Synthesis of Terror: On the One Thousand and One Ways of Death of the Protagonist
Chapter 156 Criminal Psychology
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Jessie's condition is very simple, if Qin Yue insists on going to Seattle, then Scott must go with her.
Qin Yue blinked, thought for a while, and agreed to Jesse's request.
Seattle.
Mante was looking through the information about this case in the office when the phone rang, and Mante took time out of his busy schedule to answer the call.
"Hi, I'm Mante."
Hearing the little girl's clear and cold voice coming from the other end of the phone, the expression on Mante's face instantly softened.
"Alice, it's you."
Hannah was extremely sensitive to this voice. After hearing these three words, she raised her head and looked at Mante who was sitting diagonally across from her. Seeing the soft expression on the man's face, even though she had already recognized the reality, she could When the man she liked whispered softly to another woman, Hannah still felt a little depressed.
At this moment, William pushed open the door, and when he saw Hannah's expression, he immediately knew what happened. Seeing that Mante hung up the phone, the smile on the corner of his mouth had not restrained, and William said, "Why, Alice agreed coming?"
Mante nodded, tidied up the documents in his hand, and put them aside: "However, this time, there is another person coming with her."
There was some surprise in William's eyes, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at Mante: "Oh, who is it?"
"Alice's brother, Scott."
Needless to say, they understood the meaning, presumably because of Qin Yue's injury last time, her family members were worried, so they asked her brother to follow.
William came over and handed the bought breakfast to Hannah and Mante: "I remember Alice's brother went to the police academy."
Mante took a bite of the steaming hamburger in his hand, and nodded: "Yes, speaking of it, everyone will be in the same system in the future, and it won't be a big problem for him to be an assistant."
William nodded and did not speak. He glanced at Hannah who was sitting there sipping coffee, his eyes dimmed slightly, and soon became normal.
Mante's feelings for Alice are already very obvious, but because of the age gap, he will not express his feelings, so why bother to bring Alice by his side.
The person he likes is close at hand, but he has no way to say what he likes.
Even if it is such torture, he is afraid that it will be the same as the beginning.
***
Qin Yue simply packed her luggage, and together with Scott, took the plane to Seattle that night.
When the plane arrived at Seattle Airport, it was already more than three o'clock in the morning. Qin Yue thought that Mante and the others would not come to pick him up. How did she know that when she and Scott just walked out of the exit, they saw Mante standing there? and William.
They haven't seen each other for a few months, and the two of them didn't seem to have changed much. Qin Yue couldn't help showing a smile on her face, and ran over quickly.
"Professor Manter, Professor William, long time no see."
William smiled and stroked Qin Yue's hair: "I haven't seen you for a few months, little Alice, you haven't changed anything."
Mante looked at the little girl in front of him who seemed more beautiful than before, and could hardly control his emotions. With great effort, he suppressed the impulse in his heart, opened his arms calmly, and hugged Qin Yue in his arms. arms.
"Alice, long time no see."
He kissed Qin Yue lightly on the top of her head, and before Qin Yue could react, he let go of her, took a step back, and distanced herself from her.
Qin Yue didn't feel much about this hug, she just thought it was a way for the elders to express their love for the younger ones.
However, Scott, who was standing not far away, had a panoramic view of the scene just now, and his footsteps paused slightly. Looking at Mante's slightly serious face, he had some doubts about what he had just seen. Not his hallucinations.
How can it be?
Scott shook his head, expelling his absurd thoughts from his mind.
Quickening his pace and walking in front of them, Scott put down the suitcase in his hand, and greeted Mantewilliam.
"Professor Manter, Professor William."
There was a shallow smile on Mante's face, polite but not alienated: "Hello, Scott."
After a brief greeting, Mante and the others took Qin Yue and the others out of the airport and drove to the hotel where they lived.
The driver was Mante, Qin Yue sat in the co-pilot seat, and the people sitting in the back were William and Scott.
After sitting on the plane for nearly three hours, Qin Yue was a little tired. She leaned on the back of the chair and tried her best not to fall asleep.
"Professor Manter, I'm really sorry that you have to come all the way to pick us up at such a late hour."
Qin Yue knew how busy Mante and the others were. Since they were responsible for this case, the case must be very complicated. They came to pick her and Scott, probably because they took time out of their busy schedules and came directly from the police station.
"What are you being polite about? After all, I asked you to come here, and it should be."
Qin Yue smiled, knowing Mante's character, she didn't say any more polite words.
After a while, Mante said, "If you're sleepy, just lean on the back of the chair and rest for a while. It's probably an hour's journey from here to the hotel."
Qin Yue nodded, feeling really tired. She originally wanted to ask about the content of this case, but her mind is in a mess now, and she might not be able to remember even if she asked.
After relaxing, Qin Yue fell asleep not long after. Seeing that she was asleep, Mante turned up the air conditioner and said to William who was sitting in the back without looking back: "William, the bag next to you There are thin blankets inside."
William didn't make a sound, and Yiyan took out a blanket with a pink Kitty cat from the bag that looked brand new.
Seeing that Scott's face was a bit weird, William explained: "Mante admires Alice very much, and she is the youngest, so we all take care of her."
Scott nodded, watching William cover his sister with a blanket.
Is it his illusion?Why does it feel that Professor Manter seems a little weird to his sister.
After Qin Yue fell asleep, Mante stopped talking. William was afraid of being left alone, so he chatted with Scott.
When the car arrived in front of the hotel, before Qin Yue woke up, Mante bent down and carried Qin Yue out of the passenger seat. The little girl moved her head and pressed it against Mante's chest. Because she didn't sleep well, her brows were slightly frowned, with a small word "Chuan" protruding between her brows.
Mante glanced at the little girl in his arms, a slight smile appeared in his eyes, and only when she was asleep, would she have the delicacy that a little girl of her age should have.
Seeing that Mante seemed a little out of proportion, William blinked and helped Scott take out the luggage from the trunk.
The doorman drove the car to the underground garage. William glanced at the colleague who was walking further and further away, and secretly sighed.
That little girl, why is she so small?
Scott watched his sister being carried away, and he also felt that something was wrong even though he was careless. He glanced at William standing next to him. After deliberating for a long time, Scott asked: "Professor William, Professor Manter Did he do that..." It's a little too much.
Scott didn't say these words, but William understood. He glanced at Scott, and the expression on his face became cold.
"Scott, your sister is only 16 years old, and Mante is 32 years old. He is a senior behavior analyst at BAU. What do you think he will do to your sister?"
After William finished speaking, he pulled the suitcase in his hand and followed.
