"Hilda is a good girl, detective. Yeah, I'm sure any parent would say this about their child to anyone else, but it's the truth, she's good, and I love her very much."Detective Anna listened as she prepared her book and pen. She watched Mr. Lockwood, clearly listening to what he was saying. She nodded, signaling that he could continue with his story."It's not just me, of course, my wife loves Hilda too. She's very beautiful, detective, you've seen her picture, right?""Yeah, I've seen her. I admit she is indeed a beautiful girl.""See? I even realized that her beauty became even more obvious as she grew into a teenager."Detective Anna nodded."I've both noticed Hilda's development, which I think is rapid. My wife and I even agree that she must have a lot of crushes at school. Do you agree, detective?""I can imagine that.""So, you agree?" Mr. Lockwood pressed because, in his opinion, Detective Anna was not giving a definitive answer.Detective Anna smiled warmly, then replied, "Ye
"I don't think my wife should be yelling and getting angry at Hilda. You know, it's too much. And we ended up fighting, Hilda wouldn't even talk to her mom. I tried to talk to my wife nicely after that because I realized that if I kept playing with my anger, the problem would just flare up even more. In the end, my wife realized that I was right, and she regretted scolding Hilda.""It's good to hear that she finally realized.""Yes," Mr. Lockwood replied. "After that, I told her to apologize to Hilda. She agreed and followed my wishes. But the problem didn't stop there, my wife had already scared Hilda, and she chose to stop talking to her mom.""Until when will Hilda not talk to her mom?" Detective Anna asked."Fortunately, it wasn't long, just a few days, the problem was solved, that's how I remember it. I told my wife to try to keep approaching Hilda. Several times, she said she was sorry for being angry with her. She realized that she had gone too far. Hilda melted in the end. But
Mr. Lockwood began to explain again. "We of course demanded answers as to what had happened, and everything seemed to blur together after that. Hilda was murdered by someone. Her neck was cut, and she was hanged. Blood everywhere. We couldn't process it all at once. My head was spinning. Not to mention, there were tons of people. The students were swarming. I was so weak, while my wife was already falling apart. We couldn't process the terrible things that were crammed into our heads at once. The point is, we didn't expect Hilda to die, detective."Mr. Lockwood rubbed his face roughly. "We don't know what really happened. And we still don't. What did our daughter do? Why was she killed? Who did this to her? Hilda didn't seem to have any problems, and I'm confused as to how something like this could happen to her, detective. My wife and I are still confused. We can't let go, we're still trying, but you know it's not easy to do. Whatever the reason, my daughter doesn't deserve this. She
"I need to look around Hilda's room now," Detective Anna said. Then she got a quick nod from Mr. Lockwood."Oh yes, let's go there. I told you that Hilda's room is upstairs, right?""Yes, you did, Mr. Lockwood." Detective Anna said, who immediately stood up, following Mr. Lockwood's lead."Let's go up there.""Please."Detective Anna followed Mr. Lockwood up the stairs to the second floor. She looked around, the furnishings and interiors of the house were a mix of classic and elegant. Everything was mesmerizing and a feast for the eyes.Until finally, Detective Anna did not realize when Mr. Lockwood had arrived at the place she wanted. She almost bumped into his back, but luckily he didn't notice.After opening the door to Hilda's room, Mr. Lockwood turned to face Detective Anna. He smiled slightly and said, "This is my daughter's room, detective. Please come in," he said.Detective Anna said yes. She nodded her head. "Thank you, Mr. Lockwood. May I come in now?""Sure."As her feet b
"It's still about that issue. Are you the type of parent who forbids your daughter to have a boyfriend?"Mr. Lockwood chuckled softly. He waved his hand. "Not at all, Detective. I don't forbid it. For me, falling in love is a natural thing. I don't mind if Hilda has a boyfriend. She's still a teenager, liking someone is part of life.""So you allow Hilda to have a boyfriend?""Yes, of course, there's nothing wrong with that." Mr. Lockwood said, who seemed very confident in the answer he gave to Detective Anna."What about your wife? Would she have no problem if Hilda did have a boyfriend?""Yes, definitely." Mr. Lockwood was much more confident this time. "My wife has always agreed with me, so she would have no problem if Hilda had a boyfriend. My daughter is young, detective, having a date is something we don't have to worry about.""But you two didn't know about that, did you?" Detective Anna emphasized the question at a similar time."Yeah, that's true. I thought Hilda was a bit se
The look on Zana's face made Meg want to know what had really happened. The girl who was sitting next to her made Meg wonder to herself, she tried to find out, but she couldn't, she failed, she couldn't think anything about Hilda, and Zana said that Hilda was her friend Alice too. They were just friends Meg didn't know.Meg realized that she didn't know anything about Alice. She felt very bad. Her daughter was too private about her personal life. They rarely talked, and Alice was difficult to approach. The girl always radiated hostility toward her. Her tone was getting ruder and ruder. Meg didn't know what to do to make Alice a better girl. She didn't have any way. She was already hated by her own daughter. And even though it was painful and her chest often felt like it was being hollowed out, she still loved her daughter.Alice hasn't opened up completely, she doesn't tell her about anything, including what happened at school. This makes it natural that Meg doesn't know what people a
Meg's mouth immediately opened wide. The words that came out of Zana's mouth instantly made her put on a serious face. Her eyes were now unblinking. She did not give any response for a while, making the silence trap the two of them. However, their eyes continued to clash.What Zana said was that even though she had been badmouthing Hilda right in front of Meg, it didn't make Meg immediately explode and get angry at the girl. No, Meg is not that kind of woman. She always saw things from all sides. If Zana looked angry at Alice, that meant there was something. Meg just wanted to know the truth, that's all. But, if Zana had crossed the boundaries that she shouldn't have crossed, of course Meg wouldn't stay silent.However, Meg did not deny that her heart was now beating very fast. She was afraid. Yes, fear suddenly crept into her heart. She didn't know why Zana suddenly said that Alice had killed Hilda, but there must be a reason. And this was Meg's job to find out. If Zana said that, th
Detective Anna was already feeling a rush of excitement. She thought the book she found in Hilda's room would lead her to clues and a series of facts unknown to anyone but the girl herself. And Detective Anna thought that at last she would be able to dive deeper into the personal matters of the murdered girl, but apparently she was wrong, leaving her now deeply disappointed. Detective Anna let out a long sigh. And as she closed her eyes, she could feel the hopes that had been building up in her chest begin to loosen and drift away, then pop like soap bubbles to the touch. This disappointed her, of course. The book she found was not the diary she thought it would be. In the first pages of the book, just like what Detective Anna had checked in Hilda's room, it did show Hilda's writing, which contained the girl's self-introduction and a few other things about herself, such as her hobbies, favorite foods, and things she liked. Just about that—nothing more. Then, on the next page, she wr