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Madelaine resumed her position as the club president. "Are you sure we should call all six of them at once?"
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Cake immediately got up from the sofa and walked towards the window.
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"Yeah, we just followed Inspector Popelin's method earlier. Now we'll do it our own way," Cake replied.
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As the door opened, the six students crowded onto the sofas, two per person. Their faces were gloomy, with their heads down. They resembled a group of convicts, easily interpreted as such. Without wasting any time, Cake quickly handed them the map provided by Inspector Coslett.
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"Who is leading the group in this area?" Cake pointed with his hand, circling the buildings on the map, apart from the two-story Pool Park Asylum.
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They turned their heads to the woman in the black party mask sitting in the middle of the sofa, which surprised her and made her hesitate to raise her hand.
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"I-I'm Manon Morgaine! The candidate for the club president," she added nervously. "A-and next to me is Darcey Morvud, the vice-president candidate!"
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Her tone was childish, and the girl with short, wavy, and thick bobbed hair seemed awkward, making her neighboring companion uneasy. Unlike the calm and reserved Hedlych, Morgaine tended to be restless and easily flustered due to her peculiar self-confidence.
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"Are you wearing a mask too? What happened?" Cake frowned.
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Hearing the concerned tone, Morgaine was slightly startled. "E-eh? No, I'm just following along with Senior Hedlych." Morgaine waved her hands to indicate she wanted to stop.
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Madelaine remained silent, holding back her laughter, while Cake, finding it ridiculous, moved his hand as if wiping his face implying an expression of resignation. Spontaneously, Cake told her to take it off.
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"Um, well... You know how embarrassing it is to be alone, right? So, I know this might sound silly... but you know the meaning-" Her hand released the elastic strap, but Cake quickly interrupted her.
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"The principle of loyal companionship, it's better to bear the burden together than alone?" Cake massaged his forehead.
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The mask had come off. She had chubby cheeks and a normal face without any issues. Her marble-like eyes reminded Cake of Feline, a troublesome girl.
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"I guess that's what I wanted to say." She nodded confidently.
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Without following the clownish atmosphere of the girl, Cake focused on the main point.
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"Tell us, how did you technically retrieve the documentation? Was there anything unusual?"
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Morgaine seemed confused about where to start. Instead, her companion, Darcey Morvud, helped her.
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"Um, how about we start from the beginning?"
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"Yeah, s'il vous plaît (please), that would be a great help, Mlle. Morvud," Cake said.
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With a charming demeanor and a mature calmness, Darcey Morvud wore half-ponytailed hair and beige glasses, similar to Madelaine. She explained that they tried to scatter around. In the map, the cabin building was right next to the main building, connected to the former pharmacy. The sequence was the waiting room, a special room, a medicine storage, a generator room, a morgue, and finally, in the far corner, the incinerator.
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Like balancing a ship in the middle of the sea with monstrous waves, the tense atmosphere now narrowed down to their focused discussion. Their conversation revolved around the heart of the clues. Consequently, Madelaine got up from her seat and approached to closely observe the map and their explanations.
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"We divided ourselves into two subgroups." Morvud pointed to the cabin section, formerly the waiting room. "Here is the first subgroup, myself, Pritchett, and Rhiannon."
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"Then, right next to it or in the building that used to be the special room is your group?" Cake's index finger was on the spot pointed out by Morvud earlier.
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Morgaine nodded confidently, "Myself, Danog, and Dominic started from that spot. The video recording lasted about twenty minutes. Technically, we had to evenly distribute our search in the six different buildings."
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"Ah, for the distribution of equipment like EMF meters and others?" Cake inquired.
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"Of course, the equipment was quite limited. We were provided with three EMF meters, one spirit box, two static cameras with two tripods, and one handheld camera for recording. I brought the spirit box and a phone for video recording. Dominic carried the static camera, and Danog had the EMF meter," Morgaine explained.
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Morvud clarified that she was responsible for operating the handheld camera, Pritchett had the static camera, and Rhiannon was in charge of placing the two EMF meters as directed.
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"You also used two phones, Mlle. Morgaine? Then, this is a bit confusing, is there a specific difference between the responsibilities of handheld camera recording and your role?" Cake asked.
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"Yeah, there is some truth to that. Both recordings will eventually be combined. The difference lies only in the equipment. The better one means more dominant responsibility," Morgaine replied confidently.
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"I see," Cake pointed to the building sketch in the far left corner. "Can I assume that after an hour, your group reached the incinerator?"
