Chapter 14

NIGHT'S POV:

"Our teacher is different now, right?" Light suddenly asked me. When I looked at him, I saw that he was just looking at his phone and playing Mobile Legends.

"Yes, and he or she is the last one." I answered with a sigh while massaging my temple and closed my eyes. It was aching since last night because I worked overtime at my job.

Equinox also did not pick me up last night because he did something important. I did not ask what it was because I had no right to do so.

"What's wrong?" Someone asked softly which made me look at my side. Our eyes met and I saw how worried he was.

I smiled faintly. "It's nothing, I just overworked myself last night. I will be fine though." I answered in a low voice tone.

"Night, baby. Drink this medicine." P'Ocean suddenly pops out of nowhere while giving me medicine.

I smiled at him too and accepted the medicine rather than water. "Don't work again later, baby. Just rest in your condo." P'Air said who was already near us and before I knew it, even P'Sun and P'Arrow were all here in front of me.

I was about to protest when P'Sun suddenly motioned me to stop. "Don't argue anymore, if that headache of yours will become worse, then it will not be going to be good." He mumbled with a serious tone.

I looked at Equinox and he nodded his head in agreement. I looked at all of them and their faces said the same. They were all worried and they wanted me to listen to them so I just sighed and nodded my head which made them all smile. I pouted because they are treating me like a baby again.

I just opened the medicine and then the water and drank them. I even tasted the strange taste of the medicine so I was a little surprised when suddenly there were candies placed in front of me.

When I looked at who it was, I just saw Fighter looking at me silently. I accepted the candies and smiled at him, he just nodded his head before going back to the book that he was reading.

"Just rest there in your seat, we will return to our seats now also because it looks like our teacher will be coming in soon." P'Arrow suddenly mumbled so I just nodded to him in response.

They turned around and went back to their respective seats but Equinox's eyes were still focused on me. I just smiled at him and turned my attention to the front.

After a while, a tall woman wearing a white long sleeve, black pants, and black sandals entered the classroom. He smiled at us and went to the front of the teacher's table.

"Hi, good morning everyone. My name is Akira Pascual, I am your teacher for today. You don't need to state your names anymore because I already know you all." She stated and looked around the classroom before her eyes landed on me. She smiled widely but I smiled awkwardly because of that since I don't know her, and I just breathed a sigh of relief when she already took her attention from me.

"Do you know her?" Light whispered. I looked at him and shook my head since I didn't really know her.

"Now, we are going to do something exciting today." She started and sighed. "I will make this as an individual game and you will be competing with each other." She added.

"May I ask what kind of game this is?" P'Soiree asked.

I saw that her attention went to him and she smiled before saying something. "This game is about managing your time, being wise, being resourceful, being responsible, and being someone who knows what to do even in a last-minute." She answered. "Please check your desks' drawers. If something was inside of it, get it and put above your desks'." She told us.

Even though I am wondering, I still obeyed what she said. We opened each of the drawers and I knitted my eyebrows when I saw something in it. When I picked it up, I realized that it was a MacBook. I put it on the top of the desk and looked at our teacher again and saw that she was also looking at me. Why is she always staring?

"You can open that now." He ordered us so I opened it and a question flashed on the screen.

"Shall we answer this, Miss Akira?" P'Cadwell asked suddenly and his astonishment was obvious.

Miss Akira nodded her head. "Yes, you will be going to solve three crimes in just one hour and you can't proceed to the others if you can't solve the first one." She answered which made my eyes widened.

"Wait, what? But--" Miss Akira cut P'Air's protest by shaking her head.

"You will do that whether you like it or not." She uttered with a firm voice. "Now, look at your screen and follow what's written on it. I want to know how capable you are." She added. We did nothing but follow so I looked at the screen and read what was written.

'Are you ready? If yes, state your name in a code. '

I immediately did it.

'NSUTH LPGHM OMJJSIMN'

After typing, I immediately pushed the enter button and it loads immediately and another set of letters is written on it.

'Proceed to the greenhouse garden but don't forget to bring this Macbook.'

After reading the message, I immediately stood up and I wasn't shocked anymore when my friends did it too.

"Good luck!" Miss Akira happily exclaimed while we were all making our way outside.

We didn't even have the chance to bid our goodbyes because time is running with three crimes to solve. I run to a specific place and I stop in front of the gate.

