[Criminal Minds] The Waiting Behind

Neither Rossi nor Emily spoke, and for a moment, the atmosphere fell into a silent stagnation, stiff and tense.

The phone ringing interrupted the deadlock of silence, Hotch quickly pressed the call button, it was Man calling:

"Sam was already in the ambulance... He said Foyet used his cell phone to contact Haley, and the NLA said they couldn't reach Haley, it seems that her cell phone was discarded. Now that Evans has told her the truth before, I Think she was also taken by Foyet to a large extent. Also, Garcia located Sam's cell phone, but because of law enforcement regulations, his cell phone signal jumped between several signal towers..."

"Tell me where." Hotch interrupted Man, who already had an answer in his mind, but needed confirmation.

"Fairfax County." It was Garcia who answered him, and almost everyone was online at this moment, waiting for the result.Garcia, who was always talkative, didn't say any more nonsense, because she knew that Hotch was the most anxious at this time, but he was also the person who knew Foyet best.

Sure enough...Hotch lowered his eyes and said the last sentence before hanging up, "Send the coordinates to my phone."

"Is there anything special about that place?" Emily was always careful, and she was almost sure of the change in the expression on Hotch's face when he heard the name of the place.

A glimmer of epiphany, a glimmer of clarity.

"My old home with Haley." Hotch's tone seemed to be so calm, but Rossi and the others could clearly distinguish the huge emotional fluctuations covered by the middle calm.

"He took Michelle and Haley at the same time? It's too risky." Emily exclaimed, suddenly thinking of another person who might also be taken away, she couldn't bear it.

She looked at Rossi who didn't say much, and the latter gave her a clear look, and it seemed that he had thought of it too.

Foyet wants to control everyone related to Hotch, that is, to control Hotch himself.

Emily glanced at Hotch who turned to leave, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say after calling out his name.

"Probably Jack, I know." Hotch's voice floated faintly from the front.His straight back fell into the eyes of the two people behind, showing a kind of awe-inspiring silence, which made them look at each other in shock.

He's like a desperate gambler.

——The most critical gamble in life is life or death.

Emily was about to say something when she heard Garcia's surprised voice coming from the headset, "Foyet is calling Hotch."

The moment Hotch heard those words, Hotch's cell phone rang. Emily heard a request from Man in the headset asking Garcia to put the content of the call on the line, just in time to see the man who was sprinting in front of her stop, and quickly put the phone to her ear.

The shadow on the ground was drawn extraordinarily slender, looking so lonely and lonely.

Next, everyone listened with bated breath to the confrontation between Hotch and Foyet.

Hotch spoke first, calling out Foyet's name in a calm voice, perhaps only he knew how hard it took him to contain his roiling emotions.

Then, the voice that came out first belonged to another person, a familiar voice that I heard every day.

His, girl.

"Aaron?" Michelle called out tentatively. Just now, Foyet untied her hand, dialed a number and handed her the phone. He smiled and said that he was calling the person she most wanted to contact.

"Are you all okay?" A familiar voice came, sure enough Foyet's arrogance would not deceive her in these aspects.

Michelle gathered herself together, she knew what was most important now: "I'm fine, Haley and Jack are fine, Jack is still asleep, do you want to talk to Haley?"

"He can hear us, can't he?" Hotch's faint comfort came along the voice, and Michelle couldn't help touching the necklace around her neck with her free left hand. Such behavior can bring her endless courage and courage. The power of resistance.

"Yes." Michelle just replied briefly to Hotch, and handed Haley the open cell phone.Compared to himself, Haley was the one who really needed comfort.

She nervously twirled the ring on her index finger, a small habit she had acquired recently, similar to a form of obsessive-compulsive therapy, allowing her to calm down more quickly.

Michelle ignores Hotch firmly telling Haley to show a strong voice in front of Foyet, which she already knew: Foyet, a pervert, always likes to find pleasure in people's weakness, crying and begging for mercy will only make him more and more boring, To hasten his crime.

And only a strong struggle can arouse his interest.He will not end immediately, but will move slowly, like a cat teasing a mouse that has long been in the bag.

In this way, more time can be bought and a glimmer of vitality can be gained.

Recalling the research she had done on him, Michelle looked straight at Foyet, and the firm and fearless eyes really drew the latter's playful smile.

"What the hell are you trying to do, Foyet?"

The corner of Foyet's mouth widened and widened. He could see the deep determination behind the calmness of the girl in front of him, but he said viciously, "You'll know in a while, I don't want to explain it a second time."

After saying this, Foyet turned his head and shouted in Haley's direction, "Aaron, you really should have accepted my proposal before. But I really like you so much that I decided to give you another chance."

Foyet stopped talking on purpose, heard Hotch's silent breathing over there, glanced at Haley, who was silent and weeping, and Michelle, who was staring at him, and took a few steps towards Haley, with a gentle tone, as if on the phone Not hunting down his enemies, but like lovers:

"I can let one person go. As for the gentle Haley or the caring Michelle, it depends on your own choice."

Emily was in the driver's seat and they were on their way to Hotch's old house.Roaring all the way, almost reaching extreme speed.

She heard Man and Reid's angry curses from the headset almost immediately, and couldn't help looking worriedly at Hotch, who had been answering the phone, from the rearview mirror.

