Murder In The Old Castle
230. Fourth Puzzle
The drizzle began to fall, one by one the points of water soaked the earth. The air gets colder and grips the skin. Some people put off leaving the house, but others continue their activities as usual. The weather outside looks dim, the sky is gray. Although the rain is not so heavy, rain like this will last a long time. Reno sat in the dining room while staring at the dewy window due to the rain outside. He is still thinking about the possibilities of the two murder cases that occurred. Right now, there is no point
bright, and that made him a little upset.
He is used to dealing with serial murders like this, but still every case has a tense point. This is because he has to race with time. The longer he decides, the more victims fall. He sighed, while sipping hot chocolate. Cold air like this is most comfortable is to drink something that feels warm in the esophagus.
He heard the door of the living room open, then saw Silvia with wet hair and clothes. The young woman was apparently rained on when she went outside. The two had promised to have lunch at home today. However, Silvia was apparently also on the move outside, so he arrived rather late.
"I'm sorry, I'm stuck in the rain. I've been looking for a taxi but I'm not lucky. I got a taxi for almost thirty minutes. Sorry, make you wait," Silvia said.
Reno looked gently at his wife, then shook her head. He also forced to smile, not wanting to discourage his partner.
"I won't get tired of waiting for you, Sil!" said Reno softly.
Silvia stared at the empty dining table, there were only two glasses of water in the glass, and a sprig of red roses.
"We're going to lunch, right?" silvia asked in surprise.
They had promised to have lunch at home, but he thought that Reno would order lunch outside, but he found only an empty table.
"Of course we'll have lunch, and the reason is the same. This rain caused slow delivery. Maybe we should be patient for a while, while enjoying this white water," Reno smiled.
Silvia smiled, then placed on the chair opposite Reno. He took a red rose that was specially prepared for him. He read a card with a romantic phrase in it. He did not expect that Reno has a romantic soul like this. He thinks it's a little too weird.
Tok .. tok .. tok!
Suddenly the sound of the front door being knocked. Reno turned her head towards the front room. Who's raining like this? Silvia also looked astonished, he got up about to open the door, but was prevented immediately by Reno.
"Not to open!"
"Maybe our food has come .... "
"I'm sorry Silvia, I just ordered a meal ten minutes ago, and it's impossible to come that fast. I don't think it's a food deliveryman" Reno said.
Silvia opened the door. Reno got up then stepped into the front room to see who was knocking on the door. He peeked out from behind the curtains to see who was coming, but he saw no one outside. Reno was astonished. Soon he opened the door, there was no one there.
However, Reno finds a package wrapped in newsprint, without any names or clues. He immediately brought the package inside. Silvia who knew it looked astonished. He also wanted to know what was in the package.
"From who?" ask Silvia.
"Eitherway. This package came in just like that, and I found it on the doorstep. Someone sent the package without wanting to be identified" Reno said.
"Hmm, is that your secret admirer?" goda Silvia's.
"Perhaps" Reno said as he opened the package that was just received. He found a small box like a ring. Unfortunately, the content inside was not a ring as he thought it was just a piece of paper with a typewriting. Silvia was also curious about the contents of the writing on the paper.
Hermaphrodite returned to the palace of the gods, disappearing with her enforcer. A new story is reopened, when the queen of darkness is about to perish. Two days and two nights, when it was dark, in mounts, lonely and languishing. Then the goddess of darkness will lose her fingers.
"Jeez," hissed Reno.
"This ... This is Sil's repeated murder threat. I can't explain it to you now. Whenever there was a murder, there would have been a message like this before. Sorry Sil, looks like we have to postpone our lunch today, I have to get back to the office and move quickly. If I'm late, then one more life will be lost" Reno said.
There was a look of disappointment on Silvia's face, but she could not resist. He just nodded slowly. Reno moved quickly, tidied up, kissed Silvia on the forehead as usual, then immediately left the woman alone.
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Since the murder attempt, Ollan still feels a deep trauma, he did not dare to return to his apartment because he thought that the killer might still be after him. Now, he rented a small, crowded room. He doesn't want to be alone. The boarding room was located in a slum alley on the outskirts of town. In the room, he did not dare to go out, just stay in the room.
Sometimes he went out for a while to check on the situation.Many people passed by in front of the alley, because in front of the hostel there is a coffee shop. At night, many men hang out at the stall until late at night. Ollan was a little quiet, at least he felt safer in such a community, than being in the artist's environment as he used to be.
Ollan ventured out of the terrace, enjoying the drizzle that came down that afternoon. He had already thrown away his old phone number, and replaced it with a new number, hoping that the killer would no longer send him threatening messages. He wanted to live a quiet life without the ancama of anyone.
For the need to eat, he also did not dare to go far. He only ordered from the front shop or sometimes he ordered via online services. In short, he wanted to seclude himself for a while. However, the feeling of anxiety is still haunting.
Ollan was playing with a cell phone when the door of her room was knocked. He's woken. As he remembered, no one knew he was in this hostel other than the police. Even the one who found this place was Dimas. The police deliberately chose a place in the middle of the settlement to be safe. So who's knocking on the door?
Ollan moved to open the door with a half-hearted feeling. However, he tried to calm down and not get nervous. As the door opened, he saw a short-faced young lady smiling at him.
"I-mom Niken?" welcome Ollan.
"No need to be too formal Ollan, I'm here to make sure that you're okay. I hope you feel at home in this place. This place is definitely different from your apartment, but this place is safer. As long as you don't mess around, you're definitely okay. We've contacted the local RT, and they'll secure you in case anything happens. So you don't have to worry Ollan ... "
"Yes Mom. But honestly I am still traumatized by what happened yesterday. I'm worried that my existence is being targeted by someone. Are you sure no one is following?" ask Ollan.
"I don't think so, Ollan. You don't have to worry .... "
Apparently what Niken said was not entirely true. Because not far from the boarding house, there was a pair of eyes lurking from a car.
"Oh, so it's here.." he murmured.
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