[Criminal Minds] The Waiting Behind

Hotch was in Arlington, Virginia, when Michelle called.

They've just found a huge roster by starting with the medications Foyet has to take, and weeding out those that can be replaced with over-the-counter options.

And Reid immediately found out his alias-Peter Rhea from the name of "The Reaper", which is why they appeared in this apartment.

However, they seemed to have arrived too late, the room was empty, and there were traces of Foyet leaving in a hurry.

While everyone was checking the clues left in the room, Hotch received a call from Michelle.Almost as soon as he guessed that Foyet was the one calling, Hotch gestured to everyone.

The moment he hung up the phone, Hotch immediately told the BAU team members what happened to Haley. His eyebrows that had been frowned just now because of the empty jump were slightly relaxed. After all, they had the initiative this time.

"I'll contact Michelle immediately and ask her to tell you Haley's contact information. Prentiss, you immediately contact the police to protect her. The others stay here and continue to investigate."

Emily prepared to leave knowingly, but was suddenly stopped by Man's call.

Just now Garcia remotely deciphered the contents of the hard drive deleted by Foyet, and the resulting set of photos changed rapidly on the computer desktop.

"Wait, stop!" Man noticed something tricky with sharp eyes, and told Garcia to slow down.

The photos flicked past one by one, and all they saw was the face of Sam, the law enforcement officer sent to the Hotchs to protect the Haleys.

"So, that's how he found Haley's phone." JJ put one hand on his back, standing next to Reid who was sitting in front of the computer, and nodded decisively.

Hotch turned his head, and was about to signal Emily to stop and leave first, but he heard Reid's exclamation.

He turned his head, and the moment he saw the picture on the screen clearly, Hotch first opened his eyes wide, then closed them slowly, and slowly clenched his hands.

He now fully understands the meaning of Reid's scream just now.On the scrolling photos, he and Michelle's various gestures of talking and laughing intimately are impressive.

—He never knew that Foyet had ever been so close to him.

When Hotch opened his eyes again, the regret, worry, and panic he wanted to hide just now were all swept away, replaced by the firm eyes as always.He turned a blind eye to the worry in Reid's and others' eyes, but immediately took out his phone and dialed the number he knew by heart.

One second seems to be as long as light years. Hotch listened to the beeping busy tone over there, but no one answered.He continued to hold the phone until there was a voice on the phone, and Hotch hung up the phone and dialed another person.

Marshalkassmeyer, aka Sam's phone.

Then, this time, it went straight to voicemail. Although Hotch knew that he was in danger, he still briefly described what happened.

Hotch's mind was spinning rapidly thinking about the possible behavior patterns of Foyet now, which side is the cover and which side is the real target.This is a gamble, Foyet really chose Haley to let him relax his vigilance, how could he ignore Michelle's existence?

He heard his calm voice giving every order in an orderly manner, "I went to Michelle's store with Prentiss and Rossi, Man, you and Reid and JJ went to Sam's house to see which side is Foyet's object, Then try to find leads. Keep in touch."

At this time, Man, who should be the chief executive officer, did not raise any objections, he just suggested with concern, "We should deploy two more teams of special police."

"It will take half an hour." JJ shakes the phone in his hand and spreads his hands weakly.That means, there will be more time wasted.

And now, every second could be the difference between Michelle's or Haley's survival.

Hotch didn't say another word, just turned and left immediately, he didn't want anyone to have an accident.

Reid opened his mouth, out of selfishness, he wanted to go to Michelle's side.

Man who was passing by came over and patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him plainly, "It's enough for Hotch to go, we need you to use your smart brain to help us analyze the case. If you go to Haley's side, you won't be affected by personal feelings." troubled."

Reid reluctantly pulled the corner of his mouth towards Man, and followed him out in silence.

When Michelle woke up from the darkness, she found herself lying on the sofa with her hands and feet tied.

She looked around, and here was a strange room, very typical and ordinary American family furnishings.Turning her gaze, Michelle saw Haley and Jack sleeping on another sofa!

"Haley! Jack!" Michelle screamed, twisting her body desperately, trying to stand up and jump over there.

Then, a force behind her forced her to fall back onto the sofa.

That voice that she will never forget for the rest of her life, close to her ears, like a lover's intimate ear and temple, said the cruelest love words in the world:

"Hey, Michelle baby, don't move. I wouldn't be as gentle with them as I was with you."

Be gentle with her? Michelle raised her eyebrows and looked at the two people who were sleeping opposite. They just seemed to be in a coma, but their hands and feet were not tied with ropes.

Foyet seemed to see her question, straightened up, and chuckled. Michelle felt that cold touch like a poisonous snake gradually drifting away from her.

"Your previous heroic performance did not dare to make me take it lightly. I can only treat you like this. Haley is much more gentle than you. I really doubt Aaron's vision."

Listening to Foyet's deliberate tsk-tsk admiration, Michelle had never imagined that the word Aaron was so disgusting coming out of a person's mouth.

However, she knew that it was useless to provoke him: "Didn't you say that my ability is only average, why don't you have the confidence to subdue me?"

