Chapter 19
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We reached office the environment was still tensed. Rachel was working on a screen. ''Rach'' I said.
''Ben! Got anything?" She said.
''Kind of'' I showed her the image of the car and told her to find the location. "I'm on it'' She said.
''And Rach also check the call details of Albus and try to find when & where was his phone last activated before getting on
that truck.''
''Got that'' She said and began her work.
I saw Martin getting in with the team. I hope he would have got something besides Albus's phone.
''Sir! here" Martin said and extracted the phone from a polythene.
''Got anything from the driver?''
''Not really he said he don't know how this phone is in his truck.''
''He must have threw that in his truck.'' I said.
''Maybe'' Martin said. Albus phone could be a good evidence it could possibly tell us if he's a victim or a culprit. Though my hopes were on the latter I wore my gloves and switched on the phone again. As soon as it got on hundreds of notifications appeared of missed calls. All was from a contact saved as 'Lily'. Immediately I thought of Harry telling me about her sister's
wedding it could be her. The phone rang again showing 'Lily' on the screen. I picked it up and said...
''Hello''
''Thank God thank god you picked up the phone. What's wrong with you, why are you not here and why were not picking my calls? What's going on?'' The voice was from a
woman a little raged a little shocked and little relieved.
''I'm sorry but actually I am- I am not Albus.''I said
''What! Who are you then and why you are having his phone and where's my brother?'' She shouted.
I relaxed her and told her about the whole situation. She clearly denied all. She didn't think her brother could have done something like that. She seemed worried after all the situation and was reiterating ''My brother's not a thief. He can't do that.''
I talked her for almost 15 minutes and her every word sounded genuine. My brain stopped for a moment when she said about the wedding that was a surprising turn of events. It proved he didn't lie for holidays and...actually wanted to go California?
''Ok...can you tell when you last heard from your brother.''
''A day before yesterday around 7 in the evening.''
"OK did he sound regular or there was something he worried about. I mean something unreliable.''
''No, absolutely not. He was very happy indeed and he wanted to attend the wedding very much.''
''Ok and from when he didn't return your calls?''
''It's from yesterday I called him to know it he is at the airport but he didn't answer I called him like hundred times.''
''And didn't you try to find him?''
''We did we absolutely did. We went to airport but there was no Albus so we decided to visit NYC we have our tickets book for the evening.'' She was really worried and started crying.
''Look Lily I don't think you need to come here we are after your brother now. We will find him. I will catch up with you later.''
"Ok please inform me if you find something" Her voice was desperate. That was an another moment in the heist The way her sister described the situations I really wanted to believe her but still there's a possibility it could be a trick. As a cop I believe more in my instincts and evidences instead of sentiments. Rachel hurried towards me "Ben I got the details.''
''Bring it out"
''He last contacted with her sister around 7 on the eve of 12th and his phone got off around 10 almost 200 meters from Broome street and then switched on this morning
around 6.45. Its was moving since then until we got it.
"Great'' I said and her phone rang. She excused for a moment and returned back excitedly. ''Ben we got the location of the car it's the same around 200m from broome street and the interesting part is it had
not move since night of 12th.''
''Well that is interesting'' George and I chorused.
''George let's skedaddle.''
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