The Case Puzzle

Chapter 13

Either Castiel ran as slow as a turtle or he didn't want to give me a first-class piggyback ride.

"We've lost the man. I didn't pay you for this slow ride! Can't you go faster?" I sighed with exasperation.

"I wish I could but you w-"

"Don't you dare insult my weight," I hissed, my hands going around his neck as a warning.

He remained silent. Good choice.

He guided us to a meeting room where I assumed Raphael already ran in to. I got off my ride and followed him in. Raphael was sitting beside Cooky, with his head facing down to hide his smile.

I smiled as well, walking around to sit right in front of him. When he looked up, I did the throat-slitting gesture to him with a serious face and kicked his legs from under the table. I ignored his pained expression and looked at the others.

"So, what are we discussing? Did they reveal anything important?" I asked.

"Yes and no. They did answer some questions but refused to answer the deeper questions," one of the interrogators, Ferdinand said.

"Firstly, what did they plead guilty to?" I asked, readying my other questions mentally.

"Abducting and murdering Argan Gregore, since that was the only case we have them in detention for. The recording of your conversation does not hint at further cases. All men said they did it because Argus made a deal with them. Dr Sullivan claimed he was threatened by the gang in doing it," Ferdinand summarised.

"Hmm, that sounds like a load of crap," Raphael mused, raising an eyebrow.

"Right. That abandoned building had more than one dead body. So it's not only because of Argus' deal. And Dr Sullivan definitely was not threatened. In fact, he seemed to have taken the role of the leader among them," I noted.

"But wait, why did Argus file a case against the hospital if he was the one behind his brother's disappearance?" I asked, frowning. It didn't make sense.

"He was afraid that if an investigation was to be carried out, he would be suspected since there is enough proof of animosity between the brothers and his engagement in gangs. He thought the case will be dropped easily, soon after the death of his brother would be discovered. The result right now is half true. The case has actually been dropped today but with him being the suspect," Ferdinand said, shrugging.

I had a little sympathy for him because of his past. However, the past could be used as an excuse for future actions. He chose the wrong path.

"What type of gangs was Argus involved in?" Castiel asked.

"When I interrogated him, his explanations were vague. He said that he did make friends from gangs back in Italy. So the deal must have been done there. It was perhaps not some small gangs though since they had contacts here to get it done, I believe through the suspects we just arrested. Our suspects here do not seem to have enough power or reason to commit multiple murders. Someone with more influence must have instructed them with what to do," Ferdinand expressed.

Hmm, in the end, Dr Sullivan and company were no big players in the game.

"But even so, it's not a random killing that they are doing, I presume," I said, looking at the others for confirmation. What reason could there exist for random murders? There was no pattern following each case as well. None of the victims were related. Even the people committing the murders were not related.

"Until we do further interrogations, we can't be certain of our theories," Shooky inserted.

"But we did get word from other teams, even outside England, of similar operations. Small groups of people are put together to carry out those crimes, so even if arrested, there won't be a risk to the main group pulling the strings. This increases the power of the group, without any major loss or secrets spilling," Raphael said.