Hearing the worry and eagerness on the other end of the phone, Winnie smiled, but her voice was still hesitant and nervous as she said: "I'm not in danger, it's a family I know. Here's what happened..."
Winnie briefly told Rhett how she met the Coleman family and what she had just heard. She talked about the fire in Esther's original family and the nun who died not long ago.
Rhett also realized the danger of the girl. But after all, this was what Winnie heard from others. Rhett was willing to believe Winnie, but in the end he had to rely on evidence.
If they want to find out the truth, they must first start with the murder of the nun. Max is just a 5-year-old child. Her testimony may be valid but limited. They must find conclusive evidence to prove that Esther killed the nun. Kate's diet was tampered with.
Winnie: "No one would believe that a 9-year-old girl could be so scary. Now Kate is regarded as a lunatic by her husband. It is difficult for her to get custody of her two children during the divorce, so..."
Rhett: "I understand, she needs help."
Winnie: "Yes, she needs a clean slate. She is not a vicious adoptive mother. She is doing her best to protect her family and children."
Rhett also frowned on the other end of the phone. Although he wanted to help Winnie, he still said truthfully: "You know, our cases are screened by JJ and rarely decided by ourselves. I will tell Hodge and the others But there is no guarantee that the BAU team will take this case.”
After finishing speaking, fearing that she would be disappointed, Rhett hurriedly added: "Don't worry, if the BAU team can't pick it up, I will help you."
Winnie couldn't help but smile again. She curled her fingers in her hair lazily, but her voice sounded like she was relieved: "I feel relieved when you say that." If you participate, this case will be perfectly solved.
As the girl finished her last words, Rhett felt an inexplicable itching in his ears. He couldn't help clearing his throat and asked, "Do you have an appointment for Christmas?" After saying that, he nervously picked up a book on the coffee table and put it on his lap. I flipped through a few pages with one hand but didn't read a single word.
His purpose was too obvious, but Winnie said with evil intentions and pretending not to know: "A few people have invited me, but I haven't accepted the invitation yet." She sounded a little distressed, as if she didn't know which one to agree to.
Unexpectedly, this was the answer, and Rhett's expression went blank for a moment. Rhett, who was not good at expressing his feelings, subconsciously wanted to find an excuse to answer the question he just asked. He was like a snail that quietly poked its head out, and suddenly wanted to retreat when it encountered an obstacle.
But some girls who knew Red's character went on to say, "After all, I agreed to a date invitation from a young agent before. Maybe he will date me at Christmas?"
It is no exaggeration to say that Rhett seemed to feel the fireworks blooming in his heart at this moment. How could he not understand Winnie's hint if he was so smart?
She's waiting for me!
Rhett couldn't help but reveal a bright smile that was different from the past: "I... I really want to go to you on Christmas Day, but our work... I'm sorry, I don't know if I have time that day, I... …”
His mind quickly began to calculate how many days were left until Christmas. Their work is special, and they are not sure they will be available on Christmas Day, and they may not be able to make it back to Washington.
Winnie understood: "So you haven't decided yet whether you want to date me?" ()
Rhett was a little confused. He really wanted to go on a date with Winnie, but he couldn't guarantee that he would have time that day. He couldn't let other girls go, right?
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Knowing his difficulties, Winnie didn't make things difficult for him anymore. She only has a slight affection for Rhett, but not to the point where she likes him, and there is no need for him to express his opinion immediately. So he said very understandingly: "Okay, work is still important. Let's talk about it when you are free. We don't have to wait for Christmas."
Rhett felt relieved but also a little disappointed, and added with a grimace: "I'm not a young agent, I'm 25 years old."
In this way, Dean is only a year or two older than Red, but Dean feels much more mature.
After hanging up the phone here, Winnie started the car and went home. Rhett stared at the phone screen for a while. When the screen went dark, he couldn't read the book anymore. He went to the computer to look up the murder of Sister Abigail. Report.
…
The next day, Red ran quickly to his work station holding hot coffee. Morgan came out of the elevator on the other side and called him: "Hey, Red."
Rhett stopped and turned his head, pursed his lips and smiled when he saw Morgan.
Morgan was so perceptive. It was just an ordinary smile, but he noticed that Red was different from usual. He walked up to Red in two or two steps, patted his shoulder and asked, "What happened?"
