Finally, the day was done and it was time for the team to break for the night. Jean requested the Captain to let David and Jonas go home for they had helped them much in the cases. She also pleaded with him to let her work with them to solve the cases until the end. The Captain was not to object this because; even he had seen how they had helped in the case.
“Captain, I wish to have a word with you a moment please... in private,” said Detective Jean.
“Of course detective. What favor do you want me to do for you this time?”
“Well, I am just asking you to let David and Jonas go home for the night. They have surely helped us.”
“That will not be a problem. You also knew that we could not have them spend the night here in the precinct, right?”
“Yeah, of course I knew about that. Sorry, maybe I played the role of detaining them a little too much and was carried away.”
“I understand
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When David and Jonas arrived home, Jessica had everything with her at hand. She was ready to hand over to them to help them with the case. They could also help Jonas so that he could understand himself better. If he was to be at his best, he needed to know himself better and, more so, about his newly acquired friend.Rebecca had written quite a number of journals in her lifetime. She also happened to name them in a sequence that one would be able to follow even without her being present to guide. She knew that whatever she saw was greater than anyone was and could happen long after she was gone. Indeed, she was right. It did happen years after she was gone.The mysterious thing though was that, all other books and pictures were there except for two. One of the journals was missing and one picture was missing as well. Thanks to her organizational skills, Jessica could be able to tell the two were missing. That yet brought another dilemma for them. As far as Jessica was
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On the streets, things got worse by the day. More chaos were arising with each sunrise. If one did not know better, one would think that the devil had given birth and built a habitation on earth and needed to feed the off springs.The world was turning into his playground slowly with every single death on the streets and the gradual rise of chaos in the city. Someone needed to do something or the situation was getting out of hand.The following day, as the detective and her team were busy trying to get the connection between the death of the Minister and the other previous bodies they had found, Ruddick the forensic analyst had some more news for her. This time, a call was not enough to tell what he had just experienced.He had to go to the precinct to tell whatever he had found out that morning after reporting to work. Lucky enough for him, the detectives were still at the precinct and had not left yet. In fact, Detective Jean had reported to the precinct very
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Jonas laughed at the joke. They got into the car and headed for the morgue to try finding some answers to the disappearance of the Minister’s body. After a short drive around the city, they arrived and entered the morgue. Indeed, it was just as Ruddick had explained.Nothing was out of place and there was no sign of breakage or violence. That indicated whoever had taken the body must have had easy access to the morgue. The only problem was that, Ruddick was the only one with the keys to the morgue.The other pair of keys was in the custody of Kibich Central Teaching and Referral Hospital (KCTRH). At the time, none of them thought anyone would even get access to the keys from the hospital.The fact was, no one thought about the keys to have been taken. They moved around looking for clues but found none. Even in the security footages, there was nothing at the time the body disappeared.Whoever had taken the Minister’s body was good and must have
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The detectives went to search the car for any clues about who could have taken the Minister’s body. The car was burnt but… fire does not always destroy things. Sometimes it can preserve evidence.They had to take a shot, although, a long shot. After a while of going through the burnt remains, Jonas finally found something. It seemed one of the kidnappers dropped a ticket he had acquired from the impound yard earlier the previous day.Indeed, the fire had not consumed everything after all. With the receipt, it was easy for them to track the kidnappers. They went back to the impound lock and asked about anyone suspicious that could have visited the impound yard earlier the previous day. The guard confessed of a visit from one person who claimed to be in the police force and following up on a car involved in a past case.The so-termed officer did not specify which vehicle he was looking for but the guard confessed to have given him the pass. When the d
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The two agents that gave her the Minister’s case were present. They were not happy to see Jean and her team though. The look on their faces said it all. They came towards them at once and this time, they were not interested in sharing with Jean but David.The news were that David was in trouble and arrested for the murder of the victim found at the scene. They were all staggered and tried to defend David saying there was nothing linking him to the crime. They all alibied to be with him the entire time.What Jean and the rest did not know was that the two agents had enough evidence against David that he could not get off the hook. First, they found his Beretta M9 pistol at the scene as the murder weapon. Second, he was caught on camera doing the killing. Funny enough, someone came along and tried to confront him and that is when he dropped the weapon and fled.Jean could not comprehend what had just happened. In all her entire career as a detective, she had
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