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I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 18. I- said they are very misleading
Upon getting home, Manchester was deeply troubled by the notification he had received at the mall from the system. He went into the kitchen to keep the groceries away so that he could go through the news article just as the system had suggested. He sat in the living room with all the lights on and his eyes glued to his phone screen. The articles released by the Everglow company concerning Dr Patel's disappearance were even more intriguing than the case itself. They highlighted the ways that they had assisted the scientist and funded the research without giving any exclusive details on what the research itself was about. They also explained that the reason why the CEO had refused to see the press and detectives for interviews was because he was trying to sort out company business that may cost him millions of dollars if not attended to. The article went far and wide to prove the CEO's innocence, while the second news article from the press only highlighted the CEO's arrest, abo
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 19. I- met the chief
The next morning Manchester woke up as though he had a nightmare, his heart raced as he gazed at the clocking on the wall. It was the time that made him terrified, he slept pretty early, so how could he have slept so deeply to have missed his six o'clock alarm? Seeing that it was past nine he felt like his day was wasted He picked up the phone to see three missed calls from his mother and two from Sophia, and after unlocking it, he noticed that Sophia had left a message which read 'Good morning Mr Manchester, I was calling to inform you that meeting with the Patels will not be possible, we tried everything but none of them are willing to cooperate. Even Dr Sophia Patel's mother and sister who kept pestering the lab director couldn't schedule a meeting with us today, stating that they had so much to accomplish and didn't have a second to spare.' 'However, they left us a number that we could call them with, and gave us specific time to even make the calls or they might not resp
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 20. I- would like to interrogate the suspect by myself
"You see, Mr Manchester, there is no need for three detectives to be on this case, it's too little to involve all three of you when you can individually do other things. I am pretty sure that there are other cases lined up at your desk waiting to be solved." "But sir, you... "Let me finish," The chief cut him off, "You need to understand that this is not a suggestion, but a instruction to drop the case. I am not giving you an option to refute." Manchester could not believe his ears. Although the chief was yet to mention it, Manchester knew quite well that it was all because of the money promised to them by the Patel family. "System what will I do? This investigation is my task." He asked, without saying a word to the chief's hearing. //A negotiation would be very helpful in this situation// "He doesn't look like he wants to, is there anything you can do to help?" //Analyzing the situation// While this was going on, there was an awkward silence in the office, with bot
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 21. I- Interrogated the CEO
"I'm afraid you can't go in there Mr. Detective, he did not approve the... "Don't touch me, man." Manchester retorted with a loud voice as they stood at the entrance to the Interrogation room, his eyes burning with fury. The arresting officer's supervisor had refused to approve his request to interrogate the suspect, leading to an argument with the clerk that brought them to this point. Manchester refused to give in to their politics, especially since he knew why they continued to not approve of him, even the detective he had worked with had intentionally cut out some of his questions during the Interrogation, to which Manchester chose not to react. But now, he was more than ready to burn the station down, not just because of his task but his passion for his field. Sophia Patel's life could be in danger, on the verge of death and the so-called team is wasting more time playing games. "Don't touch me!" He yelled again, drawing the attention of some officers and even his as
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 22. I- increased my intelligence by ten percent
"Why are we back to this place sir?" Sophia inquired as the car parked in front of the gate to the Laboratory just as Manchester had instructed the driver. He did this after going back to the station to collect some valid documents and pictures. He gave them to Sophia to hold them as they got into the car and went on a long journey back to the Laboratory where Dr. Sophia Patel had gone missing. "You'll see." He replied and stepped out of the car. Just like the first time, the security officer came out to meet them, and he recognized Manchester on the spot and even greeted him with a handshake. He held the gate open for them to come in, but Manchester politely declined. "Not now," he said, "My investigation is outside the gate, not inside." The gateman and Sophia glanced at each other briskly, as neither of them understood what Manchester was trying to figure out. "Can I have the pictures?" He requested and Sophia went back to the car, took out the pictures from where s
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 23. I- Think I know where she is
"Why did you have to lie?" Manchester asked as they walked through the hallway towards Sophia Patel's office. The security officer just smiled and replied, "Subconsciously, I don't know why. We are here, by the way." He took out a bunch of keys from his pocket unlocked the door using one of them, and ushered Manchester in. "Thanks." Manchester closed the door after walking in, and his gaze fell upon Sophia Patel's desk, where she had left the car keys and her phone. "Where is the phone?" He wondered, but couldn't care less, he could only assume that one of the detectives had taken it, but why then did he leave the car keys behind? Manchester put on the gloves, took out the glass piece from the transparent leather seal and dropped it on the table. He began opening some drawers one after the other looking for information regarding her project. He found it strange that there wasn't any material indicating that Sophia was working on anything at all, even on the security footage, s
