[CM] Paradise Nostalgia

Chapter 26 The Music of the Stall

"Boom boom boom——"

The knock on the door pierced through the glare of the sun, and tremblingly fell on Uriah's eyelashes. She indifferently turned her gaze away from the vast expanse of white snow, and opened the door.

"Good morning, I think maybe you haven't had breakfast yet?" JJ held the Starbucks paper bag, and the aroma of coffee instantly filled his lungs.

"Thank you," Uriah invited her into the house, "Sit down, what do you want to drink? Oh, yes, I forgot, you brought coffee."

"Didn't sleep last night?"

"Hmm... probably slept for a while." Uriah answered absently, she took a sip of her coffee and said calmly, "So, when shall we leave?"

JJ hesitated for a moment, then stood up immediately, and said softly: "If you want, it's better now."

[Dallas Police Department]

There were several stacks of case files about one meter high on the table. Reid looked a little irritable, flipping the papers on the floor, probably because he didn't close his eyes all night, but how many people really fell asleep this night.

"Here comes Uriah," Hotch said calmly. "Reid, you need to recuse yourself. I can't involve you in this case."

"You can't keep me out of it, Hotch, you should understand," Reid jerked his head up and put down the documents in his hand, "Did you hide when your family was in danger?"

"I didn't," Hotch looked into Reid's eyes, "but what happened?"

That calm look shocked Reid, he was speechless, but he was unwilling to back down.

"Uriah's willingness to cooperate with this case is on you, Reid," Hotch whispered. "Unless you back out of the case, she won't tell us anything."

Reid's eyes were reddened uncontrollably. He seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and his expression at this moment seemed to be verified, full of helplessness and bitterness, "Can I ask you one thing?"

"I'm listening."

"I can't completely withdraw from this case, you understand, at least within a certain range of requirements, allow me some right to know?" Reid begged: "Hotch, I promise, I will not mess around."

[trial room]

"Is she okay?"

JJ smiled reassuringly, "She is stronger than you imagined, I'm going in, do you have anything to say to me?"

"Just," Reid licked his lower lip, and whispered, "I don't know what to say, just help me look at her, okay?"

"OK."

JJ unscrewed the door of the interrogation room, walked steadily to Uriah and sat down opposite Uriah. Although she had experienced this kind of occasion many times, it was related to her family, and she still inevitably felt nervous and depressed.

Less than a minute after she sat down, the door of the interrogation room was pushed open by Rossi. He brought bad news: In the early morning of this morning, a new victim appeared beside the musical fountain in the central square.

The murderer's time interval between committing crimes is getting shorter and shorter, which means that he is getting closer and closer to the real target. Maybe UNSUB already knows that Uriah is here, just in close proximity to him.

"How did you know that he would return to the scene of the crime that night?"

"I'm just trying my luck." Uriah blinked his eyes slowly, his slender eyelashes fell weakly on the black eyes, "I know, he's not looking, but telling me, he knows where I am .”

"He didn't come to you, maybe he was sure that you would go to him, and you really went," JJ carefully observed Uriah's expression, and asked softly, "Why? Is there any special connection between you? Or Is it a code that only each other knows?"

"A code? According to this, the corpse itself is probably a code." Uriah leaned forward slightly, holding his chin with his palm, with a plain expression, "The carvings on the backs of those victims are musical scores, right? "

"I wrote that song when I was 18—"Happy Life"" Uriah twitched the corner of his mouth. "It's ironic, isn't it? I want all the rest of my life to be peaceful and happy, but he wants to destroy everything good."

JJ's eyes were serious, and he asked with a trace of uncertainty: "You always knew that his target was you?"

Uriah was silent for a moment, his eyes moved from the door to JJ's face, his expression was blank and indifferent, "Yes, I know, I also know, he will kill people, someone will die because of me."

"Is that why you went to him?"

On the other side of the one-way glass, the members of the BAU team looked serious, and the atmosphere was very dignified.

"But I didn't do anything. I just lived in a trance and got lucky every day, pretending that nothing would happen..." Uriah's eyes became a little empty, and JJ softened his tone and said seriously: "You don't Such terrible things may have been expected, Uriah, and it is not your fault,"

"It's not my fault?" Uriah lowered his head and chuckled, "JJ, do you remember how many times you said this sentence yourself? I know, it's not my fault, it's that scumbag who is wrong, but things have developed to this point, Am I really not responsible at all? Do you really think that I am not responsible at all?"

"I really think so, Uriah," JJ spoke slowly, without blinking, "The birth of a vicious polar murderer was brought about by necessity and coincidence, and his relationship with you is just a spider and a butterfly, Just poisonous snakes and birds."

Just a silent time to breathe, but it feels suffocating.

"Thank you, but I am no longer obsessed with finding the reason, and I am not interested in understanding the formation of his perverted personality, or the motive for killing." Uriah's voice was flat, even a little indifferent, "I just need to know that he is a A pure sadist, a perverted murderer devoid of conscience, who takes pleasure in hurting others and what they love. If I don't get rid of it, I will have to sleep and eat for the rest of my life, and I will go to Avici Hell. That's enough. "

"I'm not as smart or powerful as you guys, and hunting down murderers is not my specialty," Uriah said calmly, looking at his own reflection on the glass, "but I can't sit still and let him hurt the people around me. "

It is enough to experience the unfathomable despair and darkness once.

