The Mystery of Black Rabbit Lake
Chapter 31 - Luke Malcom

The Flash Back On

The circular watch in Lukas Malcom's hand showed at two in the morning. Lukas Malcom staggered into his house, a little drunk and dizzy, but Luke continued to walk to his room, passing his father's workroom whose door was slightly open.

“Dad, it's dawn, it's still working," muttered Luke about to enter his father's study.

But his steps stopped when he heard his Father's Secretary reported a news that made his heart beat fast. He immediately canceled his intention to enter his father's room, instead changing the direction of his destination, heading to a small cottage far from his home.

A small wooden cottage that looks haunted after becoming a scene of murder. Luke slightly shuddered in horror when he saw the little hut, especially at this time, the sky was still dark and lonely. Fortunately, the moonlight could still guide him closer to the little cottage.

Bruckk….

Luke fell on the doorstep of the little cottage. Then she cried sobbing.

“I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken you to this cabin, locked you in this cabin and got you killed. Sorry. Now rest in peace, your killer is dead" Luke said in his tears.

Crek.. crek. Luke stopped his crying and sharpened his hearing.

Crew.. crek.

The feathers of Luke stood. Luke stood up and ran back to his house. So scared. He promised never to return to the cabin again. Too horrible.

Meanwhile inside the little hut, a hand covered in blood scratched the walls of the hut causing a creak sound.

HEFASIUS IS THE KILLER, UK.

The Flash Back Off

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Lukas Malcom is already in a luxury bar in the city of S. He ordered a bottle of his favorite wine. A glass was empty, but he had not poured the contents of the wine bottle back into the glass. Luke was even busy glancing at the circular watch in his hand.

“At 19.50. There's still 10 minutes. He's not too late, I'm the one who came too soon" muttered Luke who was already beginning to fret. He stood up and went to the toilet.

The bartender who was in front of him just shook his head, confused to see Lukas Malcom who was not behaving as usual, came alone without the company of his woman or his best friend, and today it seemed so agitated as to want to quickly meet the person who had an appointment with him. The bartender then serves other guests who order drinks.

Ting. ting, the door of the bar opened again and two men and a woman walked into the bar. Heading to the Bartender's table.

“Good night, Sir. Have you seen Mr Lukas Malcom?" ask Budi to the Bartender who is wiping the glass.

“He was sitting here, sir. And just a moment ago, he went to the toilet" replied the bartender.

“Where is the toilet, sir?" ask Hari to the Bartender.

“Straight to the end, then turn right, sir," replied the Bartender giving directions to the toilet.

“Thank you, sir," replied Hari and Budi. The two of them rushed to the toilet, not wanting to lose Lukas Malcom, they had to quickly find information about the murders in the little cabin near Black Rabbit Lake, before Luke Malcom disappeared without a trace like Hera and Athena.

“Hopefully it is not too late" said Budi while opening the door of the toilet room number one.

“Kosong....," said Budi a little annoyed because the door of the room was open and he did not find Luke in it.

“Yeah...," screeched Day while covering her mouth. His eyes were wide-ranging, staring into the door of the last toilet.

Budi immediately ran closer to Hari. And their mouths were both wide open.

“Sial, once again we are late," said Budi after seeing Mr. Lukas Malcom sitting on the toilet floor with terrible bulging eyes and his neck there was a rope trap like the previous two victims. Budi immediately called the police and ambulance to take care of Lukas Malcom's body.

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Ares Anthony is a little late coming to the bar, where he and Lukas Malcom will meet and talk about a murder case that became a trending topic today. Ares' car stopped because the bar parking lot was very crowded, even seemed some people crowded around the ambulance car in front of the bar door.

“What's up, David?" ask Ares to his secretary.

“Shortly, Sir. I'm going to ask the people around here first" David said, removing his seat belt, opening the door and exiting the car.

Ares waited in the car feeling unsettled. It seems like there has been a terrible event if the ambulance arrives and many police officers stand guard in front of the bar.

David ran around and got into the car.

“Manager bar says that Mr. Lukas Malcom was killed in the toilet, sir," David said slightly unsettled and anxious.

“How can? A killer broke into a toilet and killed him? It doesn't make any sense" said Ares, because eight o'clock in the night is the time when the bar is starting to get crowded, it's desperate for the killer to go inside the bar's toilet to kill Lukas.

“Please wait a minute, Sir. I'm downloading a video of a cctv recording installed in the toilet bar" David said, keeping his eyes on the tablet.

“Done," said David and gave the tablet to Ares.

Ares immediately pressed the play button and video footage of the toilet bar cctv immediately played.

Lukas Malcom went into the toilet, washed his hands in the sink and then tidied his hair. Then suddenly he fell on the floor, and then it was like he was dragged into the toilet at the end of the room. The toilet cubicle door was then closed hard until the cubicle was seen vibrating on the tablet screen. After that the video footage of the cctv turns gray and white, like there is a disturbance of the image on the camera.

Ares took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. The video returned to its original appearance. Ares looked at the door of the last room. Still not open. And a few minutes later two men came into the toilet, one of them opened the door of the last toilet room and then his friend turned his head, immediately to the last door as well. Then one of the men called, calling the authorities.

“It's weird... How did Luke die in the last toilet cubicle, while no one was in the toilet at the time?" ask Ares worriedly.

David immediately took his tablet and played a video of the cctv recording. His mouth was open, unable to say anything. Horror and fear rose from his eyes.

“Let's go home, I have to go to a private island tonight as well. Looks like Athena is in danger. I have to take care of him tonight" said Ares anxiously because it seemed that Luke's murder was not a murder committed by a man, but by an invisible being.

David drives his car to the Mansion and escorts his Young Master into the helicopter to his family's private island.