The criminal

I have been working my *** off for every case I got but since I was new, no good cases have been alloted to me.

I think they were testing my ability and my patience, for those easy wack jobs were too much drama.

But I guess I did well 'cause now I have been assigned the most dreaded criminal of them all.

He's a mystery no one is able to solve since years.

He's ruling the country like he's the boss and every fucking person is just handcuffed infront of him.

I might be the last person they would wilfully hand over this case but I am the last option they have. I think all of them just gave up and need new brains to find our man.

I don't always appreciate my enemies but this one is dynamic.

He's the best out there and he knows it.

He has been playing with the police like some street performers with monkeys. He's making them dance on his fingers.

I won't lie, I'm scared of this man and like everyone questioning my presence in this case, I'm questioning my abilities too. Afterall, I'm new in business. Can I really handle him?

To be honest with you guys, this case is my punishment.

I barged into chief's office all frustrated and asked him why did he give me all these lame cases.

They are so pathetic, they could literally solve themselves.

He went all, "oh so you want a big case? So take it.  You asked for it and  this case is my key to my position and if you don't you're fired for being so ungrateful."

He literally challenged me.

All those bad times, rough days, hard work, to get fired? Oh no no!

I will put my life to this case.

I want to sit on chief's comfortable chair.

So day one,  I'm all buckled up and I enter with the office with,"Okay bitches onto business, gimme his case report" and I have been handed over his file. Oh wait, did I say file? It was a fucking encyclopedia!!

I almost tripped because of the weight of the file and all the officers had a good laugh.

Made a fool outta myself on the first day itself?

But it's okay. They all will be working under me. So laugh as much as you want today because from tomorrow I'm gonna come into action.

I don't need to go around yelling, Oi! I'm your leader give me respect!

A lion doesn't need to prove that it is a threat. You already know what a lion is capable of.

I just have to let my work speak for myself.

And defeat the other lion, aka, this criminal.

So, I quietly went home, politely telling everyone,"we will begin tomorrow".

My home is a small cozy place.

I'm not used to the luxuries. Just a small place which I can call home suffices to my needs.

I took some snacks and sat in my room reading the file like it was my bible.

I was so engrossed in reading about him, I didn't realise the time until my reminder beeped on my phone for my medications.

Every night I take my medicines for PTSD.

My traumatic past has been haunting me since then.

I know those men and mom won't return but still, you can't just help it.

I imagined my younger self getting beaten and what not in my dreams and I would just wake up panting and screaming "No, No don't hurt me". I had to finally go see a therapist when this started hindering my daily living.

It was midnight and I had completed this file.

What I learned was this criminal is a ghost. He has done so many crimes but has never been caught. Identified by no one ever. All the times people have wasted on bringing witnesses for  sketch was nothing but waste of time because he somehow comes with a new face everytime which doesn't exist in any record.

He probably is a loner like me because no one in the world knows him.

How we get to know its him is because he always has a peculiar 'Z' alphabet symbol left on his crime scene.

So that's why we call him 'Zee'.

Nice name, no?

Talking about his crimes, what I have noticed is, he is a robber, but robbed only the lowkey corrupt and shrewd billionaires. He is a killer, but killed only the people with a bad criminal record like rape and murder and psychopaths.

Why is he still never been caught because he has the support of the people. The poor and the middle class people striving for life are all his devotees.

He is Christ in disguise. Saviour of people.

Everyone adores him and is loyal to him. Its like us against the world.

Even if somebody had seen him,  no one would report. They'd choose death before confessing.

That's how loved our criminal is.

But no matter how good his work is for the people, a crime is still a crime.

He is still a robber and a killer.

He has no rights to take law and justice in his own hands.

The corrupt billionaires are scared for their lives and has the entire police department around their asses,  saving and protecting them and finding this guy as soon as possible.

Can't lie, after seeing his work,  I've started liking this criminal but I'm a cop and this person just can't do what he is doing and it is my duty to stop him.

So here begins Mission: 'Capture Zee'.

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