Chapter 375 Discovering connections, specific reasons, teachings

 “Get in the car first.”

Luo An waved his hand and motioned for Mona to quickly get into the passenger seat. The SUV quickly drove out of the parking lot and headed to the location mentioned by Morton York. After passing several passers-by, Luo An asked:

 “What exactly happened?”

 “Do you know the Twelve Apostles of Christianity?”

 In the passenger seat, Mona waved her hands and explained:

“The twelve followers of **** recorded in the Bible.”

Roan doesn’t know much about Christianity, but he knows one thing:

 “Those are the people in that painting of The Last Supper, right? There’s a traitor named Judas in there.”

 “That’s right, it’s them.”

Mona nodded and said in a heavy tone:

“According to your guess, I just briefly checked the cult files recorded by the federation, and most of the cult teachings have not been found to be related to this case.

  But in a religious content from Europe called "Devil Worship", part of the content teaches believers how to transform their souls into devils after death to gain eternal life.

One of the main requirements was to kill the twelve disciples of **** with their own hands and drink their blood. "

Luo An frowned slightly, not because he was frightened by the content of "Devil Worship Cult", but because he really couldn't figure out what was wrong with the minds of people who believed in this religion.

However, there is still a problem that is not clear. Luo An then asked:

“What is the connection between the twelve disciples you mentioned and the five victims now?”

 “Occupation and name are the same.”

Taking a deep breath, Mona opened her laptop and explained:

“A Zealot disciple named “Simeon” was recorded as being sawed in half, which corresponds to Speaker Seaman’s name and his occupation.

 The two disciples whose translated names are James, were beaten to death and beheaded respectively. Their names and occupations corresponded to church pastors and naval officers respectively.

 A disciple whose translated name is Matthew. He was a tax official and was hacked to death with a knife. This corresponds to the victim Matthew we just discovered who worked in the tax department. "

After listening to Mona’s introduction, Luo An’s lips twitched. Did all the twelve disciples of **** die in such tragic ways? He then asked:

 “What about Butters, the tannery worker? Which disciple does he correspond to?”

 “A disciple named Bartholomew.”

Mona pulled down the computer screen and frowned:

 “The translation of Bartholomew is Bart, whose skin was flayed when he was martyred.”

Luo An sighed helplessly. The names of the twelve disciples were not originally in English, and the English translation was still different from the original ones. He did not understand the content of Christianity, and the logic of the murderer's behavior could not be imagined at the moment.

Mona is also very helpless. They are not religious either. The entire federation is dominated by Protestantism, and they have been exposed to Protestantism since they were young.

The content of Protestantism emphasizes the participation of individuals and churches, focusing on praise, teaching and prayer, and direct contact with God. There is not much content related to **** and the Twelve Apostles, which is basically only found in church schools.

 European Catholicism emphasizes rituals, sacraments, masses and communions, and contact with God through the church and Jesus. Therefore, the vast majority of the people in the Federation do not know the names, translations and professional experiences of the Twelve Saints.

Just like the "Seventy-two Sages" in the East, most people know at most three or four. Except for students and experts in this field, most ordinary people know the names, occupations and abilities of the remaining "sages". What.

Seeing that the new crime scene was still some distance away, Luo An took out his mobile phone and called Morton York, the leader of the No. 4 investigation team, and asked directly:

“Captain Morton, have you found out the victim’s name, occupation and other information?”

"certainly."

At the scene of the crime, Morton-York waved to one of his detectives, took the information from the other party and replied:

“The victim’s name is Thomas, he is 44 years old and works in a construction company as an architect.

The victim died in the bathtub of the house. Not only was his tongue missing, but his right hand was also chopped off and missing. He should have been taken away by the murderer. "

"The right hand was cut off?" Luo An raised his eyebrows and tilted his head to look at Mona. Mona in the co-pilot pulled down the computer screen and whispered after a few seconds:

“There was indeed one among the twelve disciples whose name was translated as Thomas. The Bible records that he did not believe in the resurrection of **** until he saw with his own eyes and touched the wounds on Jesus’ body.

 The murderer cut off the victim's right hand, probably because of this story. "

 Luoan was silent for a few seconds, and then asked Morton-York a few questions on his mobile phone.

Morton-York answered one by one and finally asked:

 “How long will it take for you to get here?”

 Luo An twisted the steering wheel hard at the intersection and drove the SUV directly back to the direction of the FBI Los Angeles branch building:

"I'm not going."

Morton-York:? ? ?

Luo An chuckled. Anyway, Morton-York had gone to the crime scene with the agents from the Trace Inspection Section.

 The on-site inspection was handled by the agents of the Trace Inspection Section, and Luo An and Mona only went there to check the situation at the scene.

 Originally going to the scene of the crime, Luo An hoped to find out the identity of the murderer and the reason for the crime through the clues left by the murderer at the scene.

 Now that the reason why the murderer committed the crime is known and determined, we can try to find the identity of the murderer through the trace inspection department's investigation of the scene, so there is no need for him and Mona to go to the scene.

 “Thank you for your hard work, Team Leader Morton.”

Luo An expressed his gratitude to Morton York, the leader of the No. 4 Investigation Team, with a smile on his face on the phone, and finally said:

“After you return to the FBI Los Angeles branch building, I will send someone to your office area to hand over this case. Thank you.”

                                                                                                    

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Morton-York's face darkened. He originally planned to tease Luo An on the spot, but he didn't expect Luo An to not come at all.

After a few seconds of silence, Morton-York raised the corner of his mouth and smiled. He was not angry about this little thing, but he felt that Luo An was becoming more and more interesting.

“Becoming the leader of the special investigation team at such a young age…”

 Putting away his cell phone, Morton-York waved to one of his detectives and said:

“Process the scene well, and when the special investigation team comes to take over the case, remember to give them everything about the case.”

Morton-York now has no idea of ​​stumbling on Luo An. Cooperation and exchanges are beneficial to both parties, and he is not stingy about showing his goodwill first.

On the other side, after Luo An hung up on Morton-York, he immediately called other people in the special investigation team.

 The first is to ask them about the current status of their investigation, and the second is to order them to return to the special investigation team.

Mona's discovery just now is both good and bad: the good thing is that they finally figured out the murderer's murder logic in this case. Based on the name and occupation, the special investigation team may be able to find other potential victims.

The disadvantage is that there were a total of twelve disciples of **** recorded in the Bible. Six have died and six are left.

Whether or how many of these six people died is a big question.

 After receiving Roan’s call, a group of detectives quickly returned to the Special Investigation Team. Lacey and Winslow were the first to return, followed closely by Michelle, Anwar, and Patricia.

Then half an hour passed, and Annie and Cooper still hadn't come back, and the phone calls went from being answered within seconds to being unanswered. The faces of Luo An and the other agents all darkened.

 (End of this chapter)