Murder In The Old Castle
208. Money Closes Mouth

Reno opened the file she just got from Benny. The identity files of the artists and film crew were placed in a large folder, complete with their photos. Not too difficult to get their photos, because on average they are famous people whose photos are scattered in the media.

He has obtained data on Daniel Prawira in his office, including data on his family and insurance policy of great value. The possible motive for Daniel's murder remains a mystery. It could be that the director was killed because of revenge, treasure, or even romance. Or in fact, this is a crazy psychopath who kills just for pleasure. Uncertain.

Reno will investigate further after Daniel's funeral, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow. Of course Daniel's two younger brothers will arrive as well. He wanted to ascertain who exactly Margaret Prawira, the name of the heir as stated in the insurance policy. Information from Daniel's friends said that Daniel's wife, Mariana Prawira, had died of uterine cancer. It is not known how long they were married. They were not blessed with the children of that marriage.

Reno closed Daniel's file, then switched to another file belonging to Faishal Hadibrata. He is an actor quite famous thanks to the films he starred in are always successful, Parasnya handsome like bule adorned the sheets of fashion magazines, and he also starred in a number of advertisements. Some media outlets highlighted that he was once close to several female artists, but no one was really officially his girlfriend.

In another article, he was also caught attending parties held in the middle of the night in closed clubs. Reno attempts to connect Faishal with Daniel's death. He heard from one of the crew that Faishal had received a scolding from the victim, before the victim was pronounced dead.

“It looks like he's the one I should call first,” Reno said as she wrote Faishal's name in an agenda book.

Then he turned to the data of a young man named Riky Ananda Saputra. He is an assistant director who is responsible for many things. Reno does not know much about this man's life, because he has never been highlighted by the media. However, from his personal data he can trace his work history and family history.

He had not had time to open the next file when suddenly Niken entered without permission, so Reno was surprised.

“Didn't I say you have to knock on the door first before entering?” reno said in an annoyed tone.

“Ups! Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Reno. I've spoken to Mr. Kapolwiltabes. He'll give you another room not far from here, so we'll be easy to coordinate. By the way, I've been following the Daniel Prawira murder case, and I made sure the motive for the director's murder was romance,” Niken said

“Isn't that too rushed to guess this motive? Where did you conclude that the motive for Daniel Prawira's murder was romance?” ask Reno curiously.

“From the beginning I said that I know something that you might not know sir! Honestly, I am a fan of the films directed by Daniel Prawira. If according to my observations, Daniel's films are always romance that leads to tragic events. Never once did it end happily. I suspect that Daniel is telling the public what he feels. Maybe he never had a love story that ended happily,” said Niken.

“I think your conjecture has to be proved, not just the origin of the guess. A film does not represent the life or person of the director, unless it is a true story,” Reno denies.

“Yes, that's probably my guess. I think this Daniel is the loyal and responsible type of his wife. When Mariana, his wife, was sick with cancer, he spent time in the hospital to take care of her, until she died. In fact, he postponed all the film projects he was working on, in order to really be able to maximally take care of his wife. Unfortunately destiny says another ..”

“By the way, have you heard of Margareth Prawira?”

“Margareth Prawira? No. gabe. I never heard of it. What's with that name?” ask Niken.

“An insurance policy on behalf of Daniel Prawira mentions the heir of the director is Margaret Prawira. But we all know that he has no children. Who is Margaret Prawira?”

“Hmm. It's catchy. I'll find Margaret's name. If you look at Prawira's name behind her, it's certain that she has a blood relationship with Daniel. You don't have to worry, sir. Let me take care of this name Margaret. You just focus on something else,” said Niken.

“Okay, Niken. Your first task is to unravel the mystery of Margaret's name. I will re-analyze their data one by one, before making an invitation to call.” Reno.

“I can definitely do this well. By the way, where did you have lunch?” ask Niken.

“I don't know where to have lunch yet. Sometimes I don't even eat lunch because of the busyness. Why are you asking me about lunch? Will you buy?” seloroh Reno's.

“I'm sorry I let you down, but not so fast to treat you. I'm just asking. May we have lunch together sometime, but not for today,” Niken said with a smile.

Reno's smile. He felt that Niken was full of mystery and he did not know the character of this woman well. Maybe he needs time for that.

After talking to Niken, Reno tidied up the files on his desk. Time shows almost 12 noon, time to fill the stomach. Silvia offers to have lunch at home, but Reno fears she has no time for it. I don't know how many times I didn't have lunch at home. This disappointed Silvia. However, the woman realized that her husband was a state servant whose duties were many, so that he could understand.

