Encoded

Chapter 33 : Somerton

MHOREIN

Lahat ng mga mata ay nakadikit kay Gelene at Jaiden nang barilin ni Gelene ang salaming nasa itaas ni Jaiden.

Did she miss her shot?

Tumayo si Jaiden at tumingin sa amin.

"You monsters! Sino ba kayo?! Why did you do that! You killed her!" Sigaw niya. Then I realized what Gelene did.

She was about to attack us when Chain and Arvin got a hold of her, Twisting her arms and pulling them back. Jaiden screamed.

"Ano bang kailangan niyo?! Sino ba kayo?!" She knelt down from the pain.

It didn't stop her from giving the boys a hard time. When Chain and Arvin finally got her hands on her back, Clark ran in and handcuffed her.

Binitawan siya ni Chain at Aiden. Hinihingal ang dalawa.

Other police men held her up and dragged her towards another police car.

I sighed in relief when the car she was put in left. I checked my watch and yawned when I saw the time. It's 1:45 A. M. and we have to go to where ever Aiden is. Gelene, Clark and Arvin excused themselves to investigated inside the house.

"Naalala ko lang. Lahat kayo tiga- Middle Lezran, Hindi ba?" I asked inspector Leto. He nodded.

"Yeah, Why?"

"You don't happen to have officer Aiden Jake Ignacio on your team?" Chain asked.

"No... Maybe Inspector Vanadel had your guy, O baka si Inspector Adams." Tumango nalang ako.

"Salamat, And thanks for letting us gate crash your case too." I chuckled.

It's been a while. Though I know that this case is literally psychotic, Im relieved that there isn't a single sign of Acros.

"No problem, It was our pleasure."

"Aalis na kami, We're exhausted." Sabi ni Chain.

We were about to leave when the Lezran trio stopped us.

"Hey, Salamat sa tulong ninyo. That was great." Arvin smiled.

"Sure, Our pleasure." Chain fist bumped him. Looks like they're getting along.

"You were okay, Couldve done better." Gelene smirked.

"You guys did awesome! This is gonna go great on my blog! Ang angas niyo, Grabe!" Clark squeeled.

I displayed a lop sided smile when I realized how much I miss Aiden. I really haven't talked to him since... The incident. I haven't even seen him.

"We really have to go. Pagod na kami at marami pa kaming gagawin bukas." I yawned.

"Siya nga pala, Clark. Have you seen officer Aiden Jake Ignacio around?" I asked. He shook his head.

"No... Hindi ko siya kilala. Sorry."

"Oh... Okay. We'll head back to the hotel. We'll see you guys around."

Inspector Leto drove us back to the hotel and we finally got some rest.

It didn't last though. I could barely sleep because night terrors keep waking me up. The same flashbacks and nightmares bother me every night. Still as vivid as the day that it happened.

We woke up early and prepared a cup of coffee on the go. As I was putting a shit load of sugar on my coffee, We heard voices outside of our door. Some screaming for help and some soft voices.

Chain and I looked at each other. Both hesitant.

"Seriously?" Chain rolled his eyes. Bumuntong hininga ako.

"Yeah, Seriously." I put the lid on my cup and rushed outside.

The room next to ours had a crowd around it. People started gossiping.

"Ang malas naman ng hotel na ito."

"Tingin nito patay na iyan??"

"Ayan na naman yung detectives."

"May namatay na naman?"

"May insidente na naman?"

"Baka may sumpa itong hotel na ito."

"Back away, Let the professionals handel this!" Chain held up his I.D.

When I saw what they were looking at I was as confused as they were. I stared at the body and immediately blamed my favorite killer.

"Oh, Ano sa tingin mo ang nangyari dito?" Tanong ni Chain

"Poison." I knelt down and felt the man's pulse.

"Wala na talaga- Wait." I squinted and looked at his finger. The skin looked melted and rotten. Other than that there were no injuries on the body.

"Do you have more gloves?" I asked Chain. He handed me another pair.

"Salamat." I inspected his clothes and checked every pocket. I pulled out a wallet.

"Tignan mo nga." I handed it to Chain.

"There's nothing here." My eyebrows met. I stood up and faced Chain.

"Anong ibig mo sabihin?" Tanong ko.

"Look. Nothing. Walang laman." He was right. Nothing in the wallet except a couple of Peso bills. No I. D. Or licence. Not even a credit card.

I looked around the hotel room looking for signs. No bags, belongings or anything that can indicate how long he could've stayed in the hotel.

"Call the lobby and ask them for lists of people who checked in the room." I ordered. Chain nodded and excused himself.

I once again checked the body. Desperate for clues, I removed his shoes. Inside was a piece of paper.

'I was gonna tell you, But They caught onto me. I know who they are. They sent me. I planned on telling but I know they're gonna kill me any moment now.'

I stared at the piece of paper. Realization dawned on me and it sent shivers down my spine. I stood up and called miss Prina.

"We found something. They sent someone to spy on us here in Lezran. Kakanta na sana 'to kaso napatay na agad nila."

"Seems like they only want you. That confirms our suspicions. I talked to Lezran's Agency already. They're gonna let you investigate."

"Salamat. Bye." I turned the call off.

"Mhor, Police are here. Pero hindi nila kasama si Leto." Chain informed me.

"It's fine. Prina talked to this agency already." Chain nodded.

"Here's the list you wanted too." Chain handed me his phone. On an email a lost of multiple people were written, Along with their numbers.

"Magoobserba muna ako dito." Chain excused himself.

I heard footsteps behind me.

"Kayo siguro sila Detective Agustin at Detective Castranuevo." I turned the other way and saw a tall, chubby, middle aged man with dark blue eyes.

"Inspector Vanadel." Kinamayan ko ito.

"Sir, Sa tingin niyo nandito ang mga detectives ng Leoune-" The officer that just walked in stared at me. I did the same. I blinked multiple times.

"Mhorein...?"