Nothing Watching by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Published: 2023-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Juliette could see why there would be delays. The university was an academic institution, where time moved at a slower pace, and there was little need for extreme urgency in everyday life. Plus, it was a complex organism with many different facets and branches, and she did appreciate that getting information from all of them, and collating it, would be time consuming.

But there was another factor she suspected was contributing to the delay, which was the university’s reputation, as she knew that nobody would be eager to have the police swarming in—closely followed by the media with their interested questions.

But now, the police were going to arrive at the university’s front door. Let’s see how fast you can provide the information when my team and I are standing in front of your desk, tapping our feet and refusing to go away, Juliette thought, as they pulled up outside the Arts University of Berlin.

She was struck again by the imposing frontage of this building, with its magnificent pillars and carven frescoes which seemed to look both calm and timeless in the low morning light.

Now, she couldn’t believe they had been so slow to connect this place of learning, where one of the students had been killed, with the printed pages left at the scene.

“We are going to go in strongly,” she muttered to the others as they climbed out of the car. “We are not going to accept any delays.”

They marched inside and headed for the main admin offices.

She knew that the pages themselves were being analyzed by the police as a priority, the complex different steps being rushed through, and she hoped that this would bring answers. But in the meantime, it was the people she was interested in.

The pages were just the killer’s signature, but in these halls, with history in every nook and cranny, she hoped that she would learn more about the human factor.

Juliette strode into the university’s admin offices and went straight to the front desk, where a receptionist looked inquiringly up at her.

“Is the chancellor in yet?” she asked.

It was only just eight a.m. Traffic had been slow on the way into Berlin. They’d spent a frustrating hour caught up in it after leaving the scene.

“I’m sorry, the chancellor is away at a conference in Frankfurt at the moment,” the receptionist replied, looking up at Juliette with a polite smile. “Can I help you with something?”

She was a blond woman, in her thirties, and with the bland, mannerly experience of someone who spent their days fending off unwanted demands on the chancellor’s time.

Taking a deep breath, Juliette showed her badge.

“Yes, we are police, investigating the series of murders that includes one of your students and as of this morning, a third victim. I understand the police have already been in touch, requesting information.”

“Yes, that is correct. We are in the process of providing it,” the receptionist said, sounding defensive.

“Unfortunately, it’s now a matter of extreme urgency. I need a full list of the staff who work at this university, and also the ex-staff, and anyone who resigned or was fired recently.

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