Murder In The Old Castle
XCV. The Meeting
The day before night. The atmosphere of the castle is getting worse. The castle dwellers prepared their own dinner, as Helen did not appear that day. No one wants to know where Helen is. They just want to get out of the castle.
Dima repeatedly inspect the car. He does not want to be cheated, the car is sabotaged like two other cars. Nowadays, cars are something very valuable. Cars are the main transportation that allows to keep in touch with the outside world.
While in the living room, Reno was already preparing to wait for the occupants of the castle. Since this afternoon, Reno and Dimas have informed that after dinner there will be a meeting of all residents in the living room. There will be something to be said, so that residents increase alertness
Meanwhile, under the castle, precisely in the basement, Doctor Dwi and Elina walked down the dark hallway, checking every room lined up there, just in case there was a figure held captive inside. Every room that passed knocked on his door, yelling,”There's someone here?”
“I just found out that under this castle there is a room that is so spacious. Who built all this?” ask Elina.
He was amazed by the condition under the vast castle, but creepy.
“I suspect this castle has existed since colonial times. If you look at the architecture, it may have been built by the Dutch government for a hideout bunker, or a prisoner of war. There are also former places of terrible torture. Then the place of torture was used Anggara to commit cruel acts to writers in the past,” said dr. Dwi.
Elina heard the story of dr. Dwi. He followed the doctor's steps to examine every room they passed. So many rooms and hallways, that it might be misleading if it is not unusual to be in there.
“This basement is connected with reading room. Accidentally, I found a secret lever behind the painting. It turned out that the bookcase there was open, and it connected with the room underground. Unfortunately, someone knows where I am. I was arrested and could not go back up there,” continued dr. Dwi.
Elina heard the doctor's story enthusiastically, but she could not respond. He thought that this castle was a nightmare for him. He just wants to get back upstairs. Gathered with Aldo, then returned to the city feeling safe. On their agenda, they will be getting married soon. He did not want this happy moment threatened to be canceled because of this case.
“There are people here?” Doctor Dwi is still checking room by room.
In one of the halls, he suddenly heard a stifled voice like a smothered mouth. Doctor Dwi peeked out from behind the bars out of curiosity. Inside the dark room, she saw Mariah sitting on a chair with her mouth plastered, legs and hands tied. His condition is fucked. He looked tired and his eyes were sad.
“Jeez Mariah! Hang in! I'll help you!”
Mariah just gasped, unable to move. Dwi immediately checked the door of the room, but it was locked. He was confused, how to open this room, because almost all the doors of the room were padlocked, but some were left open.
“Elina, can you help me find something to open this padlock?” pinta. Dwi.
“I'm sorry Doctor. Not that I don't want to. But I was traumatized. Yesterday while I was looking for a crowbar, someone hit me in the head, so I was caught. Please don't tell me to look for anything in this hallway. I don't want to die, Doctor!” elina.
“Hmm. Okay, I got it. Then you just wait here. I'll be looking for a crowbar in the warehouse there!”
“Sorry Doctor. If you look for a crowbar, mugkin will not find because the psychopath has hidden it somewhere. We should find another way to open this room,” explained Elina.
Doctor Dwi was silent for a moment, trying to think how to open the cubicle door. The only way is to go back up, ask for help or look for objects that are there. He was worried because the room under the ground was all the same, so it would be difficult to find it again if left behind.
“Elina, can I tear your shirt a little?” pinta. Dwi.
“What? What are you going to do, Doc?”
“Blus is also difficult to tear without the help of Doctor's scissors. But I have another way. Can you turn around first?” elina Pinta.
Doctor Dwi turned body. Before long, he turned around again, seeing Elina tie something to the door bars of the room.
“Gosh! Isn't that ..?”
“Iya Doctor. That's my panties. We have no other choice. Let's get to the top!”
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After dinner, one by one the residents began to arrive into the living room. Reno, Ammar, and Dimas were already waiting there. The first to arrive was Michael. He immediately took his place, without saying anything. He wondered what these policemen were trying to say
Furthermore, followed by Aldo who looks restless, because he has not found Elina since. Maira and Hans came almost simultaneously. After that, Arvan joined in. The young people are still asked to stay in the room by Maira, because they have absolutely nothing to do with this case. Maira was worried, they would panic even more if they knew the facts that were happening inside the castle. Antony's been escorted by Maira to see his friends.
The surprise was Helen's presence. Apparently the middle-aged woman was also present, although it was a little late. It took place some distance away from the others, with a suspicious look. He tried to calm down, but the policemen knew the anxiety emanating from the woman's face.
‘Welcome, Helen. Sorry, we were forced to take over the castle, given the many irregularities here. We were forced to gather all the residents because there was something we were trying to convey. Something very important that you need to know,” Reno explained.
Helen did not answer. He just looked ahead with a sharp look.
“Who is not present?” ask Reno then.
“Tiara and Adrianna, they are not here yet,” Michael replied.
“I've already knocked on their room, even checked inside. But they don't exist,” said Maira.
“Where are they?” ask Reno again.
“So afternoon I met when Tiara and Adrianna were looking for a cure for Tiara's injured arm. He said, psychopath to chase and managed to injure Tiara's arm,” continued Aldo.
Reno frowned. He hasn't started talking yet, looks worried from his face. He looked towards Dimas.
“Good, you start! Let me find them!” said Dimas.
Dimas got up from his seat, stepped into the castle. Just a few steps he walked suddenly the entire lamp in the castle was extinguished! Things get dark for a moment.
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