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Mephisto
takes long breaks. Do you remember this American's lecture?" He alluded to the training. Sebastian sighed.
"It's not just the numbers. Both the medical examiner from then and our current one unanimously state that the murders were committed by the same perpetrator."he explained. Chris put his hand over his mouth.
"Was the rest the same?" He asked. Sebastian shook his head.
"Nothing was the same. The sentences were missing and families were no longer killed, only individuals," he revealed.
"And it is surely the same perpetrator? That was when the numbers were revealed," reminded Chris. Sebastian agreed with him.
"Yes, he changed his scheme, but nothing else. The wounds are still stopped with salt and the meaning of the numbers was not published at that time," he reminded. Chris nodded. The meaning. The numbers combined with the gruesome quotes left at the crime scenes. "The strength is weak, but the pleasure is great." That was one of the sentences. Chris suffered a panic attack at the time and stayed in the hospital for two weeks for observation. The newspapers were full then.
“Cruel murder of family.” Chris read every issue of it. But there was nothing in any of them that he did not yet know. He called Sebastian, who couldn't tell him anything either. And certainly not the criminal police. On the day of his release, he bought a new newspaper.
"Another family murdered in cold blood! Police assume a ritual murder. Murderer leaves numbers and religious messages on the scene. A population in fear and terror!" Chris went to the investigator at the time. The latter took great pity on the boy and told him, contrary to the regulations, the reasons why. In the second murder, there were again three victims. A married couple with their daughter. The numbers "21", "20" and "19" were found on the foreheads of the three. At first, the investigators assumed the perpetrator had already killed 24 people and only started counting with Chris' family. That there were still victims who were not known to the police. But then they found that the perpetrator was counting down. The police believed they had made a major breakthrough when Natascha Klein, the family's daughter, had a weak pulse. She was taken to the nearest hospital and operated on. With success! She survived, and the police believed they'd be able to find the serial killer through her. But it took some time before she could be questioned. She told of a man with a mask that looked like skin. He had tortured her parents in front of her eyes and she had to watch as their parents lost their lives in horror. Natascha no longer remembered being tortured herself, although her wounds proved it. The doctors found this reaction more than logical. A sentence was also found in act number 2. “Yes, out of sight, out of mind!” The police were puzzled until a police psychologist finally came to the rescue. He was able to assign the sentences to the work "Faust" by Goethe. The numbers took a while, but eventually the connection was found.
"At that time Faust conjured a devil. Mephistopheles. He did a deal with him.Mephistopheles was to serve him for 24 years, in return he would receive Faust's soul in the end. "That was the last that the chief investigator had said at the time. The police assumed that the killer had selected 24 victims for some reason. But why families? Natascha Klein was no longer any help either. She remembered that the perpetrator was hers Parents kept asking questions when he tortured them. He asked them if they wanted to die or live. She swore that her parents kept saying the latter, but the more the killer tortured her, the more she changed her mind. Her answer Natascha didn't remember. Had she said yes or no? Maybe she had decided to live despite all the pain, maybe that was the reason why the murderer had spared her. But did he really? He had hers Parents executed, was it really humane to let them live then? A greedy male nurse finally gave an interview to the press.
Next headline:
"Murderer leaves quotes from Goethe's 'Faust'. Allusions to the devil Mephisto are mentioned." From then on there was only one name in every newspaper. Mephisto! The city became even more fearful when a third act occurred two weeks after the attack on the Klein family. The Beck family, found dead in their home with their 20 year old son. An aunt came to visit and discovered the monster. But again there was a survivor. Andreas Beck, who was still conscious when the police arrived and 'bagged' his parents. The police expected him to give another clue to finally stop the murders, but Andreas Beck suffered a nervous breakdown and was taken to a psychiatric institution. To this day, according to the anamnesis, he is not yet able to be questioned. All that remained were the numbers "18", "17" and a bad "16". Although Andres Beck said nothing, the officers assumed that he must have struggled and put Mephisto to flight. But he just couldn't say anything about it. "The devil taught you it; the devil alone can't do it." Was the last sentence found in 1999. The killing stopped. Mephisto was never caught. After a year it was assumed that Andreas Beck would have fatally wounded him - this was supported by an edition of the book 'Faust' that the murderer had left behind - or that Mephisto would have committed suicide. After another six months, SOKO was dissolved like the former SOKO.