His face was dark and terrifying, and Emily swore she'd never seen such a scary expression on Hotch's face.She could clearly see his hand holding the phone, the knuckles were a little white due to excessive force.

—He was almost on the verge of a rage.

However, Emily watched him move the phone away from his ear, took a few deep breaths, and then refocused on the microphone, her voice was extremely depressing and calm: "Foyet..."

Before Hotch could answer, Haley's urgent voice cut him off, "Jack is innocent! Whoever Aaron chooses in the end, you're going to let him go with that person."

"Oh...you're so selfless, I wanted to say that Jack is with you, and with such an important weight added, how should our Hoter agent choose?" Foyet looked at the eager Haley, but she wasn't tempting like this surrendered under the words, just trying to maintain composure and meet Foyet's eyes.

The next second, Foyet turned to Michelle, whose head was lowered. He couldn't see the girl's expression from the angle he was standing on: "Why, you don't talk now, because you think you will win by yourself?"

Michelle raised her head slowly, looking at the culprit who caused Hotch's lifelong regret, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, showing the most beautiful smile.

She just quietly looked at the landscape painting on the wall behind him through Foyet, with a natural expression, but what she said was a completely irrelevant answer:

"You know? Memories are irreplaceable, and neither are people. I can never replace Haley's position in Aaron's heart. However, old thoughts will be replaced by new love."

After Michelle said these words that seemed to be confusing at first, she finally gathered her eyes, looked at the black phone in Haley's hand, and smiled sweetly.

That look, as if sitting there is her most beloved person.

She looked at the mobile phone quietly in Haley's palm, and seemed to see the extremely gentle man under the serious face through it, and then said word by word, "I am Aaron's true love, and I am also the partner who will accompany him throughout his life. "

"So you're convincing our Mr. Detective to rescue you?" Foyet looked at the girl who had been indifferent all this time with interest, and he always felt that she could bring a different kind of interest.

Who knew that the girl shook her head, raised her chin proudly, like an arrogant queen: "No, I won't be willing to spend the rest of my life with a man who lives in regret all the time, and recall his ex-wife with him. "

Michelle looked away, and finally met the gaze of Haley, who had been deliberately avoiding from just now, she really looked overly surprised.

Michelle couldn't help but smiled amusedly, and nodded comfortingly at Haley, "I'd rather be the lover who will always live in his heart. So, Haley, take Jack and live a good life."

"Haha——" Foyet burst out laughing, if it wasn't for Hotch's reason, he really wanted to keep this girl for a few days, because she was so funny!

Foyet pretended to wipe away the non-existent tears in the corners of his eyes, stretched out his hands, and applauded vigorously, but there was undisguised mockery in the admiration, "Wow! Aaron, Aaron! You know more about current affairs than your little girlfriend!" ! It seems that you are so-so in handling cases, but you have good taste in choosing women. So, do you want to take the advice of your little girlfriend?"

"Michelle..." came Hotch's choked-up voice, Michelle had never known that someone would pronounce her name with such poignant and complicated emotions, broken and sad.

She smiled, as if Hotch on the other end of the phone could see such a strong side of herself, and couldn't help touching the necklace again, "Remember our agreement in the hospital? I'm willing to take a gamble with you, I believe You will save me, and please believe in my decision."

There was a long silence on both ends of the phone.

Even Foyet didn't speak.What he likes is not the pain and entanglement of the subjects he observes.

"Okay..." In the end, it was Hotch who broke the silence, and he couldn't hide his sadness anymore, crying was mixed in his broken voice.

Hotch has no way to think about whether this will aggravate Foyet's sadism, the only thing he knows is:

——Even if he promised Michelle that he would rescue her, he knew it was just a beautiful and fragile lie.

It breaks with one poke.

Hotch heard Foyet's weird laughter clearly, and he seemed to pick up his phone: "Don't worry, I'm a person who keeps my word. You see, I kept my agreement with the police officer for ten years. It's just for To prevent Haley from bringing some irrelevant people to make trouble, I can only tie her and Jack up in the car outside, and you will see it when you come."

Hotch could hear his clenched teeth creaking, and the next second he heard Foyet's malicious words: "So, dear Michelle, is there any last thing you want to say to your boyfriend?"

"I'm sorry, Michelle, none of this should have been yours."

"Never say sorry to me, all this is also not what you should bear."

Michelle's consolation almost brought Hotch to tears: this time...even this time...she still doesn't forget to comfort him...

"I love you, Aaron. And, believe in miracles."

"I love you too."

"Didi—" The call was cut off instantly.

Hotch threw the phone down on the seat beside him, put his head in his hands, and buried it hard.

Emily looked at Hotch like this, thought of what Michelle might face, tried hard to swallow the sourness, and stepped on the gas pedal.

They must rush there as fast as possible.

The author has something to say: the most critical gamble in life is either to live or die.

Come, come, let's start a gamble~

How will the author be abused~

Dear [Jiuju Pinellia] who left a message a few days ago, please come and get a hug from the author~

You guessed the outline of my article!

But I couldn't spoil it at the time, it's really annoying! !

Hahahaha, screaming up to the sky!Have you ever thought of the author's setting haha!

This is the most reasonable thinking of Buddha in my opinion.

He can't leave Michelle alone and go get Haley's

It is the kingly way to grasp both the old and the new! 【Big mistake】