Wednesday, half past one in the afternoon, the living room of the room of the fifth victim.

When Luo An was in the living room of the scene of the crime, he kept thinking about a question:

Why did the murderer use so many different means to kill people?

The Federation's documented serial killers, each time they kill, most of them do so in the same way and in the same way, with planned and repetitive behaviors, leaving behind the killer's own iconic items or other circumstances at the scene of the crime.

In this serial murder case, the killer took the victim's tongue each time, but each time the victim was killed in a different way.

Five victims, each using five means.

Now that there is no connection in the victim, Roan decides to focus on the methods used by the serial killer to commit the crime.

The reason why serial killers continue to commit crimes is always to satisfy their own desires. The killer in this case used five methods to kill people, and there must have been reasons why the killer thought it was necessary.

At this time, the reasons for love killing, vendetta killing, money killing, etc., in ordinary cases, can be put aside, and replaced by political bias, religious beliefs, ideological behaviors, and other contents.

"And I feel more and more now that the ritual of the deaths of these five deceased people is getting heavier and heavier."

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, seeing Mona's puzzled face, Luo An explained in a deep voice:

"A sense of ritual is often associated with religion, isn't it?"

"That's right!"

After listening to Luo An's explanation, Mona suddenly realized, hugged the laptop and nodded repeatedly.

The people of the Federation are simple, and the industry of serial killers is also full of talents, except for some natural antisocial personalities, there are also many serial killings who kill people because of religious beliefs.

"But...... Of the five victims, only the pastor was a standard believer in Christianity, half the Speaker of the Parliament, and he occasionally attended services. ”

Mona opened her laptop, tapped it a few times, and said with a frown:

"Navy officers, tannery workers, and tax collectors, all three of them are untrustworthy."

"Then give up investigating the beliefs of the five victims, and turn around and investigate the teachings of those cults in the Federation."

At this moment, Ann's cell phone rang suddenly, and he said to Mona:

"Let's see if there is any cult that says that one can become a god after killing people in this way."

Mona nodded and continued to investigate, and Luo An pressed the answer button:

"This is Roan."

"It's me, Michelle."

Michelle on the other end of the phone said that she, along with Anwar and Patricia, were currently on the outskirts of the community where the fourth victim, a tanneryworker, lived, and that Anwar and Patricia had found a clue.

Michelle handed the phone to Anwar, who took the phone and said solemnly:

"Team leader, Patricia and I learned in a shop near the neighborhood where the crime occurred that a black car had been parked diagonally across the street from the neighborhood for several days, and that the car disappeared after the death of the tannery worker.

Not only that, but the owner of the store told us that one night, he saw a LAPD open the door and enter the car. ”

Luo An's expression moved: "LAPD? ”

"Yes, a LAPD.

The shopkeeper said he didn't see the LAPD's face, but he was tall and strong, a white male. ”

The person on the other end of the line was Patricia, who explained:

"I remember that in these cases, the victim took the initiative to open the door and invite the murderer into the house, and if the other party is a LAPD, it makes sense."

"It doesn't have to be a real LAPD, and the killer can do it if he has LAPD clothes or badge to prove it."

Luo An's eyes narrowed slightly, and he simply praised the three people on the other end of the phone for a few words, and then hung up the phone.

It took a little more time for the agents from the Traces Section to deal with the scene, so Roan started the SUV and took Mona back in the direction of the Special Investigation Team.

Halfway through, Roan's cell phone rang again, and it was Lacey and Winslow on the other end of the line.

"Roan, there's a discovery."

Lacey on the other end of the phone didn't talk nonsense, and said directly:

"Remember the towels that were stuffed in the mouths of the four victims? Traces investigators detected traces of sodium hypochlorite on the towels in the mouths of the Speaker of the Council and the pastor of the church.

There was no such thing at the scene of the crime, either the towels had been exposed to sodium hypochlorite before they were purchased by the killer, or sodium hypochlorite was present in the location where the killer stayed. ”

"Sodium hypochlorite?"

Hearing this word, the killer skill in Luo An's body resurfaced:

"If I'm not mistaken, this stuff seems to be the main ingredient in the disinfectant."

"Yes."

Lacey's voice faded, and the voice on the other end of the phone changed to Winslow:

"Sodium hypochlorite is a strong oxidizing bleach, mainly used for disinfection and sterilization, and is a common bleach for household washing.

In addition, sodium hypochlorite can also interfere with the detection of bloodstains at the crime scene to a certain extent. ”

“Good。”

Luo An nodded, it seems that Winslow, who was born in the hostage rescue team, also has a lot of knowledge, he continued:

"What are you going to do next?"

"Cheanne and Cooper are currently investigating the situation of Nikoshami in the victim's body."

Winslow says:

"Lacey and I are going to investigate the source of these towels, and with the clue of sodium hypochlorite, we may be able to find out something."

“OK。”

Luo An nodded and hung up the phone, Nicosami is a high-warning drug like the adrenal cord, and it is not easy for ordinary people to get them easily.

But in the capitalist Free Federation, it is not very difficult for some to get their hands on them, and it will take some time for Cheanne and Cooper to get started in this regard.

The new SUV arrived downstairs at the FBI's Los Angeles branch and parked the car in the parking lot, and as soon as Roan and Mona stepped out of the car, his cell phone rang again.

This time it wasn't the Special Investigations Agent who called Roan, but the leader of Investigation No. 4, Morton York.

"Good afternoon, Team Leader Morton."

Pressing the answer button, Luo An smiled and asked:

"Is there anything you want me to do?"

Luo An's mind turned quickly, and he suddenly remembered that the several whiteboards at the front of the office area of the Special Investigation Team were borrowed by him from Investigation Team No. 4 before, and he had forgotten to return them.

"Good afternoon, Team Leader Greenwood, congratulations on your promotion."

On the other end of the phone, Morton York, the leader of the No. 4 investigation team, said that it was congratulations, but there was no hint of congratulations in his tone, and then said:

"Our No. 4 investigation team has just received a case, and you may be more interested."

Luo An's expression moved, and he asked in a deep voice:

"It can't be the victim's tongue missing, right?"

Morton York chuckled:

"As the head of the special investigation team, I guessed accurately."

“……”

Rolling his eyes speechlessly, he pulled the car door and got into the car again, Luo An asked directly:

"Where?"

Glancing at the bloody scenes at the scene of the crime, Morton York turned his head to look at the beautiful scenery outside the house, and said lightly:

"A neighborhood in West Hollywood, not far from the building of our FBI Los Angeles office."

"OK, I'll be right there."

Hanging up the phone, Roan found Mona putting her laptop on the hood of her car, banging and banging, her face very ugly.

Seeing Luo An looking at herself, Mona stopped her movements and raised her head:

"Luo An, your guess is correct, this case is indeed related to religion, and the murderer may continue to kill many people."

(End of chapter)