"Yeah." Rhett rolled his eyes, cleared his throat and said with excitement that only an acquaintance could see: "Yesterday Winnie called me and I asked her if she was free on Christmas Day. You know I am too I don’t know if I will be free on Christmas Day, but Winnie said she is willing to wait until the day before Christmas.”
Morgan raised an eyebrow after hearing this, smiled with big white teeth and patted his shoulder with appreciation: "Not bad, good job." It was possible for such a beautiful girl, such a popular girl, to refuse other people's invitations. Just waiting for him to be free already showed an attitude.
"Listen, young man." Morgan suggested to Red in a good mood: "If you are really ready to date her, maybe you can use your vacation for Christmas, what do you think?"
To be honest, Rhett was very excited after hearing this. There was no use saving up his vacation anyway, so it was worth it to go on a date with Winnie on Christmas Day. However, he was still worried that his companions would receive a difficult case that day.
"I'll consider it." Rhett said seriously.
Morgan nodded and gave him an idea: "Maybe you can start by choosing a gift? What does she like?"
Rhett wrinkled his face after hearing this, because he really didn't seem to understand Winnie's preferences. He only knew that Winnie would read books about demons and supernatural beings, but that was to avoid encountering supernatural events again, rather than being interested in it.
"Look what I heard?" Garcia held the document and pushed up her glasses with a beautiful ballpoint pen. After the two turned around, she raised her chin towards Rhett and smiled confidently: "Isn't this simple? Leave it to the almighty computer queen, and I will sort out all her preferences for you."
"Uh." Redcar paused and said sheepishly: "That's no need. Maybe I can pick a book?"
Garcia looked at the shy Red and shook his head in disapproval, then raised an eyebrow at Morgan: "So what's that girl's name?"
() "What girl?" Emily walked out of the tea room holding a cup and asked with interest. ()
Morgan smiled evilly: "Of course she is our genius baby's favorite girl." ”
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Red lowered his head in embarrassment after being teased, and Emily opened her mouth to smile in surprise, silently saying "Wow".
"Is it that Winnie?" Emily asked, after all, such a beautiful girl is indeed unforgettable.
Garcia also said "Wow" when she heard Winnie's name, and her expression was still excited: "Oh my God! Rhett! You are really amazing!" She was so excited that Rhett had already caught the person. .
As they walked towards the workstation, they heard Garcia say: "I follow Winnie's account. She often shares delicious food on the Internet. If you want to treat her to dinner, I can tell you which restaurant she likes best." .”
After hearing this, Rhett couldn't care less about being shy and embarrassed. He raised his head and looked at Garcia and asked in surprise: "Have you followed her account?"
Garcia snorted, shook his hair, and dangled the red earrings on his ears, "It's not just men who like beautiful girls." Their love is even more pure! Who doesn’t want to look at a beautiful girl a few more times? It’s a pity that Winnie rarely posts selfies.
As soon as she finished speaking, as if to confirm her words, Emily on the side said: "Send her account to me later."
Garcia gave Emily an "OK" sign.
After everyone returned to their positions, Red saw Hotch entering his office before he got up and walked over there. Morgan and Emily, who were sitting below, noticed and looked at each other strangely, then focused on Red.
Red stopped at the door of Hotch's office, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
There was an immediate response from inside: "Please come in."
After pushing the door open and walking in, Huo Qi sat down on the office chair. When he saw it was Rhett, he asked doubtfully and seriously: "Red?"
Rhett closed the door, organized his words to tell him the information Winnie told him last night, and asked if the BAU could take over the case.
It stands to reason that the BAU can take on any kind of case, but not all cases they want to take on. If a more important and urgent case comes to their hands, they will still listen to the arrangements from above.
Hotch kept frowning while listening, and after Red finished speaking, he did not refuse or give any guarantee: "If JJ doesn't give other cases, we can ask."
In fact, because they had handled two serial killer cases there, although they cooperated well with the local police station during the handling of the cases, the police department was still very dissatisfied with the BAU. They couldn't find the murderer, and the BAU arrested the person as soon as they arrived. This made them, the police, very useless, and they naturally had a bad impression of the BAU.
