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CHAPTER 5

The police station in the early morning, besides the officers on duty, didn'thave many citizens present.In the waiting room, there were five fourth-year students sitting separatelyin different corners, their faces tense as two of them were being questioned.Jay and Mai were the first to be called to testify. If they were called one byone, they were afraid that the next on the list would argue about who was atfault, making the case difficult.Time was waiting in a separate room, as instructed by the policemen, whilethey prepared some documents. Jay was sitting in a room with a mirror onone side, connected to the observation room. It wasn't long before Kamincame in with a relaxed attitude, sat down opposite Jay, and offered him abottle of water."Drink some water, don't be nervous.""Thank you.""Still feeling dizzy?""No, not anymore."Kamin did not adopt an intimidating attitude, as that would only make theperson being questioned more nervous and forget or distort the facts."And my brother?""He's waiting outside." Jay nodded, understanding."Shall we begin? You seem to be already familiar with the police work.""Something like that.""Before the meeting, what were you doing at the university?""It was the last day of orientation for new students.""About what time?""About four in the afternoon.""Normally, that room is locked, right? How did you get the key?""That room is a faculty storage room. It's often used for secret meetings. Wejust bribed the guard and got the key. Champ was the one who got the key."Kamin nodded, understanding."What time did you start drinking?""If I remember correctly, around eight at night.""You and your seven friends have been close since when?""Since freshman year.""That's quite a long time. Have you ever had fights?""Like any group of friends, we've had a few, but never serious enough tohurt each other.""Can you tell me what happened last night while you were drinking?"Kamin's soft voice made Jay relax and focus more. Jay began to respect theperson in front of him, even though he didn't know him well yet."We started drinking and talking about the future and other things. Then weplayed a game.""What game?""We played 'Truth or Dare.'" "I understand that game." Kamin didn't rushhis questioning or pushy. He tried to ask direct questions and makeconversation at the same time so as not to create too much tension."And then what happened?""We played until midnight and started getting drunk because they made usdrink straight liquor several times as punishment.""Do you remember what time you passed out?""About one, I think. I don't remember well because I was so drunk.""Your brother said you called him, correct?""Yeah, I called Jade to tell him I wasn't coming home, but I don't rememberwhat happened after that.""You say you were the last one to fall asleep, are you sure?""Yeah, even though I was drunk, I remember seeing everyone on the floorbefore I called my brother.""Okay. What time did you wake up?""I'm not sure, but when I woke up, I felt really dizzy, so I washed my faceand woke everyone up.It must have been around four.""Describe your dizziness to me.""Typical hangover stuff: dizziness, a little nausea, headache. It was allblurry in my memories." Kamin nodded, a doubt in mind."Who was the first to notice that Puifai was dead?""I asked Time to wake Puifai up, and he started screaming that she wasdead. Bell and Cherine confirmed it, so I called an ambulance.""Your brother is a police officer, why didn't you call him first if someonehad died?""I meant to call, but..." "But?""But we called the ambulance first, waited for it to arrive, and when thedoctor confirmed that Puifai was dead, then I called Jade.""Why didn't you call your brother first?""I was afraid it was our mistake and it would turn into a big problem."Kamin glanced briefly at the mirror before looking back at Jay."Who did you ask to call the ambulance? I think I misheard.""I asked Tonkla to call.""Okay, that's all for today. If I have any more questions, we'll talk again.""Do you think it wasn't an accident?" Jay asked worriedly."What do you think?""I don't know." Kamin put his hands on the table and leaned forward,looking into Jay's eyes as if he was a helpless puppy."Everyone has things on their mind that they don't tell anyone, not eventheir friends." Kamin's expression changed after he spoke and he left theroom to go to the other connected room. In the adjoining room with a oneway mirror, Jade was standing, looking at his brother through the glass witha serious expression."Did you write everything down, Lieutenant Ken?""Yes, Inspector.""He didn't tell everything." Kamin looked at the one who had sighed."Someone stopped him from calling'" Jade, arms crossed, didn't take hiseyes off his brother."How do you know it wasn't him who decided not to call?""I know my brother well.""I warned you not to mix personal feelings with the case, or I'll removeyou.""What personal feelings? Family or... ours?" Jade smiled, but received aninsincere smile in return."I never said I didn't like you, but I don't let my feelings interfere with thecase. Don't worry.""You have a lot to say, Kamin.""You too, Jade."Lieutenant Ken, sitting taking notes from the interrogation, watched hissuperiors excitedly. He rarely saw someone argue with the Captain in such abalanced way, and even rarer was seeing the Captain get reprimanded."Should I call the next one?" Lieutenant Prai, who had just walked in andsaw his superiors in a heated argument, felt nervous and spoke quietly."Please, Lieutenant Prai." Kamin looked away from Jade to look towardsthe door."Yes, Inspector.""I won't bother you any longer. Let's work together in a friendly manner,"Jade said, raising his hands in surrender."I hope you can make it for at least ten minutes.""What do you think caused them to have those symptoms? I don't think theywere just drunk and hungover, they wouldn't have all passed out at the sametime. Jay has quite a resistance to alcohol." Kamin thought for a momentbefore answering."Midazolam.""Why do you think it was that drug?""It's just a guess. But we need to interrogate everyone first and send theliquor glasses to the coroner for