A look of annoyance flashed across Scott's face. How could he think about it? Although his sister is beautiful and smart, she still looks like a little girl. How about Professor Manter? Will love her.
I'm afraid it's just appreciation for the juniors.
***
When Mante was sure that Qin Yue and the others would come, he had already booked the room.
Two adjoining single rooms, right next to the room they lived in.
Putting Qin Yue on the bed, Professor Manter glanced at the sleeping girl on the bed, turned and left the room.
Coincidentally, William came over with Scott at this time.
Scott looked at Professor Manter standing outside, feeling more guilty in his heart. However, it was difficult to say the apology. If he did, it would be an insult to Professor Manter.
After receiving the key to his room, Scott thanked him, and Mante smiled, patted Scott on the shoulder, said something to rest, and he and William turned back to the room.
Scott watched them enter the room, and then entered his sister's room. Seeing that his sister was sleeping soundly, Scott didn't wake her up. After putting her luggage in the room, Scott turned and left the room.
Silent all night.
The next day, Qin Yue woke up just after dawn. Seeing the strange environment she was in, Qin Yue blinked, and it took a long time before she realized that she had fallen into Seattle and touched the book on the bedside table. On the phone, Qin Yue checked the time.
It was only six o'clock in the morning, and she had slept for less than three hours.
Qin Yue yawned and didn't continue to sleep. After taking a shower in the bathroom, she woke up completely.
She is very interested in the case that Mante said, and she wants to get involved as soon as possible.
Qin Yue dialed Mante's phone while wiping her hair.
After the phone rang a few times, it was picked up, and Mante's slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone: "Alice?"
Mante's voice was already very magnetic, but when he just woke up, he had a slightly hoarse voice, which added a bit of sexiness.
Qin Yue didn't expect that Mante hadn't woken up yet, and for a while, she felt a little embarrassed: "Professor Mante, I'm sorry, I didn't know you weren't up yet, sorry to bother you, or I'll call back later... ..”
Mante turned over, sat up from the bed, and said in a gentle tone: "No, I'm already awake. I'm in the room next to yours. I'll go find you right away."
After speaking, Mante hung up the phone, took a shower, and came out wearing a towel.
Opening the closet and looking at all the formal clothes inside, Mante rubbed the center of his brows, feeling a little helpless. When he handled the case, most of the clothes he prepared were formal clothes.
After rummaging around, he found a brown tracksuit from the corner, and Mante took it out.
After changing his clothes, when Mante went out, he glanced at himself in the mirror. It seemed that he looked much younger than when he was wearing formal clothes. Mante hooked the corners of his mouth and walked out of the room.
Qin Yue hung up the phone, and just as she wiped her wet hair half dry, she heard the doorbell ring. Qin Yue put the towel in her hand aside and walked over to open the door.
Mante's tall figure appeared outside the door, Qin Yue showed a smile on his face, and called out: "Professor Mante."
When she saw the sportswear Mante was wearing, Qin Yue blinked, thinking that she was hallucinating. Speaking of which, since she knew Professor Mante, she had never seen him dressed so casually.
Sensing Qin Yue's gaze, Professor Manter felt that his little thoughts seemed to be seen through. He coughed and said, "It's hot today, I want to change clothes and look for ideas."
Qin Yue: "..."
Mante felt that his explanation seemed a bit stupid, so he simply changed the topic: "Why don't you sleep a little longer."
Qin Yue didn't have any objection to Mante's attire. Hearing Mante's words, Qin Yue put aside the topic just now.
"I can't fall asleep, and there's nothing wrong with waking up, so I just got up."
Mante came in after Qin Yue, and saw that her height didn't seem to have changed much. The corners of Mante's mouth curled up slightly: "I don't sleep enough, but I won't grow taller."
"I have completely given up on growing taller."
After Qin Yue dried her hair, she casually pulled it up.
"By the way, Professor Manter, when are you going to the police station, I want to go there together."
Mante sat on the sofa, looked at Qin Yue who was busy packing her luggage, and said, "Don't you need to take another day off?"
Qin Yue put the clothes in the suitcase into the closet one by one. After tidying up, she turned her head to look at Mante, walked to him and sat down.
"I'm not tired. I'll start school in a month. When the time comes, I'll have to go back to sleep. I don't have much time to study with Professor Manter. I don't want to waste it."
Mante turned his head and looked at the little girl sitting next to him. He knew that she didn't have any special meaning in her words, but when she heard her reluctance, Mante's heart beat faster.
His feelings for her are deeper than he imagined, should he fight for her?
The phone in his pocket rang, and Mante regained his sanity. He took out his cell phone, glanced at the caller's name, and connected the call.
"Hello, William."
"Mante, where are you, another dead person was found, we must rush there as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Mante stood up, looking at the little girl who stood up with him, Mante's thoughts were repressed into the deepest part of his heart.
"Alice, come together."
Qin Yue laughed and followed Mante out of the hotel.
At this time, Scott in the next room was still lying on the bed and sleeping soundly, not knowing that his sister had left the hotel.
Mante took Qin Yue downstairs, and Mante's black off-road vehicle had already parked at the gate.
Hannah, who was sitting in the co-pilot, saw the two people walking side by side, and involuntarily clenched the breakfast bag tightly in her hand.
William swept the blue veins popping out on the back of her hand, and sighed: "Alice did nothing wrong, don't blame her."
Hannah pursed her lips and remained silent, wondering if she had listened to William's words.
As soon as the two got into the car, William started the car.
Qin Yue saw Hannah who was sitting in the co-pilot, and called out, "Professor Hannah."
Hannah smiled, turned around, and handed the bag of breakfast to Qin Yue: "Alice, long time no see, you haven't eaten yet, breakfast is here for you."
Qin Yue thanked her and took it.
Hannah glanced at Mante who was wearing a tracksuit, and said softly, "Mante, I'm sorry, I didn't know that Alice would come with me, so I only packed one earlier."
Mante shook his head, saying nothing happened.
Holding the breakfast bag, Qin Yue felt a little embarrassed. It didn't seem to be a good idea whether she had this breakfast or not.
Seeing Qin Yue's tangled look, Mante smiled, took out the coffee from the bag, and handed the rest of the hamburger to Qin Yue.
"I just drink coffee. When the child is growing, he can't be hungry."
Qin Yue didn't say anything more, took the hamburger and ate it.
Hannah glanced at the two people behind from the side-view mirror, looked away, and after a moment of silence, Hannah talked about this case.
The people sitting here, except Qin Yue, have been following this case for a while, so they naturally know everything about this case. Now that Hannah mentions it, it is natural for her to hear it.
