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Chapter 43- The Hidden File

last update publish date: 2026-03-17 01:55:32

(Daniel’s POV)

Some cases never truly leave an investigator’s mind.

Even after they are closed.

Even after the files are stored away in dusty cabinets and forgotten by everyone else.

Sometimes a small detail remains buried somewhere in your memory, waiting for the right moment to surface.

That was exactly how I felt after Alex left my office.

The address he gave me for the tanker driver kept bothering me.

I couldn’t explain it, but something about it felt familiar.

Very familiar.

At first, I tr
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