Of Love and Politics I: Juego Limpio - Completed

CHAPTER 36

"You know you don't have to come." Agent Gutierrez shook his head. "You are not even listening."

Mula sa pag kakatulala ay lumingon siya dito. She sighed. It's not that she wasn't listening. Naalala niya kasi si Lily. She tried to tamper her lust down pero simula nang matikman niya ito ay parang laging hinahanap ng katawan niya ang init ng katawan nito. She thought she'll get over her lust pero parang mas lalo pa siyang nanabik dito.

Kaya ngayon ay pinilit niya ang sarili na sumama kay Agent Gutierrez sa inbestigasyon, dahil baka lagi lang may mangyari sa kanila ni Lily dahil hindi niya mapigilan ang sarili niyang maangkin ito.

"Nakikinig ako Guitterez. I just have something on my mind."

He shook his head again. Then fixed the sunglasses on his nose. Medyo natabingi kasi kanina nang paharurotin nito ang sasakyang dala dala nila papunta sa bahay ng dating Police na si PO1 Harry Nicolas. They are in front of a bungalow cemented house. It wasn't anything fancy. Mukhang hindi naman ginagamit ng PO1 ang pera nito sa karangyaan kagaya ng ibang police na kilala niya. The house had a broken pot of flowers in it's fence. Tabingi din ng bahagya ang bakod na gate.

Tama nga ang hinala niya. PO1 Harry Nicolas isn't killed because he is involved in drugs. He is killed to silence him. Marami na sigurong nakalap na impormasyon ang police para maging threat na ito.

"Well. Whatever is on your mind. Alisin mo muna. We need our wits when we are in front of his wife. I doubt na pagkatiwalaan tayo ng asawa niya kung may hawak man siyang ebidensiya. She could be murdered kung mag sasalita siya."

Alana gritted her teeth. She knows that what ever they are doing it would affect the Mayor of San Aguinaldo. It's like digging a grave of fresh corpse. Mabaho ang aalingasaw na amoy.

"Alright." Tila nag kakaintindihan na tumango sila sa isa't isa.

Gutierrez and her exited out of the car and looked at the house in front of them. Tumungo sila sa pintuan nun at agad na kumatok. But there was no one answering.

"Tao po!?" Alana shouted but still there's no response.

Muli silang nag katinginan ni Gutierrez. Agent Gutierrez held his waist specifically to where his guns are. Mahirap na baka naunahan na sila sa impormasyon.

"I don't think there's someone here----"

Nahinto ang sasabihin ni Agent Gutiererz nang may marinig silang boses sa loob.

"T-Teka lang! Sino yan?"

Alana used that chance to take advantage of the situation. "May itatanong lang po sana kami."

Agent Gutierrez lowered his hands down to his side and fixed himself. Agad itong ngumiti sa ginang na bahagyang binuksan ang pintuan. Alana also smiled pero mukhang natakot pa din ang ginang. It seems that she was afraid of strangers turning up in her door step.

"A-Ano yun?"

Nag palipat lipat ang tingin nito sa kanila. Pero hindi pa din nito binuksan ng malaki ang pintuan. Alana felt frustrate as she crossed her arms acrossed her chest. Agent Gutierrez held her arms and tapped it bago nito ipagsalikop ang kamay sa harap.

"Kayo po ang Mrs ni PO1 Nicolas----"

Sa sinabi ng lalakeng kasama niya ay isasara na sana ng matanda ang pinto but Alana put her hands to stop it from closing.

"We are not bad people, Mam. Gusto lang naming malaman kung anong nangyari kay PO1 Nicolas. Just like you I believe that he isn't involve in the drug cartel, because that's what he was investigating nang mamatay siya."

Hindi siya humihinga ng sabihin iyon. The middle aged woman had her mouth hang open.

Nakahinga siya ng maluwag nang unti unti na nitong binuksan ang pinto. But not before checking the whole place again.

"Pasok kayo. Dali."

