BOOK 1 | Start the War

Arc 4 | Ch. 58: A Memory That Wasn't There

Start the War

Chapter 058

"Sigurado po ba kayong walang kahit na anong clue sa mga footages? We have hundreds of them!"

"We're very sorry, Ms. Lee," paumahin ng isang tauhan. "But we have been trying to check everything since that night but we really got nothing."

Xeign bit her lips and looked away, naiinis. "Si kuya Sean? Pumunta na ba siya rito? I'm sure if he's here he will find something!"

Umiling iling ito. "We already asked for his help. Pupunta raw po siya rito pagkatapos ng tanghalian."

"But it's still morning!"

Kapapasok lang ni Xander sa control room ng headquarters nang madinig iyon. His feet brought him there instead to the restroom. Nang makita niya kasi ang sign na malapit lang siya sa may control room ay agad siyang nacurious sa kung ano ang itsura neto.

At hindi nga siya nabigo. Lee organization's control room has exceeded his expectations. It's bigger than what they have sa headquarters ng Youngs.

Matatagpuan si Xeign sa pinakagitna ng control room habang kausap ang isang tauhan. There are hundreds of footage flashed on the widescreen. Lahat ito ay nakaplay sa iisang oras. It's on loop. It keeps on repeating.

Perhaps they are trying to find some clues the night when Sebastian was shot.

Nanatili siyang nakatayo sa pwesto, still not seen by anyone. Pinagmasdan niya lang ang mga footages na nasa harapan. His eyes quickly scanned all of it.

When his eyes went to one footage, he flinched. Then he checked more. Surprisingly, he felt the same thing.

That is when he decided to step forward.

"Uh, excuse me?"

Lahat ng tao sa loob ay napalingon sa kanilang gawi. All of them got surprised by his presence. This is their first time seeing his face inside the control room kaya naalerto kaagad sila.

"Who are you? Why are you in this room?"

Xander slightly raised both of his hands. Xeign's eyes narrowed into slits, tinatanaw ang kalayuan ng hindi kilalang tao.

"Mr. Kim?" she called. Nang masigurong siya nga iyon ay agad nanlaki ang kaniyang mga mata. "Don't point your guns on him. He's a Young!"

And they obeyed her orders instantly.

"Mr. Kim, why are you here?" tanong niya habang naglalakad papalapit sa kaniya. "Are you lost? Let me escort you to—"

"May I ask which camera you found Sebastian?"

Kumunot ang kaniyang noo. Kahit nagtataka ay sinagot na lang niya iyon. "Camera 345 and 347. Why?"

His lips parted. Muling tumama ang kaniyang tingin sa mga footages na nasa harapan. Luckily, no one is looking at them. Bumalik lang din sila sa kani kanilang trabaho.

"Can I talk to you? Privately?"

Muli, kahit nagtataka ay sinundan na lang niya si Xander. When they got outside, agad siya netong hinarap wearing his serious face.

"Why...are you acting so strange, Mr. Kim?"

"If you found Sebastian in that area bakit hindi kayo nagtataka na wala kayong makita ni anino niya sa footages?"

"Oh, that? It's true we found him in that area but we found him at the blind spot area. Iyon ang tinatrabaho nila ngayon. We've been trying to get even the smallest clue."