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 24. I- am here for you Nelson
Manchester did not realise this until he had gone into the hospital and was signing in at the reception when one of them walked in through the entrance. Manchester was filling in the form and didn't lift his head, but he was forced to do so when a familiar voice spoke from behind. "Good day." She said, her soft voice caressing Manchester's ears like a gentle breeze. "I'd like to visit..." Mel's words were cut off when her eyes met Manchester. First with an expression of shock, then immediately replaced with a warm smile. "Mr. Manchester!" She said, "I'm so glad we met you here, it's such a coincidence." She added and extended her hand for a handshake. Manchester was surprised to see her alone, he looked toward the door to see if her fiancé' was coming behind her the whole time. "Yes, it's a coincidence." He replied with a cold voice and shook hands with her. "Do I still have to sign in?" Mel turned to the clerk and asked, "This is the man I came to see, his son is here and I
I-Mode: Becoming A Famous Detective With A System 25. I- can't tell my mom
"Home sweet home!" exclaimed Manchester as he finally walked into the house, holding Nelson on one hand and a few groceries on the other. He had intentionally left those things that Mel bought at the hospital and even after the doctor had called to tell him that he left something, Manchester had no intentions of going back and picking them up. Since Nelson was still asleep in his arm, Manchester carefully dropped the groceries first and placed him down in the crib to continue sleeping, while he tried to sort out the medicines given to him by the doctors. To help him remember the right time and dosage for each medicine, Manchester wrote a schedule and placed it on the door of his wardrobe. For a backup plan, he set up multiple reminder alarms on his phone. "At least I won't forget to give Nelson his medicines on time." He said with a long sigh, before proceeding to the kitchen to whip up something quickly for dinner. And what food is faster, and less stressful like a pack of n
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43. I- knew that those tattoos were significant
“She was very indifferent, to say the least,” Valerie replied while trying to free up her hair from Nelson’s grip. “Don’t do that,” Manchester scolded the little human and tried to take him from Valerie, but she didn’t let him.“He is just a little baby, jeez.” She mused, and then returned to the topic they were discussing,“I’ll text that to you on my way to the airport alright, I have to go now!” Without further ado, she played a little bit more with Nelson and left for the airport immediately after.Manchester’s mind reeled with thoughts as he wondered what Mel might have told Valerie. He believed that Mel would make herself the victim and make him look like the monster, but Valerie didn’t seem to hold anything against him. “Alright kid, time to go back inside. Daddy has to work.”Manchester went back into the house, finished his coffee, and waved goodbye to his son who waved back without crying. He got into the car and zoomed off, ready to face the challenges of the second day
42. I- will exert my revenge
Manchester’s eyes widened as he stared at the image on his phone. Mel, his wife was smiling brightly, with her arms wrapped around her new fiancé, and both parties were partially naked on the bed. The caption read, “Not only is he rich as fuck, but good as fuck in the act!” Manchester was seconds away from tossing his phone across the room, a mixture of shock, anger, sadness and jealousy all washed over him at the same time. And the fact that she was still rubbing it in his face made it harder to swallow. He reopened the page and took a closer look at the man she was with. It’s the first time he has seen the man’s face so clearly after that night at Mrs Langley’s birthday party. In a bid to know more about him, Manchester saved the images and edited them with his camera settings. He then cropped Mel out of the picture, leaving the man’s chest and face, just like a mini passport photograph. He then transfers a copy of the image to his laptop and logs into an application software
41. I- am going to find those idiots
“Did you forget something, sir?” Asked the Nanny, she didn’t expect Manchester to be back so soon. “No,” Manchester replied, and as much as he wanted to wear a disappointing look, Manchester let out a warm smile. “Plans got cancelled.” He added, “So I guess you are free to leave anytime now, I’ll take care of him from here.” The nanny stayed a few minutes more to get some things done. Since Nelson was asleep, she prepared one of his favourite oatmeals and bottled it up in a flask so that Manchester wouldn’t have to do all that when the little human eventually woke up again. As soon as she left, Manchester took out his laptop and placed it on the dining table, if there was anything he could do to take his mind off tonight’s mess, then it was to get back into the case. With all the files arranged on the table before him, Manchester took out the pictures that Detective Jameson had talked about. “System, can you enhance this picture?” Manchester requested. He couldn’t help b
40. I- have tried everything
"Wouldn't you go after her?" the old lady taps Manchester on the shoulder, "You look like you've got some explaining to do, to her and your wife, so get on with it." With those words, she returned to the table where she was seated before the drama started. Manchester other hand stood up briskly and ran out of the restaurant without sparing a glance at the customers staring at him. He hoped that she hadn't left already, and luckily she was just about to get into a car when he caught up with her at the parking lot. "Valerie... "What do you want?" She snapped, posing her bag at Manchester like a defensive weapon. "Look, I am going to make this easy for the both of us, just let me go peacefully without any more drama, and I will pretend that we never met. And, Mel will not her about this, deal?" "Mel and I are no longer together," he blurted in response, "So telling her wouldn't change a thing, she's engaged to someone else." Valerie paused for a second, her hands drop
