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CRIME BOOK 101 Witnesses
Sam pulled out his phone again, asking Rina and Aris, who were standing in front of him, to go into the interrogation room and start without waiting for Dakota. They both complied and entered their respective rooms where the witnesses were already seated, waiting.“Good afternoon, uh, Mr. Jon Broun?” Rina entered with Luk. The middle-aged man worked as a city park maintenance worker and was also Ronald Ween's colleague; he was the one who first found the severed hand on the night of the incident. The man looked pale, though he was trying to stay calm, whether it was because he hadn’t eaten or the air in the interrogation room was too cold. Rina smiled, flipping through some documents in her hands, occasionally glancing at the man in front of her, who was growing impatient about why the police had called him there.“So, um, you’ve known the victim for, um, eight years? That’s quite a long time, right?” Rina said, looking at the man. He nodded. “Yeah, roughly that long.”“You used to w
CRIME BOOK 101 Wash Away
The sun shone brightly, reflecting off the glass windows of the long, spacious building at the Elgens nursing home. A gentle breeze fluttered the white curtains that lined the long windows in the quiet hallway of the house. Behind the window, a young woman with long, wavy hair, dressed in a flowing white outfit, was arranging some flowers in a vase. She seemed to be thoroughly enjoying her task, smiling widely with her rosy red lips. A middle-aged woman approached her and gently tapped her on the shoulder. "Miss, there's a guest looking for you outside." said the woman.The young woman turned; it was Alisa Aldrin, looking so down-to-earth with her light makeup and simple attire—a long white cotton dress, without any sparkling jewelry adorning her face like before. She smiled at the middle-aged woman, who was one of the nurses there. "Oh, a guest for me? I wonder who’s looking for me here?" the young woman asked. Not long after, the front garden of the nursing home was quite spac
CRIME BOOK 101 Blue River
"Yeah, Kim?" Sam reply in somewhat lazy tone.Kim stood in front of her apartment window, looking far out."How's it going? Is Dax still mad?" she asked.Sam walked down the gentle slope, lucky he was wearing his trusty sneakers that day, so the slippery road wasn't an issue."What do you think?"Kim bit her nail, deep in thought. She hadn't even showered and had hurried to call Sam as soon as she woke up, only to find the two young men weren't there, including her brother."Should we tell him? He’s going to be really angry and disappointed that we hid something so important from him; I can understand how he feels," said Kim.Not long after, Sam arrived at the scene. Emma and the team had already documented as much as they could and were preparing to transport the body to the office. Meanwhile, Rina and Luk were combing through the area, searching for evidence or the victim's identity—anything they could find. "We'll talk about it later, Kim. I’ll be the one to tell Dax," Sam said, oc
CRIME BOOK 101 Victim Zero
Sam stepped into his office, placing a hot cup of coffee on Dakota's desk. His colleague had been studying some images on wall of fame board in the middle of the room quite seriously. Sam stood beside him, also observing the board where they had pinned all the evidence photos they had gathered so far.Dakota looked so serious as he examined the murder victim's belongings in the trash, Rio Damsy. "What are you looking at, Dax?" Dakota glanced at the photo of the ring they had just placed there. "I've seen it somewhere before," Dakota said. Sam, who was about to take a sip of his coffee, nearly spilled it all over himself. Instead of drinking, he ended up blowing on it, a bit startled. Dakota shot a look at his partner, wondering how he could be surprised by something like that. He returned to his desk, grabbed the cup of coffee that Sam had just set down. His favorite piccolo coffee; he had only started liking it recently. "Where did you see it?" Sam asked. "The Monty fami
CRIME BOOK 101 It's Back?
Dakota lifted his head, glancing at the woman for a moment. "Don't you find it suspicious that your son's belongings weren't with him when he was found? You haven't found him yet, have you?" Dakota asked. The woman nodded. "Yes, my husband and I were wondering the same thing, but it's possible that the river's current was so strong that Mike's things could have been swept away. And I also don't understand why he wasn't wearing anything except his underwear when he was found. We can't think of anything else, other than bringing our son home," she cried again, sobbing so hard it was difficult to speak. Dakota looked over at Sam for a moment. "Your son was majoring in business, right? Did any professors or even the dean come to pay their respects after his death?" Sam asked. The woman nodded. "Yes, at the funeral home and a few days after my son was buried." "Do you know any of them?" Dakota asked. The woman furrowed her brow, thinking. "I don't really know them well,
CRIME BOOK 101 The Pharmacist.
The atmosphere in front of the pharmacy was quite busy. It was already eleven in the morning, and Dakota had to sit in the waiting area while his medication was being prepared. This felt like a waste of time, Dakota thought, even though he had only been sitting for fifteen minutes. A call came in from Sam just as a young pharmacy technician approached him. Dakota would just ignored it. Sam always call in the bad time.“Mr. Dakota Sorenson?” asked the young man standing in front of him, handing over a brown paper bag. “Yeah.” The young man smiled; from the uniform he wore, it was clear he was a pharmacy technician. He had a friendly face and smooth hands as Dakota looked at what he was holding. It was strange—did everyone know he was a VIP patient there now, to be treated this way? No one had ever mentioned anything before, not even Dr. Elbert. Usually, he would be the one picking up his medication at the counter and paying for it himself. “This is your medication, everything is com
CRIME BOOK 101 The AB
Sam's eyes widened as he saw the needle's tip starting to pierce the vein in Dakota's neck. He raised his weapon. “Alright, let him go, don’t do that! You’ll only make your crime worse—killing girls is different from injuring police, especially the Prime Minister's son. You know what the consequences will be, right?” Sam shouted. He had to use every trick to convince the cornered man; when someone feels trapped, they might do something desperate. Sam glanced at Aris and Beni, who had appeared from the parking lot exit behind the man, both quickly hiding so he wouldn’t see them. Dakota grimaced; he could feel a burning sensation from the needle slightly piercing his vein, hot and painful. Yes, it was the AB drug he knew all too well, and his heart began to race, even though only a tiny bit of liquid had entered his system. Charlie lifted Dakota's body as he felt the young man starting to waver and about to fall. But he couldn’t give up; there was no other choice for him to escape
CRIME BOOK 101 Off the Case
A week earlier. Sam stopped his vehicle in front of the main building of CW campus. He saw Dakota unbuckling his seatbelt and getting ready to step out. He grabbed Dakota's hand before he could exit. “Dax, stay here, and this afternoon the driver from home will pick you up and take you straight back to the apartment. You don’t need to go to the office; this isn’t your case anymore. From now on, I’m pulling you out of this task force,” Sam exclaimed. Dakota halted his hand movement, giving Sam a sharp look. “You must be joking. We’ve been working on this case for a while, and now you want me to back off? Do you really think I won’t be suspicious about what’s going on?” said Dakota.Sam pursed his lips. “Well, nothing’s happened, but Kim heard about this case from the news. She said it’s really dangerous, and before she could say anything, your dad already knew from some news bulletins he read. In the end, he was the one who said he would pull you out of this case. The commiss