Seven

Vellas City, 08 Agasal 2201

15.29 ZTC

"Please hand down the results of your investigation," A woman's voice broke the silence in the simple meeting room of 5 people.

"Okay, Captain O'Connor, I've traced all the victim's cell phones and found no messages or anything suspicious. Just a few threatening messages from debt collectors or obscene messages from ex-boyfriends of victims and the rest is not so important, not directly related to victims, only promo spam messages and lucky draws." Noel Lee begins his investigation report.

"The debt collector and the victim's ex-boyfriend, have all been questioned? Is there anything suspicious?"

"They've been questioned by investigator Connor, they have their respective alibis and they have been proven."

"Keep an eye on them, if they do anything suspicious immediately drive to the office," Mel replied in response to Noel's report.

"understand captain"

"What about the GPS? Are there any results?" Mel turned her gaze to Ryan.

"Yes, the first and second victims both went to a nightclub but at different times and still shortly, my assumption could be that they know the same person from that club because the GPS data on their cellphone shows they go to that club more often than any other club."

Ryan started with his turn, who got the task of tracing the places where the victims had gone based on the GPS recordings of their cellphones.

"Have you confirmed who they know at the club?"

"Yes, his name is Sebastian Sena. He is a bartender, as well as a pimp... tonight Tony and I, will be there to investigate that person." Mel nodded understandingly.

"Okay, how about the 3rd victim?"

"The GPS of his cellphone is not working, it seems she has turned off the location setting on her cellphone. For the 3rd victim, we have to find another way to track her movements."

"What is her identity? Has it been confirmed to her family? Relatives?"

"I've met with her relatives, they say that our 3rd victim is a senior college student who is struggling to finish her studies."Dany swiftly answered the captain's question.

"A College Student?"

"Yup! This is the profile I managed to get Connor," Dany handed over a file wrapped in a Maroon-colored folder. Mel read carefully the results of the members' hard work, flipped through the pages in the file, read over and over so that nothing was missed and also so that it stuck firmly on her head.

"This one is a little different from the previous 2 victims. This means that the perpetrator is not only targeting prostitutes to become their prey. Immediately make changes to the perpetrator's profile so that we can inform police officers in the field, and also we have to quickly find out the motive of the perpetrator to detect his movements."

"Yes ma'am!" replied the 4 members together.

"One more thing, I managed to get additional information from the family of our first victim, there are 3 men in his circle of friends, we can start by getting more information from them. Dany and Noel go to the West District of Balheim tomorrow and meet up with a person named Juan Rivero, he is the ex-lover of Naomi Andersen and recently they still met several times. But currently, he is in a relationship with Naomi's sister and you may have trouble getting information from him."

"Aye-aye Captain." Dany and Noel nodded firmly.

"Ryan and Tony, are you guys going to that club tonight?"

"Yes Connor,"

"All right, then be careful. Don't stand out, and better go undercover. I'll meet the other 2 male friends of the victim."

"Ready, Captain!"

"Okay, for now, let's stop here. Report whatever information you get."

"Understand!" they answered simultaneously

Then disperse themselves to immediately start doing their job again.

Mel came out of the meeting room then walked into her room, after meeting Paula earlier she had not yet rested and immediately held a discussion with the members to determine what steps they would take next.

Drrrttt.... Drrrt... Drrrt...

A call landed on her cell phone, bearing the name of the Head of the Special Crimes Department on the screen of her communication device. And she was sure the fat man would just nag.

"Good afternoon sir! I'm Melva O'Connor," Mel picked up the phone from her boss as she pushed open the glass door of his room to enter.

"Captain O'Connor! How's the case for the murder you're working on? Have any developments been made?"

"Yes sir, there is already a slight part that we can explore further, if the team has found the exact clues, I will report to you immediately sir."

"Ya... ya... do it properly and don't embarrass me if you don't want to lose your good position in the police structure"

"Yes sir! I understand."

Tuutt ... tuuut ...

The phone was disconnected unilaterally by his superior, Mel sighed heavily, she massaged her temples. She is tired of hearing threats about her position, for her the most important thing now is how to catch the perpetrator and not the time to worry about the position. If indeed she has to be transferred, she is ready as long as she can solve the case that was placed on him. Whatever it is.

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Soundwave Club

01.12 ZTC (early morning)

Two men seemed to approach the entrance of the nightclub with neat suits and the appearance of mingling like a person who goes to a club without being conspicuous, their sturdy and burly bodies and naughty faces make it easy for them to enter the club without being suspected.

Yes, the two people are Ryan and Tony who are on a mission to investigate a bartender in this club.

The club is very busy at this hour, people fill the dark dance floor with flickering colored lights scattered about as if to the beat of the beating music that shakes the heart so loudly.

The two men slowly walked towards a bar on the west side of the dim room with alternating flashes of light, breaking through the urge of the people shaking their bodies as if there was no tomorrow for fun.

There was a tall man with medium body size, and had a thin beard around the bottom of his face, his hair was long shoulder-length and he partially tied it at the top leaving a little hair hanging out at the nape of his neck.

The man was busy preparing cocktails for some of the guests who sat at the bar while looking casually chatting with his guests.

Ryan made a code to Tony by shaking his head at the bartender there, Tony immediately understood and went forward to walk casually towards the bar with Ryan behind him.

