After a burst of output from the Director, many senior officials could speak.
Saji raised his hand: "Director, we have some clues about the serial murder case."
Logically speaking, Kai is in charge of the Special Department, and it should be Kai who reports to the director, but Kai is often absent from work, so Saji becomes the de facto deputy director. He also attends high-level meetings, where most of the top officials Management staff, while Saji is considered the head of the front-line department, not even close.
But...the reality is this, Saji enjoyed the promotion in advance.
When the director heard the news, he immediately felt relieved. At least his men were not all trash.
"Thank you, Saji, that's the only good news I've heard these days."
The director's words are definitely an exaggeration. The New York Police Department has a strong force and a very high crime detection rate. At least based on the results on paper, it is definitely worthy of praise. But the problem is that the public doesn’t see it that way. They actually don’t care how many cases the police department has solved. They care more about the cases that haven’t been solved!
The more bizarre it is, the more attention it pays!
So many times, it is really unfair to be a police officer. You have worked hard to solve so many cases, but if you fail to solve one case, you have to take responsibility...
But the reality is like this. After all, it is a public sector and it must be responsible to the public.
"Hurry up and tell me! What's the progress?"
The director has also worked on the front line and knows that solving cases is actually quite mysterious. Most of the cases are actually not difficult. They can't be like detective TV series, where every episode has weird cases... If you have to go through that kind of life every day, absolutely no one would want to be a police officer.
In fact, many crimes are impromptu, and it is easy to obtain evidence and arrest people. After all, there is evidence everywhere and there is no shortage of surveillance in modern society, so it would be even easier.
But some cases just can't be solved.
Especially the kind of serial murder cases that seem to have no connection... Fortunately, if a police station encounters this kind of case once in decades, it is considered a lottery.
So it's not bad.
"We have found the connection between all the victims!" Saji said, with a little pride in his tone.
After all, all departments were scolded, so they were fine, so of course they were proud.
Saji quickly took out the evidence, which was a circus brochure.
"circus!"
It is said to be a circus, but it is actually a freak show performance troupe... Freak show originated in the United States in the 1840s and reached its peak in the following thirty or forty years. In that era when culture and entertainment were lacking, "freak shows" that attracted attention with their thrilling and bizarre methods were very popular. Most of them were in collaboration with circuses, and the content of the performances was also bizarre. For example, unusually tall people, people with both male and female secondary sexual characteristics, or people or animals with other weird situations; performances such as fire-eating and sword-eating can also be included in the exhibition; in addition, some extreme tattoos and piercings are sometimes Also seen in freak shows. The term "freak show" is often considered inappropriate and dehumanizing.
In the United States, except for the state of Michigan, which has a legal ban on the display of deformed humans except for the purpose of scientific research, freak shows still appear from time to time in carnivals, exhibitions, nightclubs, and television talk shows in most other states and other countries. Appear.
Of course, New York State doesn’t ban it either.
However, with the development of the times, this kind of exotic circus has increasingly no room for survival. Firstly, it is easy to be targeted by human rights organizations. Secondly, modern people have too many channels to receive information, and the kind of freak show that seeks for novelty is nothing.
"This is a carnival-type circus that likes to hold carnival events all over the country. We found out that all the victim families participated in this circus last year, and this is one of their connections!"
"But what does this mean? There are many people who have been to the circus."
a senior executive asked.
It's not that the higher-ups don't like Saji... Even if they don't like it, they have to endure it because others have a backer. It's very helpless to say that Kai doesn't take part in the struggle for power in the police station... Don't think that this doesn't happen in the police station. On the contrary, this phenomenon exists in any organization. After all, the struggle for power is only related to power and has nothing to do with the attributes of the organization. Especially FIFA has a power struggle. (The power struggle in FIFA is quite fierce. If you are interested, you can check it online. It is a lively event)
Many people are actually happy to see Kay join the power struggle...of course not because they really support Kay or anything...It is impossible for politicians to have such emotions, they only calculate power! If Kai joins the power struggle, it means that the original power structure will be broken, and the next step will be to reshuffle the cards!
This is good for those who want to fish in troubled waters - especially the losers.
Although the police chief and police commissioner are directly appointed by the mayor, this also requires a power struggle. The words of the chief and the commissioner have nothing to do with the appointment of the mayor!
Rules are rules, and execution is execution.
No matter what the rules are, people need to enforce them.
No matter how much you are the director or commissioner, you can't do anything if the people below you don't look down on you.
So even when the mayor appoints the police chief, he doesn't pick just anyone. You must be able to control the people below! So the director needs a resume! On the contrary, the commissioner is not needed. The commissioner is a civilian and can be selected by the mayor, even if he has no previous relationship with the police department. But the police chief cannot!
Therefore, the direct relationship between the current director and the mayor is not that big!
He just goes with the flow. Unless there is a big conflict between the mayor and the director, the mayor will not take any special action.
He is simply the winner of the power struggle.
Wherever there are winners, there are naturally losers, and those losers are naturally not happy to see their opponents sit on the director's throne safely.
So Kai became the best choice to break the situation. If Kai is unhappy with the new director and is trying to get him in trouble, that's great. There will definitely be a group of people willing to help and overthrow the director!
But unfortunately, if Kai does not participate in these things, then the director will naturally reciprocate. The key is that those losers have no good way to counter Kai. If Kai sided with the director, the director would directly purge his political opponents, and there would be no mercy at all.
So the senior executive who just asked the question wasn't because he was unhappy with Saji... Even if he was really unhappy, he wouldn't jump out at it. As for whether anyone is unhappy with Saji...only God knows.
