Murder In The Old Castle
324. Faked
Edwin caught sight of the body of the woman lying in front of him. He did not recognize the face, because it turned out that it was not Rosita's body. The woman was wearing the same clothes Rosita was wearing this morning. This lying woman was much younger, perhaps still in her teens or early 20s. He had never seen this woman before. Juned also looked surprised to see it.
"You stay here, let me report to Mr. Amar!" said Juned.
"Who is this woman? Then where's Rosita?" edwin.
"Later we'll find out who this woman is!"
Juned half ran towards the dining room. In the room, all the occupants were sitting uneasily, waiting for Juned's presence. They looked at Juned who had just been from the outside. The mood changed gripping. They think that something bad is going on out there. Juned did not want to mess up the atmosphere that morning. He just wanted to tell the new events outside just to Ammar. He approached the senior policeman, then whispered.
"We found a woman's body outside" Juned whispered.
Everyone present was increasingly curious as to what Juned whispered. Ammar tried not to panic and remained calm hearing Juned's explanation. He only sighed for a moment, then tried to uphold his way of sitting. The rest of the castles fell silent, not reacting.
"For this morning, breakfast will be delayed. I encourage you to look for anything in the kitchen to prop your stomach up. There's something I need to finish outside. Mariah, can you help them prepare breakfast?" ammar.
Mariah was actually also very curious about what was happening. However, he understood that something bad was going on outside. Her husband purposely made the atmosphere not to panic. He just nodded, then stood up from his seat.
"There's bread and jam in the kitchen. I'll prepare for you! You guys just stay here. Let me make breakfast!" mariah.
The atmosphere in the dining room still leaves a big question mark. Aditya was silent, while holding each other, while Jeremy and Ryan also looked confused, but said nothing. Lily looked at Maya, but the one she saw only shook her head.
Ammar walked towards the side courtyard accompanied by Juned, with his steps slightly heavy. They found Edwin who was still in a state of panic, squatting near the body of the woman lying full of blood on the head. Ammar checked the woman's condition. He made sure that the young woman was already in a lifeless state. The woman's face seemed familiar to Ammar, as if she had met somewhere. He was trying to gather his memory, because it was like he knew this woman before.
"Sir Ammar knows him?" ask Juned.
"I've seen it, but I forget where," said Ammar.
"So what should we do?"
"Our move is right. We keep the atmosphere in this castle to keep it conducive. Don't let this girl's death cause panic. Well, here we are three. In the meantime, we're securing the girl's body in the basement near the kitchen. Do not let other residents know. You must be able to keep this a secret" said Ammar.
The three of them agreed to hide the murder of the girl, so that the atmosphere of the castle remained conducive. Through the back door, they lifted up the girl's body, then led her towards the kitchen. Near the kitchen is a window that connects with the basement. This basement is well known to Ammar, when solving previous cases.
In the kitchen area, Mariah was preparing bread for other residents. He was greasing some bread when Ammar, Juned, and Edwin lifted the body of a young girl into the basement. Hurriedly Mariah put down her work, then approached them enthusiastically.
"God! Wh-who's this?" mariah asked in panic.
Ammar put his index finger in his mouth, hinting that Mariah would not panic. Mariah looked at the face of the girl who was carried by the three of them, then she suddenly felt shocked, while closing her mouth. He felt like he knew the girl.
"Kara? It's Kara!" mariah.
"Kara? Kara who?" ask Juned.
"Oh yes! I just remembered that this girl is Kara. That's why I'm like a stranger and have seen in this castle, Kara is the girl who used to clean this castle, but she doesn't live here. He came to this castle twice a week, and today is his schedule to clean up the castle" Ammar said.
There is no time to explain, because everything is not clear. Ammar himself does not know the chronology of the incident. Ammar and Juned immediately carried the girl's body into a dark basement.Edwin was stunned before entering the basement. he did not expect that under the castle there was a spacious room full of terrible rooms. He was fixated, imagining the horrors that had occurred in this basement.
"Come fast! Don't be dumb!" reprimand Juned.
Edwin woke up from his daydream. He immediately descended into the basement following Ammar and Juned. They brought the body of the girl named Kara to a room that has a worn iron bed in it. They put the body there carefully.
"Until when will this body be kept here?" ask Juned.
"Dimas will go to the city. I'll get the medics to evacuate the girl's body. At the very least, we can keep the atmosphere here a little quieter" Ammar said, covering the girl's body with a worn sheet of blankets piled up in a worn-out closet in a corner of the room.
"I can't feel calm!" edwin.
"We'll caro Rosita after this" Juned said.
"After all we have to find him. Last time he told me he was going to cook fried rice in the kitchen, but now it just disappears. Isn't that weird? Now a girl dies without knowing the cause. My mind can go crazy thinking about this!" edwin.
Edwin was a little emotional, but Ammar was still trying to calm down. Excessive panic will certainly affect the mood. Ammar chose not to react with Edwin's attitude. Meanwhile, Juned looked around the room. He shuddered a bit, because the room looked creepy.
"What is this place, sir?" ask Juned.
"This place is already in colonial times. You don't have to ask" replied Ammar.
"I want to go up soon. I feel uncomfortable lingering here!" edwin.
Ammar nodded in agreement. Once enough was felt, the three men immediately went upstairs. Edwin felt uneasy, because it was uncomfortable to linger in the basement. Not to mention he stepped up, he suddenly shouted and accidentally held onto Juned's shoulders violently.
"What's wrong?" ask Juned.
"I ... I saw someone flashing in the hallway!" edwin.
"Who? You don't fantasize! This old basement isn't in use, and no one is here!" said Juned.
"Yes really! I saw someone in the dark, like sneaking in the end of the hallway.I can't see it wrong!" Edwin defended his opinion.
"Enough! You don't have to argue! I saw a pack of snacks on the floor near the room. There may have been a mouse carrying the pack, but the bike didn't. I also suspect there's someone in the basement here. Let's check in there!" cut Ammar.
"Am I coming too?" ask Edwin.
"As far as you!"
"Ba-good. I'm coming!"
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