Profiler 3: Crime Ends

Lu Yuanli was about to go back to the manor with Jiao Yang when he received a call from Kevin.

Kevin's tone was a bit dignified, "Professor, there is a rather bizarre murder case in the outskirts of the city? Can you come and take a look?"

Lu Yuanli said, "What kind of bizarre method?"

Kevin said: "The murder scene and the method of killing are very strange,? You will know when you come."

Lu Yuanli put down his phone, turned his head away, looked gloatingly at Jiao Yang's tent and said, "Student, it seems like our vacation hasn't started yet, it's over."

Jiao Yang touched the tip of his nose helplessly, "Then what can I do, who told me to fall in love with a great man!"

Lu Yuanli and Jiao Yang flew back to LA immediately and arrived in the afternoon.The two only rested for a while, then drove more than 100 kilometers, and came to a grain processing factory in the suburbs of LA.

The scene of the crime was in the warehouse of this grain processing factory.

As soon as they arrived, Kevin greeted them and introduced: "There are workers in this grain warehouse. They are guarded in three shifts. After the security guard took over in the early morning yesterday, something happened soon. Someone broke into the grain warehouse and injured the security guard. Surveillance. The murderer seems to have brought in a person, killed him and then fled. The workers who came to take over at 8:00 this morning? After discovering all this, they immediately called the police.”

Several people came to the grain warehouse behind.In the huge granary, there are bags full of various grains, most of which are mostly corn.

There was a small puddle of maroon blood in the aisle that had long since dried up.Jiao Yang squatted down and took a look. The blood was sprayed,? There were also drips. The amount of bleeding was not large. At first glance, there seemed to be no obvious problem.

In the open space in the middle, the footsteps were chaotic.A middle-aged man was lying on his back.His hands were tied to a chair leaning on the grain, and he was kneeling on the ground, his face was terrified, his mouth was wide open, his eyes were protruding, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, his face was bruised, his abdomen was obviously swollen, as if he was pregnant, and his surroundings were full of blood. Rice, corn and other grains are scattered on the ground.

Forensic doctor Edmondo came over and said: "After a preliminary examination, the deceased was a white man in his 30s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall. The time of death was around three or four o'clock in the morning yesterday. The cause of death is very rare. It seems that he died from the rupture of the internal organs caused by the forced and continuous stuffing of food. In other words, it seems that he was strangled to death."

Lu Yuanli and Jiao Yang looked at each other, and said, "In other words, the murderer stayed at the scene for several hours, stuffing corn, rice and other raw food into the victim's stomach bit by bit, causing the victim's stomach to rupture. , died of internal bleeding?"

Kevin said: "The scene looks like this."

Jiao Yang squatted down and looked at the footprints at the scene, "It seems that there is more than one murderer."

Jason walked forward with his footprint box in his arms and said, "At least four footprints have been detected at the scene. One belongs to the security guard and the other belongs to the deceased. There are also two men, wearing shoes of size 43 and 44 respectively. It feels like a stronger young man. A guy in a size 43 shoe is about 6 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds. A guy in a size 44 shoe is 6 feet 180 inches and [-] pounds."

Jiao Yang looked at the grain scattered all over the ground, he is really a good guy, this weapon is so powerful, you don't even need to look for it!

At this time, two security guards helped a man of medium build, in his 40s, with tape on his forehead and gauze around his waist, and walked over.

Kevin said: "This is the injured security guard Mark. Please repeat what happened yesterday."

Mark still looked a little shaken.He sighed and said: "There is only one person on the night shift in our warehouse. I just took over the shift yesterday, walked around the perimeter, and returned to the security room. Suddenly I heard something in the warehouse, so I came over with a flashlight to check. .

I saw that there seemed to be a bright light in front of me, and when I turned my head, I was hit on the head.I felt a black shadow pounce on me at the same time. I subconsciously blocked it with the flashlight in my hand, and felt a pain in my lower abdomen, and I was stabbed.I was very scared at the time, and I fell to the ground unconsciously, as if someone walked by, and then I didn't know anything. "

Lu Yuanli asked, "When was the exact time when the monitoring was cut off yesterday?"

Kevin flipped through the files, "12:50."

Lu Yuanli folded his arms and said, "The forensic medical examination just now speculates that the time of death is three or four in the morning, so let's say 3:00. The method of killing is to keep stuffing things into the deceased's stomach, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Moreover, this method is difficult to guarantee that the victim will definitely die after the murderer leaves.In other words, if the two murderers wanted to watch the deceased die, they would have stayed at the scene for at least two hours.Although it is remote here, it is not a barren mountain. There is a dormitory for the workers of this grain processing factory nearby.An unconscious security guard lay beside him.This method of killing is indeed very strange. "

"Yes." Jiao Yang said: "From common sense, the method of killing must be simple and efficient, and it is easy to escape the crime if you can leave quickly."