Qin Yue finished eating the hamburger in twos and twos, and listened carefully to Hannah's narration.
A month ago, a couple living in the XX neighborhood of Seattle, when they were walking their dog, the puppy dragged out a dead intestine in the grove of the park. The couple were so frightened that they immediately called the police.
The police quickly arrived at the scene and surrounded the grove where the body was found.
In the grove, they found the remains of a man.
The reason why it is said to be a corpse is because the internal organs of the male corpse have been hollowed out, leaving only the limbs to drive away.
No blood was found at the scene, and the place where the body was found was not the scene of the first crime.
The police soon found out the identity of the male corpse.
The name of the male corpse was John, he was 20 years old, and he was a college student. He disappeared seven days ago.
The autopsy results came out soon. When they saw the autopsy report, the police were shocked and quickly set up a homicide squad to investigate the case full-time.
No clues have been found in this case, but another case occurred. On the other side of the city, a male body with the same death condition was found.
Just from the condition of the corpse, it can be seen that this is a serial murder case. The homicide team couldn't find any clues and had to ask BAU for help.
Shortly after Mante and the others arrived, another male body was discovered.
The condition of the male corpse was no different from that of the previous corpses.
In less than a month, three men were victimized one after another. This is already a very bad case.
Mante and the others followed the homicide team to investigate the scene, search for evidence, integrate the limited evidence, and start to find the murderer behind these cases.
"The latest news came from the police just now. A new male corpse was found in the XX block. The corpse had been dead for no more than an hour. Moreover, in this case, there were witnesses. A young man saw the corpse thrown away. Corpse."
There will be witnesses.
Qin Yue opened her eyes wide, and turned her head to look at Mante beside her: "This will be of great help to the detection of the case."
Mante shook his head and said, "I'm not that optimistic. Officer Reese told me just now that the witness only saw the back of that person. It's not clear whether it's male or female, old or young."
Qin Yue's heart sank slightly.
This is not good news.
Everyone in the car fell silent, and no one continued to speak. The car drove on the road at a high speed, heading towards XX block.
Four or ten minutes later, a group of people arrived at the scene of the crime.
The place where the body was found was in a grove in a park in the middle of the street. The grove had been surrounded by a yellow isolation belt. Several police cars were parked around the car and the police prevented onlookers from entering the scene of the crime.
Mante and the others hung the certificate on the clothes on the chest. Mante took out a certificate from his pocket and hung it on Qin Yue's chest.
The four of them walked towards the police guarding the entrance together. After showing their proof, they walked into the woods.
This forest is not big, but dozens of poplar trees are sparsely planted. Perhaps because of lack of water, these poplar trees do not grow very well, and the leaves are sparse. Standing outside, you can even vaguely see the inside scenario.
Qin Yue thought to herself, no wonder there are so many people around outside.
After walking more than ten meters, they arrived at the scene of the crime. Around the corpse, several well-dressed police officers were looking around to collect evidence that might be useful. Two forensic doctors in white uniforms squatted in front of the corpse, as if they were looking at something. .
Mante took the protective clothing handed over by the policeman on the side and put it on. He glanced at the little girl beside him and hesitated.
Those corpses were really horrible, let alone a little girl like Qin Yue, even Hannah, who had seen all kinds of dead people, couldn't bear it when she saw them for the first time.
"Alice, if you wait here, the corpse is really not very pretty."
Qin Yue put on the protective clothing silently. Many times, if she didn't see the crime scene with her own eyes, she might miss a lot of things when drawing the psychological portrait of the murderer.
"I'm not afraid."
Qin Yue looked up at Mante, her light brown eyes were full of determination.
Mante didn't continue to persuade Qin Yue, and walked towards the victim's body together with Qin Yue.
As they got closer, a strong rancid smell rushed towards her face. Qin Yue frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong with the current situation.
Just now Hannah said that the victim didn't die for a long time, so where did such a strong corpse smell come from?
Qin Yue quickly got the answer.
In front of him was a naked/naked male corpse. Judging from his appearance, he was no older than 25 years old.
A huge gash stretched from the neck to the pelvic cavity, almost splitting his whole body in half. The scarlet flesh turned to the sides, and the white ribs were artificially sawed off, revealing uneven fractures.
Countless hearts were stuffed between his chest and abdomen, some of them were brightly colored, while some were so rotten that they couldn't see their original appearance.
Qin Yue's face changed slightly. Just looking at the corpse, she knew how cruel the murderer was. Moreover, there were so many hearts in his chest, where did so many hearts come from?
Were there really only four of those victims?
Apart from this body, there is nothing left by the murderer at the scene.
Qin Yue followed Qin Yue and met the witness. It was a middle-aged man in his early forties. He would come to the grove by accident. Unexpectedly, he saw the person throwing the corpse.
"I didn't see the man's face, just his back."
"Judging from his back, the man was very tall, estimated to be about 1.9 meters. After he threw the body down, he left here without looking at it. I didn't chase after him, but I heard the sound of the car engine. The voice, there must be someone over there to meet him."
Witnesses can only provide so many clues, and he doesn't know the rest. Mante asked him to go to the police station to record another testimony, then left here, and walked in the direction that the witness said the murderer fled.
After walking out of the grove, there is a dilapidated path outside. The traffic lights here have been broken, and the surveillance camera has been broken by someone, and it hangs crookedly there.
Mante looked around, and there were no businesses or residents around. Obviously, the escape route was carefully planned.
Can't find any clues here.
Mante's face was a little ugly. When he saw the corpse just now, Mante knew one thing. This case may not be that simple. The number of people who were brutally killed is not the four on the surface. indivual.
The number of victims is definitely much higher than that.
What they have to face this time is not a single person, but a criminal gang.
***
After returning to the police station, Manter called the members of the homicide squad and held a meeting.
"According to the clues discovered so far, we can basically confirm that this serial murder case was committed by a gang."
"According to what we have found, the deceased were all young men in their early twenties. We have investigated their social relations. These deceased are all college students. Their interpersonal relationships are very simple and they have not had any serious conflicts with others. "
"These deceased did not know each other, and there was no overlap in their social networks, basically ruling out the possibility of acquaintances committing crimes."
"According to the clues provided by the families of the deceased, these deceased disappeared after the party, and they were killed seven days after they disappeared."
"According to the autopsy report of the forensic doctor, the stomachs of these victims were all opened in a conscious state, and no anesthetic was found in their bodies, so they were all tortured to death."
"This is a purposeful serial murder case. According to the current clues, it should be committed by a gang. The gang has no more than six members, and at least two of them are doctors or related jobs."
