criminal profiling

On the second day, Zhuang Sheng also joined the search team.Although 24 hours have passed, as long as you haven't seen the body, you can't give up.

Shi Ke borrowed hounds, ready to search deeper.

Zhuang Sheng walked with a little difficulty after following the large army.There was an experienced ranger leading the way ahead, an elderly man with graying hair, but his walking was much more flexible than Zhuang Sheng.

The old man brought a dog himself, a native dog, which looked as old as the owner and thinner.With his head down and his ears down, he followed the old man's feet in a spiritless manner, unlike other hounds running around with all four limbs.

"There are very few people coming in this area, and there is no need for maintenance. I only walk once or twice a year. I usually check outside to see if anyone runs too deep, so as not to get lost and unable to get out." The old man said. Slightly hunchbacked, he didn't look at his feet very much when he walked, but he walked on the ground as if walking on flat ground, and he walked for a long time without panting.

Xu was relieved of his work, and he was usually a dead house, but at this time he was just as panting as Zhuang Sheng.But he couldn't keep his mouth shut, he couldn't breathe evenly, and he still wanted to talk.

"Uncle, uncle, do you usually patrol the mountains at this speed?"

The old man turned his head to look at him, showing a kind smile, "Oh, young man, you lack exercise—how can you go as fast as you are now? According to this pace, you can't finish half of the day."

Xu Jie clicked his tongue, "Faster than now? That's not like a hunting dog."

"Brat, what are you talking about?" Shi Ke slapped Xu Jie on the forehead, and turned to look at the old man, "Master, you are the forest watcher here, how long have you been here?"

"Then grow up. From the time my father guarded this mountain forest to the time I took over, at least 30 or [-] years."

Xu Xie let out a "wow", and Shi Ke's eyes were a little surprised. He didn't expect the old man to be able to watch a forest for so long—even though this forest is a bit big.

"You have been taking care of this forest for so long, so you must be familiar with the terrain here." Zhuang Sheng, who had been listening quietly all this time, interrupted suddenly and asked, his physical strength was worse than Xu Jie's, and he was out of breath by now , but tried to keep the words stable.

The old man liked this clean and well-behaved young man who looked like a good student, especially when he heard that he was a doctor.Children who love good academic performance will always get more love from their elders.The old man looked at Zhuang Sheng with a smile, and spoke to him in a gentle tone.

"Yes, when I was young, Heizi and I would go to the mountains every day, and we wouldn't go back for a few days. It can be said that we have been to every corner of Gada, and we can find the way back with our eyes closed. Now that we are old, Many places can’t be walked, so we can only look around. It’s been a few years since I’ve come here today.” After speaking, the old man looked at the thin black dog, and the emotion in his eyes was even solemn. Sheng can also feel it.

The thin dog seemed to be able to sense the mood of its owner, so it leaned over and rubbed its head against the old man's trouser legs, whimpering.

Xu explained the boy's heart, and noticed that he was attracted by the dog, his eyes were shining, "Master, your dog has been around for a long time, what kind of breed is it? Is it the legendary mountain dog?"

The old man looked at him with caring eyes, and his tone was more kind, "It's just an ordinary dog, who has lived with me for decades, and is also an old guy."

Xu Jie suddenly became very enthusiastic about dogs, and discussed with the old man with great interest.

Shi Ke noticed Zhuang Sheng's silence at the side, and after listening to the old man's words, his face had always had that thoughtful expression.Shi Ke inexplicably felt a little familiar with this expression. He couldn't remember it for a while and didn't think about it again. He walked over to Zhuang Sheng and asked:

"What, what did you think of?"

Zhuang Sheng recovered from his contemplation, and stared at him without emotion. "Zhang Jian was killed by someone piercing his brain through his ear with a sharp weapon. There were no defensive wounds on his body, which shows that the murderer moved cleanly and quickly without any hesitation."

"Yeah, the stabbing is ruthless and accurate, so you can see that he is a veteran." Shi Ke was a little puzzled, wondering what Zhuang Sheng's intention was to repeat what everyone already knew.

Zhuang Sheng looked down at the road under his feet, and said softly and slowly, "It was night."

Shi Ke was stunned for a moment, and finally understood Zhuang Sheng's meaning, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and stopped unconsciously, "You mean—"

Zhuang Sheng also stopped and looked back at him. There was no emotion in his cold eyes, "The moon is dark and the wind is high. To be able to kill silently, one must be very familiar with the terrain."

Shi Ke turned his head slowly, staring blankly at the slightly hunched figure ahead, his thinking seemed to be a little short-circuited.Zhuang Sheng didn't look at the silly Shi Ke, and continued talking on his own.

"It's definitely not the first time for the murderer to kill someone with such a clean and neat movement. He is familiar with the terrain here, which means that the murderer often comes here, and may even hide in this forest." After Zhuang Sheng's voice fell, Shi Ke woke up with a jolt. After recovering, he turned his head and stared into Zhuang Sheng's eyes.

