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CRIME BOOK 101 Found Her
District three, suburban Bayward shopping and entertainment area on Central Oak Avenue.The loud music from the nightclub could be heard on the streets when the front door was opened. The long queue at the front of the club forced Aris and Ian, who were about to break through, to show their IDs to get past another queue. At twelve o'clock at midnight, both of them are working overtime following a tip from Erw about their witness's whereabouts.The colorful lights from inside the club room can be seen briefly outside the club reflecting off the stagnant water on the highway, shortly after the heavy rain earlier. The rain was still drizzling but that didn't make the visitors discourage them and keep coming to the nightclub which is famous for being crowded and open for up to 24 hours.The loud music banging on the wall and shaking the floor. The dim with colorful balls light spinning around at the ceiling with lots of smoke hovering in the air. Yeah, that's a nightclub like the other nig
CRIME BOOK 101 The Missing Loly's
Meeting room.The team had gathered to present their latest case that morning. Sam glanced at the files in front of him, and find the picture of the search area that Erw was taken from his drone's camera. Monti family home complex. He had studied the case while at the police academy, a case that went viral twenty-five years ago when he was even a toddler. He remembers skimming through some of the documents because the case was a mystery case with very few clues so this case became one of the cold unsolved cases. Even though the police have issued a verdict that this is a domestic crime, which means that the crime was committed by members of their own family.He remembered that night a few days ago.Clek!The sound of doors opening and closing. Sam walked into the consultant's room and approached Dakota's desk, carrying a cup of hot chocolate that was still steaming hot when he placed it on the table. He had not seen his colleague all morning until now.Dakota looked exhausted and leane
CRIME BOOK 101 Not A Relative
In the police headquarters parking area, Sam hurriedly stepped out of the building, chasing after Dakota, who seemed ready to leave the station that afternoon. As usual, he probably had a class at CW. “Dax!” he called out. Dakota didn’t slow down, even though he wasn’t moving very fast due to his still somewhat weak legs. Sam finally grabbed his arm. "Hey, why are you in such a hurry? I still have something to ask you about" said Sam.Dakota glanced at Sam’s hand on his arm, and Sam quickly realized and let go. “Uh, sorry! Do you have time? I want to talk about something.” Dakota checked his watch. “Sorry, but I have a class in an hour. Can we talk another time?” he replied. Sam looked at Dakota very seriously. “Teaching again? Aren’t you tired? Teaching and being a special consultant, I don’t get why you love that job so much. Come on, let’s grab lunch and talk. You’re so busy that we never have time to chat.” said Sam.To Dakota’s surprise, Sam took his hand and pulled him in
CRIME BOOK 101 Move
Dakota stood next to Sam in the monitoring room, feeling relaxed since Sam had forbidden him from going out to teach. He even contacted his university and told them that Dakota was on leave indefinitely; what was that idiot thinking, Dakota wondered, feeling annoyed. "Well, what else are you guys doing over there? Get back to the office! Are you planning to stay there all day?" Sam shouted into his phone. Ron walked in, glanced at Sam who looked busy on the phone, and then at Dakota standing in front of the row of monitors behind the technician. Ron spotted an empty chair in the corner and pushed it closer."Dax, you can sit down. Your leg still hurts, don’t stand for too long, you know how Sam is," Ron said.Dakota looked at Ron and then at the chair he had pushed in front of him. He returned his gaze to the monitor in front of him."Thank you, sir, no need I’m fine" Dakota replied.Sam finished yelling at Aris and Ian on the other end of the line, hung up, and walked over. He shot
CRIME BOOK 101 Clueless
"Hey, are we done yet? My time is very valuable; I can't just sit here all day doing nothing. Do you know how much I get paid per hour for a live appearance?" said the pretty girl, one of the members of Darno's book club, who was invited by Rina and Luk to the police station. Allen Harvey sat next to her. "You think you're the only busy one? Me too; I still have a lot of tasks to finish before they’re due tomorrow morning. This is such a waste of time." said the young man.Several male and female students from Rocketfield campus were invited to the office for further information regarding the Missing Doly case. Instead of finding connections to Anita's disappearance from yesterday, the team stumbled upon something else entirely. Rina and Luk, along with two uniformed officers, stood in front of a line of students they suspected might be linked to Anita's disappearance, which had occurred weeks ago. Each person there had their own alibi. "You can go home, but remember this case is s
CRIME BOOK 101 The Girl