"20-year-old college students are highly educated and highly wary of strangers. When they disappear, they are always in the early morning. At that time, if a strange man approaches them, they will inevitably become wary. Moreover, these victims did not have any external injuries, so they were not held hostage by violence, and someone should let them relax their vigilance."
"It must be women who can make these men relax their vigilance, and they are underage girls who are not too old to pose any threat to them."
"After the victims disappeared, the family did not receive any calls demanding ransom; these victims were not harmed in any way."
"It's not for money or sex. These people didn't torture the victims too much. Obviously, they didn't use killing to satisfy their desire to kill."
"I think they're doing it for sacrifice, offering these victims as sacrifices to something we don't know about."
"This case has an extremely strong religious overtone. We should work towards this direction in our investigation. I will give you the psychological portraits of these murderers later."
After the meeting was over, the homicide team began to get busy again. Qin Yue, Mante and the others returned to the exclusive office of BAU.
In the huge office, there are four desks, and piles of materials are placed on each table. Looking at the piles of materials on those tables, Qin Yue asked with some uncertainty: "Professor Manter, apart from The three of you, are there others?"
Mante froze for a moment, then thought of something, shook his head, and said: "That table is for you, I have prepared the information of this case, you can check it."
Qin Yue didn't expect that there would be her place here. After a moment of stunned, a hint of joy appeared on her face, she walked over quickly, sat down and began to flip through the materials of this case.
Qin Yue flipped through the files very quickly. Even so, she had to read for an hour before she finished checking the thick files. Qin Yue rubbed her sore eyes, raised her head, and only felt The whole world is filled with small black characters.
After a while, Qin Yue's eyes returned to normal. Mante came over, looked down at her, and asked, "What did you find?"
Qin Yue shook her head, the conclusion she came to was similar to that of Mante, no matter how many things there were, she couldn't see it.
"Professor Manter, I can't figure out one thing. Why do you say that this is a very religious case?"
This is what Qin Yue couldn't figure out. Many serial killers don't know how to torture their victims for money. Why this time, Mante said that this is a case with a strong religious color?
Mante explained patiently.
"The time of these murderers is very regular. Every seven days is a reincarnation. When the first dead person appears, one person will disappear. These victims were imprisoned for six days and killed on the seventh day. Moreover, they still used disembowelment. A method of killing such as disembowelment, where the internal organs of the victim are taken out and the body is discarded."
On the map of the city of Seattle hanging on the wall, Mante circled a few large circles with a red pen, and marked the words "disposal of corpses".
"Look here."
As Mante said, he connected these dumping points to form a pentagram.
"These people didn't just dump the bodies at will."
"No matter what type of serial killer, after killing someone, they will try their best to hide the body and cover up the fact that they killed someone. However, these people's methods are completely opposite. The places where they throw their bodies are not inaccessible. On the contrary, they are It's easy to spot."
"What does this mean?"
"They are offering sacrifices, or in other words, they are calling, calling for something we don't understand."
Qin Yue's expression was a little dazed. She suddenly remembered the world she had experienced many years ago. At that time, she was offered as a sacrifice to the ancient gods. Control their behavior and let them go to perdition step by step...
Seeing that Qin Yue was in a daze, Mante touched Qin Yue and asked worriedly: "Alice, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Yue came back to her senses, shook her head, and said that she was fine.
In this world, there are always some lunatics who will sacrifice the lives of some innocent people for their so-called beliefs to achieve their goals.
The phone in her pocket rang desperately, Qin Yue took out her phone, and when she saw Scott's name on the screen, Qin Yue was all alert, bad, she forgot to tell Scott!
Qin Yue quickly connected the phone, and before Scott made a sound, Qin Yue spoke first and blocked Scott's words: "Brother, I'm at the police station, do you want to come over?"
Listening to his sister's coquettish voice, Scott couldn't express his anger anymore. After asking the address of the police station, Scott took a taxi and rushed over.
After hanging up the phone, Qin Yue let out a sigh of relief, and said something after fooling the person over. Anyway, if he didn't lose his temper at the first time, he probably wouldn't have a chance to say it later.
Mante looked at Qin Yue's listless look, touched her head, and asked, "Are you tired?"
Qin Yue shook her head, she was indeed not tired.
Mante didn't say anything, let Qin Yue continue to read the information, turned and left the office by himself.
The newly discovered deceased had been sent to the morgue, and the forensic doctors were examining the heart in the abdomen of the deceased. When Mante passed by, the forensic doctors had already counted the number of hearts.
"A total of 36 hearts, one of which belonged to the deceased. Judging from the degree of corruption of those hearts, the first heart owner should have died a year ago."
36 hearts means at least 36 deaths.
Mante has a headache. The thinking of some religious lunatics cannot be judged by the thinking of ordinary people, or even the thinking of some mental patients. They may look like normal people at ordinary times. When it comes to their own beliefs, they will Become an unreasonable lunatic.
This case is a bit tricky.
***
The taxi driver carrying Scott went the wrong way and stopped on the road opposite the police station.
This road is very wide, blocked by a high isolation belt in the middle. If you detour to the opposite side, it will take at least half an hour. If you take the pedestrian bridge, it only takes 10 minutes.
Scott paid the bill, got out of the car, and walked towards the pedestrian bridge not far away.
It was almost twelve noon now, and there were a lot of people on this road. Scott had to slow down for fear of bumping into others.
On the overpass, there seemed to be fewer people. Scott quickened his pace and walked forward. Just halfway through the overpass, a woman in a white dress hurried over from the opposite side.
When Scott and the woman were about to pass each other, she stepped on a stone, her foot tilted, and her body fell sideways involuntarily.
Scott's reaction was extremely fast, and he immediately caught the fallen woman. He only felt an inexplicable fragrance rushing into his nose, and his expression was in a trance for a moment.
The woman's hand that fell into Scott's arms slipped across his chest inadvertently, and hung softly on his abdomen.
Scott blinked, and through a thin layer of clothes, he felt the scorching temperature of the bird, his face blushed immediately, and he supported the woman to stand firmly, and then let go of the hand that was holding her.
"Are you OK?"
Although Scott was in a hurry to see his sister, he still asked.
The woman shook her head and said that I was fine, but her pale face revealed that she was not as fine as she said at the moment.
However, Scott didn't care about that. After hearing the woman say that she was fine, Scott said a word, strode forward, and disappeared at the end of the overpass within 2 minutes.
The woman in white: "..."
A tall man in black came over from behind the woman. Seeing her swelling, the man frowned slightly and bent over to hug the woman.
"Why are you so careless?"
The woman seemed to know this man, and when she saw him, a smile appeared on her face: "I didn't notice it just now, but it's not a bad thing, I found something very interesting."
