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Our journey to the Criminal Investigation Department was uncomfortably quiet, which made the journey seem longer. I breathed a huge sigh of relieve when we eventually arrived. We were directed to Inspector John’s office and he signaled us to sit. “Welcome. What brings you here today?” Uh! No formalities at all. I mirrored him and also went straight to the point. I opened my purse and brought out the bullet casing. I placed it on the table in front of him with a slightly shaky hand. “I picked this yesterday morning close to my door in between the flowers.” A flicker of recognition passed through his eyes and then he frowned. “How come you didn’t see this all these while?” “Probably because it was hidden among the flowers. I wasn’t looking out for it. I didn’t even know what it was until
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