Synthesis of Terror: On the One Thousand and One Ways of Death of the Protagonist

The three of them didn't exchange pleasantries with Kordo. At this time, there is no time to talk about other things, find something to find the murderer, maybe the last missing child can still be alive.

The three entered Cole's office, and Cole handed them the materials he had prepared.

Cole has reorganized this information, and added full-body photos of those teenagers, which is convenient for several BAU members to view.

Mante took the documents and began to flip through them. There was a thick stack of documents, but within 10 minutes, Mante finished reading. He closed his eyes, and the faces of 56 teenagers appeared in his mind.

These teenagers are all white, blond hair, blue eyes, aged thirteen or fourteen years old.

Because everyone's development is different, some will be faster, some will be slower, and the appearance of children of the same age sometimes looks very different.

However, these 56 children, whether in terms of height or appearance, have no obvious difference, and the differences can basically be ignored.

These teenagers have a lot in common, and they were obviously carefully selected. This case basically conforms to the characteristics of a serial murder case.

The disappearance of these teenagers should be caused by one person.

Mante put down the information in his hand, looked at Hannah who was sitting on the other side, and asked, "Hannah, what do you think?"

Hannah and Mante have worked together for many years, and they know what the other is thinking with just one look.

When Mante asked this question, he obviously already had a conclusion in his heart. Hannah sorted out her thoughts and said, "According to the clues already there, two conclusions can be drawn."

"This case is not a case of abduction and trafficking, because the general abduction and trafficking cases are mainly girls and adult women. Firstly, these people have a wider audience and are easy to deal with. Second, women's physical characteristics are inherently different from men's." , which is more convenient to control.”

"If these boys had been trafficked, 56 teenagers would not have chosen to be so similar in appearance."

Hannah didn't continue talking, she shifted her gaze to Mante's face, Mante exhaled, and continued.

"I have read this information carefully and found that during the five years from 1993 to 1997, the most cases of missing juveniles occurred. Every year, 8 teenagers disappeared. In the past four years, the number of missing teenagers reached four. Ten people."

"From 1998 to 2001, during the four years, the number of missing persons was the least, at most two people disappeared each year. Of course, during these four years, the number of missing persons was only six. Of course, this does not rule out that some children were missing, but they did not People called the police, so there was no record of what happened.”

"Seven teenagers disappeared in 2002, and three teenagers disappeared in 2003. The total number of missing people in these two years is more than that in the previous four years."

As Mante said, the expression on his face gradually became serious. He glanced at his two companions, and then moved his eyes to Cole: "This is a serial murder case with vile circumstances, and the police must step up their investigation. .”

Cole showed bitterness on his face: "There is no body, no evidence, investigation, how do we investigate?"

Cole has worked here for more than ten years, from a small policeman to the position of police chief. Although he has never handled any major cases, he also knows that there are no dead bodies, no crime scenes, and no suspects in such cases. There is no way to start the case.

Mante's face became extremely serious, he looked at Cole, and said word by word: "If the murderer is not found out as soon as possible, more children will suffer. The murderer started killing the first child in 1993. He couldn't control himself anymore.

The longer it goes on, the more people will be killed, more like Jack, like the blond boy in those photos, who can't be seen alive or dead.

Hannah looked through the information in her hand again, and looked up at Mante: "Can you give a psychological profile?"

Mante nodded. Such detailed information was enough for him to draw a psychological portrait of that murderous man.

"The suspect is a male. His age is between 35 and 45 years old, at most no more than 50 years old. He is not tall. He is between 1.7 meters and 1.8 meters. He has a stable job, runs a convenience store, or stationery. shop."

"The criminal suspect has a warm and cheerful personality, likes to help others, and has a good reputation. He got married in 1997. In 2002, his marriage encountered some accidents. It may be a breakdown of the marriage relationship, or it may be caused by his wife, children or other relatives. What danger."

After Mante finished speaking, his sharp eyes moved to Cole. He looked at Cole and said firmly, "This suspect is in the neighborhood under your jurisdiction."

Cole gasped, only to feel the hairs all over his body stand on end.