Jessie's condition is very simple, if Qin Yue insists on going to Seattle, then Scott must go with her.
Qin Yue blinked, thought for a while, and agreed to Jesse's request.
Seattle.
Mante was looking through the information about this case in the office when the phone rang, and Mante took time out of his busy schedule to answer the call.
"Hi, I'm Mante."
Hearing the little girl's clear and cold voice coming from the other end of the phone, the expression on Mante's face instantly softened.
"Alice, it's you."
Hannah was extremely sensitive to this voice. After hearing these three words, she raised her head and looked at Mante who was sitting diagonally across from her. Seeing the soft expression on the man's face, even though she had already recognized the reality, she could When the man she liked whispered softly to another woman, Hannah still felt a little depressed.
At this moment, William pushed open the door, and when he saw Hannah's expression, he immediately knew what happened. Seeing that Mante hung up the phone, the smile on the corner of his mouth had not restrained, and William said, "Why, Alice agreed coming?"
Mante nodded, tidied up the documents in his hand, and put them aside: "However, this time, there is another person coming with her."
There was some surprise in William's eyes, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at Mante: "Oh, who is it?"
"Alice's brother, Scott."
Needless to say, they understood the meaning, presumably because of Qin Yue's injury last time, her family members were worried, so they asked her brother to follow.
William came over and handed the bought breakfast to Hannah and Mante: "I remember Alice's brother went to the police academy."
Mante took a bite of the steaming hamburger in his hand, and nodded: "Yes, speaking of it, everyone will be in the same system in the future, and it won't be a big problem for him to be an assistant."
William nodded and did not speak. He glanced at Hannah who was sitting there sipping coffee, his eyes dimmed slightly, and soon became normal.
Mante's feelings for Alice are already very obvious, but because of the age gap, he will not express his feelings, so why bother to bring Alice by his side.
The person he likes is close at hand, but he has no way to say what he likes.
Even if it is such torture, he is afraid that it will be the same as the beginning.
***
Qin Yue simply packed her luggage, and together with Scott, took the plane to Seattle that night.
When the plane arrived at Seattle Airport, it was already more than three o'clock in the morning. Qin Yue thought that Mante and the others would not come to pick him up. How did she know that when she and Scott just walked out of the exit, they saw Mante standing there? and William.
They haven't seen each other for a few months, and the two of them didn't seem to have changed much. Qin Yue couldn't help showing a smile on her face, and ran over quickly.
"Professor Manter, Professor William, long time no see."
William smiled and stroked Qin Yue's hair: "I haven't seen you for a few months, little Alice, you haven't changed anything."
Mante looked at the little girl in front of him who seemed more beautiful than before, and could hardly control his emotions. With great effort, he suppressed the impulse in his heart, opened his arms calmly, and hugged Qin Yue in his arms. arms.
"Alice, long time no see."
He kissed Qin Yue lightly on the top of her head, and before Qin Yue could react, he let go of her, took a step back, and distanced herself from her.
Qin Yue didn't feel much about this hug, she just thought it was a way for the elders to express their love for the younger ones.
However, Scott, who was standing not far away, had a panoramic view of the scene just now, and his footsteps paused slightly. Looking at Mante's slightly serious face, he had some doubts about what he had just seen. Not his hallucinations.
How can it be?
Scott shook his head, expelling his absurd thoughts from his mind.
Quickening his pace and walking in front of them, Scott put down the suitcase in his hand, and greeted Mantewilliam.
"Professor Manter, Professor William."
There was a shallow smile on Mante's face, polite but not alienated: "Hello, Scott."
After a brief greeting, Mante and the others took Qin Yue and the others out of the airport and drove to the hotel where they lived.
The driver was Mante, Qin Yue sat in the co-pilot seat, and the people sitting in the back were William and Scott.
After sitting on the plane for nearly three hours, Qin Yue was a little tired. She leaned on the back of the chair and tried her best not to fall asleep.
"Professor Manter, I'm really sorry that you have to come all the way to pick us up at such a late hour."
Qin Yue knew how busy Mante and the others were. Since they were responsible for this case, the case must be very complicated. They came to pick her and Scott, probably because they took time out of their busy schedules and came directly from the police station.
"What are you being polite about? After all, I asked you to come here, and it should be."
Qin Yue smiled, knowing Mante's character, she didn't say any more polite words.
After a while, Mante said, "If you're sleepy, just lean on the back of the chair and rest for a while. It's probably an hour's journey from here to the hotel."
Qin Yue nodded, feeling really tired. She originally wanted to ask about the content of this case, but her mind is in a mess now, and she might not be able to remember even if she asked.
After relaxing, Qin Yue fell asleep not long after. Seeing that she was asleep, Mante turned up the air conditioner and said to William who was sitting in the back without looking back: "William, the bag next to you There are thin blankets inside."
William didn't make a sound, and Yiyan took out a blanket with a pink Kitty cat from the bag that looked brand new.
Seeing that Scott's face was a bit weird, William explained: "Mante admires Alice very much, and she is the youngest, so we all take care of her."
Scott nodded, watching William cover his sister with a blanket.
Is it his illusion?Why does it feel that Professor Manter seems a little weird to his sister.
After Qin Yue fell asleep, Mante stopped talking. William was afraid of being left alone, so he chatted with Scott.
When the car arrived in front of the hotel, before Qin Yue woke up, Mante bent down and carried Qin Yue out of the passenger seat. The little girl moved her head and pressed it against Mante's chest. Because she didn't sleep well, her brows were slightly frowned, with a small word "Chuan" protruding between her brows.
Mante glanced at the little girl in his arms, a slight smile appeared in his eyes, and only when she was asleep, would she have the delicacy that a little girl of her age should have.
Seeing that Mante seemed a little out of proportion, William blinked and helped Scott take out the luggage from the trunk.
The doorman drove the car to the underground garage. William glanced at the colleague who was walking further and further away, and secretly sighed.
That little girl, why is she so small?
Scott watched his sister being carried away, and he also felt that something was wrong even though he was careless. He glanced at William standing next to him. After deliberating for a long time, Scott asked: "Professor William, Professor Manter Did he do that..." It's a little too much.
Scott didn't say these words, but William understood. He glanced at Scott, and the expression on his face became cold.
"Scott, your sister is only 16 years old, and Mante is 32 years old. He is a senior behavior analyst at BAU. What do you think he will do to your sister?"
After William finished speaking, he pulled the suitcase in his hand and followed.
A look of annoyance flashed across Scott's face. How could he think about it? Although his sister is beautiful and smart, she still looks like a little girl. How about Professor Manter? Will love her.
