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"Mr. Shien, I found out something!" Doctor Xi exclaimed just as he entered the room. "Doctor Xi? What did you find?" Sia asked
"I'm sorry Mr. Shien. It's my disciple's fault. Because of his negligence, we almost lost an important clue" Doctor Xi spoke with guilt "But don't worry. After this I will definitely discipline my disciple and make sure that such things never happen"
"I believe you will do that doctor Xi" Sia smiled and responded
"Tell us doctor Xi, whats the clue you found?" HK asked
"Well, before handing over the victims body, I cross checked the victim once and found something surprising. Unlike the first four victims, victim no 5's condition was much more worse"
"Why do you say so doctor? We did not find any difference between victim 5's body compared to other victims?" Inspector J asked
"It's not her physical condition, but her mental condition. When I did her blood test, I found out that the victim seemed to be taking medicine that are usually used by mentally disturbed person. Also, the victim seemed to have endured a lot of mental trauma before her death which is quiet unusual, especially for a college who has just started going to university. Also, other than this I also found out that victim seemed to be given a type of medicine that causes a person to become mentally weak. Patient who are mentally weak tend to be extremely irritable and emotional. Even a little provocation can cause them to react in an extreme manner"
"I don't understand, what exactly is going through this criminals mind?" HK frowned
Deep in thought, Sia suddenly reached for her phone and called Mr. Zhen. After the call was picked up, Sia did not beat around the bush but directly came to point "Mr. Zhen, did you daughter have any psychological condition? Or a mental illness?"
"Uhm, no officer my daughter did not have any mental illness but yes, she had a psychological condition but that was in the past. The incident back then was a traumatic experience to Kiki and we had even hired a psychologist to treat her. But after a year, Kiki became alright. May I know why are you asking this officer?" Mr. Zhen asked
"We found traces of medicine taken by those who were not in a stable mind set. That's why, did you find anything amiss in Kiki's behaviour?"
"Yes, Kiki looked a little disturbed a few days but when we asked she said it was just the exam stress. At that time Kiki was in the middle of preparing for her exam so we did not think much. Does this have anything to do with my daughter's murder?" Mr. Zhen asked carefully
"May be or may be not. We are investigating. By the way Mr. Zhen, if possible please send me the information about the psychologist who treated your daughter back then. It would be better if you could provide us his address and contact number" Shien asked
"Alright sir, will send it you immediately" Hanging up the call, Sia forward the address and phone number that Mr. Zhen had sent to inspector X and asked him to investigate this doctor "Also, check if Ms. Zhen has visited any psychologist these days"
"Got it Sir"
Rubbing her chin, Sia recalled all the information she had received and muttered her herself "Childhood trauma, uncle and aunt, medicine to treat trauma and medicine to weaken ones mental strength"
Suddenly a thought flashed in Sia's mind and she suddenly turned to HK and ordered "HK, immediately call Mr. Zhen and ask him Kiki's uncle and aunt's whereabouts"
"Alright!"
"Only her uncle and aunt can cause psychological damage to Kiki. It must be them or someone related to them" As time passed, the officers were rushing to gather clues that could lead us to find the culprit. Time was tight, three days has long passed and they only had one day left in hand. If we follow the murderers usual pattern, the fifth day is when the kidnapper abducts his target and on seventh day, he dumps the victim's body in a random place. Time passed but they were still not able to find any clues that could point the culprit, nor did they have any idea on who could be the next victim, since there was nothing common between the victims that could give them an idea on who could possibly be the next victim. While other officers were working outside, Sia remained in the meeting room, looking at the clues written on the white board. Some times the identity of criminal was not found outside but within the case. A case is like a game of puzzle, and the clues are pieces of puzzle that gives the ultimate picture. What matters here is not just the clues but how we piece them. Miss placing one wrong puzzle piece can cause the whole picture to look wrong, or just the question how to piece them together can cause lots of confusion. For some reason, Sia had this feeling that the ultimate clue was hidden within the case. Suddenly Sia turned and started to go through the case files of all the victims. Just as she was is the middle of looking through the file, she received a call from HK "Shien, I visited the prison where Kiki's uncle and aunt were imprisoned. We enquired the prison officer but he said they were no longer alive. The prisoner said that kiki's uncle was beaten to death a year after he was imprisoned. When the officers found him, it was already too late"
"What about his wife?" "After hearing what happened to her husband, the woman lost her mind and was sent to a mental hospital. Unfortunately, she lost her life in the hands of another patient who pretended to be a doctor and gave her high dose of sedatives which she was not supposed to take" HK said. Recalling something, he said "Also, from Mr. Zhen I heard that the couple had a son who was few years older than Kiki. After Kiki's uncle and aunt were arrested, he was left alone. I enquired about him but heard that the kid passed away not long after his parents were imprisoned. I heard that he was hit to his head with a stone and died due to excessive bleeding"
"Is this information true? Did anyone cremate him?" "No, they said he was dead after he was hit to his head. The person who hit him got scared so he pushed him into the river so no one knows what happened to him after that"
"Then there is a possibility that he is not dead. And there is also a possibility that he could be the murder. HK, immediately check if anyone had ever visited the prison in search of Kiki's Uncle and aunt" Sia ordered
"Alright"
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