Saturday, at half past ten in the morning, temporarily borrowed office, conference room.

"These are the personal information of the eight victims in the second serial homicide case."

Roan got up and left his chair, motioned for everyone to hand out and look at the pile of materials in the center of the table, he took the whiteboard marker from Michelle's hand, and introduced:

"James, male, 30 years old, according to the investigation, worked in a chemical factory before his death.

Then there is Mandy, female, 26 years old, who was the manager of a store before her death.

Jerome, male, 18 years old, dropped out of school to work in a watch shop.

Hazel, female, 40 years old, works in a laundry.

Hayes, male, 31 years old, is a sales manager of a lawn company.

Pi Derou, male, 24 years old, works in a supermarket.

Emily, female, 22 years old, works as a waitress in a restaurant.

Evren, male, 37 years old, is a coach of a basketball club. ”

"These people are black, white, Latino, men and women, some are financially well-off, some are still in arrears......"

Lacey was assigned a folder, she looked at the information in her hand, and frowned:

"It doesn't seem to have much in common, they didn't even go to the same place when they were alive, and they didn't have deposits in the same bank."

Remembering what Luo Ann said last night and just now, Mona took a brief look at it, put down the folder, and asked:

"Luo An, you just said that you made a discovery, what did you find?"

Everyone looked up at Luo An in unison, Luo An smiled and said:

"What I found was that there was nothing in common between these eight victims."

“……”xN

The detectives present were full of black lines, and Lacey complained:

"You seem to be a little cold with this joke, Roan."

"It's not a joke, it's an important clue."

Luo An put away the smile on his face and said solemnly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, since we came into contact with this case, we have been looking at the victims, trying to find out the same characteristics or characteristics from them, so as to find out or infer the habits or goals of the murderer.

But the problem is that these eight victims are of different races, different skin colors, different social statuses, some are immigrants, some are not immigrants, and there is no useful connection between them. ”

Chenelle raised her eyebrows, understood Luo An's words, and said:

"So, you mean, we're going to turn our attention to the murderer?"

Luo An nodded, and Lacey was a little puzzled when she saw this:

"However, we have no clues, where can we investigate the murderer?"

"No, the killer actually left us a lot of clues."

Luo An shook his head, looked through the photos of the scene when the eight victims were dug out of the soil, and the autopsy reports of the eight victims, and said:

"First, the autopsy report issued by the Trace Division shows that the cause of the deaths of the eight victims was a shot in the back of their heads.

Second, the pits where the victims were buried were all standard rectangular, 1.8 meters long, 1 meter wide and between 1.2 and 1.5 meters deep.

The difference in data between the length, width and height of the pit where they were buried was very small between the victims who did not differ much in stature, and it can be said that they were almost identical......"

Holding a pen and tapping the whiteboard behind him, Luo An looked serious and asked:

"Ladies and gentlemen, suppose the murderer behind this case has both the means of transporting the victim and the strength to dig a pit, and will make the victim kneel in front of the pit he has dug and shoot him in the back, killing the victim in a posture similar to an execution.

This kind of murderer, who do you think he is? ”

Luo An's voice fell, and the expressions of everyone in the conference room changed suddenly, and they all expressed their guesses:

"Killer!"

"Scavenger!"

"Executioner!"

"Executioner who thinks he is righteous!"

"Psychotic!"

“……”xN

Hearing the last word, everyone present was stunned for a moment, and turned their heads to look at Lacey, who said the word on the side.

Lacey raised an eyebrow:

"I feel like I'm right."

"This possibility of psychosis really cannot be ruled out."

Luo An coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and then said:

"In the beginning, I speculated in four main directions:

First, the murderer was a scavenger who specialized in handling some things for people.

Second, the murderer is a killer, and all eight victims are orders he takes.

Third, the murderer was a self-righteous guy who saw some of the eight victims' actions and felt that they had violated justice or religious rules, so he killed them on behalf of "justice" or "God." ”

The agents on both sides of the conference table nodded in unison, all agreeing with Roan's speculation, and Chenelle asked:

"What's the fourth speculation?"

"The fourth speculation is a bit peculiar, and I only thought of it last night."

Luo An picked up the whiteboard marker, wrote a few words on the whiteboard, and then turned around and asked:

"You should know about the Brotherhood. ”

Brotherhood, a special culture of the Federation, is a form of association that organizes assemblies,

Fraternity clubs on university campuses have become a major place for students to expand their networks and find opportunities for post-graduation work.

But newcomers who want to join the fraternity are generally asked to "show loyalty," i.e., prove their resolve by completing very difficult tasks, such as push-ups on broken glass.

This serial murder case will most likely not be the masterpiece of the "fraternity" on the college campus.

But when he heard Luo An mention the word "brotherhood", everyone present suddenly thought of something, and Chenelle's face changed first, and said:

"Ann Roan, you mean that these eight victims may be the "show of loyalty" part of an organization when it asks new people to join? ”

"Murder as a sign of loyalty?"

Winslow's face also changed, and he guessed:

"What do some gangsters do?"

"It could also be some other criminal organization with radical ideas."

Luo An put down the whiteboard marker, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said:

"The main problem is that there is no connection between the eight victims, and there is no information in the information that they have offended some people.

In addition, among the eight victims, except for the sales manager who worked at the lawn company, some money, the rest did not have a high income.

In particular, the 18-year-old boy who worked in a watch shop relied on the owner of the watch shop to eat and drink, and his pockets were cleaner than his face.

So the chances of the murderer being a scavenger or a killer are not high, and they may not make much money by killing these eight victims. ”

"That's right."

"That's right."

The detectives nodded in unison when they heard this, Luo An's speculation and analysis were reasonable, and they didn't find any problems.

Chenille briefly summarized Roan's speculation, and then asked:

"Team leader, what do we do next?"

"Continue to investigate and collate information."

Luo An said in a deep voice:

"If the murderer is an executioner who thinks he represents justice, then he must have chosen to kill because he was not used to some of the behaviors of the eight victims, so we need to find out the behavior and habits of the eight victims and their handling experiences before their deaths.

In addition, if the murderer is a gangster, a person from an ideological organization, or some people, then this organization cannot be nameless, and they must recruit members.

And as long as they absorb members, they will inevitably leave clues, and that's what we need to look for. ”

"Hmmm......"

After listening to Luo An's words, the detectives present immediately scratched their heads, and Lacey looked embarrassed and said:

"Luo An, the previous investigation of the experiences of the eight victims before their deaths, although it is a little troublesome, it is not particularly difficult.

You can check the information of the members of the organization later...... We don't seem to have a direction to investigate at all. ”

This kind of criminal organization must be very hidden, and if there is no organizational information and no one to recommend it, the investigators will simply be blinded and have no idea which direction to go.

Luo An nodded, of course he knew the difficulties here, but he had already prepared.

Taking out a familiar card the size of a dark red calling card from his pocket, Luo An grinned:

"The federal land is so big, and it has raised a lot of talents.

Now that we're struggling, it's time to get them to cooperate with our work at the FBI. ”

(End of chapter)