The Mystery of Black Rabbit Lake
Chapter 23 - Meet

Finally Athena arrived at Jalan Cempaka, a small street near her apartment, a quiet and rarely traveled road. Motor vehicle and pedestrian drivers prefer to pass through Jalan Mawar because the road is bigger, more crowded and more lively, crowded by several shops, cafes, and even more, a small, ornately decorated restaurant with a variety of modern decorations and lighting arrangements that beautify the beauty of the night.

“Hmm... has been this late but still crowded, everything is still open and there are still many visitors," said Athena at a glance to see the frenzy of the Way of the Roses when they want to turn to Jalan Cempaka and compare it with the silence of Jalan Cempaka, Cempaka, it was dimly lit and there was not a single vehicle or human on the road, except for him.

“Sepi once... eerie," said Athena evaded her fear and pulled the phone out of her coat pocket, turned on the flash light on her phone and checked if there were any new messages from people who would help her.

Ting…

“Duh... ngagetin aja," said Athena slowly and saw a new message suddenly entered on her phone.

“The blue car is near the public phone box," said Athena slowly, then turned her head and widened her eyes in all directions, looking for a blue car on Cempaka Street, but not yet seen the slightest sign of the presence of cars or humans on this road.

Athena walked again after tightening the coat, while remembering where the location of the public telephone box on Cempaka street. Looks like he still has to walk about 1 km away. And Athena started to feel a little tired and started to get sleepy. Surely the sedative effect he took had started to work. Athena began to regret her carelessness, why she took the medicine before coming to Jalan Cempaka, should she invite Mbak Puput or Bi Marni to accompany her to come to this road. But it's too late to regret everything. Athena continued to step up and look for where the blue car was.

The sooner I find the car, see the forensic results and find out the truth, the sooner I can go home and rest in my comfortable room, inner Athena.

“That's the blue car," said Athena happy when she saw a dark blue luxury car near a public phone box.

Thankfully, inner Athena and speeding her steps towards the blue car was.

And after Athena was a few feet away from the blue car, a man dressed in all black and wearing a black hat got off the car. The man set the position of his black hat, so that Athena could not see the man's face under the dim light of the street lamp Cempaka. Athena stopped her steps two meters away from the man, watching the man and waiting for him to speak.

“Get in the car and I'll take you to a brighter place so you can read the forensic report well" the man said in a soothing voice.

There was no tinge of coercion in her voice, making Athena's beating heart and fear begin to creep into her heart, slowly disappearing. The man opened the car door for Athena, then she got into the car and sat behind the wheel.

Already caught up, already met and talked to unknown people on this deserted road, if this man really meant less well towards him, surely he would have been ambushed and kidnapped, he said, but politely this man took her to a decent place to talk further, Inner Athena. Athena nodded, then ventured into the man's car.

After Athena sat comfortably in the luxury car, the man then played a soft piano classic, melting the awkward atmosphere between the two of them. Athena then closed her eyes for a moment and adjusted her breathing to avoid being nervous. Moments later the sound of the car started roaring and took the two of them out of Cempaka Street.

And when Athena opened her eyes, she was already in a place far from her apartment.

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Ares glanced back at Athena, the girl already looking comfortable and relaxed after her beloved song played. Ares then turns on his car to take Athena to his Mansion. Athena did not say much throughout the trip. Ares then glanced at her again and found Athena had fallen asleep next to him. Ares smiled amusedly at Athena, how could the girl fall asleep next to an unknown stranger, truly a careless girl. Ares then pressed his car's gas pedal and drove his car at high speed through the silence of the night towards his Mansion. As soon as the gates of his Mansion opened, Ares immediately walked into the Mansion grounds and parked in front of the main door. Get out of his car and meet his two secretaries.

“Robert, is the helicopter ready?" ask Ares to his secretary.

“It's ready in the hangar, sir. Are you ready to go now?" ask Robert.

“Awhile, someone will take part in the flight this time. But keep everything a good secret, lest anyone know but you," Ares said, then returned to his car, opened the door and carried a sleeping girl to the hangar.

Robert and David who saw the actions of his Young Master were only head bangles and soon followed his Young Master heading to the hangar to board a helicopter towards a private island of Hades Group.

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The Flash Back On

Crutches.crek…

“Do not.. please do not bother me, forgive me... I beg you... After I get out of this room, I promise to tell you who your killer is, Sir," said a frightened man every time he heard the crek. But the crek's voice.crek..crek continued to sound, did not stop after the man made a promise.

“Why? Why do you always scare me? Does the Lord want anything else? Do you want me to give you back all the money I've received for covering up your murder case?" asked the man while continuing to close his eyes, close his ears, curled up in the corner of the room, did not dare to move and increasingly frightened to hear the sound of crack.

“Quite... enough.. please let me go, Sir. I will do all you wish, sir. Please help me get out of this room, sir. I can't take it anymore. If Master is unwilling to help me, I cannot help Master either. I've tried my best to get out of this place" said the man, frightened, who suddenly stood up and was about to run to another corner of the room, avoiding the sound of crack. But his legs were heavy and unable to step. He glanced at his feet and his outstretched hands tried to pull his legs to run, but his eyes instead saw a rope wrapped around his legs moving up to his thighs, then to his stomach, continuing up to wrapped around his neck.

“Aaaa.. aaa…. Take off my neck, sir. Aaa…. Please don't choke me, sir," said the man, trying to pull the rope from his neck. But the winding of the rope grew tighter and stronger, crashing his jaw and continuing to trap him until he fell down and did not breathe anymore.