Series of unfortunate cases

"Urghh... Let me go...."

[Straps strain]

[Metal table groans]

The man struggled effortlessly against his leather straps that bound him to the table.

He was scared. He was desperate. His heart was pounding, echoing loudly in contrast to the steely coolness of the metal table.

"P.. Please don't do this. I beg you! I will give you whatever you want....Please! Just dont kill me!"

Alas, his pleas were music to the man's ears, and he sighed with pleasure as he released the rope.

The victim's screams were suddenly silenced with the clang of the knife falling unto the table.

The man's satisfaction was fulfilled as he watched the man's limbs and head fall off the table.

{Police Station}

"Deputy Officer, how long has it been? There has already been 5 cases! Doesn't it seem abnormal?"

Jason said with a sigh. "What's more scary is that these missing people cases are still happening. It doesn't seem like it will stop anytime soon."

{Interview day for Jenny}

"Yes! My interview time has been released! It's scheduled for 10 am later this morning."

"Are you really going back to that ghostly house?" Sarah asked with a tinge of fear.

" Do you want me to tell mom to get you a charm for protection?"

"Aiyah, don't scare me will you!"

"My friend told me that she saw one half a year ago with her very own eyes! It was a male skeleton ghost."

" Male skeleton ghost? You've been reading way too many horror stories. I'm just going for an interview."

"It's true! She said that the male skeleton ghost was on the balcony in broad daylight. He was really pale and had no eyes. It was just pits of black. He was really skinny, just like a hanger!"

++Jason calls++

" When's your interview? I might be able to fetch you there."

" Oh it's today at 10am"

"Hmm later in the day... I have a couple of cases to follow on though. Recently there has been a lot of missing people, mostly underaged. We're suspecting that it is a trafficking organisation behind it."

"Oh it's fine. You just have to do your job. I'll take a cab."

"Please be careful when you go out with Sarah tomorrow. Always be careful and aware of your surroundings. If you think there is someone suspicious following you - "

"Okay, okay. You don't have to evoke your police officer side. Is Sarah and I underaged?"

"I am!" Sarah interjected with a laugh.

"I'm being serious." Jason said. "Before you go for the interview tomorrow, remember to notify me. When you finish, you should also notify me. Did you memorize it?"

"All right, Deputy Officer Li. Your nagging is annoying. Goodbye."

{10am Interview, Ghost house}

Jenny walked tentatively towards the front door of the vine ridden house.

It just a dilapidated villa. Nothing more. Jenny reassured herself, as she whipped out the phone to notify her interviewer of her arrival.

Knocking on the front door a couple of times, ahe finally mustered the courage to open it herself.

Surprisingly, the door was not locked at all.

"Hello? Is anyone there?"

The door slammed shut all of a sudden, sending quick shivers down her spine.

Quickly regaining her composure, she went back, attempting to pull open the previously unlocked door.

As expected, the door was locked.

With a sense of dread, her only option would be to venture deeper into the unknown house.

The house was huge, bigger than what it looked like from the exterior.

With pure wooden oak lining almost every inch of the first floor, Jenny could immediately tell that her interviewer was no normal guy. He was a rich guy, in fact.

With not a single light switched on in this house, Jenny had to rely solely on the sunlight streaming in to navigate the house.

The only welcoming part of the house, was a lavishly built living room far to her left. Huge 10 meter shelves flanked each wall, with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Almost immediately, she spotted a note on a platter in the middle of the table, which was the only sign that life even existed in the house.

Still being cautious, she carefully put down her bag and sat on the fur couch, making sure that little noise was made as possible.

She awaited her interviewer with a tight sense of alertness, as she was unsure of what lay ahead of her....

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