Present time 2023- September
Location: brookevilla Town.
It's a busy railway station, the train stops at 032 plot. Passagers are rushing to get inside, while others are having difficulty stepping out, I too get out of the train. people tend to stay out of my way because of my badge.
"Detective Faiza" Ali gave me a call while walking towards me, yes I was talking about my Detective badge, I turn to look at him, his black wavy hair flowing with the wind, his broad shoulders perfectly complimenting his suit. He passes me a photograph of two young boys with his sleeves folded half way showing his veiny arms. I take them and start to ask local people of this town if they know anything about them, it'll be hard to recognise them because these photographs are from almost eight years ago, but these local people must know something about them if they've been living here way longer than just eight years. I ask some people here and there, either they say they don't know them or they don't recognise, which is impossible, and I don't believe they're being very honest, my nerves are getting tensed. My first investigation as an official individual detective which Is why I need to make a good impression. I have to know if these guys work with or for Faisal.
Faisal is known for his act of narcotracfficking, providing and the control of import, export and manufacture, sale, supply, distribution of drugs And money laundering. He handles one of the most known mob of smugglers who do his dirty work. For centuries these mob leaders have been ruling over brookevilla town, and have been involved in political aspects. They're dominated on those cilivans, and they've long before time, have accepted them as their rulers. The system kept repeating till it became traditional. In today's period, Faisal is the ruler of those smugglers. Our captains know. What they do is understood, known but not clarified, not visible to arrest them properly, or legally. But they can't live freely forever, and that's where we make an entrance. We are employed personally by our lieutenant to investigate this particular crime case. Now, Our job is to capture Faisal red handed. Consumption of illegal drug trades are widespread globally, and it remains very difficult for local authorities to reduce the rate of drug consumption. we can't press chargers on him because we have no clear proof. I must say they do their work very well hidden without leaving any hint behind, and of course my first assignment had to be to find proof on them, and prove him guilty, I've heard his best men are shipping new hard core drugs next week, so it might just be the perfect time to get them. but the only problem is I don't know these men, how they look now, their identity is also kept hidden, so the thing is they might right be under our noses and we still wouldn't be able to know if its them who we're looking for. They can be living their normal lives And that's the tricky part, which is why we need to investigate their background, who they are, their personal identities and what they do in their normal plus pretend lives. Having to live in the underworld has the advantage to switch personas, they'd be the most dangerous people drug trafficking, Money laundering in the underworld while still managing to be the sweetest in the upper world, which adds to our problem. I need to be careful, one wrong step and everything's gone.
"They're lying aren't they." Ali says while scanning the whole station with his one hand in the front pocket of his pants.
"What makes you think they're lying?" I reply though I already know for sure they're lying I just want to learn his perspective, he leaned in a bit "I've been in this world for thirty-five years, I think I have enough experience to figure this much out." The confidence in his tone makes me laugh but I don't laugh out loud, I've never laughed in public or in front of anyone, I think it's unnecessary and such waste of oxygen, I don't give him any reaction nor do I response to him, I just walk pass him when I hear him say something again.
"You look tired, do you wanna maybe grab some coffee? Who says we can't have coffee during investigation right?" My lips curl inwards, I sigh and gave him a look of no, and he gestures me fine let's move forward.
"I don't think these people will be cooperative with us, it's either they really don't want us to know who these men are or perhaps they actually don't know who they are." I say walking towards a taxi I booked "or maybe they've been threatened not to speak." Ali walks besides me "yeah maybe you're on to somthing." A little compliment won't hurt, it doesn't happen quite often, He offers me a sweet smile.
"So we're handing deeper in the town?" Ali sits in the taxi with me, "We must." I slam close the door of the taxi and we start going up the hill.
I have a feeling this might go a long way.