The case was not delivered to JJ's office, and the BAU took the initiative to intervene in the police station to handle the case. Hotch felt that the police station would probably reject them directly. No one likes others to criticize their work and appear to be incompetent. It's just that Hodge didn't intend to tell Red this. This was something that he, the captain, needed to worry about.
During the routine meeting in the morning, JJ also came with the case. After JJ finished talking about the case, Hotch did not ask the team members to pack their things and get ready to board the plane as before. Instead, he asked Red to take the case he had received. Talk about it.
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Red.
Rhett licked his lips under the gaze of his companions
() said: "That's it, last night I received a call for help from Winnie..."
The joking looks from Morgan and others when they heard Winnie's name became more and more serious as Red told her story. The murderer is already known in this case, and their targeted investigation cannot be fruitless. If what Coleman and his daughter said is true, that child is indeed very dangerous.
"A natural sociopath?" Morgan said.
The fact that Esther killed her own family is just Kate Coleman's speculation. If evidence can be found to prove that Esther killed the nun, it may be possible to investigate the truth about the fire in her native family.
After the team members learned about both cases, Hodge asked them which one they would prefer to take on.
"Take the case JJ is working on first." Gideon said. After all, this case is indeed more urgent. "Let's close the case quickly and rush to the town of Radbila." Now that they have the target murderer, with their ability they will only Close cases in less time.
Seeing that everyone agreed with Gideon's arrangement, Hotch said simply: "Okay, now go pack your luggage and board the plane in 10 minutes."
The team members stood up and picked up the documents on the table and walked out of the conference room. Before getting on the plane, Red sent a message to Winnie, telling her that the BAU would take over the case and would go there when the case at hand was over.
Then Winnie only waited for one day before she received a call from Rhett.
The BAU team did not go directly to the small town of Radbila to investigate the nun case, which would have aroused resentment among the local police officers. But it would be much simpler if it was to investigate the car accident case of Kate Coleman and her daughter.
JJ was arranged to go to the hospital to meet Kate and her daughter, while Morgan and Emily went to the orphanage where Esther had stayed to learn about the situation.
Today is a working day, and the students are naturally still in school. Since Kate was hospitalized in a car accident, her grandma temporarily took care of her.
Barbara came to take care of their daily life.
So when Rhett and Gideon knocked on the door of Coleman's house, Esther, who was sitting in the classroom, didn't know that she was about to be in trouble.
It was a sunny afternoon and the snow outside was showing signs of melting.
John Coleman's mother, Barbara, was sitting on the sofa knitting a ball of yarn while watching TV programs. When she heard a knock on the door, she glanced in the direction of the door, put down what she was holding, got up, and walked that way. go. As he walked, he glanced back at the TV, worried that he would miss the next exciting plot.
As soon as the door opened, Barbara saw two strange men standing outside the door. She closed the door a little more warily and asked, "Are you okay?"
Gideon smiled at Barbara inside the door and showed her his ID: "FBI, regarding the car accident involving Ms. Kate Coleman and her daughter, let's learn about the situation."
"What?" Barbara asked confused and shocked: "She just fell asleep while driving because she was mentally tired. Why would the FBI come to investigate?" Doesn't her daughter-in-law have any hidden identity? Could it be that there was another hidden reason behind their car accident that day?
"Can we go in?" Gideon asked.
"Of course." Although she was still confused, but thinking that these two people were the FBI, Barbara gave way.
Gideon and Red entered the Coleman house after kicking the mud and snow off their feet. They quickly took a look at the environment inside. Judging from the decoration, the Coleman family's family conditions were indeed relatively good.
"Can we go to Esther's room and have a look?" Rhett asked.
This request sounded even more puzzling, and Barbara hesitantly led the way toward the stairs, thinking of what her son had said to her. She already knows that her son is divorcing Kate, but Kate has not yet been discharged from the hospital, and there has been no agreement on the custody of the child.
Thinking of what her son said about Kate's hostility to Esther, Barbara guessed what she said: "Did Kate call the police? She has been having some mental problems recently and has a bit of persecution delusion. As you know, Esther only has 9 years old, she can't be a murderer." Barbara felt sorry for Kate's mental state, after all, Kate was indeed an excellent woman before.
But under the blow of losing a child and giving birth to a stillbirth, the human spirit will inevitably be unable to accept it.
