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CRIME BOOK 101 An Old Friend
CW University. Almost midday.In the coffee shop on the ground floor of the main CW building. Dakota looked up as he saw Sam approaching with his order, black coffee, and a piece of tiramisu cake. Even though it was getting close to noon, they had rushed out that morning and forgotten to take the time to enjoy their coffee. Sam took a sip of his coffee. "Hmm, this smells amazing." Sam glanced at his watch; it was past eleven, but there was still no sign of Dakota's senior showing up. That guy really didn’t value their time. "It’s been ten minutes already, where is he? Let’s just head back to the office," Sam said. Dakota lifted his coffee cup, savoring it slowly. "Your watch is too fast, Sam. It’s only one minute past eleven," said Dakota. Sam widened his eyes, glancing at his watch and then at the wall clock not far from them. "Really? No wonder I’ve always been early, but still late by a minute, how silly." Sam hadn’t finished grumbling when someone appeared from beh
CRIME BOOK 101 Chop Chop
The next day at the police headquarters. In the meeting room. Aries was assigned to present their case this time in front of a large screen. Inside the room were the division head, Ron, Sam, Rina, Erw, Emma, and several young detectives who were helping with the investigation, not to mention Dakota, who was sitting next to Sam, listening intently to Aries’s presentation. In addition to the large screen showing photos of the victims, there was also a big board where all their findings were collected manually, giving their brains a chance to think critically as they examined the images more closely and possibly discover something from them. There were two large photos, one of the victim’s body and another of the victim’s severed leg, labeled as Victim 1 for the body and Victim 2 for the leg, confirming that there were indeed two victims. Earlier in the forensic autopsy room, Emma had placed the body of the victim without the right leg on one table and the leg on another. "There
CRIME BOOK 101 The Office
Back to the police headquarters.Sam looked at the report on his desk. Some clues regarding their stump case. Photo of the victim, photo of the victim's clothes worn when he died. According to Emma, the victim’s clothes were exposed to some foreign chemicals, ranging from floor cleaning detergent to disinfectant, like those usually found in hospitals.The chemical is very common and can be found anywhere, so it cannot be used as a material to narrow the search area for the location of the leg cutting.Aries and Rina entered after being out all day for their investigation, Sam looked at them for a moment and continued to read the piling-up documents on his desk."What did you guys find?" asked Sam.Aries and Rina looked at each other until Rina stepped forward first."Some tattoo house owners say, judging from the shape and workmanship, this tattoo is a special order, only a group of people have it. I got information from one of the owners of the tattoo house in the city center, the P
CRIME BOOK 101 Home Visit
Bud stammered, waving his hands quickly.“No, no, hehe, I can’t really afford to eat there either, but since Jon said he wanted to treat, I just went along with it. He said he really wanted to eat there but didn’t have anyone to go with, so, heh, I guess I’m lucky,” the man said as he pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his sweaty forehead and face. The air in the meeting room was already quite cool, but the young man still felt hot. He was sweating.“Did Jon ever mention that he has a serious rare disease?” Dakota asked.Hearing this, Bud shrugged his shoulders and nodded slowly. “Yeah, he mentioned it once in a while. He said if he doesn’t get a plasma transfusion once a week, he could die from blood loss. I thought it was just a regular joke; I mean, how could someone like him—tall, big, athletic, and muscular—have such a strange illness?”“Did he ever say anything about how expensive his treatment is? If you think your salary isn’t enough for you to eat at those fancy restaurants,
CRIME BOOK 101 Dinner
The Prime Minister's house. That night, August invited Dakota and Sam over for a warm dinner as the year was coming to an end. Dakota accepted, as he always went there every New Year's Eve, even though he didn't care much for his father. Sam's large vehicle stopped in front of the Prime Minister's grand house after passing through the long driveway. Robert's red vehicle was already parked in the far left part of the yard before they arrived. Two guards helped Sam open the door, and Sam even let one of them open the trunk and take out Dakota's wheelchair. "Young master," greeted one of the guards who opened Dakota's side door. Dakota glanced at the house worker for a moment but ignored him until Sam approached. "Don't worry, let me help him, just bring the wheelchair here," Sam said. The young man in neat suit, who was the Prime Minister's family guard, nodded. Not long after the wheelchair arrived, Sam extended his hand to help Dakota carefully get down from the rather h
CRIME BOOK 101 Not as Usually
Monday morning at the police headquarters. Dakota had just connected with Robert through his laptop screen. Robert had a substitute class that morning and asked Dakota for advice before starting. Sam approached, bringing Dakota’s coffee order and placing it on the table. The steam rising from it carried a delicious aroma that made Dakota turn his head, but he ignored Sam, simply reaching for his coffee. “Yeah, starting from chapter twenty-five, before that in section fifteen about comparative classes, there are several cases that need to be elaborated on. Usually, I give the students time to form groups to analyze the behavior of the perpetrators from previous cases…” said Dakota.Rina and Aries walked into the room. Immediately, the petite girl approached Sam.“Boss, we managed to get the warrant to collect the CCTV footage from the Diamond and Fields buildings. We’ll head there right away, boss,” Rina exclaimed. Sam nodded while sipping his hot coffee. “Yeah, get it done quickl
CRIME BOOK 101 The Warehouse
CCTV footage shows a black van stopping in front of a building at midnight during the incident, pushing the victim out of the car, who then crawls along the sidewalk until their death. Erw tries to see who is behind the wheel, but the tinted windows are so dark that only a faint glimmer of light from what looks like a watch on the steering wheel is visible. "This is the moment of the incident; at eleven o'clock, this vehicle was seen moving from the east side of the road, coming from out of town and turning under the bridge to enter the area between the buildings. At that time, the building's security officer mentioned that there are usually cars that enter the alley between the buildings to cut through to another road, as it’s quicker to go this way than to go straight down the flyover to make a turn," Aries explains while clarifying the CCTV footage as best as Erw can.Dakota watches several short videos following a fairly large van with a covered back, resembling a laundry transpor
CRIME BOOK 101 Intentionally?
"Sam," Dakota's voice cut through, stopping Sam, who was too emotional. Finally, Sam sat back down, pushing his chair slightly forward. And took a deep breath.Sam showed the data on the tablet in front of the man again. "What business are you running? According to our investigation, you're not involved in buying or selling anything at all, unless you really are conducting some kind of trade here?" Sam asked. The man looked momentarily flustered but quickly changed his expression. "Uh, selling birds, fish, puppies, cars, ornamental plants." the man simply answers.Sam was starting to lose his patience; he almost got up to hit the man again because he looked down on him with his lies. "This man!""Sam!" Dakota called out a bit louder, now holding Sam's hand tightly to prevent him from actually hitting the witness. After releasing the second witness, Dakota mentioned that the man was indeed suspicious, hiding something quite important. Eventually, Rina and Aris followed him for tw