Chapter 3: Illegal plan
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GICCA'S POINT OF VIEW
It turns out that Lance also idolizes detective Louis, and he said it still hurts him. They have already explained everything to me; Detective Louis committed suicide because he wasn't able to solve Amber's case. It was difficult for me to accept it, but maybe I should accept the truth. What can I do? Detective Louis is also a human being, and he is not perfect like God. Even though he was so good, it is still inevitable that there is something he can't handle. He's only human.
I expected too much about him without putting into consideration that he is just an imperfect human too.
I thought he died because of sickness. *exhale*
I feel sorry for him. Even so, he should not have done that. If he had only been alive, he would've helped more people. It's okay to fall, that's just part of life but do not end one's own soul, instead, learn how to fight.
We must accept failures as part of life.
And about Amber Hark's case, Lance told us the story of her. According to him, Amber Hark was only eight years old when the crime happened. Amber's family was murdered. Policemen and detectives went to the crime scene, but they realized that Amber's body—the child or Mr. and Mrs. Hark— was not there.
They also found footsteps made of blood and it was shaped like a child's foot, and based on the information they obtained, Amber was the only child in the house. It was a confirmation that Amber was there when the crime happened.
Days passed, Amber was still not found and the murderers as well. Until detective Louis took over the case. Everyone thought the case would be solved because it was the best detective who handled the case, but they got it wrong. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months and months turned to years. It took him five years to finally give up on Amber Hark's case. He left it unsolved.
They then closed the case and considered Amber Hark as a dead person. After that, detective Louis committed suicide.
“What do you think? Why is this confidential file is in the old room of this university?” Ali asked while looking at the file.
We are still in the old room and done cleaning.
“That is an another puzzle to me,” Rique said while holding his chin.
Lance took the file from Ali and spoke, “Maybe because Mr. Morris just wanted to. He is a very powerful person, and he gets everything he wants. And one more thing, this file is useless anyway because this has been closed for a long time.” he declared as if he is fighting for something.
“Hmm, why would he be interested in that worthless old file?” I asked.
Both Rique and Ali nodded, “That is right, why?” they asked Lance simultaneously.
Lance shrugged, “Because I don't know. Maybe that is the passion of elders.” he answered.
We were silent for about five seconds before Rique made a noise.
“I thought of something. What if we resolve Amber's case? Do you think we can make it?” Rique exposed his impossible idea.
I rolled my eyes on him. How can we? *sigh* I was about to speak but...
“That is a great idea!” Lance agreed immediately, and that made me shocked.
My eyes widened and my jaw dropped at Lance's words. “Are you joking?” I frowned as I asked. He can't be serious. That's foolish! That's unconstitutional!
“When did I ever joke?” Lance slapped me with his answer.
I was a little embarrassed. I just shrugged and pretended it was nothing, “But we cannot pretend to be detectives because we are still students and that is prohibited.” I replied.
Ali giggled and said, “The authorities will never know unless you will let them know.”
“Yeah, and what is teenage years if you won't enjoy it? Let's take the risk and make a memory to remember.” Rique said in a persuasive way.
My jaw dropped even more, “You call it enjoyment? Wait. Don't tell me you will make illegal and dangerous actions.” I said.
Both of them laughed, “I can't understand the word YOU, I only know the word WE. We will make illegal things together.” Said Ali while emphasizing the word 'you' and 'we'.
I was stunned. Oh my goodness, please clean the minds of my friends. They are going crazy! Help them because they might involve me in their plan. They might infect me with their craziness. We all know that it is very dangerous. That is a confidential case and unauthorized to solve it.
“OMG! WE ARE GOING ILLEGAL!”
“SHUT UP, ALI!”
“I'M JUST EXCITED!”
“DON'T SHOUT!”
“WHATEVER! ARGH! WE ARE GOING ILLEGAL!”
“I CAN'T WAIT!”
“THIS IS SO AMAZING!”
“HOW DO WE START?”
“DON'T KNOW, LET LANCE DO THE PLAN.”
“OH SH*T, LET'S START TOMORROW. I CAN'T WAIT”
“CAN'T WAIT FOR THE REAL ADVENTURE!”
“IF WE SUCCEED, OH GOD! I CAN DIE.”
They are really going crazy. In fact, I do not agree with what they are planning. It is very risky and I know they do not have enough experience for it. They aspire to be a detective, but they are not yet ready for it.
And another, I have done nothing illegal in my whole life. I do not want to harm myself and I don't want to dirt my record of being decent. I just don't know why these two are so excited to do something dangerous, and I can't believe Lance felt the same.
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“I will just remind you that the due of the experimented elixir is near.” An admin approached the four of us after doing the punishment.
By the way, the four of us took part in an experiment competition. We will work together to produce an experiment that can revive a dying tree. The elixir they want is very difficult to make, it takes an intense brain to do that.
Many students also participated from other schools. Many are interested in the competition because of the tremendous prize. In our case, we don't go after the prize, we do this for fun and experience.
“Yes, ma'am.” We said and bored to leave the admin's office.
It's too late, and it's time to fly home. After our long day, we already went home. The file was left to Lance and the photo of Mr. Morris was left to me. It's a pity if I throw it away, I'll just keep it.
As I lay down on my bed, my phone beeped. I hooked it up and checked who texted me. My heart skipped a beat when I saw Lance's name. Why would he text me?
“You did not throw Mr. Morris' photo, do you have any plans with that?” I read his message.
I raised an eyebrow, and I replied, “It will be a remembrance of my clumsiness, nothing more.” my response.
His reply did not take long, “You are not clumsy:)” his message.
I shuddered a slight for joy, “You think so?” I asked.
He replied right away, “Yes, you are perfect. Good night!” I read his message.
Why does he always protect me? He always make me feel that there is nothing wrong with me. He is always taking my side. Urghhh! I hate this feeling because it gives me a little hope.
Or maybe... I'm just really assuming.
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“Good morning class, you have a new classmate.” Our adviser announced.
A transferee? It's difficult to get into our section, need a high grade and of course must be smart. They can put the transferee in the other section with the same course as us in fact, that's what they always do. Surprisingly, they just brought a transferee in our section.
Maybe our new classmate is a genius.
A few seconds later someone entered our room, he is in uniform, and he looks neat. His eyes are attractive because they are so brown. His lips are red as cherries. His slight-messy hair fit his looks.
He placed himself in the middle of the room and then our adviser clung to him.
“Why don't you introduce yourself to your new classmates?” the adviser suggested to our new classmate.
He nodded and cleared his throat, “Hi everyone, my name is Eliote Fado. Nice meeting you all.” he introduced himself.
Oh my gosh, he has a perfect husky voice. My jaw almost drop.
“Now find your seat.” the adviser said to him.
He peeked around the room as he looked for a chair until his gaze landed on me. He stared at me intently and he never looked away. OMG, he is making me uncomfortable. What is wrong with this guy? I waited a few seconds, expecting he will avert his gaze, but he did not!
I felt my cheek heat up a little because of his stare. I just looked down to make myself comfortable.
“Found my seat,” Eliote said and started walking to his seat.
I don't know which seat he chose because I am looking down, and I was surprised to hear his footsteps approaching me. What the hell?
I looked up to confirm it, and I was not mistaken. He sat down next to me and smiled. My other seatmate is absent today, so he probably didn't know that someone already owned that seat.
Now, I am surrounded by two handsome creatures. Lance is on my left and Eliote is on my right. My female classmates are probably already jealous.
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