Gideon listened without making a comment but asked, "Do they have a bad relationship? Kate and Esther."
"It was good at first." Barbara told the truth. "I don't live with them. I came over to cook for the children after Max and the others had a car accident. So I don't know how they usually get along, but I heard from John, Kate had a lot of animosity towards Esther because Esther was trying to please her in the wrong way, but in Kate's mind Esther's actions were lying."
Gideon curled his lips slightly. From the perspective of onlookers, this was probably how Kate and Esther got along. If Kate and Max weren't lying, Kate would indeed be having a hard time being in this situation.
It is really suffocating to be misunderstood by people around you and unable to defend yourself.
By this time they had arrived at the door of Esther's room. Barbara pointed to a door and said, "This is Esther's bedroom, and next to it is her studio."
After hearing this, Gideon first pushed open the door of the studio and saw the paintings that filled the room. Their eyes swept over the paintings one by one. From the perspective of the painting, the colors were bright and full of childlike sunshine.
Could the person who painted such a work really have an antisocial personality?
Gideon looked at the paintings and pondered. Outside, Rhett walked into Esther's bedroom, walked to the cabinet and opened the drawer. There were many things inside, and an old Bible was placed on the top. .
Seeing Shu Ruide, he subconsciously took it out. Judging from the appearance, the book was quite old, and the paper inside was unglued and fell off. He flipped through it carefully and found a picture of a man inside.
Red put the book on the cabinet, took out his cell phone, took a photo and sent it to Garcia. After the message was sent, he put the photo back to its original place and continued to look for clues, and then discovered that there was more than one photo of the man.
Why does a 9-year-old girl keep so many photos of men?
The last page of the Bible was stamped with the seal of "Sain Institute", and Reed immediately took a photo of it and sent it to Garcia. At this time, Garcia's phone call happened to come over.
Red picked up the phone and answered: "Garcia."
Garcia said on the other end of the phone: "I have found the man in the photo just now." Garcia's eyes fell on the computer screen. In addition to the man's photo, there were also photos of his family: "He is E Esther’s father, their whole family except Esther died in the fire two years ago.”
Rhett frowned and thought, if this man was Esther's father, and all her relatives died in the fire, why did Esther only keep a picture of her father?
, without seeing the rest of the family. ()
Rhett: "Okay, please help me check out the Sann Research Institute." ”
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Garcia spoke confidently into the phone: "I'll give you the answer right away." After that, he hung up the call with a pen.
Watching their series of actions, Barbara felt inexplicably uneasy. At this time, Gideon, who had been observing the paintings in the studio, said: "There is something wrong with the smell."
He got close to a painting and smelled it carefully, then picked up the paint next to the paint tray, smelled it and compared it carefully.
"What's wrong?" Rhett came over from the bedroom.
Gideon didn't know what he was thinking. He was looking around the studio and suddenly noticed that in addition to the ceiling lamp, there were external long-tube lamps. He pressed it and the blue light came on.
The smart Rhett immediately went to the window and closed the curtains. When the room darkened, those paintings full of childlike sunshine suddenly changed into something else!
A knife is inserted into the woman's head with fluorescent paint, a happy family of three hangs hanging ropes around their necks, the cute child sheds tears of blood, and the warm house is burning with flames.
Barbara covered her mouth in shock, her eyes fixed on the wall directly opposite, where two naked men and women were having sex. The man had John's face, and the woman had grown-up Esther's face.
Rhett took down the paintings on the wall, revealing many pornographic portraits behind them, the protagonists of which were John and Esther. He and Gideon looked at each other, and this scene basically confirmed Kate's words.
But another person present couldn't bear the impact. She covered her heart and shouted, "Oh my God, my God," and ran to call her son in a panic.
"John! You have to come back and see now!"
Not to mention how shocked John Coleman will be when he sees his adopted daughter's painting when he returns. On the other hand, Morgan and Emily are also asking the nuns at St. Mary's Orphanage about Esther.
The information in the orphanage showed that Esther was lost when she was a child and lived in Russia. She was found by her parents two years ago. Her native family was very wealthy, but unfortunately everyone died in a fire, and Esther became an orphan and was sent here.
"Esther is a very quiet child and very sensible, but not very gregarious," said a nun.
