The new semester opens with a bang that shocks the four Houses of QED University, an exclusive school for promising students of the science of deduction and art of detection.
The Holmesian Harriet Harrison never thought that the day would come when...
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MORRIE
A POTENTIAL murder plot? Interesting.
I could see in Aiden's face that he was trying to remain calm. But him talking in a faster than usual pace hinted that he's genuinely worried by what he had heard. Someone's life might be in mortal danger, and that's a thought that he couldn't easily shrug off.
The Adlerians are known for their pranks, hence me being skeptical on what he shared to me. But this was no time to be playing tricks on the attendees. His intel might be legit so I decided to hear him out. I had nothing better to do anyway, except endure a few hours of partying.
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"What did you hear?" I asked, showing that he had my undivided attention.
"Tinawag niyang White, Wine o Wayne ang sarili niya," he started explaining. "Tapos may nabanggit siya tungkol sa isang anghel. I can't remember kung ganito ang exact words niya pero parang 'the Angel has descended. I will drag that angel to hell.' Meron pa siyang nabanggit tungkol sa healing powers, pero baka exaggeration lang 'yon."
Angel? Healing powers? Those words struck something in my mind.
For a second or two, I glanced at the people sharing the stage. If Aiden's memory was as sharp as I expected it to be, the clues seemed to point to that person. My gut feeling agreed to what I was just thinking.
"Obviously, ang target ay isa sa mga attendee sa Grand Hall. Ang tanong ay kung sino sa atin," the Adlerian went on, turning his head to the direction of the VIPs. "Speaking of angel, 'yong chick mula sa Rios Foundation ang unang pumasok sa isip ko."
"Lorelei Rios the chairwoman?"
Aiden nodded. "Meron siyang mala-anghel na mukha at aura. Kung physical appearance ang ginamit na basehan ng lalaking narinig ko para gamitin niya ang salitang 'angel,' siya na ang perfect match."
"I don't think it was based on someone's physical qualities. The clues were already spoonfed to you." I revealed my phone and started searching something on Google. Though I had an idea on who might be the target, I needed to confirm my deduction first.
