Game Of Life: Volume 2

24. The Suspects

Eivel

Magkasunod kami ni Kid lumabas ng silid. Habol-habol niya 'ko habang tinatanggal ang suot-suot niyang gloves.

"Saan tayo pupunta?" Tanong niya sa akin.

"To meet the suspects," I glanced at him. "Check mo nga ung mga nakasulat sa memo pad na binigay sa 'yo."

Tumaas ang dalawang kilay ni Kid sa sinabi ko. Kinapa-kapa niya ang dalawang bulsa niya at nilabas ang isang memo pad at fountain pen.

Sherlock mentioned that he already talked a little to the suspects. Baka may makuha pa kaming clues tungkol sa kanila gamit ang mga impormasyon na nakuha niya.

Tinignan ni Kid ang memo pad na hawak-hawak niya habang nakatingin lang din ako sa kaniya. Seconds passed and there's just an awkward silence between us.

Hindi maipinta ang mukha ko bago ko hatakin ang memo pad.

"E-Eyo-"

I forgot, this idiot has a hard time reading-

Nang tumama ang tingin ko sa papel ay kumunot ang noo ko. Just like what Kid did, I stared at it for a couple of seconds.

It's...

"Freaking blank?" Naguguluhang sambit ko.

My forehead furrowed as I check every pages. Walang nakasulat na kahit ano. The heck?

But Sherlock said that he already talked to the suspects, and gave us this. There's 0% chance that he's just messing with us when it comes to-

Oh.

Natigil ako sa pagtingin sa memo pad.

"Looks like we really need that jerk huh?" Mahinang sambit ko.

This is a game after all, konektado ang bawat equipment na binigay sa amin.

To see what Sherlock wrote in this memo pad... we need Sage's magnifying glass.

Kid looks worried, maybe because he thought that I'm in a bad mood. "E-Eyo... ano gagawin natin?"

Bumuntong-hininga ako bago magsimula ulit maglakad. "We have no choice, let's ask them ourselves."

Kahit alam kong hindi ako naintindihan ni Kid, sumunod lang siya sa akin sa paglalakad. I won't ask for Sage's magnifying glass, isaksak niya sa lalamunan niya 'yon at gawin niyang lollipop.

Muli kaming bumaba sa unang palapag. I don't know where the suspects are located yet... but when it comes to games or even movies, I'm pretty sure that there will be always a character there—the kitchen.

Kahit malaki ang bahay at maraming pasikot-sikot, hindi kami gano'ng nahirapan hanapin ang kitchen. Maliban sa malaki ang sakop nito, alam kong nasa dulo o gilid na parte 'to ng bahay. Kung saan magkakaroon ng backdoor, connected sa backyard o garden.

It didn't took a while for us to find the kitchen area in this huge mansion. Pagtapak ko kaagad sa kakaibang tiles sa kitchen ay mabilis na nakuha ng atensyon ko ang isang malaking coffee corner sa bungad nito.

It has huge cabinets that contains coffee beans in different containers. Different kinds of mugs and cups too. I looked a little bit surprised while staring at it. I think I won't be surprised if there's a barista too.

At the kitchen, a kind of fat man wearing a brown apron is busy cooking something. Nang umikot siya para kumuha ng sangkap ay napansin niya kaming dalawa ni Kid.

I plastered a smile as I step closer to him.

"Hello, sir." Pagbati ko sa kaniya.

His lips opened for a second before he answered. "Oh, you must be the detectives that sir Sherlock had mentioned. Do you want some coffee?"