Breaking The Code: Bounty Hunter (Carnations Series #3)

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[Agatha's Point of View]

"Anong sabi?" tanong ko ng binaba ni Drake ang cellphone "May kinalaman daw ang Bounty sa nangyari" sabi niya kaya nanlaki ang mata ko

"Ha? So their really serious about this?" sabi ko kaya tumango siya "When did Hive joke around?" sabi ni Nathan kaya natahimik ako, kaninang umaga namin sinabi sa kanya tungkol sa Bounty and he was angry dahil masyado daw mababa ang presyo niya, he said he costed trillions not just $200,000,000

"But then the players called Bounty Hunters ay pwede makasuhan once na mahuli sila because the game is not just making them pawns but paid assassins too" sabi ni Drake kaya tumango ako bilang sangayon

"And the higher the prize, more possibility that we'll be targeted" sabi ni Nathan kaya tumango si Drake at tumingin sakin

"Lalo ka na Agatha, sa ating anim ikaw ang pinakamataas ang presyo kaya na sayo ang mata ng mga Bounty Hunters pag nag-simula na ang laro" sabi ni Drake

"Even if I was a player I'll be targeting Agatha, $300,000,000 is a big sum of money you know" sabi ni Nathan kaya pinagningkitan ko siya ng mata

"Should I kill myself to get the money? I mean, I deserve the money after being hunted, right?" sabi ni Drake kaya napailing ako but our conversation was cutted off by scream of terror that echoed in the Hotel.

Nagkatinginan kaming tatlo at kasing bilis pa ng kidlat ang paglabas ng hotel room "Anong nangyayari?" tanong ko sa isang lalaki "May natagpuang bangkay sa isang Hotel room" sabi ng lalaki bago umalis

"I'll contact the others" sabi ni Drake at agad kinuha ang cellphone niya "Should we look ito it?" tanong ko at liningon ang gawi ni Nathan pero wala na siya sa kinakatayuan niya

"Nathan?" pagtawag ko at linibot ang kwarto pero hindi ko siya mahanap kaya linapitan ko si Drake

"Labas lang ako" sabi ko bago lumabas ng Hotel Room, kita kung paano magkagulo ang tao habang hinahanap ko si Nathan then a voice stopped me on my tracks

"No worries, I can hold the case for you" sabi ng isang boses sa isang Hotel room "This is private property where a kid like you should not be here" sabi ng isang police

"Your arrogance will be the reason why this case will not be solved, do you know that?" sabi ng lalaki "How would you know? You are just some detective-wannabe so I suggest you go back to your Hotel room, kiddo" sabi ng police

"Did he just called me kiddo?" rinig kong bulong ng lalaki ko kaya napabuntong hininga ako at naki-epal na sa eksena bago pa man mag-iskandalo ang lalaking toh

"I'm so sorry officer" sabi ko at pumunta sa tabi ni Nathan "Calm down and don't make an incident" bulong ko and I could see disbelief written in his face

"Pasensya na po, we were used to holding cases like this but you already said back off, right? Then we should be going then" sabi ko at akmang hihilahin na si Nathan palayo ng pigilan kami ng officer

"Wait" sabi niya kaya liningon ko siya "I'm Senior Inspector Francis Santiago from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and I would like to know what is your friend talking about" sabi ni Inspector Santiago

"I'm Agatha Ward and this is Nathan and were students from St. Pristine na tumutuloy dito" pagpapakilala ko and I could si disbelief written in his face

"St. Pristine? The infamous University where they call the students prodigies" sabi niya kaya tumango ako "I heard that St. Pristine students investigate the crime themselves" sabi niya kaya tumango

"Yes. And he is one of them, that's why he's this arrogant" sabi ko at hinigpitan ang pagkakahawak sa braso niya dahil mukhang aangal pa siya

"I'm the one who's arrogant now ha?" bulong niya kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at sinensyahan na tumahimik "Kung papaalisin niyo kami baka pwede namin makita ang bangkay kahit sandali lang?" sabi ko

"Sure" sabi niya at inalayan kami papunta sa bangkay. I mentally gasped sa nakita, a girl is lying on the bed, mouth slightly parted and eyes wide open kaya kitang-kita ko ang maputi niyang pupil telling me that she's dead, the bedsheat was soaked with blood and the nightgown she's wearing

"A fatal blow in the chest.." sabi ko habang nakatingin sa bangkay "Seems like she was sleeping when it happened" sabi ni Nathan kaya tumango ako

"But isn't it too early to sleep?" sabi ko habang nakatingin sa bangkay "What time is her death?" napalingon kami sa nagsalita at nakita si Drake

"We were suppose to look at it when your friend came along" sabi ni Inspector Santiago gesturing to Nathan na pinagningkitan siya ng mata

"Can we borrow gloves?" sabi ni Drake kaya inabutan kami ni Inspector ng gloves kaya I'm free to hold the corpse kaya nagsalubong ang kilay ko

"It undergone rigor mortis or stiffening of the body kaya three to four hours na siyang patay" sabi ko at sinalubong ang tingin ni Inspector Santiago

"Around 8'o clock ang time of death niya" sabi ni Drake kaya tumango ako bilang sangayon pero nanatili ang kunot noo ko

"But why is she wearing a nightgown?" tanong ko "Excuse me" napalingon kami sa pinto at nakita si Sir Antonio

"I'm so sorry, hindi ko sila mapipigilan gawin toh, the President gave them complete access to interfere in this kind of cases" sabi ni Sir Antonio na mukhang sanay na sa pinanggagawa namin

"We were about to leave so we won't have any problem" sabi ko at ngumiti "No, now that I saw what you can do I'm giving this case to you, mukhang sanay naman kayo eh but if you need assisstance just call me" sabi niya at may tinaype sa cellphone niya

"Can I get your number?" sabi niya at inaboy sa akin ang cellphone "Of course" sabi ko at linagay ang number ko sa cellphone niya "I'll be waiting outside. Goodluck" sabi ni Inspector Santiago bago umalis

"As if may magagawa pa ako sa desisyon niya so I'll be going now" sabi ni Sir Antonio bago umalis

"We really have that handsome face that nobody can resist" sabi ni Drake at nag-apiran pa sila ni Nathan kaya napailing na lang ako sa bromance ng dalawang toh.