Dare You To Death: Solve the Mystery, See the Death.

Investigation Part 18

 

Many events happening at the same time forced Khamin to reprioritise and ask for cooperation from his colleagues.

 

[Where are you]

 

“Ahead, come out.” Khamin rested his arm on the steering wheel and looked towards the police station where he had been working for quite some time. Previously, when he worked at the police department, he was used to working alone—whether it was paperwork or fieldwork—and lived his life by himself, whether it was working, eating, going home, or dealing with life's problems. 

 

When he moved here, he thought that his life would be no different. But it turned out the officers here were friendly and did their best to help him. Plus, he had someone going out into the field with him for the first time, and they were also people who came to mess with his life, confusingly.

 

The car door opened, and two tall men crammed themselves into the car. Khamin turned to see that it was the two brothers he had to live with during this time. Jay poked his head in the middle of the front seats before turning to Khamin, who was holding onto his back to relieve his fatigue.

 

"Did you go find Kla?"

 

"Um"

 

“What did he say? Did he say what he talked about with Cherene?”

 

“What do you really want to know?”

 

"I saw him and Cherene talking tensely, so I was worried. After all, Kla was still the one who got the letter. Plus, Cherene was the one whose name was crossed out." Khamin looked up to meet the eyes of the person sitting in the seat next to him.

 

“I already told him.” Jade quickly raised both hands as if surrendering.

 

"I didn't say anything."

 

"What did you get?" Jade asked in a tone that wasn't as playful as before.

"Let's go to Fai's house first."

 

“Cotton house?”

 

"Hmm, if Fai is the first to die, then we need to find the first letter. Maybe we can piece the story together." He enjoyed working with Jade. One thing he liked was that he always predicted the situation, no matter what he did. Like right now, even though he hadn't said anything, the person next to him had still handed him the search warrant he had requested earlier.

 

On the way to Pui Fai's house, the car was quiet, different from this morning. Khamin had to reach out and turn on some soft music to keep the atmosphere between the siblings from being too awkward. It wasn't like he couldn't tell that these two were different from usual. He guessed that something must have happened during the interrogation.

 

It will definitely happen, but if you ask now, if the older one doesn't say anything, the younger one probably won't either. It's better to ask each person individually.

 

The car stopped in front of a large, clean white house. The gate was tightly closed, so Khamin had to walk down and ring the doorbell. After waiting a short while, a maid came out to greet him. Since they hadn't called in advance, the maid who had run out had to run back to ask her boss again what to do. 

 

Khamin waited in the car before asking the boy in the back. Even though he had read some of each person's history, it wouldn't hurt to ask more about each person.

 

"What's the Fai family like?"

 

"Mother Fai is a kind person. As for father, he may seem a bit fierce, but he's also kind."

 

"Are you close with Fai?"

 

"Well...close."

 

“Given everything that happened, should I ask how close you were?” When Khamin looked in the rearview mirror, he saw Jay slightly stunned.

 

"The door's open," Jade said, pointing forward. The white gate slowly slid open, revealing a large European-style house with a lush garden and a fountain. Khamin drove inside and parked in front of the house. The people waiting were Pui Fai's parents, whom he had only met once when he went in to tell them about the case. They didn't talk much because they were both grieving over their daughter's passing.

 

"Hello, I'm Inspector Khamin."

 

“Hello, I remember you, Inspector. Why are you here? Is there any progress on the case?”

 

“We are currently investigating. We came today because we are looking for some clues that we think Fai might have as well.”

 

"What is it?"

 

"A letter. It's an envelope addressed specifically to Fai." Fai's parents looked at each other before inviting them all in.

 

Khamin had a question that still bothered him, but he was afraid that asking it now would only increase the heartache of the parents of the deceased victim. Pui Fai's mother led them to a bedroom with a white door, then slowly unlocked it with trembling hands. Inside the room, everything was still there, as if someone had lived there, from the neatly made bed to the desk with many different types of books, still on it, not put away or moved.

 

Khamin turned to nod at Jade to start searching for the envelope, while Jay told him to wait downstairs. However, that kid was still considered a suspect, and it wouldn't be good for him to come in here. The young police sergeant chose to stand and talk with Pui Fai's mother for a bit longer in front of the door to ask for some general information. She still looked sad and grieved every time she looked into the room of her late daughter. After talking for a while, Khamin and Jade helped each other search for the letter they were looking for, and finally found it.

 

TRUTH OR DARE

 

FAI

 

DARE

 

“To know a person’s true nature, you must see them when they are in trouble. To know their deepest nature, you must see them die. Do you want to try it, Fai? Try dying. :)

 

That's all there is to it because this piece of paper has been torn open. If Pui Fai is the first to receive this mysterious letter, then what will you choose? Choose the missing truth or choose to challenge what the letter sender said?

 

Khamin looked up to meet Jade's eyes before ordering the other person to go down and wait, so he could ask the mother for more information.

 

“We’ve found something that might be relevant to the case. I’d like to ask you some more questions. Is that okay?”

 

"Okay"

 

“I would like to know if Fai told you about this letter.”

 

“I've never seen it.”