analysis.""After the interrogations, we'll collect the autopsy results from the hospitaland information from the forensic department.""Understood." Kamin looked at the red-haired young man who had justentered the interrogation room. He looked nervous, looking around andclenching his hands."Come in.""Do you want to see my skills?" Jade smiled at Kamin before leaning on theedge of the mirror."Yeah, with all that talking, I want to see if you have anything more thanjust words. Come in." Jade shrugged and entered the interrogation room.Hearing the door open, Time was startled.Jade walked over and patted himon the shoulder, offering him a bottle of water with a relaxed attitude."Jade! I didn't do anything, really!""Relax, Time. Stay calm. The more useful your statement is, the better itwill be for you."Jade knew how nervous Time could get, having seen himmany times since Jay entered college."And Jay?""He's in another room giving his statement. They were drinking last night,right? What did they do before?""We had a medal ceremony for the new students earlier. Puifai was fine atthe time.""During the drinking, did anyone do anything strange or act unusual?""No... but..." Time hesitated before continuing. "I don't know if it's strange,but at one point the ice ran out, so I went to buy more at the store outsidethe university. When I came back, I saw Champ talking to Cherine outside.It seemed like they were arguing, but when they saw me, they said theywere just smoking.""Champ, Puifai's boyfriend?""Yes.""You were the first to touch Puifai, why did you think she was dead?""Because her body was so cold! And when I put my hand under her nose, Ididn't feel her breathing. But I didn't do anything!""Just because of that, you thought she was dead? Didn't you try to check herpulse or listen to her heart?""Who would have the nerve to do that? My friend was cold and notbreathing! If I didn't wet myself in fear, that's already a lot.""What were you doing around midnight?""I didn't look at the clock or touch my phone. Who knows?I was probably drunk and playing games. It was question time.""Questions? What game were you playing?""Truth or Dare." Jade started asking the same questions Kamin had askedJay earlier. The answers from both of them matched on everything. UntilJade came to a question that still puzzled him."Why didn't you call the police or me when you knew Puifai was dead?" "Itwas Tar and Bell, they arrested Jay." "Tar and Bell?""Yeah, they were probably afraid of being accused too." Panic andconfusion reactions are common, but if someone tries to run away whentheir friend is dead, that's suspicious."One last question. Who made the drinkslast night?""Tonkla." Jade nodded and asked Lieutenant Prai to takeTime to the waiting room next to Jay, who had already finished hisstatement Kamin entered the room to talk to Jade about Time's statement.Although the details matched, the argument between Champ and Cherineoutside was still suspicious, as were Tar and Bell. Tonkla, who prepared thedrinks, was also a key player, as she could have put something in theglasses without anyone noticing."Who's next?""I think Tar and Bell. They seem the most worried. Whether it's fear,anxiety, or nervousness, we might be able to get something out of them.""OK."In the waiting room, the five students sat apart, growing more and moreworried as time passed."Why is it taking so long? When can I go home?" Tar stood up from thecouch and began pacing back and forth under the gaze of the others."I'm not going to wait any longer. I'm going to call my mom," Bell said,standing up as well. But before he could reach the door, it opened."Bell and Tar, please come give your statement.""Wait a minute, what about Jay and Time?""Both of you have already finished giving your statement.""Why them first? What did you say?""I'm just here to take you to the interrogation room. Please follow me." BellTar looked at each other before followingLieutenant Prai.This time, Jade and Kamin decided to interrogate both of them together.The impulsive and nervous attitude of these two could cause them to revealthings they were trying to hide."Hello, both of you.""Hello," Tar said, a little nervously, while Bell seemed more annoyed."Hello.""Shall we begin?""If we give our statement, can we go home?""Yes, we can only hold them for forty-eight hours.""Can we call our parents?""We've already notified them. They're on their way." They both relaxed abit, and Kamin took the opportunity to continue the questioning."You've been friends for how long?""Since first year," Bell replied, and Tar nodded to confirm."Have you ever had fights?""No.""No.""So, can you tell me what happened from when you started drinking untilyou realized Puifai was dead?" They both looked at each other, as if tryingto decide who would speak first. Finally, Tar began.They took turns telling what had happened without interruptions,complementing each other, until"Bell was the one who touched Puifai and said she was dead.""Why do you say that?! I wasn't the only one who touched her!" Bellshouted."You didn't touch her? Only Time touched her?""You screamed when the doctor said Puifai was dead too!" Bell stood upand shouted at Tar."Who knows?! Maybe you did something to Puifai! You almost did before!""Damn it, Bell!" Seeing that the two were about to fight, Kamin steppedbetween them, while Jade held Tar down."If you use violence, you'll face real charges," Kamin said, separating them."One more question, Tar. Did you call the ambulance?""No.""So, who did it?""I don't know!" Tar glared at Bell angrily before trying to break free, butwas powerless against Jade's strength."Go calm down." Jade led Tar to the waiting room, leaving Bell and Kaminalone."Bell, what did you mean?""Someone like him, I'm not surprised he gets nervous when talking aboutthe police.""Why?""Because he uses drugs! He had drugs that night. Who knows?Maybe he drugged Puifai. Or ask his friend Cherine, who was crying somuch. I don't know if she was really sad or pretending." Bell finishedspeaking and left the interrogation room, pushing Kamin.It seems that the group of friends that many envied are no longer whatoutsiders see.Enjoy❤️

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