Jiao Yang went to look at the deceased again, and pondered: "The deceased kneeled on the ground with his hands folded behind his back, and was stuffed with food like a duck. I feel that this murder scene seems to have a sense of ritual."

Kevin looked at the chaotic scene, "What kind of ritual is it? Execute the beheading of the prisoner?"

"You're right, Kevin." Jiao Yang said, "I also had this feeling when I first saw this scene."

"If this is the case," Lu Yuanli analyzed, "then the murderer's motive for killing is probably revenge. But in the case of revenge, the murderer will rarely be two or more people, unless they are relatives and friends, and the family is the model. Kevin, check the identity of the deceased first."

After being identified by the director and workers of the grain processing factory, the deceased did not belong to the factory.

The police immediately screened the missing persons. Three days later, they found that the age characteristics of the deceased were more in line with a missing insurance broker, 33-year-old Albert.

The reporter immediately arranged for Albert's wife to come and identify him.After Albert's wife saw the body, she burst into tears and said it was her husband.

Police immediately began questioning Albert's wife about the process of his disappearance.

Abbott's wife told police that three nights earlier, Abbott said he was going to see a client. He didn't come back after 10:00, so he called Albert.Albert's tone sounded normal, and he seemed a little excited.

Albert told him that he had won a big client and would go back immediately.

But she waited until after 11:00, and Albert did not come back.Said he was calling Albert, but no one answered the phone.

When the workers came to work the next day, they found Albert's body and immediately called the police.

Lu Yuanli said, "Have you checked out the social relations of the deceased?"

Kevin shrugged and said: "We are still investigating, because the deceased is an insurance broker, and his social relationship is relatively complicated. We have found at least two people who have recently had property disputes with the deceased and threatened the personal safety of the deceased."

Jiao Yang said: "Isn't the deceased an insurance salesman? How come there are still many enemies?"

Kevin sighed and said, "Although Albert is just an ordinary life insurance business executive, his insurance company has always been notorious because of compensation and other issues. Before he sold an insurance to a man named Mason, During the waiting period, the policyholder Masant’s father had an accident, so the insurance company refused to pay. Masant was very angry, thinking that he had been cheated, and had quarreled with the insurance company several times. Albert’s insurance company reported Call the police once, so we can find out quickly.

Another man named White was in a similar situation.After White's mother was insured, she was born with cancer, and the insurance company rejected the claim on the grounds that she had not informed the truth in advance.White believes that the mother had clearly told the insurance company what diseases she had before applying for the insurance.However, the sudden deterioration of breast disease into cancer was not deliberately concealed.Now White has taken Albert's insurance company to court along with him.

Beyond that, we're still investigating Albert's wife.But now that the incident took place only a few days ago, we haven’t found out that Albert’s wife had cheated. Given that they have two young children and Albert is the family’s only source of income, we don’t think it’s possible. big. "

"I feel the same."

Lu Yuanli pondered and said: "The murderer's method of killing is complicated and bizarre. According to witnesses at the scene, at least two people attacked him together. Judging from the scene, the footprints are messy, and it seems that many people committed the crime. If it's what you said Two people, I think they are more likely to commit crimes independently, and less likely to find any accomplices.

Moreover, I think the murderer's modus operandi has a strong symbolic meaning, just like the puzzles left at the scene of the previous puzzle series, it must have some meaning.You can ask your colleagues to check the headless case that has not been solved recently, first confirm whether it is a serial killer, and whether there are similar cases. "

"I don't know if this group of people has committed any other crimes, but in recent years, there must have been no similar methods. I'm sure of that."

Kevin said: "I have been in the CBA for four years, and I have seen all the cases transferred by the state police. We all know that such a special method of killing, as long as we see it, it will leave an impression."

Lu Yuanli said: "Then let's go back and investigate the accumulated cases for many years. This case is very directional. Before deciphering its meaning, I'm sorry that I can't make a profile."

"It's ok."

Kevin smiled and said, "We will also step up the investigation of other evidence."

Because of a sudden case, the temporary vacation of the two was forced to be cancelled.Lu Yuanli only rested for one night, and then started to go to class again. When he came back at night, he had to search similar suspicious case files and analyze the murderer's possible motive for the murder.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them finished their meal, Blanco called, "Professor Lu, I heard that you are back from vacation, sorry to bother you, a murder case just happened here, can you come and have a look?" ?”

Lu Yuanli was a little tired, but he still said, "We'll go there right away."

At this moment, for him, it is much better to be busy with some things than to be caught in the endless attacks of public opinion.

The cases came one after another, Jiao Yang unconsciously touched his nose beside him, did he catch up again recently? !