He had called half an hour earlier to give the names of these people to Katyusha. She immediately orders Kevin, Ray, and the hunky Al to call those who might be in danger and tell them to be careful. One of the posters, Bella Mira, is Mira's screen name, whose whereabouts are unknown. Her mom said she was supposed to be with her friends, but she didn't show up.

Staple led a police force to her home.

Right now, Katyusha was watching him sit on the steps in front of the door. The man was a large, shaved head, in his 40s, and the most cowboy-like officer in the State Bureau of Investigation. He is proficient in the use of weapons and enjoys performing tactical tasks. He is so quiet that one would almost think that there is something wrong with him, unless the topics are fishing and hunting (which is no wonder there is very little communication between him and Katyusha outside of work). Staple leaned his massive body against the railing of the front porch and inhaled with an oxygen mask attached to a green canister.

The technician nodded in Stample's direction, "He's fine." It was his best performance of the year. Travis chained her to a water pipe. Al's bare hand snapped the pipe. The problem is that it took him 10 minutes. He inhaled a lot of smoke. ”

"Are you alright, Al?" Katyusha shouted.

Staple said something through the mask. He looked agitated. Katyusha could see the annoyance in his eyes, probably because he hadn't been able to kill the pervert.

The technician said to Hugh and Katyusha, "There's something you need to know. Mira was sober for a minute or two as we lifted her out. She told me that Travis had a gun. ”

"Got a gun? He's got a weapon?" Katyusha and Hugh both looked anxious.

That's what she said. Then she lost consciousness again and said nothing more. ”

Oh, no. An emotionally unstable teenager with a weapon. It doesn't get any worse than that, Katyusha thought to herself.

Hugh called the Monterey County Police Department to report on the firearms. The Monterey County Police Department will communicate this information to all officers who are searching for Travis.

"What kind of gas?" Katyusha asked the technician. They headed for another ambulance.

"We're not sure yet, but it's definitely poison gas."

The Crime Scene Investigation Bureau (CSB) is carefully searching for evidence, while another police team is looking for witnesses in the vicinity. Everyone in this area cares and sympathizes with Mira, but they are also afraid; There is no further statement.

Perhaps there were no eyewitnesses. Traces of bicycle tires in the valley behind the house indicate that the boy sneaked up and attacked Mira while people were not looking.

A police officer from the Crime Scene Investigation Division approached with a clear evidence bag in his hand, which turned out to be a terrifying mask.

"How can there be such a thing?" Hugh asked.

"It hung from a tree outside the window, right across from her bedroom."

The masks are handmade from patterned cardboard and painted with white and gray pigments. Horn-like spikes extend from the skull. The eyes are large and black. The thin lips were stitched together, and they looked bloody.

"It must have scared her hard, poor child. Imagine if you looked out the window and saw it. Katyusha herself had a cold war.

While Hugh was answering the phone, Katyusha called Boleyn, "Jon. ”

"What about her?" The professor asked eagerly.

"Still unconscious. We don't know what will happen to her. But at least we saved her life...... You saved her life. Thank you. ”

"There's also Ray credit, and my students."

"Anyway, I really want to thank you. I can't thank you enough. ”

"Are there any clues related to Travis?"

"There are some." She was reluctant to tell him about the horror mask. Her cell phone rang, and another call was waiting to be answered. "I have to go. Keep looking for names, Jon. ”

"I'm not going to let go of this case." He said.

She laughed and hung up the call with Boleyn and called back another: "Kevin."

"What about the girl?"

"We don't know yet. The situation is not good. Did you find anything?"

"No luck. About 19 vans, trucks, SUVs and sedans belonging to state government departments have passed through this morning in this area. But none of the vehicles I could find had passed where the crosses had been placed. As for Travis' phone, the cell phone operator said he took the battery out, and it may have broken the phone, and they couldn't find out where it was. ”

"Thank you. I have other things to do. Here is a mask that a criminal has fallen. ”

"Masks? Ski masks?"

"No, it's like it's for some kind of ritual. I'm going to get the CSI to upload a picture of it and send it to Salinas. See if you can trace it back to its source. Tell everyone: he has a gun on him. ”

"Oh my God! Chief. The situation is getting more and more troublesome. ”

"I wonder if there are any reports of gun thefts in the county. Check to see if his father or relatives have registered possession of firearms. Check the database. Maybe we can find out the identity of the gun. ”

"Yes...... Oh, and what I want to say is: I've heard about your mother. The young man's voice became more serious, "What can I do?"

"Thanks, Kevin. Just check the mask and pistol. ”

After hanging up the phone, she looked at the mask carefully and thought to herself: Could the rumors be true? Was Travis really involved in some kind of ceremony? She had questioned the posts on her blog on this issue, but she could have misjudged them because she ignored them.

Kevin called back a few minutes later. No gun thefts have been reported in the past two weeks. He also investigated the state government's firearms database. Firearms can be bought and sold freely in the state, but all sales must be done through a licensed dealer and must be documented. Travis's father, Robert, had a .38 caliber Colt revolver.

Katyusha hung up the phone and paid attention to Hugh. He looked calm and stared into the distance.

She walked over to him, "Hugh, what's wrong?"

"I have to go back to the office. The other case is urgent. ”

"The Homeland Security case?" She asked, referring to the Indonesian container case.

He nodded, "I have to do it right away." I'll tell you what's going on. ”

"Well, good luck."

He grimaced and quickly turned and walked towards his car.

Katyusha watched him leave with some concern and some loss. What's so urgent? Why did it happen when she needed him? She didn't have a taste in her heart. She called Ray, "Thank you for working with Jon. What did you find in the arcade?"