BELLA'S POV
I was in the middle of driving when my phone suddenly rang, and the name of Riri was registered as the caller. I immediately put my phone in the phone holder here in my car and answered the call. I turned on the loudspeaker option of my phone, so I could clearly hear what she gonna say, and we could have a smooth communication.
( Bella, where are you? )
"I am not in the headquarters. I am currently driving towards the crime scene. "
( You are really hooked on this case. )
"You know me, Riri. I cannot stand to see someone innocent to be put in jail in a crime he did not commit. "
( Do you really believe that he is innocent? )
"Yes, until he is proven guilty. "
( Are you sure you are not wasting your time on that case? I mean, all the evidence we have points towards him as the culprit. )
I closed my eyes after hearing what Riri said. It is a relief that the traffic light turns red, so every car stops. When I opened my eyes again, a long sigh came out of my mouth before I answered Riri.
"It is not like I am not trusting Ced and the team's investigation but there is something within me urging me to double check this case. "
( Why? )
Riri only asked one word, but it significantly impacted me. Even I cannot understand why I felt this way towards this case. It is actually the first time I felt this strange feeling in a case I am holding.
"For my peace of mind. Riri. "
( Peace of mind?! )
"Riri, I am already here at the location. Let us just continue this conversation when I came back to the headquarters, later. "
( All right, take care of yourself. Do not be too reckless. )
"Yeah, yeah. One more thing, I am expecting the whole report on my table before I returned there later. If Ced refused to do so, tell him that he should not exhaust my patience because if he really wants to close this case as early as today, he needs to obey my order. "
( Okay, I will tell him what you exactly said. See you. )
After Riri said those words, she immediately ended the call. It is a relief that she did that because I am currently parking my car in the parking lot of the hotel where the crime happened. The operation of this hotel is temporarily stopped because of its management decision. It seemed like they were securing this area until the notice of the case trial reached them. I immediately went to the hotel room where the crime happened. I lifted up the barricade type and started examining the crime scene.
An hour went by, but I still could not find any evidence that could support the claim of Mr. Ramirez's innocence. I think I have no choice but to run through and study all the reports and copies of evidence our team managed to gather to see if Mr. Ramirez was really innocent. I was walking back to the parking lot when my phone suddenly rang. I hopped in first to my car before I answered the call.
( Detective Riri told me that you are currently at the crime scene. What are you still doing there? )
"I just checked Sir if I can find other evidence that could help us resolve this case. "
( Detective Bella, do not put too much pressure on yourself. Trust your co-detectives. )
"I have trust on them, Sir. It is just there is something on my mind that urging me to examine this case one more time. "
( All right, Bella. You have the whole day to examine this case again. I need the final report first thing in the morning tomorrow. )
"Yes, Sir! "
I could not help but to smile because of what our senior detective said. I know that he trusts me completely, so it motivates me to resolve this case correctly. Maybe I could just really not stand seeing an innocent person to be in jail. I could not also stand to see those families who did not get the justice for the death of their loved ones, just like me on my father's death.
I immediately erased my thoughts about my father's death. Because I am sure, he would not be happy if I were still imprisoned by the bitterness of the past. But I still vowed to find the mastermind of my father's death no matter what happened. I started my car's engine and drove my way back to the headquarters.
After thirty minutes of driving, I reached the headquarters' entrance. When I got out of the car, different reporters came up.
"Detective Bella are you doing handling the case of Mr. Ramirez. "the guy reporter asked while trying to put his recorder near my mouth.
"Yes, my team actually were assigned to investigate this case. "I answered while trying to avoid the cameras. I do not want to see my face in newspaper headlines or on television because I am not an artist or performer. I am just a detective that doing the job I pledged to do with integrity.
"What are the things you are still examining because until now, the case of that murderer have not yet failed for court trial? Is this related to the fact that the murderer is the son of the most powerful businessman in the country? "the girl reporter asked, and her eyes were full of anger.
"All information you asked and needed would be disclosed tomorrow. Now, I could assure you about one thing. Money and power would not overcome justice. However, just like what I always said to my co-detectives in our department, those suspects are still innocent until they are proven guilty by law. "I explained to everyone.
Other reporters attempted to ask more questions, but some officers came and helped me enter the headquarter peacefully. I am grateful that they came and helped me because I was running out of time to examine the reports that hopefully were on my table. When I entered our department, Riri greeted me right away.
"You are really one of a kind, Detective Bella. You really have a charm in that interviews. "Riri commented, then grinned at me.
"Stop it, Detective Riri. Is the report I asked for already on my table? "I asked her to change the direction of our conversation because I knew that she would keep teasing me if I did not change the topic.
"Yes, Ms Detective. Everything you need is already on your table. "she answered and jokingly rolled her eyes at me. She seemed annoyed that I did not ride on her joke.
"Okay! Back to work. "I instructed and tapped her shoulders before I passed over her.
After I passed over Riri, I went straight to my table. I started examining all the reports from different angles of this case. I hope I can have some results on this digging because I do not know how to explain to Ryle what really happened if Mr. Ramirez was guilty.
TO BE CONTINUED!