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
ANOTHER CASE was closed. Minsan hindi ko maiwasang magtaka kung bakit lagi akong naiinvolve sa mga kaso. At tuwing may nangyayari, lagi kong kasama sina Harriet at Morrie, pati na rin si Aiden.
Dahil malakas ang tranquilizer na tumama sa waiter, kinailangan siyang dalhin sa clinic ng Bartholomew Building para hintaying magising. Guwardyado ng isang pulis ang kanyang ward at nakatali ang kanyang isang kamay sa kama para masigurong hindi siya makakatatakas.
We have successfully foiled the assassination attempt. The university chancellor is still alive and well. The Sherrinford Soiree, however, was abruptly ended. Ikinalungkot ng mga estudyante na hindi nila masyadong na-enjoy ang gabing ito. They were asked to return to their quarters, much to their dismay.
Kaming apat na sangkot sa kasong ito ay nasa Bartholomew Building din, hinihintay ang resulta ng lab test sa boteng nakumpiska ni Harriet sa bulsa ng waiter. If the contents of that anti-depressant bottle were poison and if the food or drinks served to the chancellor were laced with it, the man would be charged of attempted murder.
"Next time, kapag may ganitong murder plot o kung anumang nalalagay sa peligro ang buhay ng isang tao, inform n'yo kami," nakapamewang na pangaral sa amin ni SPO1 Cosmiano. Deja vu. Parang nangyari na ang ganitong senaryo ilang araw pa lang ang nakalilipas. "Do not go on your own when dealing with a dangerous man."
"The end justifies the means," Morrie answered. I would have suggested to them to inform the authorities about the murder plot, but they already made up their mind earlier. "We stopped the would-be assassin from killing the chancellor by making him think that everything is going as planned."
"Hoy, Morrie!" Parang ahas na bumulong si Harriet. Compared to the abandoned warehouse incident, we were successful on preventing someone's death and we captured the suspect.
Napabuntong-hininga na lang si SPO1 Cosmiano at napayuko. She knew that no matter what scolding she gives, we would still act on what our gut feeling tells us. "Aiden, next time you overhear something in the comfort room, idiretso mo na kaagad sa amin. Everything went smoothly in this case, ngunit hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon, aayon ang lahat sa inyo. Ang kailangan nating gawin ay i-minimize ang risk."
"Yes, ma'am," tumango ang Adlerian.
May dumaan na isang babaeng nakaunipormeng pang-nurse sa harapan namin. Nakasuot siya ng nurse cap at face mask kaya hindi ko nakita nang buo ang kanyang mukha. Nagpatuloy siya sa paglalakad hanggang sa kuwarto kung saan nagpapahinga ang assassin.
"Kapag nagising na siya, you should interrogate him about how he's related to the Russian roulette killer," payo ni Harriet. Kung tama ang kanyang ipinupunto, the police might find a thread that would connect this case to the other ones. "May nakita akong papel sa bulsa niya kanina at meron itong letter 't' kagaya sa mga forced suicide victim. He might be planning to plant that near the chancellor once his target's dead. Unfortunately..."
