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Me my world my story.I am JK.My dream was to become a good detective.but unfortunately my family is against it.They want me to get a job that brings salary.My feelings I cannot explain it when leaving my so liked career behind and I was making my heart ready as to become an employee.Eventhough I had been a detective and solved some cases I was not that famous and I thought that my life might be pretty much simple.But life had other plans for me.When I opened the mailbox infront of the house it was filled with some money and a letter.The letter was folded two times.I opened the letter and started reading it

" I might be dead by now.My only request is that ,please protect CP(Charles paul) .He is in great danger.He lives in Willington Street."

I noticed that the letter was written in a hurry as the handwriting wasn't neat.The one who written the letter is a left hander as I could see a fold caused on the left side of paper while writing the letter as the hand was put on left side while writing it and also a colour difference can also been seen in left side while holding it in left hand while bringing it here and as the letter was placed by left hand I could clearly see that he was a left hander.I smelled the paper thoroughly and I was able to smell paint I think.I concluded that he might be a artist.He is an old man as I was able to see that his writing was in a old style.CP could only be his friend or relative.But I consider he could be CPs mother or father.I called my friend CJ.He was the one who found my talent as a detective and really understood me.He supported me to take the case.And together we searched nearby lodges and find out that he was stabbed in his back and murdered.Cops were inside the lodge enquiringredients everything . As I am detective I explained everything to the police and they permitted me to enquire these case together.The died persons name was Filip and he was an artist.As I entered the lodge where he was murdered and I tried to see through everything.As I opened the door TV was placed near the the door

and opposite a chair and near that room was bedroom.It was just like our ordinary and usual bedroom a bed and near it a table where he was still working on some paintings and an attached washroom.The body was in kitchen.The knife was stabbed behind his body and in between the shoulder and there was lot of water all over the floor.Everything seemed so usual.All plates was arranged and windows near fridge was all open.I insisted with police to search about victim in CP's house and they agreed to me.I and my friend was waiting for police to finish thier job.

CJ asked me

" What happened to him Jk? "

I said

"I don't know. "

CJ said

"Hey don't try to fool me.I know you have found something tell me man"

I replied

"I really in my life cannot fool you.All right I will tell you.It is not a Murder it's a suicide."

CJ asked

"what? How could someone stab behind his own body?"

I replied

"He put a knife in water and put inside the freezer and as water becomes ice the sharp edge was pointed out and he took it from freezer put it on the floor and jumped to it as in a way that back of the body will be heavily injured."

CJ said

"So that was the reason there was so much water on the floor.but If he wanted to die why die in this way making his own suicide as a murder and why was he painting and let it unfinished if he already knew that he was going to die"

I replied

"I think he booked this lodge for his painting but when something came to his mind or someone just tells him something very much important matter he turned his concerns to it and to solve it he did this.To exactly say I don't know the reason we have to find it."

CJ asked

"So why didn't you said to the police that this is a suicide"

I replied

"If I said so then they would simply close the case and I might not find the real reason behind the suicide "

CJ said

"By the way I saw you stealing victims dairy.just hand over it to the police or you will get a good job in the prison as your family desired "

I said

"Oh don't worry I will return it after reading it.How about reading it right now?"

CJ said

"what are you waiting for let's read it."

Then I opened the last written page in the dairy and started reading it.


10 October 2019

Today I heard his sound again .

Eventhough it was through a mobile eventhough it was after 24 years I know it's him.They are really coming closer to me and to that boy.Somehow I should protect the boy.The only way they can reach to the boy is through me.I am really glad that I heard him talking with them coincidentally.Now they have reached my home and looking for me.They have even reached this lodge.Eventhough I had done plastic surgery that wasn't enough for hiding my identity. Now I know what to do.

I hope everything goes well my lord!

(Finished reading the dairy )


CJ asked

"what does this means? It looks like a big story. JK just take other pages there will be something related to this incident."

I replied

"No There's nothing. It might be in his previous dairy"

Without us Knowing inspector Nelson came behind us and told

"Hey What is it ?what are you looking? "

I replied

"It's victims dairy.(I just turned and so the inspector )oh ooo.so sorry Sir. "

Inspector said

"I am giving you enough freedom for investigation that doesn't mean to do what ever you want. Do you understand ?"

