The Devil's Advocate; A Pragmatic Billionaire

Chapter3

Countless times Alvin kept calling but not, for once, did Josh respond. He would rather ignore the calls until he finds the check rather than give flimsy excuses, which his Boss is strongly against.

“Honestly, I'll be lying if I tell you I know how to approach this situation. I'm equally confused as you are.” Josh cried.

“You need a break. Don't be too hard on yourself. What was the last thing you recall when your Boss gave you the check? Please think! That would aid our investigation,” Connard suggested and Implored Josh.

His head's spinning right now after the roller coaster. He just wishes the ground should simply open and swallow him. The situation is too heavy for him to handle.

"Okay, here's how it happened,” Josh shut his eyes and attempted to rack his head to recall his previous moments.

“Yes, now I have a clue,” Josh exclaimed. It took him a few minutes to finally reminisce about the event that unfolded before the check went missing mysteriously.

"Yes, let's hear it. It could provide the answer we require.

Take it slow. Put your mind at ease, and you'll surely recall everything,” he tried to ease his mind in the best possible way.

“Approaching your office, some middle-aged woman bumped into me and threw my briefcase to the ground. Remember I said the check was still in my pocket before I stepped into the bank? I don't know if my assertion is wrong, but I don't think the woman would have stolen that check. What do you think?”

"We can't say, but there's only one way to find out. Can you recognize this woman if you see her again? I'm just gonna call the security department to play the CCTV footage for the last 68 minutes. How about that?” Connard suggested.

“Yes, of course. That's a brilliant suggestion,” Josh agreed in a soft tone. The situation suddenly made him lose his voice and drained him completely. He can tell how his Boss would be feeling right now.

With just one call, the manager made the security department play the CCTV footage. In the video, the same janitor could be seen keeping an eye on Josh and deliberately bumping into him purposely.

“Hold on a sec! Is that the woman who bumped into you?” Connard asked, pointing to the bank's janitor.

“Yes, she's the one. We need to find her. This video has enough evidence needed that she had an ulterior motive. How do we find her?” Josh asked in curiosity. He was hoping that the strange woman would be the answer to their problem.

“I'll just ask the security guard to bring her to my office immediately. She's our longest-serving janitor. It's weird to think she'll be capable of such,” the manager admitted as he made a few calls to bring the janitor to his office, but to his surprise, she was nowhere to be found. Someone saw her going home after she reportedly called in sick. It's all starting to make sense now. Quite strange for someone who didn't exhibit any symptoms of sickness has suddenly go home.

"Doesn't this mean something to you? She's going home after stealing the check. Of course, no one would be so foolish as to still be mopping dirty floors after stealing a check for $1 million. I am calling on the cops immediately to get her arrested. She's the prime suspect now,” the manager made his assertion and called the cops. In a blink of an eye, some cops walked inside the office.

“We got a case of theft and the prime suspect is on the run. I know her residence. Let's go after her before she escapes without a trace,” the manager narrated after explaining to the cops alongside the CCTV footage.

Without hesitation, they all drove off to the Janitor's apartment.

But unfortunately, she wasn't anywhere to be found.

“s**t! What do we do now?”

Josh roared and punched the wall in rage.

“I am confused!” Connard muttered.

“Hold on a sec,” Josh made an upraised arm as a thought invaded his head.

“How many branches of ozone bank do we have in the city?” Josh asked.

“Just one, and that's our branch. Why are you asking? What has that got to do with our investigation?” Quizzed, connard.

“Can't you see the handwriting on the wall? It's all clear that she's on her way to cash the check at the bank. You just said it yourself that Ozone Bank only has one Branch,” Josh buttressed.

'Are you saying? No. That can't be possible. She can't possibly go back to the bank after what happened. I guess she's currently in her hideout and running away from cops,” Connard insisted.

“Let's not argue

We need to be at the bank immediately,”

Josh added as they drove to the bank with the cops.

Immediately she sighted them from afar, she immediately went into hiding.

“Have you seen the janitor lately?" This was the question Josh kept asking the staff. Sadly, no one seemed to have seen her around.

The janitor's brilliance, however, came to an end when she was caught trying to escape through the back door.

It was too late to play the hide-and-seek game anymore.

Voluntarily, she stepped outside with her hands above her head.

Out of shame, she faced the ground and couldn't stare him in the eyes. “I'm sorry. I just had to do it,” she apologizes as tears drop in her eyes.

"f**k your apology. Where's the god-damned check?” Josh shunned her tears. He only cares about the check.

"Here it is.” She dipped her hand inside the purse and brought the check.

“Are you alone on this one?

Where's your accomplice? How did you know I wasn't at the office? You waited so long to ensure I was away before you came back here to cash the check, right?” Connard yelled.

“I'm alone. Nobody planned this with me,” she admitted.

"Take her with you. This is a criminal offense. She needs to be dealt with. A few years behind bars would do. Call whomever you know. Oops, don't forget to get a good lawyer, too. We are charging you to court.” Josh instructed and ordered her arrest despite retrieving the check. He wanted her to suffer for putting him through pain. Now he's got plenty of questions to answer for Alvin Alejandro.

Arriving at the station, Megan was taken into custody after she was permitted to call a few people while Josh filed a lawsuit against her, the janitor. He wanna ensure she faces the full wrath of the law. During his conversation with the cops, a familiar face strolled inside the station. Jenny, the secretary of Royal Gold Mine.