[Zhongyingmei] The little angels of the big ones

"The same case happened twice in August and May this year." The BAU people who came by plane successfully took over the case investigation work from the Manhattan Police Department after expressing their intentions.At this moment, Hotchner is explaining their intentions to Barnes and Rosa, who are obviously special.

“今年8月的那一起案件发生在华盛顿。”霍奇纳把一份案件卷宗推到罗莎和巴恩斯面前,“受害人艾比·布什于8月13日被室友报告失踪,华盛顿警方于8月15日找到了她的尸体。”霍奇纳没有把被害人尸体照片拿出来,“后来警方在调查过程中发现，8月初的时候曾经有人把一只居住在艾比·布什家附近的巴哥犬捅伤扔在了艾比的门前,后来被受害人带去救治。”

Rosa flipped through BAU's case file, then turned to look at Barnes next to her in doubt.

"Later, Abby's roommate recalled that shortly after sending the pug to the hospital, they did find a bouquet of dried red lilies at the door, but at the time they just thought it was a prank and didn't care." Then, Abby just disappeared.

"The same is true for a case that occurred in London, England in May this year." Hotchner pushed another file to Rosa, "On May 5 this year, Barbara Cannon, a student studying at the University of London, was reported missing by the school. ,The London police found her body on May 5.” Hotchner sat across from the party and explained the danger of the case to the two people. “Shortly before the school reported her missing, Barbara Cannon once told the school Complained about a harassment incident, someone injured a squirrel and threw it at the door of her dormitory, and then someone threw a dry chrysanthemum dyed with red dye in front of her door."

The passage of the two cases sounds really familiar.

Rosa curled a lock of her hair in the palm of her hand, "Then... the victims of those two cases..." They happened together in London and in Washington, how can BAU be sure that they must be the same serial killer?

You must know that human imagination always has something in common. Some ideas that seem brilliant to you have actually been thought of and used by others.Just like the words that Sir Conan Doyle once said through the mouth of the protagonist-"If you are familiar with the crime process of a hundred cases, it is difficult for you not to know the crime of the one hundred and first case." Process—all cases have been done by predecessors."

"This is Barbara Cannon and Abby Bush." ​​Hotchner pushed the photos of the two victims to Rosa, "They are all red hair and green eyes, top students, no bad habits. And the age Same as you, birthday is only a few months away."

Rosa looked at the two girls who looked very similar to herself in the two photos, and was speechless for a while.

"The earliest case happened in May, followed by August, and now in November, there is a difference of 5 months." Hochner said with a serious expression, "Miss Watson, we have reason to believe that this is the same serial killer Therefore, for your safety, I hope you can accept my suggestion and accept the protection of the police."

The so-called protective sex is to take the parties away from the original location, and then send them to a safe house arranged by the government by the police detectives in charge, and wait for the case to be over before the parties can leave.

And Rosa obviously didn't want to accept this arrangement, and so did Barnes.Compared to Rosa who simply wanted to see the prisoner who hurt Betty caught with her own eyes and resisted BAU's proposal out of distrust of the unfamiliar environment, Barnes thought more——

Before the murderer was identified, the FBI in front of him couldn't be sure whether the murderer who had targeted Rosa would be in the law enforcement agencies.If the murderer is once in the judiciary or law enforcement, then getting Rosa to accept the BAU's proposal is simply a sheep's mouth.

"Rosa, protective sex is only a temporary solution, and you can come back when we catch the murderer." Hochner's serious talk failed to change Rosa's mind, and Reid could only say, "And no matter what Who is the murderer, he must have spent a lot of time studying your whereabouts and living habits, it is really not safe for you to stay in Manhattan at this time." The little doctor sincerely comforted him.

"Dr. Rhett, it's not that I don't trust BAU's ability." Rosa put her hair down, "But...if you can't catch the murderer immediately, wouldn't I be able to come back?" She waved her hand, gesturing to Rhett Don't interrupt. "And if I stay in Manhattan, I can go to a friend's house. Mr. Barnes will stay with me. I think that will be safer than receiving protective sex."

Who would dare to go to the Avengers headquarters to trouble her?With the former Winter Soldier present, any murderer would have to kneel obediently and be carried out by the police.

"Miss Watson..." Hotchner has been in this job for many years, and has met many stubborn parties, "No matter what occupation or identity this Mr. Barnes next to you is", the team leader of BAU How could it not be possible to see that Barnes, who claims to be a Stark Industries employee, is powerful and has an unusual background? "However, we will be more professional than him in dealing with this type of cases. I suggest you accept our proposal."

