Jebi opens his eyes to find a lady speaking to him, but his senses aren't fully restored yet.

Jebi thinks to himself, "Looks like I've been unconscious for a while."

"My senses are starting to return," he realizes.

The lady asks him again, "Sir, can you hear me? Sir?"

"Yes, I can hear you," Jebi replies.

"May I know who you are, sir? And what are you doing here?" the lady inquires.

"Why should I tell you? Who are you?" Jebi retorts.

"I am a cop, sir. We are investigating a homicide," the lady explains.

Jebi glances around and realizes he's in a narrow alley.

"Where did you find the body? In this alley?" he asks.

"Yes, sir! But you're dodging my question. Who are you?" the lady presses.

"My name is Jebi Astry. May I look at the body? Where is it?" Jebi requests.

She turns and points to the body.

"Our team is investigating. You can look, but first, you have to answer," she insists, turning her neck again.

However, Jebi has already moved closer to the body.

"Where is he--" she begins.

Jebi interrupts her by focusing on the body.

"I think I've figured it out," he declares.

A man approaches Jebi and asks, "Sir, who are you?"

The lady warns Jebi, "Sir, you can't get this close to the body. You might destroy evidence."

"Evidence? There isn't much here. Let me tell you what we have," Jebi responds. "The victim wasn't murdered here; he was killed somewhere else. Also, this case likely revolves around a love problem."

"What are you talking about? He wasn't killed here! And what do you mean by 'love problem'?" the man questions.

"That's simple. The ground is muddy, but there's no mud on his shoes. The killer likely transported the body to this spot and staged the scene to mislead you. And as for the love problem, I suggest investigating that room," Jebi explains, pointing to a building in front of them.

The narrow alley is enclosed by buildings on three sides.

"Look at the balcony of that room. There are some party clothes, suggesting the resident is around 25-26 years old, similar to the victim's age of 28. The killer likely wanted to show the lady the body, hence its position. You should check there," Jebi suggests.

"Lady, Jace, you go and check that room. Sir, you should stay with us...sir?" the lady calls out, but Jebi has already left the scene.

Lady officer ordered her men to search for Jebi

2 hous later :

The lady, engrossed in her files, is interrupted by an officer. "Madam, a man named Jebi Astry wants to meet you."

Confused, she wonders why someone they suspect to be a criminal would want to meet with the police.

She said " send him inside "

Jebi expresses gratitude, saying, "Thanks for having me on your team!"

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Confused, the lady responds, "What are you talking about?"

(Jebi)- What's your name, by the way?

The lady replied, "That's not important. First, tell me where you went earlier."

(Jebi)- Is that the behavior you exhibit with your teammates?

(Lady)- Who said you are our teammate??

Suddenly, a man appears and says, "I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation, but Emu, I have something to tell you."

(Jebi)- So your name is Emu.

(Emu)- Yes, boss?

The man replied, "This man in front of you is your teammate. From now on, you guys will work together, so get along."

(Emu)- Boss, this man is a suspect in our case. We found him at our crime scene!!

Ignoring Emu, the man said to Jebi, "Welcome to our organization. I am Broinster Victor."

Jebi replied, "My name is Jebi Astry. Nice to meet you, sir!"

Victor leaves the room.

Jebi said to Emu, "So now we are allies, right?"

(Emu)- Even though we are allies, you're still our suspect, sir?

(Jebi)- Really now?

(Emu)- Let's put that aside. How did you manage to join our organization?

(Jebi)- Umm... your government officials lost a high-stakes gamble against me... but they couldn't pay the amount, so I demanded to join you guys.

(Emu)- But why us?

(Jebi)- I... want to become Sherlock Holmes.

(Emu)- Are you kidding?

(Jebi)- Of course, I am.

The male officer who was with Emu enters the room.

Jace asks Emu, "What is he doing here?"

(Emu)- Jace, he's going to work with us.

(Jace)- Welcome to the FBI, man!

They shake hands.

(Jebi)- Now, back to business. What do we have on the case?

(Emu)- Nothing. Literally no leads at all.

(Jebi)- No problem. If we don't have any leads, then we have to make one. Jace, the room I pointed out at the crime scene is the victim's ex-room.

(Jace)- Yeah, you were right.

(Jebi)- Let's go, we have to visit her.

Jebi and Jace are in a car. Emu is in the FBI office due to some work.

(Jace)- So, how did you get inside the FBI?

(Jebi)- Well, government officials lost a bet against me, but they couldn't pay me the amount, so I told them I wanted to join you guys.

(Jace)- Damn, how much did they lose?

(Jebi)- A hundred million.

(Jace)- You really refused 100 million dollars just to join us. You really are a big idiot.

Jace is genuinely shocked.

(Jace)- Here you go. This is the victim's ex-home.

(Jebi)- What's her name anyway?

(Jace)- Sabrina.

...

Jebi knocked on her door.

Sabrina opened her door. Jebi looked at her and said, "Ma'am, we are from the FBI. We have some questions for you."

(Sabrina)- Yeah, come inside.

