[Criminal Minds] years before love

The ink of the seal on the stamp is still clearly visible, and the post office at White's side finally got the result.

point to the same location.

As Hotch expected, fingerprints and DNA point to the same person, another deceased.At least in the police system, suicide is clearly written in the cause of death column.What surprised him a little was that the location of the deceased roughly coincided with the address of the letter.

In other words, it is very likely that George Bassand and the case in his hands were accidents.

Hotch was reporting the situation to Gideon, and he thought it was necessary to go and investigate further, but Gideon on the other side of the phone was rarely silent, and did not make a decision immediately.

"Gideon?" Hotch was a little surprised, since there was a clear point, they should investigate.

"Aaron. David is investigating a suspicious mass suicide case."

"We don't have any regulations that require me to work with Agent Rossi." Hotch was a little confused, so he frowned, "Gideon, I have worked with other people before. Of course, if he needs me to go there, I can hand over the case to other people. "

"He's at the spot you just said." Gideon ignored him and continued.

"Suspicious, mass suicide case?" Hotch froze for a few seconds, repeated Gideon's description just now, and immediately found that the two cases were likely to be related, "Wouldn't that be more convenient—no."

He slowed down, "Gideon, I remember you telling me when I was leaving that Agent Rossi had a personal matter to attend to, probably not more than 48 hours from now."

"Yes." Gideon replied, "at least that's how he defined it before he went. After he left, he just called to explain a little bit, and didn't ask me to send more people. And the other party didn't submit a formal application. From the procedural point of view Said, we can't interfere. I will tell him what you find out, but personally, from what I know of him, I don't recommend you go."

Hotch was silent for a few seconds, obviously Rossi didn't want them to intervene for some reason, but he finally said, "Investigating interstate cases does not require an application from the local police, we can directly intervene."

"Aaron, it's dangerous to do this." Gideon didn't immediately deny his proposal, "David thinks he can solve it, he doesn't like the so-called support."

"I'm not going to support him." Hotch pursed his lips, "I'm just investigating suspicious leads in another case."

"You have to understand that there is a reason why he doesn't want us to go, since he can ask you to act with him, even if it's really a personal matter." Gideon stood in the office, staring through the glass at the empty table in the office area. Staying at the table, no surprise Hotch insisted.

"Of course. But this is my case."

"Then you go." Gideon paused, "Aaron, remember I didn't send you to back him up. Also, like I said before, if there is any trouble between you and David, you can always come to me. "

Hotch narrowed his eyes, "Gideon, I promise that if I contact Agent Rossi, it's only because I'm having trouble investigating the case and need my mentor to guide me."

"Aaron, you know we won't believe it." Gideon smiled as if he had encountered something that made him quite happy.

"It doesn't matter." Hotch hung up the phone in his hand.It's not that he doesn't believe that Rossi can solve the problem alone, nor can he understand that Rossi doesn't want them to intervene.But as he said, this is his case.And Rossi's somewhat abnormal dodge aroused his curiosity even more, making him eager to find out.

The so-called reasons are just excuses.He wasn't Gideon, and usually Rossi was pretty lenient with his self-assertion when it came to cases.

As for the consequences of making David Rossi angry, Hotch knows he has many ways to deal with it.What's more, his instinct told him that Rossi might not be mad at his presence.