Years of comprehensive wear

the sound of.

Ann looked up with some differences, and it turned out to be Marcus, "Why are you here?" Didn't he say that he was going back to Italy some time ago?

"I just came back yesterday. I heard that you came here." The man seemed to have changed a little this time. Although he couldn't tell, An was keenly aware that something was different.

"Well, how is it? Is there anything wrong?" Ann has always known that although Marcus is one of the three elders, he has never interfered with Volturi's affairs, and only occasionally went back to have a look.

"It's still the same. By the way, Caius asked you when you will go to the Volturi again, and he wants to apologize to you." Marcus had already noticed Caius' attitude towards Ann, and he went back this time to be with Ann Caius should solve this problem. Ann is the person he has been pursuing for so many years, and it is impossible for Caius to bother her. If Caius can't let go of his prejudices, he doesn't mind leaving the Volturi.Sure enough, facing such a major event, A Luo quickly persuaded Caius to apologize to Ann.

"I won't go there for the time being. He doesn't have to apologize to me. Everyone has their own position." Speaking of Caius, Ann inevitably thought of Kailu, the gentle but sharp prince.

While talking, An carefully observed the women in the banquet. There were quite a few women who met the conditions of victims. It should be said that many women in the banquet met the conditions of victims. It was really a needle in a haystack. An felt a little embarrassed own forehead.

There was no other way but to record the qualified women and their partners at the scene one by one, and compare them one by one when the victim reappeared after the banquet.He secretly glanced at the miniature camera that he secretly installed on the corsage.Ann felt that this method was really clumsy, but they had no choice.

Throughout the night, Ann walked back and forth among the crowd, occasionally chatting with people, while Marcus watched her from the corner of the balcony. She could feel his gaze, so hot, and knew that she must have something. Task, he didn't bother her, just watched her quietly, for some reason, this kind of gaze made her feel more hot than the physical contact with him.

"Bang" Morgan's fist hit the thick solid wood table in front of him, "This kind of feeling is really bad. We know there is a murderer, but we can do nothing but watch and wait." The banquet is over Afterwards, they gathered in the conference room specially arranged for them by the police station as usual.Looking at the result of nothing tonight, Morgan was a little frustrated.

"There is no way. All the women may be targets tonight. We have no way to confirm them one by one." Besides An, other people also monitored several people separately, but their personnel were limited and they couldn't monitor them at all. After the banquet, they Most of the women who watched were normal and safe.

"A victim was found in an alley in the East District." Suddenly, the sheriff of the police station opened the door, and more depressing news came.

Hotch stood up abruptly, "Go."

The others also followed out with different expressions, leaving only Garcia who was still sorting out and analyzing the images on Ann's micro video recorder.

"Ding dong", that night, when Ann returned to the hotel where she was staying, she was surprised to find that Marcus had also stayed in this hotel, and also lived in the room opposite her.

"Have some hot milk." Marcus had obviously been waiting for her to come back.She had just finished a hot bath when he knocked on the door with a cup of hot milk.

The vampire who doesn't eat anything but human blood is holding a cup of hot milk. The impact of this scene on Ann cannot be said to be strong.An was taken aback for a moment before picking it up.

"Actually, you don't have to..." She looked at him complicatedly, but didn't finish her sentence.

"Ann, I just want to tell you that I couldn't control my memory during the period when I lost my memory. Although I can say that I betrayed you physically, I have never betrayed you mentally. About sister A Luo Thing, I have not betrayed from spirit to body, I know there is such a long distance in front of us, but I just want to ask you, can we forget the past and start again? We all know clearly that you are not the same you in the past , I am not the same person I used to be. If you just lock yourself in the past and cannot come out, then what is the meaning of such a long life? Ann, give me another chance to pursue you, no longer the Maku who used to be a human It's not Kailu anymore, it's just me, this vampire Marcus standing in front of you now." Looking at Ann in front of her, she lowered her head, Marcus couldn't see her expression clearly, and didn't know her After returning to Volturi, he thought a lot, and finally realized that the two of them are not the same as they used to be. Only by forgetting the past can he and she start again.

