Murder In The Old Castle
379. Summarizing a Mysterious Figure
Ryan could only step through the darkness, without any illumination device he was carrying. He realized he might have been lost. He feels alien to everything around him. He almost gave up and was desperate. He immediately landed himself in the grass, while crouching. The worst possibility was that he could not return to the castle tonight either. However, he suddenly smelled a stinging foul scent, like the smell of a carcass.
"The scent of carrion .. yes I smelled this scent before. It's not far from the castle!" muttered.
Ryan's spirit exploded. As he left for the forest, he smelled the scent of this carcass as well. He thought this was the same place he had left. That means, the castle is not far away anymore. He stood up again with the remnants of his strength. It cannot be discouraged.
"It's definitely not far, '" he murmured.
The smell of the carcass is getting stronger, making him have to close his nose tightly. His stomach felt stirred, and the contents were ready to be removed. He rushed away from the place, breaking through the bushes and grasses. Feet are painful because many thorns and twigs are attached. However, he did not care.he had to find a way to the castle.
However, strength remains its limit. Ryan felt his energy was getting weaker, let alone the food intake that entered his stomach was very little. He fell near a thick bush. He tried to lie on his back, with dry leaves, while looking at the dark sky. He thinks maybe he'll sleep in the woods tonight.
The sky was boundless, so dark without stars. Ryan set his breath, collecting the remaining oxygen. Hungry and thirsty were squeezing his stomach even more. He looked to the left and to the right, only the dark were roaring. There was no one there, only the night insects and the night birds snoring.
Suddenly, in the darkness of the night he saw something like iron bars attached to a cliff that rose several tens of meters from where he lay. Ryan's fatigue disappeared. He got up and approached the iron bars. He had only first seen iron bars in the middle of the forest like this. His mind immediately wondered. Where's this iron barrage going? After arriving in front of the iron bars, he felt astonished. He tried to open the door and it was unlocked. In front of him lay a long, dark passage!
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Juned did not expect that the door in front of him was closing suddenly. When he tried to open, the door was not locked or padlocked. The door leaf was just slammed in front of his eyes. Then why did that mysterious figure do this to him?
Krieet!
Slowly Juned opened the door of the room while shining a flashlight to the right and to the left. The atmosphere of the hallway returned silent. The figure that ran earlier had already vanished leaving no trace. Juned's feeling was getting worse. It could be that he will be ambushed from behind when he is off guard.
"It doesn't seem safe if I linger here. I have to go back to Mr. Ammar" Juned murmured.
He hurried to leave the room, down the hallway in the opposite direction. His desire to comb the basement was instantly destroyed.His heart was still pounding violently from surprise when the door of the room slammed violently in front of his eyes. He sped up the pace to get to where Ammar was repairing the electrical installation.
Suddenly, not far away he stepped down the hallway, he again heard the sound of footsteps. Juned put on a fine ear, thinking where the voice came from. It didn't seem far away, but it was out of nowhere from the branch of the hall. He looked back quickly, shining a flashlight. He was worried that he was being followed by the mysterious figure.
Unfortunately, he found no one behind him. He doesn't want to take any chances. Obviously this dark alley is not an ideal place to defend yourself in case of a sudden attack. He also felt very foreign to being in a place like this. He still has to be vigilant, while thinking about what steps to do if attacked suddenly.
The footsteps sounded closer. Juned felt an incredible tension. Suddenly his eyes were pounded on a door that opened slightly between the rooms whose doors were closed.Did not want to linger, he immediately entered the room and closed the door. From the small bars on the door of the room, he could see who was stepping closer. However, the flashlight must be turned off so as not to arouse suspicion.
His feelings are uncertain. His heart rate is racing fast. The sound of the steps grew closer, until Juned saw a black figure passing through the room where he was hiding. It's just that because it's dark, it's unclear who the figure really is. Juned ventured to stalk who the suspicious figure was. Slowly, he opened the door of the room so as not to be heard by the suspicious figure.
"God! What are you doing here!" furious Juned when he found out the figure he had just summed up.
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Ammar is still concentrating on the set of installations that are in front of him. Obviously it requires great precision and concentration. He's been tampering with the power grid, but there's no sign of it being completed yet. Sweat as big as corn seeds began to drip on the forehead, so he rubbed it. A moment later, he shook his head.
"The fuse was deliberately tampered with," he murmured.
He thought that the lights would not turn on anytime soon. Had to bring in technicians who brought in spare parts to repair the power grid system underground. He thought it was futile to force him to fix it. A moment later, he remembered Juned. Why hasn't he come back yet? From where he stood, he could see the end of the hall rather bright because of the reflection of the lamp he used for lighting.
Suddenly, he saw a black shadow figure at the end of the hall whose movements were suspicious. Ammar squinted his eyes to see more clearly. However, the distance is quite far, making Ammar unable to ascertain who exactly is at the end of the hall.
"June!" call Ammar.
Apparently the black-clothed figure was also unaware that his movements were being watched by Ammar. He looked startled, then rushed to disappear into the darkness of the night. This made Ammar more suspicious. He picked up the gun at his waist then stepped slowly towards the end of the hallway. He was worried that something had happened to Juned. He must find Juned immediately, lest the victim fall back.
***
Everyone was still silent at Dimas' explanation. They did not expect that there were other victims who died besides their friends. Earlier, Dimas had mentioned the name of Kara who was thrown from the top of the attic. They just found out about the incident.
"Kara died from a violent clash in the head. Surprisingly, the killer accidentally changed Kara's clothes with Rosita clothes, so initially Kara's body was thought to be Rosita. In fact, Rosita himself was found in a state of undressed in a cardboard box," continued Dimas.
"I've never heard of Kara's name" Rosita murmured.
"Night is getting late, while the lights are still not on as well. Is anyone here willing to make tea for all of us? It's okay we missed dinner this time, which is important our bodies are a little warm. I'll read my analysis, over tea. Isn't that much more comfortable? So who's gonna make tea?" fresh Dimas.
For a moment they all fell silent, until Lily stood up and said, "Let me make tea!"
"No, Lily! You can't go anywhere. Let Edwin make tea, accompanied by Mr. Reno. You ready for Edwin?" ask Dimas.
"Of course!"
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