Chapter 213
Instantly.
Everyone at the scene was shocked.
All the clues found in Jack’s bedroom....
Pointed to Miriam?!
The hair on the pillow!
The fingerprints on the phone!
Could it be.... Miriam is not dead yet! And even appeared in Jack’s bedroom?!
But the next second!
Jack’s angry tone countered everyone’s conjecture!
“She is already dead!! It couldn't have been her who came here!!”
However, Will, who had been listless, asked calmly:
“Does Miriam know where you live?”
“If she wanted to, she definitely could have found out.”
“Then it’s possible she told the Chesapeake Ripper before she was killed.”
Will lowered his eyelids and analyzed calmly:
“The person who made the call believes that you and Miriam were very close. And believes that you feel guilty for her death.”
Instantly.
Will’s conjecture pierced through a piece of information!
The Chesapeake Ripper believes, and knows, that Miriam and Jack were very close!
Even if Jack appeared cold, serious, and stern on the surface.
But the Ripper must know something!
To be able to make such a judgment!
And!
The Ripper knows that Jack feels guilty about Miriam’s death!
And in an instant!
A flash of inspiration crossed the minds of a few viewers! A terrifying inspiration!
The one who clearly knew this....
Besides the viewers standing from a god’s-eye perspective...
There was one more person!!
Jack had confided his heart to this person not long ago!
If it were the case that....
Jack hadn't mentioned it to anyone else....
Then it would be..... that person....
But for a moment.
No one could be certain.
Because Jack’s guilt over Miriam was likely known by more than just that one person!
Even Will could have guessed some of it from the details!
Not to mention his wife and others who lived with Jack day and night.
But the plot didn't give the viewers a chance to continue guessing.
Following Will’s question.
Jack also fell into memories.
“You don’t have class today?”
Jack looked at Miriam, who had walked into his office, and asked.
And the latter had a hint of restraint on her face.
Although she was a genius in criminal psychology.
She was still just an intern at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Facing her stern superior, Jack.
Miriam was still a bit nervous.
“Yes, sir. I just thought this matter would be more important than the ‘Exclusionary Rule of Search and Seizure’ class.”
“And I left a report here last night, I don’t know if you saw it.”
Facing Miriam’s gaze.
Jack nodded.
“I saw it, but please go back to class.”
“Feeling frustrated?”
“If so, you need to be prepared; you will be frustrated often in the future.”
Miriam had a hint of unwillingness on her face.
“You should at least take a careful look at my report!”
“I have looked at it.”
“Any comments, sir??”
“My comment is that you shouldn't be here, but should go back to class and study the ‘Good Faith Exception Clause’ diligently.”
Jack had a serious look on his face.
“You know very well that the points raised in your report violate confidentiality clauses. You shouldn't belittle what you learn here.”
But Miriam didn't think so.
With stubbornness on her face.
“If the Chesapeake Ripper is a surgeon, then we need to check the medical records of all known victims!”
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“I know that without solid evidence, it’s impossible to get a search warrant.”
Miriam’s expression was very determined.
But facing Miriam’s bluntness.
Jack seemed to see the expression he wanted to see.
With a hint of playfulness on his face, he said pointedly:
“Without a search warrant, an intern privately checking private medical records is one thing.”
“But a full-time employee doing so is another thing entirely.”
For a moment.
Miriam was stunned.
In front of the screen.
Countless viewers were also taken aback.
Jack’s meaning....
Wasn't it just asking Miriam, this intern, to privately check the medical records??
This hint... was too obvious....
But what the viewers cared about more.
Was Miriam’s investigation direction!
If the Ripper is a surgeon....
Then according to the Ripper’s thinking....
Would he attack his own past patients?!
After all, as a doctor.
He must know his patients inside and out!
If they were the Ripper.
They would probably prioritize attacking their own past patients!
For one, it’s more convenient for the Ripper to screen targets! Regardless of the motive!
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For another, with such intimate knowledge, it’s also more convenient for the Ripper to strike!
And this point.
Was something no one in the police force had thought of, except for Miriam!
This is enough to prove.
Miriam’s talent and achievements in criminal psychology!
She is absolutely a genius!
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【Holy crap!! Miriam’s line of thinking is so unique!!】
【I also think it’s very likely!!】
【If I were the Ripper, I think I would also screen targets through this method!】
【Although we still don’t know what the Ripper’s basis for choosing targets is.】
【In the entire investigation team, only Miriam thought of this??】
【Even Will didn't think of this point!】
【However... Will’s main investigation direction wasn't here, I guess.】
【Miriam is trying to go head-to-head with the Ripper.】
【Such a genius... her life is a bit too short....】
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And Jack’s memory.
Was also pulled back to reality by a ringing phone.
“Jack! Jack!”
“Jack! It’s me, Miriam!”
“I don’t know where I am! I can’t see anything!”
“I was so wrong, so wrong! Please, Jack! I beg you!”
The same recording as always.
Also made Jack’s face look ugly.
The investigation continued.
And the next day.
The FBI also successfully tracked the most recent phone signal!
Quickly dispatched police to the outside of an abandoned observatory.
A female team member was introducing the situation to Will while walking.
“The burner phone that made the last call to Jack is inside here or within a hundred feet nearby.”
“What was Miriam investigating?”
Will was very curious about Miriam’s investigation direction back then.
“Medical records. If that Ripper is a surgeon, she thought the Ripper might have treated one of his victims.”
“Have they checked the places she went?”
“Everything that could be checked has been checked. Every surgeon that the victims in all the Ripper cases might have come into contact with has been thoroughly investigated or monitored.”
For a moment.
There was some silence between the two.
The conversation fell into silence.
Miriam’s direction definitely wasn't wrong.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have led to her death!
Which means Miriam likely found the correct clue at that time!
But....
Even if the police investigated all the directions she had checked!
Digging deeper following Miriam’s line of thought.
Every surgeon that each victim might have come into contact with had also been thoroughly investigated by the police!
But... still no results!
I’m afraid that after Miriam’s investigation.
The Ripper also realized the loophole! And completely blocked this clue!
And as the investigation team walked into the abandoned observatory.
Jack took out his phone.
And dialed the only number where the Ripper didn't hide the source of the call.
Instantly.
A ringtone rang out inside the observatory!
But.....
When the group found the source of the sound.
And saw that scene.
Everyone was stunned!
On a desk.
A severed arm was holding a mobile phone.
On the phone, the incoming call alert and ringtone were lighting up.
It was exactly the call Jack had just dialed!
And seeing such a shocking scene.
Everyone was also a bit silent.
Clearly, this time they thought it was the Ripper’s oversight.
Not hiding the signal source.
Allowing the police to successfully locate his position!
All of this was also a trap set by the Ripper!
Or rather... this was the Ripper playing with them once again!
— Author's Notes —
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