I'm afraid it's just appreciation for the juniors.
***
When Mante was sure that Qin Yue and the others would come, he had already booked the room.
Two adjoining single rooms, right next to the room they lived in.
Putting Qin Yue on the bed, Professor Manter glanced at the sleeping girl on the bed, turned and left the room.
Coincidentally, William came over with Scott at this time.
Scott looked at Professor Manter standing outside, feeling more guilty in his heart. However, it was difficult to say the apology. If he did, it would be an insult to Professor Manter.
After receiving the key to his room, Scott thanked him, and Mante smiled, patted Scott on the shoulder, said something to rest, and he and William turned back to the room.
Scott watched them enter the room, and then entered his sister's room. Seeing that his sister was sleeping soundly, Scott didn't wake her up. After putting her luggage in the room, Scott turned and left the room.
Silent all night.
The next day, Qin Yue woke up just after dawn. Seeing the strange environment she was in, Qin Yue blinked, and it took a long time before she realized that she had fallen into Seattle and touched the book on the bedside table. On the phone, Qin Yue checked the time.
It was only six o'clock in the morning, and she had slept for less than three hours.
Qin Yue yawned and didn't continue to sleep. After taking a shower in the bathroom, she woke up completely.
She is very interested in the case that Mante said, and she wants to get involved as soon as possible.
Qin Yue dialed Mante's phone while wiping her hair.
After the phone rang a few times, it was picked up, and Mante's slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone: "Alice?"
Mante's voice was already very magnetic, but when he just woke up, he had a slightly hoarse voice, which added a bit of sexiness.
Qin Yue didn't expect that Mante hadn't woken up yet, and for a while, she felt a little embarrassed: "Professor Mante, I'm sorry, I didn't know you weren't up yet, sorry to bother you, or I'll call back later... ..”
Mante turned over, sat up from the bed, and said in a gentle tone: "No, I'm already awake. I'm in the room next to yours. I'll go find you right away."
After speaking, Mante hung up the phone, took a shower, and came out wearing a towel.
Opening the closet and looking at all the formal clothes inside, Mante rubbed the center of his brows, feeling a little helpless. When he handled the case, most of the clothes he prepared were formal clothes.
After rummaging around, he found a brown tracksuit from the corner, and Mante took it out.
After changing his clothes, when Mante went out, he glanced at himself in the mirror. It seemed that he looked much younger than when he was wearing formal clothes. Mante hooked the corners of his mouth and walked out of the room.
Qin Yue hung up the phone, and just as she wiped her wet hair half dry, she heard the doorbell ring. Qin Yue put the towel in her hand aside and walked over to open the door.
Mante's tall figure appeared outside the door, Qin Yue showed a smile on his face, and called out: "Professor Mante."
When she saw the sportswear Mante was wearing, Qin Yue blinked, thinking that she was hallucinating. Speaking of which, since she knew Professor Mante, she had never seen him dressed so casually.
Sensing Qin Yue's gaze, Professor Manter felt that his little thoughts seemed to be seen through. He coughed and said, "It's hot today, I want to change clothes and look for ideas."
Qin Yue: "..."
Mante felt that his explanation seemed a bit stupid, so he simply changed the topic: "Why don't you sleep a little longer."
Qin Yue didn't have any objection to Mante's attire. Hearing Mante's words, Qin Yue put aside the topic just now.
"I can't fall asleep, and there's nothing wrong with waking up, so I just got up."
Mante came in after Qin Yue, and saw that her height didn't seem to have changed much. The corners of Mante's mouth curled up slightly: "I don't sleep enough, but I won't grow taller."
"I have completely given up on growing taller."
After Qin Yue dried her hair, she casually pulled it up.
"By the way, Professor Manter, when are you going to the police station, I want to go there together."
Mante sat on the sofa, looked at Qin Yue who was busy packing her luggage, and said, "Don't you need to take another day off?"
Qin Yue put the clothes in the suitcase into the closet one by one. After tidying up, she turned her head to look at Mante, walked to him and sat down.
"I'm not tired. I'll start school in a month. When the time comes, I'll have to go back to sleep. I don't have much time to study with Professor Manter. I don't want to waste it."
Mante turned his head and looked at the little girl sitting next to him. He knew that she didn't have any special meaning in her words, but when she heard her reluctance, Mante's heart beat faster.
His feelings for her are deeper than he imagined, should he fight for her?
The phone in his pocket rang, and Mante regained his sanity. He took out his cell phone, glanced at the caller's name, and connected the call.
"Hello, William."
"Mante, where are you, another dead person was found, we must rush there as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Mante stood up, looking at the little girl who stood up with him, Mante's thoughts were repressed into the deepest part of his heart.
"Alice, come together."
Qin Yue laughed and followed Mante out of the hotel.
At this time, Scott in the next room was still lying on the bed and sleeping soundly, not knowing that his sister had left the hotel.
Mante took Qin Yue downstairs, and Mante's black off-road vehicle had already parked at the gate.
Hannah, who was sitting in the co-pilot, saw the two people walking side by side, and involuntarily clenched the breakfast bag tightly in her hand.
William swept the blue veins popping out on the back of her hand, and sighed: "Alice did nothing wrong, don't blame her."
Hannah pursed her lips and remained silent, wondering if she had listened to William's words.
As soon as the two got into the car, William started the car.
Qin Yue saw Hannah who was sitting in the co-pilot, and called out, "Professor Hannah."
Hannah smiled, turned around, and handed the bag of breakfast to Qin Yue: "Alice, long time no see, you haven't eaten yet, breakfast is here for you."
Qin Yue thanked her and took it.
Hannah glanced at Mante who was wearing a tracksuit, and said softly, "Mante, I'm sorry, I didn't know that Alice would come with me, so I only packed one earlier."
Mante shook his head, saying nothing happened.
Holding the breakfast bag, Qin Yue felt a little embarrassed. It didn't seem to be a good idea whether she had this breakfast or not.
Seeing Qin Yue's tangled look, Mante smiled, took out the coffee from the bag, and handed the rest of the hamburger to Qin Yue.
"I just drink coffee. When the child is growing, he can't be hungry."
Qin Yue didn't say anything more, took the hamburger and ate it.
Hannah glanced at the two people behind from the side-view mirror, looked away, and after a moment of silence, Hannah talked about this case.
The people sitting here, except Qin Yue, have been following this case for a while, so they naturally know everything about this case. Now that Hannah mentions it, it is natural for her to hear it.
Qin Yue finished eating the hamburger in twos and twos, and listened carefully to Hannah's narration.
