In the middle of the night, everyone was sleeping. Sarah woke up to the sound of the wind and turned around to sleep on her back, she closed her eyes, tried to go back to sleep, but felt that there was someone else in the room with her. The sound of feet approaching, as soon as she opened her eyes, she was surprised by the presence of someone standing close to her, he attacked her trying to strangle her, she resisted him, but he was much stronger than her, she began to suffocate and lose consciousness, she raised her hand to the top, looking for something to take it away from her, and she dropped the lamp on the ground.
Jan couldn't sleep because of Mark's loud snoring, he lay on his back looking at the ceiling and thinking, until he heard a loud crash.
Mark woke up saying, "What's the matter?" What happened?
Jan got up and went outside, saying, "It seems that something hit ground."
He opened the door and looked right and left, but the corridor was empty. Then he said: Strange, the sound seemed close.
Mark: Close?
They stared at each other and then said: Sarah!
She pushed him by her leg away, which allowing her to breathe, couldn't move straight, she just got up from the bed and walked to the door with heavy steps, but that person grabbed her and pushed her back and she hit the table and lost consciousness.
He turned around to finish what he had started, the two investigators interrupted him by entering the room after they broke the door, he escaped through the window, and Jan followed him, saying: I'ill go after him, take care of her!
Thursday, 30th April
She woke up and barely recognized the place, Mark entered the room and approached her: Are you conscious? Sarah, do you recognize where you are?
She looked at him with a surprised look, then wiped her face and said: What a night! I dreamed that I was being strangled.
He sat next to her and said, "That wasn't a dream, you were under attack."
She was astonished: Oh my God! No wonder my neck hurts. What happened to that guy?
He replied: Jan caught him before he escaped. Fortunately, there was a police patrol that was making a tour and intercepted his way. He is under interrogation now.
She asked, "Do you think it's the same person from the first attack?"
Reply: If he's not, they are both sent by the same person. I told you earlier that this case is not normal. He's been watching our movements for a while, and he followed us here.
She leans on the back of the bed and then said: He escaped from that gang and lived his life alone while his heart was broken over the death of his daughter and the disappearance of his granddaughter and then died because of us.
He said: It wasn't because of us, but because of these bastards, do not blame yourself for what happened, these days will pass and everyone who was the reason for what happened will be held accountable.
On his way out, he found Jan standing in front of the hospital gate talking on the phone and his expressions shocked, Mark approached him after he finished and hung up his phone, saying: What's the matter, did something happen?
He replied: The director of the travel bureau, David, died in custody last night.
He sighed angrily: Whenever we come to something!
Jan continued: We need to go back today.
At the police station, Jan arrived and went towards them, saying: What happened? Did he really commit suicide?
Zhao answered him, "Yes, when he was served, he tried to escape and stole the policeman's gun and then shot himself."
Kyle asked him: Where is Detective Mark, is he with that girl?
Jan was astonished at his words, and Zhao said wondering: What girl are you talking about?
The commander interrupted them, saying: Why all the commotion, what is going on here? Oh, Detective Jan, are there any updates?
He answered: I have heard that Mr. David has passed away, so I came in a hurry. Has anyone met him last night?
Zhao replied: The reports haven't arrived yet.
After a while Mark arrived and Jan asked him: Did you take her home?
He nodded affirmatively and then said: What about the autopsy report?
Zhao shouted: The report has arrived!
They gathered around him, and he read the contents of the report to them: There are no signs of resistance or quarrels, no traces of forcing the victim, the estimated time of death is one A.M after midnight, dawn on the night of the thirtieth of April.
"Jan and Mark," the commander advanced, said, "Go check the crime scene, let me know immediately, Kyle and Zhao, order surveillance recordings to check who's in and out."
Sarah washed, got dressed, and went out to the popular market to meet Mr. Tan.
While he was hanging the clothes after washing them, he stopped as soon as he heard her say: Why did you lie to me?
He turned and stared at her, saying, "You've discovered the truth."
She was surprised and said in a tone tinged with irony: What fact do you mean? The fact that Jane is my cousin!? Or the fact that Jane is Mary's twin sister!?
And she continued: Why didn't you tell us the truth from the beginning, why did you hide this information from us?
He sighed and then sat down saying: The truth you are looking for is the lie that everyone believed in.
She stared at him, surprised: What do you mean?
He got up and went to his office and took out a white paper from the first drawer and said: "Go to this place."
In the holding cell, the police put the yellow tape and scanned fingerprints and took blood samples on the floor. Jan came forward: Who is the charge investigator of this case?
One of them replied: "I am, Lieutenant. How can I help you?"
Reply: Can you tell me the details of the case?
While they were talking, Mark went to the cell where David, the victim, was sitting to inspect it. Then he came out and asked the charge investigator: Who touched the body?
Answer: The medical examiner.
Jan: Did the victim meet anyone before he died?
He said: I am not sure, the surveillance videos are still under investigation, when the result comes out, I will inform you immediately.
The charge investigator said: I heard that he had been convicted of the crime of human organ trading, the verdict of the court is clear in such cases, perhaps he wanted to choose the easy way and finish everything.
Mark: Or it's a way to hide the identity of those who control him.
Mark and Jan returned to the station, sat behind their desks, collecting information, Jan poked Mark on the shoulder, saying, "Why is Sarah here?"
The detectives were surprised that she was here at such a time. Mark went to her: What are you doing here? You were supposed to rest at home.
She said, "I met Mr. Tan before I came here."
Jan advance: And what did he tell you?
She replied: Not much, but he gave me this paper with the words "Sunshine Care Center" written on it.
Mark said, "Are you here to meet that old man?"
She nodded affirmatively: Yes.
Jan said, "Wait a moment, the captain has been working in this position for ten years, which means he is the same captain that Mr. Tan mentioned earlier, the captain who was working on the case of Mary's disappearance."
She stood in the middle, listening to their conversation, and then said, "Wait!" Mr. Tan told me that the truth I was looking for was the lie that everyone believed in.
Jan: The truth you are looking for... You came to look for your father because he disappeared.
Mark added: The lie that everyone believed, does he mean his death! This means that he could be alive!
She said: Rather, he is alive.... Do you remember what the old man said before his death, he said that identical twins do not give birth to identical twins?
Mark: That means Mr. Max and his brother are identical twins.
She nodded affirmatively: I think his brother did something to him, but why? What will benefit? It's not like he has a lot of money.
They stopped talking when the commander's voice interrupted them: What are you doing?
They turned to him in astonishment, and Jan said: Miss Sarah is here.
He advanced, saying, "Miss Sarah!" Is there's anything new?
She said, "We've come up with a few things, but the most important thing is that my father was working with you to solve Mary's disappearance case."
Surprise was evident on his expression; he restrained himself and said: Are you talking about Mr. Max?
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