The Last Lap : Episode Two +

FEBRUARY 5, 2006 | GAMMA HQ | CANADA
At the Gamma Head-Quarters, Josh miraculously located the mangled remains of Smith's car on his laptop. He ordered it online, and in we got to work. Josh worked on the car for about forty minutes, but in vain. Outside, Jessica and I were discussing key points of the case. She suddenly paused for a while. I felt her hands hold mine. She looked into my eyes and drew nearer to k-

"Holy Saints! Karbon, come in! ", Josh exclaimed.
"What is it? Did you find something big? "
"No."
"Then why the hell did you call me ?? "
"I found something small.... real small. ", he said, and pointed at the drivers headrest.

I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a rail gun, about the size of an ant. I took it to my lab hastily for further investigation. It was a dual-sided electromagnetic rail gun, known in the industry as DER gun. It could fire two shots at once, at the speed of a hundred kilometers a second, using particle accelerator technology. But it was a nano DER gun. I checked the car for more insight. In minutes, I realised that this device was the brain-chlid of a genius, an evil genius, of course, but a genius nonetheless. On particle was fired at Smith's neck, and the other, at the brake fluid system. So that Smith was disabled, and his car veered off course, and it had to seem like an accident. But it was murder, and I wanted to locate him. I went to Jessica's house, where she analysed the gun. Using DNA analysis, in minutes, she identified the killer as Rocky, Smith's team-mate. He was jealous of Smith's success and wanted revenge. I wanted to report to Alfred, but-

"Not now", she said, "we have unfinished business". And she bolted the bedroom door from within.

to be continued