Monster Among Us

CHAPTER 1 - If you're blind , you'll not be guilty of sin

'Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa !'' Phillip screamed, frightened by what he saw. He was paying a visit to his friend when he found out his friend has been murdered. A few minutes later , the police arrived at the place. A police barricade was formed around the scene and there were bystanders chatting among each other as they were observing the situation. Reporters stormed the place and were covering the news.

A man in his 30's arrived at the scene and showed his I.D. to the officers at the scene. They saluted him as soon as they saw his I.D.

"What's the situation ?'’

“Have you identified the victim ?” questioned Scott as he walked in

“Yes, sir. The victim is Richard Smith”

“He works at New Land Hotel and lives alone. We've already contacted his family”

“His friend, Phillip Wells was the one that called in. He's the first witness to the crime scene”

“I've carefully checked the crime scene but couldn't find any signs of forced entry”, explained Ray

‘'What do you think,sir ?",enquires Ray

The forensic team were already at the scene too, doing their work as usual. Scott put on a rubber glove and was checking the victim's body.

"If the culprit didn't forced his way in , that means the victim willingly let in the culprit ", replies Scott

"Then, there's a chance that the culprit is an acquaintance '' utters Ray

''Yeah, someone who could probably enter this place easily" Scott assumed as he was looked around the living room

“There's no sign of resistance”,Scott explained

“This implies that the victim was caught off guarded”, he continued

"You gotta see this,sir'' uttered Ray

"What's it ?'' asked Scott as he approached him

"The victim was holding onto this '' he replied as he handed a folded piece of paper to Scott

"John 9:41" he blurted out what was written on the little piece of paper

"What's your take on this,sir ? " Ray asked

"This could be a clue to the case considering how the victim was holding onto it " replied Scott

They walked out of the place to check the surveillance camera around the scene. They later found out the camera hasn't been working for almost two weeks.

"it seems we can't get anything out of the surveillance camera," said Ray disappointedly

"Over there ! " Scott shouted as he pointed to a car.

Apparently, the car has been there for a couple of days. They enquired about the owner of the car and were told them he's been out of town and will only return the following day.

"I guess we'll have to come back tomorrow '' said Scott as he walked away

They both left the place and returned to their station. Few hours later , Ray left the station and returned with the autopsy report

"Here's the autopsy report , sir, " said Ray as he handed him the report.

"there's nothing special”

“Victim's time of death is estimated to be about 10:30pm”

“The victim holding onto the piece of paper was reported to be post mortem" claimed Scott as he put down the report on his desk

"Any clue on what John 9:41 could mean ? " Scott asked

"No , sir . Could it be some sort of secret code ? " he asked

"What sort of secret code would that be , huh ? " he retorted

Scott brought out his phone and dialed a number.. The receiver answered the call and Scott put the phone on speaker

"It's been awhile , sir'' said the receiver immediately he answered the call

''Save the formality for later. i need you to do me a favor '', he replied sharply

"Okay , go ahead '' said the receiver

"Can you look up John 9:41 in our database ? '' requested Scott

"John 9:41 ?. You mean John 9:41 in the Bible ?. Do you have to check the database for that ? " the receiver retorted

"You mean John 9:41 is in the bible ? " he asked in disbelief

"Oh , i guess you don't know. '' he said jokingly

''Alright , thanks. I'll call you back later " Scott said as he ended the call

Ray was already looking up John 9:41 on the internet

''If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin;but now you claim you can see, your guilt remains " Ray read aloud from the internet

"How do you think this is related to the case ? " Ray asked curiously

There was total quietness for some minutes until Scot breaks the silence.

"I think there's more to this case” replied Scott

"something ? such as ? '' Ray asked simultaneously

"I'm not sure yet, it's just my hunch” he replied.

Scott made another phone call. He explained everything about the case to the receiver. Then, he asked the receiver to check the database for any similar case and send the case report to him.

Few minutes later, a file was sent to Scot . He checked the file and it was about a murder case where a man and a woman were murdered in a hotel room. According to the report , the victims were stabbed multiple times. '' Deuteronomy 20:10-12 was boldly written on the wall of the room with the victim's blood

'' I found it. Here's it ; If a man commits adultery with another man's wife , even with the wife of his neighbor , both adulterer and adulteress must be put to death..........'' Ray read aloud

" This will be quite troublesome. It's the same culprit " uttered Scott

"So, we’ve gotten a serial killer on the lose ? " Ray asked looking surprised

“Oh…the crime took place at New Land Hotel” said Scott

“Ugh, why does that name sound familiar ?” wondered Ray

“Of course , it does. That's where Phillip Wells worked” replied Scott

“Oh my God ! That's true. I remember now”

“So, the hotel is the link between this two case” Ray said

“Exactly !” Uttered Scott

Scott hurriedly left and visited the Chief officer in his office and explained everything to him.

" what do you mean by a serial killing case ? ''

“Are you sure about this ?” The chief asked

'' I'm filled with certainty, sir " Scott said