"The aggressive method is useless to me." Foyet naturally wouldn't be fooled, but just looked at Michelle with even more admiration, "Now I kind of understand why such a dull and boring Aaron would choose you, you are very smart, baby."

Michelle frowned, the title and the invisible sight gave her the illusion that she was being stared at by a poisonous snake.

"However, smart Michelle and gentle Haley, I don't know, which one will our brave detective choose? Oh, Haley still has a big weight, little Jack, very cute, isn't he?"

Hearing this, Michelle finally couldn't help turning her head, glaring at this extremely vile and perverted killer.However, a short groan/groan brought her attention back.

It's Haley, rubbing his head, waking up.

And just before she fully woke up, Foyet took a sudden step forward, picked up the little boy who was still sleeping next to him, and covered Jack's ears amidst Michelle's screams:

"Are you sure you want to wake him up and let the cute and innocent little Jack see all this?"

Michelle immediately shut up, and could only look at the man in front of her with hatred, wishing that her sight could turn him into ashes like a flame gun that burned everything.

This was what Haley saw when he regained his senses.

She didn't scream like Michelle, she just spoke silently, as calm as usual, although the trembling tone revealed her true mood:

"Are you the...Sam said...Foyet?"

"Look, she is indeed much gentler and calmer than you, and she doesn't want to wake up little Jack." Foyet didn't answer Haley's reply directly, but put Jack on the sofa a little further away.

Whether it's Haley or Michelle, if you go to Jack, you will pass by him.

The best route is also the worst route. Michelle lowered her eyes, thought to herself, ignoring Haley and Foyet's conversation.

On the other side, when Hotch and his group arrived at Michelle's shop, they found that the door was closed, but there was no one inside, only the windows on the second floor were open.

Hotch stood in the bathroom, touched the water in the bathtub, it was almost no longer warm, it seemed that Michelle had been kidnapped for a while.

He quietly picked up the pistol that had been thrown aside on the ground, and clenched it tightly.After a long time, he put the pistol aside and dialed the phone.

"Garcia, check the surveillance video inside Michelle's store."

Hotch looked at the firmly closed doors and windows, and the corners of his mouth were full of puzzlement: This place was broken into, why didn't Michelle and his phone receive a video alarm?Moreover, the local police did not receive an automatic alarm?

All these questions were answered when he saw the surveillance video Garcia sent to his mobile phone.

Foyet didn't sneak in through an open window on the second floor. Hotch clearly saw that he climbed in through the open window on the first floor when Michelle called for the second time, avoided the sight of Kelly and Michelle in the store, and went up to the second floor.

So, that's also why the alarm wasn't triggered.

And that phone call was probably made to him. Hotch gritted his teeth. At that time, if he...

A hard pat on the shoulder woke Hotch up from his self-blame, and he glanced back, it was Rossi who was looking at him with concern.

"Aaron, it's not your fault. The most important thing now is to find Evans."

Hotch knew he was losing his usual composure a little bit now, he took a few deep breaths, glanced at Rossi gratefully, and refocused on the video.

Garcia switched the camera to the second floor. Hotch saw Foyet come up and hid behind the curtains. After Michelle entered the bathroom, he secretly opened the window and hid again.

Then, when Michelle closed the window and seemed to realize something, and started to check, Foyet slowly entered the closed bathroom through the dead corner.

The extremely patient step-by-step moves are like experienced hunters, lurking carefully, waiting for the opportunity for the prey to take the bait.

What happened in the bathroom, the camera couldn't capture it.But Hotch estimated the time, and without any delay, Foyet came out with Michelle who had passed out in his arms.

Then, the scene where Hotch's pupils suddenly shrank appeared! Before going downstairs, Foyet pulled out a triumphant mocking smile in the direction of the pinhole camera.

A smile with incomparable precision and incomparable clarity.

"He already knew about the existence of the camera." Emily kept silent beside her, and couldn't help frowning at this moment.

"Foyet is a controlling narcissist, he must control everything. That's why he showed this, to mock us..." Rossi licked his lips, but didn't say anything else.

However, Hotch said: "...our weakness and hindsight."

Reality was torn apart bloodily.

The wide open wound is ferocious and fragile.

The author has something to say: Buddha is too bad! !

While appreciating the heroine, we must also hit her self-confidence

She really is a pervert who likes to control everything.

Hotch, come and save the heroine, or she will be ruined! 【error!

Thank you Landi for throwing a mine!

Thank you Hun Jiong for throwing a mine!

By the way, yesterday's message shocked me--

Obviously, no matter how much the author blew up before, there were not so many people bubbling!

Sure enough, your true love is Buddha! ! ! [Frightened!

The author is going to code diligently today--

When I go home tomorrow, the wireless network card TB store has not activated it for me, and I am going to have a big collapse!

Please pray for me together!

Don't worry about updating~ I silently said that there are already a lot of manuscripts put into the manuscript box!

In case I can’t go online during the Chinese New Year, I will find a place to update it~

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