"I'll think about it." After a long time, Ann said something in a low voice that made Marcus's heart ecstatic. Although she still had to think about it, at least there was hope between them, wasn't there?

"Okay, okay, then go to bed early." Marcus, who was a little speechless with joy, said yes again and again, and returned to his room after watching her finish drinking the hot milk.

The next day, when everyone reappeared in the office, the photos of the victim last night and the photos of the man next to the victim at the banquet had been sorted out and compared.

"The victim this time is a high-level courtesan who has been wandering among politicians and wealthy businessmen. Recently, her life has been fairly regular. She has always been with her old customers. She has not found any new customers. Last night, too. Her regular customers took her to the dinner party. These are the men she talked to or had contact with last night." Hotch stood in front of the whiteboard, pointing to the men of different ages and identities on the whiteboard one by one, a total of A dozen men had been in contact with her.On the top is a youthful and beautiful photo of the victim, with a dazzling smile on his face.

"It's really complicated." Garcia secretly complained.

"I checked all these men today, and some of them came with other female companions or wives, and they also left together later, so basically their suspicion can be ruled out." Garcia stood up, Operating the computer, he eliminated several unsuspecting people one by one.

"Comparing the rest with the previous occasions where other victims appeared, there are only three suspects left." Garcia deleted a few more photos as she spoke.

Looking at the three chapters of enlarged male photos on the screen, Hotch asked Garcia to explain the background of each person, "These three people are all from famous families, among them John Senator is self-made, graduated from law school, lost his wife in his early years, He has a son and a daughter. Since his wife died, he has never been married. He has maintained this relationship with the victim, and he can be regarded as a relatively regular client of the victim. Apart from this, he has always kept himself clean and has no other scandals."

After a pause, Garcia's hand moved away from the photo of a gray-haired but handsome old man, and moved to the photo of a brown-haired middle-aged man, "This is Mr. Nick, the president of BEN Bank, he is married, his wife It is also from a big family, which can be said to be a family marriage. They have a son and live a normal life. It's just that Mr. Nick has many lovers outside and maintains special contacts with many courtesans, including the victim. Regarding this, Mrs. Nick It seems that there has never been any objection. It seems that Mrs. Nick also has her own social circle outside. This is a typical marriage. Last night, Mrs. Nick seemed to go to Las Vegas with her lover and did not attend the banquet. Mr. Nick In the end, he returned home by himself, but after investigation, it was discovered that he called his secretary to his home after returning home."

Following Garcia's explanation, the faces of the people in the room did not change. They have done this kind of work for so many years, and they have seen a lot of the darkness behind a happy marriage.

"The last one," Garcia pointed to the last suspect, a young man in his thirties with black hair and black eyes, "this is one of the heirs of the Rockefeller Consortium, single, with a fiancée, yesterday's fiancée I didn’t attend the dinner on a business trip, and I didn’t meet the victim before, and I met the victim for the first time yesterday through a friend.”

After Garcia finished speaking, Hotch stood up, "According to our analysis, the murderer should be a white male between the ages of 30 and 40 from an upper-class background. He is dedicated to feelings and may have suffered some emotional setbacks recently. .”

"In that case, Congressman John should be able to be excluded. He was born as a commoner, and his age does not match." Morgan said.

"Yes, Nick should also be excluded. This kind of playboy is not like someone who can resort to such cruel methods. Judging from his emotional life, there should be nothing that can cause him emotional frustration." Ann continued. , People like Nick are basically the same as Android. For women, they will not invest too much emotion. What they love most is themselves. at risk.

"Yes, so to speak, Philip Rockefeller, the heir to the Rockefeller Consortium, is the most suspicious. Garcia, carefully investigate Philip's recent behavior and activities to see if there is anything unusual." After Hotch finished speaking, Garcia began to investigate.

In the quiet room, there was another crackling sound of typing on the keyboard.

"Jingle Bell",