"You don't suspect 'him', do you?" Shi Ke gestured forward with his eyes, his voice was low, and his expression was a bit indescribable, "Although there are indeed killers who are obsessed with law enforcement, they will participate in the investigation by themselves. Just to determine how much the police know. It will make them feel powerful and everything is under control, which is the characteristic of an organized megalomaniac killer-the suspect in front of him really fits quite a lot.”

As Shi Ke spoke, his voice gradually decreased, and finally became silent——because Zhuang Sheng was looking at him like he was mentally retarded.

"Although the suspect you mentioned does fit the profile of the murderer in many ways, he lacks one of the most important things." Zhuang Sheng's tone remained the same, but Shi Ke felt that he could hear the irony in it, although he knew Waiting for him will not be a good word, he still asked:

"what?"

"A person whose body is half buried in the ground, how can he have the strength to pierce his temple?" Zhuang Sheng didn't take the opportunity to ridicule him, but just stated his inference seriously.

"The murderer may have worked as a ranger, or has stayed in the wilderness forest for a long time, so he is very familiar with the terrain, even at night, it does not affect his actions. In addition, the murderer is a person who will not exceed 30 years old. He is a 1-year-old male with a height of about 75 meters. He is thin and has great strength. His coldness and warning behavior are contradictory when he kills, indicating that the murderer may have some kind of mental problem." Zhuang Sheng stopped here , frowning slightly.

"That's all I know for now."

"That's all you know?" Shi Ke's voice raised unconsciously. He looked at Zhuang Sheng with strange eyes, and praised, "You only have to say the name of the murderer. Sure enough, your craft is not ordinary people. It can be grasped. And no matter how many times I have seen it, I still feel that I am witnessing a miracle."

Zhuang Sheng corrected him seriously, "This is not a craft, it is a discipline, the discipline of behavior analysis."

Scott: "..."

After walking for so long, Shi Ke saw that Zhuang Sheng was sweating on his forehead, and his face was a little pale. He was about to propose to take a rest on the spot, when there was a commotion in front of him, accompanied by the barking of dogs.

"What's going on?" Shi Ke ran over and asked loudly.

Xu Jie's expression was a little excited, he pointed to the front and said, "Heizi discovered something."

In fact, there is no need to explain, Shi Ke heard the voice and looked over and saw it.The old dog, who was as thin as dry wood, suddenly started running like lightning, and among all the people present, the oldest man, Old Man Lin, was the first to react.

While chasing the dog, the old man scolded something.He shouted in the local dialect, which Zhuang Sheng couldn't understand.

The others ran after the black dog, stumbled, and someone accidentally fell down—if Heizi hadn't been barking, they would have lost it.

When everyone finally caught up with Heizi and saw what the dog had discovered, their bodies, which had been heated up by the violent movements, instantly cooled down.It was as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on their heads, and the chill penetrated to the bone marrow.

——It was a corpse, a corpse that had begun to decompose and had a hole in its ear.

"I think we need reinforcements." Shi Ke looked at the corpses on the ground with a gloomy face, and said softly.

Two corpses with the same wound, it is no longer as simple as searching and rescuing a possible missing person - what they are looking for may be a murderous maniac.

While waiting for reinforcements, Zhuang Sheng was asked to return to the local police station, along with Xu Jie.The road in the deep forest is dangerous and difficult, and there may be hidden demons who specialize in stabbing people's temples. It's better to stay in a safe place for the two weak and young people who are helpless.

Zhuang Sheng has the ability to protect himself, but he didn't say anything, and went all the way back to the police station in silence.

On the way, Xu Jie saw that his complexion was not good, and of course he himself was not much better, so he forced a smile and said, "It's a bit disgusting, isn't it?"

The corpse had already grown maggots, and white worms were wriggling in the wound, which was both ugly and smelly.Except for Shi Ke who held back his nausea and went closer to check, the others held their noses, as if they wanted to hide as far away as possible.

Zhuang Sheng was immersed in his own thoughts, and seemed not to have heard Xu Jie's question.Xu Jie wanted to say something more to ease his tension, but when he looked up and saw Zhuang Sheng's expression, he chose to shut up.

That kind of expression that seems to have entered a world that ordinary people can't reach, and the voice of ordinary people can no longer be heard, one can tell that the brain is running at high speed like a high-efficiency machine.

Xu Jie was afraid that his extra voice would interfere with the operation of the machine, so he deliberately controlled the sound of panting.

After returning to the institute, Zhuang Sheng rummaged through the piles of materials on the table.In these materials, in addition to the relevant clues collected after their own arrival, more are local transcripts and files.

Xu Jie didn't know what Zhuang Sheng was looking for, so he didn't dare to disturb him, so he squatted obediently on a chair beside him.

After more than ten minutes, Zhuang Sheng's rapid movements slowed down, and he stopped flipping through the pages.

Xu Jie's eyes lit up, he jumped off the chair, leaned over and asked, "What did you find?"

Zhuang Sheng looked at him and said something slowly.

"The profile can be published."