About a week ago, um~ it should have been at night. The "Ghost" first went to Camel Hill. With just a shovel, he dug out a deep pit and set up a trap.
Then, he waited for the time to pass.
Until 11 o'clock the night before yesterday, he called us and informed us that he was going to kill David Smith.
After calling us, he immediately called David. Somehow, he managed to make David leave his home and act according to his instructions.
David kept talking on the phone with the "Ghost" all the way. Following the "Ghost"'s orders, he successfully avoided us and left the urban area from the fields in the east of the city and headed towards Camel Hill.
There should have been some kind of agreement reached between the two on the phone, asking David to pick up a package. In the end, David fell into the trap.
That's roughly the process. There is one point worth noting.
That is, what method the "Ghost" used to make David obey him.
I think either the two of them know each other, or the "Ghost" has something on David, or perhaps both.
Personally, I'm more inclined to think it's both. And the thing on David is most likely that he committed a crime in the past, and it was a serious crime.
"Why?" Thomas asked.
Sebastian smiled confidently. "Think about it. If David committed a serious crime in the past. Then the 'Ghost' told him that we were going to arrest him.
Do you think David would obediently follow his orders?
Judging from the situation that night, the reason why David left in such a hurry was most likely that he was not afraid of the 'Ghost', but of us.
This is the same as the death of John Wilson. That's right, we were used as tools again to help the 'Ghost' complete the murder.
As for whether they know each other, it's really hard to say. Maybe they really do know each other, or maybe the 'Ghost' pretended to be someone David knew, or maybe David is just a fool. Who knows?"
Everyone nodded in agreement with Sebastian's analysis.
After digesting the information for a while, they all looked at Goodman at the same time, waiting for her analysis.
Goodman didn't look at the others. Instead, she sat up straight with a calm expression. In her mind, a vague figure gradually took shape.
"The 'Ghost Butcher' is male, between 25 and 35 years old, with a height between 175 and 190 centimeters, and is physically strong."
When she said this, everyone didn't feel much. Everyone present could draw these conclusions. But the next characteristic that Goodman mentioned was really astonishing.
"He has a gentle personality, is an intellectual, is calm and rational, and has a certain degree of obsessive-compulsive disorder."
As soon as she said this, many people showed confusion. The other characteristics were understandable, but how could a serial killer have a gentle personality?
"A gentle personality?" James frowned.
Goodman nodded affirmatively. "Yes, gentle."
"Why?" Thomas was puzzled.
"People can pretend, but there are some things that cannot be hidden, and that is the subconscious.
The subconscious determines one's thinking and the direction of one's thoughts. This cannot be controlled by reason and is an absolute instinct.
Through the several phone calls from the 'Ghost', on the surface, he seems to be a madman, a conceited and perverted murderer. But in fact, he isn't. This is what he deliberately did, making us think that way on purpose.
This is a person with extraordinary intelligence, who can come up with many almost perfect methods of murder. But from the two cases, we can see that in his subconscious, he doesn't want to see blood, and he just wants to kill.
Take the death of David as an example. He could have killed David with his own hands at Camel Hill, but he didn't. Instead, he chose the more time-consuming and laborious method of digging a trap. Why?
Because in his subconscious, he doesn't like violence. So, when thinking about how to commit the murder, he will subconsciously avoid doing it himself.
Also, on the phone, he said that we should deal with the body as soon as possible to avoid polluting the environment.
Perhaps you think this is a mockery, but I think what he said might be true. He really hopes that we can deal with the scene early to avoid polluting the environment."
After hearing what Goodman said, everyone had different opinions. Some believed it, and some didn't, but no one refuted her. After all, she was the professional in this regard.
After explaining the characteristic of a gentle personality, Goodman continued, "Among this person's elders, there is a senior criminal policeman, and the relationship between the two is very good. The probability of them being father and son is relatively high.
That is to say, the 'Ghost' is likely to have a father who is a criminal policeman."
"How do you explain that?" Sebastian asked.
"The two cases have already shown that the 'Ghost' is very familiar with the police's handling procedures of cases, and he is extremely familiar with them.
This can't be explained just by intelligence and knowledge. He must have received special education, not the kind of education in a police academy, but teaching by precept and example.
So, there must be an elder beside him who taught him carefully.
And for this kind of teaching, if it's not a father-son relationship, who would be so dedicated?
So, it's quite possible that the 'Ghost' has a father who is a policeman."
At this moment, Sebastian touched his nose. "I don't know why, but I feel like you're talking about me."
Goodman glanced at Sebastian and said calmly, "You're not calm."
Just like that, Goodman, who had just joined the special task force, drew an incomplete portrait of the "Ghost":
"The 'Ghost Butcher' is male, between 25 and 35 years old, with a height between 175 and 190 centimeters. He has a gentle personality, is calm and rational, has extraordinary intelligence, is an intellectual, has received a good education, has a certain degree of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and has a father who is a policeman."
Victor Black could never have imagined that the two perfect hunts he had carefully planned were analyzed almost completely by these people in the office, almost restored to the original.
He could never have imagined that even he, the chess player who had never been directly involved and had always been hiding in the dark, had been easily lifted a corner of the veil by Goodman.
And as time passed, more and more of the veil would be lifted.
If he had been at the scene today and heard what Goodman said, he would surely have been scared into a cold sweat.
But Victor didn't know any of this. He had already returned home and was holding a mirror, deep in thought with his head lowered. After a long time, he picked up a pen and wrote and drew on the paper. He didn't stop until the evening.
After burning the paper filled with writing and putting the mirror back in its place, Victor showed a faint smile.
He had already planned the third hunt. Starting tomorrow, he could start preparing for it.
At the same time, at the Gray family's house
Sebastian has a house in London, but under the strong request of Elizabeth Gray, Sebastian didn't live in his own house but in Isabella Gray's house.
In fact, he also likes living here. He doesn't have to do anything. He just needs to eat, drink, and sleep every day. Elizabeth takes care of all the housework. Moreover, it's lively here, much more interesting than living alone.
As soon as he came back from the police team, Isabella came to him.
"You know my best friend Lily White, right?"
"Yeah, I know. What's up? Are you going to introduce your best friend to me?"
Isabella frowned slightly. "What are you thinking about!"
"That's good, that's good. So, what's the matter?"
Sebastian heaved a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a blind date, it was okay.
"Lily just graduated and hasn't found a job yet. You have a wide network of contacts. Help me find a company for her."
"With your silly best friend, which company would dare to hire her?"
Sebastian made a sarcastic comment.
"Stop talking nonsense. Are you going to help me with this favor or not?"
Isabella was unhappy when she heard Sebastian say that Lily was silly.
"Alright, alright. How dare I disobey Isabella's order?"
So, Isabella turned around and left without saying another word.
Ten minutes later, a murmur came from Sebastian's room. "Coincidentally, I'm short of someone to make coffee."