The guy's question to Saji was just the police's instinct. He had to ask without asking anyone else. Even if others didn't ask, when the time comes to court, the prosecutor would still ask.
This is normal.
"We have investigated and found that the carnival held a lottery for families. If the whole family comes to the carnival, with the family ticket, they will have the opportunity to receive a reward from the carnival. And this event requires all family members information and address.”
Now everyone nodded. This could explain how the murderer obtained the victim's information.
"In addition, we combined the family information of all the victims with the information obtained from our police visits, and found that these families, regardless of their economic status or education level, have a common characteristic, which is family harmony and mutual respect between family members. The relationship is very harmonious.”
"We believe that the murderer seems to be targeting those happy families!"
The director looked at the information submitted by Saji and curled his lips: "This is really bad news! This guy is a lunatic! What else?"
"We contacted psychological experts, who gave a guess based on the characteristics of the victim."
"All the victims have the status of 'children' in the family. The murderer killed those 'children'. In addition to jealousy, it is more likely that he hoped that he could replace those 'children'. He wanted to integrate into the family! Or! He said he wanted a happy family."
"Experts have given inclinometer measurements and believe that the murderer must have experienced abandonment, and may even have been adopted, but he did not have a good childhood. He must have been abused. He longed for the warmth of his family and his parents' favor."
"Then we followed the clues and went to investigate the circus. That circus is now performing in Alabama, but luckily we contacted them and got some clues." Then Saji took out some photos again .
There are also some promotional brochures.
Among them is a blue figure. He is called Nightcrawler and is one of the circus freak show performers.
This guy has blue skin, yellow eyes, pointy ears, fangs, a long pointed tail, and wears a circus tights.
"His name was Kurt Wagner, and he fit all the profiles. He was adopted by a gypsy fortune teller in the circus a long time ago, and he grew up in the circus. But you know, those freak show performers... Most of them were marginalized people who were rejected by society. His adoptive mother was an alcoholic, so his life was not good since he was a child. After coming to New York, his adoptive mother finally died, a normal death. There is a hospital certificate here. Then. He just disappeared.”
"Missing? Didn't they call the police?" a senior executive asked.
"Since the birth of the freak show, many people with body deformities have regarded it as a refuge because it is difficult for them to live in normal society. Only in a place full of heterogeneous people will they not be discriminated against. But also because of such a special environment , they are also out of touch with normal society. Apart from performing, they will not have contact with outsiders, and they do not like contact with the outside world, so they did not choose to call the police regarding the disappearance of Kurt Wagner."
Saji said.
"Hmm..." The director looked at the photo of Kurt Wagner: "Is this guy wearing makeup?"
After all, it looks so strange.
"No, he just looks like this. Since he has been performing acrobatics in the circus for a long time, most people think he is wearing makeup. I suspect... that he is a mutant. As for what kind of ability... I don't know, we I have asked people at the circus, and they don’t know what Kurt Wagner’s abilities are. They originally thought that he just looked weird. We suspect that his special abilities have been suppressed by his adoptive mother until his adoptive mother After he died, he no longer cared about it, and maybe even his perverted behavior was caused by the death of his adoptive mother."
"Didn't his adoptive mother treat him badly?"
"I don't understand either, but our experts say that the adoptive mother was a sustenance in Kurt Wagner's mind. When the sustenance was gone, his mentality changed, which caused his transformation... you know, psychological Learning always sounds confusing to those of us who don’t understand.”
"Yes... Anyway, no matter what, just catch this guy!" The director is too lazy to care about this, as long as he knows who the murderer is... In fact, it doesn't matter whether this blue-skinned guy is the murderer or not, he only needs an explanation. enough!
"Then what's the progress in arresting him?" the director asked expectantly.
"I'm sorry...no. The carnival lasted for a month in total, from before Christmas to New Year, and there were too many people participating in this event. We got a list from the circus. At least a few eligible families. Hundreds, we don’t know how he will choose his next target. As for where he hid after disappearing, we don’t know. So we hope that the bureau can issue a wanted warrant so that we can get more clues.”
Don’t underestimate the idle people in New York. As long as you publish the photos, a bunch of people will be willing to provide clues. Of course, it’s hard to tell whether it’s true or not… There are too many idle people in New York, just those who like to take pictures everywhere with their mobile phones…
"But..." The director hesitated.
After all, this guy is a bit unsightly, especially at this moment. You must know that the government's strategy towards mutants has changed, focusing on coaxing and appeasing them.
If this wanted order brings any bad effects... Don't underestimate the power of idle people in society. They may be useless in doing business, but they are very convenient for fanning the flames and creating confrontation.
If that situation really happens, the higher-ups should be dissatisfied with him.
"Our police force is limited and is simply not enough to protect all the families on the list. If we don't do this, it will be very difficult for us. Kurt Wagner grew up in the circus and has never had contact with the outside world and has no social connections at all. We investigated and found out that he didn’t even have a driver’s license, so even if we were to find him, there was nothing we could do.”
Saji put the difficulties directly.
The director thought about it and decided to forget it. He couldn't bear it if serial murders continued to occur, so he turned to the public relations department and said: "When issuing a wanted warrant and holding a regular press conference, bring the psychology expert to talk more about the abuse and experiences, and try to Downplay the elements of mutants, remember to guide public opinion, and don’t let public opinion turn towards the conflict between mutants and normal people.”
"yes!"
A good police chief does not need much ability to handle cases, but his sensitivity to public opinion must not be low, especially in a poor place like New York... If you are not a New Yorker, you can't imagine how picky and bitter the New York media is.
Those bastards can drive normal people crazy!
(End of chapter)
