[Zhongyingmei] That snake

"Seriously? We just closed the case." Prentiss heard the news from JJ and couldn't help covering his face with the pillow from the plane to cover up the dark circles on his face.

"It's also because of this." JJ wrinkled his mouth and shook his head apologetically, "We are now flying over Kansas, the pilot will land at the airport in Oklahoma, and then we will take off again to the scene of the crime, the airport in Nevada Elko.

There were two cases of missing children in Elko County within five months. The police did not find the bodies and received no threatening calls. The children just disappeared.About five hours ago, the police received another call to the police. "

“按照去年统计的数据,全美一年内18岁以下失踪人口总报案例数为466949例，其中445045例被标记为少年人年少气盛离家出走，而其余21904例中可能遭受危险的有9770例，非自愿离开的有4806例，因躯体残疾及智力障碍走失的有4258例，在大型灾害中失踪的有91例,其他原因有2979例,而新增成为永久悬案的大约有788份。当地警方是如何确定这几起儿童失踪案有彼此联系？”Reid问。

"Unsub left his mark on the scene." JJ hadn't got the paper materials yet, so he could only hand over the laptop to Reid.

"God promises the best for everyone."

"Best home...what is the family situation for these kids? Is there a history of domestic violence"

"Well, every situation is different." JJ began to read the information, "The first child who disappeared five months ago, Sissa Pope, was only six years old this year, and her mother died of a heart attack when she was three years old , her father is a car repairman, and there is no history of neighbors being accused of domestic violence,

On the contrary, in the materials sent by the local police, it is written that Mr. Pope is very good to his children. He wants to give her daughter everything, but he can't. "JJ raised his head from the information and glanced at the dark and heavy Morgan, "Because his income is very meager, he can barely make ends meet, and five months ago, the disappearance of his daughter made him immersed in grief and lost his job . "

"The second child disappeared two months after Cesar Pope's disappearance. His name is Leo Lelik. He was abandoned when he was a child, and was taken home by his adoptive parents when he was five years old. He is now 14 years old and has excellent grades. He has participated in various club activities at the school, and his adoptive parents are also supporting his hobbies, such as piano and painting, and he has a good relationship with his classmates."

"The third child, Molly Deranke, is 7 years old. Her sister reported the crime five hours ago. This child, or her sister, had a miserable childhood. Their father, Mr. Deranke, was an alcoholic. He was also arrested for taking drugs. Mr. Delanke was unconscious after being drunk, and shot his wife twice. He missed a single shot, but his wife escaped from the house in a panic and was caught by an oncoming car. Hit him to death, and the conviction for Delanke is not serious,

It came out after being closed for a few years.But fortunately, Molly's sister Sally, who was an adult and financially independent at the time, asked for Molly's custody in the lawsuit.But because they didn't move out of Elko, they still ran into Mr. Deranke sometimes. Although the court tried to prohibit Mr. Deranke from visiting his two daughters, this prohibition did not stop when Mr. Deranke went crazy with alcohol. time has no effect. "

"From the age of six to 14, both boys and girls, maybe we can rule out sexual assault as a cause," Rossi said.

"Apart from the note left by unsub, is there any other similar pattern?" Prentiss propped his head on his hands, his voice was tired, "Sisa's family's economic conditions are poor, and Molly suffered domestic violence. In comparison, they really A better home can be found, but what about Leo? According to the data, his adoptive parents treat him very well, with excellent personal achievements, positive hobbies, and good social relations. He has lived a very good life."

"There may be a deeper reason we don't know," Morgan said. "Get off the plane and talk to the Rylicks again. How long after Molly's sister reported her disappearance?"

"Sally said that when she got home from get off work and saw the note at home, she remembered the case reported in the newspaper recently and immediately reported it to the police. But no one can be sure how long it took before that."

"She left seven-year-old Molly alone? I thought it was illegal," Oliver asked.

JJ looked at him and nodded, "But her sister has to go out to work. And the court didn't deprive her of custody so..."

"Poor girl." Prentiss couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"If that's the case, then we don't have much time. I mean, the 24-hour best rescue time for missing cases, I should remember correctly."

"No, you remember correctly," Hotch looked up at him, "Did you remember anything?"

Oliver wrinkled his nose as if he had eaten a sour lemon, "It's hard to say."

"Okay," Morgan greeted, "the police have not received relevant missing person information since the first two children disappeared, and the unsub continues to commit crimes. These two children are likely to have been killed, just like Williams said Yes, we don't have much time."

