The Tranquil Predator ✔️

Chapter 13

Arjun's Pov

Vinesh looked petrified. He was sweating, trembling, and crying. I wish I could have given him some time to come out of his shock but sadly I couldn't. The murder had just occurred which meant the killer was nearby. Of course, he couldn't have gone far.

Maybe there was still a chance of catching him.

Keeping that in mind, I held Vinesh firmly, looked him in the eye, and said "Where did he go?"

Vinesh looked at me with wide eyes and started stuttering with his words. "I was in the bedroom, pulling out the bed cover....Nee-Neethu was in the hall. She was switching off the lights before coming to ro-room"

"Yes ok! But where is he?", I started to lose my patience. I wanted the location of the killer, not his account, not yet.

"He came in through the window, there was the noise of breaking glass. I heard her scream! I ran down but when I got there, that thing already left! My Neethu was dead! The door was open, but I didn't see where he went"

"Alright then", I sighed "Patricia, stay here with him. I am going out to find him. Lock the door behind me and hide somewhere. Behind the shelf, under a table anywhere."

She did as she was told.

I left the room and stood behind the door. Once I heard the lock turning I moved to search the remaining part of the house. I had a gut feeling that the murderer was hiding somewhere in the house waiting to escape without getting caught. The main door was only a little bit open. I had to push it open to enter. Now if a person who has just murdered someone wants to flee before the husband of the deceased sees his face then he will definitely run out in a hurry leaving the door wide open. Which meant he kept the door open to fool us into thinking he left. His only mistake was keeping it slightly open, not entirely.

I searched the bedroom but found nothing. When I was about to leave, I heard a crashing sound from the hall. It sounded like something made of glass falling.

And I ran out of the bedroom. You can say I was faster than lightning as I made my way towards the hall. But sadly I wasn't fast enough to catch him. By the time I reached the hall, he was already gone, leaving the door wide open.

In a distance, I could see a dark black figure heading towards the woods with a shiny object in hand.

The rate of my heartbeat increased to a dangerous level. And I sprinted after him. I was stupid enough to get only my gun and not my mobile. Which meant I couldn't call for reinforcements.

But that didn't matter now. I was already after him. I just took off in full force. There was no way in hell I was going to let him get away this time. The person was extremely fast and he knew his way around the woods.

Me on the other hand stumbled upon broken branches and big rocks now and then. This slowed me down. The distance between us was increasing. Should I just stop?

No! Not gonna lose him!

Pointing my gun towards him, I yelled "Stop or I will shoot!"

Said man just ignored my threats and kept running. Now that was obvious. They never listen. Pointing my gun towards the trees next to him, I gave him a few warning shots to scare him. But he still didn't stop.

Seven minutes into chasing, it was becoming annoying. I didn't know how deep into the woods I was but it was getting really dark in here and I was having problems keeping my eyes on him. I was also out of breath and panting hard. So I decided to take the call.

Pointing my gun towards his thigh, I shot him. Now we were taught not to shoot the suspects under any circumstances. However, during times like these, when they refuse to listen we can use our guns. Not for an encounter. Encounter is the last option. But to shoot so that the person is injured and stops whatever he/she is doing. In this case, it was to stop him from running away.