This garden was huge with so many flowers and medicinal plants in it. I pushed the door and it was suddenly opened, I slowly entered and even though I wanted to be mesmerized and appreciate the beauty of this place, I couldn't because I still had something to do.

The surroundings were quiet so I kept walking until I was suddenly surprised as if I saw hair in the distance so I walked closer to it. I stopped in front of it and pulled out the large leaf of a plant and I almost jumped when a woman lying on the cold ground appeared in front of me.

I immediately squat down to look at her legs with so many small wounds and red small spots, is this real? I roamed my eyes at her arms, and I blinked my eyes when I saw that her eyes were still wide open and she seemed to be choked. Wait, choked?

I looked again at the MacBook and saw that something else was written on it.

'Investigate the girl and find out how she died.'

My face became serious because of this and I immediately investigated. I touched its body but my hand immediately slipped into it so I smiled because it was probably a hologram. It's just very creepy because her face is wide open and she is gaping while she was short of breath. After examining her whole body and the place, I already concluded something.

I stood up and my attention went back to the MacBook, then I started typing.

'This girl was being murdered by someone who knows her allergy. She was being forced on something that triggered her allergy that causes allergic reactions which can be explained by the small red spots on her skin. The wounds seem caused by running and colliding on some plants that have thorns because she was finding some help but since this garden was so big and her allergy was something that can worsen as time passed by, she did not make it. The reason also why her mouth was open together with her eyes is because she lacked breath and that is the reason why she died completely. '

When I sent my answer, the MacBook suddenly loaded and another direction was written on the screen. I'll take that as a pass since Miss Akira says that we can't proceed to the next crime if we can't solve the others.

I looked at my watch and saw that I still have 40 minutes for the other two. I read the message again.

'Proceed to the science laboratory.'

I just sighed and looked down but the hologram was already gone. I just decided to get out from there and run to the science laboratory. Time is running fast too since the science laboratory was located in the other building. I was already panting and my head was aching again. Geez, I need to finish these tasks so I can rest too.

When I arrived at the place, I immediately leaned on the wall to support myself. I was breathing heavily and I could feel that my uniform was already soaked in sweat. After a few minutes, I slowly opened the door and a silent room engulfed me. It's kinda creepy again since it was so silent. I walked slowly and found a boy who was wearing a lab coat. Half of his head was lying on the table with so many tubes and lab equipment above it.

I walk near him and examine all the equipment by my eyes only and it seems that he is doing something and it turns wrong which became the reason why he died.

I looked at his hand closely that is near a lying tube and now I just noticed that the tube seemed to be empty earlier and when the victim released it, it immediately lost its contents because it all went to the top of the table.

It was hard because I do not know what kind of chemical he drank to die. After all, it is just a hologram. I just sighed and looked at the watch I was wearing, I was almost cussed because it was only a few minutes to one hour and I wasn't still in the third crime. My headache added also.

I put my attention to the MacBook and type my answer.

'This guy died because he drank the chemical that he experimented. He made himself the subject for his experiment.'

After I sent my answer, I immediately got out of there. I just stop running to see another message.

"Proceed to the last destination which is in front of the Engineering building." I read what was written and I immediately felt depressed because the engineering building is also far from the science lab.

I just sighed and ran there and when I got there I felt like I was going to faint from exhaustion. But I immediately fix how I stand when I saw a man lying on the cement and it was obvious that this guy fell from the rooftop.

I walked closer to it and saw that he was bathing in his blood. I knelt on the floor and roamed around at this man's wholeness. It looks like he committed suicide but for me, he did not. Murdered occurred and the victim did not just die.

I looked at my watch and there were only five minutes left. Why are the places given to me so far away? It was so annoying, it just added to my headache.

I type my answer again.

'This guy was pushed by someone based on his shocked reaction and it seems that they fought before he fell since his uniform lacks one button on it and it was messy. His hair was all over the place too and he has some scratches from nails on his wrist and arms.'

After I sent my answer, I immediately fished out my phone and called Equinox since I felt cold and strange right now. After a few rings, he picks it up immediately.

"Night, where are you? Why did you call?" He asked worriedly.

I gulped to find my voice and shake my head to bring back my consciousness but it seems that my eyelids were becoming heavy each time.

"In front of the Engineering building," I mumbled before I turned off the call and sat down on the floor without knowing the results of my investigation. After a few minutes, I couldn't take it anymore so I slowly closed my eyes and before I passed out, I felt a pair of warm arms wrapped around me, and then everything went black.