The following is a work of fiction. All characters participating in sexual activities are over 18. Any resemblance to real life persons is merely coincidental.
This story is part of a series and it is advised to read the story from the beginning as each chapter continues directly from the last.
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The Bunker Project
By: VanillaUnicorn
Chapter 11: A Splash of Red
Second Week of June 2024
The scene that was laid out before them was eerily similar to the one that had already had taken place in the bunker. As Paul and the Major walked passed the barricaded ropes, what appeared to be a body lying underneath a tarp was a few yards directly in front of them. The two mean exchanged knowing glances with each other as they closed the last bit of distance to the crime scene.
Paul bent down and slowly moved the black plastic material away, revealing the mangled remains of what appeared to be a middle-aged man. Like the first body had, this one was adorned with a number 2 carved into the forehead and that was about the only recognizable part on the face. Unlike the first victim, this one had the face smashed to the point that it made identifying the man a near impossibility.
Letting the tarp fall back over the victim, Paul stood back up and with a grim look on his face turned back to say something to the Major but no words left his mouth. Turning back to make one last long look at the body, Paul then moved away and began to search for more evidence. It would still be months before they got a proper investigative detective but he still wanted to gather up as much information as he could.
The Major saw what he was doing and started to do the same himself. The beating that killed the man had been savage and indicated that whoever was responsible was either extremely unhinged or vastly physically capable. The only way they were going to identify this person was through DNA as there was no ID and the body had been striped clean of any identifying markers, even the fingertips had been sawed off.
Like the first victim there were strange markings painted on the nearby wall. It almost looked like some form of hieroglyphics. None of it really made any sense to either of the two men but they still documented it none the less.
Off about 20 yards from where the body layed was the only other clue they found. In a space where the grass had stopped growing was what appeared to be the imprints of women's shoes. They came to that conclusion because it looked like a pair of high-heeled shoes had stepped there. Since there were no men that were into drag living in the bunker that left only women as the possible person who walked through there. Due to the unlikelihood of some random person walking through that area since it wasn't utilized for anything then it meant that it was someone who knew something about what had happened or was the killer themselves.
It took a few hours but they photographed everything and cleared the area of any signs of what had happened there. Paul was still of the thought that he didn't want the residents to know that they were in any type of danger. Of course the fresh splattering of paint that covered over the markings on the wall would certainly raise some questions but he had already thought of an answer for that, graffiti done by one of the teenage residents that needed to be covered up.
"I know this will sound a bit grim given the circumstances but I'm kinda hungry, care to join me for some food?" The Major asked back to his stoic look.
"I appreciate the offer but I'm going to pass. I have some other pressing matters to take care of." Paul tells him in response.
"Ah yes the scantily clad ladies that I found you with when I came to get you." The Major implies with a slight smile which seems odd for him.
The way the Major was looking at him made Paul feel a little uncomfortable. He hoped that what the Major had seen would stay a secret between them because he didn't want it getting out that he was fooling around with the residents much less had one of them living with him.
"Something like that, hopefully I don't head home and find another crime scene." Paul tells him with a shrug.
"Oh and why is that?" The large man asks.
"Well they knew about each other but today was the first time they had physically crossed paths with each other. Let's just say that the first impressions with each other didn't exactly go the way I had hoped."
"I see, well good luck with that then. I'll finish up with what's left here and if anything else comes up or we find anything else i'll get ahold of you." The Major tells him before reaching out his hand for Paul to shake.