After a while, Winnie learned a piece of news that shocked her: Miss Hall was murdered.

When the FBI came to Winnie's flower shop and showed her credentials and said they wanted to ask her something, Winnie's first reaction was whether her wizard identity had been exposed.

"Excuse me, are you the owner of this flower shop?"

"Yes, I am. Winnie Stuart, what can I do?"

Facing strangers, especially the FBI, Winnie looked a little uncomfortable, but after a while she tried to cover up her emotions.

"Aurora Hall ordered flowers from you just recently."

"Yes, I delivered it this morning."

The two leading BFIs looked at each other with serious expressions: "Miss Stuart, Aurora Hall was kidnapped and killed two days ago. We want to ask you for some information about the victim."

When Winnie heard the news, her eyes widened in disbelief.She also apparated when she sent flowers to Hall's office. Winnie did not see Hall since the last rainy day, but Winnie never thought that would be the last time they saw each other .

Winnie's face was not very good, and she came to the bureau with the FBI. Winnie was thinking about Hall's murder all the way.

When she entered the house, she found that even Strange was there.

Strange was lowering his head to sip the water in the paper cup, and he obviously had a bad look because of this incident.Hearing the sound of the door opening, Strange raised his head together with several FBIs opposite him.Strange was obviously taken aback when he saw Winnie, but he quickly realized it.

The man who spoke first was the man sitting directly opposite Strange. He was wearing a black suit, his hair was carefully combed, and he exuded the aura of a mature man.

"Excuse me, ma'am, the agent who went to find you must have explained to you. Let me introduce, here are all members of the FBI's BAU, and our team is responsible for assisting in the detection of this serial murder case. I am Team Leader Aaron Hotchner."

After Gideon finished speaking, the young man standing behind him interjected, "BAU used to be called BSU, as the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit...I'm Spencer Read."

After the young man named Ruide mentioned a lot of professional terms about BAU, he seemed a little cautious when he introduced himself, which formed a sharp contrast.But Winnie was unexpectedly able to understand what Rhett did. .

"... Well, I'm Winnie Stuart." Winnie pursed her lips after sitting on another chair next to Strange.

"Time is running out, I'm afraid we don't have much time to delay." Hotchner propped his elbows on the table, "The murderer has killed three young women in just two weeks, and Aurora Hall is the third Victims, according to the pattern of criminals, the next time will be a day later."

The frequent occurrence of words such as "kill" and "victim" in Hotchner's words made Winnie feel a little dizzy, and she quickly took a sip of water.

Winnie's behavior was very obvious among the people present. Strange glanced sideways at her, with faint concern and questioning in his eyes, but Winnie, who was in shock, did not notice the look cast on her by the people around her. look.Strange thought for a while after listening, and then said, "Mr. Detective, why did you ask us to come?"

The man's voice was not high-pitched, he just expressed his doubts and some doubts below that in a flat but calm voice.Although Hotchner has been in charge of this aspect as the administrative leader of the entire BAU, his profiling ability is also very good. It can be said that so far, every move of Strange and Winnie since they entered the house is enough for him to profile Write a lot.

Of course, these two people are unlikely to be suspects in the serial murder case. The reason why BAU called them to the bureau was mainly related to something at the crime scene.

Hotchner straightened his expression: "Without exception, the dead were found in high-rise buildings under construction or abandoned warehouses."

"Also, they all have a bouquet of white roses beside them."

"According to the situation at the scene, we believe that the murderer himself has a strong inner misogynistic psychology. Miss Stuart, according to our investigation, Hall once ordered a two-month-long contract in your flower shop. A bouquet order...for Mr. Strange next to you. Did she specify the flowers? Also, does Hall himself like white roses?"

"...No, Ms. Hall only asked me to send it to the hospital every day. She didn't ask for specific flowers. Except for the first time I ordered flowers and the last time she came to me and said that she wanted to change the delivery address, she didn't come alone I bought flowers, and I didn't show any particular liking for white roses."

Winnie couldn't help being a little irritable and uneasy under the gaze of others from the beginning to the end, but she suppressed these slight emotions and tried to answer more information according to the other party's questions, hoping that even some of them would be useful The news can catch the criminal before the next victim appears.

After Winnie finished speaking, Strange took up the conversation.He is very smart, and after learning that there are white roses at the crime scene, he understands why he and Winnie will be questioned.They're all people with whom Hall has had short-term intersections over the bouquet.

"I have met Hall several times. Except for the last time we made an appointment to eat in the western restaurant, she always came to the hospital to see me. There were no flowers on the table in the western restaurant that day. As for the fact that she asked Stuart And there were no white roses among the flowers that were given to me."

Hotchner pondered for a while after asking a few more common questions, then he raised his head and nodded to Strange and Winnie.