CW University.Dakota had just finished his first class and waddled outside the main building to walk to the cafe. He will have a lecturer meeting soon and can't miss it again this time.Dakota was just about to walk down the steps onto the pathway leading out when his cell phone vibrated. Incoming call from Sam."Yeah, Sam"Sam is on his driving seat leaving the main road along the small road leading to district one. Only a few vehicles, including his, were seen passing by. The air was getting warmer and hotter from the sun making him cover the sunroof of his hummer to reduce the heat. Sam grabbed the sunglasses from the dashboard and put them on."I have something to do, not long, just wait at your office I will pick you up after finishing, don't go anywhere, you hear me?"Dakota pulled his lips, saw several students passing by, and greeted him."No need Sam, I'll call Edi and ask him to pick me up""Who is Eddie? Oh, that driver of yours? You can't Dax, Kim said he's been assigned o
CRIME BOOK 101 Unidentified Body
Sam grumbled all the way while Dakota is about to fall asleep. Sam looks annoyed to see who Dakota met without telling him."Never mind Sam, she just happened to come to campus, it’s no big deal""You said it’s no big deal? She may be the one behind the girl's disappearance, and so far we haven't ruled out her alibi yet. So she is probably the most dangerous by far."Dakota felt dizzy, maybe partly because Sam had been talking all along. Not to mention that the road in front of him was badly jammed and he was forced to stop his vehicle while cursing. Sam turned and saw Dakota who closed his eyes while massaging his forehead.“Do you have a headache? Want me to send you to the hospital? Kim said it's time for your regular check-up."Dakota shook his head."No need Sam, it's already night, it's better to just go back to the apartment, I can go there by myself tomorrow"Sam pulled his lips, drive his vehicle when the vehicle in front started to move."Stubborn," …..Aris and Ian were sti
CRIME BOOK 101 Dinner
The sky was starting to turn orange on the west side of the city park. Some of the park workers were about to clean up their equipment to end their day's work. Large men in green shirts and vests with the words gardener printed on the back approached the woodcutter which had just stopped operating after all the logs and small twigs had been milled. Then it will be taken to the warehouse for city workers to be processed into other materials."It's so hot today, won't it rain again?” Said the elderly man who had part of his beard turned grey, flicking his hat while sitting on a plastic chair in the area for the workers to rest. Another younger colleague approached. He drank a lot of water from his bottle and looked at the sky around them."It looks like it's going to rain, look at that black cloud, it's moving closer from a distance"The older man nodded."That's right, it is getting closer, we should have go home in a hurry"The older man looked at the young man beside him.“Oh yeah, by
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Someone Was Not There
But Dakota wasn't affected at all, even though Luke was teasing him."I just think, he had unfinished work here, it's very strange that he just disappeared like that," Dakota replied.Luke smiled. He nodded."Of course. But, I hear Mr. Meyers has a track record of moving from place to place and many people want him, he might be considering looking for a new job. I'll ask the campus secretary about how to handle a unilateral breach of contract, it's a real shame," Luke said.Dakota seemed to resume his meal, until her phone vibrated again, a notification from a group message. He picked up his phone and read it. He hadn't even finished reading it when he got a call from Sam.Zrrttt.
Besieged
Aris threw his hands up in the air.“Damn those kids, how old are they? Still bullying people like they’re still in high school,” he exclaimed angrily. He pushed the chair back with his body and stood up, leaving the room. Beni pursed his lips; his partner was really hot-headed. He then stood up and followed Aris out of the room. Before leaving, Beni took the time to tidy up the chair and put it back in its place before casually walking out of the room.***Heavy rain poured outside the wide hospital window. While waiting for the doctor to allow them to go home, Dakota and Sam sat on the sofa looking at some notes Andi had left on a flash drive—videos of himself. Meanwhile, Dakota read some diary entries the team found in Andi’s apartment. Sam watched several videos from A
Belinda's Journal
Yesterday morning, after spending the night in the detention cell, the officers found him dead, covered in blood, with a gaping wound in his chest. The boy had even pulled out his own heart and held it, perhaps watching his own heart stop beating until he died. A truly horrifying death for everyone who saw it.It was determined he inflicted the wound himself, using a spoon he’d taken from the officers’ dinner plates when they’d brought him in. His body was stiff when they found him; the night officer thought he was asleep because there was no sound from inside the room; he’d pulled the blanket tight around himself. There was so much blood it looked like a horrifying red pool in the room. Before he died, the young man had written some words on the wall. Sam really didn’t want to show it to Dakota, but how could he hide it?“They will come for you, Professor.”Those words—how likely was it that they weren’t meant for Dakota?Dakota saw the plastic bag Sam had brought from the office, so
Sleeping Like A Baby