Just one piece of information allowed him to deduce so many things. With this psychological portrait, it seemed that finding the suspect became an extremely easy task.

At this moment, the door of Cole's office was pushed open from the outside, and a little girl in suspender jeans walked in from the door.

"Alice, why are you here?"

Seeing the little girl walking in, Cole was stunned for a moment, then stood up, walked over quickly, and pulled Qin Yue to his side.

"Alice, why did you come here?"

Qin Yue didn't answer, she looked at the tall black man sitting on the sofa, and asked, "Is Jack still alive?"

Mante looked at the beautiful girl in front of him, frowned slightly, looked at Cole standing on the other side, and asked, "Who is she?"

Cole also felt a headache. He knew his daughter cared about Jack. After Jack's accident, his daughter's mood was not stable. Therefore, Cole didn't say anything about his daughter's secret investigation of Jack, because he felt that a 12 It's impossible for a girl who is [-] years old to find out what even the police can't find out.

Qin Yue hadn't been to the police station since Jack's accident. Cole thought she wouldn't come, but who knows, she came suddenly today, and happened to bump into the BAU members who came to assist in the investigation.

Seeing Mante asking, Cole was afraid that he would blame his daughter, so he hurriedly explained: "She is my daughter, Alice."

Mante frowned slightly, but his expression was still not very good-looking: "This is a place of work, not for a little girl, and Officer Qing Cole asked her to leave."

Mante's tone was blunt, which made people sound extremely uncomfortable. Qin Yue knew that ordinary talented people would be a little arrogant. What's more, she was not a member of the police system, and secondly, she was a little girl. Mante felt that she was offended. It is also normal.

However, at this moment, it is impossible for Qin Yue to leave here.

Qin Yue stood there without moving. She raised her head slightly, stared at Mante's serious face, and said, "Please tell me, is Jack still alive?"

Mante frowned even tighter, his words of driving people away had already been made so clear, but this little girl still lingered here, which made Mante feel extremely uncomfortable.

Just as he was about to say something, William Lost spoke first, interrupting what Mante was about to say.

"Is Alice right? Can you tell me, what is the relationship between Jack and you? Why do you pay so much attention to his news?"

Seeing that William spoke, Mante sat back and stopped talking. William is good at role-playing, and his personality is changeable. No one knows what his real personality is. Now that he has spoken, he will leave the matter to If he does it, he must be able to get rid of this difficult little girl easily.

What's your relationship with Jack?

Hearing this question, Qin Yue was in a daze, and a picture of her birthday a few months ago appeared in front of her eyes. The boy with blond hair and blue eyes looked shy and uneasy, holding a few red roses in his hand, asking her if she would be his girlfriend.

At that time, how did she answer?

"I grew up with Jack, he was my boyfriend."

Qin Yue did not hide anything, and revealed her relationship with Jack.

Hannah, who was still reading the information over there, looked up and glanced at the little girl covered in great sadness through the lens.

Her childhood sweetheart, her childhood sweetheart, her first love that could have grown into a towering tree died halfway, no wonder she was so persistent in wanting to know the answer.

Having seen too many cruel cases, Hannah is too clear that there are no miracles in this world.

Seeing that the three fell silent, Cole explained: "Jack's disappearance of Alice was a big blow, and her mood was a little unstable. I took her back first."

Cole said, lowered his head and said to Qin Yue: "Alice, can you go back first?"

Qin Yue didn't move, she bit her lips stubbornly, looked at the three people in front of her stubbornly, and wanted to get an answer from them: "Is Jack still alive?"

Qin Yue's hearing is very good, even through the thick door panel, she can still hear the voices inside the door.

Serial killers, specific targets, that belonged to her completely unfamiliar field, she had no way of knowing things in that world, she wanted an answer.

"Is Jack still alive?"

The girl's expression was too desperate, as if she was shrouded in unbearable grief. Hannah couldn't bear it. She knew very well that sometimes knowing the truth is more acceptable than hopeless pursuit.

The psychological portrait of the criminal suspect is already so clear that the 56 missing teenagers clearly outlined his indifference and cruelty.

