Shadows in the Savannah

e trembling woman, her tears leaving streaks on her soot-covered face. His own breathing was labored, and his ears still rang from the explosion. He

n shook her head, her lips trembling too much to form words. She clutch

econd. Ayo helped the woman to her feet, guiding her away from the smoldering remains of

acing her gently in the passen

singly strong. "Don't leave me alone,"

ainst the car, pulling out his phone to

he picked up. "Female, mid-twenties. She's shaken

ce sharpened with inter

"And we need to move f

wrapped in a blanket, sat in an interview room sipping water. Ayo

ved. "Who wouldn't be? The Rea

rs me," Ayo said.

ovements calm and deliberate. The woman

ergeant Olawale," Ayo began, his tone

after a long pau

ng up a chair. "We're here to hel

from work when a man grabbed me. He wore a mask... dragged m

oo, a scar, anything that mig

d me up, blindfolded me. I don'

impe asked. "The

The walls were concrete, and I could hear water dripping somewhere. He

orward. "Wha

I was lucky. That he needed me

back at him, their expressions frozen in time. Amara's survival was a breakthrough, but it also raised mor

she said, dropping it on his desk. "The bomb was crude but effective.

ugh the report.

prints, no metadata. It's like he k

ying with us. Every move is c

to profile him. Someone who's this met

wasn't just a killer; he was a strategist. And if they

hts glittered outside his window, a stark contrast to the darkness creeping into his mind. He pou

voice. Flat

ensed, his hand instinctively moving toward the gun on the counte

e was

ther envelope, identical to the one he'd received before. His heart

elope with trembling hands. Th

'T THE O

d. He grabbed his ph

said as soon as she answer

ing over old case files. They mapped out every known detail about th

f each other," Bimpe said, pointing at the map. "A

ort zone," Ayo said. "But

tebook. "What if it's not about the

ull property records. Maybe t

victim was found had ties to a defunct chemical company, one that had g

bon Ind

yo said, his voice barely abov

"We need to find out w

d recluse after the company's collapse. His last known address was a dilapida

they prepared to leave. "If we're

cking her weapon.

led over them. The hunt for the Ribbon Reaper was nearing its climax,

pty eyes staring into the night. Ayo and Bimp

?" Ayo

irked. "

he echoes of the Reaper's taunts