The young man’s face… it was like the face of the stabber at the mall yesterday. He was clearly a special needs child, possibly one of the children from those secret laboratory experiments.Dakota looked at the three campus security guards standing watch, batons in hand. A few more guards were just appearing behind them. Luke moves in front Dakota to keep him from harm.“Hey kid, calm down. Do you know what you’ve done? You just killed someone. You’re smart, you don’t want to die stupidly or go to jail, right?” Luke asked, though he knew it was too late to talk him down, he still had to try.The young man grinned, raising a long, kitchen-knife-like blade that gleamed sharply. He wiped the remaining blood on the blade with his tongue, licking it clean. Luke fought back a wave of nausea.“Oh.”“They study air theory, let them feel what it’s like to fly through the air. That&rsqu
Bad Feeling
Emma sat back down, and it was now Rina's case. Sam looked serious until his phone in his pocket vibrated. A call from someone he wasn't expecting, just as he thought. Jack Moris from the federal agency."Yeah," Sam said, getting up from his seat. He glanced at Ron across from him, then got up to answer the phone.“You’re incredible! We haven’t even released any reports to headquarters, how did you know about this? Did you plant spies in our office?” Sam asked. Jack Moris’s voice boomed in his ear; Sam had to pull the phone away, his ear aching from the man’s thunderous tone.“Ouch, that’s loud,” he muttered, pressing the phone back to his ear.“This might not even be the same case. Why don’t you let us handle this first? You won’t be late getting information, trust me. It could just be a random attack, like what usually happens. Anyone can go crazy, right? Are you sure this is
What's Your Desire ?
Morning comes. The sun shone brightly until it hit the highest part of the Bayward One tower and reflected all around it. The busyness of the metropolitan city has been visible since the sun was bright. Far below, the city's main roads are starting to fill with vehicles of all sizes sharing the pollution.Sam had just put on his leather jacket, today was going to be a busy one. He had to go early in the morning to the office for the weekly routine meeting and to analyze the various cases that were piling up.The bombing case at the center has not yet been resolved and several other cases have emerged. He came out of his room, and saw Dakota who was ready at the dining table in the kitchen. As usual, chef Edi looks quite busy in the kitchen.Don't look at his appearance like that, what is clear is that his monthly salary is much bigger than Sam's, he knows that from Kim. Sam just wanted to resign and become Dakota's personal driver, that would be more profitable
A Killing Machine?
It was getting late, midnight, and Sam had just finished cleaning up. He came out of the bathroom, toweling his hair with a small towel, his upper body bare except for a towel around his waist. He approached the bed where Dakota was already sitting, opening his laptop."Wow, it's midnight, my dear professor. Time for bed, why are you still working?" Sam said, stopping beside Dakota.Dakota looked up, seeing Sam's slightly wet, bare upper body displaying his muscular chest. Sam seemed quite proud of showing it off.Dakota just pursed his lips, ignoring Sam and continuing to look at his laptop screen. Sam smirked; he'd intentionally teased Dakota, but the young man was completely unaffected. He'd hoped for some kind of reaction.Sam sat down next to Dakota. But before he could sit on the soft bed, Dakota moved the pillow from his left side onto the bed, preventing Sam from sitting down."You can get a blanket from the closet. The couchis very s
More Than A Family
Dakota looked at the takeout container Luke had placed on the table. He watched him slowly sit down."Aren't you with guests? Why aren't you eating with them?" Dakota asked. Luke waved his hand dismissively."Let my secretary keep them company, I said I had important business. Look at this, supposedly amazing steak, almost perfect reviews. Next time we have time, we'll eat at the restaurant, they say it's much better there."said the man excitingly.Dakota looked at the logo on the box."I tried it last week with Sam."said Dakota.Luke's hand movement stopped; he looked disappointed."Oh, really? Was it good? How’sthe rate?" Luke asked."Yeah, pretty good," Dakota replied casually.Luke placed the plate in front of Dakota and carefully took out the neatly arranged steak from the box. Even though it was in a delivery container, the restaurant paid attention to quality, keeping it aesthetically pleasing wit
What's The Connection ?
Rina approached their office just as Sam came back in after dealing with the attackers. She looked annoyed.“Boss,”Sam turned. He was applying a compress to his jaw, which was swollen and slightly red from the hard hit.“What about the woman? Did she confess?” Sam asked.Rina and her boss went into their office. It was dark outside, and the air was getting cold. Everyone was exhausted.“She’s very good at making excuses, Boss. According to her secretary, there was information about a room that couldn’t be used; she told Amelia because she was in charge of the seminar. After that, she got word to move everyone to the auditorium at the last minute. All the information fits Amelia Roy’s alibi,” Rina replied.Sam sat down, wincing slightly from his bleeding lip, a souvenir from the thug’s punch.“She must have planned everything meticulously. Find out the woman&rsquo
