Epic 31The DPO listened to our exchange with a stony expression on his face. Finally, he spoke, his voice cold and hard. "I'm placing Timi under arrest," he said, gesturing to the officers standing by the door. "We'll interrogate him and see if he has any information that might help us solve this case."Timi's face paled as the officers stepped forward and placed handcuffs on his wrists. I knew I had to do something to help him."You can't do this!" I protested, my voice rising in anger. "Timi is my brother, and he's an inspector! He would never do anything like this. It's not right to arrest him without any evidence."The DPO glared at me, his face red with fury. "You're getting too emotional about this," he snapped. "This is a serious investigation, and I'm not going to let your personal feelings get in the way. Timi is a suspect, and he's going to be treated like oneAs the officers led Timi away, I could see the fear and confusion in his eyes. He hasn't spoken a word since the ar
Epic 32I could feel sweat dripping down Inspector John's thighs. He was obviously scared."Quiet!" the DPO barked, holding up a hand to silence Inspector John. "We're in the middle of something here. Let us work."Inspector John opened his mouth to protest, but the DPO shot him a look that silenced him. I could see the anger and frustration on his face, but he remained silent as the drive continued to load.Once the files had finished loading, the DPO turned to me. "All right," he said. "Let's take a look at what's on here."I clicked on the first file, which opened to reveal a grainy black-and-white image of a dark alleyway. At first, it was difficult to make out anything in the footage, but then I saw two figures enter the frame. One of them was Aunty Lucy, and the other was clearly Inspector John."That's him!" the DPO exclaimed, pointing at the screen. "That's definitely Inspector John. And the woman is Aunty Lucy. This is exactly what we need."I could feel a sense of triumphYe
Epic 33Timi couldn't even rest for a second as he drank a glass of water and headed back into the car "We can't wait for months to find the killer, we know where to find these people, we need to go after them immediately”. He let out bittered“Okay”. I whispered and followed after him. We drove in search of Dan's killers, timi had pointed to the area where they first had clashed with the boys.“Do you still remember his fa—”“He is the one!”. He said almost trying to jump down from a moving vehicle. I immediately grabbed his hands.“Do you want to die?! Don't you know he will run off if he sees you?!”Timi immediately calmed down as we monitored the guys' movement, he kept turning back as if he was expecting someone. “He seems scared”. I muttered to Timi“He should be”. Timi said in annoyance“Do you think we should take him down?”.Timi nodded while having his eyes fixed on the dude. “Unfortunate bastard”. He whispered.“I think we should go now”. I let out on noticing how the dud
Epic 34"Let's go home, bro," I said to Timi, trying to sound reassuring. I knew he was upset and I didn't want to push him. I just wanted to get him out of there and make sure he was okay.Timi nodded and followed me out of the station. We walked to the car in silence, both of us lost in our thoughts. I could tell Timi was still reeling from what had just happened. I just hoped I could help him through it."It's just so strange, you know?" I said, trying to break the silence between us. "I've never seen anything like that before. I mean, for a murderer to turn himself in like that... it's just crazy."Timi nodded, still looking deep in thought. "It is crazy. But maybe he just felt guilty and wanted to do the right thing.""But even so, it's not often that a murderer has to surrender that easily""It's just so strange," I said again, unable to let the subject go. "What could have made him do it? I mean, it's not like he's some kind of saint. He's a murderer, after all.""Yeah, but may
Epic 35The sunlight streaming through the window woke me up. I opened my eyes and yawned, trying to shake off the sleepiness. As I sat up, I heard the birds chirping outside, and I smiled. It was a beautiful morning.I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash my face. As the cold water hit my skin, I felt more awake. I brushed my teeth and put on my clothes, ready to start the day.As I walked out of my bedroom, I heard a sound from the kitchen, it was Timi, he was already in the kitchen making coffee. I could tell he was still upset about the situation with Inspector John. He barely looked at me as I sat down at the table."Do you want some coffee?" he asked, his voice flat."Sure, thanks," I replied, trying to sound cheerful. "How was your sleep?" I asked, hoping to start a conversation. Timi just shrugged."Not great," he said. "I kept thinking about what happened with Inspector John. It's just so frustrating. I don't know how we're going to solve this case now."I nodded,
Epic 36I was so angry, Timi was the only one who didn't seem bothered with the whole scenario. He kept on smiling as if nothing went wrong “Why are you not saying anything?!”. I said a bit confused.“What do you expect of me?”. He said while still smiling “Does it mean you are not bothered with the fact the DPO released inspector just like that?!”.“I have nothing to say, I mean, this is Nigeria, and everything is possible, for the DPO to release inspector John just like that if only means one thing and that thing is that they are both working together, obviously the DPO is involved, so it is more like a messed up situation”. Timi mumbled and just immediately Inspector John came out and when he saw us, he started laughing.“Kyrian”. He muttered and immediately I became dumbfounded “You did think I wasn't going to find out about you?! I have always known something was fishy about you, the way you act as if you know everything was concerning, and of course, my instincts weren't wron
Epic 37Timi and I went back home and decided to go into a long sleep. I couldn't sleep my heart was troubled by so many things, especially the words coming from Inspector John. I sat up on my bed while reflecting on Inspector John's words, not expecting the craziest thing ever, I picked up my car keys and drove down to Inspector John's apartment, I wanted to get out of my car, barge into his apartment and make him say the truth, but I got pinned in my car when I sighted the DPO coming out with inspector John from his apartment. They were both chatting and laughing and I got irritated, I didn't want them to see me, because obviously, they were heading towards me, so I had to angrily speed off. When I got home Timi was already awake so he watched me from the balcony, I had noticed his shadow when I drove in, so I went up to join him.“This is 11:45 pm”. He whispered as I got in.“Yeah, I do realize” I mumbled throwing my jacket to a close couch. “I saw Inspector John and DPO not lon
Epic 38I woke up earlier than I had expected, some hours before my normal 5:30 am alarm rang. I sat on my bed not knowing what to do and hoping the day would go well just as I had imagined. Timi was still very much asleep, his snore was beginning to disturb me. I didn't want to disturb him, so I gently dressed up and left. As I walked to my car I had so many troubling rather than peaceful thoughts if I was indeed doing the right thing.The street couldn't even be of better help, after the heavy rain yesterday, it made everywhere become so messed up. The rain has left its mark everywhere.As I navigate through the streets, I can see puddles of water scattered all over the road. They're like little mirrors reflecting the world around them. Some of them are so big that I have to carefully maneuver around them to avoid splashing water all over my car. The sidewalks are no better. They're lined with soggy leaves, fallen branches, and even the occasional abandoned umbrella. It's like natur