 

"So, before the incident, did Fai say anything or act strangely?" She paused for a long moment before looking into the room.

 

“Normally, Fai is a cheerful and bright person. But suddenly, she started to change. She started crying often, getting irritated easily, and talking less. Sometimes I saw her walking in the backyard at night. About a week before that, I asked my daughter, and... she said it was just a fight with her boyfriend. I thought it was a normal teenage thing, so I didn't pay much attention to it. No... I never thought it would happen,” said Pui's mother. Fai started to cry because she was upset about what had happened. Khamin volunteered to take her downstairs and took the opportunity to leave to deal with other matters.

 

"I'll let you know if there's any progress. If I ever think of anything else, feel free to call me."

 

"Okay"

 

Khamin went outside because he didn't see the two siblings anywhere in the house. When he walked out, he found the two of them standing face to face, angry expressions on their faces.

 

"I already told you that I don't know."

 

"Then why didn't you tell me what happened?"

 

"How would I know that Fai is pregnant?"

 

"Jay, don't talk like that." Seeing that Jade was grabbing Jay's collar, Khamin immediately rushed in to stop him.

 

"Enough, Jade. If you have anything to say, go talk at home, not here." Jade unhooked Khamin's hand from his own arm and opened the car door to get in. 

 

"Get in the car, Jay."

 

Khamin sighed after sending the two siblings into the car. He himself went around to the driver's side and drove out of Pui Fai's house. The heat in the car was even more intense than it was when he came here. He had already assumed that something would happen during the interrogation. The phone rang, breaking the silence, forcing Khamin to answer.

 

(Hey, this is Leo. Didn't Nick tell you?)

 

"Yes." The curt voice on the other end of the line left Khamin confused for a while before he finally understood after the other person introduced themselves.

 

[Tonight at 9:00 PM, meet at the front door of the club.]

 

“I can get in without any problems, but how do you get in?”

 

(I'll try to find a way first // Ai Dee, your bag is in the way) The intrusive voice must be the other person's partner [If I put it away, you'll complain.]

 

A loud crash made Khamin pull the phone away from his ear, causing Jade to turn to look. Khamin handed the black business card he had received to the person next to him before putting the phone back to his ear.

 

[Hey, you emptied my bag!!! // Yeah]

 

"See you at 9 p.m." Khamin was tired of listening to the other end of the line, so he hung up and continued driving.

 

“Who called?”

 

“People from the special investigation unit will also be investigating the unit’s case.”

 

"When did you meet him?" Jade held up the business card.

 

"When I went to find the seedlings at the garage."

 

“Why didn't you tell me?”

 

“I’m telling you, I think they’ll call you to discuss the bribery like they always do.” Khamin looked calmly ahead, not showing any fear. “If you invite them to talk, they’ll talk. As for you, you need to find out information about the drugs found at the scene.”

 

“You don’t know what kind of person Min is.”

 

The village then said, "You don't know what kind of person I am, Jade ." Jade stared at Khamin's face without blinking before turning to look at the car turning into the front of the vehicle.

 

When the car finally stopped, Jay opened the door and got out without saying anything to anyone. It was a good opportunity for Khamin to finally ask what happened during the interrogation. 

 

Jade walked into the house, then threw himself on the sofa and closed his eyes to relax his mind. The coldness on the back of his neck made him open his eyes to look. The source of the coldness, Khamin, was holding an ice-cold soda can to his neck. His large hand reached out to grab and hold it before he hit the seat next to him for the person standing to sit with him.

 

“What happened during the interrogation?” Khamin opened the can in his hand and took a sip while untying his tie.

 

"From now on, don't let him go anywhere when investigating a case."

"Because?"

 

"Because he's one of the suspects," Jade said in an irritated tone. "You know Fai was pregnant, right?"

 

"Um"

 

“I opened his mouth until he finally admitted that they had a party earlier; he was drunk, Fai was drunk, everyone was drunk.”

 

"Already?"

 

"Then he had an affair with Fai. Then who do you think the child in Fai's stomach will be?"

 

"But at that time, wasn't Fai Champ's girlfriend?"

“I don’t know either, but it’s such a big deal that they won’t tell me.”

 

"Calm down. The only thing we need to investigate right now is the culprit, Jade. Haven't you noticed that every letter is trying to connect to Pui Fai? If it's not someone she loves or someone she hates, it could be both. Since Jay insists he doesn't know anything about Fai's pregnancy, I think what you should be more concerned about is when Jay will receive the letter."

 

The sound of footsteps coming down from upstairs made Khamin and Jade turn to look. Jay simply grabbed the car keys and walked out, ignoring his brother's protests. Once he straddled the motorcycle, he rode off without looking back.

 

"Jay! Jay!!!" Jade tried to shout after him, but to no avail.

 

“Would you like to follow me? I can go to the club myself.”

 

"No, I'll go with you."

 

"Then you should call Sergeant Chai and tell him to look for your brother. It's not just you who's upset, but Jay, who just found out about this, is probably no different.

