It was two in the afternoon when the body of David was being found. Someone went fishing along a river that was beside an abandoned warehouse. The man noticed a burnt dead body upon passing by the warehouse. He immediately called the police for backup.
The authority arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the call. David’s body was soon taken back to the police station for investigation. There was no surveillance camera nearby the area and there was also no resident living around the neighborhood. These had made it much more difficult for the authority to crack the case. The police only managed to get the car tires mark as well as two different footprints as pieces of evidence for the time being.
The forensic personnel dissected David’s body and concluded that he was being burned to death. The tragedy had happened around one during midnight the day before yesterday.
David had coincidentally gone missing at a similar timeframe. Hence, the police immediately informed Callum upon investigating people who have disappeared all of a sudden. They had also sent someone to obtain David’s hair in his hotel room for DNA comparison.
It was not possible to confirm that the deceased person was David as the DNA report was still not out yet. The police then issued a further investigation notice while waiting for the assessment to be obtained.
The notice soon became a hot topic. Gurmisran read the announcement and immediately called Ornard, “Mr. Laban, the police have gotten ahold of David’s body!”
“What? The police are really quick on their feet!” Ornard was impressed.
“I don’t think so. The police got to know about it as someone had lodged a police report upon discovering the body. I reckon that David would be declared as that deceased person real soon. Mr. Laban, are you sure that William will suspect Callum because of this incident and would declare war with him? My intuition tells me that it’s no easy task to lure William into this trap. Let’s think of another way to increase our chance of winning this game!”
Ornard pondered for a moment upon hearing his suggestion. “You’re right. William is tremendously intelligent and would not act rashly. Let’s spice things up to avoid our efforts going down the drain. We shall let Callum suspect him and he would then pick a fight with William.”
“What is the task then?” Gurmisran instantly queried.
“Are you aware that it was William’s bodyguards who had tailed behind David? Things would be interesting real soon. Do reveal this piece of information to Rammos. He is Callum’s right-hand man and would definitely report this to him immediately. Callum will place the blame of David’s death onto William upon knowing about it. We will definitely win the game as long as Callum got into a heated argument with William. It would be an indication that Callum had something to hide in the eyes of William. It’s impossible for them to not hold a grudge against each other by then!”
“Mr. Laban, you are indeed a brilliant man. I shall now arrange things accordingly then!”
The disappearance of David was deemed to be an unexpected incident. It was bizarre for him to go missing into thin air.
Callum was not able to concentrate on work during these few days. He sat in the office and frowned while thinking about David’s matter.
David had left a good impression on Callum. He had a good personality and was an honest man. He was not one who loves the spotlight. He had always kept a low profile and did his very best to commence his job.
He had gained Callum’s trust due to his humble and accountable personality. He had always been by Callum’s side but had suddenly gone missing. Besides, he disappeared after he discovered that someone had been following him. Callum had a bad feeling about it.
David must have been kidnapped!
Callum did not notify the police that David was previously being tailed by someone else. There was still a glimmer of hope in his heart that David had no enemies here. The opposing party must be targeting Callum by getting ahold of his most trusted man first. The culprit would not lay a finger on David as he was just being used as bait.
The opposing party may just want to negotiate with Callum in obtaining some benefits. It was a piece of cake as long as the problem could be solved with money. Callum had been waiting around ten hours for an unknown phone call to discuss the terms and conditions.
It was a pity that there was no phone call regarding this matter. Callum became increasingly anxious as the time ticked away.
He finally received a call from the police that they had found an unknown male body that was being burned. The timing of the corpse being destroyed coincided with David’s disappearance period. It was not possible to make up the features of that male body. The police then decided to obtain David’s DNA to match against the body.
Callum’s heart sank upon hearing that the police had discovered such a body. He desperately hoped that the corpse did not belong to David. He was optimistic that David would not vanish into thin air and must still be well and fine.
Unfortunately, things went contrary to his wishes. The police had obtained the DNA report the next morning. The deceased person was confirmed to be David.
Callum froze for a while upon receiving such a shocking piece of news.
The culprit had kidnapped and eventually gotten rid of David. What was the rationale behind it?
Callum was pissed off and immediately called Rammos, “This is outrageous! I had always assumed David to be abducted and nothing more. I did not expect the opposing party to be so cruel in ending his life. We can’t let them off the hook. I have to notify the police that he was being followed. It would definitely ease their investigation process.”
Rammos swiftly rejected his idea, “Mr. Floyd, you must not tell the police about this!”
“Why not?” Callum was confused.
“I just received news that it was William’s men who had tailed David that day.”
Callum was taken back by his words and asked, “Are you sure about that? Why would his men follow David around?”
“I have no idea as well. However, I had gotten a glimpse of one of his bodyguards that was the furthest from David. It is now confirmed that the stalkers are indeed working under William. I am worried that this matter has something to do with him. It would do harm to William should you notify the police about it.”
Rammos was very cautious about his choice of words, “Mr. Floyd, I find this incident somewhat bizarre. This matter should be handled carefully as you and William are related by blood. Things might soon go out of control should this matter is not taken seriously.”
“I am not convinced that he was the one who got rid of David! It is a fact that his men had followed David. However, it does not indicate that his men had murdered David. There is no conflict of interest between the both of them. Why would William want to lay a finger on him?”
“That’s exactly what I can’t wrap my head around as well as they have no business with each other. I am also skeptical that he had instructed his men to kill David. Could his men had acted by themselves? This matter might just be a coincidence, right? We are not aware of the truth for the time being. Hence, the best way right now is to have a chat with William as a way of testing the water.”
Callum knew what Rammos meant. Something else must be happening should William be the mastermind behind this incident. He needed to talk with William in hopes to get ahold of his motive.
William just arrived at the company when he received news that David was dead. He sighed heavily after listening to a vague explanation by Marcus. He then said, “It looks like he had been gotten rid of as expected. The culprit is indeed cruel by burning David to death!”
“You’re right. It is a rather merciless manner to burn someone alive,” Marcus replied while nodding in agreement.
William glanced at Bobby, who was standing next to him. “What is your opinion about this matter?”
“Are you really curious about my point of view?” Bobby queried with a hesitant look on his face.
“Yes, feel free to voice out your perspective. I would like to hear you out.”
Bobby thought for a moment and replied, “Braelynn is the daughter of Callum and Emily. This is an indication that there is a fifty percent chance for Callum to be the mysterious man. The remaining probability would lie upon David should he still be alive. However, there is a ninety-nine percent chance for Callum to be the one since David is already out of the picture!”