By 8am the next day, my brother showed up with my old father & detective Jeremiah. They all look very serious and tired. My heart bled as i saw tears form in my old mans eyes.
my darling you shouldn't be here he breathed painfully. I forced out a smile to assure him that i was alright.
don't worry sir, we are coming close to solving this case. I'm working round the clock to make sure i solve the puzzles in the case. In no time your daughter will be out of here the detective said to him.
Officer please tell us what you have gotten so far. Tell us how far you have gotten my brother asked anxiously.
you know it isnt in our conduct to be revealing our investigations to people but nevertheless i will tell you guys how far i have gotten he answered, while my brother nodded desperately.
i worked on this case all through the night and i came to a conclusion that two people were involved in the murder. Moreover one of d security men in the house admitted seeing a white lady head to the garden at the exact time the crime might have been committed he revealed while I jumped up hopefully.
you should arrest the lady right away, isnt d testimony enough to vindicate me? i asked breathlessly. The detective shook his head and looked down.
im sorry but it isnt enough. The security man admitted seeing a woman head to the garden. He never said he saw her kill ur husband, moreover the knife cut in
your husbands chest was strong and deep. I doubt if any lady can strike so hard. A lady equally cant be able to drag your husbands body from the garden to his bedroom unless of course she was assisted. The fracture on his noise equally brought up another fact that the murderer might have
sneaked from behind, strongly cut off his breathe by covering his nose & mouth with one hand while burying the knife in his chest. Something a woman will find very hard to do. Anyway we are still running DNA tests which will help us put more things together he concluded, while I sighed with desperation.
cmon cant you just drill the woman that was spotted at the scene instead of wasting the time we dont have. Who is the woman, who is she? i asked curiously. The officer shrugged.
the security man unfortunately couldnt identify her.
According to him all the white women in the house that night looked the same to him he answered, shook hands with my brother and left. My father came forward & stared at me for some seconds, tears blinding his vision.
im going to the village today. Im going to visit the only living soothsayer in our clan. He can reveal the murderer for us he informed me slowly. I couldnt believe my ears.
Dad noooo!, you cant do that. You cant abandon your Christian believe for my sake. You are a strong catholic dad. It hasnt gotten to that I pleaded.
I cant sit, watch and do nothing. Your mother barely managed to survive the night. I must do something, I'm still the head and protector of my family he said
strongly. I bit my lips and looked at my brother for support, but all he did was just shrug.
It was obvious they had all agreed on it before visiting me....to be continued.
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