I replied(giving dairy to inspector)

"Yes sir"

And after that we went to the CP's house(who was mentioned in letter which was on my mailbox )find out that it was victims house and he was his son.Even though I looked around thoroughly around house I couldn't find any one suspicious. we enquired with CP whether he or his father had any enemies.He didn't know any sort of enemies.

With Inspector's and CP's permission we borrowed Filip's (Victims) old dairy.

Started reading it.


4 May 1995

I just don't know what to do.It was just like a scary dream.If only it was just a dream.I have been working for John Lewis Sir for almost 5 years eventhough I know thathe was a scientist I had never known where he was working.but on that night he came running late at night with blood bleeding from his head and told me to take his son and to run away, far away from here.Suddenly some men broke in to the house.Sir forced me to ran away with the baby though I took him I was hiding near there.Those men put thier hand in John sirs neck and another one took his phone and dailed to someone and told

"Boss I got him "

John Sir said

"Even if I die you will not get the data."

Reply (From the phone )

"oh poor John Lewis! I already know where you hide it.It's in your son. "

I couldn't stand there for much long as they spotted me and ran as fast as could with the baby and flee from that city with my family.I know that they could find me so I put the baby infront of a good house.As to identify the kid I remembered the black mole below the lips and at left side of the chest and there is some kind of big mark in the kids chest.I hope he could live his life happily in that home.


(And we finished reading the dairy)

I said

"Eventhough we couldn't get the full story it looks like something big.Now we have to find that kid right."

CJ said

"Oh my God! You fool didn't you get who the kid is it's you.As he stated in his dairy everything fits perfect in you. "

I said

"Eventhough I knew that I was an orphan I didn't even thought I had this much flash back."

I Continued

"Looks like filip(victim ) planned everything,Making me investigate his Case ,making me reading his dairy and he really succeeded in it."

CJ asked

"So what's next?"

I replied

"Let me think .Looks like the only way they can reach me is through Filip's dairy."

CJ said

"Let's decode the code in your chest"


We together decoded it and found "Jaquar peanut factory"

And together with police we reached there.when we opened the factory some men was staying there and the cops behind us put thier guns behind

our back.They were not real cops they only just disguised as Cops. One man who looked as leader took his phone and called someone and said "We got them. What should we do now?" and after hearing the reply he hung the phone and said to others "Looks like John Lewis wants JK alive and said we can do what ever we want with the other guy"

I was really shocked.From what I read from filips dairy John Lewis is my father and he was one who saved me then how come he is the same man who is trying to catch me?

They put gun on CJ 's forehead trying to kill him but he had no fear.Looks like he understands that I would not allow him to die like that .I had already known that they were fake and had called the cops just before arriving here.They came and catched them.Arrested them and took them away by police vehicle.But while the vehicle was leaving the gate it suddenly exploded.Looks like some kind of bomb was fixed on it.Every one instantly died.

CJ said "Looks like John Lewis is really really dangerous.but I cannot understand why your father is chasing after you."

I replied

"It's really confusing. Maybe the real criminal might have took my father's identity as his own"

CJ said

"You should be careful they will come again chasing after you."

I replied

"The one who should be careful isn't me it's you.He want me alive but they don't care about others"

CJ asked

"Don't you want to search here?"

I replied

"I just simply put decoding the code to bring them here,away from populated area"

CJ asked

"So what are going to do next "

I said

"For now let's enjoy the peanut.For the rest of the case it's easy as I know where should I search for him."



October 11, 2019 17:13

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Michelle Iruobe
08:50 Oct 19, 2019

Great Detective work!!👍 I learnt a lot from the Letter you solved. However, there were a lot of typographic, spelling, tense and grammatical errors. I think you should work on that. Then, concerning the story as it relates to the theme you are writing on, I could only see the bond of friendship and understanding from the line— 'I called my friend, CJ. He was the one who found my talent as a detective and the one who understood me' Subsequent actions only show you and your 'friend' working together. Again, your revelations seemed rushed...

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