The Mystery of Black Rabbit Lake
Chapter 11 - Inquiry (Part 1)

Hendra gathered all his team members and held a meeting in the meeting room. After all his team members sat in their respective seats, Hendra started the meeting.

“Anean maids and Caregivers (Bi Marni and Mbak Puput) at the time of the incident was not at the residence of Zeus, but was in the villa of the city of B, B, he was asked to help prepare for the reunion of Mr. Mark and Ms. Cleo two days before the incident. And returned to the house of Zeus again, the morning after the crime. Hari and Linda have confirmed their alibi by questioning the waiter and security guard at Villa B.”.

Hendra picks up a red marker, then crosses out a photo of Athena's maid and nanny, because their alibi is clear, they are not suspects of a murder case. Then Hendra wrote something on the blackboard and then circled a photo of Athena and two photos of the security guard working in the house.

Budi furrowed his eyebrows, did Mr Hendra suspect the three of them were involved in this murder case?

Hendra pointed at the writing on the board.

Under the photo of Satpam Agus who served on the night of the incident written:

The electricity never goes out

No technical problems with cctv

No gun sounds erupted

Under the photo of Athena it says:

The power went out while Athena was sleeping

Strangled

He heard the gun twice explode

Under the photo of Satpam Bondan on duty the next day after the incident, it reads:

Adapter or power supply off

“These three people have unequal statements, one of them must be lying," Hendra said.

“Budi, you investigate more about Athena's statement. Meet psychiatrist. Ask if it is possible that a person in fear and sorrow like Athena could bear such absurd testimony? Because sometimes the witness of a murder case can block his mind to cover his fear by saying he can not see anything, dark and also hear strange sounds like the sound of a gun erupting. Can the hypnotherapy process be applied to Athena to unlock her memories?" said Hendra.

“Good, Sir," exclaimed Budi with a respectful position.

“Day and Linda, go to the house of Zeus Anthony, check again the statements of the two guards and ask them to include strong evidence to support their statements. And one more thing, after that disconnected cctv tape, did anyone else break into the house?" Hendra's orders.

“Budi, what about the wife and first child of the victim? Have you recorded their alibi?" ask Hendra again.

“Ares Anthony is in country M on business, sir. I checked the immigration records stating that Ares Anthony entered Indonesia two days after the incident. His alibi is very strong, he is not a murder suspect" Budi said.

Take a breath and continue...

"Until now I still haven't found Hera, sir. Hera's last cell phone signal was at the Hades Hotel, after she checked out of the hotel. I checked the hotel lobby cctv, after checking out Hera went out of the hotel on foot and into a restaurant near the hotel. The restaurant is still closed, as it is not yet time to operate. But the door of the restaurant was already open, so Hera could enter freely. Surprisingly, the restaurant did not know if a woman entered the restaurant. And after that Hera never came out of the restaurant again. I have checked the cctv in minimarket and cctv installed on the road, but nil. Hera never left the restaurant. I don't know where Hera is now. All cctv in S city also does not detect the presence of Hera. Lost without a trace. Strange as it is," said Budi confused what else to do.

“What about the records on immigration of Hera and Hefasius? When did they arrive in Indonesia? And is there a record on immigration that Hera left Indonesia the day she checked out of the Hades Hotel?" ask Hendra.

“Hera and Hefasius had been in Indonesia for a week before the crime. Check in at Hades Hades. So they stay at the Hades Hotel as soon as they arrive in Indonesia. And until now, Hera still remains in Indonesia, sir. There is no record of going abroad" said Budi.

Hendra then circled a photo of Mrs Hera and wrote the word “hilang”.

“Ok, then now do the task I asked for earlier," perinta Hendra.

All disbanded and carried out their respective duties.

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Hades Hotel 17th floor, Ares Anthony office…

“Hallo... Sir, I just got a call from “people in” policing Z. They reported that Mrs Hera was last seen entering the Imperial Kingdom Restaurant near the Hades Hotel. And after that Mrs Hera went missing, never to be seen coming out of that restaurant. All the cctvs in S town to date are still deployed to search for Mrs Hera's whereabouts. But still haven't found it. The head of the investigation team, Mr. Hendra apparently suspected Satpam Agus, Satpam Bondan and Miss Athena, Mr. Because their statements are different," said Robert.

“Clear their difference of information," said Ares wanted to know the thoughts of the Head of the Research Team.

“Nona Athena says the power went out and heard gunshots. While the Agus Security Guard who served that night said electricity was on and did not hear the sound of gunfire," explained Robert.

“Papa Zeus' house is equipped with a silencer so surely the security guard can't hear the sound of gunfire. If the power goes out or not, have you checked the notification record in the home security program if the generator turns on automatically?" asked Ares.

“Already, Sir. The generator didn't turn on at all that night" Robert said.

“Hmm... means Athena is lying or wants to cover something?," asked Ares.

“Oiya... Miss Athena said she was strangled in the dark by a man before hearing two gunshots, sir," Robert said.

“Decoked? You mean somebody wanted to kill Athena before Papa and Hefasius killed her?" ares asked in surprise.

“True, Sir. And now two police officers are looking for the information of the Agus Security Guard, the Bondan Security Guard and the psychiatrist Miss Athena" said Robert.

“Who is Miss Athena's psychiatrist?” ask Ares.

“Doctor Roy Surya, practices in the hospital where your Oma is treated, and sometimes Doctor Roy also goes to the patient's house if necessary," said Robert again.

“It seems I've heard the name of the Doctor," Ares said, recalling when he had heard the name.

“I will soon send a photo of Doctor Roy Surya to your mobile phone, Sir. Maybe you recognize it when you look at a photo" Robert says.

“Good... Have you investigated the disconnected cctv footage?" ask Ares.

“There's something strange here, sir. The Agus security guard who was on duty on the night of the incident said there were no technical problems on the cctv. But the Bondan security guard said the cctv adapter or power supply is off, sir. Now the police are investigating the veracity of this news" Robert said.

“Hmm.. Could the person who deleted the cctv tape disguise the tape deletion by damaging the adapter. So that everyone thinks the cctv recording is disconnected because the adapter is off. Then the case became a dead end" said Ares.

Robert nodded and admired the thought of his Young Master who was already like a homicide detective in mystery novels.

“Now look for cctv original recording data at cctv head office. And find out who the person who deleted the data is" Ares ordered.

“Good, Sir. And... The man who got off Mrs Hera's car and was recorded at the end of the cctv video was your sister, Mr. Hefasius Anthony," Robert said.

“I've guessed. The person who deleted the cctv footage tried to cover up the trail of the murder suspect who came after Hefasius broke into Papa's house" Ares said.

Robert nodded again confirming the thought of his Young Master.

“Then I will immediately investigate the person who deleted the cctv first, Sir," said Robert immediately wanted to move to investigate.

“Robert, what about the report of the forensic results of Papa's body, younger brother and the weapon used? Has the report been out?” ask Ares.

“Not yet, Sir. Looks like it will still have to wait a few more days" replied Robert.

“Begging the forensics department to speed up their work and have them report it to me before going to the police" Ares said.

“Good, Sir. Anything else?” ask Robert.

“Athena, where is he now? How's her condition now? Is it still unable to talk and walk because it is still in shock?” ask Robert Ares.

“I will find out about Athena, Sir," replied Robert.

Ares hung up on her.

Hope you're doing better now, Auntie.