"Because I am able to."
"Wait, hey you Policemen are you just going to believe this guy?" Analyn said with raging anger, is she mad because he solved the case or she's mad because the police just let the guy solve it?
"Don't worry Ma'am, we trust him," Ani nito sabay tingin sa akin, kita sa mukha nito na naguguluhan s'ya pero hindi ito nag salita at hinayaan na muna ang anak ng mga Laverista na mag salita.
"First of all, The Barista is out of this, He doesn't even know who Chloe Santiago is, right? And their drink and food is actually the same so if he does it how can he target Chloe's food?" Tanong nito kaya naman tumango ang Barista.
"Huh? Hey, Police are you going to his side? He doesn't have any proof! What if this barista is a spy or assassin and here to assassinate my friend and you never think of that?!" Malakas na sigaw ni Analyn sa mga police pero para bang normal lang sa kanila na sigawan sila at tuloy pa rin sila sa mga ginagawa nila.
"This is not a movie, Ms. Tadeo." Mapang-asar na ngiti ng anak ng mga Laverista.
"How can you say that! Maybe he just choose randomly and it land to C—"
"That conclusion is wrong too. Miss since our Mr. Barista over here is NOT just a Barista so please watch your mouth." Dahil sa sinabi nito ay tinignan ko nang maigi ang barista.
"Who cares who he is, he killed my friend so he needs to go to jail!"
Napabuntong hininga na lang ang anak ng mga Laverista bago umupo sa isang upuan malapit sa table ng biktima. "I don't have time for more talk, so let me know when you're ready to listen." Pagkatapos nitong sabihin ito ay agad itong sumalampak sa mesa na ikinatunga-nga ng lahat.
He didn't seem serious. Ilang oras pa ang dumaan bago nanahimik si Analyn kaya naman agad na itinaas ng anak ng mga Laverista ang ulo nito at nakapangalumbabang nakatingin sa kanila,
"Ready? Cause if still not hahayaan na lang namin ang case ng kaibigan mong maging unsolved." Sagot nito kaya naman walang nagawa si Analyn kung hindi ang hindi na lang mag salita.
"Alright, let's proceed. As I said before, the evidence does not point to Mr. Barista as the murderer of the victim. It indicates that aside from her fans and family who're not here, you two are the only people here who fully know Chloe."
"Wha-"
"Shut your mouth, please; I am not done talking." He is unexpectedly more serious. He is not playing anymore."
"As you mentioned, Chloe takes a picture as you two order food. Mhykaella is the one who placed the food on the table, and Analyn is the only one who stays at the table while the other two go to the bathroom, correct?"
"We never said it to you, how did you know?"Tanong ni Mhykaella
"Yes, correct," I said. Dahilan upang mapatingin sila sa akin.
"The entire action has an opening in it where they might put the cyanide that kills Chloe." He said bago lang ito tumayo sa inuupuan nito.
"Wait, how can we do this? We have no idea which cup she will choose, and we never give her any cups!"
Ngumisi muna ito at bago kunin ang cellphone ko sa bulsa n'ya para bang nahihirapan itong buksan ito kaya naman lumapit ako para buksan ito dahil sino ba namang tanga ang hindi naglalagay ng password sa cellphone n'ya?
"Ms. Madison said she knows Chloe as an influencer. She likes to take pictures of whatever she finds it aesthetic and photogenic. I think that sentence only can ring a bell to you Ms. Mhykaella Villanueva, the killer who killed her best friend."
"What?! Mhykaella? Really? Pero never kayong naniwala sa sinasabi naming ang barista ang pwedeng gumawa nito?"Analyn is in disbelief.
"Because I have not done talking, Ms. Tadeo. Did it again, and this time you will see yourself with a scratch tape in your mouth" He felt irritated by Analyn's interruption, which is why he told her that.
"Ryu," Saway sa kan'ya ng detective na kaninang kausap n'ya na ngayon ay nakaupo lang at nakikinig sa nangyayari.
"I'm sorry, let's continue." Ani nito at ibinalik na ulit ang composure.
"Ms. Tadeo, I need you to tell me honestly, or else you'll go to prison. Did you two occupy yourselves while Ms. Villanueva was getting the food, such as by taking a photo before eating and before and after they went to the bathroom?" Agad naman na nag isip si Analyn.
"Yes, I think. We take more shots before eating our food and before they go to the bathroom dahil hinila agad ako ni Chloe para tingnan ang mga mural painting sa mga pillars because I am an artist." Halata sa mukha ni Analyn na na realize na n'ya ang mga sinasabi ng anak ng mga Laverista at napaupo na lang ito,
"Ms. Villanueva did it." Sabi nito bago umupo.
"But Ms. Tadeo can do it too dahil iniwan s'ya bago sila nag Cr." Ani ng Detective habang nakangiti sa anak ng mga Laverista kaya naman tumango ito sa detective bago nag salita ulit,
"Yes, she might be but it doesn't mean she did it. Based on the- Hey, Red Hair open your phone." Agad naman akong pumunta sa kan'ya para i-open ang cellphone ko at agad ring pumunta malapit sa tabi ng Detective.
"Based on her social media she likes photogenic things, as I've mentioned before, but that's not the point of this. The point is that she had a problem with content copying because she stole social media content from a particular social media influencers. I believe that person to be you, Ms. Villanueva." Kita ko sa mukha ni Mhykaella ang gulat sa sinabi ng anak ng mga Laverista.
"No!" Malakas na ani nito bago umiyak at naaupo sa sahig. "It's her fault! I wouldn't kill her if she hadn't copied my style and kept her focus on makeup content! " Dahil sa sinabi n'ya ay isang malakas na sampal ang natanggap n'ya sa kaibigan n'ya.
I know kanina pa n'ya natanggap na s'ya mismo ang pumatay simula ng tinanong s'ya ng anak ng mga Laverista kanina, accepting that the friend you are defending is the murderer is still hard.
"O my gosh, Mhykaella, ano bang utak meron ka? Hindi mo ba kayang pag usapan nyo muna iyon? Huh?! Ella buhay ni Chloe yung tinggal mo at hindi to basta-basta lang! Tang ina naman!" Agad na bumuhos ang iyak nilang dalawa habang tina-try ni Mhykaella na yakapin si Analyn na kusang lumalayo.
"Get her." Ani ng Detective sa pulis na nasa likuran namin na tumango lang at pumunta na agad kay Mhykaella
"Ms." Agad akong napatingin sa Detective na tumawag sa'kin.
"May I know your name?" Tanong nito kaya naman sinabi ko na lang dahil baka mamaya tawagin ako dahil sa pakikialam ko kahit hindi ko naman kasalanan.
"You are Ryu's?"
"Assistant, Detective. Assistant." Agad naman nangunot ang noo ko.
"Huh? Me? No way!" I said at agad na hinablot sa kamay n'ya ang cellphone ko na ikinatawa naman ng Detective.
"I don't mind Ryu." Natatawa na ani nito bago tumayo sa kinakaupuan nito at naglakad kaya naman hinabol s'ya ng anak ng mga Laverista.
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