"Thank you for your cooperation, I will let the detectives take you back."

However, Winnie took the initiative to speak at this time: "Sir, are there any photos of Hall's scene...can I take a look?"

Not only did Hotchner and Rhett beside him cast surprised glances, even Strange didn't expect Winnie to say that for a moment.

"Feel sorry……"

Winnie also knew that her request was a bit unreasonable, but for her, Hall was someone she knew and talked to, and she still couldn't calmly deal with the killing of a person she knew.

But Hotchner quickly agreed to Winnie.

"OK."

He took out a developed photo and pressed it on the table, pressing it with his fingers and handing it to Winnie on the opposite table.

Hall's body was in an abandoned dock warehouse. After death, the criminals put on a white dress and folded his hands on his chest.In a seemingly peaceful scene, none of the FBI could ignore the blood holes in the eye sockets of the deceased and the bloody wounds on his face.Under the white dress, there were more wounds like the face, and the dried blood and the white dress formed a sad and terrifying picture.

Just beside Hall's arm lay a Fendra quietly.

Pure and innocent, you are my flawless lover.

The woman looking at the photo lowered her head slightly, and the two BAU members on the opposite side couldn't see the expression on her face clearly. Reid couldn't help but tense the muscles of his forearms, and exchanged glances with the sitting Hochner.

Strange also saw the photo clearly, and he frowned.As a doctor, he has seen more terrifying wounds than this, but those are completely different from the malicious and cruel methods in the photos.

He saw that Winnie was always staring at the photo, and Strange simply took the photo from Winnie's hand and returned it to the two BAU agents.

Winnie also said, "Thank you."

Hotchner received a call from Morgan, who was working outside.After talking to Morgan on the other end of the phone, he hung up the phone.

"By the way, Ms. Stuart, we want to call the monitoring case in your store."

Winnie was taken aback by the words of the BAU team leader on the opposite side.

"Uh... Sorry, there is no surveillance in my store."

The look on Hotchner's face flashed, he nodded, and asked someone to send the two of them back.

After watching the door close, Rhett frowned slightly. He obviously fell into a contradiction in his thinking.

"The florist is not a criminal, but her behavior is so weird."

Rhett is a genius with a high IQ, and a genius will have some behaviors that are different from ordinary people, but after watching the whole conversation, Rhett does not think that Miss Stuart is also a genius.Some of her subconscious performances are more like the reason that she doesn't fit in with the people around her... She is not used to blending into the atmosphere of normal people.

Rhett's brain quickly analyzed.

"Well." Hochner responded, "She didn't look me in the eyes when she was talking to me, but it wasn't because the criminal was guilty of being interrogated. She just didn't want to meet other people's eyes. She has secret."

But the two did not know whether this secret had anything to do with this case.

"According to what the florist said just now, the third victim did not show a preference for white roses. Perhaps our previous guess was wrong. White roses are not the flowers that the victimized women like, but the flowers that criminals like. "

Before questioning Strange and Winnie, Hotchner had already asked the relatives of the first two victims. The husband of the first woman said that her wife really loved white roses, but the second victim and the first woman Three did not.

The victims were not related to each other, and it seemed more like the victims were chosen at random.The similarities between them are probably that they are all very beautiful and have ordered flowers in different flower shops recently.

"I asked Morgan to call the monitoring of these flower shops." Hochner said.

"But there is no third flower shop, and a shop in the downtown area is not monitored. According to the investigation, the owner of this flower shop is only managed by one person. A weak woman, even if the flower shop itself is compared to jewelry stores and supermarkets. The probability of attracting robbers is much lower, but it is impossible to not even pretend to be a surveillance camera. Aaron, this is not in line with common sense." Reid turned around and recorded clues on the board.

Hotchner rubbed his brows: "I know." The most likely explanation is that this flower shop owner who always avoids contact with others is actually very confident in himself, even confident.

Rhett circled the flower language of the white rose on the whiteboard.

"Innocent, pure, noble."

Hotchner stood up and put his hands in his pockets: "Obviously, this is the criminal's positioning of the woman in his mind. And these dead who were scratched by him, he thinks they don't fit."

When the criminal thinks they are lowly and ugly, he will pick up the knife angrily.

Then what?Continue kidnapping?Until he finds a "lover" who meets this standard in his mind?

Reid leaned against the board, and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, that Doctor Strange didn't look at Miss Stuart just now like a florist who gave him flowers. He said to Stuart Te has a crush on him, but Hall has a crush on him?"

"... Rhett, this is not important."

The author has something to say: After hardships...the community finally restored electricity and my backstage was finally able to log in_(:з」∠)_

Write an original BAU case, but the author's IQ is so low that I can't write a level 2333

Thanks to jiusehuo little angel for throwing grenades and rockets

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