Murder In The Old Castle
323. Search
A shrill sound rang out, breaking the morning silence in the castle in the tea garden area. At first no one was aware of the sound of the shrill, because it sounded so late-goal carried by the morning breeze that blew as cool. Mariah who was sitting in the dining room, waiting for breakfast with her husband, also heard the shrill voice, only she was not sure, what sound was shrill this morning.
"You hear that?" ask Mariah worriedly.
She took a sip of her milk, staring at Ammar who was seriously reading a novel by Michael Smith Artenton. At that time, Ammar was exploring a novel that was closely related to the previous murder case. In the previous case, several writers were slaughtered based on the sequence of events in the novel by Micahel Smith Artenton. Ammar was wearing glasses, frowning, his eyes glued to the worn out sheets of the novel.
"Sound what?" ammar replied with a glance towards Mariah.
"I .. I was like hearing a scream. I don't know. Obviously, then just disappear," said Mariah.
Ammar took off his glasses, putting down his novel. He sharpened his hearing, but nothing seemed strange that morning. Only the roar of wind blew from the direction of the garden, barged through the windows, and toyed with the large chandelier on the dining table.
"Maybe the shrieking sound of the forest birds. Doesn't the sound get here sometimes?" ask Ammar.
"I knew the voice of a bird, but it sounded different from the voice of a bird. Ah, forget it, maybe I heard it wrong. Hmm, why is the food not ready yet? The other residents are not visible either? Where are they going?" mariah asked trying to calm herself down.
"After the events of last night, maybe they were a bit traumatized and chose to be in their respective rooms, however, now is the breakfast hour. They should have been in this place" said Ammar.
Before long, from the direction in the castle room appeared Juned who looked clean and tidy, having just taken a shower. He also took his place at the dinner table, because this morning was the hour for breakfast. He poured water in a cup of water, then downed it until it was not left alone.
"I guess I'm late, I'm the first one here?" june said with a smile.
"Neither, the others have not yet come" said Ammar.
Suddenly, from the kitchen look Edwin who looks restless. He looked at the dining table with a worried look, like he was looking for something.
"Who are you looking for, Win?" ask Mariah.
"I thought Rosita was at the dinner table, because I just came out of the kitchen, but didn't see her. Even I saw the ingredients that would be cooked were still placed just like that on the table. That's why I came here. Where is Rosita?" ask Edwin anxiously.
"Lho I thought he was cooking in the kitchen and the cooking was done? Maybe going to the bathroom or where?" Mariah is getting anxious.
"I've been looking everywhere, but I haven't found Rosita. If he were around here alone, there would be. It's kind of weird. He's like he's gone missing" Edwin said.
Ammar who heard Edwin's speech immediately turned his gaze towards Juned.
"Disappeared? Disappeared where? I thought she was in this castle alone," said Mariah trying to calm down.
"Swipe through the whole house, and order all the castle dwellers to gather in the dining room. Now!" ammar's orders to Juned.
Ammar's instincts suddenly did not taste good. He felt that the little things needed to be anticipated, before it developed into a big problem. For that, he must take the initiative to take steps appropriately and preventively, considering Dimas and Reno are not in place.
Juned acted immediately. He began combing the interior of the house accompanied by Edwin. All corners they comb even from room to room they come. All residents were asked to immediately gather in the dining room, as well as ask the whereabouts of Rosita in case one of them saw Rosita's existence. Unfortunately, no one knows where Rosita is.
After confirming that Rosita was not in the house, Juned and Edwin turned to the outside. Who knows if the woman is in a park or somewhere else, even if it is a small possibility. He moves from the back, swimming pool, warehouse to the wall at the back, but the whereabouts of Rosita he did not find.
While in the dining room, the other residents had already gathered. They were also astonished, because there was no food on the table. Though they hope that Rosita cooks a special meal today. Of course, this somewhat astonished all of them.
"Maybe this morning our breakfast is a bit delayed" said Ammar, staring at all the residents present.
All who were there looked at each other, but said nothing. Also present Maya that morning looked fresh with a blouse of stripes motif. He looked a little anxious, playing his fingers. Aditya also looks worried with the atmosphere of the morning is not as usual. Ryan and Jeremy looked at each other, like guessing.
In the backyard, the search is still conducted by Edwin and Juned. Edwin could not hide his anxiety. He panicked when he could not find his wife there. He sat down on an old bench in despair.
"He's never been like this before. There must be something bad happening to him! Definitely it!" edwin.
"Prophe Edwin! We don't know anything. Rosita may have sudden needs that we do not know. Now let's go to the side yard. Who knows he's taking a walk there" Juned said calmly.
Edwin nodded. The parasite was still filled with deep anxiety. He got up from his seat, following Juned's steps towards the side yard which was overgrown with flowers and ornamental plants. The side garden is divided by a walkway made of paving blocks so that it looks neat and clean. They walked down that path with a feeling of anxiety.
The sense of anxiety was getting stronger as they looked at the scene shot right several tens of meters ahead. Juned stopped his steps, and so did Edwin. On the floor made of paving, they saw a figure lying, face down motionless. Clearly, that figure was a woman with shredded hair. In addition, they also saw blood pooled there.
"That's .. that's Rosita!" peekik Edwin panicked as he rushed towards the woman's body.
"Quiet Edwin! Cool out! Let me check first!" juned said while holding Edwin's hand, preventing him from doing anything stupid.
"I can recognize him by the clothes he wears. That's definitely Rosita! Oh God! What happened to her?"
Edwin did not want to wait too long, he tried to let go of Juned, immediately running towards the lying figure to check his condition. Juned also quickly moved, followed by Edwin. He immediately approached the body lying just above the paving. The woman's condition was face down, invisible to her face. Some of his hair was wet with fresh blood. Juned tried to turn the woman's face away to make it clear.
Now, Edwin could see clearly the face of the woman lying down. Juned was surprised to see the woman, as was Edwin. Both of them looked at it, because it was so awkward.
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