CHAPTER ONE: The First Murder

" The Commissioner ordered us to go to Fenard right away as someone sent a letter that there's going to be a murder today." Ken said to James, who's busy flipping through a file concerning a rape case that happened in Raws recently.

" What!!Who sent the letter to the commissioner?" James asked with concern.

" I have no idea as regards the person who sent it. We've been told to act fast as the letter sounded like a warning letter.

" Then let us be on our way. We should not lose the slight opportunity of apprehending the criminal especially since the commissioner is interested in the case." James said,while trying to pick the necessary things needed for the operation.

The journey to Fernard was not smooth as expected preventing the vehicle from accelerating as it should be. The road's irregularities slowed them down, frustrating Ken.There was nothing that could be done rather than moving like a snail just like the attitude of the car.

" If I knew this road has some irregularities as it's presenting to us, I would have suggested we pass another place even though it's not as fast as this road,it won't give us problem like this road," Ken regretfully remarked.

This operation has something to do with murder and thus the reason for the regret and lamentation since someone's life was on the line.

" It is not your fault, ken. No one would have thought that this road has his own issues. At least, we're almost there and we can only hope we're able to stop the murder."

" We have no idea of the specific person to be killed. We can only hope that we're able to stop the murder," said James.

They got to Fernard as indicated in the letter even though it still sounds funny to believe a mere piece of writing enough to gather the Men to go to Fernard and prevent such even if the letter does not carry with it the effect as expected.

" What is the next thing to do now that we're at Fernard?" Ken asked. It was obvious that they only know the place of the crime which is Fenard but the exact place is unknown to them.

" We need to think of something as quick as possible if we really want to stop it," James said.

" Now that I think of it, it's likely that the person who sent the letter will probably be the supposed Killer. If a killer send a letter to the police,what do you think is the motive behind it?" James asked.

" It's to humiliate the police,"Alex answered abruptly.

" Good,it means that he's going to choose a place where a lot of people converge or always filled with a lot of people. Since his agenda is probably to mock the police."

" Ken, where is the most filled area in Fernard?" asked James.

" It's Rico park Sir. It's the most popular venue in Fernard and it's filled with a lot of people daily." He answered immediately.

" Let us hurry up before we miss the suspect.If truly Rico park is very popular in Fernard especially with children who usually come for fun. If the supposed Killer selected that place for the nefarious act,that means that a lot of things are at stake."

James is unparalleled when it comes to profiling in the entire police Force. That is why he's highly rated and respected especially when it comes to murder cases like this. Without any doubt,they all know it's likely that Rico park is the scene for the murder since it's from James.

They got to Rico park but to their dismay, the sound of children and their families were only heard. It didn't even look suspicious because the Park was also in a good condition.

" I believe this is the right time to strike if truly the motive is to kill someone," Ken said.

" Exactly what I wanted to say,what should we do or should we check other places?" Alex asked.

" This will be the place for the murder if a murder will really take place as we expect. Let us continue to inspect this place and observe any foul play."

" Alert others if you feel unusual about someone immediately. The criminal should already be in the park if there was going to be any murder," James ordered and one by one they dispersed to work on his instruction.

" Sir, I think that something is not right," Alex said running over to James' side.

They've been trying to observe the area but they could not depict any strange move or strange action from anybody at the park. Even James,was even about concluding that there was no cause for alarm and no murder anywhere.

He was starting to think that the person who sent the letter may be trying to pull their legs and nothing more only for Alex to call his attention.

" I saw a strange Man who passed here just now. I won't have called your attention to this if it was not really that serious even though the person was covering his face," Alex said.

"What made him suspicious was the fact that he passed this place three times with few minutes differences as if he was sent to observe us before they strike." Alex said with his eyes still traveling round the place whether the person will appear.

" Good of you,we will work on that immediately. Where is Ken?" James asked.

" He told you that he wanted to go and check the main office of the Rico park management whether he could discover something.

" Okay,we won't be able to wait for him since he also went in respect of the criminal." He said and directed Alex to lead the way since he saw the person leaving passing through a path.

They trailed a path and it led them to a building which also belong to the Rico's Park. They didn't see any sign that depict that anybody was inside.

" Sir, something is definitely smelling or I'm the only one smelling it?" Alex asked.

"I can also smell it something like fuel," James said.

" It's this building Sir. Somebody set this building ablaze." Alex said when he saw smoke emitting from the building.

Immediately, someone appeared he was trying to leave the building, but he was taken back at first since he didn't expect to see anybody follow him to the building but soon regained his composure and ran away since Alex and James were still trying to recover from their shock.

On the line without even asking,James identified him as the person they trailed to this place and without question,he ran after him with Alex tagging along.

They lost him and were even about going further when they noticed that people already gathered in a place with wailing filling the air.

" What is happening around here?" James asked and quickly showed them his identification card before any question.

It was then he observed that Ken was also at the scene. It might be the reason why he didn't join them in the chase.

They cleared the way for him to see the scene, since it is his duty to do that. After they cleared the way,he moved closer and didn't even know when he fell down.

He didn't expect this........