Murder In The Old Castle
205. Riddles
Reno's arrival at the film studio building was greeted by a crowd of news seekers, so he had to open his hands many times. Various questions were asked by them, but not a little Reno responded. This time he only focused on checking the scene of the events on the fifteenth floor.
Gilda had anticipated Reno's presence, even she deliberately blocked the police road. Wandi is also ready with the camera. Gilda accidentally closed Reno's road, so the police stopped for a while. He was annoyed by Gilda's presence which seemed to block his path. Apparently this young woman has not been deterred by the incident in the isolation house yesterday.
“Sorry Mr Reno, can you give a little information about this murder case?” ask Gilda suddenly.
Reno shook her head, then pushed Gilda's body to the side violently, so the beautiful journalist almost fell down. Gilda did not expect to get such treatment from Reno. It was about to catch up, but was soon obstructed by the other police escorting Reno. He can only snort annoyed.
After entering the building area, Reno immediately took the elevator to the fifteenth floor where the murder took place. There were apparently several police officers who checked and secured the remaining artists and film crew before the director was found dead.
“They're all the last people in the building sir. There were ten men, five men and five women. We've secured them, maybe you'll check them.”
A cop named Benny reports to Reno. Reno immediately raised a glance towards the number of people gathered in the middle room. Reno could feel the anxiety of the people who were there. However, it looks like he will focus on looking at the situation around the toilet, just going to check them all.
“Take down all of their full identities, then tell them to go home. I will prepare a summoning for them gradually. There's no way we're interrogating this early morning. There are a lot of reporters down there. Have them find a safe place to get out, directly use the car and do not care about the journalist's questions!”
Reno gave the order to the police who reported it. The male policeman who was around twenty-eight years old immediately nodded. He did what Reno had ordered.
Reno immediately went to the men's toilet where Daniel Prawira was found dead entangled. He checks in case there are broken door parts or other suspicious things. Meanwhile, Daniel's body is still lying on the bathroom floor, in front of the sink. He died in his eyes, still wearing full clothes. An aluminum cable wrapped around his neck. Apparently this director died of suffocation due to a wire rope in the neck. Reno sighed.
He crouched down, then held Daniel's body. His body is cold. He died a few hours ago. Then he glanced around the toilet. The sound of water dripping in the sink faucet sounded rhythmic. There was a big glass on the wall of the toilet.
Suddenly, Reno finds Daniel's hand holding something. Reno immediately took something in Reno's hand that was nothing but a piece of paper. It seems that the paper was deliberately tucked in Daniel's hands with a specific purpose.
Reno was curious, then opened a paper tear that seemed to contain a puzzle that had a certain purpose. There was a picture of the sun and the crescent moon in the paper, as well as the writing underneath.
If the sun and moon cannot unite, the sun will be extinguished. One star will go back out. A bright young star. The sun's favorite star. The first star of twenty-six stars. The light dimmed in the gardens of the kings. Swung in the wind. Meronta.
“What does all this mean?” muttered Reno while frowning.
He put the paper with the strange puzzle into the plastic. He did not find anything strange around the toilet. He examined the cigarette butts not far from it, apparently Daniel was killed while he was smoking his favorite cigarette.
Paramedics arrived at the scene to carry Daniel's body. The plan, the body will be immediately taken to the hospital for further examination.
“According to witness testimony, Mr. Daniel was last seen after filming on the rooftop scene. He went to the toilet and then did not come back. We checked his family history. This man is a widower without children. His wife died of uterine cancer five years ago. He lives alone in a large house in an elite area. During his life, he was known as a temperamental and disciplined figure. Besides that he is also a perfectionist,” Benny, one of the police officers, told Reno.
“So she has no family in this city?” ask Reno.
“He has two sisters out of town and we have contacted him to take care of his body. They agreed Daniel's body was autopsied to find out what really happened to him,” Benny said.
“OK, do all the procedures, Ben. I'll check Mr. Daniel's office. Who knows I found a clue in there,” Reno said.
He entered Daniel's office, checking the closets containing files and documents. He looked back at the files related to the figure of Daniel. He found it in a locked closet, an insurance policy worth hundreds of millions. The policy states that the rightful holder of the inheritance is Margaret Prawira.
Who is Margaret Prawira? Didn't Daniel have no children? Then why did he leave that insurance to Margaret? Is this the name of one of his two sisters?
Reno is still completely gambled by Daniel's death. All the information he got was still random and unclear.
Then he examined the stack of Daniel's books. There are many books on cinematography and the world of cinema on his desk. Suddenly Reno's eyes were pounded on a birthday card inserted in one of the books. Reno opened the navy blue birthday card.
Happy Birthday to My Sunshine! Love you, Re.
Re's? Who's Re?
Many questions swirled in Reno's mind. Everything is still a mystery. He was confused, what exactly was the motive for the death of this famous director? He saw out of the room. Seen in the living room, the crew and artists are being recorded by Benny. One by one he observed the people who were there. It felt like de javu.
“This murder is like repeated. There's someone out of them playing with a murder scenario. It looks like Daniel was an early victim. My gut says there will be more casualties after this. I was forced not to rest. Dimas has to help me again this time!”
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