Life in North America, you call this an autopsy officer?!-Chapter 431 - 253: Waiting for Rabbits by a Stump

The murderer was unlucky to have encountered Brian.

Before, Brian had recorded the entire Los Angeles traffic electronic map at Parker Center to handle a large number of highway vehicle disappearances. Using his talent of Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory, he etched the map into his brain.

So when he saw the patterns on three pieces of cloth, after simply combining them, he recognized their meaning.

This thing, it was part of the Los Angeles highway traffic routes.

The three strips of cloth had some overlap in routes.

If one understood the meaning of the blue lines and arranged them according to their original positions on the highways, overlapping them, the coordinate point where the lines connected would likely be the location of the murderer’s next crime.

Looking at the place, it seemed to be located under an overpass.

Brian took out his phone and glanced at the time.

It was almost noon.

The overpass location connected three highways; there was a lot of traffic during the day. The murderer probably wouldn’t be so bold as to make a big move in broad daylight; it was estimated that he wouldn’t be able to enjoy himself to the fullest.

There was still some time.

Brian prepared to review all the victims’ files before taking a trip to the overpass.

This was actually very important.

In homicide cases, the motive was an essential element.

Apart from the insane and the perverted, no one would kill their own kind for no reason.

Whether it was for money, revenge, emotional issues, quarrels that led to crimes of passion... as long as these motives could be found, combined with the clues discovered at the scene, it was easy to narrow down the suspects.

Just like the current case.

Based on Brian’s psychological profiling of the murderer, it was deduced that the killer was an arrogant person who had probably encountered some setbacks recently.

His motive for the crime was most likely to vent, show off his power, commit random acts, and provoke the police; with a small probability, it was to get revenge on someone who had caused him setbacks.

This was the profile of the killer.

If something similar had happened around the victim’s parents, then the people who fit the criteria were very likely the murderer.

Of course, this case also revealed a critical problem with the murderer.

...

"Boss Brian, did you understand what these blue lines represent?" Green asked curiously, seeing Brian confident.

Brian nodded and counterasked, "What do you think, Green, besides investigating the situation of the victim’s family, what other avenues should our investigation explore?"

Green had clearly contemplated similar questions before.

He said with some lack of confidence:

"I feel that the murderer is either from the school or the camp.

The crime scene looks bizarre, but it doesn’t hide some of the information exposed by the murderer.

The campsite for the outing, located more than sixty kilometers away at the seaside, is actually quite close to the city of Los Angeles, yet the murderer prepared enough rope in advance and chose the location.

No matter how he committed the crime.

This at least shows that he knew about this camping trip in advance and made preparations for the crime.

This information would not be publicly available on the internet.

Random crimes also wouldn’t prepare so many items like rope for no reason, as once encountering highway patrol, it would be hard for him to explain those preparations and increase the risk of exposure.

So, a criminal with a normal mind wouldn’t do such a thing.

Excluding this possibility.

I believe that the murderer is hidden among these four groups: the students, their families, school staff, or camp company employees.

It’s a retaliatory crime!"

Hearing Green’s unconfident narrative, Brian gave him a thumbs up: "Green, my good buddy, you’ve really surprised me. I mean, your crime-solving thinking and Observation have both improved quickly, which will help you succeed in the future."

What Green said were precisely the fatal clues that the murderer had been forced to reveal.

The old saying goes, the more you do, the more mistakes you’ll make.

This murderer was a case in point.

That’s why, when Brian saw the crime scene, he was confident that in no more than two days, he could find the murderer and then crush his neck!

...

Hearing Boss Brian praise him without any reservation made Green’s face bloom into a big smile.

The boss complimented him.

Hehehe~

While the two were talking, Chief Jilder, sweating profusely, ran in.

He was holding a stack of files, gasping:

"This is all the victims’ information I could get, including the family information of the victims, as well as the contact numbers and staff details from the camp.

It’s what I thought might help the case.

If anything else is needed, I’ll take care of it right away."

Upon hearing this, Brian nodded in appreciation.

Why else would someone become a chief if not for their ability?

He may not have been exceptional in capability, but in terms of social skills and attitude, he was really not bad, better than many others around here.

"Thank you, Chief Jilder. Your information is comprehensive. Just place it on the open ground up front. As for the victims’ bodies, we’ve completed the basic autopsy. The next step is to make proper arrangements..."

"No problem!"

Chief Jilder put down the files, patted his chest, "The cold storage is run by my nephew; he won’t mind. I’ll take care of it."

"Thank you."

Brian thanked him again.

Seeing that Chief Jilder gestured for several patrol officers to come in and help, Brian led Green with the files to a restful room. Each took some files and began to peruse them.