Agent Gutierrez made a thumbs up her way. Iiling iling na lang na sumunod siya sa matanda. She wonders what would Agent Gutierrez do kung ito lang ang andito ngayon. Maybe it's a good thing that she came too. Kung hindi ay di niya alam kung may makukuha ito sa matanda sa approach nito.

The middle aged woman closed the door immediately. Bago sila harapin. "M-Maupo kayo."

They sat as the woman sat on the other end of the couch. Nakaharap ito sa kanila. The wife of PO1 Nicolas held her hands together. Ilang segundo itong nakatitig lang sa mga kamay nito. Alana was about to open her mouth pero nag angat na ito ng tingin.

"W-What do you want to know about my husband?"

Agent Gutierrez leaned in towards the woman's direction. "We are here to clear your husband's name Mam."

"Paano?"

Kita niya sa mukha nito ang hindi pag titiwala sa sinabi ni Agent Gutierrez.

"Madaming mga tao ang nag punta ditto para itanong kung anong nalalaman ko tungkol sa asawa ko. I never told them anything except I don't know. Ngayon anong sasabihin niyo para mag tiwala ako sa inyo?"

Alana's heart constricted. She can relate to what the woman is feeling. Gusto nitong ihanap ng hustisya ang asawa nito pero ito ay ordinaryong may bahay lamang. There's no way for her to clear her husband's name kaya siguro nakipag cooperate ito sa mga Police noon pero wala namang nangyari. That's what Agent Gutierrez said to her bago sila pumunta sa bahay ng ginang. So they could come up with a plan how to approach the wife of the slain police.

"We are not part of the Police force, Mam. We are investigating his death to gather evidence. We have a prime suspect pero hindi namin magagawa yun kung hindi mo kami tutulungan." Agent Gutierrez gritted his teeth. "I promise we'll bring back his honor and clear his name. Yun ay kung tutulungan mo kami. We are stumped in the investigation but his connection to the case would bring light to all of this mess."

Sa sinabi ng lalakeng katabi niya ay tila kumislap ang pag asa sa mukha ng ginang.

We are so close Helen. Alana closed her fist tightly. Remembering Helen's graceful smile and beautiful soul made her heart ached. Gusto niyang iaayos ang bagay na naiwan nito. Pero ang unang una sa listahan niya ay pag bayarin ang taong pumatay dito.

"My husband..... he had a burner phone he used. It was given to me noong mga panahong nararamdaman niya nang delikado ang buhay niya. He said that he couldn't tell me the details but he was willing to give me that evidence if anything happens to him."

Bumangon ang pag asa sa dibdib niya. Agent Gutierrez and her looked at each other. Finally. There's a breakthrough with their investigations.

"Nasaan na po ang burner phone?"

"I-I already gave it to the Police. Noong una silang pumunta dito. They told me that they needed everything I know to help the investigations. I was a fool for giving it to them."

Damn it! Nag igting ang panga niya. Whoever is behind the murders are really thorough. Mukhang ginagawa na nila ito noon pa. What could they do against an enemy that knows all their moves and are advance in this kinds of things than they are?

Kuyom kuyom niya ang kamao niya. She wanted to lash out but there's nothing she could do about it.

"It's ok Mam. We could recover that burner phone. Ako ang bahala."

"But what if they already destroyed it?"

Agent Gutierrez held his nape. "Then we have to start from something again. Isa pa. Wala namang mawawala satin kung i-f-follow pa din natin ang lead ni PO1 Nicolas."

Bumaling ang lalake sa ginang. "Tell me the names of the Police and I'll arrange something."

Sinabi nga ng ginang ang mga kailangan nila and the names of the Police involve. Umalis sila sa bahay ng ginang. Her feeling hopeless but not Agent Gutierrez. May iba pa daw itong lead at sana ay masamahan na naman niya ito sa susunod, dahil ang pupuntahan naman nila ay ang mismong nanay ni Helen.