"So, they compare themselves to death?" Joyna, who was standing next to Hodchner, asked curiously.

Hodgner didn't know what was in mind, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, "If that's the case, then the murderer must lack a basic understanding of tarot cards."

'Death' does not simply mean death in the physical sense, but rather the end and the coming of change, and when this card appears, it usually signifies the end of some aspect of life, such as a job promotion or marriage.

This end is not negative and often heralds new beginnings and a sense of rebirth. ”

Hearing Hodgner's words, everyone's eyes were focused on him, which was not like the words of a guy who gave the impression of being old-fashioned and more like an old antique than Rosie.

If Red said this, everyone would not be surprised, after all, the genius encyclopedia knows everything.

Even if it comes out of the mouth of any of the female detectives present, it will not be so surprising, after all, tarot card divination or something, like the constellation, is the most interesting thing for little girls, and the girls on the scene are not from the stage of little girls, so it is natural to know a little.

Red nodded in understanding, "One of the murderer's motives is likely to be to provoke the NYPD or the FBI to show his superiority in IQ. ”

Jack noticed that although everyone tried hard not to look directly at Joyna's slightly gloomy face, including Rosie, they were actually secretly looking at her with their spare eyes, and Hodchner's performance just now was definitely deliberate.

There seems to be no precedent for this kind of practice of using the modus operandi of 'Sam's Son' and imitating the model of 'DC Sniper' to throw tarot cards at the scene to provoke the police.

Joyna's gaze swept over the onlookers-by, looking at the reporters in the crowd with professional cameras held high, with deep worry in her eyes, "Anyway, they succeeded, and Ms. Moge is considering whether to mobilize field agents from other surrounding cities." ”

Danny was one of the few people at the scene who didn't know anything about it, and pouted unconcernedly, "That's what you guys say, did the killer start trying to establish contact with the police?" Spiritual satisfaction is obtained by provoking authority. ”

I always felt as if I had missed a big piece of the puzzle, which should have been in front of me, but everyone turned a blind eye to it, staring at it in the air in a blank and futile search.

On the third day, the number of victims had risen from four to six, but everyone present could not even put together a basic profile.

"What's more, they've obviously looked at similar cases and tried to tell us in this way, what we know, they know."

"The NYPD has sent out all the undercover agents to gather gang intelligence and keep an eye out for suspicious people, and I feel like a drowning guy desperately trying to hold on to the last straw."

"Is it possible that the other party is coming for us?" Rhett, who had been guarding his map, had a whim, and everyone looked at him in surprise.

Since the Boston Reaper, BAU has almost completely disappeared from public view, with occasional references to the F.B.I.'s behavioral analysis team helping in some cases, but not at all by name.

Damn, if I were a patrol officer, I would have scolded myself if I got this kind of profile. ”

Just as everyone was staring at each other, time was passing little by little, and Jack let out a sullen breath and got up from his chair, "Who wants to go to the corridor with me to catch their breath, I still have a few Cuban goods here." ”

The answer is well known to everyone, and it was yesterday's joint press conference between the NYPD and the FBI, which the killers may have seen as a declaration of war.

Realizing the strangeness in everyone's eyes, Hodchner rarely showed a smile and showed a little affection.

Emily tore off a page of manuscript again, and was shocked to find that she had torn the last page of a thick notepad at some point.

"Why do I feel like that's what the killer wants to see?" Jack had a strange feeling that he couldn't explain, "Copycats tend to imitate a single serial killer, some out of adoration, and some think they can surpass him."

This is the first time that the case has been taken for so long, and the BAU people can't even give a preliminary profile report, not that everyone can't write it, but everyone, including Jack, feels that something is wrong when they look at what they have written.

Danny couldn't help but sigh, "The NYPD has recalled all of the officers on leave, but we still can't guarantee that there will be enough officers near all of the possible attack locations identified by Dr. Red, and hopefully the FBI's arrival will alleviate some of the staffing shortages." ”

Some well-informed people may know that David Rossi has returned to the FBI and has been involved in some of the investigation work, but the specifics need to be carefully searched in the vast amount of case information that the federal publishes every year.

"Anyway, they're going to pay for their hubris." Danny ended the conversation with a harsh remark.

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Another day passed, and in the office temporarily assigned to the BAU people, Emily frantically tore off a page of manuscript paper, crumpled it up and threw it into the wastebasket.

Jie Jie frowned beautifully, biting the tip of her pen and looking at the clean notepad in a daze, Luke Elvis sitting next to her also had a similar expression, and there was only a lone line of words on the open WORD text on the screen of the laptop on the desk.

Joyna quickly gathered up and forced her attention back to the case at hand, "So they're actually copycats of the 'DC Sniper'?" Trying to create a similar panic among the citizens as he did at the beginning? ”

Joyna said with a sad face, she had already turned enemies and friends with Danny at this time, and the two of them, as the case leaders who took on the main pressure, said that it was not an exaggeration to say that they were sympathetic.

Jack directly denied his speculation, "Your itinerary is not public, and Hannah and Jiejie never mentioned BAU when they communicated with the media. ”

"The NYPD is asked to conduct a thorough survey of jurisdictions and companies that have long lunch breaks at noon, hoping that someone can identify a father and son who fit the dominance-obedience model or a colleague who has a subordinate relationship.

And the previous interval between the crimes was about two to three days, and now there is only one day between the fifth and sixth murders, what caused the murderer to speed up the frequency of the crime? ”

Danny's eyes were red, quite a bit of a taste of choosing people, the goji berries in the cup had been replaced by Jack for cassia chrysanthemum tea, and at this time, the whole office was filled with a faint fragrance of golden chrysanthemums, but it did not play much to soothe people's emotions.

Rossi was a little noncommittal about this, "Perhaps, in the 'DC Sniper' case, John Mohammed and Lee Marvo left identical cards at the scene. ”

Rossi said and turned to look at Red, "Do you remember Kenneth Bianchi in the 'Mountainside Strangler' case?" Not only did he deceive the LAPD and pretend to be a zealous person to investigate the scene with the police, but he was also a half-psychologist who tried to escape prison by using his knowledge of psychology to disguise his split personality after his arrest. ”

Red frowned and stopped talking, thinking carefully about whether he had missed some details, in fact, everyone's emotions were a little irritated, not only from the pressure that the victim might be increasing every day, but also doubts about his own abilities.

Jiejie had just finished her profiler training, and Luke Elvis still had half of his class time to complete, and if the performance of the two of them was normal for a novice, the equally ugly faces of Rosie and Hodgner were telling.

"Hallie was particularly obsessed with tarot divination for a while, especially in the days after I proposed to her, and she was happy every time she drew the 'Grim Reaper'."

"Me!" Danny was the first to stand up, Hodchner hesitated, and got up after Rosie, and then almost everyone stood up, even Emily exchanged a look with Jiejie, bent down and picked up the bag at her feet to get ready to go out.

Suddenly, the office door was pushed open, and Garcia stood at the door, looking panicked, "Everyone, I found that I was browsing the real-time surveillance screen just now, and I may have seen the murderer." ”

(End of chapter)