tell me what to do, Dr. Reid

Reid's clothes dried quickly in the dryer.At Fiona's suggestion, he decided to take a shower.

Fiona took the baked dessert out to cool while he was in the shower.Then she walked quickly to the bathroom door and knocked, "Do you need a hairdryer?"

"Okay, thank you." Reid's voice came from inside.

Fiona took the hair dryer, pushed open the bathroom door and walked in directly.

Reid was getting out of the bathtub. Fiona's sudden appearance seemed to startle him, and he stumbled over the edge of the bathtub. Fiona subconsciously stretched out her arms to hug him, but he pulled the shower curtain, fell into the bathtub, and tripped Fiona together.

Fiona fell firmly on top of him.His brown curls were wet against his scalp, and water dripped off his bare skin.

"Uh." Reid cleared his throat, "...sorry."

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed at the same time.

At this time, Reid's cell phone rang suddenly.

"...I have to answer the phone," he muttered, struggling to get out of the tub.

They struggled to get up, grabbing each other's shoulders and nearly slipping once in the middle.

"I think I twisted my foot a little bit." Reid gasped, frowning.

Fiona took his arm and helped him out of the tub.

Reid limped to the door of the bathroom, grabbed the dried shirt and put it on.He picked up the phone, but the phone had stopped ringing.

"What's wrong?" Fiona asked.

"...It's JJ." He frowned. "It's kind of strange...she asked me where I am now."

"Maybe she has something to ask you." Fiona said.

Reid smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I have to call back." He dialed Jennifer's phone number after speaking.

"...Okay. I see." He hung up the phone and turned to look at Fiona, "—she said that there was a case of missing children in downtown Atlanta."

Fiona walked quickly to the sofa, picked up the remote control and turned on the TV.

Sure enough, the Amber Alert was playing on the TV news—a little girl named Wihoreau was missing.Her photo is being displayed on the screen, a cute girl with short blonde hair and big eyes, and she is only four years old this year.

"I have to go," Reid said, "Jennifer said they'd be here soon."

"I'll go with you." Fiona said immediately.

Reid was surprised, "But you are still on vacation."

"I've been resting for more than a month. In fact, I wanted to go back to work last week, but Eden firmly disagreed. But this time he shouldn't drive me away, they are in need of manpower now."

They then drove directly to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Seeing Fiona and Reid appearing at the same time, people who knew them expressed surprise.

"We saw the news on the Internet." Fiona said straight to the point, "How is the situation now?"

"At present, there is no statement from the kidnappers, and there is no blackmail information. The Atlanta police are searching for the whereabouts of the girl on a large scale, and the media have already begun to add fuel to the report." Sarah said, "The higher-ups attach great importance to this case. Our team and another Let the team investigate the case together."

As soon as she finished speaking, Fiona saw a piece of news being broadcast on the TV screen in front of Sarah.

A woman with long blond hair and a haggard face was talking into the microphone, and said hoarsely: "...Winnie is only four years old, for God's sake, she didn't hurt anyone at all. She is just a child." She said , covered his mouth and sobbed.

"—is the girl's mother." Sarah said regretfully, "poor woman."

"Mars?" Eden's voice came.

He strode towards them, and he looked at Reid in amazement, "And Agent Reid! How fast you got there."

"I've already arrived." Reid quickly explained, "Our team is on their way here."

Eden frowned and turned to Fiona, "You should be on vacation, Mars."

"Oh, I'm going crazy at home, I can only pass the time by eating. I'm gaining weight every day now." Fiona said with a smile, "If you don't agree with me coming back to work, when you see me again You will never recognize me."

Eden stared at her, "But you have to understand that I won't allow you to go out this time. Don't forget, the reason for your vacation is that you were shot, not a fever."

"Of course, I understand." Fiona said quickly.

Subsequently, Reid asked to go to the home of the missing girl to see the situation.They can't just wait until the bau guys arrive.In child abduction cases, every second counts for the life of the missing child.

The missing girl's family lived in a typical middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta.When they arrived, the house was surrounded by media. Fiona and Reid hurriedly broke through the siege of media reporters, quickly pushed open the fence door and walked in.

Outside the house is a well-arranged garden, in which there are lush white roses, lilacs, and cherry blossoms, etc. It seems that the shrubs that are often pruned surround the garden, and a small white fence is exposed on the left side. Inside was a small piece of freshly turned land, and a sapling that hadn't been planted was standing by the wall.

"It looks like a very happy family." Fiona said, "It is said that to see whether a family has a happy life, you must first look at their garden."

Reid walked over to her on a slightly sloping foot - his sprained foot was probably still hurting a bit.

He bent down to look at a pink dog house by the wall, turned his head to look at Fiona, and asked suspiciously, "Where did the dog go?"

"That dog disappeared a few months ago," said a girl's voice.

They turned around and saw a girl about seven or eight years old standing at the door.She watched them a little warily.

She flinched visibly as Fiona walked towards her.

"Hi," Fiona said gently, "what's your name?"

The girl moved her lips and replied softly, "...annie."

"Is your mother home?"

"Yes. She's in the living room with the other cops," she said.

