Profiler 3: Crime Ends

"No."

Max tried hard to recall: "At that time Eric was standing with his back against the flower bed, facing out. I only saw the back of the man."

Kevin nodded and said, "Do you still have any impression of his height, weight, or distinctive features?"

Max thought for a long time, and then said: "It seems to be about the same height as Eric, right? It seems to be about the same size. I just looked at it vaguely, and didn't pay attention at the time."

Jiao Yang suddenly interjected: "That man,? Was he wearing a gray-purple cashmere sweater?"

"How do you know?" Max was taken aback, and blurted out: "Were you there at the time?!"

Jiao Yang shook his head and said, "During the forensic examination, wool fibrous tissue was found in the gaps between the nails of Eric's left hand. I remember that there seemed to be gray-purple marks on his nails."

"When you say that,? I just remembered!"

Max scratched his head and said, "That person is indeed wearing a gray and purple striped sweater!"

"OK,? That's good enough!"

Kevin said: "At that time, all the surveillance cameras in the school have been preserved. We only need to check all the surveillance cameras, find people with similar clothes and check them one by one, and we should be able to screen out the murderer!"

This discovery excited everyone.Kevin immediately reported to his superiors, dispatched manpower, organized a few specialized personnel tomorrow, and checked the surveillance videos in the school a few days before and after the incident.

Kevin made arrangements for the school. They called the hospital and asked his colleagues. They learned that Jayden was basically out of danger, but he hadn't woken up yet.Kevin had no choice but to give up for the time being and wait for Jayden to wake up before going to see him.

Jayden's unconsciousness seems to have brought a glimmer of gloom to this case that has just shown its dawn.

Kevin scratched his hair and said, "This case is really unbelievable! The motive and method of killing all make people feel extremely absurd!"

Jiao Yang patted Kevin on the shoulder with a smile and said: "You have to think about it this way. The only good thing is that the murderer must insist on killing four members of the Ravenstar family at the same time. Otherwise, if he kills them one by one, we will kill them." It will be more troublesome!"

Jiao Yang was about to go back when a call from BAU (CBI's technical support department) came.

After Kevin answered the phone, he scratched his hair in some doubts and said: "My colleague said that they checked the kaleidoscope carefully, but they didn't find any human information such as fingerprints and dna on it, but they found a very strange thing. There are two people on it. A strange texture, the main body looks like a cat pad, but there are only three fingers on it..."

"What, three fingers?!"

Usually cats have five fingers on their front paws and four toes on their back paws.And as far as he knew, the cat with only three back toes was in this school, just around the corner.

And the dried jacaranda flowers left on the basketball court... Yes, that's the person!Jiao Yang jumped up suddenly and ran outside.

"Hugo, what's wrong with you? What are you doing?!"

Kevin subconsciously called out to Jiao Yang, but he didn't stop him, so he had to follow him.

Jiao Yang ran all the way to the craft beer shop opened by Nathan.

It says that it is open until 12:00 in the morning, and now at 11:30, the door has been locked and the building is empty.

Maybe there's still someone on duty though?Jiao Yang went up to knock on the door and said, "Is anyone still there? I want a glass of beer and some supper."

He knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response at all.

Kevin looked at Jiao Yang suspiciously and said, "We seem to have been to this store before, and the beer is very authentic. But it's closed, let's change."

Jiao Yang shook his head, and said in a low voice: "There is a cat in this store with only three toes on its hind feet. I want to do a fingerprint comparison as soon as possible."

Kevin was taken aback, "You... what are you talking about? Do cats have fingerprints too?!"

Jiao Yang said: "There should be. Although there is no system certification yet, the new mobile phones released by our domestic mobile phone manufacturers will come with fingerprint verification. I have seen this kind of popular science technical video, and the cat's palm print can be entered. , successfully unlocked. In theory, it should be possible. Moreover, the person who opened this store is a person we all know, Daniel’s second son. This, we should be vigilant. Don't you think, this is too much of a coincidence?

With a father like Daniel, Nathan must have a clear understanding of all the rumors in the legend of Oak Island, including the curse, there is no doubt about it.

Moreover, with Daniel's enthusiasm for this Oak Island treasure, his family's Z life has been repeatedly affected.Daniel exhausted his family wealth for the treasure, and fell from a rich man to this ordinary neighborhood.Nathan and his older brother, Scott, have been displaced since childhood and changed schools several times.His attitude towards this treasure must be very complicated.It's normal to have hatred, hostility, or even psychological distortion.

These murders all happened at the school.He opened a shop on the university campus, and it can be said that he is also a person from this school, which is in line with our prediction of the murderer.He ran from his store to the administrative floor, but it only took ten minutes. He could take the opportunity to kill Eric, then quickly absconded, and returned to the store to pretend nothing had happened.This store provides takeaway service, and he sometimes delivers meals to the students.That is to say, he can also easily learn about Elena's routine, as well as the unobtrusive way in and out of school Z, and when Chris is alone, he can use ether to make Chris unconscious, and then push him away. drowned in the pool.

