[Criminal Minds] The Waiting Behind

Monday as usual, Quantico BAU as usual.

JJ still distributed the information and introduced the recent case, "Recently, many young male corpses were found in the desert on the border between southwest Arizona and Mexico. The cause of death was internal bleeding. Impact marks."

"Bumped? In the desert?" Rossi wondered.

Man turned his head to look at this charismatic uncle from Long Island, "If he died of thirst or starvation, it's not our turn to take care of it..."

"Has the man been identified, Garcia?"

Reid couldn't help looking at his serious boss, who still had the same serious expression on his face, and couldn't see his mood swings at all.He's still a bloody Hotch, still composed.

"No, they are all Mexican citizens. They should have smuggled into the United States by taking the devil's way, so their identities have not been found yet."

"Then talk to the Mexican police and see if you can find anything." Hotch grabbed his tie and got up. "Then, see you on the plane in 30 minutes."

Everyone got up and prepared to pack their luggage.

Man wrapped his arms around Reid's neck and asked concerned, "Hey, kid, why are you so silent today?"

Who knew that Reid didn't pay attention to Man's teasing, but silently pushed away the arm on his neck, "Occasionally, I also have bad moods."

"What? What's wrong?" Man opened his hands inexplicably, and looked at Emily suspiciously.The latter looked at Reid's back, thoughtful, and she encouraged Reid to take Michelle to Hotch's trial last week.Afterwards, it seemed that Reid was not in high spirits all the time, and he and Hotch also seemed to be weird all the time. Could it be that something happened between Michelle and Hotch?

It's a pity that Emily only guessed the second half right this time. It's not that Reid is not in high spirits, but has always been in a state of high tension.

While packing his luggage, Reid couldn't help but think of the scene where Michelle begged him before——

"What, you asked me to monitor Hotch for you and report his whereabouts at any time?" Reid jumped up immediately when he heard it, what is this?

"Hey, hey! Don't speak so harshly! I don't want you to reveal the case, and you don't have to tell me every detail of his itinerary. You just need to tell me the more important ones. For example, he went to Where, are you back, are you sick..." Just kidding, she needs to comfort Reid well, once the simple baby card is used, it is definitely a good helper for everything!

"But..." Reid was still a little hesitant, what's going on with this vile sense of violating other people's privacy and being sorry for his own boss!

"I don't ask you to reveal the details of the case to me, why is it so embarrassing!" Seeing that Reid's face was a little loose, Michelle immediately added fuel, "Wuuuuuuuu... Reid, you don't love me anymore, you only have you in your heart Hotch...do you want to watch my tears dry..." Covering his eyes, he peeked at Reid's reaction.

Having seen Michelle's cute and extremely helpless little actions a long time ago, Reid is really going to be defeated.He ruthlessly tugged at his shoulder-grown hair, and agreed with an almost death-defying vigor: "Okay!"

"But you can't tell anyone! Including Emily!" After all, he was still worried, and Reid didn't want his "famous name" to be ruined.

Thinking back.

Reid's current state is wishing to destroy his eyes, how could he agree to Michelle's unreliable request at that time.But thinking of Michelle's miserable face crying before, I still can't bear it.If Hotch really agreed to be with Michelle, it would be a blessing for him.

The poor and innocent Reid silently comforted his restless mind, and flew all the way to the destination in such a state of anxiety.

Michelle was walking on the street, looking for a suitable store, and had almost saved enough money to maintain the store in the early stage.She has already quit her job at FineDelicatessen, although Alison held her hand and regretted it for a long time.But being able to open a store of my own and do what I want to do is my dream since I came to this world.

Even after discovering that this is actually the world of CM, experiencing many horrible events, and even finding someone she likes, Michelle's idea did not fade away, but became more determined.She needs to be a woman who can stand beside Hotch.Although the school background of this body predestined that she would not be able to flourish like many time-travelers, and she could not even reach the height of her previous life, but she still had to work hard to improve her life.She is unwilling and unable to imagine herself as a dodder attached to a man. At least she must be independent financially and in life, so that she can live happily together.

I really think too far. Michelle pulled back her scattered thoughts, and now the person hasn't caught up yet.Yes, Michelle has completely figured it out. It is simply wishful thinking to wait until the iron tree blooms, and it is better to rely on herself.The so-called strong women are afraid of pestering men, and vice versa.She didn't believe that she posted it cheekily, and she still couldn't handle him!