The atmosphere was a little tense for a while.

"I..." Barnes wanted to speak.

"Sir", Emily knocked on the door, and then pushed the door open, "The test report of the DNA sample collected on the rose came out." She took the copy with the help of Stark Industries Laboratory and was able to complete it in 15 minutes. The report of the internal test results was passed to the team leader, "It's human blood."

Rosa gasped.

Barnes took out his mobile phone, and Jarvis had already sent a copy of the results of the test report, "Nine kinds of DNA?"

"Yeah." Emily nodded, "Nine dried roses, the blood used to dye each belongs to a different person."

"Then...the identities of those nine people..." Rosa opened her mouth, not knowing what to ask.

"It's not sure yet, Garcia is using the bureau's database for comparison." Emily shook her head.

"God..."

Rosa rubbed her head with a headache.

"This bouquet was taken to Inspector Bull's office at 9:05 am." Everyone from the BAU, Inspector Bull from the Manhattan Police Department, Rosa and Barnes gathered in a small conference room inside.

"That's right." Inspector Bull nodded.

"I found the cardboard box containing the flowers at the reception desk at the front desk." The police officer who brought the flowers to Inspector Bull raised his hand, "Officer Oliver at the front desk told me that a child sent them over." Yes, it is said that someone gave Inspector Bull a gift.” Inspector Bull has solved many murder cases over the years, and it is not surprising that occasionally a victim sent some gifts as a thank you.

"But after you brought it in, you realized that the name on the cardboard box was not mine." Bull stood beside the desk.

"Yes." The police officer scratched his head, "Then I remembered that Iron Man seemed to have mentioned this name when he came to report the case yesterday. I remembered that you took the case, so I took the cardboard box for you." The little police officer who has just passed the internship period and joined the job is a little nervous.

"Where's Oliver?" The criminal sent his criminal evidence to the police station to intimidate the victim in a grand manner. This is simply the contempt of all the police officers in the Manhattan Police Department.

"Oliver went to find that kid, he knows that kid." The little policeman quickly made amends.

"Hey, Bull, sir, ma'am", just as he was talking, Oliver at the reception desk knocked on the door, holding a little boy in his hand, "I found this kid." He patted the little boy on the head, "Come on, George, tell everyone where you got that cardboard box?"

George, a 5-year-old boy who lives near the Manhattan police station, sneaked out to play with the neighbor's dog while the nanny was not paying attention.But before he can run into a neighbor's yard, he meets Iron Man.

"Iron Man gave me candy." George happily took the chocolate from JJ, "Let me give the box to Uncle Bull." Detective Bull has a good reputation in this neighborhood, and all the children know him.

"Well, do you still remember what this 'Iron Man' looks like?" George's mother was terrified when she heard that her son was involved in such a vicious case.While comforting her younger son, she guided him to tell the truth.

"Iron Man is Iron Man." George gestured with his hand on his face, "Iron Man!" He was too young to explain the situation clearly.

JJ nodded towards Little George's mother, indicating that she could take her son and leave.

"The murderer wore the mask of Iron Man." Morgan sat in the chair. "Garcia couldn't find a person wearing the mask of Iron Man on the surveillance cameras in the nearby neighborhood. The child is too young to remember anything."

"Hey, guys," Reid frowned as he looked at the transparent work board that had been sorted out and pasted with photos, "Rosa was an intern at Stark Industries and knew Mr. Stark, so the murderer happened to Wearing an Iron Man mask for George to deliver flowers instead of a Captain America or Hulk mask?"

"He must have thoroughly studied the lives of every..." Morgan swallowed the word "victim" out of fear of Rosa's presence.

"The classmate of the first victim, Barbara Cannon, said that she liked to feed the squirrels on campus, and her favorite flower was the little daisy." thing.

"Abby Bush used to volunteer to walk the neighbor's dog every morning, and her favorite flower was the foxtail lily." Both things came up, too.

"Betty just came to the Animal Stray Center a few days ago, and I just helped her take a bath on the day of the incident." Rosa sat in the chair, looking at the board posted by the BAU people, "My favorite flower is red roses. "

"And she knows that you are an intern at Stark Industries, knows Iron Man, and knows that you will come to the police station this morning." Reid added, "The murderer has carefully studied your lives and followed you for a long time. "

"I didn't notice anyone following me when I came here this morning." Barnes had been in the field for a long time, and if someone was following him, he couldn't possibly not know.

