Murder In The Old Castle
254. Flower Arrangement
Reno and Dimas don't want to wait until tomorrow to discover who the killer really is, because the time they have is very limited. That night, they immediately contacted Gilda Anwar to ask about the identity of the woman who was with Faishal Hadibrata. At that time Gilda was on her way home, so she refused to meet with Reno and Dimas.
"I'm sorry, how about tomorrow morning, I'm tired because my work is piling up. I promise to see you in the office in the morning. Sorry yes!" reject Gilda.
Dimas did not want to force himself, because he understood that a tired physical condition makes a person will think not clear. He often experiences the same thing. To investigate the case, it takes excellent stamina, and of course a clear mind. He soon informs Reno that Gilda is nowhere to be found tonight.
"Hmm, it seems like we have to delay until tomorrow," muttered Dimas slightly disappointed.
"All right, looks like we should take a break tonight. Maybe Gilda is reluctant to give us information because we often refuse interviews with her. He needs a little bit of seduction from you, and then he'll open his voice" Reno said.
Dimas smiled cynically at Reno's words while shaking his head. She dislikes it because it is still associated with her past relationship with Gilda Anwar.
"We better think positive. His condition is tired because of a lot of work, and we can't force him. I think as a journalist, Gilda understands that we can't carelessly expose the facts surrounding the killings" Dimas said.
"Okay, we're trying to understand that. I don't have to wait for information from Gilda. Information not only from Gilda, but I will find information from other sources. I searched the internet, who was the girl Faishal was with. Maybe he was his last girlfriend. We can't write Gilda for this" Reno said.
"Well, I hope the media will provide accurate information" Dimas said later.
They decided to get out of the cafe because the hands of the clock have docked beyond the number 12 nights. The cafe itself has informed customers to be able to leave the place, considering they have to close the cafe.
"You just rest, Dim. Let me take care of this. I'm going to get some info on this" Reno said as they were both in the car.
"Are you sure you can handle this by yourself tonight?" ask Dimas.
"I'm used to it, although there are actually a lot of problems stacked up. This afternoon a new problem appeared, and it pissed me off!" said Reno.
"What other problems?" ask Dimas.
"Problems related to Ollan. For a long time I was annoyed with him, and I was lazy to take care of him" Reno complained.
"Ollan? Wasn't he in Black Village? I think he'll be safe there" Dimas said.
"Yes, Dimas. If he remained in Black Village, he would definitely be safe. The problem is, Ollan is running away by deceiving Raymond. She ran away when Raymond bought her the medicine for her who pretended to be sick. Is this not a very outrageous thing? I tried to protect her from the killer, she herself was reckless. If anything happens to her, I'll have my hands off!" furious Reno.
"Hmm. So we just let Ollan go?"
"Hopefully the killer doesn't know where Ollan is right now. I don't know where he is either. We should focus on this fifth puzzle, lest we fail again. We have to track Faishal and his girlfriend away" Reno said.
"Good! Let's get moving!"
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An online taxi is driving a bit slowly towards the outside of the city. The passenger was a mysterious figure wearing a wide hat, silent without a sound. The taxi driver was also astonished as to why this passenger was silent and did not speak a word. He saw from the rearview of the car, the passenger just lowered his gaze without a sound. He secretly felt afraid, just in case this passenger was not human.
The taxi passenger issued a note containing a list of names. He crossed out the names in the note.The first one he scribbled was the name 'Zeus the Sun God'. Then he smiled a mysterious smile. Then he smiled, again a name is scribbled again, namely 'Snow White'.He's still smiling. Then, he again crossed out a name 'Quenn of The Darkness'.
"Hermaphrodhite? Waityour turn!" muttered.
"When?" the taxi driver was scared.
The taxi driver just shook his head, then got out of the car. Taxi drivers don't want to wonder anymore. He just wanted to get out of that place. The villa that stood on the hills looked dark and sinister. The taxi driver rushed away, reluctant to cause trouble. He hoped the money he received from the mysterious passenger had not turned into leaves.
The taxi passenger stepped slowly towards the pale yellow villa with a smile. In his brain it was like a pre-designed plan. He looked back at the note he had brought.
"Romeo and Juliet!" muttered.
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An hour after the mysterious taxi passenger arrived at the pale yellow villa, another car also arrived at the place. A pair of lovers who were drunk with romance got down from the car, went straight into the villa, without realizing a pair of eyes watching from behind a large tree beside the villa.
After arriving at the villa that is pale yellow, Faishal and Melani find the villa in a dark state so they have to turn on diesel so that the villa lights can light up. Faishal had visited the villa several times, so he had memorized the location of the room in it. Melani is the first time to visit this villa. Like a room guide, Faishal introduced the rooms to Melani.
After touring the villa and its surroundings, they sat in the living room while unpacking the supplies they brought. Melani immediately put clothes into the closet in the room, and supplies food on the kitchen shelf. While Faishal sat down to relax while choosing a magazine under the table.
"Do you like this place?" ask Faishal.
"Lumayan. villa design is quite interesting, and seems to be rarely occupied. I saw dust everywhere and it made me sneeze. Tomorrow morning I'll sweep it to make it look cleaner. The atmosphere was very quiet, so it was suitable to calm down," said Malani who was sitting on the carpet folding some clothes.
"We will stay at least two days. We can't stay long because I have a job too. At least in this place we can think of the mind and be free from a solid daily routine. So I turned off the phone on purpose so that no one would disturb me" Faishal said.
"I don't have a job either, so I'll just come along. You want some tea? I will make tea in the kitchen as well as check whether the stove works or not. I'm worried that the gas for cooking is running out, so we have to think about that from now on" Melani said.
"Yes, make me tea with a little sugar huh. I'll read some magazines. Looks pretty interesting. I forgot to buy a snack. There is no supermarket open at this time. It's there, but it's a bit far into town" Faishal said.
"Tomorrow to buy some less equipment. I'll make tea first" Melani said as she stepped into the kitchen.
Melani turned on the stove, and it turned out that it was on. He smiled with relief as it seemed like the stove was functioning normally. He took a bottle of mineral water from the cupboard, then poured it into the pot. Then he prepared two cups of tea, while waiting for the water to boil. From the kitchen, he could see the scenery around the villa, but unfortunately the darkness of the night enveloped around.
He looked at all the furniture in the kitchen. Everything looks complete. There were sets of cutlery, cooking utensils, apron, even a bottle of cooking oil. All neatly arranged on the kitchen shelf. He saw that there was a small refrigerator, but there was nothing inside.
Melani eyes pounded on a flower arrangement arranged very interesting on the kitchen table. It seemed like the flower arrangement was still fresh, as if a welcome greeting to the residents of the villa. Melani is interested in taking the flower arrangement in the plastic vase, then taking it. He found a beautiful greeting card in the flower arrangement that said ;
Welcome to Romeo & Juliet.
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