(Jebi)- Excuse me, miss. I think I know you.

Jebi looks at her with a questioning expression.

(Jebi)- One of your friend's boyfriends! What's his name again? His name starts with "N."

(Sabrina)- Are you talking about Nick?

(Jebi)- Ah, yeah, Nick. I know him from a long time ago. I saw your picture in his phone.

(Sabrina)- Really? The world is small, isn't it?

(Jebi)- True. Although I didn't think I would see your beauty in real life!

(Sabrina)- Oh! You're good at flirting.

(Jebi)- It's not a flirt. Well, the victim was your ex, right?

(Sabrina)- Yeah.

(Jebi)- I wished your presence died too. Then it would be a straight line for me.

Sabrina smiles and says, "Oh, stop, please. You're making me flattered."

(Jebi)- Oh, no!

Jace thought to himself, "Is this really necessary?"

(Sabrina)- Good for you. I don't have a boyfriend.

(Jebi)- Is it true? Well, that's good, otherwise, I'm gonna find your ex's killer and have your present killed by him.A police joke i guess.

(Sabrina)- You really are a sweet guy. Do you want tea or coffee?

(Jebi)- Um, a sweet coffee, which is exactly like you.

She smiles and goes to the kitchen to make the coffee.

After 10 minutes, she came back with a coffee, beautifully presented.

Jebi said to her, "Let's enjoy the coffee, shall we?"

After taking a sip of the coffee, Jebi said, "It's sweet, but I think it's nothing compared to your sweetness. But because of this coffee, I assure you, I will find the killer very soon!"

(Sabrina)- You seem very confident.

(Jebi)- Yeah. Actually, a man named Broths Bren told us he knew some very important information about the murder. He said his information could really help us find the murderer. Do you know him?

(Sabrina)- No, who is he?

(Jebi)- He's a middle-aged guy who lives in California, at Daylight Road House 458. We'll visit him tomorrow. So, you can say we'll catch the killer after tomorrow.

Jebi looks at Jace and then says to Sabrina, "Well, this is it. We should leave now."

Sabrina asked, "Before you leave, may I have your number?"

Jebi smiles and says, "Of course!"

Jace and Jebi are in the car.

Jace said to Jebi, "Explain everything."

Ignoring the request, Jebi asks him, "Hey, Jace, do you like surprise gifts or normal gifts?"

Jace answers, "Surprise gift!"

(Jebi)- Then shut up.

Jebi continues, "You will realize when we reach Broths Bren's house."

(Jace)- Who is he anyway?

(Jebi)- He's nobody. Just drive to Daylight Road House number 458.

After they reached the house, Jace asked Jebi, "Hey, this is an empty house."

(Jebi)- Do you have any kind of pin?

Jace said, "Yeah, I have."

(Jebi)- Give me that.

Jebi used the pin to open the empty house.

Jebi said, "Here we go."

Jace said, "Hey, you know I don't like surprise gifts. I like normal gifts. You should give me an explanation about what you are doing!"

(Jebi)- Okay, okay. Let me tell you from the start. First, do you know the reason why I flirted with her?

(Jace)- No... why did you do that? That's unprofessional.

(Jebi)- Oh, stop now. Just think a little. The culprit killed Sabrina's ex and even wanted her to see it. Do you know what that means? Don't bother telling me no. I know you don't know. This means the killer is someone close to her, who knows who Sabrina's ex is and even knows her home. My guess is it's probably a male friend of hers who had a crush on her, but her ex, the victim, was probably in between them, so our culprit killed him. But there's another possibility too, that the killer could be a psycho stalker.

(Jace)- Yeah thinking it in deep thats the conclusion.

(Jebi)- So, I flirted with her. By judging her nature, she will talk about me to her friends, and because they are talking about me, I am certain she will tell her friends that. Wait, let me tell you in their talking way. It will be like this:

'Hey bestie, do you know that I met a very cute guy in my place? Although he was an FBI agent, but still, he was flirting with me.'

Then her friends will reply like this: 'Oh! Maybe he is interested in you.'

She will reply like this: 'Yes. I even have his number. By the way, do you know that my ex's killer will be caught very soon! That cute guy said a guy named umm what was his name again? Yeah, Broths Bren who lives in Daylight Road House number 458, he knows a very helpful information about the killer. Does anyone of you know him?'

This is my strategy. It works two ways. If the culprit is among her friends, he will try to kill Broths Bren, who doesn’t exist. This way, we can even catch the killer, or at least narrow the suspect list. The second thing is, if nobody tries to kill this non-existent man, that means the killer is outside of her friends.

(Jace)- That's a brilliant strategy. But now I think it would be a great surprise gift.

(Jebi)- I know, but you wanted to know. But don't worry, we will give a surprise gift to Emu. A gift which is the culprit himself. By the way, we have plenty of time here. The attack would be at night, probably.

(Jebi)- Bring a bottle of Coca-Cola. I will be here, go now.

Jace is going outside.

(Jebi)- Hey, also bring some chips.