There is another point, because there are too many possibilities, I didn't say it just now.I made a package of dried jacaranda flowers a while ago and gave it to Nathan's niece Rukia.But I saw some dried jacaranda petals on the basketball court where Professor Lu speculated that the murderer had poisoned.Rukia probably gave the sachet to Nathan. The petals were left by Nathan when he waited for an opportunity to put the poisonous kaleidoscope in Jayden's schoolbag on the basketball court.

It's just that the dried flowers I make are relatively simple, that is, they are dried in a microwave oven.If I use the silicone method, just test the petals for the remaining ingredients, and I can nail Nathan!

In other words, Nathan is fully qualified to commit the crime, and he has the three-toed cat named Alpha, who also dropped jacaranda petals, and he has actually shown his feet! "

Kevin frowned and said, "However, what you said is just speculation. We must get real evidence as soon as possible! I will call my colleagues back to the police station immediately and apply for an investigation against Nathan!"

Jiao Yang said: "I think it's a little unusual for Nathan to close business early today. He may have noticed something. We have to race against time now, and we can't wait for tomorrow. I want to go to Daniel's house now, you let Colleagues stay here. Once the application is approved, break in and check the warehouse, basement, etc. of this beer store!"

"it is good!"

Kevin asked his colleagues to guard the front and back doors of the beer shop, and went to Daniel's house with Jiao Yang.

Kevin stepped forward to ring the doorbell and said, "Police, I'm Kevin Smith, the head of the CBI criminal investigation team. Now I suspect that you are related to a serial murder case. Please open the door immediately for inspection!"

Usually women sleep lightly, and Scott's wife Shizuo woke up, and she pushed Scott awake.

Scott heard the voice outside, so he put on his coat and came out to open the door.

Scott opened the door and saw Kevin, Jiao Yang and others outside, he frowned and said, "Men, let's see what time it is! What's the matter with you, can't you come back tomorrow morning?!"

"Sorry, Walker Z first."

Kevin showed the temporary search certificate he carried with him and said: "The case is urgent now. We suspect that your brother Nathan Walker is related to a serial murder case. We need to enter the house for inspection. Please cooperate..."

"What did you say, serial murder?!"

Scott said in surprise: "How is this possible? My younger brother is a restaurant owner. He has always been peaceful and friendly. He has a good relationship with everyone! Who did he kill... No, why did he kill?!"

Jiao Yang stepped forward and said, "Mr. Scott, calm down. I think it's better for you to save these questions and ask your brother."

At this time, listening to the noise outside, Daniel Walker and Nathan came out one after another.

Daniel looked at Jiao Yang and Kevin, "Officer, didn't I explain it to you? No one would kill someone for such an absurd reason as completing the curse! It's outrageous that you would suspect my children's school!"

Kevin said: "Whether he did it or not, we have to find out the evidence first."

The few policemen who had been following Kevin scattered, and in Daniel's Fang Xin

Jiao Yang and Kevin went directly to Nathan's bedroom.

As soon as Kevin opened the door, he smelled a burnt breath and an unpleasant smell of disinfectant.

A dark gray short-haired cat lay dying on the table. Xi's hind legs were wrapped in layers.

His hind legs... Jiao Yang rushed over, reached out and grabbed Nathan's collar, "What did you do to Alpha?!"

"Mr. Hugo, are you referring to the fact that he was injured?"

Nathan looked at Jiao Yang indifferently, and said: "You have come to my restaurant more than once, and you should know that Alpha is very naughty. During dinner today, he accidentally slipped into the frying pan of French fries. My The clerks were all crying, and I was sorry, too, and my heart was very sad. But, it was just an accident. Of course, once you choose to keep a pet, you should be responsible to the end. If anyone needs to be responsible for this, of course it is me. As long as he lives , I will be a lifetime riddle of the law."

"asshole!"

As long as he is alive, this nonchalant tone, undisguised provocative attitude... trembling with rage, he punched Nathan's face unbearably.

"Hugo, calm down!"

When Kevin heard what Nathan said just now, he already vaguely sensed something was wrong.Seeing Jiao Yang's attack, he stretched out his hand to support him with sharp eyesight and quick hands, and said in a low voice, "Listen to me, Hugo, don't cause trouble for the professor!"

Lu Yuanli is an official CBI expert consultant, but Jiao Yang is not.In the absence of Lu Yuanli, strictly speaking, Jiao Yang did not have the qualifications and authority to handle the case with Kevin.

What's more, the procedures Kevin took today were just temporary search warrants.If no hard evidence can be found in Daniel's house and Nathan's store today, and Nathan Walker complains to Kevin, he will also be in trouble.

Jiao Yang glanced at Nathan, and Nathan still looked at him with a nonchalant smile, which only made people feel angry.