MEL'S P.O.V.
"Wait" Jace suddenly said
"What?" I asked him, "Is something wrong?"
"Since the perp cleaned the crime scene spotless without a mistake, that means he is smart, right?"
"Right. What about it?"
Is that why he stopped us? Seriously?
"And since he's smart, he's not likely to drop anything. Even if he dropped something, it won't be anywhere near the crime scene, right?"
"Where are you going with this?"
"Could there be a chance, even if it's tiny, that if he didn't drop anything near, he would have at least dropped it somewhere?"
"Continue" Alex encouraged him
"Maybe like three to five miles from the crime scene? Or somewhere nearer or farther?"
"That makes a correct sense" Jade said
"But what could he have dropped?" Olive asked and I agree with her
"I don't know. Anything. Maybe the weapon?"
"The weapon?" Alex asked
"I don't think he would throw the weapon just like that. Remember, this isn't the first time he is using the weapon, so, it can't just be random" Jace answered
I know but, what if he's using the same weapon but, not the same weapon?"
"Jace, no offense but, what are you saying?" Sky asked
He smiled
"I'm saying that it is the same type of weapon but, not the exact type of weapon"
"We couldn't find the type of knife anywhere" I told him
"That why there are people called, blacksmith?"
I rolled my eyes at him
"So, you are saying that he's using the same type of weapon but, not the exactly same weapon?" Ken asked
"He probably throws the weapon he uses after a murder but that he has the same exact type of weapon?" Olive asked
"And that he maybe a blacksmith or he knows a blacksmith who makes the knives for him?" Sky asked
"Who might be an accomplice" Jade said
"Makes sense" Alex said
Then they all turned to look at me
"What?" I asked them but, they didn't answer. They just continued to look at me
"Fine! It's good, happy?"
They all smiled. I made a mistake of looking at Jace just for him to bless me with his irritating cocky smirk. Annoying
"Contact the search team. Tell them to search at least six miles from the crime scene in all direction. They don't have to finish today but, they should search every nook and cranny" Alex told Sky
"Got it. But what of the dustbins?" she asked
"The crime was done over two weeks ago, and all garbage would have been taken to the junkyard and probably incinerated already" Olive said
"That is correct but, we should still check there just in case" Ken said
"Where is it?" Jace asked
"I will text you the address. Are you going there?" Jade asked him
"Yeah, along with Mel"
I turned to look at him but before I could say anything
"Perfect, I will send some people your way to help you" Alex said
"Till later then, team. Good luck"
And we were dismissed
"If you even think of talking to me, I am going to make sure that you are crippled for the rest of your life, okay?" I told him
He just raised one of his hands up in mocked surrender, the other one still on the wheel. I wish that I could really wiped that grin off his face and make sure that he doesn't have the opportunity to smile, grin or smirk ever again
"How could even think of calling my name. Did I tell that I wanted to go? To the junkyard? With you of all people?" I asked him but, he didn't even answer. He just continued to have that irritating grin plastered on his face
With deep breathe, I barely managed to control myself. Don't talk to him, Mel. You will lose all your wits if you do
"We're here" he said when we reached our destination.
After he had parked, we got out and went to look for the, whoever it is that we have to talk to
"Hello, good morning" Jace said to someone who we assume was a worker
"Yeah, good morning. Who are you and how can I help you?" he asked us
"We are from CSI and we are here to talk to the person in charge" Jace answered as he showed the man his card
"Is he by chance here" I asked
"Yes, he is, that's me. How may I help you?" he asked
"Oh, I am Jace Welkins and this is Melanie O'Roarke" he introduced us while bringing his hand out for a handshake
"I am Mark Version" he introduced himself
"Mr Version, I know it may be too late but, we just wanted to check and see if we could find any garbage that were brought from maybe three weeks ago?"
"I guess luck is on your side"
"Sorry?"
"The incinerator have been having issues since that for some time now, so, we could only burn very few at a time. We just fixed it yesterday and were about to start burning them properly"
"I see. Luck may be on our side"
"But, what you are looking for may be part of what we have burned"
"Can we just check? Just in case?" I said wanting to leave this place on time
"Please?" Jace added
"Sure. You just have to write down you contact information if you don't mind. It's just that some naughty people prank us just to make our work harder"
"Oh sure" Jace told the man then he turned to me
"Why don't you start? I will join you after I finish?"
After the man told us where we were to go, I went ahead leaving Jace with him
"Have you told Alex to send the rest here?" I asked him
"Yeah, they will soon be here"
"Where do we start from?" he asked
"Don't talk as if we have to search a whole stadium"
"It isn't?"
"Tsk tsk tsk. Such a pity" I told him and went to start.
"Anything" Alex asked us
"No" I shook my head
"But we asked him if he could wait for some time before he burns them and he agreed to give us only two days since they have to collect more trash. We will have to find something within the two days or, our efforts will just be in vain" Jace said
"Did the search team find anything?" Alex asked Sky
"No, not yet but, we will continue searching tomorrow" she replied
"I really hope we find something. If we don't, we are going back to square zero" Jade said
"We will" Jace assured him, or rather, everyone