Thanks to her excellent memory, Mei Xiaomi was able to avoid making a fool of herself when introducing Gotham University to Dr. Lecter.

"Professor Bolton is a great professor and a very good person." Having said that, Mei Xiaomi sighed authentically, "I'm sorry, but I haven't been in Gotham long enough to introduce you to the special features here. The professor just knew I wanted to study psychology and couldn't wait to give me a chance to study with you, but I thought I should make it clear."

"Believe me, I've known Dr. Bolton long enough." Hannibal's smile deepened a little, obviously he appreciated Mei Xiaomi's frankness at this moment, "I didn't feel offended, and your preparations It was also well done. At least for me who only came to Gotham for a few days of meetings, this is definitely one of the best impressions I have left on Gotham."

"Thank you very much for saying that."

Of course, this is thanks to Bruce from Gotham University who kindly gave her the popular science. Mei Xiaomi accepted this compliment with a smile.As a qualified playboy, he really never cared more on the bright side, but as Batman, he still put a lot of effort into this holy place of education.

"Generally speaking, Gotham University should be the safest place." After speaking, Mei Xiaomi suddenly remembered the serial murder case she heard about last night, and she whispered unconsciously, "I hope this incident will not affect Come here!"

From the point of view of women who have just grown up, college should be the place with the most targets, not to mention that they are keen on various banquets and parties when they are young.Although the activities organized by the students themselves were not as good as the high-society fans who were the favorite of the previous killers, but now that the FBI is pressing every step of the way, it cannot be said that the killer will not jump the wall in a hurry.

"You mean the serial murders that have been in the news all this time?" Hannibal is a good conversation partner, and it may also be determined by his career as a psychologist. He dabbles in a wide range of hobbies, elegant, even Even the Guqin of the flower planter can talk to Mei Xiaomi one, two, three.Seeing Mei Xiaomi's unconsciously worried attitude, he changed the subject in a calm manner, and comforted him, "The news is already trying to raise everyone's vigilance, and as you said, the security measures here are good enough, as long as you pay attention, it may not be enough. Something went wrong." Of course there are always idiots looking for their own death, so maybe that's the case.

Under the handsome and elegant appearance, Hannibal thought lightly, he could not be called cruel, but he did not care.

"I hope no one will kill you!" Mei Xiaomi spread her hands helplessly. To be honest, she thinks it's impossible. There are always smart guys in this world.

She is a qualified doctor, a sworn Doctor Wanhua, but she is not compassionate enough to worry about those who are looking for her own death.Skipping the subject, she gestured to the tall man beside her, "This is the cafeteria. The first and second floors are frequented by students, and the third floor and above are reserved for professors." She compared the elevator on the other side, and then Said, "This elevator can go up directly. I sometimes eat with Professor Bolton. It tastes pretty good. If you don't have special requirements for food, this is a good choice. Do you need to go up and have a look? The last class in the morning It's not over yet, it should be quite clean at this time."

Hannibal smiled, and he said to Mei Xiaomi seriously: "I happen to be a person who is very cautious about the food I eat, thank you very much for your guidance, but I specially booked a hotel suite to meet my needs need."

"You cook yourself?" Mei Xiaomi was a little surprised, probably because Dr. Laitke seemed too authoritative and rigorous. Even though talking with him was like a spring breeze, she unconsciously became restrained and reasonable.She withdrew her brief surprise and said, "Sorry, maybe I have too little experience, but you are indeed the first man I met who would rather cook by himself. You are not still a gourmet, right?"

Mei Xiaomi counted the men she had known since she was a child, no matter whether it was her brother or Bruce, none of them could stand in the kitchen.Of course, Alfred doesn't count, he is a butler, but he gives Mei Xiaomi the impression that he is omnipotent, and he is no longer in the realm of mortals.

Speaking of this topic, the man was obviously very happy. He said with a little pride: "Yes, I often hold dinner parties when I collect precious ingredients, and invite friends to taste my craftsmanship. All the meals are cooked by myself. "He lowered his head slightly, looked at Mei Xiaomi's sincere invitation and said, "I hope that one day I will have the honor to invite you to participate."

