There are countless people in the world, and each person is an independent individual. Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world, there are even fewer two identical people.
Therefore, for different targets, Victor Black needs to use different methods to hunt, and of course, the difficulty will vary accordingly.
Take John Wilson, for example. With his status, position, substantial assets, and extensive network of contacts, he seems like a difficult opponent at first glance. However, in reality, since he has a wife who is alienated from him, it is actually rather easy and pleasant to hunt him down.
Then there is David Smith, an old gangster who is not only stupid but also timid. Victor only needs to use a little trick, and he can make this guy obediently do as he's told. Hunting him down is equally easy.
But this third target, although a woman, it is extremely difficult to successfully hunt her down without leaving any clues.
Regarding this, Victor has also been planning for a long time before coming up with a plan that is as perfect as possible. But to complete this plan, there is still one condition that needs to be met, and that condition is called - money.
"Where can I get some money?"
Sitting on the sofa, Victor pondered to himself.
This is also out of helplessness. Before he was five years old, his family was indeed wealthy, or rather, extremely wealthy. It was precisely because of the large amount of money in the family at that time that they were eyed by others, and finally, a tragedy occurred. Except for him, his entire family was wiped out.
Since then, he has become an orphan and a penniless man. For many years after that, his teacher provided for his food, accommodation, and education. Even the two strongholds and that car were all given to him by his teacher.
Since the year before last, he no longer relied on his teacher to support him and started working to earn his own money. But what can he do with that meager salary as a teacher? It's just enough for his own expenses. Saving money? That's just a dream.
Now, Victor only has a deposit of less than 20,000 in his bank account, which is far from enough to support his next plan.
As a result, Victor, the so-called "Ghost Butcher," was actually stumped by money!
After thinking it over and over again, he found that it seemed that he could only get money from Margaret. But the problem is that there must be plainclothes police officers watching Margaret all the time now.
"It seems that, apart from her, there's really nowhere else to get the money."
Thinking like this, Victor shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had never thought that he would be troubled by money.
An hour later, having come up with a countermeasure, he got up and went to wash up.
In June, the weather in London gradually became hot and stuffy. Staying in an airtight car for a whole day in this kind of weather is definitely not a comfortable thing.
At this moment, in a black van, two men were smoking with愁容满面, and the inside of the car was filled with smoke, making the air extremely bad. Moreover, there were several fast food boxes, more than a dozen mineral water bottles, and a pile of snacks inside, which was as messy as a post-war ruin.
"When will this day come to an end?" Mark Carter sighed and took a deep drag on his cigarette.
Neil Baker glanced at the school not far away: "We won't be able to go home until we put that woman in jail."
"We've been keeping an eye on her for half a month now and haven't found anything. That woman is not stupid and won't give us a chance. I think we'll have to live in this car for a year or two." Mark chewed on a cold sandwich, his tone full of helplessness.
These two men are both field agents of Scotland Yard and belong to Thomas Wilson's team. They are jokingly called the "miserable duo" by their colleagues.
Since Margaret was released, the two of them have been assigned to monitor her. This is a tough job - they have to endure hardships, eat cold pizza, drink overnight coffee, and can only take turns to catch a little sleep.
Many people think that the police job is decent, but the daily life of field agents can be summed up in just two words: suffering.
"Hey, last week my wife asked me if I was having an affair because I always smelled like fast food." Neil said self-deprecatingly.
"Be content. My girlfriend thought I was involved in drug dealing and almost called the police!" Mark rolled his eyes.
Suddenly.
"There's something going on!" Neil perked up, immediately extinguished his cigarette butt, and stared intently out the window.
At the gate of St. Mary's Primary School, a deliveryman handed a package to Margaret. After she signed for it, she opened it on the spot. Inside the package were some children's picture books. She casually threw the packaging into the trash can. When she picked up the books, her fingers trembled slightly.
A few minutes later, the school bell rang, and Margaret's son ran out of the school gate. The mother and son then drove away.