 

“Hmm.” The two of them walked into the house to handle both the search for Jay and the matter of entering the Wide Hunt club tonight. It had to be more careful than ever because the person who invited Khamin had been at odds with Jade for quite some time.

 

Jay sped up his motorcycle to avoid the cars on the road. He wanted the wind to blow in his face so that all his confusion would disappear. He had never known about these things before, whether it was Tar, Tonkla, Bell, or Puifai. He didn't know who he could trust and rely on anymore. But what irritated him was that after that night, he tried to ask Puifai whether she was pregnant, but she said no. He wasn't sure if what happened was to him or Champ. This was the only thing that only the two of them knew about Puifai. Even Champ didn't know.

 

After riding his motorcycle for a while until the anger in his heart subsided, Jay decided to ride straight to Tonkla's garage to ask him about what had happened. He knew as much about the group as anyone else. It was just a matter of whether or not to speak.

 

The sun was setting, the sky was turning black, and only the fluorescent lights from the car repair shop were illuminating the dark road. On this dark road, Tonkla was under the car, finishing the remaining parts of the assembly so he would have no doubts.

 

"Kla, are you going back now? You can come back tomorrow."

 

"There's only a little bit left, Uncle. I'll go back later."

 

"Okay, okay. I'll leave the key on the table. Don't forget to lock it."

 

“Yes.” After the footsteps disappeared, Tonkla put one of his earphones on and turned on some music to continue working. He tightened the screwdriver in his hand to close the bottom panel back into place. He also thought about going to see Cherene after he finished here.

 

He thought back to the day it all started. He was going to get a crate of beer from the car to carry into the room when he happened to see Cherene and Pui Fai standing, talking and handing each other a bottle of some kind of medicine. 

 

Although he couldn't hear everything, he could understand that Pui Fai and Cherene were trying to prank everyone, so they planned to inject them with sleeping pills and pretend not to wake up. Although he saw two bottles of medicine, he didn't know what the other one was. He didn't think that it would go wrong until Pui Fai actually died. He thought it was an accident. Tar's death was the same. But when he received the letter, and he chose Bell to die instead of Cherene, and it actually happened, he knew that this wasn't an accident anymore.

 

Creepy!

 

The sound of something dragging snapped Sapling out of his thoughts, and he took off his headphones and tightened the screwdriver in his hand.

 

“Uncle?” When there was no response, Tonklao felt an indescribable chill run down his spine. “Who’s that?!”

 

He tried to look around from under the car, but he didn't see anyone or anything. However, the sound of someone dragging something continued. Tonklao tried to slide out from under the car, but someone in a black robe appeared and blocked his path.

 

“Who are you!!”

 

“Truth or Dare.” The translator's familiar voice made Tonklao’s heart race.

 

"I'm asking you, who the hell are you!!!"

 

!!!

 

Suddenly, the car above him lowered until the distance between TongKla's body and the car's undercarriage was reduced. He tried to slap and push with his hands, but it was of no use. TongKla started to scream more and more insanely. His cold palms and sweaty temples showed that he was extremely scared.

 

“Truth or Dare” Sapling tried to struggle out, but his legs were pulled. He tried to use all his strength to kick the mysterious person, but the more he tried to escape, the faster he was kicked to his death.

 

“Let go of me! Ow... ow!!!” The pain in his leg made Tonkla struggle in the cramped car. The space was gradually shrinking to the point where he couldn't even look up. The hammer repeatedly hit his leg, and he could feel his bones slowly being crushed. Tonkla screamed without shame. Anyone who could see his leg now would find that it was almost completely deformed.

 

The lift slowly moved up, the cramped space gradually becoming more open, but it didn't bring Tonkla any relief.

 

“Truth or Dare?” The question repeated itself as a black-robed figure slowly dragged the dangling sapling to the side, where, if he looked up, it would be directly aligned with the car's wheel.

 

"Yes... Truth. Sob. Truth." Tonkla said, clasping his hands with the person standing above his head.

 

“Is it true that you know everything but keep it a secret? The only thing that can buy the truth from you is money.”

 

“Not true, sob, not true.”

 

“Wasn’t it you who secretly sold the cotton clips? Wasn’t it you? Wasn’t it you? Wasn’t it Thueng?” The converter's voice rang out repeatedly, prompting Tonkla to cover his ears with his hands. “This is Thueng’s money. Use it to your heart’s content in hell.”

 

As soon as the words were spoken, the elevator that had initially lifted the car was pushed down with a button without pulling the safety lock. The vehicle weighed several tons. It fell faster than usual because there was nothing to hold onto, and the circuit had been altered. 

 

A loud crunching sound was heard, along with blood splattering all over the floor and tyres. No more skulls to use as paperclips like the others. The killer slowly placed it on what used to be a human face.

 

“Hey!!!” The shout from outside the fence didn’t cause the cloaked people to panic.

 

Jay saw his friend lying motionless under a large pickup truck, crushed on top of him. Blood was slowly flowing all over the floor. The young man's hands and feet were shaking. He was about to run inside, but the pain from the blow to the back of his head made him stop. Before he could feel himself, he lost consciousness and blacked out.

 

Along with the people in black robes who always disappear without leaving a trace.