"I don't like this development," Rossi frowned, and said slowly, "That kind of look—too familiar."

"She wanted to end him with her own hands. Generally, in this case, most of the endings are not good." Hotch continued in a low voice: "The two of them can no longer participate in this case."

"Absolutely not."

Outside the interrogation room, there was about a cup of boiling coffee cooling time.

Morgan remade a cup of hot coffee and handed it to the gloomy young man, "We will definitely catch the murderer, Kid, we have always done so."

"Thank you," Reid said in a hoarse voice, holding the mug tightly, "I thought... I thought I was used to life and death, no matter what happens, I can calmly deal with it, I have so much knowledge And experience, I thought... I could protect her well."

He raised his eyes, revealing the pain and fear in an instant, "I can't even imagine, if I lose her, what is the meaning of everything, I can't go on, Morgan, I can't go on."

"You have to persevere! Otherwise, who will she rely on?" Morgan said with a rare force: "Don't you understand why she insists on you quitting the case?"

Reid was taken aback for a moment, straightened up, and murmured, "Because she's afraid, she's afraid I'll die because of her, so when I mention Maeve, she—"

The interrogation room door opened and Uriah finally came out.

Reid stared at her, and immediately stood up. He wanted to say something to her, but Uriah didn't look at her, and walked past him defiantly.

"Where are you going?" Reid grabbed her arm, his worried gaze fell on her pale face.

"Nowhere," Uriah replied, "Hotch said I can go back to the hotel, he will find someone to escort me back."

"Hotch, I want to go back to the hotel with her," Reid turned his head to look at the team leader, and said calmly, "I can't help here anyway, and it's convenient for us to take care of each other when we're together."

Hotch glanced at Uriah, who was staring at him with wide eyes, and said very seriously, "Please allow me, Morgan, to send them both home."

"Got it." The black-skinned agent responded neatly.

Before the morning passed, the sky in Dallas stretched as far as the eye could see, the streets were lined with snow, and there were few pedestrians.

Morgan sent them to the hotel and left. If this case is not resolved quickly, no one will survive.

"this is my room."

In front of the door of room number 807, Uriah confronted Reid unilaterally.

"I didn't book a room." Reid asked very naturally, even a little pitifully: "Can't we share?"

Uriah's eyes were incredible, and she stammered for some reason, "You, you, you, tell them to book another room for you right away!"

"I'm afraid it won't work. Because the team offended the higher-ups last time, our funds were cut by half. Every expenditure is strictly recorded and controlled, and every transaction must be carefully calculated," Reid said with a smile, "What's more, Two people are safer together than one, isn't it?"

That last sentence is true.

Uriah hesitated for a while, then Dika let Reid into the room.Although she always felt it was weird, but indeed, with people in front of her eyes, she felt much more at ease.

"Fortunately it's a suite," Uriah mumbled, heading straight for the master bedroom. "I want to rest for a while, you can do whatever you want."

"Uriah?" Reid called her name softly, with an imperceptible grievance and doubt.

This call seems to have traveled through time and space, back to the time long, long ago, only in her memory, when they just met, Reid was in withdrawal, and she was almost out of shape. I am both worried and distressed. I will make some delicious food to see him every day. When he needs help and company, I always stay by his side. I read some things that are difficult for me all day long, but he can recite them backwards. of book relics.

At those times, how long had she been missing?

"Do not worry about me--"

"How long has it been since you had a good rest?" Reid asked aloud, "How many hours did you sleep yesterday?"

"I'm fine." Uriah was stunned, and said subconsciously: "You are, how long have you not rested?"

The two of them stared blankly at each other, and both smiled slightly, as if the ice and snow melted and spring came.

"Sorry, I didn't realize it." Reid's eyes were a little moist, he sniffed, a little shyness appeared on his face, "It seems that we all need to take a good rest."

"...now?" Uriah asked uncertainly.

"Probably the most inopportune time," Reid whispered. "I'm sorry, Uriah, I'm sorry, I treated you that way."

As if he didn't expect Reid to say that suddenly, Uriah froze in place, speechless for a moment.

"After this matter is over, can we go to Santorini together?" Reid smiled slightly: "The coastline there is 69 kilometers long and there are three islands. It's beautiful, we can taste San Santo wine together, which is made from the unique local grape variety 'Asirti', and then go to the town of Oia on the edge of the cliff to enjoy the famous 'Sunset Aegean Sea' scenery, would you like, Come with me?"

He was standing right in front of him, his figure was outlined by the radiance of the sun, and even the slightly curly hair around his neck seemed to radiate the light of hope.

At this moment, it is also very beautiful.

All of Uriah's feelings became soft and warm at this moment. She walked forward slowly, hugged Reid, and accepted herself at this moment just like accepting him.

Just for a little while, just for a little while.

"I am willing."

The author has something to say: Well... I have experienced a lot during this time... Work, love, quarrels, sadness, reconciliation, conflicts... It is time for me to reflect on myself and make time for myself.

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