Profiler: Crime Scene

Jiao Yang said: "October 10th."

"The day of the church shooting was August 8th..."

Lu Yuanli pondered: "The Dormition of the Virgin is a festival of Catholicism and Orthodox Church. According to legend, the day when the Virgin Mary's spirit body was taken into heaven after the end of her life. Catholicism is held on August 8th in the Gregorian calendar. Orthodox Church Due to the different calendars... this year's Ascension Day is exactly that day! And today..."

Lu Yuanli took out his phone and checked the perpetual calendar, and said, "It's the Hijri calendar, the first day of Muharram? (New Year's Day)?"

"That doesn't mean..."

Joseph and Jiao Yang said at the same time: "The mosque!"

"Correct."

Lu Yuanli said with a solemn expression: "From the choice of time and place, to the sending of email reminders beforehand, the incident of the last shooting was carefully arranged. If it is really a copycat crime, then this time, it should try to use the closest method. "

"but……"

Joseph frowned and said, "Now there are almost more than a thousand mosques in M. How to check this?! And if the information is released, it may cause panic..."

"Do not post warning messages publicly."

Lu Yuanli said: "This may be one of the murderer's goals, to cause panic, create chaos, and achieve a sensational effect. Let's calculate first, and then talk about possible locations."

Joseph said: "But after the investigation, the last two churches were very ordinary, with almost no features. There are more than 50 mosques in this city alone. I really don't know how to judge!"

Lu Yuanli said: "However, the previous shooting caused more than 100 casualties. If you want to be more sensational than the last time, or to say a successful 'retaliation', you should have a choice. Otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve this effect. And , The last time was not without obvious features. These two churches are both large in scale and located in the city center, with a large flow of people, which is also the reason for the heavy casualties. And they are not far apart, and several gunmen can drive back and forth.

The construction of mosques in country M is only a matter of two to 90 years since the 30s.As you said, most of the large and influential mosques are built here and in Gotham City.The last time two churches were attacked at the same time, based on my feeling, this time there are at least two churches, and there may be a little more.Focus on one, and use a short drive to select a few other ones for reference..."

"Look here!"

Jiao Yang, who had been searching with his mobile phone just now, handed it to him and said, "Islamic Activity Center!"

"Ok?"

Lu Yuanli, Joseph, and the deputy police chief Matthew who was standing next to him all looked over subconsciously.

The headlines of the news are all words like "the largest and most beautiful mosque in M ​​is about to be built".

Lu Yuanli took a general look. Although it was said that it was about to be completed, the original Islamic activity center has been open to the public.Moreover, the center can accommodate 3000 people to participate in activities at the same time.

At this time, an hour had passed since the "instruction email" was received.The last time, there was a shooting within two hours of receiving threatening emails on a large scale.

Several people looked at each other, Joseph took out his mobile phone and ran to the deputy director in charge to ask for support.

Lu Yuanli called Matthew, and arranged for the on-site technicians to call out the map of Huadu and check other mosques within a three-kilometer radius of this "Islamic activity center".

Matthew asked the technicians to quickly retrieve the exterior and interior pictures of the Islamic activity center.

The activity center is only about half an hour away from the center of Huadu. It is equipped with a variety of cultural and religious ancillary facilities. Two 16th-century Ottoman Turkish-style minarets soar into the sky, and a white building is very spectacular.

A search then found that there was only one other mosque within a radius of three kilometers from the site.Lu Yuanli asked Matthew to expand the scope and continue to investigate.

Joseph came back soon, dispatched the police, and rushed to this activity center and several other mosques nearby.

"Wait a moment!"

Lu Yuanli called Joseph to stop and said, "All the police officers who are called to increase their strength will be dressed in plain clothes! Otherwise, they may startle the enemy and change the location of the shooting temporarily."

This suggestion is actually a bit difficult, because casual clothes will increase the risk factor of police officers on the scene.In this weather, the bulletproof vest can still be worn, but the helmet is not easy to handle.Joseph thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll apply!"

After thinking about it for a while, Jiao Yang suggested that he could call the police officers on the scene and pretend to be an engineering team or a firefighter with a helmet.

Out of trust in Lu Yuanli, Director Jack agreed to the arrangement of casual clothes.However, he believes that it is impossible to change clothes again.One, depending on the time between the last mail and the shooting, there was no time to prepare other costumes or coordinate with the fire department.Second, firefighters are also civil servants with weapons, which may make the murderer vigilant. The difference from the police appearing on the scene is actually not that big.Director Jack will let the police officers take their positions first, and if there is no problem, they will change into casual clothes one after another.