Rosa agrees with this too.

"Miss Watson, I suggest you accept our proposal immediately." Hochner turned to look at Rosa, "Agent Morgan and Agent Prentice will accompany you throughout the process to ensure your safety. As a way to deal with this Head of the FBI on the case, I strongly urge you to act on our proposal."

The BAU leader turned his attention to Barnes, "Mr. Barnes, this decision should be made by Miss Watson herself."

Rosa finally...

Agent Hotchner's offer of protective sex was not accepted.

"You lived here recently." BAU can be regarded as one of the FBI's ace teams. Stark called some "friends" to confirm this before agreeing to hand over the case to BAU for handling. "School On the one hand, I will ask for leave for you first, and you can go to class after you catch that bastard." Safety is the most important thing now.

"I don't want to because..." Rosa didn't want to hide in the Fulian Building.

"Rosa, be obedient." Steve sat on the side, persuading Rosa, "If you are disobedient, I will tell Amanda." The little girl refused to speak out when she encountered such a great danger, and Steve could already It is foreseeable that he will be rejected by his girlfriend again in the near future.

Tired.

Steve touched his big chest muscles, it is not easy to be a qualified stepfather.

#团观的人都: It's been so long and you haven't become a regular yet? #

"If there is anything else I want to take, I'll ask someone to get it back for you." Stark ignored Steve's "melancholy of a reserve father", "You stay here for now, and everything will wait for the FBI to catch that Talk to the bastard."

"By the way, your cat is awake." Seeing that Rosa seemed to be trying to explain something, Stark simply waved his hand, "Jarvis said she keeps barking, and I don't know if she is hungry."

"When was the last meal?" Rosa asked quickly.

"You fed the last meal."

"What?! Doesn't that mean you haven't eaten all day?" Rosa hurried downstairs.

"Miss Rosa, don't worry, Betty is not hungry." Jarvis is much cuter than Stark, who deliberately tried to scare Rosa, "Dr. Banner has helped you feed Betty 3 times today. "Injured kittens should eat less and more meals to supplement nutrition.

"Dr. Banner is so kind." Rosa sighed in her heart that Dr. Banner is caring. "Huh? What about others?" Why didn't I see Dr. Banner when I came back?

"Dr. Banner left 20 minutes before you and Mr. Barnes returned." Jarvis thoughtfully reported Betty's physical monitoring to Rosa. "The doctor checked Betty before leaving, and she is recovering very well." .”

"Meow(>^ω^<)", Betty, who was covered in bandages, licked Rosa with her small tongue.

"You are awesome..." Rosa touched Betty's little head.

"Miss Rosa, I noticed that you are a little tired, why don't you go back to your room and sleep for a while." Jarvis monitored the physical status of everyone in the room in real time, "I will wake you up when Betty needs to eat again." Smart housekeeper Very sweet.

"Alright." Rosa finally left the treatment room after she touched Betty's small head to make sure that the other party would not press on the wound, "Jarvis, remember to call me."

"Don't worry, Miss Rosa."

"Dr. Rhett?" It was already the next morning.Rosa, who had been staying in Fulian Building since yesterday, had just fed Betty when she noticed that the little doctor from BAU had come. "Agent Morgan."

"Hey, Rosa." Reid and Morgan were sent by Hochner.Although the parties explicitly rejected the request for protective sex, as detectives, they still had to find ways to protect the safety of the parties.

"Did you rest well last night?" Morgan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Yes, this is the headquarters of the Avengers, and it couldn't be safer." Compared with the safe house they can provide, the Avengers Building also has loopholes. , but the safety factor is indeed not bad.

"Yes." Rosa still felt a little guilty for rejecting BAU's kind proposal, "Are you going to see Betty? She is much better." Anyway, before entering the consultation room, you have to disinfect first, and Rosa is not afraid of two What danger does the agent bring to Betty.

"That cat?" Morgan nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's go and see that brave little guy."

"She's recovering very well." Rhett couldn't hold back his words, "You must know that the probability that a kitten of this size can be successfully stored after suffering such a large injury is extremely low, even with Mr. Iron Man Stark's technology And advanced equipment and technical support..."

"Red." Morgan interrupted the colleagues around him.

"..." Reid moved his mouth, and said a little aggrieved, "The murderer really deliberately kept the animals alive every time." Otherwise, Betty would not be able to recover so quickly.