"Believe me, I will never miss your banquet." Mei Xiaomi blinked and smiled.

Delighted by Mei Xiaomi's unadulterated compliment, Hannibal was ready to return Mei Xiaomi to Professor Bolton. He should have invited the lady to dinner. For her dedicated guide, what could be better than cooking a meal with his own hands? What about a more appropriate return gift?

However, there are always some inappropriate information coming to disturb people, but since becoming an FBI consultant is his own choice, then he has nothing to complain about.

What's more, he is very interested in this massive serial murder case.

He and Morgan hurried back to the office specially vacated for them in the Gotham Police Department. Reid hurriedly flipped through the photos of the victims one after another, picked out the three Asians among them, and found out Clear frontal photos of the three victims.

"Nose, ears, and chin." He compared these photos and arranged them up and down. He took a few steps back and looked them up and down carefully. Have no idea.

This may also be related to the fact that Asians are not easy to identify in the eyes of crooked nuts.

"I should have seen her." He tapped his chin with his slender fingers, thinking hard, "But where, who is it?" Since he took over the case, he has seen too many Asians, too many. There were so many potential victims, which made him a little confused for a while.

"Are you saying you think the killer did it for a specific person?" JJ asked, handing him a cup of coffee, "If it's just a crush on one person, that's a huge leap forward." Garcia has already checked, and in the first six months, he has not received any warnings about harassment from Asians.

"No stalking, no gifts, no harassing phone calls, it's not common to jump directly to the stage of murder." Morgan looked at it, and asked, "We always thought he was out of compensatory psychology. Create something for yourself, but who would create a false existence when there is a deity?"

"Hey." Detective Gordon stood by the door and knocked on the door frame. His serious face obviously brought bad news. "Another body was found, this time it was of Asian descent."

"This time it's the cheek." The black-haired and capable Emily squatted on the ground and looked at the corpse that had been cut off with two complete pieces of cheek meat. "Why didn't we notice that there was still a banquet here?"

"Sorry, it's hard for us to find out if we don't send invitations to this small private banquet." The police officer next to him said without emotion.

"But the murderer knows." Emily stood up, and dialed the number of BAU technical support with a blank expression, "Garcia, help me check..."

Reid, who stayed at the police station, simultaneously received the photos printed by Garcia's remote control printer. He put the fourth photo together with the previous one, and the face in his heart became clearer and clearer.

"My God, I just saw that girl last night."

"Last night? The one who went to the bathroom with Ms. Prince?" asked Rosie, who followed Hozner into the office.

"Yes, I remember her name is Mei Xiaomi, and she is Bruce Wayne's girlfriend." Reid called Garcia.

"Oh, Bruce Wayne, this one is not easy to deal with." Rossi, who is well versed in the playboy characteristics of Bruce Wayne, shook his head, "I hope he can cooperate a little this time."

"He said that all companies under the Wayne Group will give the highest level of support." Reid, who has a pictorial memory, repeated exactly what Bruce said last night, and said, "There should be no problem."

Hearing Rhett's innocent and trusting words, Morgan couldn't help reaching out and rubbing his head fiercely: "Oh, you are such a cutie."

Rhett patted his hand dissatisfied and puzzled, and Morgan immediately retracted his paws when he saw this, and when he patted nothing, he smoothed his messy hair aggrievedly, and gave him a hard look.

The little sheep's stare was harmless, and the companions who watched Morgan bullying Reid smiled helplessly and shook their heads pamperingly.

"Tell us something to make us happy, Garcia." Morgan answered the call from the headquarters, feeling a little more relaxed.

"I'm sorry, handsome guy." Garcia, who was sitting behind a few huge screens, hadn't even been in the mood to dress herself up these two days, but her tone was super excited now, "I'm afraid this girl's identity background is not what we imagined. It's as simple as that in , all her information is encrypted, even after I typed her name, a red box warning appeared on my screen!"

She crackled for a while without giving anyone room to intervene, took a breath and continued: "Do you know where it came from, the Avengers! Oh my god, she is from the Avengers, you said I can get her to ask me for a few signature?"

"Garcia!" Hozner had to warn.

