[Criminal Minds] years before love

Rossi noticed Hotch lightly clenched his fist before pushing the door open.And he couldn't help being distracted, thinking about whether he deliberately ignored too much back then, at least he once inferred that Hotch should have a good life in school, and Hotch really resisted him appearing here, so even after the matter is over He hasn't been here either.

But Hotch at least didn't seem to have any problems, and he pushed open the half-hidden door.

There were quite a few people inside, a dozen or so people sat in a circle, and there were still many people watching around.

Rossi felt his heart beating faster for a moment, and if he didn't find any strange costumes or weird props, he would almost suspect it was a cult group.

It seemed that it had just begun when they entered, and the two of them slipped in quietly and sat on the side.

The host who looked youthful was sitting among the group of people and was explaining.

"...Don't worry, this is a very safe event, so is anyone willing to talk about their own problems?" The host, who was in his early twenties, looked at everyone, "Well, I don't mean to force everyone to talk, It's just that if someone is willing to speak up, it will definitely help yourself more. If not, I will also

After a while, a little girl raised her hand tremblingly.

For a girl of this age, most of the things that bother her are conflicts between friends, troubles with her boyfriend, a few words she was taught by a certain teacher, and she can't understand any class...

She told a very clichéd story about falling in love with the same boy with a good friend. The three of them worked on a project in a group, and the teacher said a few words to them when they had a small conflict and the result was not good.She felt that it wasn't her fault, but she couldn't say it was her friend's or the boy's fault, let alone the teacher's criticism.

After talking about it, her tone was full of tears, and Rossi didn't bother to listen. She only saw the young man who hosted the event hand her a tissue.And Hotch sat beside him, as if his mind was not on her story, letting various words and sentences drift by his ears, and his eyes swept over the faces of the onlookers and participants one by one.

When the little girl was almost crying, the host said, "Then let's all close our eyes and think about this story, and bring ourselves into it, it doesn't matter which side we bring into, even if it's not in this story, maybe the people involved may be involved." Can."

Rossi didn't close his eyes. He had no interest in bringing in such a little girl or his friend or the boy he liked. If he insisted on bringing in, he would probably bring in a creepy serial killer who coveted her.

He looked around calmly, trying to see if anyone was observing the surroundings as they were.The atmosphere was quite quiet for a while, even the host himself closed his eyes, and a few people seemed to be struggling and almost shed tears.

At least so far, he has not found his target, but has locked on a few targets that may be attacked.

Hotch obviously didn't intend to bring anything in, and looked around a few times, but found nothing more.

"Okay, I believe everyone feels the same way, let's share your views." The host clapped his hands and lowered his voice.

Hotch frowned sharply, his whole body tensed defensively, he didn't like the obviously leading tone.

Rossi moved his lips in disapproval, put his hand on the back of Hotch's, and whispered softly, "Relax, therapist, you know that's what they do."

"I know." Hotch nodded.

The people sitting in a circle began to express their opinions in bumpy ways.

Rossi couldn't help sympathizing with the little girl who seemed to be about to cry again. Even in terms of age, it was unlikely that this group of people could still empathize with her pain.There is a reason group therapy emphasizes a certain degree of homogeneity in groups.

But at least they didn't hear too radical remarks, and someone who he suspected might be the victim's choice before seemed to be gentle and comforted the girl as the girl's father.

There were also soft discussions around, but the host did not stop it.

Hotch scanned the surroundings while listening, and said in a low voice, "There is surveillance outside the door. Although you can't see what's going on inside, you can ask Gray to adjust the surveillance to see if our victim has been here. I think this atmosphere Great for victim selection."

"Yes. It's easy for a serial killer to get what they want from these views. Group therapy like this shouldn't attract too many people coming back, and if he does choose victims here, we should find him It shouldn't be difficult."

Hotch nodded, "Talk to the host. Although I don't think he seems suspicious, he should still have some impressions of previous cases and participants."

"Theoretically, it wouldn't be a particularly bad story to share in this situation. Most people would want sympathy, encouragement, and support." Rossi hesitated for a moment, "We'll ask him later. "

"But I don't think Rory should share anything here, whether it's a story or an opinion."

"Don't think too much and don't keep all eyes on him. We'll find out soon enough."