Hotch refused when he heard the above request. Their investigation had entered a strange direction. No one in the team was willing to leave just like that. If they couldn't find the answer, this might become a problem.
They believe in science, are leaders in their professional fields, and have helped the police solve many major cases. In handling every case, they use their professional knowledge and experience to find a breakthrough in the case and find the loopholes of the murderer.
But now, the absurd conclusion "there are ghosts in this world" is before them. If they don't find the answer, it may affect their future work. When you encounter a case where the crime was committed with strange tactics and the murderer cannot be found, you can't always suspect that it was the work of ghosts, right?
The circles under Rhett's eyes were darker than before. He took a sip of the brewed coffee and stared at the whiteboard in front of him. Emily held her forehead while flipping through the information, and the entire conference room was silent.
Hotch hung up the phone outside the door, opened the door and walked in with a heavy expression. Gideon, who was wearing glasses and analyzing the data again, saw his expression and knew something bad had happened.
Gideon: "What was said on the phone?"
Morgan and the others, who were sitting on the chairs with their eyebrows relaxed, also turned their heads and looked over, and everyone stopped what they were doing.
Hodge stood there with a sullen face, looking at the team members who had stayed up all night, and said: "The superiors asked us to put down the case at hand and take over another one. At the same time, we are not allowed to investigate this case anymore."
Morgan frowned and asked in confusion and incomprehension: "Why?"
These are several cases of massacre! Even after decades, don't those who died deserve the truth?
Gideon: "Strauss?"
Irene Strauss is Hodge's female boss, because she is afraid that Hodge will often cause trouble for them.
Hotch shook his head: "No, Strauss doesn't know either, she just informed."
Gideon crossed his arms and leaned against the table, lost in thought.
"But our case is not over yet." Reid said.
Hodge was silent for a while, looked at his team members and said, "Unless, we can solve this case today."
"Everyone in the town, including Mr. and Mrs. Eisen, firmly believe that it is Mary Shaw's curse." JJ gave Emily a cup of coffee that had just been brewed. "They are convinced of this."
"Perhaps we can contact the Warrens." Although Gideon does not believe in the existence of ghosts, based on what they have found so far, they may be able to find a breakthrough in the exorcism couple.
…
After school, Winnie drove to the mall to buy new furniture. If she wanted to place two computers, she would also need matching computer desks, two new sofas and other things the ghosts wanted.
Because the murderer had not yet been found in the murder case, Melissa had to go home after school. His parents were worried about her staying outside, so Winnie was the only one free to hang out today.
While she was waiting at the traffic light, she saw a familiar car in the rearview mirror.
Winnie frowned, and the person sitting in the driver's seat of the car behind seemed to have noticed Winnie looking at him, and stretched out his hand out of the car window and waved to Winnie.
Ward Bernal fell in love with Winnie at first sight at the beginning of school and has never given up until now. In fact, he is a playboy who never lacks women.
son.
Winnie looked away in disgust. She had no opinion on Ward Bernal's love life. Whether he was flirtatious or devoted had nothing to do with her. But the annoying thing is that one second he was flirting with a female classmate, and the next moment he saw her, he would approach her with a surprised and affectionate expression. He was thick-skinned and didn't care about other people's playful looks, but Winnie didn't like being laughed at.
Not knowing what Ward Bernal wanted to do, his car followed Winnie into the underground parking lot. When Winnie got out of the car and headed for the elevator, he trotted to catch up: "Winnie!"
"Don't follow me Bernal." Winnie turned around with a bored look on her face. She couldn't even put up a disguise when facing Bernal.
Bernal, who used to be angry because of Winnie's attitude, is probably used to it. He came over with a playful smile, put his sunglasses on his fingertips and shook them: "Didn't you watch the news? A woman was killed, and have you been followed before? It's not safe to be alone."
"Then what do you think is the difference between you and a stalker?" Winnie asked, glaring at him.
Bernal subconsciously touched his heart. He thought the way Winnie glared at him was so cute.
"The difference is huge. I'm pursuing it openly, and it's about your own will." Bernal admitted that his private life may be... a little more exciting, but doesn't that mean Winnie hasn't agreed to become his girlfriend?
He likes beauty, they like money, and he doesn't do anything to force them.
"Listen." Winnie stood still and said to Bernal seriously: "I'm not playing hard to get, and you are not my type. Don't focus on me. Since the beginning of school, your proximity has become a solved my troubles.”
Bernal: "..."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Winnie thought he had listened and turned around to enter the elevator. But when the elevator door began to close, Bernal ran in again.
Winnie: "..."
Winnie: "Oh my God, you..." Winnie especially wanted to kick Bernal in the butt and kick him out.
Bernal: "Why don't I like you?" Bernal is really puzzled. He is rich, handsome, has a sunny personality, and has many friends. Why don't you like me?
he?
