a good lawyer, so if he is alive, he can live freely in prison for more than ten years. Even after more than ten years, he who has been sentenced to death may not necessarily execute the death penalty.

Those one hundred and eight corpses under the floor of Bryce's house were not enough to make the heinous murderer suffer severe punishment.

Qin Yue lowered her eyes and suppressed the light in them.

Mante has experienced too many tragic cases, and the perpetrators of many cases have been arrested and brought to justice, but the punishment he received is not satisfactory every time.

Mante sighed, stretched out his hand, and after a moment of hesitation, it landed on Qin Yue's shoulder.

"Anyway, the murderer is dead."

Qin Yue didn't say a word.

A few minutes later, as if she had finally calmed down, Qin Yue raised her head, with an extremely normal expression on her face: "Professor Mante, I'm going back first, I still have classes later."

Mante didn't hold back, he watched Qin Yue's slender figure disappear at the door of the classroom, and after standing for a long time, he left the empty classroom.

Maybe he thought too much.

Thinking about it, Mante took out his mobile phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

After the phone rang a few times, a nice female voice came from the other end.

"Hello, Mante."

***

Christmas is coming soon, a week early, the school is on holiday, Qin Yue packed her luggage and prepared to go home under the repeated urging of Jesse and the others.

"Kelly, see you next year."

Kelly's home is in Washington, but during the vacation, she didn't go home immediately, but stayed in the dormitory.

Qin Yue could see that there seemed to be something hidden in Kaili's heart, but Kaili didn't say anything, so she didn't ask.

Hearing Qin Yue's words, Kaili got out of the quilt and looked at Qin Yue with sleepy eyes: "See you next year, Alice."

Qin Yue pulled her small sky-blue suitcase and took the gift she bought for Qin Yue, and boarded the return plane.

After getting off the plane, Cole and Jesse had been waiting there for a long time. They saw Qin Yue in the crowd at a glance, and ran towards her in a hurry.

Jesse is six months pregnant, and her stomach looks obvious. Seeing Jesse running in high heels, Qin Yue's heart soars. She runs to Jesse in three steps and two steps, and supports her .

"Mom, your belly is so big, why are you so careless?"

Jesse waved his hand indifferently: "My pregnancy is very stable, it's fine."

Qin Yue: "..."

as long as you are happy.

Two days after Qin Yue went back, Scott also came back from school. Their vacation time was later than Qin Yue's, so even though he was much closer to home than Qin Yue, he came back much later than her.

I haven't seen him for a few months, and Scott seems to be much taller. Originally, Qin Yue reached his shoulders, but now, he only reaches his chest. The difference in height made Qin Yue a little depressed. Jesse comforted Qin Yue, Said she is still young, there is still room for growth.

Qin Yue thought it made sense, but in the next few years, her height seemed to be cursed, and she never grew any more.

The life of the holiday passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was 2007.

Just three days after the new year, Qin Yue was about to leave for school. Jessie was reluctant to part with Qin Yue, so she held her hand and wept silently.

Qin Yue felt that since becoming pregnant, Jesse seemed to cry more and more.

She got a headache from Jessie's crying and barely stayed home for another day.

Cole returned from the police station late that night.

Originally, Jesse was waiting in the living room, but it was too late, and Jesse, who was pregnant, was very sleepy. In the end, Qin Yue urged Jesse to go back to the room and waited for Cole in the living room.

Just after twelve o'clock, the door was opened from the outside, and Cole walked in from the outside with a chill in his body.

Qin Yue put down the book in her hand, walked over, naturally took the coat that Cole handed over, and handed Cole the home clothes that had been baked by the fireplace for a long time.

"Dad, why did you come back so late?"

Qin Yue closed the door, looked at the exhausted Cole, and asked softly.

Cole walked to the sofa with heavy steps and sat down. Qin Yue handed him a cup of hot cocoa and sat beside him.

"There has been a murder case, and we are investigating the murderer."

"Have any idea?"

"No."

Cole took a sip of hot cocoa, and placed the white porcelain cup on the coffee table beside him.

"This case is very difficult."

Qin Yue raised her eyebrows, motioning for Cole to continue talking.

Cole didn't want to talk about this with his daughter at first, but since her daughter is a student at the University of Maryland and majored in criminal psychology, she will be on this path sooner or later, so it doesn't hurt to talk to her about these cases , at least listen to her advice.

"The deceased was a 17-year-old underage woman. She was killed with a sharp weapon. She was killed with a single knife. The scene was treated cleanly without leaving any traces."

Cole looked at Qin Yue and asked without hope: "Can you make a psychological portrait of the criminal?"