"After getting off the plane, JJ went to the police station, Reid went to Molly's sister, Rossi and Hotch went to Leo's house, his situation was the most special, and Williams could go too. Prentiss and I went to see Cesar's father."

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"Leo is a good boy, he didn't deserve to suffer like this." Leo's mother leaned in Mr. Lelick's arms, crying and saying that a few months were not enough for her to get over the grief of losing her adopted son.

Oliver passed the tissue on the table, and Hotch said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Lyric, but why do you think Leo must have been abducted? Because there have been reports of missing children before he disappeared, and it's possible that Did he imitate the characteristics of unsub, leave a note and run away from home?"

"He won't do that," Mrs. Rylick roared loudly, wiping her nose and tears with a tissue, "He's a good boy, he wouldn't treat me like that."

"Yes, Mrs. Lelik, we have seen Leo's academic performance. He is an excellent student, but he is just 14 years old this year, the most rebellious age..."

"As I said, he wouldn't treat me like this. He is my child. I treated him so well, which made him have such good grades. How could he leave me on his own initiative?"

Mr. Leilik seemed a little helpless, but he was used to Mrs. Leilik's behavior.

"You do love your son," Hotch continued. "Can you tell us why you adopted Leo? His biological parents?"

"Leo's biological parents placed him at the gate of the orphanage without giving him a date of birth, nor did he give him a name," Mr. Lelick fell into the memory, "My wife and I were unable to have children, so we went to the orphanage to seek Adopting a child, Leo's age was a bit old for most adopters at that time, but we didn't mind, at that time..."

Mrs. Lelick continued, "The first time I saw Leo, he was only five years old, sitting alone under a tree and reading Newton's book, Mathematical Principles in Natural Science. I knew at that time that he He's a smart kid who will do a lot in the future. We decided to adopt him."

"You really raised Leo very well," Rossi came down from the room on the second floor, "I saw all the awards, trophies and medals in his room, not only in studies, but also in sports arts Okay, it takes a lot of time and energy to learn those things."

"That's right." Mrs. Lelick wanted to put on a smile when she heard this compliment, but was washed away by disappointment. "As long as he can do a good job, no matter how much time and money it takes, it will be worth it."

"Mrs. Lyric, do you mind if I ask one more question?"

"Please, Agent Rossi." Mrs. Rylick sat up straight.

"Have you always cleaned the house by yourself?"

"Of course." Mrs. Lelick looked at her husband with some pride, "My husband is not good at this."

After the conversation, Mrs. Lelick sent the three agents to the door and told them to walk on her gravel path and not step on her lawn.Mrs. Lelick saw the three agents go away before returning home.

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"Mrs. Rylick is a paranoid," Rossi said as he got into the car.

"Because of his home?" Oliver was driving in the front seat.

"Yes, too many signs, almost to the point of sickness. The house is as clean as if enchanted by a spirit."

"You can't see a hair or even a speck of dust." Oliver shook his head.

"By the way, I found this in the crack of Leo's bed. Rossi handed Hotch a magazine." There was some dust in the crack of the bed, and the paranoid will miss some details.Leo was smart, but he was also as curious as a teenager his age.But I guess his adoptive mother wouldn't allow such a thing in the wonderful adopted son's room. "

Oliver glanced at a magazine in Hotch's hand. "Ah, Playboy. Most parents don't want those things in their kids' rooms."

Rossi suddenly rolled his big and small eyes, and said jokingly: "You forgot how to speak English, but you still remember this?"

"Ah, who knows?" Oliver replied with some embarrassment.

Rossi went on to describe the room he saw, "There are no novels on his bookshelves, just academic books and science magazines. I see the school football trophies in his trophy cabinet, but I don't see any books related to them." Magazines, even if it’s not gossip about the stars, it’s okay to read analysis of some big games, but there’s nothing there. What teenage room can be so rigid?”

"Probably, Dr. Reid?" Oliver guessed.

"Reid also collects DVDs of Star Wars and Doctor Who." Hotch replied

"Anyway, Leo's life is not as easy as it seems, just like Xisha and Molly."

"Yes, the first time I heard about adopting a child was because I saw him reading a physics book under a tree. Because the child had great potential, I took him back. This is not buying stocks in the stock market, investing only for return."

"But I think other than that, they have some similarities." Oliver tapped the steering wheel with his fingertips, "Their mother. The biological mother of the three children is gone."

