CHAPTER THREE
In the meeting room,
The meeting room looking like a cinema room, a very secluded and nice place for whatever words that want to pass through it.
Every professionals lecturers, P.H.D. holders employed in the school sat on their spaces and questioned the person beside them, wondering what the vice chancellor will say in the meeting.
Just minutes later, the door opened and welcomed the vice chancellor, the president, the vice president and the deputy vice chancellor.
The president and vice president are the major shareholders of the school meaning, they were the ones that created the school.
They were the ones that picked the vice chancellor and deputy vice chancellor.
"Now, this is looking serious" a dark skinned professor responded as soon as she sighted them.
The four of them sat on their spaces except the president. He climbed on the podium with his IPad.
"Good evening everyone!" he started as he put the IPad on the stool beside the chair he sat on.
The whole staffs see him clearly and heard him well, the meeting room went dead silent all of a sudden.
"I know it is late though but at the same time, I am glad you all showed up and I am sure most of you know the call of this meeting already." He responded as he opened his recommended glass case and brought out his glasses and wore them.
"This meeting is about the incident that happened, luckily, it is not yet a murder case." He sighed "do you any of you know the victim very well?" he asked as he looked through the video in the IPad
"I do!" a chocolate skinned professor with an hijab responded as she raised her hand willingly
"Oh, Professor Muslimat, I heard she lives next door your house." The president said as he looked at her.
"Yeah, she do." She responded as she stood up.
'Do you think she was ever bullied or has come home injured?" he asked her curiously
"Doctor Michael-son, I am not sure about the bully aspect but I know she has come home injured. She got injured from another case and not from school cases" she answered straightforwardly
"Okay, thanks for your answer." Doctor Michael-son appreciated as Professor Muslimat nodded her head before sitting back on her seat. "Does anyone else know if she was ever bullied?" he asked them as he looked at everyone in the eyes one by one.
No one responded.
"Okay, I will take that as a no meaning, she hasn't been bullied before but just coincidentally got involved in the incident"
He looked back at the IPad and scrolled through the videos, "I don't have the roof's security cam because, there isn't any installed there but, there is at the stairway leading to the roof. I am currently looking at the videos and, I am only seeing a familiar face." He said as he turned to look at his side and gestured to the man there to connect his IPad to the projector.
After minutes, the projector finally got connected to the IPad.
"As you can see, the screen is showing the students that took the stairs leading to the roof minutes before the incident" the president said as he played the video and then paused it. "I also made screenshots of the students in the video" he said as the screen showed the screenshots of the students.
"Does anyone know any of the students?" he asked as he looked at the staffs
"I know of one sir" a professor said as he raised his hand.
"Who?" the president asked curiously as he looked at the professor.
"Doctor Stones's son" the professor answered
"Yeah, that is the only familiar one I am seeing. The director of law son" Doctor Michael-son said as he looked at Doctor Stones.
(Ps: Doctor Michael-son is the president)
Doctor Stones who was confused, curious and everything at the same time looked at the Doctor Michael-son and then at Professor Clement confused as if expecting an answer from him, before looking at the president again
"What do you think your son is doing on the stairway during his criminology class?" Doctor Michael-son asked curiously.
"Sir, I heard that Professor Hansel didn't take any criminology course at that period" his secretary standing beside him responded.
"He didn't?" the president asked as he turned to look at Professor Hansel "You didn't?" he asked him as if wanting to confirm it from him.
"Sir, I was busy lately so I didn't teach any criminology around that period" Professor Hansel responded
"Busy? Busy to attend to final year students, students that will be future detectives?" Doctor Michael-son asked cynically
"Sorry sir, I will make sure it doesn't happen again." Professor Hansel apologized
"So, Doctor Stones" the president started as he turned to look at him "I think that can give your son a way to commit the crime" he shrugged
The hall erupted into murmurs, each side were wondering how come Doctor Stones's son is a victim and how unfortunate it is for Doctor Stones the embarrassment and other talks related to Doctor Stones's son.
Doctor stones turned to look at Professor Clement as if wanting an answer from him before, turning to face the vice president with a serious expression
"No, I don't think you have any right to say that without any solid evidence" Doctor Stones said standing on his ground.
"Well, you are right of course!" the president shrugged as he agreed with Doctor Stones, "your son will be part of the top suspects, just know that"
"I know!" Doctor Stones said with his hands turning into a fist.
"Does anyone have anything to add or to settle the case?" the president asked as he turned to his IPad on his lap.
"Sir, what of the social media?" Professor Kate asked as she still remained seated. "You know, this school is one of the prestigious school in the state and one of top ten best in the world. News can escalate anytime and it will be one of the top"
"Good question! The matter has been discussed between the vice president, vice chancellor, deputy chancellor and me. I have someone who is working at the top branch of mass communications, he can help calm it down." The president said with a smile as he looked at Professor Kate.
The rest of the conversation talked about how they will take down the situation from going far and how to help the victim's family and others related to it.