The River House

XXVII. Bayu Capability

Erwin's room door opened. Ali's body had been lowered and laid on the bed with a pulkadot-patterned bed sheet. Bayu went into the room, paying attention to the condition of the corpse that looked so terrible. But the man showed no expression of fear at all.

"Damar, explain to me the results of the examination of the corpse, as well as the condition when the body was first found!" Bayu gave the order. Damar opened his pocket book and prepared to read out his examination conclusions.

"The body was first discovered by Mr. Erwin who was about to take his book," Damar began to explain, but Bayu suddenly just put his index finger on his own lips. He asked Damar to stop.

"Attent. What book would the boy named Erwin want to take?" Tanya Bayu full of investigation. Although in his mind he had already guessed the book in question, but he really wanted to make sure.

"After the body was taken down, Mr. Erwin immediately moved his book. Some books with maroon covers, literary works created by Zainul Rich Man," Damar replied while looking at his notes.

Bayu covered his mouth, stroked his beard and briefly smiled in satisfaction. Throw's right.

"intriguing. Please continue your report," said Bayu with sparkling eyes.

"good. Ali's body was found hanging. There was a wooden block that seemed to be used as a foothold under his feet," Damar pointed at the wooden block lying on the floor.

"The tool used to hang yourself is a wire that is nailed to the frame of the galvalum sky room," Damar pointed at the sky that looks broken down carelessly. Looks untidy and hasty.

"Then your conclusion?" Bayu squinted his eyes.

"I initially suspected Ali's death was a suicide. But, the scar on the victim's neck looks strange. There are blue marks on the top of the neck that are the cause of death. While the snare from the rope hangers are located slightly at the bottom of the neck. Then in the hair part of the victim there are some strands of wool yarn, it seems to come from a warm shirt or maybe a blanket," Damar replied a little hesitant.

"Good Damar. You're quite observant. But maybe you forget a detail," continued Bayu with a smile. Damar looked confused, only this time he showed an expression after all the time looking at his face always flat and cold.

"How tall is the victim?" Ask Bayu.

"Emm, about 170 cm." Damar answered while watching Ali's corpse.

"Then what is the distance of the floor with a rope hanger?" Bayu asked back. His hand pointed at the rope above where he stood.

"Such a high sir. More than 2 meters," Damar replied thought wrongly.

"My height is 180 cm Damar. Doesn't the skyline of this room look almost twice my height? Let's say the rope is 2.5 meters high. Then, how high is the wooden beam that is thought to be this foothold?" Bayu stroked his beard elus.

"This wooden block is no more than 30 cm. If summed up right with the height of the victim means about 2 meters," Damar mangosteen mangosteen.

"Well, we can be sure that this wooden block is just camouflage so that it looks like the victim is suicidal. But unfortunately the suspect is not careful," Bayu smiled.

"That means the victim has been killed by strangulation, TKP could be elsewhere. Then he was brought here and hanged by the killer?" Damar asked to make sure.

"Pak Bayu is really great. Sharp analysis, when just looking at the scene. It's worth Mr. Bayu his career is very fast uphill," said Damar amazed.

"Ha ha ha, well it just so happens that my old friend doesn't stand out much. That's why I'm up faster than them." Bayu chuckled, his laughter broke.

"The nearest competitor to Mr. Bayu may be Mr. Adi huh?" asked Damar with his innocent face.

"Yes that guy seems to be able to keep up with my thoughts. Unfortunately, he lacks ambition. Remember, a man without ambition will lack motivation in life. In the end such a person will never advance. He will never be able to catch up, will forever be behind and can only see my back," Bayu replied with confidence.

Damar mangosteen mangosteen. He was so amazed at the persona of Bayu Khairil. Smart, smart and ambitious. His way of speaking can also affect others.

"According to Mr. Bayu, who has committed this murder? The victim's neck was broken. Isn't this the work of an insane person?" Damar suddenly asked.

"Ha ha ha. . .Damar Damar, every individual must have a dark side in his heart. Stay how to manage it. Some show their dark side for real, some play behind the shadows. Don't call those who do evil insane. They were actually sane, just unable to withstand the dark side in his heart. The dark side that was already deeply rooted," Bayu grinned horribly. Damar gulped. His neck feels cold. Fear spread from the bottom of his heart.

"Waa ha ha ha, don't look at me as scared as Damar," Bayu burst out laughing this time.

"Sir Bayu, are you the same? Have a dark side you want to vent?" Damar asked again. She's feeling nervous. Even though the air was cold, in fact sweat soaked his forehead.

"certain. Aren't you Damar too? There is a darkness you want to cast out. Your chest feels claustrophobic by the rottenness of the world. Live only once Damar, don't let ourselves suffer alone. There must be someone else who knows what it's like to be us." Bayu rolled his eyeballs. He leaned his body against the wall of the room that felt cold.

"I don't have enough guts and strength to obey my heart Mr. Bayu," Damar lirih replied.

"Tomorrow after we return to the office, I give you some very good books to strengthen your resolve. A book that will make everyone aware that people will never be able to understand each other, unless they feel the same pain," Bayu patted Damar's shoulder.

"Now our job is to find the perpetrator of two murders in this riverfront house," Bayu said, diverting the conversation.

"Emm, shouldn't we call the office, Mr Bayu? So that another team is sent here to help us." Damar gave me an idea. But Bayu quickly shook his head in confidence.

"We have to solve this case both Damar. There's a position I want to go to and I've got. Individual success is absolutely necessary," Bayu replied straightforwardly.

"Now we better get back to the front. Don't say anything about the results of the investigation on that person. Because if the criminal knows we've sniffed his rottenness, of course the criminal will be more careful in acting. That will make us even more difficult. Let the criminal feel victorious first, to make him act recklessly, then we'll catch his tail" Bayu told Damar.

Damar nodded in understanding. The admiration for Bayu grew in his heart. Damar only realized that Bayu very well understood every step that might be done by a criminal. Bayu always acts one step ahead of his opponent. True instinct is sharp and terrible.

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