Chapter 22: Chapter 21: New Suspect

The atmosphere inside the car all the way to the police station was calm and tense. It was such an uncomfortable silence that you could barely breathe. Especially when getting off, since when they arrived, the oldest got out of the car and entered the building without even stopping to wait, which made his heart drop even more.

“Say, what did you get?” August entered the laboratory in the forensic department. He sat on the chair next to his friend before throwing the bag with the three dolls on the table.

The results of the examination of the food in the deceased's stomach had just come out, and now Say was busy looking at the microscope, so he pointed to the file on the table that was open, but he noticed that his friend was in a bad mood. today.

“Seventy-five percent match?”

“Well, by analyzing the pieces of food from the stomach, and comparing them with the food you brought, I found matches in several seasoning additives. But some bodies had been dead for more than two days, so it was difficult to find matches. What I was able to detect was the stomachs of two victims, the girl named Kaew, and Khun Min.”

“Then there is no progress.” August threw the file on the table again.

“Did you eat a wasp nest?” Say stopped what he was doing in his hand before raising his head. He looked at the person sitting next to him, looked around and asked, “So, where did the boy who saw the ghost go?”

“It's over there.”

“Did you argue with him?”

"No."

“It's usually attached to you.”

“You ask a lot of questions Say. Can you find something on the dolls? Fingerprints?"

“If you're not satisfied, will you just throw the job at my head?” Say pushed his chair to the back table to grab a document and quickly returned. “When you see this you will be surprised. He had previously inspected the dirt that was stuck to the body and the rope. As for the remains of earth that you brought from the temple, I also examined them and the results were favorable.” Say raised his eyebrows at the person sitting across from him. And what Singha did was simply look at his friend, silently waiting for the other person to respond. “It's the same type of land. “They both come from the area where the incident occurred.”

“Cemetery land.” August murmured softly.

“Oh, that's why they say that cemetery exists. It's a new world and I'm completely lost. What else do you think we can find?” Singha and Say are the same type of people, they have a strong mind, and when they find something worth believing, they will believe it. But they don't do it blindly.

“For now, also check the land on the doll. I'll be right back."

“Wait a minute, Darin hasn't arrived yet.”

"Where did he go?"

“He went to the temple. “He said he would come soon.”

“What temple?”

“The one we went to last time.” Say and Singha went out to the waiting room and found a statue of Thao Wasseva on Say's desk. “Did you also bring this statue from there?” Singha looked at the statue, but where is the person who left it there?

The person in question was sitting and hugging his knees, on the ground, holding a pair of beautiful eyes, staring at the morning sky, in the same place where he had seen Singha and King standing talking before. He let out a sigh again, as he didn't know how to apologize to the elder. And I still didn't know what to expect next. What if I was still angry with him?

"Damn!! Only because of Jump am I trapped here.”

“You still can't contact his parents? I thought you were lovers before.”

“He once told me that his mother died a long time ago. As for the father, he works in other provinces, so he has not returned home for a long time. I still haven't been able to contact him,” said a female voice filled with frustration. “That's why that damn police officer said that if we still can't contact his family, they won't let him come back. “It’s crazy.”

“Calm down, okay? Then, when you finish your business, call home to pick you up, I will stay with him alone.”

“Are you sure Bomb?”

“Yes, so what happened between you today?”

“Well, I came back after yelling at him for a long time that it wasn't his fault, even though he was the one who received the mail.”

“Come on, there's nothing you can do about it.” Bomb sighed before turning and looking at Thup.

"Oh, it's you."

“Hello,” Thup stood up before greeting the two of them thoughtfully as he had already heard the entire conversation.

“Hello, you're the person Jump crashed into, right?”

“Yes, and where is he now?”

“I saw that the police said they took him to the infirmary, because he didn't feel well. But it's good, that way he'll be more careful.” Dear crossed his arms with a bored expression. “Or has he seen a ghost again?”

"I don't believe it."

“Maybe so, Bomb. His behavior changed. Why would it happen if it wasn't that? What he said…"

"The one who said?" Thup asked with concern.

