Detective Trainees (COMPLETED)

Chapter 51 : Effects

Chapter 51 : Effects

“Thatʼs absurd!” I exclaimed out of shock. Halos mapatayo rin ako dahil sa sinabi ni Agnes. Hindi ako makapaniwala.

“And insane,” dagdag ni Winston habang umiiling.

To revive dead people? Wow, daig pa ang magic.

“Itʼs actually possible,” sabi ni Nol habang nakahalukipkip. Binasa niya muna ang labi bago nagpatuloy. “Remember when I told you I will invent a gun that shoots electric currents?”

Humarap siya sa akin. Naalala ko tuloy nuʼng nasa mansion kami ng mafia nila. His secret place. I nodded at him. “Of course. Itʼs funny, you know.” pang-aasar ko.

Tinitigan niya lang ako na parang walang paki sa kung anoʼng sasabihin ko about sa “imbensyon” niya.

“I did it.”

“What?”

“Hindi ko dala. Nasa mansion. I was able to invent a gun— instead of shooting bullets, it will shoot electric currents. Aside from that, itʼs rechargeable.”

“Whatever, so whatʼs the point here?”

Ngumisi siya sa akin. “The point is...”

Lahat kami ay nakikinig sa kanya. Nakatingin kami sa kanya habang hinihintay ang sunod niyang sasabihin.

“If I can invent robots and an electric gun, V mafia can also invent things that sounds insane and absurd.”

We fell silent. Napaisip ako sa sinabi niya.

“Hm, Sherlock Holmes once said...”

Muling nabalik ang atensyon namin sa kanya. He loves the attention. Heʼs enjoying it. Gustoʼng gusto niya na nakikinig kami sa kanya. Just by looking at his smirk, halatang gusto niya ang nakikita niya ngayon sa amin. This jerk.

“What one man can invent, another can discover.” he continued.

“What do you mean by that? Is it even related?” takang tanong ko.

“We all have different interpretation with that quote. Letʼs just say that... If I can invent, they can too. What if V mafia discovered a gun that can shoot electric currents? What if V mafia can invent a gun that shoots bomb instead of bullets? What if V mafia discovered a drug? What if they invent a drug?”

Nage-gets ko naman ang gusto niyang sabihin pero gaya nga ng sabi niya, meron tayong different interpretation tungkol doon sa quote.

What one man can invent, another can discover.

Makalipas ang ilang minuto, umalis na rin ang mga lalaki. Humiga ako sa kama habang nag-aayos naman si Agnes.

“Keena, are you okay?” she asked.

“Yep. Matutulog na muna ako.” sabi ko.

“Okay, papasok na muna ako.” sabi niya at ngumiti. I waved at her as soon as he left the room. Pagkasara ng pinto, wala na naman akong nagawa kunʼdi tumitig sa ceiling.

Dahil hindi naman ako inaantok kahit pa sinabi ko kay Agnes na matutulog ako, I took my notebook and pen.

Nagsimula akoʼng magsulat doon tungkol sa V mafia. I tried to connect every information.

Renato Vendyl is our primary suspect right now. Not just because of the first letter of his surname but also the possibilities. That night, at the Masquerade party, isang beses ko lang nakita si Renato Vendyl.

He was talking to my dad who happens to be there too. Hanggang ngayon, nagtataka pa rin ako kung bakit nandoon siya.

What if, kasama pala siya sa V mafia kaya ayaw niya kong papasukin dito sa Holmesʼ in the first place?