"Perhaps they are practitioners of related professions?" Rosa didn't care about the little doctor's words, "None of Betty's wounds hurt the vitals." You know, this is not an easy task.

"It's possible." Rhett and Morgan glanced at each other, "Rosa, the DNA comparison of yesterday's bouquet has results." This is the purpose of their visit.

"Whose one belongs to?" Rosa brought the two agents to the living room dedicated to entertaining guests. Dummy warmly brought a pot of black tea—half of which was spilled on the carpet.

"One set of DNA belonged to a homeless man." Reed studied the shape and sensor settings of the dummy with great interest, "He left the army eight months ago and lived on the street because of severe PTSD symptoms. He's completely out of touch."

In other words, the blood used to color the roses may not be what they expected—from a blood bank or other blood collection units, but there are 9 other unknown victims.

"5 months ago?" Rosa frowned, "But didn't you say that a girl was killed in Washington 3 months ago... Have you checked the two previous bouquets?" Could it be the missing one? Are Veterans Imprisoned?

"The two previous bouquets of flowers were not kept by the police as evidence, so..." Morgan shook his head, "We have no way of comparing them." Rosa's case was the first time they really took over from the very beginning.

This is also due to the timely filing of the case by the Manhattan police.

"What about the other DNA comparison results?" Rosa looked at the beautifully colored tea soup in the cup and suddenly felt nauseous.

"At present, there are only two groups whose identities can be determined." Reid didn't touch the tea in the cup, "The other group's DNA has been compared and belongs to a model, Lilith Davis. Her agent reported a month ago that she Missing……"

"Lilith?" Rosa felt the name was very familiar, "I've seen her..." Wasn't Lilith the female companion of Batman at the Gotham banquet?

"You know her?" Morgan and Rhett looked at each other.

"It can't be called acquaintance." Rosa shook her head, "I just met at a banquet, you are sure she..."

"Miss Rosa," Jarvis said suddenly, "Someone delivered a package to you at the front desk downstairs."

"pack?!"

In fact, it was not so much a package as a small cardboard box containing only one letter.

The package, delivered by the courier along with many letters, was just discovered by the staff at the front desk downstairs.

"Very good, now you dare to send things to me." Stark sat next to Rosa, his face very ugly.

"Sir, after testing, there are no dangerous items inside." Jarvis informed everyone that the carton can be safely opened after scanning it in all directions.

Morgan undertook this "manual work".

The exquisite black cardboard box was opened, and the letter sealed with wax paint inside finally revealed its true colors.

"tomylittleprincess", such a short sentence written on the front of the envelope in beautiful topic letters.

"Hey, I..." Looking at the strange pattern on the wax, Rhett suddenly felt very familiar, "Oh, yes, yes, I have read this book!"

"What?" Everyone in the living room turned their eyes to the little doctor.

"This is a book, yes, this is a book!" Rhett finally remembered, "Little animals that are injured but can be treated in time, flowers stained with blood, love letters, the heroine..."

"Hey, Rhett, speak slowly!" Morgan quickly interrupted his colleague.

"This is a plot in an adventure novel." Rhett sorted out his words, "A psychopath thinks he is the most perfect man in the world, and he hopes to find a partner who can match him." The little doctor said The speed is very fast," so every time he picks a potential partner, he first hurts the person or animal he likes, and then the person or animal gets timely treatment. In his thinking, doing this can make the person he chooses Potential objects get a sort of sublimation."

"Let the other party become the savior?" Morgan frowned.

"Almost, he thinks that the potential partner who has successfully helped to save people and animals will be more perfect and match him better in personality!" Rhett danced, "Then, he will send a bouquet of the other party's favorite flowers to the potential victim object, but the flowers are all withered and colored with the blood of 'mortals' - an invitation to a date, and acceptance of the bouquet by the victim signifies a desire to date him."

"This is a love letter." Reid pointed to the letter in Morgan's hand. "He will agree with the victim on the place and time to meet in the love letter. Then, he will..."

"Hey!" Stark was impatient, "Are you sure this is a plot in a book?"

Iron Man is still very scary when he is serious, at least the weaker Reid was stunned, "Yes... yes."

"What's the name?" Iron Man stood up, "What's the name of the book and the author? When was it published?"

"It's "The Last Rose in the World", a novel published by a British publishing house five years ago. The author only used the pseudonym Arthur King. The novel was written by the author for his daughter..."

"Sir, the real name of Arthur King's author is John H. Watson."

"My dad?!"