[Criminal Minds] Wooden Legs of Justice

Chapter 8 [Case 1] At the Montbat Hotel

There was another knock on the door of Room 417.

Reid hardly thought about it, and his well-trained brain had already automatically analyzed it, and sent out the result: the knock on the door was slight and continuous, and there seemed to be some hesitation, oh, a scared person, a child determined to confess .

"Leo I think you scared him today." What a cruel man, Reid thought.

"No, he's the one scaring himself with the religious precepts, little doctor." Leo was obviously right, but Reid couldn't quite take the ruthless point of view.

Reid shrugged noncommittally, and went to open the door when he realized that Leo was not ready to make any moves.

"Hey, little doctor, you have to learn to be patient! The longer it takes, the more information we can ask!" Leo said, but he didn't stop Reid's movements.

Because Leo just received a call from Rossi.This is an unexpected thing, but it is obviously beneficial to the conversation with James.Li for a while.

Leo looked up and saw James. Li who was nervous and not rubbing his hands.Apparently, Reid hadn't been able to comfort him very well.

"It's 20:16, BAU has a meeting at 20:40." Leo deliberately looked up at the clock, creating an appearance of limited time.

In fact, let alone spending more time, Leo will spend time with James. Li even if he doesn't go to the meeting—when Leo is sure that he can get some important information, he can act like a real dog. Just as patient as a big lion.

"Speak now, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense." Leo's tone was tough, but Reid knew that his ostentation would be a piece of cake in his mercenary career!Those people have always had a knack for interrogation.

Really worthy of the hard rock of Prussia! Reid rolled his eyes inwardly, but he didn't embarrass Leo either.

"Hey, don't be like Harrington. He's just a kid." Reid tried to reassure James.Li.

Ha, it became Harrington all of a sudden! Leo thought to himself, it turned out to be Leo!

So, Leo glanced back and forth between dr. Reid and James. Li with comparative eyes.

Reid's hand patting James' shoulder stopped -- the firm muscle under the palm, compared with his own thin figure... Reid immediately felt a deep sense of "maliciousness". Leo's meaning couldn't be more obvious. For the first time, Reid hated his outstanding comprehension ability—the expression in his eyes clearly conveyed that you are much more like a child than James.Li—whether in appearance or behavior.

Leo glanced at James.Li sarcastically: implying that he may have some unknown relationship with victims 05 and 06.His meaning was well communicated to James.

"No! Please, don't say it!" James looked very unstable, and he covered his eyes in frustration, "I swear I didn't do anything!" He dodged Leo's sharp gaze and said hesitantly.But he still insisted on the wording he used this afternoon, it just changed from knowing nothing to doing nothing.

It's just that the more he behaves like this, the more guilty he appears!Now even the innocent little doctor can see that there is something wrong in the middle. Reid is innocent, but not stupid!If he can't see it anymore, he doesn't have to do his SSA!

"Oh? Didn't do anything?" Leo stared at James for a long time before speaking again, without any emotion in his tone.But Reid knew that Leo was putting pressure.Gidien is a leader in interrogation, and Reid has learned a lot from him.However, this has never been Reid's strong suit. gidien once said that all his thoughts can be seen on his face.Although he is not good at it, Reid can tell that Leo is definitely good at it!

A guy who has not received special training can actually do exactly what the training requires, and the effect is even better... Reid doesn't know if he is envious or jealous!

The little doctor found that since Leo came to BAU, his IQ has dropped significantly.Maybe there was no comparison before... Reid thought, frustrated.

"Then why did you come here, James?" Leo's tone suddenly softened. Reid could swear his expression was still mocking a second ago!

"I'm afraid..." James followed Leo's question halfway down, and suddenly realized something, and suddenly stopped.There was a spark of anger in his brown eyes - obviously he had realized that Leo had just acted to pry his mouth open.

Reid met James' angry gaze and felt guilty for a moment.It felt like they were cheating on this kid in front of them.That's why Reid can't always do a good interrogation. Reid seems to have a higher moral sense than the average person, so acting like this makes him feel like he's cheating on other people's feelings.