"A lot." Winnie decided to attack harshly: "My boyfriend can have girlfriends, or multiple girlfriends, but each relationship must be treated sincerely and not cheating, let alone an amorous playboy. ! The most important thing is that I am afraid of getting sick from excessive love! I have to risk my life by agreeing to be your girlfriend."
Bernal was stunned, and then said angrily: "You actually suspect that I am sick?!"
Seeing that he was angry, Winnie continued: "He also needs to be smart enough, not just a little smart, you know? As a student, his grades must be among the best. Good grades can at least guarantee that he can find a good job after graduation instead of just spending money." Dad’s money shows off his wealth!”
Bernal's face turned red: "You..."
"Ding——" The elevator door opened, and the couple passing by the elevator saw a very good-looking girl running out angrily, and inside there was a boy holding his feet and spinning around with a ferocious expression.
Bernal felt a sharp pain in his toes. The pain made him hammer the elevator wall with his hand and cursed bitterly.
Under the gazes of those two people, he pressed the elevator button with a stinky face, and the elevator descended back to the underground parking lot.
After getting out of the elevator, Bernal limped towards the parking place.
Go, gasping and scolding Winnie. At this time, a man wearing a dark hoodie came out from behind the square pillar and followed slowly.
…
On the plane, the members of the BAU team who were heading to the next case location were all silent.
They hold the information on the next case in their hands, and they can't help but get distracted while flipping through it.
Is there a ghost in this world?
This is ridiculous. It’s not that the Warrens’ deception is too clever, but that they haven’t found the key clue yet. The theater had been burned down, Mary Shaw's body had been raised from the grave and burned, and much of the key evidence was gone.
So who can prove that Mary Xiao is really dead?
Is it the ghost of Mary Shaw who seeks revenge? Why not Mary Shaw who faked her death?
But that's it. They stayed in the town of Ravensfield until the deadline, but still failed to solve the case. After leaving, he could no longer use his authority to continue investigating the case.
Rhett flipped through the contact list on his phone and stared at Winnie's name for a while. Morgan, who was sitting opposite him, looked at Red for a long time, raised his chin and asked, "What's wrong?"
Licking his dry lips, Rhett opened his mouth and cleared his throat and said, "I promised to call Green after I find evidence of the murderer's crime. Tell her that there are no ghosts or demons in this world, and I want her not to worry about those things. feeling scared."
He turned off the screen and looked at Morgan, who was sitting opposite him, and said hesitantly: "But I'm starting to waver now." He twitched the corners of his mouth and showed a smile that wasn't quite a smile: "Even if my reason is telling me that this world There are no ghosts.”
Morgan leaned back in his chair. He looked at Reid who suddenly fell into confusion and comforted him: "Hey, don't be like this, we are just missing some evidence. The development of science has eliminated many superstitions, and there is still a lot of science What I can’t explain is that the time has not come yet.”
Rhett put his phone back in his pocket, closed his eyes and prepared to take this moment to rest. Morgan glanced at his teammates and closed his eyes as well.
For now, that's all they can tell themselves. There are still people waiting for them to rescue in the next job, and there are criminals on the loose. They don't have long to immerse themselves in the sudden confusion.
The next day, the BAU team successfully solved the case and returned to the headquarters physically and mentally exhausted with their luggage, where someone was already waiting for them.
The boss Strauss came out of the office and said to the tired-looking BAU team members: "Go to the conference room, someone wants to see you."
Red and the others put their luggage bags on the chairs at the workstation and subconsciously looked towards Hodge. At this time, the door of the conference room opened from the inside, and a strange man in a suit looked at them: "Good afternoon."
As soon as Hodge and the others entered the conference room, the other party handed them documents one after another: "If you sign it early, you can go back and rest early."
Morgan picked it up and looked at it: "Confidentiality agreement?"
He looked at Hotch and Gideon and read quickly after seeing that they were also unaware. Soon he finished reading the above content.
There is a lot of content on the paper, but the key point is: they are prohibited from actively revealing the existence of inhuman creatures and evil forces, and they are not allowed to cause panic among the people.
Even someone as steady as Hodge changed his expression at this time. What does this mean? This means that ghosts do exist in this world. If the Warrens are right, there really are ghosts or demons possessing human bodies and mixing in human society.
Hotch held the document and asked the man in a suit and tie: "You already knew this?"
Man: "The FBI does not need to be responsible for ghost murder cases. That is the job of the Holy See and spiritual mediums. Of course, the government also has corresponding agencies."
"Don't worry, there are fewer ghosts in this world than those murderers. The cases sent to Jennifer Jeange have also been screened in advance, and the supernatural incidents will not be sent to you."
"Of course, nothing is absolute. If you encounter something, please contact the Holy See and someone will take care of it."
JJ opened his mouth slightly in shock and looked at Emily. He could see from the other person's expression that the same three views had been reconstructed in an unbelievable way.
Garcia was sitting in her office. After signing the confidentiality agreement, she looked at her beloved computers with blank eyes and murmured: "This world is too scary."!
