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2024-10-29 19:42:56Detectives Jean and John got out of their vehicle and walked a detective’s walk, looking around for clues and a possible starting point, towards the house. Jean did not leave behind the newspaper article. She carried it with her. She knew that, one of the questions Jessica would ask was how they had found out about the house.
They got to the door and knocked as usual. Jessica opened the door for them to get inside although she was not willing. She first had to hear what they had to say while they stood outside the door. The very first question was to know why they had visited her home.
“Hello ma’am. My name is Detective Jean Roberts and… this is my partner Detective John Walter. Are you Jessica Smith?”
“And what is this all about? Why are you looking for Jessica Smith?”
“Ma’am, it’s nothing bad. She is not in trouble or anything. We just need her help,” Detective John assured.
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Before they could go far, Jean’s phone rang. She took it out of the pocket to see who it was. It was Ruddick the forensic analyst at Kibich Central Teaching and Referral Hospital. Besides working at the hospital, he was the consulting forensic analyst for the Kibich Central Police precinct.He was calling to let the Detective in on the findings on the last murder victim they had discovered. From the look on the Detective’s face, she did not get what she was hoping for from the analyst.Unfortunately, Jonas’ mother was right after all. Ruddick had just found some shreds of evidence supporting that, not a beast but another human being in need of blood and a lot of it was killing people. She could not believe her ears but there it was. Someone was determined to kill people for whatever course it was that they believed in.Immediately after ending the call, she turned to Mrs. David and told her of the news. Funny thing though was that, although Mrs
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After they had left, Kate felt the need to lengthen her stay in the absence of her boyfriend. She hoped to learn more about what was happening as she helped Jessica with what she had in mind to keep them occupied for the rest of the day.“What now? What do we do next?” asked Kate.“My daughter, all we have to do now is wait, pray and try to assist them as much as we can. In addition, as much as you may want to stay, I suggest you head back home. Your parents might be worried with a killer on the loose. We shall just catch up later,” said Jessica.“Okay, mom… I wouldn’t agree with you less. Just in case anything happens between today and tomorrow, be sure to let me know. They took Jonas; I happen to have fallen in love with him so bad. At least, let me help where I can.”“Of course dear, I will surely let you know. One more thing though, let us keep this between us. Tell what you have heard to no
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In the Captain’s office, first, Jean thought to let the Captain in on who Jonas and David were and why they had brought them to the precinct. He had a different idea; save it to the end of the briefing. They did not have enough time to talk about it in length but just a mention.The Captain had not called her for a heads up but, because he had received a call from the Eastern side of the city. Police on patrol had found a dead body. There was another murder in need for their attention and they needed to follow up on it as soon as they were informed. A dead body was the last thing they needed lying lifeless on the streets, exposed more than it already had been.“Yes Captain. How may I be of assistance?”“It is not me you should be worried about detective. We just got a call from the Eastern side of the city reporting a dead body found dumped in an abandoned warehouse. This demon you articulate much about just killed another man and drained
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The detectives and both Jonas and David followed the Officer to the crime scene. For all the others except Jonas, seeing a dead body was nothing new and reason for blood rush.To Jonas though, seeing a body lying down lifeless was not something simple but he had no choice but to harden for the task ahead. He had to help solve the riddles with the hopes that it would help catch the executioner.Without much ado, Detective Jean uncovered the body so that they could see the engravings on it. It was not a good sight. Just like the other victims, the body was blood-drained. As if that was not enough, the killer had also removed some of the internal organs and sewed close the body. Indeed, things were getting worse by the day and each body they found. The killer was becoming more creative. He needed stopped or things could get worse.This time around the killer, so they thought, had two puzzles for them to solve. It was time for Jonas to have a look at the body and te
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The wise said, better the devil you know than the angel you know not. I also tend to say that, sometimes, the angel you know might be the devil you know not about. Jean was sure that she had a partner who was always there for her.Someone who could take one for her and she still did. John was the kind of person no one would ever suspect had anything to do with the killings or knew anything about them.One could always think that he was as in the dark as Jean and the rest. Maybe, this was the reason they also said that, it is not a good thing to judge a book by the cover. It is always good to have a peek inside the covers before you can think of judging. Well, we cannot say the same for our friend Detective Jean though. Hers was an open book that had secrets beneath those innocent-looking pages.Does this mean that, whenever we find an open book for us to read, we should always watch out for secrets within the pages? This I cannot tell but, what I can tell is, th
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Early the following morning, the task force gathered at the precinct as usual. It was time for them to find out more about the chest and how it was a weapon against the Clairvoyant. It was no ordinary chest though. Unlike any other normal chest, that one had no opening seams. It was smooth all round and more like a solid cube.Jonas tried everything he could think of that could have opened it but to no avail. After several failures, it was the time they remembered the part about the Chosen’s better half. They shifted from trying to open it to figuring out who the better half was. Since Jonas and Claire were dating at the time, they suggested her.Although they had not dated for long, there was no one else in Jonas’ life. She had to be the one. Since they did not know of what the better half was to do, they just had her hold the chest in her hands. Still, there was nothing to show for it. The question they all asked was who else it could have been; there was
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Upon arrival at David’s compound, they all left the cars and walked following David as he led them to the stowage. Upon entry, they saw the enormous shield first. It was then that they suspected to be at the right place as well. He just did as he saw his wife do and the floor clicked. Some of the other members, the likes of Matthew and Ruddick, were scared.Into the spiral stairway to the underground they went. A short while later, David lit the lanterns as Jessica did. They walked on to the enormous door with a riddle for a key. This time, David already knew about it. He pushed and they got inside. He then walked to one end of the stowage where he had seen a spear when they were in there with his wife.Upon lifting the spear, it offset some kind of a trapdoor. It was at the highest part of one of the walls. It became the source of light from outside. David was astounded by the fact just like the others. He never thought the room could have a window. The opening
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Those were the last words of the journal. From that moment on, it was time for Jonas and his crew to figure out the riddle and get that which he was to use against the Clairvoyant.“Can anyone just make sense of what we just read? It’s not that I do not understand but, how are we to crack this riddle this time?" Meake questioned very curiously and looking confused.“Well, as you have heard, the Chosen is said to have everything he needs to defeat this evil one and who happens to be the Clairvoyant in our case,” Johnpaul responded.“Is it me or have anyone else heard something about God speaking and his anger and plead to turn back to the ways of the light?” Matthew asked.“I have heard that too. I just wish someone would tell us more,” Jean uttered.“That’s a good idea. We should start by turning to the ways of the light ourselves. Honestly, I have never understood how bad our situation is
