Chapter 2 - The Deliveryman

Scott dropped some papers on Ray's desk.

"what's this ?" he asked curiously

"check it and tell me what you think about"replied Scott 

       "oh.....a new team ?" he asked with a smile on his face 

 "yeah. you're in for this ?" asked Scott 

             "Of course. wow , this is cool" Ray replied

       Scott left the station and headed out. He stopped at a police station.

        "has life been treating you well ?" he asked in a funny way as he dropped some files on the desk

  "what are you doing here, sir ?" asked Frank 

        ''Check the files and let me know if you are in. official investigation is starting tomorrow " uttered Scott 

  "what ?. official investigation ?. About what ?" he asked curiously

         "see you around" said Scott as he was walking away waving his hand

"Ugh.....what's this about anyway ?" blurted Frank as he picked up the file

       Scott left the station and went to another place. When he got there, he requested to see a female detective

     "I heard you're doing quite well'' said Scott as he was leaning against his car

            "Who are you ?" Stephanie asked sharply 

"here" said Scott as he showed her his I.D 

    She saluted him as soon as she saw his I.D

                '' May I ask for the reason why yonu're here, sir ?" she asked inquisitively 

  Scott handed her a file and she glanced through it. 

      "woah. I'm in for this , sir'' she said as she was smiling

"Alright. Don't be late tomorrow" he replied as he was getting into his car

           Stephanie saluted him once again as he was driving away 

The following Morning, Scott got into the station and headed to the space provided for their team.

   "salute !" uttered Frank as they all get up and saluted him

        "oh, you're all here. Shall we get started then ?" enquired Scott 

 ''Yes, sir'' Stephanie replied 

            "okay. Ray, brief us on the case'' demanded Scott 

    Ray stood up and walked to the front. Then he briefed everyone on the case

 "woah. We have a total psychopath here. so ,the John 9:41 you asked me about was regarding this case ?" asked Frank

           " hmm. So, let's take it this way. Richard Smith witnessed the culprit murdering Ms Peter and Mr Allen. The culprit must have threatened him. So, he couldn't tell anyone about it. But two days ago, he tried to report what he witnessed........" Scott said

     "and he got murdered" Ray cut in

 " doesn't that mean the culprit was secretly watching Smith ?"Stephanie asked inquisitively 

          "I think so too. That's how he was able to find out" Ray added

   "Do you think he planted a bug inside his house ?" Frank asked

                "He probably did.That's the only way he was able to find out. We found out Smith was trying to call the police around 10:15pm two days ago'' replied Scott

        ''Let's go to the crime scene. The answer is always there.'' said Scott as he was heading out and others followed him

             They left in a black van provided for them by the station. At the scene , Scott instructed Ray and Frank to go and get the dash cam recordings from the car owner while he entered the crime scene with Stephanie. They both put on rubber gloves and were checking the scene

    They were looking around the crime scene carefully. They searched everywhere and found two spy cameras in the living room, two in the bedroom, one in the kitchen and another one in the bathroom.

                   "geez......that son of a bitch !'' she uttered

     ''I don't think we can get anything more here" said Scott as he was heading out

"I'm not sure if this is merely a coincidence but...." she uttered

            " Do you notice anything strange ?" Scott enquired

   "this ......" she said as she was pointing at a bag with the inscription '' JJ spicy chicken''

        "What about it ?" he asked curiously 

" This was also found at the scene where Ms Allen and Mr Peter were found'' She replied 

             " oh, that's right. The culprit would be able to enter if he was here as a deliveryman" he said 

                 "Using delivery service to gain entrance into the victim's home"

"That's quite reasonable'' she uttered

        "But....that doesn't explained how he was able to bug the victim" he said

"That's right.  Frank and Ray should have gotten the dash cam recordings by now" she said

          They walked out of the house and met with Frank and Ray 

      "Do you get something ?" asked Ray impatiently 

  "Here ! There are spy cams everywhere in the house. the culprit seems to have been watching the victim for a while." Scott replied

"Have you gotten the dash cam recordings ?" she asked 

         "Of course. We've copied everything here. Let's watch it together at the station" Ray replied 

                They headed back to the station to watch the recordings. They played the recording for February 13th 2022 [The day Richard Smith got murdered ]. In the recording , around 10:15pm , the culprit showed up on a scooter disguised as a delivery man. Around 10:20pm , he left the place. He was wearing a helmet , so they couldn't figure out who he was. 

           They played another recording which showed the culprit sneaking into the house on 10th of February around 11:45am. Richard Smith had left for work already around that time. The culprit was wearing a black hat and a facemask. So, they couldn't see his face.

     "He must have planted those spy camera around that time" Stephanie said

 "That's right. that means he was watching the victim closely for three days before taking action" Ray added 

              " gosh. That psycho !" Frank uttered 

   "Ms Allen and Mr Peter were found dead in a hotel room on 9th of February. Richard Smith was working at that hotel. He must have witnessed the two victims getting murdered when he was there for room service. We found out an untraceable number called Richard Smith on 9th of February. That must be when he started threatening him. The moment Richard Smith mustered up courage to report what he witnessed, he got murdered. As you can see in the footage, the culprit entered the victim's house exactly when the victim was trying to report what he saw.'' Scott explained

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