Murder In The Old Castle
387. Counterattack
Reno and Dimas find the figure of Stella who looks careless while holding a gun, then the woman handed the gun she held to Dimas. The two policemen were still amazed by the appearance of Stella who had been known to disappear. Though they thought that this woman had been killed, it turned out that now appeared in good health. Moreover, the appearance of Stella along with handcuffed Nadine in a room. Dimas and Reno could not say anything.
"Catch me, sir. I'm ready!" whispered Stella while raising her two hands.
Dimas looked towards Nadine who was currently in a cuffed state. The female parasite could only grimace in enduring the pain. From his right thighs spewed out blood. Apparently, Stella had shot Nadine in the thigh, so that she would feel the pain she was experiencing. Maybe not comparable, but Stela hopes at least will appear a sense of deterrence in Nadine.
"You shot him?" ask Reno to Stella.
"Yes, Sir! I ... I'm guilty. I've handcuffed and shot him in the leg so he can't be used to walk again. Every step is always filled with hatred. He's killed my friends and Jeremy, the man I love so much. The wound on his leg was not the equivalent of that, but at least he could feel the pain, even if it was not worth it. I could've blown his head off, but I don't think that's a good thing. I'm not a murderer!" bright Stella.
Reno was just a mangosteen, while Dimas checked on Nadine. The woman was still moving, with her leg injured. He was still angry because his hands could not be moved.
"So where have you been all this time, Stella?" ask Dimas.
"That's not a short story, sir. I'll tell you later. What is clear is that at this time I am quite satisfied, because I can punish Nadine with my own hands. I would have liked that because of this I should be arrested. I'm also sorry for making a series of messes to kidnap Nadine. I'm the one who broke the electrical installation and threw the Molotov cocktail in the reading room. I promise I'll handle it all. I'm sorry!" stella.
"You should have entrusted the police to this case, Stella. But we're glad you're back safe. We also just found out that Jeremy did not survive Nadine's attack. We are very sorry, and also sympathize with you. We have not found Mariah yet. Hopefully after this, everything will go back to normal. We're not gonna blame you for this shooting. Didn't Nadine deserve that?"
Dimas glanced at Nadine. The woman stared back in anger, as if a gunshot wound to her thigh was no big deal. Although it feels pain, but the sense of laughter still covers his heart. He still holds a grudge that never goes out, so Dimas feels quite anxious to see the woman's abomination.
"Is there no remorse in you, Nadine?" ask Dimas.
"Squeals! There's no sense of regret for me to finish off humans like you. I will never stop to repay this heartache. It won't! Don't you think you can just waltz in, Stella. I will continue to chase you to the ends of the world or even to the very end!" threaten Nadine.
Stella doesn't have to respond to Nadine's rant. Even in a shackled state, the woman still boasted and raved to hunt him. Surely it makes Dimas and Reno feel annoyed with the decay of the heart owned by Nadine.
"I had a better idea for Nadine" Dimas said later.
"What are you gonna do to him?" ask Reno.
"What do you think is appropriate for a demon-hearted person like him? Prison for 10 years? Leg defects for life? No. gabe. It was too light for him. What if we close this case, we assume the perpetrator disappeared and we make it an X-files case? We don't have to process Nadine" Dimas said.
"Then how?"
"I have a better idea. We leave him in handcuffs in this room forever, in order to feel fear in the dark, to feel hunger and thirst, just like he did to Niken and some of the other victims. Is it worth it?" suggested Dimas while smiling cynically.
"I agree!" stella answered quickly.
"I don't agree!"
Reno had not answered anything, when a voice sounded from outside the door of the room. All eyes looked towards that newly audible voice. They looked at the figure of Ryan who was already standing at the door with a sad look. Nadine seemed happy to see Ryan in the room.
"Ryan! Thank goodness you came. Please help me, dear. I don't want to be here. You love me, don't you? Please, help me out of these handcuffs. I love you, Ryan. You have to help me. Do me a favor," asked Nadine in a warm tone.
"Yes Nadine. I know that you have a fatal mistake. After all, you are my wife and I forgive everything you do. Please Mr. Dimas, let him go. I'm willing to be a guarantee that he'll do anything again. I don't think it's a good idea to let him be here alone, sir" Ryan said.
"You can't be fooled by Ryan! You feel for yourself when your clothes are hidden by him, then lure you into the log cabin, and lock you in that fucking cubicle? You still remember, right? If I hadn't saved you, you would have rotted in that hut. And now you're freeing him? It was not at all a fair price for him!" stella.
Ryan was silent, thinking for a moment. What Stella said was true. He still remembered when he was held captive in a room in a log cabin in the middle of the forest by Nadine. However, for some reason love covers all the crimes that Nadine committed. He just shakes weakly.
"I want Nadine to be released and processed like a normal suspect" Ryan murmured.
"OK .. okay. I understand how you feel, Ryan, even though we disagree. Let it be, love is blind, especially she is your wife. Then please open those handcuffs! Stella, you brought the handcuff keys, right? Give it to Ryan, let him let go of Nadine!" dimas Command.
Stella, who was carrying the handcuff key, threw it at Ryan. The man swiftly caught up, then stepped closer to Nadine. Nadine was overjoyed when Ryan wanted to help her. His eyes sparkled with pleasure. Ryan unlocked the handcuffs, then held Nadine to avoid falling, because Nadine's legs were certainly weak because they had been shot.
However, everything is beyond suspicion. Nadine apparently still keeps a sharp object tucked in her waist. Reflexively and quickly, he picked up the sharp object, then slapped it into Ryan's stomach.
Breet!
"Byeah!"
Ryan's suffocating. Didn't think Nadine would do that to him. Clothes on the stomach torn, even the skin of his stomach scratched. Not to mention he realized, suddenly Nadine attacked with a sharp object, plunging towards Ryan!
The door!
The door!
The silent atmosphere after.
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