The new semester opens with a bang that shocks the four Houses of QED University, an exclusive school for promising students of the science of deduction and art of detection.
The Holmesian Harriet Harrison never thought that the day would come when...
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WILHELMINA
Like in typical Filipino action films, the police arrived late. The action was over when they secured the perimeter of the abandoned building.
Ligtas na sina Harriet at Aiden ngunit nakatakas ang taong nagtangkang patayin sila. The hotel staff still had some tricks up his sleeves, something that we failed to account for.
Today's encounter should remind us of how dangerous our chosen career is. Hindi mo alam kung kailan malalagay sa panganib ang buhay mo. Nakaka-thrill minsan na lumutas ng mga kaso. Ngunit habang lumalapit sa katotohanan, lalong napapalapit sa kapahamakan. Ang kailangan ay maging maingat.
Harriet did me a favor when she saved me at the abandoned clock tower a few days ago. Tinatanaw kong utang na loob ang pagkakaligtas niya sa akin. When I started suspecting that something bad might have happened to her and Aiden, I did not hesitate of coming to her rescue. I would still help her even if I did not owe her any favor.
With or without reason, we should help people. With or without favors, we should extend a helping hand to them.
Salamat sa mga gadget na ibinigay sa akin ng isa sa aming mga professor, nakatulong ako para masigurong hindi matutuloy ang masamang balak ng salarin. We have a tech enthusiast instructor in the university and he always offers his new inventions to me for trial testing. Hindi sa inaasahan kong may mangyayaring ganito, ngunit lagi kong dala-dala ang mga ito para sa anumang posibleng senaryo.
Some may wonder why the hotel staff and the policeman did not hear the buzz noises created by the retractable pen. Habang tumatanda ang isang tao, humihina ang kanyang pagdinig at nahihirapan ang kanyang tenga na ma-pick-up ang mga tunog na may mataas na frequency. The pen that I used to communicate with Harriet and Aiden could release 17 kilohertz. Sa gano'ng kataas na range, mahihirapan ang mga nasa edad dalamwpu pataas na marinig 'yon.
The retractable pen could also release a deafening screech. Our tech enthusiast professor told me that the feature was inspired by the sound cannons used by the riot police as crowd controller. Dahil sa nakakabinging tunog, naiistorbo ang likido sa ating mga tenga kaya nawawalan ng balanse ang makakarinig nito.
We saved our classmates, and ourselves too, from peril. However, no one could save us from the scolding that was about to come. Kahit na natukoy namin kung sino ang salarin at muntikan na siyang mahuli, mali pa rin ang ginawa naming pag-alis sa kalagitnaan ng klase.
SPO1 Cosmiano put her hands behind her back, her sharp eyes shooting piercing glances at the four of us. Kasama niyang dumating ang mga rumespondeng pulis dito sa warehouse. "Masaya akong malaman na ligtas kayong apat. Pero sino ang nagbigay sa inyo ng authorization para habulin ang isang potential serial killer?"
"Nadala kami ng curiosity, ma'am, kaya we acted on impulse," sagot ni Harriet. Apart from curiosity, she was also driven by the desire to gain the upperhand in our class activity. I have known her as the probably the most competitive Holmesian. But being competitive could sometimes lead us to precarious situations.
