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New case

4:04 pm 5 September 1973 : Detective office

"We got a new case."
I know.
"The victim had been found on the street, stabbed in his throat and in his chest."
And poisoned four hours before.
"The murderer didn't leave any clues"
I did a good job.
"So, are you ready for the case?"
"Of course, Eret."
It's easy to find myself.

"I'm going home now, I'll start working on it tomorrow"
"Alright, see you soon"

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This is the new office I'm working at?
"Is anyone here?" says George as he is opening the door.
No one replied.
He stands in front of the door alone for 3 minutes quietly.
A tall guy with sunglasses blocks his way. He's wearing jeans and cool shoes.
"Welcome, are you the new assistant detective?"
"Yes, I am."
"Then you're name is George right? Correct me if I'm wrong."
"Yeah no, you're right."
"Follow me, I'm gonna show you your part of the office, where you will have your desk and chair." the
Looking around, George doesn't see anyone, except a pink-haired girl drinking coffee.
He doesn't say anything. After walking down a hallway they come to a room with around 16 chairs.
"Choose an empty one," says the tall guy looking at the desks, George nods. "I'm at the coffee machine in the hallway if you need me. My name is Eret by the way."

After a while, George goes home.

George walks by a park and he hears a sound behind him and turns around quickly. He doesn't see anyone so he keeps walking, slowly getting faster, he keeps hearing footsteps behind him so he starts running, the sound of footsteps getting closer.
He's being followed but his house is pretty close now. He doesn't go directly home, so the follower will not find out where he lives, he chooses to go in a small street between two houses that connect behind his home.

That was a dumb move, the follower thought.

Tired of running, George stops, maybe the follower lost him, he doesn't hear their footsteps anymore.
A hand covers his mouth and a cold shiny knife is pointed to his neck from behind.
He feels someone's breathing.
George's vision goes black and he feels his body fall on the chilly concrete, the last thing he saw was a smiley mask.

The next morning George wakes up on the same cold ground.

Oh.
I'm alive.

what happened?

I will just go home now.
should I tell this to someone?
That was weird, who wears a smiley mask?

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At home he gets ready to go at the office again.
Today he will provably meet the detective he will help and will work whit.
After two hours he left his house and walked to the office , he saw Eret and waved.
"Hey Eret , so who is the detective I will work with?"
"Dream. He usually comes here in the morning , you should go check in the room whit the desks."
He walks down the hallway and enters the room , a blonde guy is in there , he walks up to him
"Do you know where is Dream?"
"I'm Dream , are you the assistant detective?" he says "I was waiting for you before goin to the crime scene.
They exit the office "where is the crime scene?"
"Not very far away , follow me."

When they come to where the murderer killed his victim they see the pink-haired girl that a day ago was drinking coffee.
"Hello Nihachu." While Dream and the girl talked George looks at the crime scene , the murderer probably killed other people before.
Later I will check in the office for unsolved cases.
The place still smells of blood , ew.
"Dream did you found some clues?"
"Nihachu found the dagger the victim has been stabbed whit. But the fingerprints aren't there."
"They probably removed them by cleaning the dagger." says the girl , who apparently is called Nihachu.
"Dream is impossible that this was the frist time the murderer killed someone, I will check unsolved cases , maybe the killer follows a list , also , who is this victim?"
"ok and the victim is just a normal person , not rich and not poor , maybe killed just for fun."
george nods "I will go to the office now , bye."

"he will found out it was you and that we and helped , do something."
"I will."

George walks to the office again.
"Eret where do you keep unsolved cases?"
The tall guy looks at him "In a room connected to the room whit the desks, do you want me to help?"
"thank you" George nods and then goes to that room whit Eret , a lot of paper and books are on the floor. Searching will take a lot of time.
"Sorry for the mess , the unsolved cases are there." Eret said while looking at a part of the room.
Why is he nervous?
"let's search."

They found some cases ,
There haven't been any for the last month , and the last murder is from 2 months ago , the murderer took a break. All of them included getting stabbed in his throat.
"Eret."
"What?"
"All these cases include getting their throat cut or stabbed , our last case does too , is surely the same murderer. "
"Good job George" Says Eret "I noticed a thing , there is a smiley face-"
what.
"Are you ok?"
"Oh , yes I am , what were you saying?"
"A smiley face has been found somewhere in every place he killed somebody. On a wall , floor or body of the victim."
"Werid."
Is late , we have been there for the last 2 hours.
"Eret , do you mind drive me home?"
"I dont mind , where do you live?"
"Close to the flower shop."
"Alright."

So he lives close to  the flower shop?

"See you tomorrow George."
"Bye"

The person who followed me last night was the murderer , why didnt he killed me?