Black Butterfly, Where does the Black Butterfly Go Drink Water by Beep Beep Beep
Proofreader/Editor: Itane
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“-We have to see her state first but seeing how she’s still alive, there is some chance. Did you say you are a detective?”
“Ah, yes yes. I’m Jude. Call me when she becomes stable. The number is….. here. She is the criminal in a case. If she asks for a weird thing when she wakes up, don’t ever give it to her.”
“Huh? C-criminal? Isn’t it better for you to take her along then?”
A paramedic who came in hastily, looked at him a little bit scared. Jude smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
“I still have some things to do. I’ll clean up this mess and then go. I already called the station, so another detective will come. You don’t have to worry about it, good work.”
“Yes, Okay…”
He answered a little bit awkwardly. The paramedics went in the ambulance where they put fainted Mrs. Sarkozy and closed the door. Jude stared at the vehicle leaving with black smoke and looked at the residents who came out because of the fuss. Their faces looked like they held no malice, but had question, wariness, and light fear mixed in their expressions.
Marsha who was standing the closest hesitantly approached Jude.
“Uh, detective? What happened? Why was Mrs. Sarkozy….. Did she get sick all of a sudden?”
Jude stared at Marsha quietly for a short time. This is a truth that she needed to know anyway. The fact that her once closest neighbor killed her husband and killed your father-in-law and your niece. And the most troublesome thing was that she had no ill intention at all. The impulse like an addicting to a drug, she will not understand it at all. And if I finish talking about the corpses in the basement freezer, she will probably cry and deny the fact. Her conscience will shatter.
But before that happens, there is one thing I have to ask.
“Ma’am, I have a question.”
“Huh? Okay, what….?”
“Did you hire a part-time in your house? Like walking your dog.”
“Ah, yes. You mean Albert? It was Jane’s or father-in-law’s job to walk the dog, but after what happened, everyone was in panic….. There was a traveling student, so I asked him. He asked me because he was staying at a small inn, but he ran out of money.”
“So, you hired him right after hearing that?”
“Huh? Yes. He looked very responsible and talked really quietly and calmly. I had a feeling that he was like a college assistant instructor. He did his job really well, and he talked with the kids sometimes. Not only he walked the dog, he also helped out with house chores. Like using physical power…. He helped me with decorating the garden. He usually worked in the morning or lunch, why do you ask?”
“……No….. Mm. How did he look like?”
“His look? His hair was light brown and were his eyes blue? Or grey? And wore a pair of pretty thick framed glasses. He also wore clothes very neatly.”
“Does he still come out for a part-time?”
She still had questioning look and shook her head. She looked at him like she doesn’t understand why he was asking that question.
“No. He said he’ll work only up to today and leave to travel again. He suddenly told me that today after work. It’s too bad, but I said okay. I can’t stop him from leaving.”
“……is that so. When did he leave?”
“It’s been a few hours.”
Jude nodded his head with no expression. Behind the door, Marsha’s son Luke came out. He was holding something. Marsha and Jude looked at him curiously, and the boy with brown hair ran to Jude. With a little red face, the boy gave Jude something that he was holding. It was a white envelope.
“…..Uh….. What is this, um…. Was it Luke?”
“Yes. Albert told me to give this to a blonde detective if he comes back again. After finishing his work today, he gave this to me and left.”
“Ah, okay.”
Jude opened the blank envelope and opened the paper inside. Looking at a writing that he’s used to, Jude quietly sighed.
Did it end well?
It was better than last time. I wasn’t that bored watching them. The fun conflict and appearance happened in that lady’s inside wasn’t that boring. Though it ended up like this in the end, it was going to happen in the future. She might wanted this too.
I did write I found something interesting while traveling, but I didn’t know you would be in charge of this case. I was happy to see you, seriously. For a smooth travel, we didn’t have time to talk to each other. It’s too bad, but I guess we’ll have to postpone that. Stay healthy.
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