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Chapter 8

Author: Cecilia Hart
last update Last Updated: 2023-10-05 02:23:21

"Sir, we have retrieved the CCTV from the CVS" The constable reported a hard disk in his hand as he passed it to his senior.

"Okay, call the lady outside. She's been around the station for two days" The senior police officer sighed, glancing through the glass mirror of his office door while the constable nodded in response

Mavis burst into the senior officer's room as soon as she heard they got the footage. The police in charge gestured for her to sit as he inserted the hard disk into the computer.

Mavis anxiously watched the screen, hoping for any clues to help solve the case but there was no abnormality shown.

Lailah was clearly seen going to the CVS and a few minutes later she came out with a plastic bag in her hand. The items she purchased.

It continued till she was seen walking along the CVS sidewalk and then taking a right turn into an alleyway. That was the end of the video, leaving the police officers and Mavis confused .

"That's it? Where is the footage of the remaining
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