Murder In The Old Castle
255. Night Snaps
Reno got home in the middle of the night. He entered the house carefully, so that his wife would not wake up. In the room he saw his wife was asleep under the blanket. However, Reno did not feel sleepy that night. After changing clothes, he went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. He still had to finish before going to bed.
He went to the workspace next to the room, then turned on the computer in the corner of the table. Tonight he will gather information about Faishal's closeness with the woman who is thought to be his lover. He could not contact Gilda, so he would search for information from the internet page.
Before work that night, he deliberately made a cup of coffee so that his eyes could remain open. This is usually done if you have to work overtime. He had just had coffee with Dimas at the cafe. Caffeine helps him stay awake and finish his job.
He wrote the name Faishal Hadibrata on the search page. Many online media reported about this actor. He is known to be close to some women, either from the selebiritas or not. Reno began to look at each other, then in a photo that was shot secretly, Reno saw a photo of a woman who was with Faishal. Reno had also seen her at Daniel Prawira's funeral.
Reno hurriedly gathered evidence related to it. He was trying to track down who the woman with Faishal was, but few media reported it. Maybe this is because the figure of the woman is not from the artist, so it is not too visible. But Reno did not give up. For almost an hour he was busy browsing through the news about Faishal.
An online page mentions that Faishal is currently close to a girl from ordinary circles named Melani. Apparently, the name Melani is also quite well known among artists, because it was once close to boasting with male artists. In his heart, Reno laughed at himself for never following the gossip in the entertainment world, until never heard the name Melani.
Reno was again excited to find out about this woman. Her full name is Melani Idris, her work is unclear, and her address is also unclear. Clearly, as she traced the news, Melani Idris had a close relationship with Faishal. In fact, one of the gossip media reported that this young woman was pregnant.
After learning the name Melani Idris, Reno called the police station to be connected to the officer who was picketing there. He asked for help to trace the name Melani Idris. Within ten minutes, the police have provided this woman's data, as recorded in SIM A owned by Melani Idris.
Actually, that night too he wanted to trace Melani's address, but he felt very tired and sleepy. After all, in front of his study door, he saw Silvia standing blankly at him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you coming home" Silvia said.
"What's wrong Silvia. I intentionally didn't wake you up, because I saw you so sound. Everything is fine," Reno said with a smile.
"A hard day, huh? This hour you do not rest. Just continue tomorrow. Later you will get sick if you work without knowing the time like this," said Silvia.
"I'll be fine, Sil. Don'worry. You sleep first, I'll catch up soon. There's something I need to finish" Reno said.
Silvia approached Reno, looking at the computer screen that Reno was glaring at. Silvia looked at the photo of Melani on the screen, then smiled.
"Isn't she Melani Idris?" ask Silvia.
"You know him?" ask Reno.
"Knowing personally, of course not. But he often appeared on the news gossip that he was close to Faishal Hadibrata. Their relationship is in the media spotlight because Melani is pregnant. That's what the media says. By the way why are you looking for news about him?" ask Silvia.
Reno smile. It turns out Silvia knew more about Melani than she did. He shouldn't have to sit in front of a computer for long to find out about Melani.
"I think he's in danger and I'm going to prevent him from falling out with his previous victims" Reno said.
"God! But anyway you need Ren's rest! Tonight you have to rest" said Silvia.
Reno nodded. Tonight he plans to rest for a while, before he starts acting tomorrow. He only has until tomorrow, before the final deadline for solving the puzzle, as written on the paper.
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"I found this greeting card in the kitchen, inside the flower arrangement. It seems like someone has deliberately welcomed us. Is this card probably from Henry?" melani asked as she handed the card to Faishal.
Faishal received the greeting card, then frowned. Tumben Henry made a strange welcome like this. Faishal smile.
"Yes, maybe it's Henry who's idly doing this to us" Faishal said with a smile.
"Well, like in a hotel, yes, welcome with a flower arrangement and a welcome card" Melani said with her tea.
"Yes that's it. Henry was a good man, but his wife was a jerk. I never liked his wife who was so protective of Henry. After all, I feel that Rianti is an uneducated person. I don't know, I just don't like that woman" Faishal said.
"Of course, we don't have to talk about other people's households. What matters is that we're both here now and enjoying tonight. After tonight, I want to go to sleep and wake up tomorrow morning to enjoy the fresh air of these hills. I want to take a walk around here too. You want to, right?" ask Melani.
"certain. When else can we just relax like this?" faishal.
They immediately finished the tea, ignoring the greeting cards Melani got in the kitchen. After cleaning themselves, they headed to the bedroom and turned off the main lights. The only lights that light up are the sleeping lights in the room. Faishal had already laid himself on the bed, while Melani was still sitting in front of the dressing table while cleaning her face with a cotton swab and applying night cream on her face.
"It's so quiet here, Shal! Like the atmosphere in the village, not noisy kayaking in the city. I feel very comfortable here," said Melani while rubbing her face.
There was no response from Faishal, only the sound of Faishal's breathing going up and down. Apparently he felt tired, so for a moment he was asleep. Melani turned her head towards Faishal with a smile.
"Basic!" his weakness.
After the affair with the face was done, she tidied up the cosmetic tools on the dressing table, then looked towards the glass window. From that window he could only see the dark, the royals, because the night was already so late. He let Faishal fall asleep, while he was not yet sleepy. Though he had proposed to sleep fast, in fact he did not want to close his eyes. That night felt very lonely and gripping, so Melani felt a little afraid.
Even so, he tried to stretch himself beside Faishal. Just as his eyes were closed, he heard a strange sound from the kitchen, like a burning water faucet. Though he was sure that he had closed the water faucet. He didn't care that much, until he was suddenly startled by a light that suddenly went off!
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