39. I- messed up, big time.
As Manchester got to the restaurant, he sat alone in the car for a few minutes, taking deep breaths and predicting the outcome of this date. He doesn't know what she looks like, as this is a blind date and couldn't wait to find out. Firstly, he sent her a text message asking if she had arrived since it was two minutes past seven, and he knew ladies loved to be there on time. She texted him back almost immediately saying that she was already inside the restaurant waiting for him. She also described her location at the restaurant and added she couldn't wait to see him. And at these words, Manchester's heart started to beat faster. "I hope this is not a mistake," he muttered, and mustered a bit of courage before stepping out of the car with the bouquet in his hand. "Oh dear lord," he prayed, "I hope I don't run into anyone I know today, I can't start to explain why I'm taking flowers to another woman." As soon as Manchester entered the restaurant, so many people stared at him from
38. I- bought a bouquet of red roses
Manchester did not spend a lot of time at the restaurant when he went back. He just wanted to do a second survey with the information that he got from the lady he spoke with. He knew he'd have to take his time and go through all the files before coming up with a bunch of deductions, but for now, he wanted to understand where the culprit had entered the restaurant, especially since Sarah claimed that the attack started from upstairs. After a brief survey, he asked the cops to return to their units while he stayed back at one of the coffee bars in town. He reached out to the customer and the chef and asked if any of them could meet up with him, or if he could meet them wherever they were. Unfortunately, neither of them lived close by, the chef left the country after the incident as he was too scared to stay back in Helyn Burg. As for the customer whose name appeared on is list, she lives in a neighbouring city and was at work when Manchester called. Our young detective was left dis
37. I- want to visit Hi n BYE again
Manchester skimmed through most of the documents quickly, he would have loved to see an enhanced image but he couldn't enlist the system's help to get that done right now. "Can you tell me more about the eyewitnesses? Who are they and what did they see?" Detective Jameson nodded, "Sure," he said, "We had three individuals who managed to escape, two of them were employees and one of them was a customer." While speaking, he pulled out a small notebook from the same drawer that he took the file from. "The first employee was a waitress, and she retorted seeing one of the masked individuals shoot a customer, but she didn't get a good look at his face. The best information we got from her was that he had a distinctive tattoo on his left hand." Jameson paused and flipped to the next page, "The second employee, a chef, his reports were useless because he remembers their voices and nothing else." "So aside from the tattoo, was there any other significant information from any
36. I- saw the massacre
As he took the first step into the restaurant, Manchester froze in place. He was overwhelmed by the eerie feeling that washed over him instantly. He recovered from the initial shock after a few seconds and glanced over the area before taking a step forward. With the camera in his hand, Manchester took pictures of the areas, each part retelling the stories of horror that took place in that instant. The first place he walked up to was the counter, it was bound to get anyone's attention because of the splatters of blood over the desk and the bloody fingerprints left behind by whoever lost their lives there. He took pictures of the missed bullets that had struck the table and chair, creating holes in them. He saw that some holes were too small for the bullet to pass through, and he concluded immediately from the impact that the bullets hadn't passed through. It was stuck to the chair and table until and was taken away by the first team to visit the scene. He also noticed the sha
35. I- am not desperate
Meanwhile in the same city, at a luxurious apartment not so far the Patel's family estate, a young lady walked down the stairs with a beaming smile. As an introvert who loves to work from home, his parents barely saw her face even though they lived in the same apartment. She was scrolling away on her phone and nearly missed a step, but she caught the railing quickly, just before her mother could yell. "Be careful!" "Are you alright?" "I am," she replied briskly. "I can see that you are all dressed up, where are you headed?" Her mother inquired.She was dressed in baggy jean trousers a slim fitted shirt and sneakers, which only meant that she was going somewhere really casual. "To the salon actually," The lady replied, "I need to get my hair and nail done, because..." She paused and let out a broad smile, her dimples were exposed as well as a light blush on her cheek. Whatever information she wanted to share, was something she knew how mother would love to hear. "A date." "
