Murder In The Old Castle
246. The House Cross the Road
Unpleasant premonition ambushes two young policemen who are combing the Renita Martin residence after seeing a lot of evidence of the sadism of the perpetrator. Ranging from blood spots to finger pieces found inside Renita's house. Unfortunately, they discover the whereabouts of Renita and her sister, as well as the whereabouts of Niken. Now, they immediately checked the one remaining space, the garage.
Just like Niken did, they checked the cars one by one. Both were shocked when they saw the third car. Inside the middle seat they saw the figure of a young woman bathed in blood was lying motionless. Even to hold their breath. After being observed, it turns out that the woman's fingers were partially cut. Now it's answered, whose fingers are on the kitchen table.
"Hurry and get the medics and team over here!" reno's orders.
Dimas immediately carried out what Reno said. However, they are still anxious because they have not found two other people, namely Rani and Niken. The two women simply disappeared without being noticed.
"Alert all personnel throughout the city. The killer must not be far away!"
"I'm afraid Niken is a victim of the murderous savagery" murmured Dimas sadly.
"I don't think the killer was that bad. Killing a cop takes a lot of guts, and Niken isn't a cop. Most likely, the two of them were hidden somewhere, hoping that we could both find them alive" Reno said.
Soon, the police had deployed a number of personnel to secure the location of the murder. Police lines began to be installed, and site sweeps also began. A number of police cars were parked around the scene, and moments later medics also arrived to evacuate the victims. It can be ascertained also, the news seekers will come soon because they hear the shocking news. Where there are news seekers, there are Gilda and Wandi.
Murder news like this, although hidden, still goes viral, attracting news seekers to compete to cover. Gilda and Wandi immediately pumped gas to go to the scene, even though it was early morning. Unfortunately, there are already several other news seekers who have arrived first. Paras Gilda turned annoyed at the sight of the other news seekers.
"We are always late" complained Gilda.
Wandi did not want to respond to Gilda's complaint, because he was worried that his business would grow in length. They immediately sought information here and there regarding the murder. Other journalists did the same. They make early notes and take pictures here and there.
As always, Reno and Dimas choose to keep quiet before knowing exactly the underlying motive. They deliberately avoid the pursuit of news seekers who are so passionate. They have no intention of giving any clarification. Especially Dimas. The parasite seemed to be flexed in lethargy, as Niken disappeared. Actually, inwardly he wanted to blame Reno for taking off Niken alone in handling the case. Yes, indeed Niken had boasted that he was branded great in the previous case, but still he was new to this city.
In seniority, it is clear that Niken's experience is far below Reno's. However, due to Niken's mild nature, he sometimes boasted of his ability to solve actual cases of ordinary cases. Now, Niken felt the consequences of his arrogance. He really does not struggle when faced with a severe case like this.
Dimas kept the aggravation in his heart, not daring to protest to Reno because it had already happened. After all, he was unable to hide the visible anger on his face. He walked away from Reno just like that, making Reno a little surprised by the change in attitude towards Dimas. To his knowledge, Dimas had never behaved like this to him. He wanted to ask Dimas, but then he paused the intention. Maybe Dimas needs time to be alone for a moment or maybe he is tired, even if there is a difference of opinion. He knew Dimas was younger than him. Young people tend not to be able to manage emotions well.
The location of the incident was handled entirely by police personnel. Reno focused on other things. It's just that, for the evidence that can be photographed, immediately he stored it in a mobile phone. Includes a puzzle paper that he finds next to a finger-finger piece on the kitchen counter. Actually he felt a bit traumatized by this paper puzzle, because even though he could solve some of the contents of the puzzle, still the death toll could not be prevented. The killer was too cunning, and deliberately toyed with the police.
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Not far from the luxury housing complex, there is an empty house that holds the construction. The mansion was located across the street, opposite Renita's house. Actually the condition is still good, but because it is not inhabited for a long time, the condition of the house becomes haunted and creepy. The killer can't go far. After finishing Renita and paralyzing Niken, he takes care of Rani. He manages to get Niken and Rani into the mansion across the street.
Rani is still bound and unconscious, while she also binds Niken to avoid moving much. The conscious killer he was dealing with was a cop, therefore he could have fought back. He tightly bound Niken's legs and hands that were still unconscious. After taking care of the two women, he looked from the window, across the street.
From the second floor of the house, he could keep an eye on the crowd of police and reporters at Renita's house. They did not realize that the killer was so close. Even so, the killer remains vigilant, because who knows if anyone saw his presence in the house across the street. There was no electric lighting inside, so it was so dark. He glanced at the two captives still lying on the floor.
Actually he felt confused as well, whether he should finish them off, like he finished off Renita, or let it go. However, at the very least, the two women were currently unable to move because they were tightly bound. A few moments, it seemed Rani moved a little. He opened his eyes, finding himself in a dark empty room. His eyes were piqued with fear. He wanted to shout loudly, but his mouth was still smothered with black duct tape. He can only cry.
Rani still imagined how the killer executed his older sister sadistically. He could only close his eyes when it happened. He shifted his body to the side, finding the figure of Niken who was also lying on the floor. He didn't know who it was, but he just wanted to survive. In the darkness he saw the figure standing in front of the window, observing the condition of the house across. Rani realizes that she was taken across from her own house. If only he had not been bound like this, he would have revolted and asked for help.
The killer apparently realized that Rani was conscious. He turned his face towards the young girl, smiling.
"Relax, your turn has not yet come" muttered the killer.
"Mmmm"
Rani can't make a sound, she just looks at the killer with a hateful look. At the same time, Niken also started to move. He felt his head ache from the blow of a hard object. He opened his eyes slowly, finding a dark foreign room. He wanted to move, but both his hands and feet were shackled. He can only move the eyeball to the right and to the left.
He saw a strange figure in front of the window, staring across the street enthusiastically. Niken realized that they were not far from Renita's house, so the killer easily brought him here. Supported by the atmosphere of the night is quite quiet, so perfect is the killer's plan.
In the darkness, he could not see clearly who exactly the figure standing in front of the window was. He turned his gaze to the side, it turned out that there was also a figure of Rani who was still afraid, Niken sighed, grateful that the killer did not do bad to Renita's sister. Only, his condition was as old as three money with him. He was bound and had his mouth plastered.
Although bound, Niken brainwashed how to escape the bond and get out of this dark place. As a cop, he must protect the innocent people around him. Compassion erupted when he saw Rani trembling in fear.
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