- THE 7TH VICTIM

We arrived at Exmoor Mountain. It was a large mountain that was used to cultivate rice, but they stopped farming some time ago due to a lack of water. After a short time, the rest of the team members came.

"We needed to search the entire big mountain to find the body of the seventh victim with a group of six people, and this all had to be done today?How can we do that?"

"The chief must be kidding with us, right?"

Ray San and Testa San looked at the mountain with an exhausted face, and Soe gave them both two pairs of gloves.

"The chief also knows; it's not easy, but she has no other choice. So we needed to check every single detail of the mountain."

Then all our team members started searching in the mountain. The time passed, and it had already become dark. Everyone was exhausted, and the water we had brought ran out. Then I walked towards Soe San.

"Soe San, did you still believe it was not a call from the serial killer?"

"Yes, even now, I don't think that serial killer Anubis would call and come with such a ridiculous game."

"Then why are you taking this so seriously?"

"Because I am a police officer, I don't want any

one to die due to my negligence. You must be thinking, First, why did I try to avoid taking this case?"

"Mmm, because you didn't want to give any problems to the chief and our team members,"

"That is correct; I want to double-check that the call is genuine and does not involve anyone. But your reasoning convinces everyone, and everyone believes that call is genuine, and if anything bad happens as a result of their failure to take this case seriously, they will break completely, and I don't want to see that."

"Sir, even now, I believe that there is a dead body in this mountain. Then how about this: if we find a dead body today, then you will come to me to apologise for not believing in me, and if the dead body is not found, then I will apologise to you."

"All right, deal."

The rest of my team members were taking a break as Soe San and I searched deeper into the mountain. Time passed and the place became more dark; we couldn't see anything clearly. Then a call came to Soe San, and from his face, I think that wasn't good news.

"Everybody come here."

We all gathered near Soe San in a circle.

"The call was from the chief; she said the MTV news channel got the news that there was a dead body in Exmoor Mountain that was killed by a serial killer, and they were all coming here."

That news shocked everyone. The only people who knew about this were Cheif and my team members; how did the news about this leak on the MTV news channel?

"Captain, are you sure that it is MTV that is coming here?"

Ray San inquired with a puzzled expression, and I believe Ray San is concerned about MTV for some reason.

"Does MTV have a problem?"

"You don't realise that MTV is the one who leaked the serial killing to the public, despite the fact that the police officers kept this case highly confidential."

Soe San answered my question instead of Ray San, and Ray San remained silent. I felt Ray San was hiding something, but I didn't further question him.

"How do we stop them, Captain?"

"Don't worry," the Chief said, "the traffic cops are blocking the MTV van, but they can only do so for an hour."

"So, what do we do after an hour?"

"The dog squad and the rest of the police officers currently in this area will come to assist."

Shuna San felt relieved after hearing Soe San's response. Suddenly, Testa San shouted,

"Ohh! What will I do if the news channel comes? My make-up and dress are all ruined by the searching in the mountains, and if they upload my current look, how will I face my Facebook and Twitter friends?"

"Can you please stop talking? You know that if the victim's body is not found on this mountain, it will be a major problem for us and the chief. The higher-ups will undoubtedly use this to terminate our team and suspend the chief."

Soe San scolded Testa San for half an hour, then the dog squad and the rest of the police officers arrived and began searching in the mountains, followed by MTV news crews. Then, some police officers went to block the reporters,after hearing the commotion on Exmoor Mountain, many more reporters arrived. The Exmoor Mountain field was packed with police officers and reporters on a full moon night.

"Hey newbie, don't pressure yourself."

Soe San tried to comfort me, and the rest of my team members also came near me. I can tell from their faces that they are concerned about me.

"You don't need to be concerned about me.I don't care if higher-ups like me or not."

"Oh, what about our Chief?"

Soe San's unexpected question piqued the interest of the rest of the team members. They all gaze at me with sharp eyes.

"It is not nice to keep secrets from your team members."

"It is not like you think, Shuna San."

"Oh, then explain yourself."

" I...I "

Before I finished my words, the dogs began to bark while looking into the ground, then all the police officers surrounded the place and started digging, and we all looked around the place. Then I saw a small tree house a short distance from the place.

"Ray San, can you please check that tree house there?"

I told him by pointing out the location, and then Ray San and Testa San went to check the tree house.

All news reporters eagerly watched what was happening. Then there was a loud noise.

"Sir, we found something,"

Now that we are in the present, the remaining time to save the captive is 50 hours.

"Did you know that our team was originally called TEAM FEARLESS because we took action against people of high social status, but it is now called TEAM FAILURES? So I needed to change this by saving the captive from that killer, and I need your help. Newbie no... Satoru Takahashi, So shall we start our investigation?"

"Yes, Captain."