Chapter 18: Melanie is missing
When Lin Xiuyi saw the advertisement posted on the telephone pole to find a woman, he suddenly realized a big problem, this area is the foothold of the Green River Killer, wouldn't Melanie's posters looking for Natalie everywhere attract the attention of the Green River Killer, not to mention that this poster also has Melanie's contact information, home address and other important information. The more Lin Xiuyi thought about it, the more wrong it became, thinking that Melanie had told her that she had received a call without a voice, Lin Xiuyi became even more nervous.
"Sean, quick, something may have happened to Melanie!" Lin Xiuyi and Sean realized that there was likely to be a big problem, and immediately became nervous. The two of them quickly ran back to the car, started the car, and went straight to Melanie's house.
Lin Xiuyi retrieved the route of Melanie's house from his mobile phone, and then drove wildly, and Sean, who was sitting in the co-pilot, used his mobile phone to contact the substation and quickly sent detectives to Melanie's house to check what was going on, and then contacted the North District Police Department, asking them to contact the nearest police officer to go to Melanie's house to check the situation.
Lin Xiuyi's car sped on the road leading to the city, driving in the wrong direction along the way, running red lights several times. But time was pressing, and Lin Xiuyi couldn't take care of these things. Just before he was about to arrive at Melanie's house, he nearly collided with a normal van.
Lin Xiu drove the car onto the road outside Melanie's house, and the two ran out of the car without turning off the engine and rushed towards Melanie's house.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Melanie, are you there?"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Melanie!"
"Lin, the back door seems to be open!"
Hearing Sean's reminder, Lin Xiuyi hurriedly broke into Melanie's house with Sean.
"Melanie!"
Lin Xiuyi shouted as he searched for Melanie's traces in the house. He pulled out his phone and dialed Melanie's. A crisp cell phone ringtone suddenly came from the backyard.
Lin Xiuyi ran to the backyard in search of the sound, and soon found Melanie's mobile phone in the grass.
"Not good!"
Lin Xiuyi and Sean subconsciously said that Melanie might really have an accident. Lin Xiuyi ran back to the house anxiously, and suddenly noticed two cups on the coffee table in the living room, Lin Xiuyi walked over and touched the cups, the cups were still warm, and the coffee in them was still steaming. Lin Xiuyi suddenly remembered the van that he almost collided with just now.
"Bastard!"
"Sean, that van, quick!"
Lin Xiu greeted them one by one, and the two ran back into the car again, turning the front of the car along the route just now and chasing after them at full speed. Lin Xiuyi slammed the steering wheel, increased the throttle and chased forward. Just now, I was just trying to get to Melanie's house as soon as possible, and I didn't remember what the van looked like. Lin Xiuyi vaguely remembered that it was a white truck, which looked a little shabby, and there seemed to be some patterns and other things on it, which should have been used by a certain company to deliver goods. It's a pity that Lin Xiuyi and Sean didn't notice the specific names just now.
Lin Xiuyi ran wildly, and Sean called for support from headquarters, hoping that the police and federal agents who arrived here one after another would pay attention to whether such a car had ever appeared.
Ten minutes passed......
Twenty minutes passed......
Half an hour passed......
The anxious Lin Xiuyi felt more and more desperate in his heart, where was that car?
"Damn, it's almost!" Lin Xiuyi knew that he had missed a big opportunity, and he parked the car on the side of the road in frustration, this feeling was indescribable. Lin Xiuyi knew that he had made a fatal mistake, and that this mistake would most likely cause Melanie to lose her life.
"Hey, the North Precinct Police Department? I'm federal agent Sean Cornwally, we're looking for a white van on Mayflower Street, I don't remember the license plate number, anyway, you can help me find all the white vans that passed through Mayflower Street during this time period......" Sean still didn't give up and contacted the acquaintances of the North Precinct Police Station on the phone, hoping that they could help the FBI find the whereabouts of the Green River killer.
"Lin, let's go back first and see what clues we can find at the scene!" Sean was annoyed, but he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that the traffic cameras on the road could find traces of the Green River Killer.
As soon as Lin Xiu got up from the steering wheel, after experiencing the initial frustration, Lin Xiu forced himself to calm down at first. He thought of the question of why the Green River Killers had kidnapped Melanie. This is not at all the criminal method that the Green River Killers are good at, and kidnapping a single mother from a safe residential area in the white sky is a complete adventure. Why did the Green River Killer do this......
The more Lin Xiuyi thought about it, the more wrong it became, and after he realized these doubts, Lin Xiuyi immediately turned around and rushed back to Melanie's house.
"Sean, why do you think the Green River Killer kidnapped Melanie?" Lin Xiuyi asked Sean on the way back.
"I don't know, but I don't think it's that simple!" Sean asked by Lin Xiuyi, and also noticed the abnormal behavior of the Green River Killer, why was Melanie kidnapped?
"Sean, I think the Green River Killer is making a mistake, if my estimate is correct, the call that Melanie mentioned a few days ago was also made by the Green River Killer, and his purpose at that time should have been to confirm something, simply put, he was stepping on the spot. It's so unusual that a mature serial killer suddenly gives up on the modus operandi he is good at, and instead takes the risk of choosing a modus operandi and targets that he is not good at. I think something might have forced him to do it......"
Lin Xiuyi suddenly thought of another question, after the Green River Killer caught the victim, he usually tortured for a period of time before killing the victim. In this way, if she can find the Green River Killer as soon as possible, Melanie still has a chance of survival.
When Lin Xiuyi returned to Melanie's house, FBI colleagues who arrived before them had already cordoned off the place. Approximately twenty minutes later, the Scene Investigation Bureau also arrived at Melanie's home. Even Barney Wellwood, the head of the crime lab, who rarely goes out in the field, was present at the scene, which shows how seriously the FBI takes the Green River killers.
"Barney, there are two cups of coffee on the coffee table, try to get the DNA of a stranger other than Melanie from it!" Lin Xiuyi grabbed Barney and couldn't wait to remind.
Barney nodded at Lin Xiu, then crossed the cordon and walked into the house.
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