"What are you afraid of? What did you know, or what did you do?" The gentle expression disappeared from Leo's face at once.He is still that big cold lion, invulnerable.

Reid was amazed at how quickly he changed his face and even forgot to close his mouth.

Leo brings the question back to the original point, "know what", or "did what".This question, which James has been trying to deny, is obviously unavoidable now.

"No, no!" James denied, dying.But obviously, he can no longer pretend to be ignorant like before.

James is out of order, Reid thought.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for James to pluck his hair angrily, but decided to speak: "I really didn't do anything, I didn't kill them! I swear in the name of God!"

"Unfortunately, God is too lazy to care about your shit." Leo said mockingly.

Reid didn't know whether Leo was mocking James' words, or the "swear in the name of God".

"Of course you didn't kill them, you don't have the guts at all. You're just an ordinary student." Leo sarcastically said in a lazy tone.

"Oh, he's really not a qualified policeman!" Reid said in his heart.

"Of course I didn't kill them!" James was visibly annoyed by Leo's "you're nothing" tone.He jumped up off the couch.He yelled at Leo: "Why should I kill two girls? We just slept with her! Many people have slept with her! Everyone knows what kind of people they are! Why do you want to come to me? "

Reid knew Leo had succeeded, and James lost his mind.

"Oh? A lot of people, sounds like some kind of party, doesn't it?" Leo smiled sinisterly, "You guys are playing this kind of trick?"

This sentence suddenly reminded James and reminded him of his situation.

"No, no, please, don't say it! Our kind of school, I thought you knew." James' expression alternated between panic, pleading, and anger.

"Why should I keep it secret for you?" Leo said casually.

Reid couldn't believe his ears. At this time, shouldn't he make sure that the other party relaxes, then continue the conversation and ask for more useful information?

Or, does Leo know that James has more hidden information that he hasn't revealed?Anyway, what the big lion said is really unkind!

"Don't forget that you are the suspect who killed them now." Leo lit his cigarette lazily, his gray-blue eyes narrowed.He knew in his heart that ordinary people would not know more about this case—they would not know that the murderer may have been committing crimes for more than ten years.

James' face was full of astonishment, he obviously didn't understand, why did things develop like this?

"Oh? You don't understand?" Leo took a leisurely puff of a cigarette and explained maliciously: "Let's think about it, you hate those girls because they are still tirelessly participating in various events. party, and ignored your devotion and love for them. In the end, you couldn't take it anymore and decided to kill them... Believe me, the judge can accept this statement." Leo said the possible The result—of course, this possibility is infinitely magnified.

Reid sat on the side, watching Leo's mouth is full of bloody stories, and couldn't bear to look directly at him, covering his eyes.He had a feeling that that James seemed to be Leo's toy.The big lion is having fun at this time!What a bad character!

"I, I..." James blushed and couldn't explain clearly.

"Oh, maybe you already have a candidate for the murderer in your heart?" Leo shook the cigarette ash leisurely, and lazily put his feet on the coffee table.Half of his face was hidden in the shadows, "Who are you suspecting? You know, I heard something in a small restaurant today. It's about Petter." Leo's description is seven points true and three points false What made James vacillate was mainly Leo's expression that made it seem like he already knew everything.

But in fact, Reid knew that Leo was still cheating on him.

However, James was obviously not as smart as Reid, and he once again stepped into the trap.

"No, I swear I don't know, I'm just skeptical..." James closed his mouth, as if he still didn't want to say it.

"What do you suspect?" Leo sat up straight suddenly, approaching in James' direction.It gave the high school student a sense of oppression.

"Okay, okay." James finally relented. "You don't want to talk about it. I think, old Petter, it's been a little weird lately. He's not a good guy! Those of us who party a lot, almost all of us know." James' that made Reid a little puzzled, but he didn't show up on the spot. Instead of asking, he cast Leo a puzzled look. Leo gave him a look that will tell you later.

"Petter seems to know something, he must know more than me!" James pursed his lips and said with certainty.

But both Reid and Leo were silent.

"What's wrong?" James wondered when he saw that none of them responded.

Leo stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you don't know yet, Petter hanged himself with a belt in his office at 4:36 this afternoon."