Moonstruck: Divulgence

DIVULGENCE 12

𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓷 𝓩𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓼

Chief Gusion hissed and glared at me. Kapag ako naging Chief, sisiguruhin kong hindi ko siya tutularan.

Tumayo ako, tinalikuran siya at hindi ko na hinintay ang sasabihin niya. The meeting is not official because the board members were not present.

Bumalik na ako ng school at tumaas ang kilay ko ng makitang pumasok si Victorique sa SCC Tuatara ni Zhask. Isa pa siyang nagapapasakit sa ulo ko. Masyado siyang pakialamera. Sa nakikita ko ay nakikipagtulungan siya sa magpinsang Zhask at Deotoronomy.

Kasunod ng sasakyan ni Zhask ang car mobile ng YG Forensics. Kahit walang utos ang head nila ay kumikilos sila. Anong pang silbi na tinanggap nilang Head Forensic Analyzer si Brint? Pinaglalaruan ba nila kami? Hindi malabong ganoon na nga dahil mahaba ang galamay ni Chief at marami siyang koneksyon. If they are really playing with us, I'll show them how I play the game.

While maneuvering my Maybach to park it on the side, my mind wondered if higher ups already knew my real identity, me being an undercover agent. If they do, why don't they act upon it and do anything? Sinasakyan ba nila ang pagpapanggap ko? Or is it just me who's overthinking?

I threw myself on the swivel chair and ran my fingers through my hair. Nakakainis! Pakiramdam ko ay wala akong silbing parak. To think na nandito ako sa ACIS pero hindi ko mahuli ang serial killer dahil ang daming sagabal at pumipigil sa akin.

Umiikot ako sa buong campus tuwing gabi pero hindi ko napupuntahan lahat dahil maraming guards na nakabantay sa kung saan-saan. Hindi pa dumadating ang order kong microcameras mula noong isang linggo. I'm planning to set those in different parts of the school as well as at different angles inorder for me to catch his face clearly. Sisiguruhin kong wala siyang kawala ngayon. Inuubos niya ang natitira kong pasensya.

4:50 PM. I was busy flipping and reading Johnson's and Helcurt's profiles—application forms, to be precise. They were killed earlier and found in the clinic's comfort room.

Aldous Warlord, the in-charge nurse, was on his break at that time. That's why he didn't see nor espy the killer, even a glimpse of his crime. He is now one of my suspects. Sa batas, lahat ng involve sa pinangyarihan ng krimen at kakilala ng biktima o kriminal ay maaaring suspect ayon sa sinusunod naming batayan.

Aldous is a familiar name. I think I already heard it somewhere. I just couldn't remember the exact event and details. Maybe it is a famous and often used name.

Iniikot ko ang manipis na itim na garter ng expanded envelope at inilabas ang mga papeles ni Helcurt. Gan'on din ang ginawa ko sa isa pang expanded envelope kung saan nakasulat ang buong pangalan ni Johnson. Naghahanap ako ng dahilan para maging biktima sila ng serial killer.

As of now, A is the serial killer, according to the colored cards. My daughter and her friends believe that it is someone who's avenging Adrielle's death. At first, I thought it was Adrielle who was killing her co-students on campus, but she was confirmed dead on arrival. However, according to Brint, Adrielle did not die on arrival; rather, she died on the stadium's stage, where the pageant and theatrical play were held.

For some reason, I dug up some information about Adrielle Esmeralda, but nothing is important about it. Her personal information on her profile is not detailed, and her other forms are just blanks of bond paper inserted in folders. Kahit ang mga social media accounts niya ay naka-archive at deactivated na. I can't open her archived account since it is private.

Hindi naman ako makahingi ng tulong galing sa HQ para mabuksan ang mga archived at deactivated accounts ni Adrielle dahil sa walang kwentang basehan ni Chief na restrictions na ipinataw niya sa akin. Sa amin ni Brint, pati sina Ruce, Saurus at Reece ay nalimitihan rin ang galaw sa HQ. Si Mint naman ay wala ring impormasyon dahil hindi na sakop ng trabaho niya ang makialam sa amin.

Mint Thriven actually volunteered himself to help us, but I refuse. Madadamay lang siya sa init ng ulo ng Chief. He's a fresh graduate, kaya wala pa siyang isang taong nagtatrabaho sa East HQ. Mahirap na kung ako pa ang maging balakid para umangat siya sa inaasam niyang ranggo.

Sa tingin ko ay pinagplanuhan ang mga bagay na 'to. Ang pagkawala ng papelas at personal information ni Adrielle ay sinadya. I talked to Chief Gusion with regards to his daughter, but fuck, wala akong nakuhang matinong sagot. Instead, he ordered me to stop the investigation and let it die for a month because, after some time, it would be buried and no one would care about it. He acts and talks like he doesn't care at all for his daughter. He only cares about his name and reputation. Wala siyang silbi.

He's a lunatic, for fuck's sake! How can a police chief utter such a thing? What happened to his principles? Did he already forget his pledge? What about his creed? Ang inaasahan ko ay siya ang mangunguna sa imbestigasyon lalo na at pangalan ng anak niya ang sangkot sa krimen pero kabaligtaran lahat ng nangyayari.

Una pa lamang ay alam kong hindi niya ako gusto—ang buong pagkatao ko. Well, we're mutual. I don't like his being or existence as well.

My phone rang and vibrated at the same time. It is the company I reached out to for the microcameras. I took the call. "Good afternoon, sir. Out of stock na pa ang mga order niyong microcameras. Pasensya na po."

"Excuse me?" gulat na paglilinaw ko sa sinabi niya. Baka wrong number ang natawagan niya dahil bayad ko na ang orders ko at idi-deliver na lang ang mga items.

"Sir Hanzo Zacharias, out of stock na po ang microcameras--"

I hung up and was about to throw my phone somewhere violently, but I tried to control my temper, and I succeeded. Matunog akong ngumisi at asar na marahang kinagat ang ibabang labi ko. Chief Gusion. I'm sure of it, siya lang ang p'wedeng gumawa nito sa akin.

Pagbagsak akong sumandal sa swivel chair at mariing ipinikit ang mga mata habang hinihilot ang sentido. The audacity of that retarded fuck!

May mga CCTV naman dito sa ACIS pero lahat ng mga 'yun ay naka-disabled. Useless, parang si Gusion. It would also be useless if I asked Reece to hack those since the cameras are not functioning. Lahat ng bagay at mga tao dito ay minamanipula ng mga higher ups. They are stockholders and shareholders. I don't really get their point to manipulating stuff and events here in ACIS.

Money? Yes, it is. Sa pera umiikot ang mundo nila. Money is damn powerful. Kaya niyang kontrolin ang mga tao. Money itself is not the problem here. It is the attitude and greediness of an individual.

Ang pag-iisip ko ng kung ano-ano ay naistorbo ng sinong kung kumatok sa pinto. Tumikhim ako at inayos ang upo bago nagsalita. "Come in."

𝚁𝚢𝚔𝚎𝚛𝙼𝚘𝚘𝚗