Qin Yue shook her head and said, "I haven't seen the victim's body, nor the scene of the crime. I can't make a judgment based on your story."

Qin Yue paused and asked, "Who is the dead person?"

"Nata Roosevelt, you should know her."

Qin Yue does know this person.

Six months ago, Nata Roosevelt was arrested by the police on suspicion of killing her three-year-old daughter. Finally, due to insufficient evidence, she was acquitted.

Qin Yue once met Nata Roosevelt's daughter, she was a very cute little girl, her name was Jenny.

After Nata gave birth to her, she never took care of her. The little girl was thrown to Nata's parents, but she was raised very well by her grandparents, obedient and sensible, like a cute little angel.

Half a year ago, Nata took Jenny out, but Jenny disappeared. Half a month later, Jenny's body was found in the woods by the river.

A lot of evidence pointed to Nata. However, because the parents who had accused her of killing Jenny changed their testimony, and because of improper operation by the administrator, many evidences were contaminated and damaged, Nata was finally acquitted.

"Could it be the father of the child who did it?"

Qin Yue provided another way of thinking. If Nata really killed her daughter, the man as the father would probably kill Nata for his own daughter.

Cole shook his head and said, "It's not that man. When Nata died, he had an alibi. We checked the men who had a relationship with Nata, and they all had alibi."

Qin Yue fell silent. This case seemed to have reached a dead end.

Seeing her daughter thinking about this case, Cole patted Qin Yue's head and urged her to go upstairs to sleep.

"Alice, you have to go back to school tomorrow, go to bed quickly."

"I will solve this case. There is no perfect crime in this world. He will always leave clues."

Qin Yue didn't say much, she was indeed tired after waiting for so long.

Qin Yue went upstairs, and after taking a shower, she became sober again. She hugged the laptop on the bedside table, opened it, and entered the Nata Roosevelt murder case.

Many web pages popped up, and Qin Yue clicked on the top page. When she saw Jenny's beautiful face on the page, she was silent for a long time, and then sighed leisurely.

It's really not easy to live well.

The next day, Qin Yue woke up very late and almost missed the plane.

Sitting on the plane, Qin Yue looked out at the blue sky through the window, and suddenly felt much better.

Qin Yue came back very early, and Kaili, who was in the same dormitory, hadn't come back yet. After cleaning the dormitory, Qin Yue went to the library with her notes.

She had to work hard because of her heavy studies.

Although the holiday is not over yet, many people have already returned to school. At this point, there are already many people in the library. Everyone is quiet, except for the sound of pages being turned, there is no other sound.

Qin Yue chose a place to sit down, and flipped through the thick professional books in her hands. While she was reading, she was scribbling and drawing on the notebook with the other hand. In a short while, she had already memorized a large page full of it. , Qin Yue was about to turn the page, but a hand stretched out from nowhere, and pressed Qin Yue's hand that was about to turn the page.

Qin Yue froze for a moment, then looked up and saw a familiar face.

Her pupils shrank slightly, and Qin Yue quickly returned to normal.

"Henry."

Qin Yue called him and asked with her eyes what he meant.

Henry took out the pen in Qin Yue's hand, and added a few more sentences where she had just written.

"The part about pedophilia, you wrote a little vaguely..."

As Henry said, he began to scribble and draw on the paper, filling in the blurred part of Qin Yue.

Qin Yue's eyes fell on Hunter's hand holding the pen.

The slender fingers seemed to shimmer under the light.

Those are beautiful hands.

Qin Yue blinked, saw that Henry had finished writing, and thanked him in a low voice.

Henry hummed, said nothing, and walked towards the rows of bookshelves with his pockets in his pockets.

Qin Yue glanced at his slender figure, lowered her head, and continued to read.

knowledge is power.

Study hard and make progress every day, this is what she has to do now.

After returning to school, Qin Yue started her previous life step by step.

Speaking of school life, it is actually quite boring. Apart from studying every day, it seems that there is nothing else to do.

It has been a week since school started, and Kaili hasn't come back. Qin Yue felt that something was wrong, and when she called Kaili's cell phone, she always got the response that the phone had been turned off.

This is not right.

Qin Yue learned from her mentor that Kaili did not ask for leave.

As a good girl, if Kaili has something to do at home, how could she not ask for leave from school?

A bad premonition rose in Qin Yue's heart, and Mante's arrival later confirmed her premonition.

Kelly is missing.

Hearing this news, Qin Yue's face turned pale for a moment.

A living person has been missing for two weeks, what does this mean?

Kelly is not the kind of rebellious girl, her life trajectory is very simple.

