CHAPTER TWENTY: Puzzle
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" What!!! You mean Angelina was shot?" The police chief asked trying to be sure he heard it right.

" Yes Sir,by the killer when we went for that operation. Wright and Angelina were shot before he disappeared," James said sadly to the police chief,who was shocked beyond doubt for he didn't expect such.

" What happened to her?" He asked out of concern.

" She's in the hospital as we speak recovering gradually. We took her to the hospital immediately it happened and luckily for us,the doctor said she's out of danger," he explained to the police chief.

Angelina is like a daughter to the police chief. Her father is a very good friend of him and she was put under his watchful eyes when she decided to become a police officer, the information James is aware of.

" The other person didn't survive it, did he!" He asked.

" He didn't but I feel like the killer didn't have the intention of killing Angelina, it was more like a warning that we should be careful," James said.

" This is very serious, b
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