Murder In The Old Castle
XLIX. The Other Murder's
The murder of a writer inside the luxury apartment is being investigated by police. Yellow police lines were also installed around the scene. No one can come near. The reporters who wanted to cover were given a distance. Several times a flash of camera blitz is seen pointing towards the surrounding apartment.
Before long, the medical team managed to evacuate the author's body. A surprising fact was revealed! The body in the apartment was not only one, but was rediscovered by the body of a man in the bathroom of the apartment, only his identity has not been revealed.
A young policeman, Reno Atmaja, is leading the investigation himself. He ordered his men to comb the apartment carefully, there should be no small thing that can escape observation.
“You know about Captain Ammar Marutami?” reno Atmaja asked a colleague named Dimas.
“The policeman was last rumored to be on vacation with his wife, but after that it seemed to disappear from circulation. I don't know!” dimas replied while lighting a cigarette in his mouth.
“I need him to uncover this writer's murder. His instincts are so sharp. I think I'll have a little trouble uncovering this writer's killer,” lamented Reno Atmaja as he gulped down the coffee cup he was holding.
“The author was killed by strangling his neck. Officers are investigating possible fingerprints left behind, along with CCTV footage found in the apartment. They are also questioning neighbors about the possible oddities that occur. So I think you should be a little patient. Ammar Marutami is not the only great cop who can handle the author's murder case. You forgot me, ha?” dimas said while inhaling a cigarette deeply, then throwing it.
The atmosphere of the night around the apartment that is usually quiet, turned out to change. The news of the killing became a magnet for the media to come covering. Many residents of the city also came to just look around the crime scene. They were curious, who exactly was so brutal about the murder?
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The short needle of the clock just passed the number eleven. The night is moving towards the middle. Two men sneaked out of the castle quietly. The weather was so cold that night, that both of them had to put their jackets together.
“You sure about your trip to the city?” ask Cornellio.
“I won't be long, Cornellio. I can't postpone the trip anymore, because this is the key. I hope the castle is safe as long as I'm not around. I think this is a good time, because it looks like all the residents are resting in his room. Tomorrow morning, don't say anything about my departure. Let them figure it out for themselves!” Ammar Marutami.
“Come, Ammar. If they know, it is beyond my power. I will try to close your departure tonight. But they certainly wonder why Anggara cars are reduced to one. But that's okay!” Cornellio.
“OK. If there's anything, keep holding on until I get back. I want everything to be okay.”
“Yes, good luck! I hope we can subdue the killer soon,” Cornellio said.
Ammar Marutami nodded, entering a car in the garage. A bright red sedan, one of Anggara Laksono's favorite vehicles that are rarely used. Ammar Marutami hopes this car still works well, because Helen once said Anggara Lakssono cars sometimes like to break down because of lack of maintenance. Hopefully this car is not.
After all was ready, the car came out of the garage, piercing through the darkness of night out of the castle gate towards the highway. Cornellio looked at it with a feeling of uneasiness.
Ammar's assumption that all residents had rested in the room, turned out to be wrong. On the other side of the castle, a pair of eyes were watching Cornellio's movements from earlier. A pair of eyes full of lust to kill!
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Almost midnight, when passing through a dark stretch of tea garden. All around like there was no life, so dark. Fear slipped in his heart. As a psychic who has a sixth sense, he can feel bad things around him. The parasite looks anxious.
“You are sure of the place to go?” ask the taxi driver.
“Of course. Just follow the path, Sir,” replied Mariah.
Suddenly the woman's face changed when she saw another car light beam from a distance coming from the opposite direction. He scrunched his forehead.
“Who's car is this late at night? Looks like from the direction of the castle ..” murmured.
Unfortunately, because the night was so dark, he was not so sure the physical condition of the car that passed by the taxi he was riding. The car was driven by Ammar Marutami, her husband. Unfortunately, the husband also did not realize that his wife was in a taxi that drove towards the castle.
Ammar just muttered,” Hmmm. A taxi in a blind night like this. Are you going to the castle? I hope it's not a bad thing!”
Cars and taxis passed, but did not stop. Mariah just sighed, refocused on the dark path that lay ahead. His mind is getting unsettled. The darkness around me is uncomfortable. His eyes could capture the unnatural energies that appeared all of a sudden. He only refrained from making a sound, so that taxi drivers are not afraid.
Forty-five minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the castle. Mariah got off slowly, paid the taxi fare, then let the taxi driver leave her nervously. The driver felt creepy to be in a place that was so scary. Mariah also felt a different aura when opening the castle gate. Though, he visited this castle several times, but he felt that tonight felt different. It was as if many bad things were settling within the castle.
He stepped slowly into the large courtyard area. Silent and silent. He hopes to rest in his room soon, before delivering the important things he brought to the investigation tomorrow morning. As the cold weather gets more and more biting, Mariah speeds up the pace. He felt uncomfortable, as if someone was watching his movements.
A sreek!
Suddenly he heard the sound of the surrounding bushes rubbing against each other. He stopped his steps, looking left and right. It doesn't feel good. He hoped that the sound came from the wandering night beast. He tried to strengthen his heart to continue. The path that divides the park feels long because it passes through a row of towering trees. His shadow was like a hideous giant. He hoped to get to the side area of the castle soon, and enter through one of the doors there.
A sreek!
The strange sound was heard again. Mariah did not stop, but accelerated. He felt his neck goosebump. In a few moments he reached the side page.
Duuk!
A hard object suddenly hit Mariah's head. He could not escape, because everything happened suddenly. He staggered, then fell unconscious!
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