"There are always big and small situations happening around her, so other children are not happy to play with her."
"Esther rarely goes out to play and likes to stay in the studio."
In fact, there are not many things that can be asked in the orphanage. There are too many children here, and Esther is relatively quiet. The nuns will focus more on those children who cannot take care of themselves and are naughty and lively.
When the two left the orphanage, they received a call from Red, and they found clues at Coleman's house.
When the group returned to the police station, JJ also handed Max's testimony to the police, and Hodge led the police to the location Max said. Buried there were the murder weapon Esther used to kill and the clothes stained with Sister Abigail's blood.
And Garcia, who was staying in the headquarters office, made an even more surprising discovery!
Garcia's face appeared on the computer screen. She opened her mouth and said with shock: "I found out Esther's true identity based on the clue of 'Sain Research Institute'. Oh my god, you will never think of it! This research institute So it's actually a mental prison in Russia.
() Prison for criminals! Esther's real name is Lina, and she is 33 years old! "
JJ asked in disbelief: "33 years old?!"
"I know!" Rhett suddenly said: "This should be a hormonal disorder caused by hormonal imbalance. The characteristic of people suffering from this rare disease is that they cannot grow up. That's why she loves Mr. Coleman and wants to get rid of him. His wife!"
"Yes." Garcia confirmed, "In addition, she is also very dangerous! She was once adopted by a family, but because she failed to seduce her adoptive father, she killed her adoptive father and his whole family. She was sent to the Sarn Institute for compulsory control. , but then she escaped from inside and killed three people along the way. Later, she pretended to be Esther and was taken to the United States."
Morgan said clearly: "So her biological parents were also fake. I'm afraid she also seduced the male owner of the family. Of course, she didn't succeed in the end. She became so angry that she killed his entire family and set a fire."
Everyone feels chills running down their spines. A 9-year-old girl looks like a mature adult, and this person may violently destroy you at any time!
Hodge, who was searching for the murder weapon over there, was also listening to the conference call. The police dog he brought over had already found the murder weapon and bloody clothes that Esther had buried. So they simply drove directly to Esther's elementary school to arrest her.
The police car roared all the way to the school. When the dean of students led the police to Esther with a look of panic, Esther turned around and ran away reflexively. But even though she had the wisdom of an adult, she was still trapped in the body of a child. The police easily pushed her to the ground and put handcuffs on her no matter how much she screamed and kicked.
Students on the first floor ran out of the classroom to watch the excitement, with expressions of panic and excitement on their faces.
"What did she do?"
"I heard from Daniel that Esther caused his mother and sister to have a car accident."
"It turns out what Daniel said is true!"
"She's a murderer!"
Esther rolled and screamed like crazy on the ground. The restraint of her hands reminded her of the days in the mental hospital. The movement was so loud that an adult man could not restrain her. After finally getting her into the police car, the policeman responsible for controlling her breathed a sigh of relief.
…
Soon, the murder weapon and the blood on the clothes were confirmed to be from Sister Abigail. Coupled with the file information from the mental hospital, the murderer was undoubtedly Esther.
Winnie received a message from Rhett after school and heard that the case had been solved. Winnie was sincerely happy for Kate. She drove the car directly to the door of the police station. At this time, the BAU people had not yet left the town of Radbila.
When Rhett heard that Winnie had arrived, he happily went to pick her up at the door. Morgan and Emily looked at each other on their chairs and followed quietly in tacit understanding.
"Hi, Winnie!" Rhett became shy again after seeing Winnie in person.
"Good afternoon Rhett." Winnie was much more natural than Rhett. She walked up to Rhett and asked him: "Are you in a hurry to go back? I would like to invite your colleagues to have a meal together."
"Uh...Actually, this is all our work, so we don't need to invite you to dinner." Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't stay too long after finishing their work, and he didn't know if Hodge and the others were willing to stay for dinner.
"Tomorrow happens to be a day off, maybe Hotch will agree." JJ, who came back from outside, glanced at the two of them with a see-through look, and said to Red with a smile.
Red pursed his lips and smiled at Winnie: "I'll ask Hodge and the others."
As soon as he took Winnie two steps inside, he saw Morgan and Emily turning away as if they had done nothing, but Rhett had already seen the smiles on their faces. !