During the vacation, Kelly went to work in a cafe. She has a good personality, is diligent, and has a good relationship with the people in the shop.

On the day she disappeared, she went to the coffee shop to settle her wages. According to the people in the shop, her behavior was normal and there was nothing wrong with her. She even proposed to continue working in the shop during the next holiday.

The last people who saw Kelly were the employees in the coffee shop, after which Kelly disappeared.

A living person seemed to have disappeared out of thin air without any trace.

Kaili's mother waited for her daughter not to come back for a long time, until the next morning, Kaili's mother chose to call the police.

However, Kelly is already an adult, she may go anywhere, maybe she will come back in a few days, the police did not accept Kelly's case.

In the end, it was Kelly's stepfather, a non-staff member of the FBI, who put pressure on the police, and the police accepted the case.

The block where Kelly is located is a relatively prosperous area in Washington, where there are many surveillance cameras. The police called up the surveillance cameras and found Kelly's shadow.

That day, after she came out of the coffee shop, she boarded a yellow taxi.

The police found the driver based on the taxi's license plate number.

This driver is also unlucky, he receives too many customers in a day, how can he remember who has been in his car.

The case seems to have reached an impasse here.

Because no one was killed, only missing, the police manpower was tight, and there was no time to check the taxi's driving trajectory.

The driver was locked up for 24 hours, but he couldn't find any problems. When the time came, he was released.

As time went by, Kaili never showed up. When the school started, Kaili didn't go to school either. Kaili's mother was even more anxious. She felt that something must have happened to her daughter.

However, the police station does not know how many reports of such disappearances will be received in a month, and most of them will reappear after one to two months.

In the end, the police didn't care much about this kind of missing case.

If it wasn't for Kaili's stepfather, the police might not even be able to monitor her.

Kaili's mother was in a trance with tears all day long. If Kaili's stepfather wasn't there to comfort her, she might not be able to hold on.

Qin Yue went to see Kaili's house once, and the emaciated appearance of Kaili's mother made Qin Yue feel a little uncomfortable.

She only went there once, and never went again after that.

***

Another month later, spring came, and the ice water on the river melted. A fishing enthusiast caught a big woven bag in a small river outside the city.

When the woven bag fell on the shore, a big hole was broken, exposing the contents inside. The fishing enthusiast was terrified and even called the police.

A murder occurred, and the police came quickly. They brought the woven bag containing the corpse back to the police station. After some investigation, they discovered the identity of the corpse.

Callie Ellens, the girl who disappeared more than a month ago.

The results of the forensic medical examination came out very soon. Kelly Ellens died a month ago, that is to say, she had already been killed on the second day of her disappearance.

The body was badly damaged, and it was soaked in the river for more than a month, but no useful evidence could be found.

After finding Kaili, the police station notified Kaili's family members. When seeing Kaili's body, Kaili's mother cried and passed out.

It was a homicide, and the police started an investigation.

The clueless police could only start investigating after Kelly came out of the coffee shop.

The driver of the taxi Kelly boarded last became the prime suspect.

He was taken back to the police station.

The driver did not admit that he killed Kaili by himself. He was investigated because of Kaili's matter before. After the driver went back, he deliberately recalled what happened to Kaili. He seemed to remember that there was such a person as Kaili. He thought Get up and get off where Kelly is.

The police adjusted the surveillance video of the place where Kelly got off the car, and the surveillance confirmed the driver’s statement. Kelly got off the car at that place, and then the driver drove away. After Kelly answered a phone call, she walked into a blind spot of surveillance.

That was the last time Kelly appeared on surveillance.

The driver was cleared of suspicion and released from the police station.

The person who killed Kelly could be anyone, maybe for money, maybe for sex, maybe for other reasons.

In short, the case has reached an impasse.

***

Qin Yue had just finished class and left the classroom door, she saw an unexpected person appearing in front of her, Qin Yue blinked, thinking that she was wrong.

"Professor Manter, why are you here?"

Qin Yue was a little puzzled. She remembered that Mante Gordon had only been a visiting professor for more than a month before leaving the University of Maryland. Presumably, there were so many things going on at BAU, how could he have the time to stay here for a long time.

The last time I saw Mante Gordon was more than a month ago. He told her the news of Kelly's disappearance.

Seeing Mante again, Qin Yue's heart skipped a beat, and her face became a little ugly: "Professor Mante, did you find Kaili?"

Mante looked at the girl in front of him and nodded. He didn't know why he came to her and why he talked about Kelly with her. Mante just felt that there seemed to be some secret hidden in this girl. The secret attracted him, and he involuntarily approached her, wanting to unravel the secret.