A month ago, a couple living in the XX neighborhood of Seattle, when they were walking their dog, the puppy dragged out a dead intestine in the grove of the park. The couple were so frightened that they immediately called the police.
The police quickly arrived at the scene and surrounded the grove where the body was found.
In the grove, they found the remains of a man.
The reason why it is said to be a corpse is because the internal organs of the male corpse have been hollowed out, leaving only the limbs to drive away.
No blood was found at the scene, and the place where the body was found was not the scene of the first crime.
The police soon found out the identity of the male corpse.
The name of the male corpse was John, he was 20 years old, and he was a college student. He disappeared seven days ago.
The autopsy results came out soon. When they saw the autopsy report, the police were shocked and quickly set up a homicide squad to investigate the case full-time.
No clues have been found in this case, but another case occurred. On the other side of the city, a male body with the same death condition was found.
Just from the condition of the corpse, it can be seen that this is a serial murder case. The homicide team couldn't find any clues and had to ask BAU for help.
Shortly after Mante and the others arrived, another male body was discovered.
The condition of the male corpse was no different from that of the previous corpses.
In less than a month, three men were victimized one after another. This is already a very bad case.
Mante and the others followed the homicide team to investigate the scene, search for evidence, integrate the limited evidence, and start to find the murderer behind these cases.
"The latest news came from the police just now. A new male corpse was found in the XX block. The corpse had been dead for no more than an hour. Moreover, in this case, there were witnesses. A young man saw the corpse thrown away. Corpse."
There will be witnesses.
Qin Yue opened her eyes wide, and turned her head to look at Mante beside her: "This will be of great help to the detection of the case."
Mante shook his head and said, "I'm not that optimistic. Officer Reese told me just now that the witness only saw the back of that person. It's not clear whether it's male or female, old or young."
Qin Yue's heart sank slightly.
This is not good news.
Everyone in the car fell silent, and no one continued to speak. The car drove on the road at a high speed, heading towards XX block.
Four or ten minutes later, a group of people arrived at the scene of the crime.
The place where the body was found was in a grove in a park in the middle of the street. The grove had been surrounded by a yellow isolation belt. Several police cars were parked around the car and the police prevented onlookers from entering the scene of the crime.
Mante and the others hung the certificate on the clothes on the chest. Mante took out a certificate from his pocket and hung it on Qin Yue's chest.
The four of them walked towards the police guarding the entrance together. After showing their proof, they walked into the woods.
This forest is not big, but dozens of poplar trees are sparsely planted. Perhaps because of lack of water, these poplar trees do not grow very well, and the leaves are sparse. Standing outside, you can even vaguely see the inside scenario.
Qin Yue thought to herself, no wonder there are so many people around outside.
After walking more than ten meters, they arrived at the scene of the crime. Around the corpse, several well-dressed police officers were looking around to collect evidence that might be useful. Two forensic doctors in white uniforms squatted in front of the corpse, as if they were looking at something. .
Mante took the protective clothing handed over by the policeman on the side and put it on. He glanced at the little girl beside him and hesitated.
Those corpses were really horrible, let alone a little girl like Qin Yue, even Hannah, who had seen all kinds of dead people, couldn't bear it when she saw them for the first time.
"Alice, if you wait here, the corpse is really not very pretty."
Qin Yue put on the protective clothing silently. Many times, if she didn't see the crime scene with her own eyes, she might miss a lot of things when drawing the psychological portrait of the murderer.
"I'm not afraid."
Qin Yue looked up at Mante, her light brown eyes were full of determination.
Mante didn't continue to persuade Qin Yue, and walked towards the victim's body together with Qin Yue.
As they got closer, a strong rancid smell rushed towards her face. Qin Yue frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong with the current situation.
Just now Hannah said that the victim didn't die for a long time, so where did such a strong corpse smell come from?
Qin Yue quickly got the answer.
In front of him was a naked/naked male corpse. Judging from his appearance, he was no older than 25 years old.
A huge gash stretched from the neck to the pelvic cavity, almost splitting his whole body in half. The scarlet flesh turned to the sides, and the white ribs were artificially sawed off, revealing uneven fractures.
Countless hearts were stuffed between his chest and abdomen, some of them were brightly colored, while some were so rotten that they couldn't see their original appearance.
Qin Yue's face changed slightly. Just looking at the corpse, she knew how cruel the murderer was. Moreover, there were so many hearts in his chest, where did so many hearts come from?
Were there really only four of those victims?
Apart from this body, there is nothing left by the murderer at the scene.
Qin Yue followed Qin Yue and met the witness. It was a middle-aged man in his early forties. He would come to the grove by accident. Unexpectedly, he saw the person throwing the corpse.
"I didn't see the man's face, just his back."
"Judging from his back, the man was very tall, estimated to be about 1.9 meters. After he threw the body down, he left here without looking at it. I didn't chase after him, but I heard the sound of the car engine. The voice, there must be someone over there to meet him."
Witnesses can only provide so many clues, and he doesn't know the rest. Mante asked him to go to the police station to record another testimony, then left here, and walked in the direction that the witness said the murderer fled.
After walking out of the grove, there is a dilapidated path outside. The traffic lights here have been broken, and the surveillance camera has been broken by someone, and it hangs crookedly there.
Mante looked around, and there were no businesses or residents around. Obviously, the escape route was carefully planned.
Can't find any clues here.
Mante's face was a little ugly. When he saw the corpse just now, Mante knew one thing. This case may not be that simple. The number of people who were brutally killed is not the four on the surface. indivual.
The number of victims is definitely much higher than that.
What they have to face this time is not a single person, but a criminal gang.
***
After returning to the police station, Manter called the members of the homicide squad and held a meeting.
"According to the clues discovered so far, we can basically confirm that this serial murder case was committed by a gang."
"According to what we have found, the deceased were all young men in their early twenties. We have investigated their social relations. These deceased are all college students. Their interpersonal relationships are very simple and they have not had any serious conflicts with others. "
"These deceased did not know each other, and there was no overlap in their social networks, basically ruling out the possibility of acquaintances committing crimes."
"According to the clues provided by the families of the deceased, these deceased disappeared after the party, and they were killed seven days after they disappeared."
"According to the autopsy report of the forensic doctor, the stomachs of these victims were all opened in a conscious state, and no anesthetic was found in their bodies, so they were all tortured to death."
"This is a purposeful serial murder case. According to the current clues, it should be committed by a gang. The gang has no more than six members, and at least two of them are doctors or related jobs."
