PART TIME DETECTIVES [VENTURES]

Episode 4- The black flashdrive PART TWO

[VAUGHN]

"Anong ibig mong sabihin na nawawala ang flashdrive?"

Nagtatakang tanong ni principal kay Zoki.

nagkibit balikat lang si Zoki at tumalikod na sa'min ng principal

Napapakamot nalang ako sa ulo ko dahil sa ipinakitang kawalang-galang ni Zoki.

"Pagpasensyahan nyo nalang po ang batang yun" Nahihiyang sabi ko kay Principal

napabuntong hininga sya at umiling nalang

"Sanay na ako sa pag-uugali ng mga batang yan" Mahinang sabi nya sakin habang tinititigan sila Zoki, Nate at Zed sa gilid na nag-uusap.

Ano kayang pinag-uusapan ng tatlong yun? Lalapit sana ako sa kanila kaso ayoko namang iwan si Principal, baka sabihin nya pati ako wala nang galang sa kanya, nakakahiya naman, sa kanya pa naman kami umu-utang ng pera kapag nagigipit kaming tatlo.

Ipapaalam naman nila siguro sakin ang napag-usapan nila diba?

"Vaughn"

Napatingin ako kay principal ng bigla syang magsalita

"Bakit po?"

"Salamat nga pala sa pag-aalaga mo sa kapatid ko pati narin kay Zoki, ngayon nagdagdagan na naman ng isa pa ang pasanin mo" Natawa sya ng mahina dahil sa sinabi nya

Mahigit isang taon ko naring kasama sila Zoki at Nate and so far hindi naman nagpapatayan ang dalawa, okay lang naman siguro kung madadagdagan kami ng isa.

"Okay lang po yun, itinuring ko narin naman silang pamilya"

Hindi na nakasagot si principal dahil tinawag sya ng tatlo

Bakit kaya naging ganoon ang tono ng pananalita nya? Bakit parang masama ang pakiramdam ko sa mga sinabi nya?

Nagkibit balikat nalang ako at sumunod kay principal nakaupo silang tatlo sa sahig habang nakatayo naman kami ni principal sa gilid

[ZED]

"So ano sa tingin nyo ang motive ng magnanakaw?" the guy with the big round glasses ask, I believe his name is Nate.

I unconsciously stroke my chin while staring at the ceiling,

Motive?

It could be for money, but that's unlikely the case judging by the perpetrator's act, it was a well planned heist, but why do they have to do it this early?

Whatever the content of the flashdrive contains liability. They wouldn't risk this much if it isn't important.

I glance at the wall

A CCTV

"Zoki, did you noticed if the camera was turned off, the moment we stepped in here  minutes ago?"

Tumango si Zoki "Yes, they were off"

Bahagyang nagtaas ng kamay si Nate "Pero hindi ugali ni Kuya na pinapatay ang cctv kapag umaga"

"That only conclude the fact that he wasn't the one who turned off the camera, it was most likely be the perpetrator"

there was a moment of silence after I  said those words.

Zoki constantly glanced at the coffee maker on the table, I guess he badly wants some coffee, too bad, I give him strict order not to touch anything in this room.

The thieves steal the money to make it looked like an ordinary robbery, but the truth is that they were after the flashdrive,

If my theory is correct, the content of the flashrive were most likely be data that can cause trouble to the perpetrators.