"How ... how is that possible?", Chris had lost his composure. Sebastian wished he could answer that question. "This 'break' can have various reasons. Perhaps Mephisto was seriously injured during his last act, or somewhere else, which is why he stopped. Perhaps he went to jail for a minor act.", He listed the options.
"And now he's getting the remaining 15."added Chris. Sebastian nodded considerably." Unfortunately. And he's already got three. We found the '14' and the '13', so we assume that there is still an undiscovered '15'. We absolutely have to stop him! I count you too. ", he now grabbed Chris' forearm. The latter looked at him questioningly.
"How should I be able to help?" He paused. Sebastian sighed. "Jäger owes me something. I asked him to bring you on board. As an independent advisor and contact to me," he explained. Chris looked towards the window. "Why should you do that?" He didn't look at him. Sebastian was surprised by the question, yes it even made him a little angry.
"Damn Chris! You were the only one who was still investigating at the time! You even managed to locate the store where the Faust novel was bought. The police had already given up," he recalled. Chris screwed up his eyes.
"None of that did anything. Mephisto got away. My obsession only led me to dead ends." Sebastian looked at him urgently.
"And it is precisely this obsession that we now need again. Mephisto has left new traces that need to be evaluated. I brought you in not only because it affects your family, but also because of your abilities. I believe that you will find something that suits them Homicide detective overlooked. If only because you went through these bad things. ", He tried to convince him. Chris snorted.
"Does Jäger see it that way too?" He asked. Sebastian fended off. "Jäger is professional. Don't be fooled by his style, he's a good guy." Sebastian seemed to be sure. "Listen. I'm risking a lot with this. But I just owe it to you. So get back by catching the bastard!", Sebastian's tone grew louder. Chris nodded and got up.
"Thank you very much for the information. Now that I know that Mephisto is active again, I will continue to investigate. But I reject the offer of the special commission. Good luck anyway," he pointed towards the door.
"Chris, don't be stupid! The boys have the best methods, believe me! If you go it alone now, it'll end like five years ago," he shouted at him. Chris left the office without saying goodbye. The two officers drove him home, where Chris thought it over again.
Chapter 5
Fear defeats more people than anything else in the world.
Breuer was already lighting his third cigarette, but quickly had to throw it away and crush it when his target left the nightclub. Breuer rummaged in exasperation in the side pocket of his jacket, from which he took out a crumpled picture. He checked the woman on it with his target. There was no doubt about it. It was her. Now the hardest part followed. Breuer had a self-written description of how he should 'turn off' the target person.It was far from being his first murder, but the explanations he had given himself are likely to get complicated. The name of the target person was Sabine Emmerich. Breuer had first heard the name in prison, but did not like to remember it. He had been shadowing the woman, whom he estimated to be in her mid-twenties, for several evenings. So he also knew that she didn't get into taxis on her way home. Her way led Sabine through a sparsely populated area, which Breuer built on. He horrified himself, but should get good money for this job. After his release from the prison, he would also need some urgently. He stayed at least 10 meters behind the target. In his jacket he felt the blade of the knife he had brought with him. As soon as this Sabine was in front of a dark alley or an abandoned building, he would strike. For his plan, this murder had to take place in public, with which Breuer also took an incalculable risk. Sabine now turned a corner. But what was that? Was Breuer wrong, or had his target person increased their pace? Actually, she shouldn't have seen Breuer. What had betrayed him? A car's rearview mirror? Breuer started to run and shortly afterwards also turned the corner. He paused. He looked down the long alley in disbelief. On the left only a cold stone wall and on the right the wide main street. There was nothing more to be seen of the target person. Even if she had run like a bull, Breuer shouldn't have lost her. Was she just
"It's not just the numbers. Both the medical examiner from then and our current one unanimously state that the murders were committed by the same perpetrator."he explained. Chris put his hand over his mouth.
