Bayward International Airport. This vast airport is one of the most luxurious and sophisticated in the country. Non-stop flights on international and domestic routes fill the large screens in every corner. Aris and Beni parked their vehicle in front of the entrance and hurried inside the airport. Beni tossed his car keys to the officer standing at the large door and rushed past him.“Here, please take care of this,” he said.The officer looked momentarily confused, but Aris and Beni didn’t give him a chance to refuse. Soon, two police vehicles also pulled up behind Aris's car. Aris glanced at the young uniformed officer accompanying them. Moments later, several airport security personnel approached. Before that, Erw had already contacted the security staff and shared a photo of Susan Reis, who was now known to be in the waiting area at gate 19, waiting for her flight to take off.The waiting area was visible from the outside, and vice versa, so Aris and the team had to hurry to appreh
Dakota just stared straight ahead, not responding to Sam right away. Sam pressed the gas and continued driving.“Dax, you know, right now, you can’t hide your problems from me forever. Sooner or later, everything will come out, so it’s pointless to keep it a secret,” said Sam again.Sam looked at Dakota for a moment, then focused back on the road. He was waiting for Dakota’s answer.“It’s a message from Roger. You think I couldn’t have secrets?” Dakota asked, looking at Sam with sharp eyes.Sam stammered. That was true; everyone had the right to have secrets.“Uh, well, but your secrets aren’t like everyone
While the commotion on the other side of the café didn’t deter the man from meeting Dakota, Edi had to step in as the fight escalated with more people joining in. He felt his emotions rising and pushed two men back into the café.“How rude! Can’t you keep the noise down here?”Sam watched Dakota and the man through his binoculars. He noticed the man starting to sit down in front of Dakota, then aimed his binoculars further down the street. Sam’s eyes widened; for some reason, he felt something big was approaching. Just like what Dakota said, move your perspective to the back and you can see the whole picture. That is what he has in mind now, his gut telling him so.“Damn it, everyone, head towards Dakota!” Sam shouted. He get out of his car and rushed to cross the street. From the main road, he spotted a
Sam frowned; he had misspoken.“I mean, don’t stay up too late. You’re still in recovery. The city is now in chaos; it’s better to stay in the apartment and lock all the doors. I’ve already asked Roger to add more people if needed.” Sam added.“What does that have to do with me? I have Edi here; don’t do unnecessary things. Since when does Roger have to listen to you?” said Dakota.Sam bit back the urge to shout. That stubborn one.“Since the honorable Prime Minister said I have to keep an eye on you, twenty-four hours a day, every second, every minute, even microseconds if necessary. So Roger and anyone else has to listen to me,” he said, annoyed.
"Shutt," a whispering sound echoed in the darkness of the night, where only a faint light from the chandelier in the center of the room illuminated a small space filled with various heavy equipment such as spears and fishing hooks. "Umm." A muffled voice emerged, stifling sobs, with a mouth tightly gagged with dark fabric, possibly red. A pair of terrified eyes, those of a woman, still adorned with makeup that had run down her cheeks from tears. "Hu hu..." Her sobs were choked and trembled. A tall, large figure, dressed in black resembling a raincoat stopped, carrying a horrible tool which still drenched with blood dripping to the floor. You can still hear the dripping which getting louder and louder by the time."Ummm! Ummp!!" The heart-wrenching cries, though muffled, still sounded terrifying. The floor swayed as if on a boat, the light from the hanging ceiling lamp flickered along with it. No matter how loud the screams were, it was impossible for anyone to hear them in this de
"Clang" The sound of the metal door grinding against the frigid floor echoed through the confined space.In the dimly lit and chilly room, measuring three by three with barely any visible light, only a faint glow seeped in through the barred holes near the ceiling. This was one of the isolation cells in a highly secure prison, designed to keep the most dangerous individuals away from society.The warden pushed open the door and stepped inside. There sat the prisoner, handcuffed in a corner. Despite the maximum security, this person was kept secluded from the lights and commotion, still bound by handcuffs.A sneer could be heard from the figure sitting in the light as two officers pulled him, still shackled, out of the room. "Let’s go!"The prison was carefully designed to prevent any escape attempts, with multiple layers of security guards and extensive CCTV surveillance.That afternoon, Dakota was accompanied by a man in his fifties, his face covered in stubble from not shaving for a
Shortly thereafter, at the front main entrance of the high-level prison, Dakota and Thomas were accompanied by Warden, Carlos, who guided them through the gates."How did he end up in isolation? What did he do?" Thomas asked. The guard, Carlos, whose rank was a few levels below the chief, replied, "He challenged one of the lifers here. They could have easily taken him out, but this guy is insane; he didn't hesitate to poke the eyes of a prisoner twice his size with a plastic fork. If he hadn't been stopped, he might have killed that guy without blinking."Thomas smirked. "Crazy people like that still have someone willing to stand up to them?""Well, after this, no one might dare to go near him," Carlos grinned.Once outside the prison gates, Thomas and Dakota headed towards the parking area. Thomas paused for a moment in front of the car, staring at Dakota's face for a long time. He furrowed his brow, noticing how calm the young man was, even though he already knew Dakota's true natur
The camera shutter dominated the scene. Sam approached Emma, who had arrived earlier, as usual. A charred body was discovered by the construction foreman that morning as he started his shift, hanging from the end of a crane, still with a bit of smoke wafting from its blackened form. Several police officers had to use special safety equipment to retrieve the body. Even after managing to get close, they still struggled because the chains binding the body were still hot from the remnants of the fire. Sam shook his head. "Wow, they’re really innovative, aren’t they? Committing murder in such a spectacular way, incredible. Is this some kind of competition?" Emma took a deep breath; she had been wearing her latex gloves for a while, but the poor body was still hanging there. "You think this is some kind of competition, Boss?" "Well, if not, then what? Every week there’s some bizarre and increasingly brutal murder, as if the killer is trying to up the ante on their inhumanity."The are