Chapter 12Jay POV I saw it clearly though his thumb was wrapped with bandage but it obviousI grew restless and couldn't wait to talk to him. "Drake deals with the kids, I need to see this one" I pointed to the boy.I pulled him into Ariel's office while she followed beside us puzzled. "Jay,what did you want with him?" Ariel asked, confused."Sit" I ordered and he sat"Your name?""It Jeffrey""Ohh I see,Jeff, how did you get your left thumb cut off or were you born that way?" I threw the question without hesitation. Ariel widened her eyes in shock and looked at Jeff's hand."I don't notice it" she whispered almost to herself. "My thumb was cut when I was little," he replied without much reaction."By who?""The murderer of my Mom,I was just a year old then" he spoke without emotion. "Is it the left thumb Murderer?" I asked to be sure."Yes,we lived in that neighborhood then,my Mom was also a victim"he added"The case has been 20 years, how old are you?""I'm 21"

Chapter 13Jay POV I groaned and held my head,I was feeling headache I hissed and slowly opened my eyes. I blinked my eyes and try to see where I was.'White wall,white ceiling,curtain and beds, I must be at the hospital' I thought. I raised up with difficulty and gritted my teeth to endure the pain."Why are you up?" Ariel stood by the door staring at me she looked annoyed."I'm fine just a lil beating won't…." "Lil beating,you were kicked till you fainted and you call it little.you must not value your body,you have to be in good health to solve cases,if you fell ill and die,our team will move on and we will still solve cases" she was trying hard to suppress her anger. "I know,I have to be well but I need to do…..""Who asked you to approach Azchem patient? Jay you might die if you aren't careful!" She yelled and sniffle,I don't see that coming I was shocked Ariel was crying.the ice Queen was crying"Are you crying?""It all your fault" she came beside me a

Chapter 16Jay POV"Vanessa was a cheerful, she quite energic for her age,she's always giggling she's the most happiest thing that happened to me, Steve himself loved her,even though I was a single mother I was happy,she was my joy"Miss Carmen had calmed down,she was cleaning her tears with tissue."If she is still alive now,she would be 38,she probably will be married and I could have had grandchildren, Steve won't have been this sick" she blew her nose and continued."That day my baby came home crying, in sweat,with smell of sex,she was bleeding from her private part.I had to take her to the hospital down the street.when Steve came back home that day.the first time he asked was who did it. Vanessa told him and he lost his reasoning. That day I thought my daughter was lying,Adams is a good man he's an angel" she broke into sob again,I didn't interrupt,I waited for her to let out the pain and anger."Steve took a machete planning to kill him that night,I followed him to stop him to t

Chapter 18Jay POV"Mama Coco,just tell him,how will they catch the culprit if you hide her story?" Betty was helping me convince her."Her story shouldn't be heard,I don't want the culprit to be caught. He helped clear a lot of mess." Mama coco closed her eyesBetty pleaded and pleaded but she wasn't gonna tell."Mama coco,we need to find the culprit. The victim from the last 3 weeks needs justice. If the culprit isn't found, how will give her justice?" I use the last card I had.She slowly opened her eyes"Right Diana is innocent,she shouldn't be killed that way and the only way to make her rest in peace is to catch her culprit" I nodded and she looked down and fixed her eyes on the flowers planted beside the house."Gwen i must say is the most disgusting human being I have ever seen,she pretend to be mother Theressa in the day and a whore in the night""She helped women with house and feeding but pleasured herself with their husband behind their back. They thought she was doing the

Chapter 20Jay POV"Drake let go" "No""Drake I need to see that man's condition" I almost pushed it away.He reluctantly let go of my arm and I crawled to the man that was shot.I felt his pulse,he's still alive, that was a relief.I tore his shirt and covered the bullet wound.It needs to be removed but we can't right now.I can hear children crying and women wailing,the men were trying to be strong though."Careful Jay" Drake yelled and I rolled on the floor away from the man who got shot.The bullet hit where I was earlier and I breathed in relief."I'm with the police everyone, backup will come in 10 minutes just hold on" I showed my ID and took out my phone."Jane,we need backup,the address is….""Sweet pastries right? we are on the way" she answered before I could continue."5 minutes,just give me 5 minutes," she added."Ok,we are waiting" I hung up and looked in the direction where the shots were coming from.It's a tall building opposite the pastries shop but I can't see or t