Even if there was no body, they knew very well that the child might not survive.

"I'm sorry." Hannah said, "Although I really want to tell you that he is still alive, but according to the current situation, Jack, it is impossible for him to be alive."

Even though she had already guessed in her heart, Qin Yue still couldn't accept the news of Jack's death. She swayed and fell to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

Jack, Jack, Jack...

Qin Yue was sent home by Cole's subordinates. She is not a policeman and cannot participate in the ensuing search. She doesn't even know the specific arrangements.

When Qin Yue returned home, she floated back into the room like a ghost. She was lying on the bed, holding the pink plush toy that Jack gave her in her arms, and looked at the pink roof above her head with distracted eyes.

Those three people are members of BAU, BAU is the abbreviation of Behavioral Analysis Unit, one of the FBI organizations.

Those three people were obviously different from the people in the street police station, their aura was much stronger.

The case of Jack's disappearance, if it was just a simple case, how could they invite their support?

Qin Yue thought of the information she had just seen by accident. Although those things were not complete, they were just a few photos, but they were enough to let Qin Yue know one thing.

Jack was not the only missing boy. Qin Yue recalled the photos she had seen. The boys in the photos were all blond and blue-eyed. At first glance, they were very similar to Jack, or in other words, Jack looked very similar to them.

Qin Yue sat up from the bed, carefully put the plush toy in her hand aside, turned on the computer beside her, and hacked into the missing children database of the police station.

In David's world, Qin Yue appeared as an artificial intelligence. She has more or less mastered some hacking skills. Although she can't reach the top level, it is enough for her to hack into the police database.

Turning out the photos in her memory, Qin Yue looked at the teenagers in the photos, and her heart gradually sank.

56 teenagers.

Thinking of the numbers she heard, Qin Yue thought of the words "serial killer" later on, and couldn't understand what happened.

Qin Yue's eyes fixed on the figures of the young men on the computer screen, and the mouse slid down until it landed on the last figure of the young man.

The teenager in the photo looked at her quietly, as if he would open his mouth in the next second and call her name.

Qin Yue sat by the computer for a long time, she thought about a lot of things, and a bone-chilling chill enveloped her whole body.

The psychological portrait drawn by the man named Mante came to my ears over and over again.

Between 35 and 45 years old, running a convenience store or stationery store, cheerful, helpful, good reputation......

Qin Yue never knew that she would be such a stupid person.

There are many people who fit one or two of them, and Qin Yue knows that there is only one who fits perfectly.

She stood up, changed into suitable clothes, and walked out of the room.

Scott came out from the next room and saw Qin Yue who was dressed neatly. Scott was stunned, and blurted out: "Are you going to find Jack again?"

Qin Yue looked at Scott's sleepy look, and said softly, "Brother, I'll go and bring Jack home."

After Qin Yue finished speaking, before Scott had time to react, she turned and ran downstairs.

Scott's mind was a little overwhelmed, and he didn't know the meaning of what Qin Yue said. By the time he realized it, Qin Yue had already run out of the house.

Scott wanted to chase him out, but he looked down at the white vest and flowered shorts on his body, then turned and went back to his room to change clothes.

After Scott changed his clothes and ran out, Qin Yue had already disappeared. Without thinking, Scott ran towards the street where Qin Yue often went these days. Qin Yue was still nowhere to be found.

Scott became a little anxious, his sister is not here, where will she be?

She said she was going to bring Jack home. Did she find out where Jack was?

Not being able to find his sister, Scott felt a little uneasy, so he dialed his father's phone number, but the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered, Scott was so angry that he almost dropped the phone.

Alice, where the hell have you been?

***

Qin Yue had never connected Jack's disappearance with Ryan, the owner of the convenience store.

Boss Ryan is warm-hearted and kind. As long as anyone has any difficulties, as long as he knows, he will help more or less. And every holiday, he will dress up as a clown in the square and perform for the children for free.

The convenience store he runs pays the highest salary among all convenience stores.

Such a seemingly kind person, no one would believe that he would have something to do with Jack's disappearance.

Even when the police investigated him, they would intentionally or unintentionally ignore some small problems.

