Must Read: Cyber lover - Season 1 - Episode 52

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Must Read: Cyber lover - Season 1 - Episode 52

Even if it‟s our man, this is still very
surprising and difficult to comprehend; don‟t
you think so, Steve?” “Sure do, Jack,” agreed
the Briton, letting out a low whistle before
saying so. “Still think it was Nimrod this
time?” “No,” the other man quickly affirmed.
This was beyond anything he had seen in all
his years of service in the force. “I don‟t think
a human being did this!” “So do I, my friend.”
The homicide squad came into the office and
both inspectors stepped outside so that they
could scan the office for fingerprints and
other details the murderer might have left that
could help in identifying him. Both men soon
walked out of the building into the compound
where cops were trying to keep the crowd
outside under control. It was getting dark and
from the look of things, Jack knew he was
going to get home late.



He wanted to put the confusion in his head at
rest; hence, he had sent Officers Kennedy and
Daniel to do some digging for him. He looked
out for them amidst the crowd of police
officers. And just immediately, he saw them
coming his way. “What have we got?” he
wanted to know. “According to the security
men in charge for the evening, sir, the girl was
the only person they allowed into the building
from 4:00 p.m. when visitors were usually
stopped from coming into the company
premises,” said Kennedy. “She was allowed in
since Mr. Hunter instructed them to let her in
whenever she comes,” quickly added Officer
Daniel. “When was Mr. Hunter last seen?” “He
didn‟t come out of his office to give the
instruction, sir. He called to notify security
about the girl around 5:00 p.m. through the
company‟s intercom.” Inspector Jack thought
for a while and nodded his head. “We will
have to get the security videos from the CCTV
positioned in Mr. Hunter‟s office and carefully
go through it,” he said. “I say this because
this is looking more like an inside job right
now.”


“That‟s very probable, sir,” Daniel said. “I
wonder how his lifestyle looked like,” began
Bromsbey. “With that, we would know if he
had enemies. Have you been able to contact
any of his colleagues who were close to him?”
he asked Officer Kennedy. “Yes, sir. In fact,
almost all the officials who knew him are
present. He seems to be a well-respected
staff. From the information we have,
everybody appears to think he deserved his
final position as a senior staff. In fact, they
think he deserved more. He was a principled
staff but didn‟t make enemies,” replied the
policeman. “Perhaps somebody might be
jealous of his success,” continued the Briton.
“Such things happen. I will like to have a list
of all the staff that stayed back to work late
this evening, officers. We can do a little study
on their relationship with the deceased.” “Yes,
sir,” both men chorused. “Spoken to any of his
friends?” wondered Inspector Bromsbey. “We
spoke with one of the company‟s staff, Mr.
Abraham. He was pretty close to the deceased
and was willing to help.


He said Mr. Hunter was hardworking and
orderly. He avoided stepping on people‟s toes.
So many other staff members seem to support
this view,” Daniel said. “And that is leaving us
more confused!” grumbled Jack. “I believe
somebody out there must have a motive for
eliminating Mr. Hunter. We will have to
interview almost all the staff members
tomorrow. They are pretty shaken up today
and may not remember important, minor
details.” “Any news about the girl?” asked
Inspector Bromsbey. “Lucy, right?” “Yes, we
have just gotten information that she had
regained consciousness,” Daniel said.


“Very good. You guys should get me that
staff list and go to the hospital. Get all the
information you can get from her. Please
exhaust every question,” instructed Jack. “Yes,
sir,” they both chorused and walked way.
Inspector Jack turned towards the building
entrance and saw paramedics transferring
Derek‟s body into an ambulance. He left
Bromsbey talking to the paramedics and went
in search of two men. The police doctor and
the chief homicide officer, Teddy Jackson. He
saw them just before he was about to enter
the building. “Well, gentlemen, what have we
got?” Officer Teddy spoke first. “We have got
nothing.


