Erudition of Doyle: Volume One

CHAPTER 14: CASE IV - MONEY OR LIFE?

Case 4: Money or Life?
(The Owner of The Diary
Chapter, Part Four)

ROSALINDA

"WHAT should we do now?" I asked Doyle, as I crossed my arms. Nasa likuran kaming tatlo ng eskwelahan, hiding from the guard. "Yes, let's say that Lilith and Mammon are working together and the story is actually connected in this case. But, where should we find them?"

"If the half of the book is based on real life, then there's a possibility that the location wherein the book can be the location where they are hiding." Clark gave his theory.

"The location of this plot is a warehouse in the middle of nowhere," Doyle sighed. "However, I don't think all the members of the Herald Mortiferum have their own warehouses. If they were to use identical buildings, it would increase the risk of detection by the police. The police would easily search the warehouses and find them. Beelzebub, who owns the old warehouse where we found John Martinez hiding, already has a warehouse. So, the other members would have to think of another building to hide their evilness," he continued. "It makes sense for the group to consider alternative locations to hide their activities and avoid suspicion. This way, they can continue their illegal actions without drawing too much attention."

Doyle has a point.

"If the story is based on a real-life situation with the current evil activities of Mammon, the author should consider changing the location of the plot to make everything in the book fictional. I believe this book is presenting an unsolved mystery to everyone, and someone should investigate and bring this gambling game and evilness to an end." Wika ko. I believe my father didn't just write this for nothing, and I know he knows about Herald Mortiferum.

I didn't talk about who kidnapped me by the time where I got used as their test experiment. Sinabi ko lamang sa kanila kung ano ang lahat na gingawa niya sa'kin. Why? Because I don't want to my father die, kaming dalawa lamang ang naroroon. We don't know anyone there, at napakarami nila. And I guess my decision is safe, they didn't haunt us. However, now they are wandering in the Philippines, creating evilness.

Maraming mga Pilipino ang kasapi sa organisasyong iyon. Sa pagkakaalala ko, hindi talaga ang Herald Mortiferum ang orihinal na pangalan ng kanilang organisasyon. Hindi ko maalala ang unang pangalan ng kanilang organisasyon. Subalit dahil sa iba't ibang organisasyon sa Russia, nagkaisa ang lahat ng mga organisasyon at naging isang organisasyon, na tinatawag na Herald Mortiferum.

"Ano na? Ano na ang gagawin na'tin? Hindi namang pwedeng tumunganga lang tayo rito." Tarantang sabi niya habang napapahilamos ng mukha. "I have to find my cousin, I don't want an angel like him to die with evil humankind. Also, he's only a child."

Humikab si Doyle, nagsimula itong naglalakad papalayo sa amin habnag nakapamulsa. "Don't worry, I don't think they will kill him. Your cousin still can use an object and bait for us to find them."

Lumukot ang noo ko. "And you sound so okay with that?" I stated.

"Yes, do I care about his life? No." He said without any emotions in his face. Hindi ko mapigilang magulat sa sinagot niya, kaagad akong napatingin kay Clark. His eyes were nurturing hell, as his skin was flaming.

Clark clenched his teeth as he walked away from us. Hinayaan ko na lang siya, at hindi na siya tinawag pa. It's clear that he didn't like Doyle's answer. Nilapitan ko si Doyle saka mabilis kong kinurot ang tenga nito na kaniyang ikangiwi.

"Can you at least pour some empathy?"

"Empathy?" Patanong niyang sabi saka ngumisi. "He doesn't need that, he needs to hear the truth of the possibility of what will happen to his cousin, they can even make him their test experiment if they have to. Lilith wouldn't manipulate that kid if that kid is worthless." He gave his possible theories again, but if you think about it, there's a high chance that what is going to happen about him.