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CRIME BOOK 101 Over-Bodies
“Dax”Sam opened the door. Seeing the room lights that haven't been turned off even though it's already midnight. Finally, Sam walk in and found Dakota sitting by the large window of his room, looking far out. A dark sky with towering buildings and several giant billboards could be seen from afar. Although it's not very clear because the position of Dakota's room has a visibility that is free from anything that hurts the eyes.Sam approached and held out a tall glass of milk in front of Dakota who looked to be thinking seriously."Hey, can't sleep? This is ginseng milk for you, Kim asked me to bring lots of it which is good for insomnia” said Sam. For a while, Dakota didn't respond, but Sam still patiently stick out the glass until Dakota raised his to take it.“Thanks, Sam”Sam enjoyed his milk, occasionally seeing Dakota who looked serious thinking about something floating above his head as if Sam could see it clearly."What are you thinking about? Is it that girl named Lucy Lowe?”
CRIME BOOK 101 Floated, Not Swimming
Dakota has just arrived at the campus lobby. He stopped and checked his cellphone for a moment. There was a message in the group informing him that Sam and others had rushed to the riverbank at the West Bayward Sluice. They had received a report on the latest body discovery in District Two and everyone was heading there in a hurry. Dakota was about to call Sam when Dean Arnold and several other high-ranking officials appeared at the end of the hall. Despite the distance, Dean didn't acknowledge Dakota. As a result, Dakota had to end the call and put down his phone. When Dean approached, he greeted Dakota by calling him. "Professor Sorensson!" On that particular morning, the dean and lecturers had a meeting. He arrived quite early and even left before Sam. It is no surprise that Sam was upset with him for not waking him up and taking a taxi to the meeting on himself. "Dean," said Dakota. He can't quite recall who the Dean is, but he realizes he could easily remember if he tried. As
CRIME BOOK 101 Behind The Scene
CrackSam closed his car door, removing his sunglasses to block the glaring afternoon sun as he drove west to the CW campus. He stopped in front of the cafe that Dakota and himself frequented, as usual, and he saw Dakota already sitting in his usual place, and not alone. He took a deep breath, who knows how many times Sam had reminded Dakota not to have anything to do with that girl anymore?"Heh, it's her again"A moment ago in his office. Aris approached after successfully finding something they were looking for since yesterday, CCTV footage after footage at the corner of the road where Rio Damsy's body was dumped.“Boss, we found him. Look at this, there is a reflection of the glass wall of the supermarket on the night of the incident. This is thought to be the day the victim was killed as he was not seen passing by at this time. Here, see what Erw found boss”Sam looked at the enlarged image. The quality of the street CCTV which was not so good made it difficult for the team to se
CRIME BOOK 101 Victims of Passion
“A certain solution?” asked Sam. Meanwhile, Rina and Aris did not forget to take notes. She nodded. "Yeah, a type of chlorine but modified so that it has more effective power to clean water. There are several types of chlorine that are commonly sold and some are still in the trial stage. I've already given the samples to Rina and Aris to narrow down the search area." Sam nodded. He saw the body that had been dissected by Emma in front of him. Cloth covered the chest and lower body, while other parts showed blue bruises on the abdomen to the upper chest, thighs to the ankles. “Is that a wound caused while the victim was still alive?” Dakota approached, and examined the wound in more detail, even though Emma was the most expert in post-mortem here, but he and Sam had often seen a stiff body with so many wounds all over its body, that they understood more or less about the cause of death of the victim. Emma nodded. "That's right. This is a burn from the pads of a manual cardiac sh
CRIME BOOK 101 A Piece Of Past
"Hoaaa" Sam opened his mouth wide, yawning profusely. His eyes look so sleepy."Heh, I should have come at noon" he glanced at his watch, it was already ten in the morning but the sky above his base was still very lazy to show its passion, it looked like it was going to rain, he thought. Sam enjoyed his morning coffee, with his favorite donut glaze, this would be a perfect morning if he were in the apartment at this time, sitting on the balcony looking out at the city and even enjoying the calm raindrops. There wasn't any sound other than the rain there because they were far from the crowds below the building. Sam turned his body, in fact, he couldn't relax because of their piling up cases. So he has to divide his team into several groups with two or three cases at once, do they have to find new people?Sam reached into his pocket, his phone vibrating. Incoming call from Kim, that early?“Yeah, Miss Sorenson”Kim who was at her house pouring coffee into her cup frowned.“Why, is it st
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
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- CRIME BOOK 101
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
- CRIME BOOK 101
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
- CRIME BOOK 101
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
- CRIME BOOK 101
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
- CRIME BOOK 101
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
- CRIME BOOK 101
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
- CRIME BOOK 101
A Brawl Broke Up
The wail of sirens echoed in the distance. Fire trucks had arrived and were tackling the blaze that erupted from an explosion of some electronic equipment in the now-destroyed auditorium building. Several ambulances pulled up, administering first aid to the victims, including Dakota, Luke Osborn, and Sam, who sat on the side of an ambulance, their faces and bodies covered in dust."Here, let me brush off your clothes," Sam said, brushing thick dust from Dakota's sleeve. They both looked like they'd just cleaned out an abandoned warehouse.Dakota had some scrapes on his forehead, and his clothes were torn; besides the aches and pains from the impact of the debris, they seemed alright. Medics bandaged a gash on Dakota's arm and Luke Osborn's forehead scrapes."Why did they target this building? Man, this was built less than two years ago. If they wanted to blow something up, they should've gone for that old building behind the lab," Luke said, propping his chin in his hands.Sam sat b
- CRIME BOOK 101
Not In A Good Place and Time
"Having no one to eat with is kind of weird, right? Is Mr. Meyers still reaching out to you?" Luke asked as he opened his takeout bag and pulled out his food, setting it in front of him. Dakota closed his laptop, watching Luke unpack his meal from the carton and arrange it neatly. The guy even opened the chopstick wrapper to hand it to Dakota."Why would he reach out to me? We're not that close," said Dakota.Luke raised his eyebrows at Dakota's response. "Oh, really? I thought you two were close. He often invites you to lunch and waits for your class to finish. If that's not close, then what is?"Dakota opened his lunch box. For some reason, he felt like trying the wet noodles Rina had recommended a while back; they looked pretty good."We have lunch together too,
- CRIME BOOK 101
No Time for Fever
The sun shone brightly, breaking through the curtains and hitting the long sofa in Dakota’s room. Sam lay face down there all night, still in the clothes he wore yesterday.“Ouch, my body,” he turned over, feeling sore after sleeping on that couch all night.Even though it was the softest, highest-quality sofa money could buy, it would still be more comfortable to sleep in a bed. He remembered that last night because he was so tired, he fell asleep on Dakota’s very tempting bed, so why did he end up there?“Boss, let’s go out!” Edi’s voice still echoed in his head. His forehead was hot, and he was sweating even though the room was cold. He pulled himself up and sat, glancing at Dakota’s neatly made bed. It was nearing noon, eight in the morning when h