"You think unsub lost his mother as a source of irritation?" Hotch asked.

"That's not necessarily true." Oliver thought for a while, "Losing a dear one will put you in pain, but grief doesn't mean suffering. I think the source of unsub is the accumulated difficulties and pressure after losing your mother. He must have lost his mother when he was a child and his life has been difficult."

"God promises the best destination for everyone." Rossi murmured, "What is a good destination for a child who has lost his mother and has a difficult life? Go to heaven and meet his mother?"

"If that's the case, why didn't he just kill the three children, but took them away? The police didn't find the body." Hotch asked.

"Sisa and Molly's mothers are dead, and Leo was orphaned since he was a child. Unsub has no ability to find his biological mother. I know it's not good to say this, but I think the first two children have been killed. We I can only try my best to save the third child." Oliver turned the steering wheel and parked the car in front of the police station.

The team members have all returned to the office prepared for them by the police, and Reid analyzed the handwriting of the note left by unsub.

"Unsub is right-handed, and he uses an oil-based signature pen to read and write. Unsub writes very hard, and the paper on which he writes is made of soft material. It should be torn off after writing on the notebook. There is no trembling in the handwriting, no Shaking and hesitating, he knew exactly what he was going to do."

"The local police station checked the scene and said that Molly's home has an alarm system, but the power was cut off that day. Leo, you left school after school to participate in club activities and disappeared on the way home. Xisha she..." JJ said, "Sisa's father saw a bakery, got out of the car to buy bread, and left Xisha alone in the car. He only left for more than ten minutes and locked the car door, but Xisha was still here. Time disappeared. Surveillance video did not capture any suspicious persons."

You can imagine how much this father blamed himself.

"Wait," Oliver said after JJ finished speaking, "You said Xisha's family was very poor, which kind of poverty did I think?"

"Probably not." Prentiss, who visited Cesar plus, answered Oliver's question, "Cesar's family has a car and a two-storey house. Before Cesar's mother had a heart attack, she was a The accountant in the company, her family’s situation is not bad, but the medical treatment has used up the family’s savings. Xisha’s father has been working hard, but the high property tax is about to drag him down, but he is unwilling to sell and The home shared by the wife and daughter, and because Xisha’s school is far away from home, they are reluctant to sell their own car—in order to facilitate sending Xisha to school, this makes their life difficult.”

"What about Molly's house?"

"Although her alcoholic father often doesn't pay alimony, Sally's financial situation is not bad, but she just doesn't have time for Molly."

"It's not easy for the kids, but," Morgan picked up a copy of the note on the desk and circled it, "the best home. He didn't use better, but the best, he thought. He has done more than change the tragic situation of these children, he has already thought out a place for them."

"Put the words God and destiny together, and it always feels ominous," Prentiss said.

Oliver's cold eyes listened to the writing on the copy, like a snake aiming at its prey and waiting for an opportunity, "Do you mind if I ask a strange question?" He raised his head and looked at the team members.

"Do you think Cinderella marrying the prince is her best destination?"

"I don't think so." JJ answered first, "We can say that when Cinderella meets her stepmother and marries a prince, it's much better than her suffering at her stepmother's house, but it's not the best."

"The best destination should be that these sufferings never happened from the very beginning. Cinderella's mother didn't die, and her father didn't marry a stepmother and died after that. She can recite books and marry the prince justifiably. Didn't you sneak home at 12 o'clock with the help of the fairy godmother." Oliver smiled, "An idea hit me, was Xisha's mother cremated?"

"The cremation rate in the United States is only 30%." Reid added.

"So, Sheila's mother is one of the rare 30%?"

"It's a pity she wasn't." Morgan replied, "It was buried in Mudolin Cemetery."

Oliver raised his eyebrows and sighed, "I have a guess as to where Xisha's body was hidden by the unsub, but I need to go to Mudolin Cemetery."

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"The soil layer has been turned over." Morgan, who was squatting next to Xisha's mother's tombstone, wiped off the wet soil from his fingers, looked up and said to Hotch who was standing by, "Williams' guess may be correct, the unsub has been here .”

"Then we can start." Oliver took three shovels from the shocked gravekeeper, gave one to Morgan and threw the other to Hotch.

Morgan patted his chest and took a deep breath, "When I joined BAU, I never thought that FBI agents would one day dig other people's graves."

"I'm sure it will be an experience of a lifetime."