Thanks to the state police who protected the scene well, of course, it has something to do with the inaccessibility nearby, but the researchers in the CSI laboratory need to follow the intermittent drag traces for hundreds of meters to find possible evidence.

Although this kind of forest is not a primary forest, it is also a natural secondary forest, and the ecosystem has been basically restored.

In the hot summer months, the temperature in the woods is much lower than on the asphalt road due to the proximity to the lake, but the humus formed by fallen leaves smells unflattering in the hot and humid environment.

If it weren't for the murderer's mistake of choosing a path stepped out by a fisherman, it just so happened that one of the fishermen happened to be a policeman, and out of professional habits, he was keenly aware of something wrong, and his purpose of throwing the body would probably have been achieved.

This kind of wetland forest full of mosquitoes, snakes and rats is not a campsite for the little freshmen, who are more likely to be lured by online water ghosts to pitch tents in the rivers downstream of the reservoir.

Handing over the scene to Mike Taylor and his men, Jack and his party returned to the operations center, but they didn't expect the road surveillance screening to go unexpectedly smoothly, and when everyone walked into the large office, Jubal was in front of a computer with a technician to identify the license plate of a car.

"Did you find anything?" Jack glanced at the big screen, and the identity of the latest victim had been confirmed, Maria Elena Ramos, just 20 years old, also married.

"A Toyota Senahu, which we photographed at an entrance to Central Park on the night of Beatrice Santos' disappearance, was captured by a surveillance camera at an intersection 3 miles from the scene where you came back last night, and it should be the same car."

The technician said and put the two pictures on the big screen, "There is too much mud on the license plate, the murderer should have deliberately made it, we just barely made out the three numbers." ”

The printer creaked as he spoke, and Jubal eagerly took the printed A4 paper and handed it to Jack.

"There was a recreational vehicle in the western town of North Westchester that matched this characteristic, but it was reported missing four months ago, shortly before the first incident, and the owner was Pete de Leon."

Jack took the information and looked at it, looked up just in time to meet Aubrey's expectant little eyes, and simply shoved it directly into his hand, "Then I'll leave it to you and Hannah." ”

Shortly after he returned to the office, Jiejie knocked on the door, "We also found the name of the latest victim on that chat site, and CSI has already transported the body back to the forensic laboratory, and they also didn't find the wedding ring on the corpse's finger." ”

"So, we can basically conclude that the murderer is looking for the victim through that website, and does the IT department have any results for checking those IP addresses?" Jack asked.

"Not yet, obviously, because someone kidnapped their goddess, so the otaku are a little unmotivated." Jiejie smiled a little maliciously.

Is Alice's single mother so attractive? Jack scratched his head speechlessly, "Tell them that Alice will be back in a month, and that there will be a party then, and I will ask Aubrey to call all the models and celebrities he knows." ”

"Okay." Jie Jie glanced out secretly, and the smile on her face was even bigger, "Do you and Jubal still have any secrets to hide from us?" ”

"Huh? No, I told you and Hannah. ”

Whether it is Hannah or Jiejie, Jack has nothing to hide, and he has explained to them the reasons for Jubal's old case before, only some things that involve personal privacy, such as extramarital affairs, he did not disclose.

Hearing this, he walked to the door with some confusion, leaned out half of his body and looked down on the corridor.

From his point of view, he could only see the back of a strange woman, who was now walking towards Jubal with great momentum.

"Her name is Rena Trenholm, and she's the superintendent in Newark's office." Jiejie clenched her fists and stretched out her thumb to point in the direction of the woman.

"We met at the elevator just now, and she said that she was here to find Jubal, and the two used to be partners, but her expression didn't look like she was coming to catch up with an old friend."

It didn't look like an old lover reunited, Jack scolded in his heart, probably guessing the reason for this person's appearance, and eighty percent came to question why Jubal wanted to reopen the old case.

Jubal mentioned it before, and at that time, he and this partner handled the case together, and if something really went wrong, the result would naturally be that both of them would have to walk around without food.

Some things are not something that can be calmly faced without a ghost in their hearts, not to mention that Jubal has mentioned before that this old partner is now seeking an important position, and of course he must be careful at this juncture.

So from Rena Trenholm's point of view, Jubal is somewhat suspected of stabbing in the back like this, and there is no need to eat this kind of melon, Jack just briefly explained the reason to Jiejie, and the two went their separate ways.

When Aubrey and Hannah returned, they met again, and by this time Rena Trenholm had already left, but Jubal's face was still a little unpleasant.

The owner of the stolen Toyota Senahu, Peter de Leon, a volunteer at a children's hospital in western North Westchester, was a friendly person who met Aubrey and Hannah and thought it was his car had been found.

He was unable to provide any useful information, and according to him, he was also responsible for the theft of the car, and he probably forgot to pull out the keys when he got out of the car when he got home.

But out of an abundance of caution, Aubrey and Hannah also had to get his neighbor's contact information and went to the trouble to pay a visit.

"We also visited two other neighbors around the area, and they both said that he was a good person, and all of his conditions were confirmed, including that he was sick when he was a child, uh, leukemia.

Oh, that's probably why he volunteered at the Children's Hospital, and two years ago he hurt his back at work, which we have confirmed, and it doesn't look suspicious. ”

It can be seen that Aubrey is very interested in this case and wants to try to show it.

"Send his license plate number to the state police so they can notify us as soon as they find out." Jack commanded.

"So, our only hope now is the chat site, have all the IP addresses of those visitors been identified?" Jubal asked Jiejie, who was in charge of the matter.

Jiejie projected a file onto the big screen, "There is currently a suspicious target, Kenneth Sigby, 28, who runs a café in the suburbs of North Westchester, the address is on the second floor of the café, has no criminal record, is married. ”

"Married?" Hannah wondered, "Why would a married person visit a chat site where 'involuntary celibates' huddle for warmth?" Is it just to find a target on it? ”

"Who knows, maybe it's a worthy target." Jack looked at the group, "We need to investigate as much as we can before asking him back."

There is also the DNA test results on the CSI experiment, I heard that their latest testing equipment can get the preliminary results in as fast as 4 hours, and someone needs to keep an eye on it. ”

(End of chapter)