📅 22 June 2027
🕛 Friday, 2:30 PM
📍 Jalan Tuanku Halim, en route to Kuala Lumpur
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We were on the road back to Kuala Lumpur. Martin had already informed the police control room to take Babu into custody. The clouds outside the car mirrored our thoughts-dark, slow-moving, heavy with something waiting to burst.
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Martin and I went over the details again.
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I was scanning through the files we collected from the school. Records of both Shabana and Babu. It was strange-there was nothing about Shabana's family or her early life. Not even a mention of her father. A clean slate. Too clean.
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And Babu? Even more mysterious. The headmaster didn't know anything solid about him. She only knew he was hired through a strong political recommendation-despite not having any educational background. But she insisted Babu was polite and well-mannered. Friendly with the staff. Quiet.
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Then she said something that made my heart pause.
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"His legs were perfectly fine."
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But when we saw him... he acted as if he had a disability. Limping. Dragging one foot.
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Fake. All of it.
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And his resignation? It came exactly a week after Shabana's. A pattern started forming in front of me like a puzzle I didn't want to solve.
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They joined the school a week apart.
They resigned a week apart.
And all the missing children cases started after they joined...
...and stopped after they left.
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I felt a tight pull in my chest.
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I flipped to Babu's full name.
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Mohanbabu A/L Chandrasena.
And then...
The Slayer's real name: Anandhan A/L Chandrasena.
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Same surname.
Same hometown - Kedah.
Facial features? Very close.
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Could it be?
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Could Babu be the biological brother of The Slayer?
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But Detective Kannan's notes clearly said that The Slayer had no known relatives.
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Martin was still driving when he got the call from the control room. His face turned pale.
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"Babu is missing."
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I blinked. "What?"
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"They went to Ravana's house to arrest him. He wasn't there. Ravana claims she doesn't know where he is."
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📅 22 June 2027
🕛 Friday, 6:30 PM
📍 Ravana's House, Cheras
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Martin and I interrogated Ravana again. This time, we didn't reveal what we knew about Babu's past, or his connection to the school.
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She looked tense. But not surprised.
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"Babu came to me last month, looking for work. He said he couldn't walk properly. I felt bad for him. That's why I took him in," she said.
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I asked, "When was the last time you saw him?"
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"Yesterday. He left in the evening. Didn't come back. I tried calling, but nothing."
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I could sense something was off. Ravana was holding back.
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I paused for a second, then fired my next question.
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"Ravana... you mentioned earlier that Shabana left to take care of her uncle. Do you know anything about that uncle?"
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She raised an eyebrow.
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"Uncle? She didn't have any uncle. Only an aunt. Why?"
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Another crack in the story.
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"And does Shabana know magic tricks?"
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Her eyes flicked for a second. She looked away, distracted, then back at me.
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"Oh yes... but not as good as me. She left before learning much."
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Her tone was off. Flat. Disconnected.
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Something wasn't right.
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Martin and I decided to check Babu's house next. But he wasn't there either. The place was quiet, almost like no one had lived there in days.
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As we were about to leave, a middle-aged man with a white beard came rushing in. Angry. Looking for Babu.
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"He owes me money," the man said, his voice rising. "I lent him some last month. But it's been a month now-no calls, no response."
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We told him we were investigating and asked if he knew any other place Babu might be.
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He nodded. "He stays in another place too-shop lots nearby. Upstairs. Cheap room. I'll give you the address."
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Martin and I exchanged a look.
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We were running out of time... and something told me we were getting close to the real face behind this whole game.
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