"Okay." Fiona said with a smile.

She had just walked up the steps when the girl said suddenly timidly, "Don't tell my mother I talked to you. She won't like that."

Fiona turned her head and quickly exchanged glances with Reid.

"Why?" she asked the girl in surprise.

"She doesn't like me." The girl looked down at the ground and whispered, "...she likes Winnie better."

Fiona immediately understood what was going on.The girl's mother must have started neglecting her older daughter because her younger daughter went missing, which is not uncommon in homes of missing children.

"Don't think so," she reassured, "Your mother must like you as much as she likes Winnie."

At this time, the door of the house was suddenly opened.

A woman with disheveled hair and a haggard face stares at a stranger who appears on the steps of her house.She was Mrs. Thoreau who had appeared on TV earlier.

"Who are you?" She grabbed her daughter and asked vigilantly, "Why are you talking to my daughter?"

Seems like a very protective mother. Fiona thought to herself.

"Mars?!" Darwin's voice came from behind her.He came out from Madam Thoreau's side. "I thought you were on vacation."

"The vacation ended early." Fiona said curtly, "Agent Reid from Bau is with me."

"Come in." Darwin nodded slightly, and did not ask the reason why Reid arrived so soon.

They entered the house, and the interior was as spotless as she had imagined it would be.All the furniture was brand new, the curtains and tablecloths were all smooth and clean, and the floor looked like it had been waxed not long ago.

"What information do we have now?" Fiona asked Darwin in a low voice, looking at Reid who was studying the family photo on the fireplace in the living room.

"Single mother. Mother is a nurse. Father is a construction contractor who died in an accident last year," Darwin said. "The girl has been missing for about twenty hours."

"That's what started missing last night. Why didn't mother call the police?" Reid asked.

"I also asked her this question," Darwin said, "but she said that she was not at home on night shift last night and came back from the hospital at noon today. And the nanny she hired was negligent yesterday and only stayed here for an hour. left. The other daughter of the family, Annie, said she went to bed early last night, and she has no idea why Winnie disappeared from her bed inexplicably."

"Did she find out that her sister was missing, but didn't call the police or tell her mother?" Fiona asked.

"When she found her sister missing, she thought she just ran out to play by herself, so she ran out to look for her. But she couldn't find her," Darwin replied.

"So Winnie was kidnapped from her bed," Fiona said. "The kidnappers have invaded the house."

"The dog of this family disappeared not long ago, right?" Reid suddenly turned his head and said, holding a photo of Winnie and a border collie in his hand, "Maybe the kidnappers planned it long ago. If that's the case, then The family may have had a face-to-face meeting with the kidnappers."

"Whoever did this must have known the life of the hostess like the back of his hand. He must have been monitoring the family for some time," Fiona said.

"I think so too," Darwin nodded. "It's a pity that Mrs. Thoreau and the neighbors here have never seen similar suspicious characters." He looked at Reid by the fireplace, "What do you think, doctor? Can you give Is there a profile?"

Reid licked his lips, and replied quickly: "I don't know much about the situation now. My team members haven't arrived yet, so I can't release the profile alone."

"Okay." Darwin said with a shrug.

"But I always think this case is a bit strange." Reid said, "If this is a well-planned case, how did the unknown suspect expect that the nanny would leave early?"

"You said he was watching the house," Darwin said.

"And it's a little strange." Reid continued, "The girl kidnapped in this case was too young. For pedophiles, her sister is a more suitable target. But he deliberately The younger sister was chosen. This suggests that his motives were probably revenge or blackmail, but he did not leave any information. And - if he is a planned criminal, he should act more cautiously instead of Just broke into the house after seeing the nanny leave."

"It's not a pedophile, it's a planned criminal. It seems that you have discovered a lot." Darwin repeated coldly, "You said just now that you can't give a profile."

Reid blinked a bit puzzled.

But Darwin stopped talking to them and turned around to answer the phone.

Reid approached Fiona, frowned and said in a low voice: "—Maybe it's my illusion? I don't think he likes me very much."

"Don't worry, he's like this sometimes." Fiona comforted, "You should see how he reprimanded Sarah last time, because she mixed up the report number."

"Oh, I didn't take it to heart." Reid quickly explained, then pursed his lips and smiled, "——you should have seen what Hotch looks like when he is angry. I have learned it a long time ago."

Soon, members of the bau team arrived.

Team Leader Hotch and two of his agents entered the house.He noticed Fiona, nodded to her, and asked briefly: "Agent Mars, are you healed?"

"Of course." Fiona replied with a smile, "Thank you for your concern."

Hotch didn't chat with her about anything else.He has always been extremely efficient.He said to Emily who was standing beside him, "Go talk to that girl named Annie. I have already asked her mother's permission just now. But she wants a female detective to talk to her daughter."

"Understood." Emily replied immediately.

"I'll go with you," Fiona said. "I talked to her just now, and she probably won't be that scared of me."

Emily nodded in agreement.

Before going up the stairs, Fiona heard Hotch ask, "Reid, what's wrong with your feet?"

"...It's twisted." Reid muttered in a low voice with a little embarrassment.

Fiona laughed to herself.