Murder In The Old Castle
233. Bump
As usual, in the afternoon Laura always took the time to take care of her ornamental plants next to the house. He did not hire helpers, but did everything he could do independently. Today he has no filming schedule, so he can relax a little at home. He hoped that no guests or anyone would come to disturb him, including Henry. He considered Henry an ordinary friend, because he did not want to damage other people's households.
Even so, rumors are getting stronger if Henry has separated the bed with Rianti, and is currently close to Laura Carmellita, the star soap opera. At first, Laura did not want to respond to such gossip, but because gossip shows on TV began to air the news about Henry's household, inevitably he also thought. His name was also drawn into the conflict between Henry and Rianti. Some gossip reporters have even contacted him to ask for a schedule of interviews related to the matter. But so far, Laura still denied that she had a special relationship with Henry.
He was cleaning both hands in the sink when the door was knocked violently. Laura wondered, who was knocking on such a rough door? Is it possible Bang Henry? He hesitated to open, but because he felt he had no problem with anyone, he dared to open the door.
After the door opened, he found two women standing up, staring intently at him. Laura was very surprised by the presence of the two women. Obviously, he knew the two women well. One was Rianti, wife of Bang Hernry, while the other was Renita Martin. Laura was actually nervous, but she tried to calm down, as she felt she had no problem with them. Even so, he could already guess the meaning of their arrival.
"Where's Henry?" asked Rianti in a tinge.
"Bang Hen? Mm ... He's not here, Ma'am, how come Bang Hen's here?" answer Laura.
"lik! You lied! You don't pretend to be innocent! You must have slept with him. I'll go in to check!" rianti said quickly while bending his head into the house.
"Sorry, Mom! I've said Bang Hen is not here, and the Mbak accusation is very painful. We have nothing to do, so what I thought was wrong! Sorry, Ma'am! I'm not an actor. So not the slightest interest to establish a relationship with your husband!" said Laura.
"Allah! Your reason! I'm going in to check!" Rianti.
Renita has been silent since. He chose to be safe and not to interfere with the matter. However, he only gave a small smile, as if pleased to see the quarrel of the two women.
"No Ma'am! Ms. Rianti cannot enter people's homes carelessly without permission. I don't allow Mrs Rianti into my house!" reject Laura.
"Oh, so what are you hiding in the house? You cheap woman! You're just a low-class soap opera artist who's too naive. Just because Mr. Daniel is lucky, and the rest is just zero. Big zero achievement! You do not deserve to be among us! And now, you dare to seduce my husband. I'm not gonna let that happen. Fuck up!" rianti Ejek.
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in fighting with you. Please find your husband somewhere else. Good afternoon!"
Laura immediately closed the door and ignored Rianti who was being riled up. As soon as the door closed, Rianti again knocked violently.
"Hey! Open door! I'm not done talking to you!" pekik Rianti's.
"Here you go, it's not very elegant and a little embarrassing. I think Laura's right, Bang Hen isn't in this place because I didn't see his car. We better go and find Bang Hen somewhere else. Who knows if he's drunk in a nightclub or maybe. Nevermind!" renita's advice.
"No! I'll make a calculation with this bitch!" reject Rianti.
"What you do is embarrass yourself" Renita said.
Rianti's breathing seemed to go up and down because he was unable to control his emotions. A moment later, he kicked at Laura's door while cursing. His streaks flushed holding back the turbulent anger in his chest.
Laura who heard Rianti's words did not budge, she could only hold her breath. However, he felt sad because he was considered a destroyer of their households. In addition, the public is also very confident in the news gossip circulating in the media that seems to put his position in the wrong position. He had also seen Rianti interviewed by television who said that Laura was the culprit of the rift of his household.
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Reno and Dimas move quickly without involving Niken who is increasingly sulking because he is only involved in small things, Of course it makes Niken more eager to solve this case in his own way. After all, he felt he had managed to crack Margaret Prawira's identity with a live interview with lawyer Daniel Prawira.
That day, Niken also moved no less quickly. Quietly, he came to Reno's house while the policeman was on duty. Reno's house, as usual, was quiet. Sometimes, Silvia was at home, but sometimes she had events outside or a visit to her mother's house. Niken made sure, that no one knew that he was visiting the Reno residence.
His goal to the Reno residence was to pry information that Reno might have hidden to him. He could not access Reno's office, as he was always locked when he left. Now, he tried to go to his house, and hoped to get important information.
Rather hesitantly Niken stepped into the courtyard of the deserted house, looking around. He knocked on the door several times, until a young woman dressed modestly appeared. The young woman, Silvia, frowned at Niken's presence. He had never seen Niken before. Somewhat surprisingly, her husband was visited by a beautiful woman without a police uniform.
“Sorry, with whom?” ask Silvia.
“Oh, I'm Niken, a colleague of Mr. Reno,” Niken said as she reached out.
Silvia welcomed Niken's hand, but she felt wary. He still does not believe that Niken is Reno's coworker.
“Oh, what's needed?” ask Silvia in full search.
“Can I log in?”
At first Silvia felt doubtful, but she also let the policewoman into the house. He does not want to be labeled unfriendly. Niken was delighted to be allowed inside Reno's house. His eyes went around, looking at the atmosphere in the house. Lots of photos on the wall. Photo depicting the romance of Reno and Silvia.
“What do you drink?” tawar Silvia friendly.
“Anything,” Reply Niken.
Before long, they sat on the veranda of the living room while enjoying a warm tea. The conversation begins with a pleasantry, then moves on to something more serious. Niken wants to know about the case that Reno is facing, because according to him, there is something that Reno is hiding from him.
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