Murder In The Old Castle
128. Preliminary Analysis
She got into the white sedan quickly. He felt relieved, because he finally met someone he knew.
“Thank you for me a ride on Rasty!” said Adinda.
“It just so happened that I passed by and saw you rallying on the sidewalk. Hence soon I am samperin,” Rasty said with a smile.
The white sedan slid into the crowd of the highway. Rasty turns on soft music as his driving companion. The afternoon still showed its brightness. The sun creeps to the point of culmination.
“By the way, this is a new car? Which car do you usually have?” ask Adinda.
“This is Papaku's car, Din. I'm at home again. Been scolded mama. That's why I ran away in Papa's car. Coincidentally Papa again outside the city, so I can get out,” said Rasty.
“Why is your mom angry? Must be because you came home early?”
“Iya. It was originally because of that problem, but it ended up seeping everywhere. Mama nagging macem-macem. I'm not comfortable with it.”
“Krime, Race if there are parents who behave like that. Your mom must be worried about you. Especially after the murder of our two friends. Your mama must be scared for why. You should be thankful that someone reminded you. What am I supposed to do? Ortu far away, no negur.”
“Yes too anyway. I just don't like the way the country is. I thought I was like a kid yesterday afternoon. I am already quite an adult. I have the right to make my own life choices,” explained Rasty.
Adinda smiled as she said,” You will all needs still ask parents. Can't be self-supporting.”
“Eh, Din's. Have you heard from Nayya yet? All else excited by the loss of Nayya loh. Lest he become a murder victim as well.” Rasty tried to distract.
“I'm lazy to talk about that, Ras. Even if Nayya is a victim as well, of course this is very terrible. Nayya is not one of the 9 people who dumped Jenny's body into the lake, but why did she also become a victim? Of course it's a personal matter or a serial murder. Ah, nevermind! Mending we don't think about that,” Adinda said.
“Actually the police have been looking for me too, Din. I received a call yesterday from the police, only I kept it a secret from my parents. They can beat me up if they know all this. I don't know when to go to the police station. My feelings aren't good. The police have been consumed by Rudi's words that I hate Jenny so much. Opinion has been formed that I have a strong alibi to kill Jenny,” Rasty said in a desperate tone.
“Better you tell the truth to the police, Ras!” said Adinda.
“You mean, the actions of the nine of us? Crazy ah! Rudi and the others will definitely be angry if I speak to the police. We promised to close the case!”
“But in my opinion, the police are not as stupid as we think, Ras. Sooner or later they will be able to expose all our lies. If that happens, we will all go to jail. Precisely this recognition will prevent us from heavier sanctions,” explained Adinda.
Rasty fell silent, trying to digest Adinda's words. The parasite looks dirty. He was silent, making no comment.
Their car continued to drive towards Adinda's boarding place. Rasty drove Adinda up in front of the boarding house, then just left. He refused when Adinda offered to stop.
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Soon he acted quickly, looking for car owner data from a database in the police. The first car was recorded in the name of Abraham Lorenzo, the father of Gerry Lorenzo who is currently abroad. The second car is recorded in the name of Revelation Setiabudi. It is not yet known who this Faithful Revelation is. Clearly, Dimas had already recorded these names.
“There's a new clue?” reno asked, while looking at Dimas who was seriously looking at the CCTV footage on the computer screen.
“I will check the names of the car owners who came out of the housing complex at three in the morning. One of them is a car owned by Gerry's parents. Where are they going at three in the morning? It's a little awkward. Later we call Gerry again to explain this problem,” said Dimas.
“Hmm. May there be a bright spot. I am still trying to trace the whereabouts of the female student who was reported missing by her parents. The student was named Nayya. Lastly, her parents say that Nayya is out with Rudi. But Rudi said that Nayya had come home early because she wanted to shop at the supermarket. In fact, Nayya was kidnapped after shopping by a white sedan car. To date, its existence is unknown.”
“Have you checked the CCTV installed in front of the supermarket?”
“Yes, I've seen the CCTV footage in front of the supermarket, but nothing strange. Nayya came out with her groceries, then she walked down the sidewalk to the left. My guess is, he's looking for an ojek or taxi online. After that, the CCTV cameras did not reach him again. Only, the camera had caught a white sedan car passing by at a slow speed after Nayya left the supermarket, as if trailing the girl,” Reno explained.
“Hmm. Did you get another recording?”
“Tadi morning the hospital manager sent CCTV footage as well, during the Alma murder in the basement parking area. Not too obvious because of the dark. The killer was wearing all-black clothes, but it was not clear if he was a man or a woman. Movement fast. He manages to ambush Alma without a fight, then banging his head on the windshield of the car. In CCTV cameras, he was seen taking the girl's mobile phone, then photographing it several times. He also threw something under the car,” Reno said.
“Obviously the perpetrator was a psychopath whose soul was sick. He took pictures of the victims he killed. I think something that was thrown under that car was a man's watch that we found the other day. He tried to outwit us, as if the watch belonged to the killer. Though it could be that watch is a stolen watch,” timpal Dimas.
“Just as I thought. I think it's a stolen watch, no matter who it belongs to. When viewed from the expensive price, it certainly does not belong to just anyone. From the model of the watch itself, it seems to belong to the young, because the model is trendy.”
“So what should we do now?” ask Dimas.
“We have made a call to Rasty, one of the students who said he had a grudge against Jenny. We wait for his presence to be questioned. I hope he has a good answer so that he can uncover this case quickly,” Reno said.
“I think this case will be a little long, because the problem is complex. Motives are still confusing, whether this is revenge, jealousy, or even the madness of a psychopath like in an old castle. We can't guess. So far the victims are beautiful girls who are interconnected. They went to the same college. Even Nayya and Jenny are Rudi's girlfriends.While Alma is Gerry's girlfriend, Rudi's best friend. It seems like the victims were chosen from the circle of life of those close to them. Hopefully no casualties after this,” hope Dimas.
“There's an interesting, Dim. Yesterday, when a sack was found on the bank of a river filled with dog meat, I observed that the slaughtered dog was a street dog. Seen from his unkempt and dirty fur. Maybe the killer tricked him into giving him food or something. Clearly, the dog was cut with very neat cuts, like a professional butcher.”
“It's interesting. Not many people have the ability to cut meat. This can be our next reference!”
“OK. Now let's wait for the next round! Hope we got some good news after this!”
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