XXX
Mysterious Caller
THIRD PERSON
Just how exactly did the killer murder the victim without getting caught by Glendale?
Paulit-ulit na rumehistro ang tanong na 'yon sa isip ni Detective Denver. Halos pigain na niya ang sariling utak.They covered up almost everything, from how the victim was lured by the killer to its demise. But this angle they were looking at doesn't seem to fit the puzzle.
"Hindi kaya may mali tayo?" One of his colleagues asked. He didn't answer simply because he didn't want to admit it.
Mistake was never in his vocabulary.
The unanswered question hung in the air between them until the door swung open. Pumasok sa opisina kung nasaan sila ang isa pang kasama dala ang isang folder. Kaagad nitong kinuha ang bakanteng upuan sa harap ni Detective Denver at ipinakita ang hawak sa mga kanila.
"The autopsy report," he told them as he placed the folder on the table.
Nauna na si Detective Denver na kunin ang folder na 'yon para makita ito. Pinasadahan niya ng tingin ang ibang mga nilalaman, hinahanap ang pinakaimportante sa lahat. Kaagad na nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang mabasa 'yon.
"The time of death..." he mumbled to himself, shock was written on his face.
Napatango ang pulis na nagdala ng resulta sa kanila. "Yes. We were all wrong about the time of death of the victim because she died an hour ago before Glendale found her."
Nagulat ang lahat sa nalaman. Isa sa kanila ang agad na nakabawi.
"That means, Glendale's clear. Kasama niya ang mga kaibigan niya nang mga oras na 'yon, meron siyang alibi."
"So the time of death deceived us." Nalilitong himutok naman ng isa pa.
Sa pagkakataong 'yon ay tuluyan nang nakabawi si Detective Denver. Hindi niya maintindihan pero ito ang unang pagkakataong naramdaman niyang masaya siya at nagkamali siya sa akala.
"There were many factors affected the body temperature of the corpse. The place where she was found, the clothes she was wearing and many more factors. But the most important thing is that, we've finally proven Glendale's innocence."
Sabay na napatango ang lahat sa tinuran niya.
"Grabe, wala man lang nakapansin sa biktima na nakasabit sa christmas tree display?"
Napaisip naman si Detective Denver sa sinabi ng kasama dahil maging siya na dumalo sa christmas ball ay hindi rin ito napansin. Madilim ang parte kung saan nakapwesto ang malaking christmas tree display. Shigiyama High really wanted to surprise the people-and they didn't fail.
"Nakausap ko ang ilan sa mga staff, alas sais ng gabi ng matapos nilang makumpleto ang set-up ng christmas tree pero wala naman silang napansing kakaiba roon," sagot ng isa sa kanila.
"Something has changed," Detective Denver pointed out, earning his fellow policemen curious stares. "The killer's M.O."
"Well spotted," bigay-papuri ng kasama. "Assuming we are dealing with Killer One, this is the first time that he or she lured the victim. Usually he or she does the killing in a way that is convenient for him or her, according to our profiling." Turan nito.
Nahulog sa malalim na pag-iisip ang detective. Ang mga biktimang pinatay ni Killer One ay sila Kiel Nagihara sa swimming pool at si Daryl Crane sa isang train station. Hindi pa rin siya naniniwala kay Lewis nang sabihin nito sa kanyang siya ang pumatay kay Daryl. Naniniwala siyang ang kasabwat niya ang pumatay dito dahil malayo ito sa istilo niya.
YOU ARE READING
CTRL + C
Mystery / Thriller"Someone's pretending to be me---killing people and putting the blame on me!" Everything seemed normal at first but things began to mess up when Yoondae Glendale transferred into her new school. It all started when someone from their class got murde...