"Was the rest the same?" He asked. Sebastian shook his head.
"Nothing was the same. The sentences were missing and families were no longer killed, only individuals," he revealed.
"And it is surely the same perpetrator? That was when the numbers were revealed," reminded Chris. Sebastian agreed with him.
"Yes, he changed his scheme, but nothing else. The wounds are still stopped with salt and the meaning of the numbers was not published at that time," he reminded. Chris nodded. The meaning. The numbers combined with the gruesome quotes left at the crime scenes. "The strength is weak, but the pleasure is great." That was one of the sentences. Chris suffered a panic attack at the time and stayed in the hospital for two weeks for observation. The newspapers were full then.
“Cruel murder of family.” Chris read every issue of it. But there was nothing in any of them that he did not yet know. He called Sebastian, who couldn't tell him anything either. And certainly not the criminal police. On the day of his release, he bought a new newspaper.
"Another family murdered in cold blood! Police assume a ritual murder. Murderer leaves numbers and religious messages on the scene. A population in fear and terror!" Chris went to the investigator at the time. The latter took great pity on the boy and told him, contrary to the regulations, the reasons why. In the second murder, there were again three victims. A married couple with their daughter. The numbers "21", "20" and "19" were found on the foreheads of the three. At first, the investigators assumed the perpetrator had already killed 24 people and only started counting with Chris' family. That there were still victims who were not known to the police. But then they found that the perpetrator was counting down. The police believed they had made a major breakthrough when Natascha Klein, the family's daughter, had a weak pulse. She was taken to the nearest hospital and operated on. With success! She survived, and the police believed they'd be able to find the serial killer through her. But it took some time before she could be questioned. She told of a man with a mask that looked like skin. He had tortured her parents in front of her eyes and she had to watch as their parents lost their lives in horror. Natascha no longer remembered being tortured herself, although her wounds proved it. The doctors found this reaction more than logical. A sentence was also found in act number 2. “Yes, out of sight, out of mind!” The police were puzzled until a police psychologist finally came to the rescue. He was able to assign the sentences to the work "Faust" by Goethe. The numbers took a while, but eventually the connection was found.
"At that time Faust conjured a devil. Mephistopheles. He did a deal with him.Mephistopheles was to serve him for 24 years, in return he would receive Faust's soul in the end. "That was the last that the chief investigator had said at the time. The police assumed that the killer had selected 24 victims for some reason. But why families? Natascha Klein was no longer any help either. She remembered that the perpetrator was hers Parents kept asking questions when he tortured them. He asked them if they wanted to die or live. She swore that her parents kept saying the latter, but the more the killer tortured her, the more she changed her mind. Her answer Natascha didn't remember. Had she said yes or no? Maybe she had decided to live despite all the pain, maybe that was the reason why the murderer had spared her. But did he really? He had hers Parents executed, was it really humane to let them live then? A greedy male nurse finally gave an interview to the press.
Next headline:
"Murderer leaves quotes from Goethe's 'Faust'. Allusions to the devil Mephisto are mentioned." From then on there was only one name in every newspaper. Mephisto! The city became even more fearful when a third act occurred two weeks after the attack on the Klein family. The Beck family, found dead in their home with their 20 year old son. An aunt came to visit and discovered the monster. But again there was a survivor. Andreas Beck, who was still conscious when the police arrived and 'bagged' his parents. The police expected him to give another clue to finally stop the murders, but Andreas Beck suffered a nervous breakdown and was taken to a psychiatric institution. To this day, according to the anamnesis, he is not yet able to be questioned. All that remained were the numbers "18", "17" and a bad "16". Although Andres Beck said nothing, the officers assumed that he must have struggled and put Mephisto to flight. But he just couldn't say anything about it. "The devil taught you it; the devil alone can't do it." Was the last sentence found in 1999. The killing stopped. Mephisto was never caught. After a year it was assumed that Andreas Beck would have fatally wounded him - this was supported by an edition of the book 'Faust' that the murderer had left behind - or that Mephisto would have committed suicide. After another six months, SOKO was dissolved like the former SOKO.