Qin Yue never listed Boss Ryan among her suspects until she heard what Mante said.

Before Jack disappeared, Jack occasionally chatted with Qin Yue about Boss Ryan, and from Jack's mouth, Boss Ryan was a very nice person.

Qin Yue learned a lot about Boss Ryan from Jack. Before, Qin Yue heard about it and threw it aside. Now, recalling what Jack said about Boss Ryan, Qin Yue felt cold hands and feet.

Jack said that Boss Ryan divorced his wife two years ago. The two children were young, and the custody rights were awarded to his wife.

At that time, Jack said that Boss Ryan was also very pitiful. Although he ran such a large convenience store, after deducting the monthly alimony to his wife, there was nothing left. They have never been deducted from their wages, and they are settled on time every time. Sometimes, they are even paid extra.

In Jack's mouth, Boss Ryan is a kind and generous person who is worthy of trust.

If it was Ryan, it would be easy to fool Jack, right?

Qin Yue tried her best to restrain her trembling body, her eyes turned red, thinking of Jack's trust in that person, Qin Yue wished she could tear him into pieces.

Ryan Bryce's house was only one street away from Qin Yue and Jack's house, and Qin Yue soon came to Ryan's house.

It's just after eleven o'clock, and Ryan Bryce is still busy in the store. He and his wife are divorced. Now, he is the only one living in this house.

Qin Yue took a wire and easily opened the door of Rui En's house.

Qin Yue didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her breaking into the empty door. If she guessed wrong, she would naturally ask Ryan for guilt. If her guess was correct, she didn't need to confess anything to Ryan.

Ryan's house is very clean. The floor and furniture are all shades of white. Qin Yue stood at the entrance, looking at the large expanse of white in front of her eyes, and slowly clenched the hand hanging by her side.

There is a strange smell in the air, like the smell of disinfectant, and it seems to be mixed with other things. The two smells mix together to form a strange smell. After breathing for a long time, it will make people feel sick. I feel a dull pain in my head.

Qin Yue had smelled weirder smells than this before, and she didn't feel any discomfort. Putting on the rubber gloves, Qin Yue began to rummage in the room.

Living room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, every place, Qin Yue never gave up, trying to find what she wanted to find.

The sun gradually rose and then gradually set, and the sparse stars climbed into the night sky.

The street lights came on, and the dim light shone in through the glass windows.

Qin Yue searched around, but didn't find anything. This house is too clean, there is nothing that shouldn't exist.

Is this normal?

This is not normal.

No normal person would live in such a house, or in other words, everything in this house is incompatible with Ryan's appearance on the outside.

Ryan didn't look like someone who would live in this house, or in other words, Ryan didn't look like someone who would live in this house.

Qin Yue is almost certain that Ryan is the one who took Jack away.

It's getting late, if you don't leave, Ryan will come back, although Qin Yue really wants to beat Ryan up and ask about Jack's whereabouts.

However, she dared not gamble.

A pervert's thinking is different from a normal person's. If Ryan refuses to tell where Jack is, what should she do?

She promised to bring Jack home.

Qin Yue was about to leave, but her hand was already on the doorknob. With a slight twist, she could leave this extremely uncomfortable room.

In the silent room, suddenly there was a soft sound, like the sound of something hitting an empty wall.

dong dong dong, dong dong dong.

The sound seemed to hit Qin Yue's heart, and a strange feeling arose in Qin Yue's heart. She removed her hand from the doorknob, turned around, and walked towards the direction of the sound.

dong dong dong, dong dong dong.

That voice continued to ring, as if guiding Qin Yue to find it.

Qin Yue walked around the restaurant and walked to the end of the corridor. It was a storage room. Qin Yue checked it just now, and it was empty without anything. Now, the direction of the sound came from this storage room.

Qin Yue's body trembled, she was stunned for a moment, then pushed open the door of the storage room and walked in.

The five-square-meter storage room was empty, with nothing in it, exactly the same as what she saw when she just came here.

Where is the sound coming from?

The author has something to say: In the last few minutes, I caught up. I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival~~~~~~~~~~~~