This is a very pragmatic order. Judging from the previous example, it seems that there is indeed not so much time.

Twenty minutes later, the community and on-duty police officers who had been patrolling the area gathered in place. After 20 minutes, they changed into casual clothes one after another. Forty minutes later, police reinforcements gradually arrived, patrolling the perimeters of several mosques.

In the previous church shooting, it took an hour and 44 minutes from the time the last email was sent to the incident.In other words, it is very likely that the murder will happen in a few minutes.Even, because the media reported the details of various buttons, this approximate number has been spread and widely known.Maybe next second...

At this moment, every minute and every second is suffering, and no one knows what will happen in the next moment.

"Di..."

In the silence, the siren of the city bureau control center suddenly sounded.Joseph picked up the phone and shouted five seconds later; "Turn on the monitoring!"

It was a Saturday, and the small mosque opened at 9:10 am. At about 55:[-], a call was received from the on-site patrol personnel, and a shooting incident occurred in the mosque.

The gunman was a man, wearing a mask and hat, entered the mosque, and then opened fire as if people were praying, and the crowd scattered and fled.There was a father and daughter at the scene. In order to protect his daughter, the elderly father picked up a potted flower and threw it at the gunman.

The chaotic noise alarmed the patrolling community police, who immediately rushed into the mosque, fired warning shots, and confronted the gunman.After other police officers rushed in, the gunman shot himself and tried to kill himself, but was stopped.

Including the gunman, a total of seven people at the scene were injured in the shooting incident. An ambulance has been called and they will be taken to the hospital soon.The police officers at the scene reported that the situation had been brought under control. However, except for the lady who came in to take care of her father, the other injured were all elderly men, and some of them were seriously injured. It cannot be ruled out at present. Will there be new ones? casualties.

Almost at the same time, a live video of the suspected shooter appeared on a certain social software.

In another mosque less than three kilometers away, New Year's celebrations are being held. The event is planned to start at 11 am and end with a festive meal at 6 pm.

At this time, a man armed with a rifle broke into the mosque and opened fire on the crowd who were entering to participate in the New Year celebration ceremony.

John, who lives opposite the mosque, just moved here half a month ago.As he was weeding in the yard, he had just stopped the machine in his hand when he heard someone yelling "Police, hands up," followed by a series of gunshots.

Subconsciously looking through the fence of the mosque from his backyard, John saw someone hiding behind a pillar in the mosque's parking lot before he realized something had happened.

Suddenly there were several gunshots in the mosque, accompanied by shrill screams.

Police, who rushed in to reinforce the news, found a gunman yelling, swearing, and shooting into the crowd.He only heard two clicks, but his pistol didn't fire a bullet.

"Hey listen man! Calm down..."

A patrol officer at the scene who was injured at the first time to stop the crime judged that the gunman's weapon might have malfunctioned, and tried to calm down the gunman and the panicked people at the scene.

The gunman smashed the gun in his hand on the patrolman's head, turned around and ran away.

The patrol officer then fired at him, hitting the shooter in the arm.The gunman ran out immediately, and a car rushed straight to the gate of the mosque, picked up the wounded gunman and fled together.Nearby police officers chased them and fired at them, but only hit the vehicle the shooter was driving in as he fled.

There was a shooting at the second mosque, and the scene of the control center was solemn.

At this time, there was another report to the police saying that a fire broke out in a Muslim supermarket not far away, and the fire is still being put out. There is no detailed report on property damage and casualties.

"Wait a moment!"

Lu Yuanli pointed to the flashing surveillance screen and said, "Go back and take a closer look, what is that!"

The technicians called back, zoomed in on the screen according to Lu Yuanli's request, zoomed in and fixed the frame, and saw a bright red letter "L" in an inconspicuous corner of the first mosque, next to a crooked small ornament .The scene is a mess, and the letters are not big. If you don't look carefully, you can't find it at all.

What does the letter "L" stand for?

Lu Yuanli thought for a while, and said, "Retrieve the surveillance from another mosque where the accident occurred. If possible, please look for the police officers at the scene to see if there is anything similar."

These two mosques are small in scale, and most of them are monitored outdoors. There are very few cameras indoors. The monitoring is fruitless and there are no new discoveries.But the police officers who were still on duty at the scene soon discovered the problem and reported it.A bright red letter "J" was also found in the corner of another mosque.

Both letters were temporarily dipped in the blood of the victim, apparently intentionally done by the murderer. "L, J", what does that mean?Is it Morse code or something?A provocation or an indication of what to do next?However, Jiao Yang thought, there are only two letters, which is too little, right?