MY BELOVED KNIGHT'S
TRY TO REFOCUS
“Mr Ernest, we've already delivered the princess back to the mansion and we'll be back to the apartment soon because the princess wants us to continue the investigation about the terrorist, and don't allow us to be his bodyguards during the princess' stay at the Shaw.” family mansion Edi's explanation made Ernest who had thought it would be like that could only hold his breath for a while before he responded to Edi's words.
“Looks like princess Tira for a while so we focus on our investigation. The princess also said that tomorrow she will be assisted by the guards brought by her majesty to go to campus. So we can both continue to do the investigation.” Edi's next words really made Ernest's heart as sliced.
Even though Ernest was preparing to let go of his heart that was so bound by Tira, but heard Edi's words just now, Ernest knew and was fully aware that it seemed like he would not be able to easily carry out that intention.
What after everything has passed is better I retreat from my position as the personal bodyguard of the noble Alvero and go far away from the city of Tavisha. Would it be better for me to take care of the business that I have built in the Netherlands with Erich?
Ernest was still trying to think about the best thing he could do to get things going, including how a knight should not fall in love with a princess, as has happened to him now.
A thing that in Gracetian is considered a very brazen thing, because he can be considered like a person in the proverb fence eating plants by the palace family.
(The proverb of fencing eating plants can be interpreted as someone who is given confidence to guard and protect something that turns out to be the person who removes or damages the item, he said, being the one who abuses the trust that has been given to him).
“I'll catch up with you guys soon to the apartment. Today my schedule of activities on campus is no longer adalagi. As Princess said, let's get things done quickly, and we'll be back to Gracetian.” soon Ernest said as he forced himself to refocus on his duties and obligations, preparing to return to the apartment and complete his investigation along with the others.
“Prepare all the info you managed to get, I'm on my way back to the apartment.” Ernest's orders are immediately confirmed by Edi before they disconnect the phone call.
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Ernest paused his steps for a moment while taking a deep breath as soon as he arrived at the door of the apartment he occupied.
With a slow motion and doubtful look Ernest turned his head to the side, where he could stare towards the door of Tira's apartment which he could see from where he stood.
Finally, with a heavy breath, Ernest moved his hand to open the door of his own apartment and entered to meet Edi and Steven who were waiting for him inside.
“Steven, how is our research progress today?” With the attitude he was trying to get as habitually as possible Ernest said as he drew closer to Edi and Steven who looked serious at their desk.
Ernest and Edi turned towards the entrance of the apartment upon hearing Ernest's voice.
“Ah, have you come Mr Ernest? We were observing the cctv recording in the library and recorded all the names of the people who were in the recording.” Steven answered Ernest's question.
“Mr Ernest, these are the names of people who were in the library at the same time as the terror who was sending a message of terror to Tira's daughter.” Edi handed over the data on the names of all the people mentioned by him earlier to Ernest who immediately took his notebook about the people in the parking lot that he had suspected and he deliberately gave a sign in the form of star sign.
Ernest's eyes narrowed slightly as soon as he saw every name he had given the asterisk, coincidentally, that day all those names were also in the library, thus making Ernest sigh long because of that.
“Jalan dead-end again..” Ernest said in a soft voice with eyes still staring in disbelief because the coincidence that happened about the info made their investigation come to a standstill.
“We feel the same way Mr. Ernest. The fact of the coincidence is really frustrating.” Edi said as he glanced at Steven still struggling in front of his laptop screen, observing the cctv footage in the library at the time of the terror.
“Then, what can we do now Mr Ernest, what else can we do to find the next clue?” Edi asked as he looked into Ernest's eyes staring at Steven's laptop screen.
“Steven...please repeat from the beginning of the cctv recording in that library. I want us to now focus on the movement of people who were holding their cellphones or laptops at that time. We will observe these people in more detail. We set aside people who are chatting or reading books first because they are not likely to send terror messages while reading books.” Ernest said as he stared intently at the laptop monitor.