"How ... how is that possible?", Chris had lost his composure. Sebastian wished he could answer that question. "This 'break' can have various reasons. Perhaps Mephisto was seriously injured during his last act, or somewhere else, which is why he stopped. Perhaps he went to jail for a minor act.", He listed the options.
"And now he's getting the remaining 15."added Chris. Sebastian nodded considerably." Unfortunately. And he's already got three. We found the '14' and the '13', so we assume that there is still an undiscovered '15'. We absolutely have to stop him! I count you too. ", he now grabbed Chris' forearm. The latter looked at him questioningly.
"How should I be able to help?" He paused. Sebastian sighed. "Jäger owes me something. I asked him to bring you on board. As an independent advisor and contact to me," he explained. Chris looked towards the window. "Why should you do that?" He didn't look at him. Sebastian was surprised by the question, yes it even made him a little angry.
"Damn Chris! You were the only one who was still investigating at the time! You even managed to locate the store where the Faust novel was bought. The police had already given up," he recalled. Chris screwed up his eyes.
"None of that did anything. Mephisto got away. My obsession only led me to dead ends." Sebastian looked at him urgently.
"And it is precisely this obsession that we now need again. Mephisto has left new traces that need to be evaluated. I brought you in not only because it affects your family, but also because of your abilities. I believe that you will find something that suits them Homicide detective overlooked. If only because you went through these bad things. ", He tried to convince him. Chris snorted.
"Does Jäger see it that way too?" He asked. Sebastian fended off. "Jäger is professional. Don't be fooled by his style, he's a good guy." Sebastian seemed to be sure. "Listen. I'm risking a lot with this. But I just owe it to you. So get back by catching the bastard!", Sebastian's tone grew louder. Chris nodded and got up.
"Thank you very much for the information. Now that I know that Mephisto is active again, I will continue to investigate. But I reject the offer of the special commission. Good luck anyway," he pointed towards the door.
"Chris, don't be stupid! The boys have the best methods, believe me! If you go it alone now, it'll end like five years ago," he shouted at him. Chris left the office without saying goodbye. The two officers drove him home, where Chris thought it over again.
Chapter 5
Fear defeats more people than anything else in the world.
Breuer was already lighting his third cigarette, but quickly had to throw it away and crush it when his target left the nightclub. Breuer rummaged in exasperation in the side pocket of his jacket, from which he took out a crumpled picture. He checked the woman on it with his target. There was no doubt about it. It was her. Now the hardest part followed. Breuer had a self-written description of how he should 'turn off' the target person.It was far from being his first murder, but the explanations he had given himself are likely to get complicated. The name of the target person was Sabine Emmerich. Breuer had first heard the name in prison, but did not like to remember it. He had been shadowing the woman, whom he estimated to be in her mid-twenties, for several evenings. So he also knew that she didn't get into taxis on her way home. Her way led Sabine through a sparsely populated area, which Breuer built on. He horrified himself, but should get good money for this job. After his release from the prison, he would also need some urgently. He stayed at least 10 meters behind the target. In his jacket he felt the blade of the knife he had brought with him. As soon as this Sabine was in front of a dark alley or an abandoned building, he would strike. For his plan, this murder had to take place in public, with which Breuer also took an incalculable risk. Sabine now turned a corner. But what was that? Was Breuer wrong, or had his target person increased their pace? Actually, she shouldn't have seen Breuer. What had betrayed him? A car's rearview mirror? Breuer started to run and shortly afterwards also turned the corner. He paused. He looked down the long alley in disbelief. On the left only a cold stone wall and on the right the wide main street. There was nothing more to be seen of the target person. Even if she had run like a bull, Breuer shouldn't have lost her. Was she just