“Check the rooms; I think one of them will be dead by now.” Adam was calm.
Iqbal, the fifty-year-old constable looked surprised. He could feel the silence of the hospital but never assumed death at this hour. The silence was horrifying. He was only concerned about the safety of his senior officer and that was why he was posted here. But as a police officer, he was bound to his duties and should protect the wealth and life of the people around him. The cop ran outside and went to check both the rooms. He saw Alex sleeping in his bed and his wife reading some books beside him but Shah's bed was vacant. He saw the washroom door open. He looked in there but it was also empty. There was no sign of him or his wife. The hospital allowed only one bystander for the night.
They must have gone ou