"Hey man, give me the vodka" Tony started their conversation.

Sebastian seemed to be smiling.

"Of course my friend, a good choice," he said and immediately made it.

"Give me whiskey too, buddy" Ryan joined in.

"Yes, of course." Sebastian poured Ryan's whiskey into the shot at the long table.

"I've never seen you before." Sebastian began to pay attention to the two of them. Sebastian was interested to see the two men in front of him, they had good looks and good bodies, and also handsome faces.

A perfect combination as a guy who can please his girls. Sebastian not only sells girls to masher men, but also men to accompany lonely women who have often used his services.

"Yes, we just came here this time. I heard a lot of hot women here, and we need them right now." Tony started fishing with a deliberately relaxed attitude as if he was enjoying his time at this nightclub.

"Yep! Today was terrible! I really want to have fun now!" Ryan replied.

Sebastian smiled again, "What happened dude? Not something that can make the world end right? Relax and now is the right time to have fun" he said in response to Ryan's false complaints.

"Yeah man! I'll have fun..."

Clank

Tony and Ryan pitted their glasses softly, Cheers then drank their drinks at the same time.

Sebastian chuckled then leaned slightly towards the two men in front of him while saying something in a muffled voice that could still be heard despite the frenetic surrounding them.

"Hey, I know some beautiful women here who will be happy to accompany you tonight. Do you want me to introduce them to you?" The bidding.

Ryan and Tony glanced at each other for a second then turned their eyes to Sebastian again.

"Can you guarantee that they are really hot and satisfying?" Tony seemed to be a little overpriced.

"Sure, they're the best," Sebastian said with a reassuring smile.

"Alright, let's prove it. Let's see how your woman" Ryan closed their scene well.

Sebastian led them to the 2nd floor where both the VIP and VVIP rooms were located. The booths are lined up and soundproofed really as well and as luxuriously as possible to support the comfort of doing immorality inside.

Ryan had asked Sebastian to give him an empty room beforehand, for reasons of convenience, because usually there would be several prostitute waiting inside the cubicles. So now the man is leading them to an empty booth, because of a request from his prospective guest.

They entered a room at the very corner of the upstairs hallway. Sebastian unlocked it and entered first, followed by Ryan and Tony behind him.

"Here it is! A room that is comfortable enough and spacious enough for the two of you to have fun." said Sebastian proudly.

BUMP!!

"Hey! What are you doing, bastard?! Get off the damn me!? F*ck!! Who are you?! Sebastian rambles and cursing because Tony has paralyzed him, grabbing his arm backwards and pushing him against the wall, Tony is big and muscular push Sebastian against the wall so that his face and body against the wall and hold him.

Ryan immediately locked the door of the room so that no one would interfere with their work then began to approach Sebastian and interrogate him.

"Hey buddy! You must know these 2 girls, right?" Ryan shows 2 photos of murder victims in front of Sebastian's face so he can see them clearly because this room is also dimly lit.

"I don't know!" argued Sebastian.

"Are you sure? Hey bucks! You want us to force your mouth open?" Tony voiced in the midst of efforts to hold Sebastian's body, which continued to rebel and asked to be let go of.

"Who the hell are you guys ?!" Sebastian shouted cursing, he did not even realize that these two people were police.

Ryan showed his badge, the man gasped.

"Now tell me what you know about these 2 women, don't argue because they are your women, right ?!"Ryan hardened his words.

"Okay.. okay.. okay, I'll talk. Yes I know them both but they are old stock, there are rarely guests who want to use their services anymore. So I no longer find customers for them and they also haven't come looking for me for a long time Then suddenly their faces appear on television as murder victims. For God's sake I don't know. "

"Do not lie!" Ryan slapped the man's face using the photo of the victim he was holding.

"Their cellphone GPS records record they came here in the last two weeks before being found dead." Ryan continued.

"Shit! Yes, alright. They did come recently and asked to find me a customer, but that's all, I don't know where they went and what happened to them."

BUMP!

Tony grabbed the man's body then slammed him against the wall and held him again.

"Aakkhh!!"

"Don't want to talk?" Ryan urged him.

"A-all right! Naomi's last customer is Roy Bishop, the hardware store employee I remember because he asked women for a small fee."

"Then Rebecca?"

"Akh! I remember the last time I saw him with someone, I also don't know his name, the man is about 42 years old and quite tall and neat." Ryan raised an eyebrow, this information won't be enough.

"explain in more detail about this person."

"The man had deep black eyes, and thick eyebrows, I remember because of his cold gaze. He was dressed in a neat suit and didn't talk much, he was about the height of you (Ryan) and there was a mole on his left temple. that's all I know, now let me go!" Ryan looked at Tony who also did the same to him, after which Ryan nodded faintly.

Tony loosened his grip, releasing Sebastian from the wall, which hurt his cheekbones.

CHECK!

Just free from his grip, Sebastian, who was rubbing down his wrist, suddenly had to feel the threat again because the muzzle of Tony's gun was already on his hips behind him and he froze.

"Don't make a fuss or call for security until we get out of here if you want your stomach to stay intact." Tony threatened as he lightly pressed his gun against the man's body.

The man immediately shuddered in horror and could only nod in resignation, being led by two policemen who made him a shield to get out of the club so that the security forces who numbered tens of people there would not be suspicious.