"Carrie is dead."

Qin Yue had already guessed before, but even so, when she heard the news of Kaili's death from Mante's mouth, Qin Yue still felt a little unreal.

Thinking of the last words she and Kaili said, Qin Yue closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, those surging emotions had been suppressed by her.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Although Kaili and her are roommates, Qin Yue feels that this is not the reason why Mante came here to find her.

He's not that busy yet.

Sure enough, as Qin Yue guessed, Mante quickly revealed the reason.

"You want me to investigate the case with you?"

Qin Yue felt that she might have auditory hallucinations.

She is still a first-year student. Although she is studying criminal psychology, she is very aware of her level. It is not the kind of amazing talent that even the senior profilers of BAU are amazed by.

So, why did Mante come to her?

Qin Yue thought about it and asked the same question.

Mante exhaled and said, "Do you remember Jack?"

Qin Yue choked for breath, and then returned to normal: "Of course I remember."

"In the case of Jack, I just made a psychological portrait, and you have accurately found the murderer. You even skipped a grade and entered the University of Maryland three years later."

"I want you to join BAU after graduation. Now, I am asking you to be my assistant to participate in this case."

Because the case was too difficult and there were almost no clues, the police had no choice but to seek help from BAU, hoping to use the abilities of BAU members to find a breakthrough.

The conditions offered by Mante are very attractive.

BAU is the best place for a student majoring in criminal psychology at the University of Maryland. She was just a freshman, and she had a path to enter this place.

She seemed to have no reason to refuse.

Qin Yue agreed to Mante's request, and after asking for leave with her mentor, Qin Yue followed Mante and got into his car.

"Where are we going now?"

Qin Yue turned her head sideways and looked at Mante who was sitting in the driver's seat.

Mante was silent for a moment, then said, "Go to the police station."

After Mante finished speaking, he started the car, and the car quickly drove out of the University of Maryland.

Qin Yue has lived at the University of Maryland for several months, however, Qin Yue is still very unfamiliar with the city of Washington.

The school is busy with schoolwork, Qin Yue doesn't have much time to go out to hang out, and almost everything can be bought in the school, Qin Yue basically won't go out of the school gate, this has caused her to come to this city for so long, and she can only recognize it from the airport. the way that passed.

Qin Yue turned her head sideways, watching the fleeting scenery outside the window.

All the prosperous cities are mostly the same. Qin Yue has seen a lot of all kinds of cities, but she doesn't have much interest in Washington, the capital of the United States.

The left and right are just tall buildings.

Mante drove the car very fast. The two of them had no communication along the way. An hour later, the car arrived at the police station. Qin Yue got out of the car and followed Mante into the police station.

Mante is a member of the UAB, and the police officers naturally recognized him, but the police were somewhat curious about the little girl following him.

This little girl is underage at first glance, what does she mean by coming here?

With a cold face, Mante led Qin Yue all the way to an office specially opened for them in the police station.

When Qin Yue saw the sign hanging on the door, she silently looked away.

UBA Special Cases Unit.

Qin Yue felt that this name was a bit nondescript, and she didn't know what the person who hung this sign thought.

Mante obviously didn't like these words either, and his complexion, which was not very good at first, became even darker after seeing these words.

Exhaling a breath, Mante suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, stretched out his hand, and pushed open the door, Qin Yue followed him in.

Mante's figure was too tall, completely blocking Qin Yue's petite body, so that a man and a woman in the room didn't even see that there was another person behind him.

"Mante, where have you been?"

Hannah put the information in her hands aside, looked up at Mante standing there, and waited for his explanation.

Mante remained silent, and moved away, revealing Qin Yue standing behind him.

Hannah blinked, raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at Mante standing there, and then shifted her gaze to Qin Yue.

"You brought her?"

Hannah obviously didn't recognize who Qin Yue was, but from her conversation with Mante, she knew what Mante was going to bring her.

Qin Yue guessed right.

Mante nodded and said, "This is Alice. As I said before, she will be my assistant and assist us in this case."

William looked up from the pile of files. Compared with three years ago, he didn't seem to have changed much, except for a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his face.

"Alice? That little girl back then?"

William raised his eyebrows, turned the pen in his hand a few times, and caught it firmly again.

"Hi Alice, I'm William, a member of the BAU."

William pushed his glasses, put the pen in his hand aside, and introduced himself briefly to Qin Yue.

Qin Yue nodded and said, "Hi, I'm Alice."

Qin Yue said, paused, and said, "But you should already know my identity."

What William said just now revealed a meaning, they knew her identity.