Chapter 369 Discussions, clues and guesses in the supervisor’s office

As soon as he ran to the road outside the apartment, Luo An smelled the faint smell of blood.

 While his face darkened, considering that the death scenes of the first two victims were a bit too impactful, he motioned to Michelle and said:

“You go to the back door of the apartment to defend, and if you find the enemy, shoot directly.”

 “OK.”

Michelle didn't think so much. After hearing Luo An's order, she immediately ran towards the back door of the apartment with a pistol in hand.

Seeing Michelle arrive at the designated location, Luo An immediately activated the "emotional perception" in his mind and found that there was no reaction in the apartment in front of him, and there was no sense of danger.

 Slightly relieved, Luo An slowly walked into the apartment. There was nothing unusual about the living room and kitchen on the first floor.

Hand in hand, he slowly walked up to the second floor following the smell of blood. There was nothing strange in the bedroom. He slowly opened the door to the study and finally saw the victim.

At this time, the study room was in a mess, with books, computer fragments, etc. everywhere.

The victim, like Speaker Seaman, was naked, with a white towel wrapped around the back of his head stuffed in his mouth, his face was ferocious, and his eyes were still open.

The difference is that this time the victim did not physically break into two parts. The whole person is still a whole, but the whole body is covered with bruises and swelling, and there are many marks on the head.

The experienced Luo An could tell at a glance that the priest was beaten to death by the murderer using a stick-like object.

 The specific kind of stick-shaped object is unknown, and no murder weapon was found at the scene.

Luo An put on the gloves he took out of his pocket and opened the victim's mouth with force.

Sure enough, the tongue inside disappeared again.

 “No enemy found.”

Soon, Michelle also walked up and saw the tragic situation in the study, her face was very ugly.

It was not that he was frightened by the appearance of the corpse. As an FBI, Michelle had seen many corpses before.

The reason why he looks ugly is because it is now confirmed that this case is a very difficult serial murder case.

 After checking carefully in the study for a long time and finding no useful clues, Luo An waved his hand towards Michelle:

 “Call the Trace Inspection Department.”

 “OK.”

 Michelle took out her mobile phone from her pocket. Seeing Luo An starting to walk out, Jin Ang asked:

 “What do we do next?”

“Like Lacey, you guard the scene with the LAPD and wait for the agents from the Trace Inspection Unit to arrive.”

Luo An walked out of the priest's apartment without looking back, saying as he walked:

“I’m going to have a chat with the team leader and see what he thinks about this case.”

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 “Serial murder case??!”

In the team leader's office, Potente-Bourne's eyes widened when he heard Luo An's words:

"you sure?"

Roan did not continue to explain, but put the photos taken by the Trace Inspection Department at the three crime scenes, especially the ones where the tongues of the corpses were missing, on Potente-Bourne's desk.

　　　…”

Seeing the horrific photos on the table, Potente Byrne raised his hand to rub his temples, feeling a headache.

 “I need help, sir.”

Seeing the expression on Potente Byrne's face, Luo An said without any nonsense:

“The murderer of this case is most likely not one person, but maybe a group of people. Our special investigation team is short of manpower and is in urgent need of help.”

"how do you want to do it?"

Potente-Bourne was speechless about Roan saying that he didn't have enough men.

Ever since Luo An solved the bank robbery case, there has been an endless stream of people wanting to join the special investigation team, and many people have come to him to tell him about it.

Potent-Bourne also asked Luo An's thoughts in a subtle way, but Luo An always pretended not to see it, which made Potent-Bourne very helpless. Luo An didn’t show off, he took out a folder directly from behind his back, handed it to Potente Byrne, and said with a smile:

“Here is a list I made. There are five people in it. Please help me, sir, and temporarily transfer them to the special investigation team to handle this case with us.”

“Cooper, 26 years old, an agent of a branch of the Department of Homeland Security.

 Chie Anne, 30 years old, agent of the International Business Department.

Winslow, 32, hostage rescue team agent.

 Patricia, 29, Victim Services Unit detective.

 Anwar, 30 years old, agent of the anti-terrorism department. "

 Opening the folder, team leader Potente Byrne briefly looked at the list of five people and the information. There were no problems, so he nodded in agreement. Then he thought of something and asked:

“I remember that you had a good relationship with a member of the SWAT team named Hunter Anderson. Why is he not on this list?”

Roan's intention behind handing over this list was not concealed at all. Potente-Byrne could tell at a glance that Roan planned to take advantage of this case to select a few of these five people to join the special investigation team.

Although I don’t know how many of these five people Roan plans to keep, the absence of Hunter Anderson’s name on the list still aroused Potente Byrne’s interest.

 “He is not suitable.”

 Luo An shook his head and said that he had a drink with Hunter Anderson some time ago, and the latter now serves as a captain in the SWAT action team due to his outstanding performance.

 Hunter Anderson, who has no relatives, no girlfriend, and no worries due to the death of his cousin and the death of his aunt due to excessive grief, is now acting more and more radically.

Luo An talked about the Special Investigation Unit while drinking some time ago, and Hunter Anderson rejected Luo An's solicitation.

“Hunter said that he now enjoys life in the SWAT team. Fighting to save people and the sound of gunfire allowed him to find the meaning of life.”

 Speaking of Hunter Anderson, Luo An frowned:

“His current mental condition is obviously problematic. I helped him find a psychiatrist, but the special investigation team is no longer suitable for him.”

What Luo An needs now is a team member who takes the overall situation into consideration and is brave and resourceful, not a berserker who is more desperate than him.

Perhaps Hunter Anderson can adjust his mentality and emotions later, but as the head of the special investigation team, Luo An cannot leave time to wait for him.

 “OK.”

 After listening to Luo An’s description, Potente-Byrne frowned slightly and was about to turn back and talk to the head of the SWAT team about the psychological condition of the first-line team members.

Putting this matter aside, Potente-Bourn crossed his hands on the table and asked seriously:

“Luo An, you just said that the murderer of this serial murder case may be a group of people. Do you have any basis for it?”

 “If the murderer were a man, he would be very powerful.”

Luo An once again picked up the photos from the Trace Inspection Department and explained:

“The murderer has a lot to do, including surveillance video, the living habits of the three victims, personal information, the flow of people in the three communities, and preparing the murder weapon..."

He went on to say a lot of things that the murderer needed to do. Under so many conditions, the time interval was still so short. The murderer's methods were not only cruel and violent, but also did not leave any useful clues... Luo An shook his head repeatedly. Murder and torture are not the same at all. One thing, the former is easy and simple, the latter is complicated and troublesome.

 “OK, I’ll leave this case to you.”

Potente Byrne stopped talking nonsense. After reconfirming the help Luo An needed, he took out another folder and handed it to Luo An, smiling:

 “This is a notice from the Washington headquarters.”

"oh?"

Seeing the smile on Potente Byrne's face, Luo An raised his eyebrows and had some suspicions in his mind.

Just as he was about to open the folder, there was a sudden knock on the door of the team leader's office. Before Potente Byrne could speak, the door was pushed open violently.

Roan and Potente-Byrne took a look and realized that the person coming was Lacey. They didn’t give them a chance to ask questions. Lacey said with a face full of shock:

“Sorry sir, but a new body was found outside.”

  “??!”

 (End of this chapter)