"Hurry up! Check that package!" The two rushed to the trash can and rummaged out the packaging box. Mark immediately dialed the deliveryman's number: "This is Scotland Yard, identification number 2587. What's the sender's information for the package you just delivered?"
A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Sir, customer privacy is protected by the Data Protection Act. Unless you have a search warrant—"
"Cut the crap! We're investigating a murder case!" Mark interrupted the other person.
A minute later, he hung up the phone and shook his head at Neil: "The sender's information is blank. The package was sent from the East District Post Office, and it's in a surveillance blind spot."
"Report it," Neil sighed. "Remember to take the blame for me when the boss starts scolding us."
Scotland Yard Conference Room
When Thomas returned to the conference room, James Morrison was analyzing the case: "There are three possible motives for the 'Ghost': random killing, revenge, or regarding himself as a judge."
Goodman immediately retorted: "Random killing can be ruled out."
"Reason?" James raised his eyebrows.
"First, the 'Ghost' has a gentle nature, and random killing does not conform to his subconscious. Second, the targets he chooses are all adult men, not the vulnerable groups that are easy to target. Third, his methods are too 'clean,' and there is no sign of sadistic killing. " Goodman's tone was like commenting on an academic report. "By the way, if he were a psychopath, he would at least keep some souvenirs - like fingers or hair. But he only left a phone call to mock us."
Sebastian smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "Well, that means the 'Ghost' either killed for revenge or carried out lynching. Can we determine which one it is?"
At this moment, Thomas, who usually doesn't speak much, spoke up: "According to our brothers' investigation, although neither John Wilson nor David Smith is a good person, judging from their resumes and the accounts of the people around them, these two men haven't done anything extremely evil.
So, if the 'Ghost' is carrying out lynching, there's no reason for him to choose them as targets!"
"You mean that the 'Ghost' killed them for revenge?" Sebastian raised his eyebrows.
"That's right." Thomas nodded and then looked at the others. "What about you? What's your opinion?"
Alan pushed his glasses and said in a calm tone: "If it's revenge, then there must be some kind of connection between John Wilson and David Smith, and this connection led to the 'Ghost' seeking revenge.
But the problem is that these days, I've investigated John Wilson and David Smith thoroughly through various channels.
In the end, I found that there is no relationship between the two of them, not even an indirect one.
That is to say, at least, according to my investigation results, the possibility of revenge is extremely small."
After Alan finished speaking, Goodman immediately retorted: "I think it's revenge.
From a psychological perspective, if he regards himself as a judge, his motive is to judge, and then the modus operandi must be related to the target's crime.
As far as I know about John Wilson, his crime should be greed, but the way the 'Ghost' killed him has nothing to do with greed.
Let's talk about David Smith. This man is lazy, selfish, lustful, and irritable, but the way the 'Ghost' killed him was by setting a trap, which does not conform to the actions of a judge.
So, in my opinion, the 'Ghost' must have killed for revenge."
"But what Alan said also makes sense. If it's revenge, then there must be some connection between the victims. So, both situations are possible." Jack Wilson interjected.
Seeing that the opinions of the few people were inconsistent, James Morrison also had a headache. Confirming the "Ghost"'s motive for killing is very important. Once determined, the direction of the investigation will be clear, and it will no longer be so difficult to catch the "Ghost".
Unfortunately, for now, the motive still cannot be confirmed.
So, he raised his hand: "Let's call it a day for today."
After that, he looked at Thomas: "Have you found anything on your side?"
"Margaret just received a package. It's not a major discovery. Those two guys, Mark and Neil, are just trying their luck again." Thomas shrugged.
"Oh? A package? Tell me about it in detail." Sebastian became interested after hearing this.
So, Thomas told them the whole thing about the package just now in detail.
After hearing this, before Sebastian could say anything, Alan spoke up first: "Send me the tracking number. I'll check it out."
Thomas didn't hesitate and directly forwarded the photos sent by Mark and Neil to Alan.
Tap, tap, tap... In less than a minute, Alan's nimble fingers stopped, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "The 'Ghost'