Detective Horror

Chapter 30 - Unveiling the Murder Curtain

Zulfikar realizes that his best friend has found a bright spot in the case.

"Hey, Pram! Hurry up and tell me who did it!" Zulfikar urged him because he was impatient.

"Do you really know what happened?"

AKP Hendarto seems to not trust Pramuja. How could he possibly solve a case just by looking at photographs, videotaping, and interrogation records.

"So it's true that Linda was murdered? It's very sad that he has become a victim of bullying, a victim of murder as well" Intan said.

"Who is the victim of bullying? Do you really believe that?" Steward smiled.

"I mean Om? Didn't Om also watch footage taken from his YouTube channel? The video was so viral that Linda herself admitted she was a victim of bullying." Intan confusion.

"Don't you feel like there's something weird about the videotape?" The attendant asked seriously.

Intan just shook his head. According to him, there is nothing strange about the video recording of Linda's confession.

"I don't think there's anything weird about the video either, Pram!" Zulfikar was also a little confused.

"The background of the video shot looks like a private room. Can be seen clearly behind the victim's body looks like there's a bed and a study table." The steward began to convey his analysis.

"What's wrong with all that? Isn't it natural to make a recording in a private room?" AKP Hendarto asked in confusion.

"Of course there is nothing strange about the selection of the background where the video was shot. Strangely enough, there were voices of people who intended to have bullied Linda into the room. If someone bullies you causing you to become so scared, are you going to invite that person to your house? Even going into your private room freely? And are you also going to record that video of the confession while the people you mean are at your house?" Preacher continued.

"If I were in Linda's position, of course I wouldn't let them into my house. Even if they were in my house, I wouldn't have recorded the video of the confession. I will choose a time where they are not around me" Intan said.

"That's right, Intan! Linda lied with her confession. Actually, her relationship with her friends is fine."

"But why would he lie?" ask Intan.

"It was just for the sake of profiting from youtube. The proof is that the video is watched a lot and gets adsense," replied Pramuja.

"If he doesn't suffer abuse, why should he kill himself?" ask Intan again.

"He did not commit suicide, but was killed by one of his three friends who went into the toilet afterwards" said Pramuja.

"From the results of the autopsy, the victim died from overdosing on sleeping pills. I found something strange in the toilet. It was a type of toilet seat. There were no water taps or water reservoirs there. The only source of water is from the flush button to flush the closet." Steward explained.

"What's wrong with that?" ask Zulfikar.

"The victim swallowed a large amount of sleeping pills at once. Of course he needed drinking water to be able to swallow all those pills. There is no water in the toilet that can be used for drinking." The servant replied calmly.

"Unless the janitor, everyone's got bottled mineral water." Zulfikar was still confused as to who did it.

"The first suspect was carrying a bottle of pills that still looked full. Maybe he just drank a grain or a few grains. That's why the water bottle still looks full. The second suspect is the killer. He forced the victim to take a lot of sleeping pills and dissolved them with the drinking water he was carrying. A third suspect was seen being attacked by a cough. It was evident from the medicine he was carrying. Although he ate only 1 tablet, but when someone is attacked by a cough, will often drink. That's why the water in the bottle is only a quarter left." The steward told the culprit.

"It seems that if only seen from the drinking water bottle that the suspect brought, it has not been able to prove that he is the killer. After all, to force someone to take that much medicine, requires great strength because the victim tends to fight," said the AKP. Hendarto.

"My man first drugged the victim with chloroform. This liquid has a clear color and no smell. He may dry the wet wipes and wet them again with this liquid, then anesthetize the victim and drag them into the toilet, then drink the sleeping pills" said Pramuja.

"What about the toilet door? Isn't the victim's body blocking the door? How did the perpetrator get out of there?" AKP Hendarto asked again.

It was so easy. After forcing the victim to swallow a sleeping pill, the perpetrator made her stand up and leaned her behind the open toilet door. After he exited, he closed the door so that the body of the victim leaning behind the door fell to the floor and blocked the door." Steward explained.

"That makes a lot of sense. But is there any other evidence that leads to suspect number two?" ask AKP Hendarto.

"Ayu's fingerprints, suspect number two, were found on the victim's cheek. His fingerprints stuck there as he drugged the victim. The answer makes no sense. Suspect number 1 said he touched the neck because he was interested in the victim's necklace and suspect number 3 said he touched the victim's lips because he was interested in moisturizing his lips, while suspect number 2 said that he touched the cheek of the victim because he was interested in the makeup worn by the victim. That was school time. School children are usually prohibited from wearing makeup to school. If the necklace is okay because it can be hidden behind the shirt while a colorless lip moisturizer is still allowed to be used." The flight attendant explained back.

AKP Hendarto just nodded his head in understanding.

"He also lied by telling the toilet to remove the marks on his hands. With the wet wipes and eucalyptus oil he carried, it was more than enough to remove the marks of the marker. Why should he bother going to a toilet that is a bit far away and rarely used? If the number one suspect goes to the toilet because of urination. Perhaps their class was on the 3rd floor and the toilet was the closest place of his class. Suspect number 3 also wears the toilet because she has to fix the loose bra strap." Preacher continued his analysis.

"But Pram, suspect number 1 said that when he heard the victim push the flush button, suspect number two said he did not listen to anything, and suspect number 3 said he heard the sound of the floor creaking from inside the toilet where the victim was. How do you explain this?" Zulfikar revealed what he felt was strange.

"His statement made him even more suspect. If he says he heard nothing after he entered the toilet and suspects number one and three heard a noise from inside the toilet, it means he was the one who drugged the victim and killed him. He should have said he heard water or anything from inside the toilet. Suspect number 3 heard the sound of the floor creaking because at that time the victim who fell on the floor, had not died and was in pain due to sleeping pills began to react to take his life." The servant explained clearly.

"Alright then, I'll get the officer to make an arrest warrant for suspect number two." AKP Hendarto finally made a decision.

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