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Morgaine and Morvud remained silent for a moment.
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"Based on the handheld camera recording, it was a little over an hour and ten minutes, sir," Pritchett, the serious-looking man, suddenly spoke up. "We spent quite a long time with the static camera in the former morgue room. Simply put, we started experiencing more strange things, and it seemed worth documenting."
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Madelaine nodded and handed a marker pen. "Where did you place the static camera?"
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Without hesitation, Pritchett provided a clear explanation. "The last position of Morvud's subgroup, including myself, was in the former morgue room." He marked a circle on the mentioned building. "If I'm not mistaken, Morgaine's subgroup paused in the former generator room and the incinerator, correct?"
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They nodded in agreement. Not entirely satisfied, Cake double-checked.
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"Alright, during that time, what did you discover?"
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The six of them looked at each other alternately. They expressed several overlapping opinions, but it seemed less convincing. Two of them, Pritchett and Morvud, agreed that they heard whispers and experienced poltergeist activity. Meanwhile, three members of Morgaine's group reported hearing whispers and footsteps. However, all six agreed that they heard a murmuring female voice coming from the direction of the incinerator in the first twenty minutes.
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"But as we got closer, the voice disappeared. That's why Morgaine's subgroup eventually stayed at the incinerator. As for Morvud's subgroup, we returned to the former morgue room," Morvud added. "But, sir, for some reason, Rhiannon went out and headed towards the incinerator."
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The girl called Rhiannon looked slightly pale. Her skin appeared regularly moisturized and well-groomed, and her lips were adorned with a natural, anti-smudge lipstick. However, there was a slight dimness in her facial expression.
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"Yeah, at that time, I was a little worried. Were you getting possessed?" Morvud seemed concerned.
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Rhiannon hesitated, her lips trembling. "Well, it's a bit strange. Remember when we heard cries and screams and decided to return to the van? I experienced it first. The sound was clear and became clearer as I walked outside the morgue room."
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Cake furrowed his brow. "What did you find?"
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Rhiannon confessed that she saw Dylis Bierce walking towards the incinerator, intending to cut across the view of the static camera in the morgue room. She continued to follow and trail behind. In the end, she only saw the entire Morgaine subgroup on duty.
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"After that, did you hear screams that made all your friends run away in a hurry?"
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"Y-y-yeah... that was when I got separated from Morvud and Pritchett. But we all survived and regrouped in front of the van. For about ten minutes, we didn't hear any news from the seniors or any indication that they would return as well. We decided to go together towards the main building. In the back area of the building, we panicked when we saw Senior Bevans' body covered in blood!" Rhiannon explained.
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They exchanged opinions, especially when Rhiannon mentioned seeing the girl believed to be Dylis Bierce.
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Returning to the initial information, just as Inspector Popelin stated, only Purcell and Hedlych survived as the last two of the four tragic victims. She mentioned that they escaped from various apparitions.
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"Can I say that during your group's time together, except for Mademoiselle Rhiannon, everyone stayed together, correct?"
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"For me, that's definitely true," Morgaine added. "What about you, Morvud?"
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"Yeah, of course," she replied, sounding unsure.
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"Lastly, according to the crime scene report, Miss Purcell was found with a blood-stained sharp weapon while unconscious, and Miss Hedlych had stab wounds on her left arm and right thigh. Do you have any thoughts on this?"
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Everyone murmured and was shocked by the injuries mentioned regarding Hedlych. They speculated that there might be a member involved in a love triangle within the club. Additionally, it was said that Purcell was an old friend of the other senior students.
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"How do you all know this?" Cake asked, looking at all the students.
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"Well, Senior Hedlych once talked about Purcell's dark past," one of them replied.
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Before allowing them to leave, Cake inquired about the book displayed on the shelf without a code. Unfortunately, he didn't receive an answer.
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Now Cake and Madelaine left the premises. They bid farewell to the two constables on duty.
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"Please inform Inspector Popelin to report the findings to me promptly. Tomorrow at the latest," Madelaine said firmly.
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"Understood, ma'am!" The two constables saluted in unison.
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As they were about to reach the car door, a girl with thick, short bobbed hair of a childish tone suddenly blocked their path and gave Cake her phone number before leaving.
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"That girl..." Madelaine felt suspicious.
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"In certain circumstances, patience doesn't wait for results. Let's arrange things for tomorrow," Cake stared sharply at the girl from a distance.
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