DETECTIVE FILES. File 2 (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 21: LIGHTS, CAMERA, MURDER!

Chapter 21: Lights, Camera, Murder!

It was Lowie Mondino. The one who stuffed the mouth of the guy from the martial arts club with the food which was deliberately poisoned by Angelo. He was a known bully at Bridle bago
ito umalis ng Bridle. And he just dropped a folder with that blue pack inside. It might be the reason why those four people inside were killed.

Iwinaksi ko muna sa isip ko si Lowie. Sumakay na kami sa kotse ni Gray at pinakinggan ang autorecorded voices na mula sa listening device na dinikit ni Gray sa damit ni Ma'am Julianne. Those guys who got Ma'am Julianne are our primary concern as of now. There were some incomprehensible sounds hanggang sa unti-unting nabuo ang mga boses.

"Maawa po kayo sa akin. Wag niyo akong sasaktan!"

"Cut out the drama Julianne. We've done our charade. Damn those kids for meddling! Wala sanang naiwan na maaring makapagturo sa organisasyon! That museum should have been blown up by now kung hindi lang nakialam ang batang lalaki na iyon! How did that f*cking bastard know that there were bombs under those tables? And how does he f*cking know how to disarm them?!"

"Tumahimik ka MN. Nandoon na iyon, wala na tayong magagawa so you better keep your mouth shut."

"How can I shut my mouth. That girl shoot me with a f*cking arrow! Both of them are on my death-"

"I said shut up! We've been bugged."

"What?"

Hindi na namin narinig ang iba pang pinag-usapan ng mga ito dahil bigla iyong naputol. Masakit sa tenga ang mga sumunod na tunog kaya agad kong tinanggal ang headset sa isang tenga ko.

"Shit! Let's follow them! That bug has transmitter in it", wika ni Gray. He tossed me the phone at nagmamadaling nagmaneho. He's fast but very careful in driving.

"Turn left", wika ko habang mino-monitor ang takbo ng red dot sa cellphone ni Gray. Math's device is very useful. Mabilis ang takbo nito kaya marahil ay nasa kotse pa rin ito. "It's heading east Gray."

Patuloy lang sa pagmamaneho si Gray at ako naman ang taga-bigay ng direksyon. We have no idea how long we've been following the transmitter at hindi namin namalayan na nakalayo na pala kami sa syudad. Patuloy pa rin ang paglayo ng kotseng sinusundan namin hanggang sa unti-unti itong humihina.

We're almost there. Malapit na naming maabutan ang kotseng sinasakyan nina Ma'am Julianne at ng mga kasama nitong sina PB at MN. Who would have thought na kasama pala nila si Ma'am Julianne and that inauguration was just a front for them to kill some people
and blow up the underground museum? Pero bakit kailangan pa nilang magfake ng isang private museum inauguration para lang doon? Bigla na lamang huminto ang takbo ng sasakyan kung nasaan ang transmitter.

"Gray! It stopped! Drive straight ahead!", wika ko sa kanya and he nodded. Binilisan niya ang
takbo at nang marating namin iyon ay isang sasakyan iyon na puno ng basura. Agad siyang lumabas at tiningnan ang driver ng sasakyan.

"Damn!", bulalas ni Gray nang mapagtantong naisahan kami nina Ma'am Julianne. "They discovered it." Frustrated na naupo siya muli sa driver's seat. I wonder how he was able to put the bug on Ma'am Julianne at bakit niya naisipang gawin iyon kaya tinanong ko siya tungkol doon.

"It was when we're in front of the paintings. Habang matagal kong tinitingnan ang paintings, I've figured out that those were counterfeits", wika niya.

"Really? Paano mo nalaman?"

"By simply looking at the paintings. Hindi mo ba napansin na iba ang kulay ng mga canvas? I mean they're not that old tingnan. The painting is as good as the geniune one but the colors were bright", wika ni Gray. He's really good at it at halos wala siyang pinalampas na detalye. "Now, let's go back."