The Lost Child

Chapter 16: Connecting Dots

Mr. Dock giggled upon watching the news about Arthur's family getting brutally killed.

"Finally, the real targets are killed, how do you feel now, Arthur and Mary?" He whispered as he giggled while watching the news in his bedroom.

Most people in town starts wondering how and why did it started out of the blue. Why are there families being killed and what did the Shire family do to be the killers' targets?

A knock on the door was heard so he went to the living room and opens the door for someone knocking, "Who are you?" He showed up in front of the detective wearing his robe.

"I'm the detective for the Shire family, may I ask a few questions?"

He sighed deeply, "Fine"

"Your family was killed, right? And Mr. Shire told us that you threatened to do the same to them just like what your family suffered and you won't stop until they witnessed the same fate"

Mr. Dock thought he was insulting him, "Why don't you mind your own business? My family was killed because they thought we are the Shire family!"

"Did you have something to do with this?"

"Hell no! I didn't even know that they are found by the ones aiming for them, who knows... It might be a different killer?"

The detective cleared his throat, "Where were you the the night when the triplets and Ms. Martha was killed?"

"I was at home! I don't have a job! After my grandchildren died, I don't feel like going out anymore!"

The detective asked again, "May I check your house?"

"Do you think I'm the murderer?"

"Mr. Dock, this would end if you just cooperate"

Mr. Dock didn't allow anyone to insult them like this, but he wanted this to end, so he agreed to let him in and the detective stepped inside, looking for clues.

He went to his bedroom and opened his cabinet, only to find a dagger inside, "Why is there a dagger hidden in your cabinet?"

"I always cut wood, why don't you try to scan it if there's any blood there?"

The detective nodded and tried to scan the dagger, no blood was detected, "Okay, may I ask where you found your grandchildren's dead body?"

He leads the detective to the living room, "Right in this ground"

The detective scanned and blood is detected, he made into a piece of evidence, "Did you call the police, right?"

"Of course! Why would I not? They are brutally murdered!"

"Are there any weapons that was left in your house?"

"Who's the detective? You or me? Why don't you look around!"

The detective roamed around the house and found nothing.

He walks downstairs until he received a call from Arthur, "Arthur, I think it's not Mr. Dock, I have more clues inside my house"

"Okay..." The detective hung up, "Thank you for your cooperation"

"Now get out!"

The detective left Mr. Dock's house and went to Alfonso's home despite traveling for 7 hours.

He knocked on the door and saw Arthur devastated, "Come here in my guest room"

The detective followed him and saw George's letter and the gift with Catherine's photo dripped with blood. "My son mentioned that he might kill his siblings because of jealousy"

"I have more proof" said Catherine as she gave the drawings to him, "Notice how similar the drawings are in real life and see that drawing of George holding a knife there"

"Sir... You mentioned that your son might kill his siblings because of jealousy, how did that actually happened?"

"Genevieve, my daughter sent Catherine to George's dream school but George wasn't there, he mentioned how pissed he is and we could see how jealousy took over him that he wanted to kill Catherine and his other siblings and he also mentioned that once we see him hanging on a tree, it's our fault..."

"Where is your son now?"

"I have no idea..."

The detective reads George's letter.

"I'm gonna keep these" The detective kept the pieces of evidence inside his bag. "We have to go and find him..."

After a few more hours of investigation, the only thing that Arthur has to do is wait.