"Oh, I'm sorry, sir." Garcia had to hold back his over-excited tone a little bit, and said, "But I can't do anything this time, I hate to admit it, but I can't get around Javi unless I contact the Avengers Sri Lanka's blockade."

"Thanks, Garcia."

"The Avengers?" Morgan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Didn't I hear that she was Bruce's girlfriend?"

"If you want to know." Just after dealing with the swarming media outside, JJ walked in with a tired face, swiped twice on his iPad, found today's headlines without much effort, and handed it to morgan.

"Oh, this girl is not simple." Morgan turned the IPAD to show Rhett, "Is it her?"

"Yes." Reid thought about it carefully, and said, "I remember that Ms. Prince asked her about her studies at Gotham University. She also said that she came to Gotham from Columbia University not long ago. I think maybe We can reach her from that."

"This scope is much smaller. Maybe we can get her contact information from her classmates or professors." Hozner subconsciously avoided the reunion. He was in the BAU system and he had also heard of Stark's help. The virtue of being unreasonable, he worried that once Stark knew about Mei Xiaomi's situation, he might hide her in a place where no one knew, which would be very bad.

"Then what is the motive for killing?" Rhett was confused. "As Morgan said before, skipping all the obsessive steps and ascending to killing is a huge process of change. That person seems to have experienced no psychological struggle at all. It's as if he was born to be a murderer."

"We need professional consultants." Hozner lowered his head and pressed his cell phone. After contacting the Human Resources Department, he made a call and got a positive reply. lecture on criminal psychology, and he's on his way."

Therefore, when Mei Xiaomi was taken to the Gotham Police Station by the FBI who appeared in Professor Bolton, she once again saw Hannibal who had just separated.

"Dr. Laiteke?" Mei Xiaomi asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Xiaomi?" Hannibal looked surprised, "I thought you went back?"

"I don't know." She frowned, looking displeased, as no one would be too happy to be called to the police again after another failed contact with the FBI.But for the sake of Dr. Rhett, who had met once last night, she still came.

Besides, she also minded what he said about becoming the so-called murderer's gold medal.

"Come on, sit here." Hannibal got up and gestured as he pulled the chair beside him.Mei Xiaomi was his guide during Gotham University and might become his future student. He felt it was his responsibility to protect her here.

Seeing that they seemed to know each other, BAU didn't rule out that Mei Xiaomi didn't sit in the interrogation room they had prepared. After all, she was not a suspect, but a target to be protected.

"Thank you, Dr. Lecter." Mei Xiaomi had an ominous premonition, she sat down anxiously, but she didn't expect that BAU's guess would still exceed her expected range.

"So I became the beginning of all this, why?" Mei Xiaomi couldn't believe it. She knew that many things had happened since she came to this continent, but none of them seemed to be related to serial killers. , "Although this is impolite, are you really not mistaken?" She can accept that she has become the killer's next target, and she can't do anything to her anyway, but the origin?That's a little too much.

"We also hope to be wrong." Because of the similar age, everyone in BAU asked Reed to sit beside Mei Xiaomi and asked, "Have you ever had any special admirers, gifts from unknown sources, harassing phone calls, etc. of."

Mei Xiaomi shook her head and said, "No, and it's impossible." She knew her level of secrecy well. If you check carefully, you will find that there will be no useful information.

This time, if he hadn't met Rhett last night, he happened to remember the information she inadvertently disclosed, and BAU would not have found her so quickly.

"It's very possible." Morgan shrugged and said, "Since she has been protected, the killer will naturally have no way to get information about her, and we will naturally not receive similar warnings."

"But even so, it's unreasonable to kill people directly." Hannibal questioned after listening to them silently.Seeing that Mei Xiaomi looked over, she even withdrew the file in her hand protectively. This kind of bloody and brutal photo is not suitable for a girl who has obviously been involved in it, even if she is an excellent medical student.

"I'm sorry that I can't provide much information." Mei Xiaomi's expression was uneasy, she smiled reluctantly at Hannibal who was careful, and said, "Maybe I should leave."

She stood up and made a gesture to leave.Emily, who is also a woman, hurried over and stopped her: "It is very dangerous for you outside now, if not necessary, try to stay in a safe place as much as possible, and we will also send people to protect you."

