I and Warren decided to go with separate cars and now we are on our way to the police station, I turned on the GPS while Warren's car followed behind me. It wasn't that far from the city hall, so we arrived there 10 mins. after Mr. Eduard's call.
We parked our car pero bago ako pumasok, nagpalit muna ako ng damit. I always have extra clothes, and when I was finally done, I entered the station.
"Excuse me, Sir can we speak to Sergeant Suarez?" I asked at the front desk, the police guided us on our way to its office. Kumatok ito at unang pumasok sa opisina, maya-maya ay lumabas din ito.
"Maam, hintayin niyo po muna siya dito. May kausap pa po siya e." He said, I nodded and thanked him.
I couldn't wait, I badly want to know this person. There can be tons of information that we can get from that guy. We can finally make a step.
"Emma please, can you stop walking back and forth? nahihilo ako sayo." Inis na sabi sakin ni Warren, napakamot ako sa ulo ko.
"What's taking him so long?" I said pointing at the door.
"Maghintay ka nga, ang liit talaga ng pasensya mo." I ignored him and continued walking.
"Alam na ba to ni Don? he should be with us right now since siya naman ang part ng investigation team." I said again, kinuha ko yung phone ko galing sa bulsa ko at I was about to call him.
"No need, I'm here." Don arrived, I sighed in relief. Buti nalang at nalaman niya kaagad.
"I came here as fast as I could, Mr. Eduard already told me what happened earlier and asked me to come here." Dagdag pa nitong sabi.
"But I did not get the full details Emma, ang sinabi lang niya may nagpaputok sa lugar ng event niyo. What exactly happened?" Don asked, but lumabas na si Sergeant Suarez so I didn't get the chance to tell him the whole story.
"We'll talk about it later." Sabi ko sa kaniya.
"Agents good afternoon, Mr. Eduard told me na kayo ang pupunta rito so you're free to investigate and ask help with my team. We already did a research background sa profile ni Robert." Sabi ni Sergeant Suarez.
"Robert is his name?" Tanong ni Warren.
"Follow me," Unang naglakad si Sergeant Suarez at sinunod lang namin siya.
We arrived at their interrogation room and saw the guy inside, may kasama itong isang pulis, the police was the only one talking though. He only nodded time to time, yan lang yung interaction nila.
"There he is, anyways dalawa lang ang pwedeng pumasok loob." Sabi ni Sergeant Suarez at tumingin sa amin.
"I'll stay here outside, kayo na ang pumasok. Makikinig lang ako." Warren volunteered. Tumango ako sa kaniya and sabay kaming pumasok sa room.
Nadatnan namin si Robert na tahimik at di nagsalita nang pumasok kami.
"Sir, we'll take it from here. Salamat po." Sabi ni Don at umalis na yung isang pulis na nag-interview sa kaniya.
He left his notes and papers sa lamesa. Agad akong umupo and start to read his notes, while Don grabbed the papers to read his profile.
Robert Dumasag, 45 years old, dating construction worker but was fired and captured because of selling illegal drugs.
"So Mr. Robert, itatanong ko sayo yung tinanong ko kanina. Bakit ka nagpaputok?" I asked. Hindi ito tumingin sa mata ko and he kept his head low.
"Mr. Robert Dumasag?" I was trying to keep calm. Naiinis ako sa mga taong di ako sinasagot.
Napahawak ako sa ulo ko and took a deep breath.
Emmalyn Colin Roberts, kumalma ka.
"Sir, magsalita ka para mapag-usapan natin to ng maayos, kung hindi mapupunta ka sa kulungan." I said again, he sighed and finally looked into my eyes.
"Kasi gusto ko lang." Ano?!
"Anong gusto mo lang?! trip mo lang magpaputok ganun? may dinamay ka pang bata kanina!" Tahimik lang itong nakikinig sakin samantalang ako kunti nalang sasabog na sa galit.
"Sir dati ka ng nasa kulungan because of selling illegal drugs, gusto niyo ba bumalik doon? kaya sabihin niyo samin yung rason kung bakit niyo ginawa yun."
He closed his eyes for a second and finally opened his mouth to answer.
"Napag-utosan lang." He finally admitted.
"So who do you work for? tauhan ka ng isang drug lord? mataas ba rango niya?"
"Oo mataas ang rango niya at yan lang ang sasabihin ko."
I looked at Don and he clicked his tongue. He signals me to go outside for a bit as he went to the door.
"Ayaw magsalita ah, takot ata to sa kung sino mang boss niya." Warren said.
"That wasn't enough information, we need to ask more." I replied.
"The man is stubborn Emma, ayaw nga magsalita e." Don then said.
"Yan rin sinabi ng pulis kanina, he kept on askin questions pero ayaw magsalita, tamang oo lang o hindi palagi lumalabas sa bibig niya. Himala nga daw at sa inyo sumagot siya." Sabi naman ni Warren.
"So what are we gonna do now? I asked facing Don, siya ang naka-assign dito so I should follow whatever he says, I guess.
"We may not get a lot of information, but his answers were enough. Atleast alam nating napag-utosan lang ito sa isang malaking rango. But still, we'll lock him in jail and wait for a miracle na may sasabihin nato. We never know." Don then said. Bumuntong hininga ako and looked at him inside.
Fuck it I was wrong. I really thought na may malalaman kaming marami ngayon, but dalawang info lang pala ang nakuha namin. Is it enough though? sabi ni Don okay na daw, but I wasn't satisfied. And they can clearly see it on my face.
"Emma alam kong stubborn ka rin, pero anong gusto mo? pagpipilitin talaga natin siya magsalita ngayon?" Tanong ni Warren.
"Couldn't hurt? magsasalita lang din naman yan, we just need to push him." I defend.
"Yes but not now, I promise you may makukuha rin tayo, and then we'll connect the dots, if we get more information." Don said one last time, okay fine.
Dumating ulit si Sergeant Suarez and tapped Don's back.
"So how was it? did you get what you need?" He asked looking each of us. I shook my head.
"Oh is that so? okay then we'll lock him up. We will continue to ask him, hindi naman magtatagal masasalita rin niyan. So if we have updates, we'll tell you right away. Don't worry kami muna bahala dito." Sabi nito and he smiled, we said our thank you.
Hindi na kami pumasok sa loob but kinuha namin ang papel kanina, and we took his picture to bring it with us back to the headquarters. Warren and Don stayed at the police station to settle some thing while nauna na ako sa sasakyan ko.
I entered my car and angrily closed the door. My anger is raging through my body. I held the steering wheel tight and frustratedly close my eyes, thinking what's gonna happen next.
I was thinking of Sandro, especially the text that he received earlier. Those bullets were for him! It was already a warning. Kailangan namin siyang maunahan before anything happens to my client. But how? the progress will be slow since wala kaming masyadong nakuhang impormasyon kanina.
"Damn it! Damn it! what's our next move?" I asked myself.
Okay Emma, you may not get what ypu wanted earlier but soon you'll catch whoever the person is behind of all of this and stop this madness. It may be slow but there is progress. Be patient and you'll complete the mission.
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Mission: Protect Him At All Cost
ActionThe presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, received a lot of threats from an unknown enemy. Well, it was not new to him not until their enemy started to lock their target at his family, especially his eldest son, an aspiring Congressman of the firs...
