Shu Wen's words had hit me like a lightning bolt. Stunned, I slumped on the sofa“What?” I asked, feebly "How did it happen?""Anthony, I can't hear you. Are you there? Hellooo?"My mind was blank but I gathered strength quickly."I am here. I am just shocked."“Me too.""When did this happen?""They found him motionless at 3a.m during a night check.""This is too sudden.""The duty policeman reported his eyes were wide opened like he had seen something shocking. "Supernatural death. It probaly was an attack by the spirit. "I am careless.""Why did you say that?""I should have left a protective shield over him before I left."I had underestimated the lady spirit. It had actually murdered Chris Chen. There must be a message behind the atrocious act.“He was still okay when I saw him,” I added“It is not your fault.

I left the hospital soon right after ASP Wong. Before I did, I passed my observations to the police staff. The information will be crucial for their documentation. I, then headed back to the carpark.On my way out, my thoughts flew to the family of Chris Chen. It is a terrible experience to experience the exhilaration of seeing their son found, only to have him pass on in 24 hours times.It was too much of a roller-coaster ride for a family.Thinking of their anguish, strengthen my determination to get to the bottom of things as quickly as I can.I reached home and attended to some administrative details over the office laptop. It was late afternoon when I am all done. Despite not having my lunch, I decided to take a break and lay on the sofa deep in rumination. I missed lunch but was not too bothered by it. I stared at the view outside through the dropdown windows. My thoughts dancing as the rays of setting sun stole a path into my living ro

Both of us found ASP Wong conducting a briefing in the tentage. She saw us and put two fingers. Two minutes. She sat on the table cross-legged in a pose of confidence and listened intently to the updates about the investigation. It seemed progress has been made. I was expectant when she wrapped up the session and sauntered over. We quickly pulled chairs and sat in a corner like children hungry for a story. Shu Wen looked fresh since we met at the hospital. She had her hair let down and wore a dark purplish shirt with black pants. Professional and beautiful.  “Dr Ant, you are doing ok?” she asked before I could utter a word. I nodded, “I had a good sleep but dreamt about the lady spirit. I can only say any lead will be important for me now” “After you left, my men at the hospital found this, just beneath the bed. They had taken a picture. We left this out when you deployed the Mugwort powder. Take a look?” “What may that be” I was

The arrival of certain news interrupted our conversation. It has that Senior Station Inspector Rajagopal who was tasked to manage the follow-up on the John Wilkins case, has made progress. ASP Wong has earlier requested an investigation to obtain more information from the Wilkins family.  After 60 years, the case has gone dead cold. It may be a futile attempt but Raja decided to try and breath life into it. As he mentioned, you never know how useful a tiny lead may be. Through Raja's efforts, the Singapore Police had managed to contact the descendants of Major John Wilkins. It was not easy but possible as the Singapore Police had a longstanding relationship with their British counterpart thanks to their Commonwealth network. It took a few calls between our Home Affairs, their Home Office, and the Ministry of Defense before they found the living descendant of John Wilkins. He was survived by his daughter, Christina Holmes, who presetnly re

After the call has ended, we lapsed into a long and uneasy silence. We were all trying to come to terms with the fact. It was Raja who broke the silence "Now, at least we know, Major's death is linked to an illicit affair." "Who is the other party in the relationship? Who is the lady?" "The family that travels to England to meet Christina's mother must be related to this lady." Shu Wen said. "Do you think if this family has something to do with the Major's death." I asked, with a tinge of provocation in my voice."  "Think they may be angry with what the Major did to their daughter?" Raja added "I think the key is who is this lady?" I asked in deep deliberation.  Shu Wen scratched her head "How can we be  sure this is related to the lady spirit and the three missing boys." "I will need more information before I can answer you Madam. I need to know the identity of the missing persons."