"I'll take you back." Hannibal also got up and asked.

"Thank you, but no need." A deep voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads, only to see Bruce Wayne, the celebrity in today's Planet Daily and the darling of the media, striding forward.

After receiving the news from Gordon, he rushed over from Wayne Manor as quickly as possible, without even the usual smile on his face when he was outside.

Nervously looked up and down Mei Xiaomi, and saw that she had no other problems except her complexion, Bruce took her under his arms, and said to a group of BAUs inside, "The security of the Wayne Group will not have any problems. , as long as you find the murderer as soon as possible."

One sentence blocked Morgan's intention to go forward to persuade him again. Wayne's attitude was so firm that Hozner shook his head calmly at him.

"Thank you, Dr. Lecter, and we'll see you later." Mei Xiaomi thanked Hannibal who had been taking care of her secretly.

"Go back and have a good rest." Taking the relationship between her and Bruce for granted, without showing any unseemly curiosity, Hannibal said with a smile, "I hope I can have a chance to treat you to dinner next time."

"thanks, I will."

"You're angry." The atmosphere in the car was stagnant. Mei Xiaomi rubbed her cheeks depressingly. After recovering from her own thoughts, she realized that she was almost at Wayne Manor, but the people beside her still didn't say a word. .

"Take some time off for a few days!" This sentence was tossing in Bruce's head for a long time, and finally said it, and it was much easier to say, "It won't be long." Because he will seize this as soon as possible to do whatever he wants in Gotham asshole.

"Okay." Mei Xiaomi replied easily.

"You also know..." Bruce, who had prepared a long paragraph of persuasion, choked in his throat, coughed unnaturally, and said, "Okay, okay, Alfred will be in the manor during this time." I'm here with you, just as Diana is coming too."

"Don't be so exaggerated, let Alfred go to the Batcave to help you, so you can relax." Mei Xiaomi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "I will be safe in the manor." She didn't ask Diana what's the matter, just like She has never been interested in the affairs of the Avengers, and she has always paid attention to this aspect.

"Anyway, the Justice League has something to discuss, for the establishment of the alliance in the future." Bruce took the initiative to explain, and said, "She will stay in Gotham for a while."

In the police station, after watching a man and a woman who seemed to be in perfect harmony leave, Morgan said angrily, "How did he find out so quickly? Who leaked the secret?"

"He's Wayne. It's not an exaggeration to say that he owns half of Gotham. It's not surprising." The police officer on the side said with no surprise, "If someone really leaked the secret, you won't see him, but It is the media that cannot be stopped.”

"At least there is no need to worry about Miss Mei's safety." Emily sighed, "He is right in saying that our main job is to catch that killer and those killers."

After sending the two away, he sat back in his seat. Reid looked through the file again without saying a word, and then asked, "Is it possible that the person couldn't get close to Ms. Mei, after a certain period of fermentation or stimulation, Only then did the act of killing someone and then giving himself a substitute to comfort him."

He looked at Hannibal Lecter, an authority figure in psychology.

"The possibility is very low." Hannibal put his hands on his knees, carefully recalled the files he had read, and then said, "There is no mentality that can be achieved overnight. If he had this natural psychological development process before , you should recruit more than one corpse in the groping stage, not like this." He pointed to the file in his hand, and continued, "You know that I used to be a surgeon. From my point of view, his The technique is very skillful without any trace of hesitation, it should be well thought out. The psychological and emotional drive is reflected in the behavior, in my opinion, the psychological aspect of this killer is already very mature."

"It's like being taught or awakened directly by someone." Rossi continued along his train of thought, and he nodded slowly, "That makes sense."

"Then the question is, who awakened him, and what awakened him." Reid, who has always been the quickest thinker, suddenly remembered Hannibal's previous words, and then asked, "Psychological emotions drive behavior, so is it possible, the killer?" His psychological needs are too strong to be replaced by anything other than killing people.”

"It's very possible." After listening to Rhett's words, Hannibal fell into thinking, and then thought of a possibility. Just as he was about to say it, a familiar and tired voice sounded in his ear.

"She sees her as a god."

A small, imperceptible smile played on Hannibal's lips.

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