“I kept saying 'Tuesday ' over and over again, but I don't know what it means ,” Bomb replied before shrugging his shoulders indifferently.

“Eh, but what happened to us, it happened on a Tuesday, right Bomb?”

…

After saying goodbye to the two, Thup walked towards the medical room that he knew by heart where it was. When he arrived, he stopped in front of the door of the room because a loud voice came from inside. It wasn't the sound of conversation, nor any sound of medical equipment, but the murmur of prayers. A song.

Jinit Teekang Akach

“That song…” he muttered to himself, as he placed his ear on the door to hear better. He had read it in Luang Pu's book. It's a song asking for a soul!!!!

A loud slam of the door was heard. Red blood began to splash on the other side of the door, disconcerting Thup. A pair of beautiful eyes trembled when they saw the shadow of a person standing behind the opaque glass door slamming his head with all his might again. The blood slowly spread over a wide area on the back of the glass. But this time, Thup not only saw the shadow of a single person, but a second shadow could also be seen appearing behind him. The owner of that shadow has long straight hair, but he didn't look interesting at all. Rather, it increases the terror I felt. He was even more frightened when from the shadow, he saw the palm of a hand emerge, which grabbed the unfortunate man's head, pulling his hair, and then hitting him against the door.

BAM!!!

“You disrespected me, you disrespected me, you disrespected me, you disrespected me.”

BAM!!!

“You disrespected me, you disrespected me, you disrespected me.”

He will definitely die! If I don't intervene, he will surely die.

Thup held his breath. Then he turned the handle and opened the door. Jump's body had a broken forehead, broken nose, and split lip, and fell onto his chest before they both collapsed to the ground.

In just a split second, Thup's throat was squeezed so tightly that he couldn't breathe, as he widened his eyes in shock. With a fearful expression on his face, he was trying to free himself from the pressure he felt around his neck.

"It's a nightmare." Jump muttered absentmindedly, as if he was still living a nightmare he could never escape.

"Let go!" Thup was trying to find a way to breathe, but it seemed that the person who was choking him had much more strength. It wasn't because he had less strength than the other, but something else was sitting on top of Jump's neck, looking at him with disgusted eyes.

I'll eat again, don't be nosy!!

His white eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Soon, it was as if a force had hit him and thrown him away from Thup, who at that moment, took the opportunity to push Jump's body to the side, and when his throat was free, he tried to breathe, immediately letting air into his lungs.

"Give me a minute!! Just a …"

“Thup!!” Singha ran to support the young man who was coughing so hard his face was red, while Say ran to check on Jump who was lying unconscious on the ground, “Call Darin.”

"Yeah."

Singha looked back at the person lying on his lap and gently stroked his head with his hand. When he saw the other person closed his eyes tightly and his body trembled.

“Phi… again, it's going to happen.”

“Don't talk now.”

“Hello Rin, where are you? Hurry up and come to the station. “There is an emergency.” Say took a tissue to press the wound on Jump's face, while his other hand held the phone.

[Emergency? I am in the temple, about to pour water on the gravel. What happened?]

“Can you come quickly?”

[Okay, wait a minute......!!]

“Hey Rin! Darin!!” , Say immediately raised his head and looked August in the eyes when suddenly there was silence on the other end of the line.

“King! Go to the Santitham temple immediately. Search everywhere until you find Darin. Now!!” Singha picked up the phone and called King, who had gone out to check the last location that was one of the victims in the case.

[What happened?]

"I will tell you later. “Do what I told you first.”

[OK. Quickly, we must go to the temple, make a U-turn here.] King's voice was heard from the other end of the line giving the order to his subordinates.

Singha then cut the call and picked Thup up off the floor, just like Say did with Jump, and they were immediately taken to another room in the infirmary.

"What happened?!"

"What happened?" Both Bomb and Dear ran, looking surprised when they heard a commotion as they walked back.

“You two, don't go anywhere yet. Stay here and contact the child's relatives. “I leave him in your charge.” Singha said to the two before picking up Thup while they were still inside the medical area room, where there was a group of people standing in front of the patient's bed. On a bed, Say tended to Jump's wounds. Dear again tried to contact his friend's relatives, while Bomb looked at him with a worried face.

