New Clue

The conference was held in a conference room on the first floor of the Jacob Federal Building.

In the brightly lit room, a bunch of reporters were holding pens and papers, carrying cameras, and staring at Veronica, who was standing in front of the conference room.

Today, Veronica was wearing a business suit. The pants were very long, making her waist look very high. The white shirt made her waist look very slender.

Not only that, but she had also put on some light makeup. Although her face was expressionless, she still had the special aura that only mature women could have.

Many male reporters' eyes lit up, and they raised their hands faster than their female colleagues.

The female reporters were speechless.

...

"Okay, agents."

In the office area of the Investigation Team No.5, Augustus called out a few times to pull the attention of the investigators back from the eloquent Veronica on the television. He said loudly,

"Everyone, work hard tonight. We have to find and catch this murderer as soon as possible! Of course, I'll pay you for your overtime."

Augustus then ordered the detectives to do their own work. Some of them checked the videos, some checked the information, and finally, he turned his attention to Roan and Mona.

The two of them were currently discussing something with their heads lowered.

"Roan, do you have any ideas?"

Augustus asked.

Roan looked away from Mona's computer and pointed at the conference room."

"I suspect that the murderer used Sabrina's hidden credit card, so Mr. Darren is calling to ask for information about this card."

Augustus was deep in thought. Just as he wanted to say something, his phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, I'm Augustus."

After hanging up the phone, Augustus's face darkened even more. He said to Roan and the others, "It's a call from the fingerprint database. The fingerprint found in the bathroom at the crime scene failed to match. The fingerprint database can't find the owner of that fingerprint."

Mona's face instantly fell, and Lacey's expression was not too good either.

This was a normal situation. After all, only people who had committed crimes would be required to record their fingerprints. It was impossible to find a normal person's fingerprints in the fingerprint database.

Augustus and Mona also knew this fact, but before the final result was out, who did not have some expectations?

"Don't worry."

Roan picked up the crime scene report and looked at it. He comforted everyone,

"There's also a clue about the credit card."

"That's right!"

Mona's eyes lit up.

"As long as the other party has used a credit card, I can definitely get the information of the other party!"

After hearing Roan and Mona's words, Lacey and Augustus's emotions were lifted from the haze of their failed fingerprints.

A few minutes later, Darren pushed open the door of the conference room and walked out. He did not disappoint everyone's expectations and said directly,

"I asked Sabrina's secretary for information about the credit card."

"That's great!"

Mona cheered, and her fingers danced. She immediately began to investigate the credit card usage records according to the information Darren had given her.

"Agent Roan."

Mona typed on the keyboard and everyone could only wait. Darren turned his attention to Roan, who was analyzing the information with his head lowered. He asked worriedly, "How is Sabrina now? Is her life in danger?"

'How would I know?'

Roan was helpless. He was not the murderer, so he could only comfort Darren. At this moment, Mona's excited voice was heard.

"Everyone! Just 16 hours ago, this credit card had been used!"

"What?"

"Where is it?"

Everyone turned to look at Mona's computer. Mona typed on the keyboard and said, "16 hours ago, this credit card filled up the car at the gas station in the Third National Road 19 area!"

"16 hours, that's when Sabrina went missing."

Roan and Augustus turned to look at Darren. Darren hurriedly said, "Sabrina and I have never been in that area! Moreover, we never refuel the car. These jobs are all done by the secretary!"

Roan was speechless.

Augustus turned to Mona and said, "Immediately pull out the surveillance video of that gas station!"

"I'm in the middle of a war!"

Mona's typing never stopped. A few seconds later, she cursed the word 'F' and turned to Augustus.

"The surveillance cameras at the gas station have been broken for a month. We can't see the situation at that time at all."

"What about the surveillance cameras on the national highway?"

Lacey moved to the computer and asked, "There are surveillance cameras at the entrances and exits of the national highway."

"I've already checked what you said."

Mona slumped in her chair and pointed at the computer screen.

"This month, the Third National Road 19 area is undergoing large-scale repairs. The cameras have all been removed."

"F*ck!"

Augustus and Lacey cursed at the same time when they heard the news. Augustus turned around and pointed at a certain agent beside him.

"Drive to the gas station immediately and ask the boss about the specific situation this morning."

"Yes, Sir."

The agent immediately turned around and left.

Just as the agent left the office, Ryder, who had been investigating clues outside, finally returned. He walked to Augustus and said, "Sir, the family members of the victims of the new serial killer case have arrived. When are we going to take a statement?"

He called the victim's family over. Other than identifying the body, he also had to ask them a few simple questions. Perhaps he could find some useful clues and catch the murderer.

"I'll go now."

Time was tight. Augustus got up and wanted to pull Roan along, but he found Roan sitting on the chair, staring at the document in his hand, frowning in thought.

"I'll go, Sir."

Seeing Roan's condition, Lacey hurriedly stood up and said that she could go and take the statement. However, Augustus reached out and stopped her. He asked Ryder to contact the victim's family first while he stayed behind to wait for Roan.

Anyway, the victim's family had to go and claim the body first, so it did not matter.

Ryder returned to the office less than a minute before he was kicked out again.

Roan did not notice Augustus and the others' actions just now. After confirming that the murderer had used Sabrina's credit card, Roan had been thinking about a question.

What was the murderer's behavior pattern?

Analyzing a person's behavior was a special lesson that the old assassin had taught Roan in his previous life. This lesson was an extension of the behavior analysis taught in the police academy.

The difference was that the behavior analysis in the police academy mainly analyzed the murderer's psychology by analyzing the murderer's movements. From there, they could determine the general image of the murderer, such as height, weight, personality, hobbies, etc. Finally, they could narrow down the scope of the murderer through these clues and arrest the murderer.

However, the old assassin taught Roan to analyze the behavior of others mainly to let him analyze the habitual behavior, habitual thoughts, small actions, and subconscious actions of the target. From there, he could find the moment when the target was the most relaxed or the most suitable place to attack and complete the one-hit kill.

There were many principles in the world that were interlinked. The behavior analysis used to find the timing of the target's attack could also be used to analyze the murderer's habitual behavior.

A person's habitual behavior was usually subconscious, and subconscious behavior was usually difficult to change.