Murder In The Old Castle
376. Screams in the Hallway
Ammar felt uneasy because Dimas did not go down into the basement. Without equipment, he could do nothing. He could only look at the box containing the complicated electrical installation with a huff. The atmosphere in the hallway was very quiet. He heard footsteps around where he was standing, but then the voice disappeared.
Actually he was not too afraid, only he was a little anxious because his condition was not too good. Currently still in the process of recovery of the foot that some time suffered an injury. If only he had been attacked suddenly, he might not have been prepared.
Ammar equipped itself with a small flashlight as a light. Sometimes he shines a flashlight to the dark end of the hallway, but there is nothing there. Only a few rodents passed by while making squeaking sounds. Ammar's feelings became wry. A lot is raging in his mind, between the conditions that occur in the castle at this time, and of course the condition of Mariah.he is very worried about the state of his wife who until now still not clear where the balance.
Suddenly from the opposite direction of the hallway he saw someone approaching him. He immediately shone a flashlight towards the approaching figure, to ascertain who had come. It turned out that the new one was Juned who was carrying a larger toolbox and lights. Ammar was somewhat astonished as it was not Dimas himself who descended into the basement.
"Pak Dimas is helping Mr. Reno handle the conditions in the castle because some of the rooms there are dark-gulita. Mr. Dimas asked me to help Mr. Ammar" Juned said, handing over the toolbox to Ammar.
"Good Juned. Now I'm going to focus on fixing this power grid. You're just here just in case. If there is anything, act immediately. This basement is very unsafe" Ammar said.
Juned nodded at Ammar's orders. Without wasting too long, Ammar immediately opened the grid box and began to look for the location of the problem so that the power grid went out in the castle. He tried to concentrate, illuminated by large lights, so that the hallway looks bright. Meanwhile, Juned stood beside him while looking at the state around the hall that looked gloomy.
Although the condition of the hallway is now bright, it does not mean reducing the existing spooky impression. Juned could see the damp, mossy walls of the passageway, looking dull and gloomy. Even some cubicle doors made of wood and steel, look scary because they reflect the dark things that have happened in the past. Juned somewhat shuddered at the atmosphere in the hallway. His mind wandered into horrible things, like torture and murder.
"Please get me a little screwdriver!"
Ammar's orders dispel Juned's sinister delusion. He immediately looked for a small screwdriver in a toolbox placed on the floor. I don't know why Juned's feelings became uncomfortable. This underground room seemed to hypnotize the mind, as if someone was controlling it. Juned immediately gave the intended screwdriver to Ammar with slightly shaking hands. This made Ammar astonished, because it was not usually Juned like that.
"Are you okay, Jun?" ask Ammar.
"It's okay, sir. Only I felt a strange aura in this hallway," Juned said.
"Geekerrgh!"
Suddenly, from the direction of the other hallway came a clear moaning sound. The voice was like the voice of a person who was enduring the pain. Juned was getting more and more agitated at the sound of that voice. Ammar also had to stop his job.
"What's that sound?" ask Ammar.
"Come, Sir. Like the sound of a person in pain, it seemed to be coming not far from this passageway," Juned replied in a trembling voice.
Juned somewhat hesitantly accepted Ammar's orders, but he nodded as well. Although his heartbeat was beating irregularly, he ventured to step towards the end of the dark passageway, looking for the source of the screams in the passageway that were not yet known where they came from.
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Four women and three men sat around a large table in the reading room feeling tense. The atmosphere was a little dim, because the afternoon was already approaching. They are the remaining residents of the castle to date. They are ready to listen to the exposure of Dimas, who promises to uncover the perpetrators of the chaos in the castle all along. Dimas suddenly stood up from his seat, then stepped into a giant candle holder in the reading room.
He lit the candles in the reading room, because the atmosphere had dimmed the sign of the night was about to arrive. All the castle residents seemed to be still patiently waiting. However, their faces clearly looked unsettled and agitated due to anxious expectations. Reno also put on a cold look, like a chunk of ice at the south pole. The atmosphere became tense and silent, only the sound of Dimas' footsteps could be heard.
After lighting the candle, Dimas did not sit back. He stepped back and forth in the room while rubbing his chin.
"You waiting?" said Dimas later.
The castle dwellers looked at each other. The uncomfortable feeling grew more and more gnawing. Dimas seemed to deliberately buy time, toying with feelings. The tension is getting worse.
"Alright, I'll explain the origin of the case. Yeah, I wasn't here when the first case started. However, I've got reports about all the chronological events and all the data about you all. So, I'm going to start and I hope you're listening carefully" Dimas said.
The young policeman picked up a map on the table, then opened the contents while frowning.
"This case began with the gathering of a number of people whose original purpose was reunion. The total attendance at this castle is 12 people, including Mariah and Bang Ammar. The case opens with the discovery of one of your friends, Lidya who died in the bathroom of the pool in a terrible state. The autopsy results said that Lidya was stabbed and grabbed by a large sharp object such as a machete, with a total of 8 stab wounds in the abdomen and chest area. Because of the strength of the sabetan, it even made Lidya's stomach torn and part of her stomach was broken. He died within minutes of running out of blood. The time of the incident is expected to be mid-afternoon, when the rest of the castles are resting. According to reports, the last person with her was Aditya, her own husband. At that time Aditya went inside the castle to pick up sunscreen cream. In addition, according to Aditya's testimony, he said that Lily also had approached them in the pool. Isn't that Lily?" asked Dimas while looking at Lily.
"Yes, Sir. I saw the couple spending time in the pool. I purposely brought them some cold orange juice, because I thought I could join in. But it turned out that they both needed privacy, so I paused my intentions. I went back to my room to rest" Lily said.
"Yes, after that terrible thing happened. Someone may have been watching the couple's movements, so that when Aditya entered the castle, Lidya was immediately finished off. We also discovered the fact that the sunscreen cream was not actually left behind, but rather deliberately stolen in order for Aditya to take it into the castle. We found the sunscreen cream in a dumpster while combing the scene. Well, that's the beginning of the case. The murder of a young woman in a swimming pool toilet in a very sadistic way. Interesting right?" said Dimas while smiling cynically.
Everyone is still excited to hear Dimas's words. Curiosity is growing. Who is the mastermind of all this chaos?
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