“I'm fine ,” Thup said, his voice hoarse from having been hanged before.

“I told you not to talk yet.”

“The head has a wound, but it is superficial, the nose bone is broken just like the lip, but I have already sutured it. “I should probably send him to the hospital ,” Say said before walking away from Jump. “Has Ai King contacted you yet?”

“Not yet ,” Singha wasn't too surprised that his friend was upset because of him now. Is no different.

“Phi Sing,” Thup took the older man's hand before shaking it gently. As the creature leaned down and looked at itself, it tried to force its voice to tell the person in front of it what it was thinking: “What happened, will happen again.”

"What will happen?

“He will look for new people for sacrifice.”

“But, this happens every five years, right?”

Thup shook his head nervously before trying to sit up in bed. He looked around in fear. When August saw this, he sighed and walked away to close the curtains around the entire bed until only he and the boy were left in the cubicle.

“Things have gotten worse, they can't continue like this and they have to be more victims,” Thup said hoarsely. His throat was so dry that words could barely come out. But what he was trying to say, was still understandable. A pair of sharp eyes looked at the purple bruise on Thup's neck with a neutral expression. A thick hand approached and rubbed the mark, leaving its hand on the young man's neck, and touching it gently.

“Sorry for leaving you alone.” Thup was surprised before smiling. Then he leaned his face to rest on the older man's hand.

“I'm sorry I asked something I shouldn't have.” He also rubbed his cheek against the older man's hand. His eyes felt guilty. I didn't know what happened to Singha. But he was just a stranger. If August didn't want to tell him, he wouldn't ask again.

"No it does not matter." The phone rang until August had to rush to answer it. "What's happening? You found it?"

[I found it, we're coming back.]

"Alright?"

[No it's not.]

“Don't say anything now, just bring it.”

“Did you find it?” Say came in after listening to the conversation.

“Yes ,” Singha turned to answer before turning his attention back to the other end of the line, “We're in the infirmary.”

[Why did you go there?]

“A small incident occurred. When they arrive, bring it here.”

[Understood.]

After hanging up the phone, King turned to look at the person sitting next to him in the car. Earlier, when he arrived at the temple, he found Darin sitting at the top of the temple stairs, when he approached to greet him, he just looked at him, got up, and started walking towards the car, which he got into without speaking.

Until now, he still has that attitude.

“August had a problem at the station. “He is waiting for us in the hospital room.” There was only silence. “Is something wrong?”

Darin looked forward, though he hadn't turned to look. The two palms were tightly clenched and his eyes narrowed at what he had seen before. When the car stopped in front of the station, Darin hurriedly got out, although the car was not parked yet.

He immediately ran to the infirmary office with burning eyes. He didn't even pay attention to the stained door of the room, he wasn't interested in anything other than seeing his two friends at that moment.

“I’ll have the police follow you.”

"Then what do you want to do?"

“You guys again!!” Darin shouted immediately as August and Say turned to look.

"Something wrong?"

“Why are you suddenly silent?” Say stopped talking as soon as Darin ran in and hugged them both. His grip tightened, causing both young men's bodies to go still. They waited for their friend to feel ready to tell what had happened to him.

“I saw it all,” Darin let go of his two friends' necks, casually wiped away his tears, and pulled out his phone.

Singha and Say frowned when they saw what was in front of them. It was the image of a dog and a cat in a hole in the ground. The corpse of one of them was almost dry, and the other still looked fresh, as if he had just died recently. Their abdomen was open, with their organs scattered.

By scrolling the image, he showed them a video, which was secretly recorded. The camera shook so much it was shocking, but you could see it clearly.

The abbot was seen using a shovel to dig a hole in the ground, where he then dumped the black cat's corpse before covering it completely. Then he walked away, and the image went out.

“Guys, I have read that when people are like ghosts, they are also offered fresh food, animals, and rotten food like this. Is that what the Reverend Father was doing?”

“Maybe there is a new suspect ,” Singh said before opening the clip again.

It seemed that this time he had to return to the temple. And this time, he would have to go with an order.