Reno walks out of the police station, when a young girl almost runs into him. He walked in a hurry.

“Oh, sorry!” said the young girl.

Reno looked at the young girl. Really, he looks familiar because he often appears in movie scenes. His face sometimes appears on infotainment shows. Unfortunately, Reno did not memorize the names of artists who often appear in the media. He only knew that this girl was an artist.

“There can I help you with?” ask Reno.

“Pak Reno Atmaja? How fortuitous. I am .. I am Anita Wijaya. I'd like to discuss something important with you,” Anita said.

“Oh, sure. But ... I just took a break for lunch. Possibly .... “

Anita said very seriously, making Reno frown. This girl is indeed good at acting on the big screen, but there is no way she is joking at a time like this. Reno immediately looked around. At the police station there are still many police officers passing by.

“OK .. okay. But I don't think we can talk here. Follow me!”

Reno hints at Anita to follow the cop. Anita didn't wait for orders twice. The terror of the flower that contained the rat carcass really scared him, and he felt he had to report to the authorities for protection, and felt a little calmer.

***

In a luxurious three-story house, there is a work space that is quite spacious. The room was equipped with a glass cabinet containing thick books, and also a set of moss-green color sofas, in line with the color of rasfur carpets and wallpaper of the room.

A man was writing something in the agenda book seriously, while another man was playing mobile phone on the sofa.

“Today is there a schedule, Lan?” ask the man who is writing.

“Ntar night,Bang! I was just told by Mas Riky that we were invited to dinner at the Paragon Resturant. There are important things to talk about as well,” said the man who was playing the phone.

Henry Tobing, a fairly senior actor, stopped writing, then closed his agenda book.

“At whose name Riky invited?” ask Henry.

“Looks like ... Mr. Govind Punjabi, Bang!”

“If the old producer was inviting, I'm sure the atmosphere will not mind. He can only be so angry,” complained Henry.

“So Brother didn't come? If you do not come let me inform Mas Riky now,” said Ollan.

“Nothing, let me just come. Oya, does Rianti know the invitation?” henry asked half a whisper.

Henry sometimes felt a bit uncomfortable when all his activities were followed by Rianti, the wife. I don't know, she looks very possessive and jealous. He applied a lot of rules to Henry while playing the film. She forbade her husband to have a friendly scene with another female artist. In fact, Henry's profession requires him to meet a beautiful female artist.

Every month, Rianti gets rations of body care money from Henry with a small amount. Sometimes Rianti's schedule is no less busy than her husband. He participated in the socialite rally which was followed by female artists. Unmitigated, the tour is worth tens of millions and is usually held five-star hotels. In addition to arisan, Rianti is sometimes busy spending time in the gym or salon.

“Pastilah Bu Rianti know, Bang! He would always ask me about Abang's schedules. I can't lie to him either, Bang!” answer Ollan.

“Aduh!” lamented Henry.

“Don't worry, Bang! I asked Mas Riky, and Mas Riky said it was okay for Bu Rianti to come along. After all, Bu Rianti is already quite well known also by his fellow brothers. No problem, Bang!” Ollan.

“The problem is not that, Lan. Problem ... ouch! Difficult to reveal,” said Henry.

“I know what's on your mind!” guess Ollan while smiling meaningfully.

“Don't be reckless, Lan. Do you know what I think?” asked Henry curiously.

“Bang Henry ... Bang Henry! Don't think I don't know! It seems like you're trying to get close to Laura Carmellita, right? I can see that, Bang. Really right?” guess Ollan.

Suddenly Henry flushed. Ollan's guess is one hundred percent correct. How could his manager know?

“Kok you nebak that anyway, Lan?” Henry is still trying to avoid.

“Allah, don't lie! I know from the way you look at Laura. Keep your body language while chatting with Laura looks really good. Don't get me wrong, Bang. Gini-gini, I used to study human psychology.”

Henry did not respond to Ollan's words. He realized, that his love for Laura would definitely be discovered as well. Especially if you know Ollan, surely the news will quickly spread. He only hoped that Ollan would not tell his wife that.

Suddenly Henry got up from his seat, he slipped an envelope into Ollan's shirt bag. The young man smiled crisply as he received the envelope. Well, it must have contained some money, for the money to shut up, to keep one's secrets awake.

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