XIII

It's been three weeks since the show was introduced to the world. Three contestants died at the same time, on the same day, at the same place. The sound of frustrated policemen and policewomen filled the police station as they tried to find the host of the show, but they always led them to a dead end. Not only that, Kathy was nowhere to be seen. The Police Chief slowly takes a sip of fancy as he looks at the picture of his only granddaughter, who looks exactly like one of the contestants. It's been a year since the last time he spoke to her. And ever since that day, he has neglected his youngest daughter.

"I don't want to get married yet!" He heard the voice of his granddaughter in his head. He could still feel her anger to this day. He remembers how she went to her room and didn't leave for a couple of days. Until one day, he decided to break into her room and saw nothing but an open window and a letter on her study table.

As soon as he finished his third glass of wine, he decided to check the letter that he had kept in his wallet for over a year. He decided to reread it a hundred times.

Whoever reads this letter,

I don't want to get married, not yet, especially to the businessman's son, who looks narcissistic as fuck. I just want to become a successful, powerful, and independent woman, yet my mother, MY MOTHER, wants me to get married just for the fucking money. She's the worst mother I ever had, and I hope she died together with my grandfather.

I hate my family!

Your useless daughter and granddaughter are 

Eshal Brookes

There's a sudden knock on his door, so he quickly hides the letter from his wallet and cleans his desk and himself as the visitor comes into his office. It was her youngest daughter, and the mother of Eshal Brookes.

"What are you doing? Don't you see I'm busy! " He rages as he watches his daughter laugh as she pulls his cigarette and lights it with her fancy lighter.

"I just want to talk to my beloved father." She sarcastically replied as she took a sip from her cigarette. "Plus I notice my beloving daughter is also a victim of the stupid show. I am rooting for her. "

"And you're hoping she will win? I told you already, I will not stop this investigation until I bring my granddaughter, you useless bitch. "

Those words make her laugh even louder and harsher as she looks at his eyes seriously. "Oh don't forget, you're also including why she decided to leave us. Besides, both of us are in debt and we failed to file bankruptcy due to our negligence. Plus, your idea was supposed to sell our daughter, am I right? Just for the simple heroin addiction that drags both of us into endless debt. "

"Stop!" He aggressively slams his hand on his desk. "I told you I changed. It's been ten months since the last time I used that shit! "

Out of nowhere, she pulls the letter out of her pocket and reveals a picture of Eshal Brookes to her father. Her skin was blue, as if she'd been frozen for how long, and her hair was gray.

"Anyway, I'm visiting you just to tell you something significant about our Eshal Brookes, and that is, she's already dead. Her body was discovered in a sack preserved in the freezer at the abandoned studio last week, and they believe she had been there for more than a year. The owner wasn't there, so the place was under investigation. So stop assuming she is still alive and hoping to win thirty million dollars. " She took a final glare at her father before going to the door. "Oh, I need to go. I have three rich men to fuck this week."

The chief couldn't react the moment her daughter left his office.

OOO

As soon as Kathy sat at her assigned table, she noticed Jeff, who was currently asleep, as usual. She decided to ignore him and started scrolling through her social media. As she expected, everyone talks about the death of the third contestant.

'If he manages to sneak in, that means he attempts to call the police station just to get help outside.'

'They need to trace what police station they called so that we can't finally rescue the rest of the contestants.'

If I were them, I would just focus on how to win the show. It's thirty million dollars, so it's a win-win situation.

She let out a big breath before she started working. While checking on the status of the ongoing case, she caught a glimpse of a familiar face.She quickly looked at it and saw the chief's youngest daughter. While she stares at it, she slowly feels familiar.

'She looks like one of the contestants.' She thought, but she quickly returned to reality when she heard Jeff finally wake up.

"Oh, you're finally awake," Kathy said out loud. "Anyway, how's your sleep?"

"Pretty good, by the way, thanks for letting me sleep in your house," Jeff replied, and Kathy smiled for a moment.

Oh yeah, I think I saw the Chief's youngest daughter taking a visit. I don't know the reason, but the longer I stare at her face, the more I feel like I'm familiar with her. Oh yeah, she looks like one of the contestants. "

"What do you mean she looks like one of the contestants?" This made Jeff confused.

Kathy starts to explain her point. "You mention that she has a daughter who went missing for over a year. What if her daughter was actually on the game show? I mean, it sounds crazy, but come on, think of it. "

Jeff looks at her confused. "You know, I just woke up and you decided to make my head hurt."

Kathy laughs it off. "Sorry, can't help but overthink."

And they went back to work to continue their investigation.