Murder In The Old Castle
381. Motive
Dimas fixed his sitting position while glaring at the writing on the map he was carrying, while the women in front of him were waiting anxiously. Their beautiful parasites looked faintly visible, exposed to the light of the candle swaying in the wind.
"I'll move on to motive. You have heard the chronology of all the events that have happened in this castle. Now I'm going to unravel the motive of the perpetrator. To be honest, it's kind of weird because like I said, there's no pattern in this murder. It's like the killer picked his victims at random. But of course it's not true. It's impossible for someone to kill without a reason, right? Lidya's murder was definitely not a coincidence or an accident. The perpetrator had been planning this murder for a long time, and he thought that the reunion was the most appropriate moment to launch the action. Perhaps because it was felt that the most likely to be killed first at that time Lidya, then Lidya who became the first victim. It is not impossible that you are also in the target, but have not found the right time," said Dimas.
"So what's the motive?" ask Rosita again.
"I tried to trace the pattern of the murders that occurred, and connect the series of events that already exist, and check the background of all of you. I just realized that this murder is similar to the murders that once befell the writers who once lived in this castle. The murder of Lidya is synonymous with the murder of Karina Ivanova, the famous author. Likewise Farrel who was beheaded is also almost the same as that befell Yoga.followed by the murder of Kara which is also the same as the murder of Rania. The perpetrator of the murder was Tiara or in this case his twin named Tivani. It has a dark past. He and his mother were deliberately dumped by Anggara Laksono who chose to marry again. Tiara or Tivani is a cousin of Mariah. Of course you've heard this dark story, haven't you?" ask Dimas.
The women nodded. They had indeed heard the dark story behind the murders that befell the famous writers. The story was rewritten in a novel by Michael Smith Artenton, a mystery novelist who escaped the slaughter of an old castle, and the story is also widely covered in television news.
"So what's the conclusion?" ask Rosita enthusiastically.
"My conclusion is, the murderer who is now an admirer of Tiara, who probably has a similar story. It's likely that she comes from a broken family, with a single parent whose father cheated on her. My guess is getting stronger, when I check your family background, even though someone falsified family card data because of this," said Dimas.
"Who did this cruel thing?" nadine asked while shaking her head.
"That's nothing, Nadine. Even more heinous is that the mother of the perpetrator also killed her husband and his mistress, then planted their bodies in the backyard for years. We only managed to uncover the mystery yesterday. Isn't that so mean?" ask Dimas.
All of the women showed shudderly sting at the abomination told by Dimas. However, Dimas knew that there was one of them who was acting. Dimas just smiled cynically at the charade.
"The killer forgets, no crime is perfect. Everything will be revealed in due time. Of course, the murder that happened also has to do with your past that is not good. My point is, when you formed a group called The Girl Squad. A group that was originally built on the basis of wanting to appear stylish among others, with members of popular girls in their respective fields. Charismatic Mariah, trendy Rosita, beautiful Nadine, intelligent Maya, adventurous Stella, and fashionable Lidya. Unfortunately, the friendship is just nonsense, because they do not want to know with their respective backgrounds, just want to look stylish in front of others. In addition, their attitude also greatly underestimates others, such as ... Holy ones!" Dimas stopped his sentence.
The women lowered their eyes. The dark past was corroded by Dimas vividly. It felt as if they were stripped naked, so they felt guilty and ashamed.However, it was all in vain, because the price to be paid was very expensive. Many lives had to be sacrificed because of this, even the lives of innocent people.
"Holy Andriani, that name must be familiar to your ears, right? Sweet black girls who want to ride popular, but you are despicable and cast out, thus causing deep depression. This girl harbored everything, not even telling anyone about this incident including her mother. Even when a man begs him, he can't do anything either. Everything that happened to the Saints was a very sad thing. That is what makes one of you sympathize with him. Quietly, one of you makes a secret relationship with the Holy, listens to his every grievance, even promises with a strange brotherhood, with the promise of blood ties!"
Dimas took out a piece of paper and showed the women. On paper there is a cross-shaped blood smear. Dimas obtained the paper from the Holy Mother. It seemed like the paper was some kind of covenant paper that was reinforced with blood marks from Saints and from someone who was still kept secret.
"If the blood on this paper has dried up, we can still check the content in this blood, and it turns out that his blood type is identical to one of you, blood type AB plus.Only a few people have this blood type. Here, there's only one of you who has that blood type."
Dimas smiled because he felt that the identity of the perpetrator was in his grasp, so it was difficult for the perpetrator to avoid because the evidence he had already pocketed.
"Who ... Who is it?" ask Rosita impatiently.
"Quiet Rosita! I'm not done yet. In addition to blood type and family background, I also noted the irregularities in this case, although the perpetrator had tried to lie very convincingly several times. Besides I have to admit, this actor is a very good drama player, because he almost managed to trick many people. No one expected that behind the gentleness, there was a deep sense of vengeance and abomination. He promises to kill you all, or at least take your loved ones, to fulfill his promise to the Holy One. The Saints themselves do not want this. Sacred girl is kind and does not like to hold a grudge. If he knew all this, he would regret it. It's unfortunate, isn't it?"
"Prophe Rosita. All right, I'll call that one name along with the reasons. The family background was identical, and then I saw the same necklace that Holy had worn in the photo, in the room of this doer, and I saw the same blood type, too, as well as the awkwardness of the stories that I will later tell. None other than not the culprit is ...."
Suddenly Dimas stared intently at them one by one. All anxiously awaited the words that would slide from Dimas' mouth. Their parasites were agitated, as Dimas smiled meaningfully.
"May!" said Dimas sharply.
"I-i?" Maya looked terrified hearing that.
"Of course not you, May. I'm sorry, but I'm just reminding you that you're also on the lookout because this perpetrator holds a huge grudge against you, and desperately wants your death. It's just that when you hit your head in the woods, he didn't have much time to finish you off, because he was after Farrel. he wanted to make Farrel's death as dramatic as Yoga's death, so you just laid it, but that doesn't mean you'll survive. This killer is waiting for the right moment to finish you off. Honey, that chance I made sure wasn't there, because the crime is gonna stop tonight!"
"Who was that?" ask Maya timidly.
"Nothing else and not, the perpetrator is Nadine!"
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