under the wraps

I am not hurting you I am setting you free

vera gives him a death glare and they all leave the station, and again with a warning signal to kill him next time he came in sight of her

inspector sigh heavily and drop his ass back on his chair where he was almost laying a while ago too, he felt like the soul which left his body a while ago come again in his body

inspector: huh this girl thinks if she just has a bit higher rank than me she can raise her voice to a person older than her what a wench

he said gritting his teeth, in an angry and disgusting tone, and all his stupid and dumb followers nod in harmony in support of him as they were also good for nothing

another location

they all went to the deceased's shop and vera and Rudra enter the tapping area and tell Rashmi to stay outside. there were ashes still lying on the floor of everything as everything was almost burned and there was a marking of the body on the floor they carefully avoid that marking and take a careful look at everything around them there was nothing else from the ashes

vera: I don't think there is anything here that can prove helpful to us

she asked in a questioning tone from Rudra sticking her eyesight on the wall rather than looking at him ,Rudra nod and walked out of the shop and looked here and there at the street the area was not really crowded and there were only a few houses on the streets even they were far and their lights were off from which he guess they all were empty and the street light was broken too except for one he walks a bit on the street and found another street light which was broken and that's why was not noticeable but the street light was coupled with the street camera on the other side

Rudra:(to himself) if this camera is in work maybe it will be of some use

vera saw something on the inner glass door of the shop which was of the store which was downstairs and carefully took fingerprints and put that in a plastic sheet and then she checks the main entrance of the shop which was also of glass she examine to it carefully there was nothing on the door but at the one end there was blood she stares at that blood mark

flashback(day of the murder of the victim)

a guy in his mid 20's was doing something in his shop, he was a pale, thin-skinned with a messy hair, his clothes were dull and his eyes carry a huge eyes bags, his eyes were also slightly yellow with a few white spots on his nails depicting deficiency of calcium when a person wearing a black cap and mask entered the shop

boy: sir what do you want, how can I help you?

that person was staring here and there in the shop as if he was looking for something and the boy feel awkward and try to catch his gaze and also match his eyesight in the direction where the person was looking so that he could find out what he actually wants and asked again

boy: sir I am asking you something, how can I help you?

person: kerosene oil

he said in a deep dark voice, still looking at the shop and not at the boy

boy: ok sir just wait for two minutes

and he start searching bottle in one of the cupboards and when he didn't find out it there he opened another one and start searching again the man was continuously staring at him and said while looking at his face

person: it seems like you didn't have taken rest for a while

boy:(smiling) what to do sir, i have so much work that I hardly get time to rest, but it will be for a short while only once my sister becomes a doctor everything will be fine and I don't have to worry about anything then I will rest freely for as much time as much I want

he said innocently in a soft tone, person smirked at that and said

person: your life is so pathetic just think about it if I gave you rest for the rest of your life

boy: sir you are very funny, he said ignoring his comment and in a confused state while laughing. the person pull out a spray bottle from his pocket and spray that on his face, the boy fell to the floor person pull him from his hands into an open area and sprinkle kerosene oil on him, and then he grab one of his hands and put it on kerosene bottle and then threw kerosene bottle after that he pulls out a knife from his pocket and cut his thumb and print that in his red color diary

person: i am not funny at all and i don't like jokes, and pat his head and said

rest fully man

and he lit up the match stick and throw it to a distance from where he was standing and walk out of the shop and close the door when someone stop the door from closing he look down and saw the boy was half-conscious and was stopping him from closing the door and said

boy: please don't kill me, please save me. I don't care about myself and my life. I have a sister to look after. I want to live for her. Please

He pleads like a tired soldier, the person kicks his hand and closes the door with force and says while looking at him from a glass dor

person: I am not hurting you. I am setting you free, I am giving you peace and peace is not bad to go for sleeping for the rest of your life.

and that moment boy's thumb with a cut touch the glass door and he falls unconscious and that person walk out and leave the shop in fire

present time

vera return to her senses when someone tap her shoulder and get her out of her thought session, it was Rudra