The one officer, who interviews Dylan, walks approaching Detective Barnes, and then whispers to him.“I’m sure that big guy over there said that this man was out last night.”“Heh! They are adjusting their fake testimonies, huh?” sneers Detective Barnes with a little chuckle.That detective approaches Dylan, and then sits right in front of him with a cold face.“Kid, you better not playing around with us. You will only make things difficult for yourself by giving false statements. A lie will always require further lies to cover the previous one.”It’s effective to change Dylan’s mind. But it doesn’t mean he is going to admit everything.“I, I did leave the house last night. So what? This is a free country, and the pandemic has long gone. Everyone can get out during the night.”“Then why would you lie to us? If you believe there’s nothing wrong with going out, you don’t need to lie,” argues Detective Barnes lowly. “Now it’s not about whether you left the house or not. Where were you du
Only now Sofia shows so much worry. So far, she really believed that the police believed in her innocence just because of that alibi.Despite the fact she never did it, she begins to feel the fear, not wanting to be prosecuted for something she didn’t do.“Then, what should we do now?” she mumbles with a lifeless face.“This is the reason I acted ignorant before. It’s better for you to also act ignorant. Note my word! You never know who blackmailed you until now. And you don’t have to lie about this, because you really don’t know that man.”Sofia is still looking so worry, but Boris just turns away, intending to get back guarding the gate.“Now, I’m worrying about your ex-husband. Indeed, he was the closest to Rodolfo Vega, more than you.”“Could it be him?” asks Sofia, impatiently rushing to catch up with Boris.“I don’t know.”Boris stops, and then takes a long breath for a moment. He remembers that Alex had an intention to give that gun to him last night, which is now making him st
That collision creates a loud dull sound, attracting some neighbors’ attention. They rush out of their home to see what’s going on. The driver who hits Owen Porter’s car looks so fine. It’s clear this is not simply an accident. A man with a mountain motorbike appears and stops near his car. The man rushes out of his car and hoops on the bike before slapping the rider’s back. “You okay?” “Just go!” They flee toward the same direction where Alex drives, and pass ahead him. Alex just keeps driving his car slowly, like he has no concern with that accident. The same with the old man Elijah, keeps looking straight to the front with his flat face. “Is this your work?” asks the old man. “Nope. And don’t ask whose work it is,” replies Alex, telling the old man to completely ignore that accident. When Alex is back to his house, he sees that the incident place has been flooded by people, two police cars, and one ambulance. It’s already dark with a little drizzle, but the place looks so m
He did offer that gun to Boris before. And he is now thinking that it was Boris who killed that man with the unaligned teeth.After waiting for a moment, the call isn’t answered. He tries to call again, but someone suddenly rings the bell in front of his house.After opening the door, he finds it is just Bella, the girl from next door.“Hey, how’re you doing?” asks Alex as a greeting.“Come on! Stop greeting me that way like we are that far apart,” replies the girl.“Well, would you come in?” Alex offers.The girl just waves her hand a bit with an uninterested face. “I just came to check on the situation of your house after what happened last night,” utters the girl as she observes the condition of that front door.“The door has already been fixed. Thank you for watching over my house while your boyfriend took me to the police,” Alex expresses it with a bit of sarcasm by showing his silly face.Bella squints her eyes. “I know it was because of my boyfriend. You don’t have to tell it t
Alex himself is really so annoyed right now, that he pays less concern to his surroundings. And Boris has no choice but to just follow him.“He must have conspired with that man this whole time, setting you in that affair to influence Sofia to divorce you. Maybe he decided to kill that man to shut his mouth,” Boris speculates.“I knew it was his doing,” utters Alex as his rage slowly grows to its peak. “He deliberately showed it to me, believing that his evil scheme won’t be revealed.”“Now, how are we going to tell this to the police,” mumbles Boris full of thought. “I don’t think it’s going to be that simple.”“You don’t have to! Like I said, I’m going to pay him myself,” says Alex before asking another glass of sour lemon juice to the bartender.Immediately, Dylan’s face turns so pale to hear such a threat and turns away. He rushes walking out of that pub, and gets back to his car.Alex drinks another of sour lemon juice, and it’s really effective to make his mood a bit better.“So
Dylan keeps walking away as Sofia is still so blank not knowing what to do. But before he takes down the staircases, she immediately rushes to him.“No! You can’t just leave! This will only make the police even more convinced that you are the murderer. And with you disappearing, I’m the one who would be accused as the mastermind behind this.”“And you are asking me to tell them everything? No way!” denies Dylan. “Remember, I didn’t kill that man for myself, but to prevent him from spreading those dirty pictures.”“But you don’t have to leave! The police don’t know you are the one who killed that man. They don’t have enough evidence to convict you.”Dylan just shakes his head, and gently takes Sofia’s hand away from him. In the end, he leaves that house, without telling his mom and his sister about his departure.Despite that, without him knowing, Georgina has been secretly following some parts of his argument with Sofia. But there’s no way she can prevent him from leaving.This act of
And two days later, Owen Porter wakes up. But he doesn’t cry like what Alex said. Even after he gets even better, he always looks so at peace. Every time his colleagues pay a visit, he always welcomes them with a peaceful smile. They don’t find anything serious with his condition. But it’s different with Detective Barnes. That fat detective tries to share with him regarding the murder case of Brook Hutchinson. But Owen Porter doesn’t show any interest in following him. “I don’t know why. But I feel like this has some link with the 12 murder cases you have been trying to solve. Everything revolves around Rodolfo Vega, despite the fact that man is already dead. For some reason, it’s all now focused on that man, Alexander Davis.” But Owen Porter doesn’t say a word. His face looks so flat and blank. “Hey, are you following me?” asks Detective Barnes. “Ah?” Owen Porter responds to him with a clueless face. “I’m asking your opinion about the case of Brook Hutchinson here.” “Oh,” repl
Alex sees Sofia leave with a flat face. On the other hand, a few neighbors also observe him from their houses coldly. The same with Nancy and her two friends.Finding two luxury cars of exactly the same type, in front of a house that looked worn out, is an oddity they can’t just ignore.“Is that his girlfriend?” Nancy squints her eyes.“Get real. A woman as beautiful and elegant as that, dating a man like him?” replies her friend.“It must be his boss. And I said it, that car is not his. He is just nothing but a driver,” replies her other friend.Ronnie, who also happens to be there standing at the porch, is chuckling to hear their ignorance.“He is not a driver. That man is a CEO of some big biscuit company.”“What?”All the three ladies look back toward Ronnie with their disbelieving faces.“And that woman? She is his ex-wife, the owner of Vintage Vega, the one company who made the 6,000 dollar tote bag I bought for you last month,” continues Ronnie.Nancy’s two friends immediately