📅 21 June 2027
🕛 Thursday, 9.30am
📍 Jegan's House, KL
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The images from The Reflector played on screen-haunting, surreal, raw.
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Martin stared silently for a moment before muttering,
"Why won't they just tell us who killed them?"
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But we knew.
Someone witnessed it all.
Someone was there.
And that someone... is very likely the killer.
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We drove straight back to Shabana's house to dig deeper.
The Reflector pulsed with faint energy-still holding echoes from that dreadful night. We activated it again.
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This time, the vision showed the killer holding a rope and a sack-both wet, both chilling.
At that moment, Martin's phone buzzed.
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It was the post-mortem doctor.
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The results confirmed it: suicide.
Time of death - 3.45 AM.
No drugs. No poison.
But there was something strange.
The right thumb was missing. Cleanly cut post-mortem, likely with a sharp tool.
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Martin stared at the phone screen and said what we both felt.
"That's creepy."
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📅 21 June 2027
🕛 Thursday, 10.45am
📍 Shabana's House, Bukit Bintang
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Martin switched into detective mode.
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Not just a cop... he was trained by his father-one of the finest minds in forensic observation.
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For nearly an hour, he studied every corner. No detail escaped his gaze. Then, like puzzle pieces falling into place, the whole picture came together in his mind.
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That night, Shabana was probably sitting at her dining table.
A pen was on the table.
A book-shaped dust mark nearby.
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"She was writing something," Martin said. "Maybe... her diary."
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The same diary I saw in my dream the night Shabana died.
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There was no sign of a break-in.
So, the killer came from the front door.
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That could only mean one thing:
The killer was someone she knew.
Someone she trusted.
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She must've invited them in.
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And judging by the faint scent in the kitchen and the untouched coffee mug, Shabana had gone to prepare a drink-maybe coffee. Then, something happened. Something terrifying enough to lead her to end her life.
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It was raining that night.
The killer's raincoat wouldn't have alarmed Shabana.
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Martin's theory made sense.
Painfully clear.
Chillingly accurate.
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📅 21 June 2027
🕛 Thursday, 1.30pm
📍 Hospital Pantai, KL
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Martin returned to the station to run background checks on Shabana.
I made my way to the hospital. My father had been admitted earlier, and I needed to know how he was doing.
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I brought fruits. But... I couldn't bring myself to walk in.
Not yet.
Not like this.
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I stood at the doorway. Frozen.
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Kayal appeared, her expression soft. I handed her the fruits without saying a word. She understood me. Her hand rested gently on my shoulder.
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My sister came out moments later with updates on our father's condition.
I felt a wave of relief wash over me.
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For now, I had to set my emotions aside.
I needed to focus.
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This case was calling.
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and then Add to home screen.