Next day,
Arthur and Mark were in the police station. They were waiting in Mark's office for Tina's friends to appear at the police station. Mark already informs all of them to come to the police station. You also inform them about Tina's death.
Except for one person, all of Tina's friends answered his phone. The one person who did not receive the phone was Tina's boyfriend. He was the one who did not receive the phone. Yesterday when Mark tried to call him, it only showed him that this number was unreachable. This makes Mark suspicious of this person. So he also sent some policemen to his house yesterday. But all of them, after coming back from Zen's house, notified him that there was no one in his house. Instantly, Mark began to look at the case. The details of this Zen show that he was an orphan and did not have any relatives. Mark also contacted the Lupix Academy. They told him that for 2 days Zen stopped coming and because of this; they didn't know anything about him. Many of them also try to call him, but it shows them that the number is switched off so they are unable to contact him.
"Sigh, troublesome. I think this Zen person was somehow related to this case. It was like he completely disappeared from his house. I did not even find any trace of him after finding the whole night," Mark said with a sigh.
"Hmm… I am also thinking the same. Also, I think this person disappeared after Tina's death. So this person is naturally connected to this case. He could be The Killer or it is also possible that he knows the killer. If he is the killer, then obviously he needs to hide from the police, but if he knows the killer and is saving himself from the killer, then we need to save him. So for that, we need to quickly find this person. I just hope that all of Tina's friends could give us some information about him," Arthur told Mark. Mark nodded, hearing him.
A few minutes later,
Arthur and Mark were drinking coffee in Mark's office when suddenly a policeman came into the office and informed them that Tina's friends were there. Mark nodded and told the policeman to send all those people here.
Right now, Mark and Arthur were looking at all the people that were present in the room. All of them were teenagers who had just recently graduated from High School. But you can see the angry, nervous, and sad expressions on their faces.
"I hope everyone knows why I called you here. As you know, someone murdered your friend Tina. Me and my friend detective Arthur were investigating this case. So it will be helpful to us if you want to cooperate with us and answer our questions." Mark told all the teenagers. 20 boys and 15 girls were present in the room. All of them nodded, hearing Mark. All of them were sad because someone murdered their friend. They were also angry about it but at the same time, they also were nervous because suddenly a policeman called them. But now, hearing Mark's words, you can say that they somehow relax a little.
"Well, before anything I wanted to ask you, do you know if Tina has any enemies or any haters that could be the killer?" Mark asked them.
Hearing his question, all the teenagers look at each other face then one person suddenly answer,
" No, sir. In our class, she was the most cheerful person. She was the person who had a good relationship with everyone. You can say she also was a good friend. But we never know that she could have a hater or enemy." A girl answered the question.
Mark nodded after hearing her. Arthur, at this time, looks at the girl while using his lie detector skill. She was telling the truth. Arthur also used his skill observation in this girl.
"
Name: Lili Trus
Age: 18
Emotional Status: Sad, angry, and nervous.
Relationship with victim: a good friend of Tina. Like Mia, both of them are also childhood friends. "
Arthur looks at the details, and then once again focuses on the girl.
" But did you notice anything unnatural or you can say abnormal behavior of Tina recently? Or you can see any suspicious person around her?" Mark as the girl. He already knows who she is after reading her details. Like Mia, she is also a childhood friend of Tina. Because of this, he asked her this question.
"No, sir. Tina did not behave suspiciously or abnormally in the few days. Also, I don't think that I saw any suspicious person around her." She answered.
" Then do you know which places she visited in the last few days? " Mark asked her.
" Sir, most of the time, she stays with me and Mia. Most of the time we went to the shopping mall and then to meet our friends." Lili answered.
" Has it ever happened before that she went to a place without telling any of you?" Mark asked.
" Hmm… sir, most of the time, she told me or Mia when she needed to go somewhere. But it's just… " She stopped talking and then looked at the boy beside her. The boy also looked at her and nodded. After that, Tina once again turned around toward Mark and Arthur.
"Sir, it is just after she met that began to change. Only when she went out with her boyfriend she didn't tell anyone about that. Sometimes she also used our name in her house to keep secrets about her relationship. " She answered.
Mark and Arthur nodded. Arthur confirmed that she did not say anything false.
"Then do any of you know about this Zen Hion?" For the first time, Arthur opened his mouth and asked the question.
The boy beside Lili started to talk,
"Sir, we first met Zen at the zoo. To tell you the truth, sir, even though this Zen person had a kind personality, I don't know why, but when I was near him, I felt that this wasn't his real personality. I know that you may be thinking that I was jealous of this person, but I am not. Tina also was a good friend of mine, so I don't have any problem if she found a good boyfriend for her. But whenever she brings her boyfriend with us, I don't know why I feel uncomfortable around him. Not only me, but I think many of my friends also feel the same. But it was just that we did not tell anyone because what if everyone thinks that we were jealous of him and because of this, we are talking bad about him?" The boy said all of this.
" Yes, sir, it is true." Hearing him, many boys suddenly told him that it was the truth.
"Well, you are?" Arthur asked. Even though he already knew the name of this person, he still asked him.
"Sir, I am Kristin Grown. I am Lili's boyfriend. Previously, I never told my girlfriend about this because what if she thinks that I was jealous of Tina and Zen's relationship? But then still I try to talk about this matter with my friends (boys). I thought that they would criticize me, but then some of my friends who met Zen told me that they also feel the same uncomfortable feeling. I don't know how to describe that feeling, but when I look into his eyes, I always feel uncomfortable," he said. Many boys also agree with him because they also feel the same.
Arthur already knew that he was telling the truth all this time. So it was true that all the boys who previously met Zen feel uncomfortable around him, but no girls feel that. Because when he saw those girls' expressions, he could give the answer. At this time, If you look at those girls, you can see the surprised expression on their faces. Even Lili has a surprised expression on her face after hearing her boyfriend's words.
"Well, I think Mark already told you, but I once again told you that before Tina got killed, she left her house telling her parents that she will meet Mia, but Mia already informed us that Tina did not want to meet her. So now, listening to all of your explanations, we can say that she left to meet her boyfriend. So we can also guess that this Zen person what's the real killer of Tina. Now I want to ask you about this Zen. Well, to tell you the truth, it seems this Zen person suddenly disappeared from his house. So if anyone knows about him, you can tell us." Mark said to them.
Hearing this explanation, suddenly all the boys look at each other and then they look at the girls because compared to them, these girls have a better relationship with Zen. But the girls also shook their heads because they also didn't know anything about Zen.
_________To be continued________