No finger prints, no sign of anybody having
been in his office since 3 o‟clock this
afternoon except Derek, himself, and Lucy, his
girlfriend. We are yet to figure out how he was
lifted up so high before his head was smashed
on the wall of his office. We‟re also looking at
what type of strength the killer had.” “What a
way to die for such a young man,”
thoughtfully said Jack. “The back of his head
was slammed several times on the wall. It‟s
like a machine was used to do the slamming,”
added the doctor. “And yet you can‟t do that
without anybody noticing the noise, can you?”
Jack asked him. “We are all amazed, sir,” said
Officer Teddy. “This is a very strange
mystery.” “This reminds me of the mysterious
murder case that took place in Cape City
yesterday. Could they be related?” Jack was
thoughtful again. “The fact is that no human
is capable of whatever happened in that
office. I will advise you to concentrate on why
it happened, sir, and not on how it happened,”
Officer Teddy suggested and looked at his
timepiece. “It‟s getting late and I‟d better go
home before my wife starts getting worried!”
After he had left, Jack turned to the doctor.

“What do you think, doctor?” “I wonder what
he must have done to make his killer think he
deserved such a bizarre death,” the doctor
said. “You should also find out if he belonged
to any secret spiritual cult, sir.

I can‟t imagine any human capable of
whatever happened in there!” Inspector Jack
was mildly surprised. “You don‟t believe in
such jargon do you, doctor?” “Well, prove me
wrong, sir. You are the investigator. I‟ll really
like to be updated when you find any scientific
evidence here!” “There must be an explanation
somewhere and I will find it,” Jack said with
determination. “I wish you luck, sir.” And with
that, the doctor walked away towards the
ambulance. As he stood there wondering what
next to do, a young officer came up to him
and said “Sir, the CEO of the company is
around and he wants to see you.” “Gosh!” he
grumbled. “When I thought this wouldn‟t get
more complicated!” The man‟s presence only
meant more pressure on him. “Where is he?”
“That‟s him over there,” the officer pointed
out. Mr. Blunt was standing with his private
security men very close to the company‟s
guardhouse. “Alright,” Jack said and headed
towards the said direction. Mr. Rufus Blunt
was one of the most influential figures in
Lupe. His reputation as the CEO of Zenith Oil
Company had made him quite famous and
well adored. He was a fastidious man and his
presence was already heating up the
environment; he seemed to be asking for who
was in charge of the investigation. “Good
evening sir,” Inspector Jack greeted. “Hello,
officer. Are you the one in charge?” “Yes sir, I am Inspector Jack.” Jack hoped he sounded
confident enough.


“Alright, can you fill me in? What is actually
going on? What happened in my company?”
“Right now, sir, we cannot determine the cause
of Derek‟s death. After scanning his office, the
doctor and homicide crew could not come up
with any reasonable explanation.” “How do
you mean? What is making it difficult?” “He
was lifted six feet from the ground and his
head was smashed severally on the wall.

Whatever or whoever killed him must have
been three times as big as Derek and ten
times stronger than any living human being,”
he explained. “From the information your
security gave us so far, nobody entered the
building and nobody left except his girlfriend.

She discovered the body. No finger prints were
found.” “That is strange,” the man said,
looking a bit confused. “Yes, sir, but we will
surely come up with something. All we need is
time.” “Time is something I don‟t have, officer.

I don‟t want people getting ideas that this
company is a death zone. You know how the
press can give false information. I can
visualize tomorrow‟s headline: „Blood Bath In
Zenith Oil Company,‟ and that, my friend, will
be very detrimental to the image of this
company! I need explanations! You can‟t tell
me that a ghost entered here to kill my staff.
The killer must be found and the reason why
Derek was killed must be explained! That will
help ease the tension, got it?” “I am promising
you, sir; we will do our best. We need to do
some digging, especially into his personal life,
and this, as you must know, takes time,”
responded Jack, and the moneybag nodded.

“He was one of my best staff, you know,” he
said. “I will ensure that you have any
information you need, officer. All I need is
that the killer be found.” He brought out his
business card and gave it to Jack. “Give me a
call whenever you get or need any
information.”

And he walked away towards the building
before Jack could reply. Jack looked at his
timepiece. It was getting late. He thought of
calling his wife and letting her know that he
wouldn‟t be coming back early. He also had to
speak with Officers Daniel and Kennedy as
well as Inspector Bromsbey.
He headed towards the nearest phone booth
as he thought of the bloody scene in Derek‟s
office. He felt very uncomfortable about this
particular case.