"20-year-old college students are highly educated and highly wary of strangers. When they disappear, they are always in the early morning. At that time, if a strange man approaches them, they will inevitably become wary. Moreover, these victims did not have any external injuries, so they were not held hostage by violence, and someone should let them relax their vigilance."
"It must be women who can make these men relax their vigilance, and they are underage girls who are not too old to pose any threat to them."
"After the victims disappeared, the family did not receive any calls demanding ransom; these victims were not harmed in any way."
"It's not for money or sex. These people didn't torture the victims too much. Obviously, they didn't use killing to satisfy their desire to kill."
"I think they're doing it for sacrifice, offering these victims as sacrifices to something we don't know about."
"This case has an extremely strong religious overtone. We should work towards this direction in our investigation. I will give you the psychological portraits of these murderers later."
After the meeting was over, the homicide team began to get busy again. Qin Yue, Mante and the others returned to the exclusive office of BAU.
In the huge office, there are four desks, and piles of materials are placed on each table. Looking at the piles of materials on those tables, Qin Yue asked with some uncertainty: "Professor Manter, apart from The three of you, are there others?"
Mante froze for a moment, then thought of something, shook his head, and said: "That table is for you, I have prepared the information of this case, you can check it."
Qin Yue didn't expect that there would be her place here. After a moment of stunned, a hint of joy appeared on her face, she walked over quickly, sat down and began to flip through the materials of this case.
Qin Yue flipped through the files very quickly. Even so, she had to read for an hour before she finished checking the thick files. Qin Yue rubbed her sore eyes, raised her head, and only felt The whole world is filled with small black characters.
After a while, Qin Yue's eyes returned to normal. Mante came over, looked down at her, and asked, "What did you find?"
Qin Yue shook her head, the conclusion she came to was similar to that of Mante, no matter how many things there were, she couldn't see it.
"Professor Manter, I can't figure out one thing. Why do you say that this is a very religious case?"
This is what Qin Yue couldn't figure out. Many serial killers don't know how to torture their victims for money. Why this time, Mante said that this is a case with a strong religious color?
Mante explained patiently.
"The time of these murderers is very regular. Every seven days is a reincarnation. When the first dead person appears, one person will disappear. These victims were imprisoned for six days and killed on the seventh day. Moreover, they still used disembowelment. A method of killing such as disembowelment, where the internal organs of the victim are taken out and the body is discarded."
On the map of the city of Seattle hanging on the wall, Mante circled a few large circles with a red pen, and marked the words "disposal of corpses".
"Look here."
As Mante said, he connected these dumping points to form a pentagram.
"These people didn't just dump the bodies at will."
"No matter what type of serial killer, after killing someone, they will try their best to hide the body and cover up the fact that they killed someone. However, these people's methods are completely opposite. The places where they throw their bodies are not inaccessible. On the contrary, they are It's easy to spot."
"What does this mean?"
"They are offering sacrifices, or in other words, they are calling, calling for something we don't understand."
Qin Yue's expression was a little dazed. She suddenly remembered the world she had experienced many years ago. At that time, she was offered as a sacrifice to the ancient gods. Control their behavior and let them go to perdition step by step...
Seeing that Qin Yue was in a daze, Mante touched Qin Yue and asked worriedly: "Alice, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Yue came back to her senses, shook her head, and said that she was fine.
In this world, there are always some lunatics who will sacrifice the lives of some innocent people for their so-called beliefs to achieve their goals.
The phone in her pocket rang desperately, Qin Yue took out her phone, and when she saw Scott's name on the screen, Qin Yue was all alert, bad, she forgot to tell Scott!
Qin Yue quickly connected the phone, and before Scott made a sound, Qin Yue spoke first and blocked Scott's words: "Brother, I'm at the police station, do you want to come over?"
Listening to his sister's coquettish voice, Scott couldn't express his anger anymore. After asking the address of the police station, Scott took a taxi and rushed over.
After hanging up the phone, Qin Yue let out a sigh of relief, and said something after fooling the person over. Anyway, if he didn't lose his temper at the first time, he probably wouldn't have a chance to say it later.
Mante looked at Qin Yue's listless look, touched her head, and asked, "Are you tired?"
Qin Yue shook her head, she was indeed not tired.
Mante didn't say anything, let Qin Yue continue to read the information, turned and left the office by himself.
The newly discovered deceased had been sent to the morgue, and the forensic doctors were examining the heart in the abdomen of the deceased. When Mante passed by, the forensic doctors had already counted the number of hearts.
"A total of 36 hearts, one of which belonged to the deceased. Judging from the degree of corruption of those hearts, the first heart owner should have died a year ago."
36 hearts means at least 36 deaths.
Mante has a headache. The thinking of some religious lunatics cannot be judged by the thinking of ordinary people, or even the thinking of some mental patients. They may look like normal people at ordinary times. When it comes to their own beliefs, they will Become an unreasonable lunatic.
This case is a bit tricky.
***
The taxi driver carrying Scott went the wrong way and stopped on the road opposite the police station.
This road is very wide, blocked by a high isolation belt in the middle. If you detour to the opposite side, it will take at least half an hour. If you take the pedestrian bridge, it only takes 10 minutes.
Scott paid the bill, got out of the car, and walked towards the pedestrian bridge not far away.
It was almost twelve noon now, and there were a lot of people on this road. Scott had to slow down for fear of bumping into others.
On the overpass, there seemed to be fewer people. Scott quickened his pace and walked forward. Just halfway through the overpass, a woman in a white dress hurried over from the opposite side.
When Scott and the woman were about to pass each other, she stepped on a stone, her foot tilted, and her body fell sideways involuntarily.
Scott's reaction was extremely fast, and he immediately caught the fallen woman. He only felt an inexplicable fragrance rushing into his nose, and his expression was in a trance for a moment.
The woman's hand that fell into Scott's arms slipped across his chest inadvertently, and hung softly on his abdomen.
Scott blinked, and through a thin layer of clothes, he felt the scorching temperature of the bird, his face blushed immediately, and he supported the woman to stand firmly, and then let go of the hand that was holding her.
"Are you OK?"
Although Scott was in a hurry to see his sister, he still asked.
The woman shook her head and said that I was fine, but her pale face revealed that she was not as fine as she said at the moment.
However, Scott didn't care about that. After hearing the woman say that she was fine, Scott said a word, strode forward, and disappeared at the end of the overpass within 2 minutes.
The woman in white: "..."
A tall man in black came over from behind the woman. Seeing her swelling, the man frowned slightly and bent over to hug the woman.
"Why are you so careless?"
The woman seemed to know this man, and when she saw him, a smile appeared on her face: "I didn't notice it just now, but it's not a bad thing, I found something very interesting."
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