Although it is true to say so, Michelle really dare not say that she is fully sure before she succeeds, so the ultimate secret weapon-Reid comes in handy.Girlfriends don't need it now, when will it be!Besides, she is not afraid of something happening where her best friend snatches her man away.

Michelle was thinking badly, when a text message came from her mobile phone, she casually picked it up and took a look, Spencer!

You really can't think about people casually... Michelle opened the text message——

"Arizona. Desert. Spencer."

It's really too simple, I really think I'm just a whereabouts locator! Michelle shook her head amusedly, still can't rely too much on Doctor's EQ, replied the text message, and continued to dig out the rental information on the street.

Arizona.

BAU followed the smuggling clues and found several transit points on the smuggling route.Who knows, when the BAU agents brought the border policemen to the transfer point, what they saw was really shocking.

In the dark, simple room of less than a few tens of square meters, there are dozens of young women with their eyes scattered and indifferent.With no clothes covering their bodies, you can tell what happened to them at a glance.

Man angrily picked up the trembling snake's head beside him, "Is this what you do with money from people? Kill their husbands or fathers, and then build your own kingdom, huh?"

"No...no...I admit that what I did was wrong, but I definitely didn't kill anyone."

Emily stared viciously at this short and wretched man, with a look of disgust and disgust, "This is not up to you. Take it away!"

Interrogation room.

Man and Emily are using psychological tactics in an attempt to wring out the man's truth.

Outside the interrogation room, Hotch looked through the glass at the man's almost collapsed emotions and panicked posture. He really didn't seem to be lying, and he was not a person who had the courage to commit a murder.So in fact the murderer is someone else?

Just as Hotch lowered his head in thought, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound, looked sideways, and just saw Reid take out his phone in a panic.And Reid and Hotch looked at each other for a second, then humbly moved away, turned and went out to look at the phone.

Hotch squinted, and Reid had been weird since that day, always seeming to wander off when facing him.Is there something he is hiding from himself?But when he thought of the crying girl that day, Hotch became a little bit clearer, and always felt that it had something to do with it.It's not easy to ask Reid that way...Hotch refuses to think about why he doesn't want to face the girl, and forgets about it in a blink of an eye, well, it doesn't rule out intentional elements.

And Reid outside the door looked at the text message in his hand, and couldn't laugh or cry:

"My dearest Spencer, thank you very much for remembering to care about me, your most loyal best friend, during the busy time of the case! And if you don't mind, can I ask you a few things? If you can It would be better to tell me what Hotch is doing or how he is feeling without revealing the details of the case! I believe you would not like to see the invincible girl in the universe with a sad face, right? Thank you! Michelle who loves you .”

This Michelle really... pushes the boundaries! Reid thought about it, finally pressed a few buttons, put away his phone and walked back to his room.

Michelle happened to find a nearby shop facing the street that was being sublet.It just so happens that this is a coffee shop, and there are basically everything in it, and there is no need to add any furniture.And what's even better is that it is rented together with the attic on the second floor. Although the rent will be a bit more expensive, it is similar to the rent of renting a store and an apartment together, but it is much more convenient.

Michelle looked around and nodded with satisfaction. The location is very good. There is a lot of traffic in the vicinity. It is very close to the supermarket and vegetable market. It will be very convenient to open a small restaurant by myself in the future.

He immediately made a decision and signed the contract with the owner. Michelle held the key, feeling heavy and weighty, and finally felt that she had a real sense of belonging in this world.Although it is only a rented house, Michelle believes that life will get better and better, whether it is life or relationship.

Thinking of this, Michelle was very motivated to bring a basin and a rag, ready for a deep cleaning.

Inside the room, only the figure of the girl was busy and busy, running up and down.The mischievous Sunlight ran to the table beside him and looked at the mobile phone on it curiously. A read text message was displayed on the screen:

"Dearest friend Michelle, please forgive me that I don't have time to share with you the gender affiliation of the word girlfriend. I believe you will be happy to listen to me when we meet next time! Regarding your opinion, the Doctor humbly accepts it, But it is not accepted. As a friendly gift-today, Hotch's mood is cloudy, and there is not much progress in work; Reid's mood is cloudy and cloudy, are you sure you didn't send text messages to embarrass me, my dearest friend? Your sincere friend who doubts this very much, Spencer."