In the evening, Jack stewed two pots of broth and invited everyone to dinner.

The advantage of handling cases locally is that you don't have to crowd in those temporary vacated offices, and you can open blind boxes and taste those local fast food that is difficult to describe.

A pot of milky mutton broth, sprinkled with fresh garlic leaves picked in the backyard, and sprinkled with a pinch of salt, is a rare tonic in winter, and of course, the winter in Los Angeles is not very cold.

There is also a pot of curry beef and potatoes, people who are not used to drinking mutton soup can choose this, and there are more greedy guys, who want to have both fish and bear's paws, and the end is the same as Rhett, who is propped up in the sofa and burped.

Jack's house hasn't been so lively for a while, not only is Hodgner, who is still in a wheelchair, pushed to the door by his wife, but he also calls Hannah and calls a beautiful reporter with him.

Today's meal was not the main purpose, but the main thing was to make it easier for everyone to get together and talk about work, and report the progress of the case during the day to Hodchner, who habitually frowned.

Hodgner also couldn't guess the murderer's motive, methanol and chloroform, such a strange serial killer was the first time everyone had seen it.

However, he also agreed with Jack and Red's judgment on the murderer's modus operandi, and his suggestion was to make the results of the profile public as soon as possible, and not only to the police, but to the whole society.

At this point, Rosie, Hodgner, and Jack all thought of going together, which is why Jack asked Hannah to call Taylor Kelly together, and it was the turn of the tool man beauty host to play her role.

It's a shame that Taylor Kelly hasn't watched "The Legend of the Daughters", otherwise she would definitely say to Jack "Zhong Wuyan has something to do, nothing to do Xia Yingchun", as for whether she is Zhong Wuyan or Xia Yingchun, that's another matter.

Taylor Kelly's level of observation is absolutely top-notch, seeing a room of FBIs, knowing that there are big cases, and pricking up his ears when he drinks soup.

After working together for so long, she also knows when it is her turn to speak and ask questions, and when to just listen quietly.

When everyone was full, Jack simply cleaned up the table, and a group of FBIs sat at the table to write profiles, and Taylor, who was sitting on the side, began to write hard.

"We believe the killer was an adult male driving an unregistered gypsy taxi that he used as a tool to narcotize a woman in the back seat of the car using aerosolized chloroform.

We tend to believe that he committed the crime alone, so it is estimated that this person is between 20 and 40 years old and is physically fit to carry the body of an adult woman independently.

The killer had a high IQ, may have received a higher education, or was self-taught and became an expert in chemistry, because the cause of death in the three bodies found so far was asphyxiation caused by methanol, indicating that the killer controlled the chloroform release dose very precisely. ”

Jack held Emily's little black cat and talked to Taylor as he stroked the cat, with the others occasionally adding a few words.

Hodgner's wife, Hallie, was the first time she saw the BAU team working, hugging her young son, who had been put to sleep, with curiosity and adoration in her eyes.

"From the randomness of the place where the body was dumped and the murderer's attitude towards the body, we can see that he does not care about the reaction of the police, so he does not pay attention to the progress of the police investigation, and he does not even care whether he will leave clues for the police."

"Ask!" Taylor recorded this, and stopped his pen.

"According to you, does it mean that the murderer will be caught soon?"

Rhett, who was nestled on the couch next to him, explained, "No, due to the murderer's modus operandi, the victim was soaked in methanol for a long time, resulting in all the trace physical evidence that could have been left in the process of committing the crime.

Then the murderer used plastic sheeting to wrap it again when throwing the body, so . Hiccup"

Red didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear.

"So we need the public's help." Rosie continued Red's words.

"The murderer was an extreme sociopath, withdrawn and unobtrusive in his daily life, but in fact he was very short-tempered, and the two sides could get into arguments when they met someone who did not match his intended target group.

Someone will definitely notice him, and even there has been friction between the two sides, and in public, he will not commit murder, but there should be an unusual reaction. ”

"OK, taxi driver, withdrawn personality, unusual attitude, may have an argument with people, I have made a note of it, but if it is announced like this, will it cause panic among the public, or cause protests from the entire group of taxi drivers?"

Taylor's question made Jack raise his eyebrows unexpectedly, this girl has grown up now, and she actually took the initiative to start thinking about the problem from the perspective of the police.

"So in your report, you have to emphasize that the murderer is a black car driver, and the regular taxi drivers already hate these guys who rob their business, maybe some of them will take the initiative to provide information about suspicious people.

It is also important that the victims are women who travel alone. ”

Jack glanced at the crowd, and at his suggestion, the BAU team was to keep a low profile as much as possible, asking everyone to try not to be in the public eye.

So in previous cases, the work of speaking to the public was usually done by the local police or someone from the local FBI office, and he made a suggestion.

"Let's have Hannah speak on behalf of the FBI, and think of it as a press conference."

Both Hodchner and Rossi nodded their heads as no objections.

"No problem, I'll organize a press conference as soon as possible, and the public will see this information tomorrow in the morning news time."

Taylor nodded seriously and put away the notepad, this girl was still quite cute when she entered the working state.

After chatting about business, Jack got up and took out a large glass jar from the kitchen, which was the bayberry wine he had made with some bayberry this spring, and it had a different flavor than the previous prune.

Pour a little for each person, put some ice cubes to lower the degree, and the aroma of bayberry is praised by everyone as the alcohol volatilizes.

Seeing Red looking at the wine glass in his hand in a daze, Jack was a little amused, "Don't worry, I haven't started making wine yet, this is using the best red brand vodka, which only has ethanol in it, and no methanol is guaranteed." ”

As soon as the words came out, the two of them were stunned, and their thoughts were instantly opened, including Emily on the side, who stood up excitedly.

"Smell!" Jack and Emily spoke in unison.

"Distillation and extraction!" This quote comes from Rhett.

"Please speak English!" The doubts come from the rest.

Jack glanced at Emily and signaled for the lady to take precedence, but the latter was not polite and said directly.

"Just imagine, what is the purpose of Jack's use of bayberry to make wine? Using ethanol, that is, alcohol to extract the fruity aroma of the fruit itself, the killer is likely attracted by the smell of the victim, which is a common trait of those girls. ”

"You mean to say that the murderer took those girls for the bayberry God, it's terrible." Harley, who had always regarded herself as a listener, finally couldn't help but exclaim.

Shaking the wine glass in his hand, Rhett explained, "Methanol can also be used to purify scents and flavors, and in fact it works better as long as . Belch. When an item is immersed in methanol for several hours, its own oil is precipitated."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, it's horrible." Taylor, who had just finished drinking the bayberry wine in his glass, couldn't help but retch.

Jack's face darkened, and the fruit wine he had carefully concocted could actually be related to the current case, or in such a disgusting way, wouldn't he think of this case every time he drank this thing in the future.

Fortunately, the attention of the BAU people was not on this, Rosie pondered for a moment, and wondered, "Taxis are equipped with partitions, how good is the murderer's nose to smell the specific smell that attracts him through the partition?" ”

(End of chapter)