Chapter 26: Chapter 26

THE CHAOS

[XIAN]

I woke up out of nowhere because of the noise below. My eyes immediately searched for Thea and she was crying right now I seem to feel intense nervousness because she is showing something strange.

“Brother? S-siter E-Elle...” she called us with a tearful eye while holding a piece of paper. "What happened, Thea?" I asked worriedly.

"B-Brother...I can't..." Until he showed me the letter. I opened the paper. I seemed to feel fear and inexplicable emotions. It's not handwritten, it's computerized. The presentation is very formal but the content is unique.

“K-Kuya, I saw that in the mouth given by Ate Sheila, the maid. Then Elle's sister disappeared. He didn't say goodbye or anything as long as they heard a noise and then my sister was gone. ” Thea explains but it's still crying. "Then, a few maids said 'that's the only letter they saw in my sister's room," she added. Our little sibling always called me 'KUYA' because it means thee first child in Philippines.

I was surprised by Thea's presentation. I thought first because maybe he just left without warning or maybe he will come back later. But this letter will bring the truth. I tried to concentrate even though I had just woken up.

I stayed with Thea first and studied this message. This is the content.

To: Xian SyntheciaFrom: UNKNOWN

Ih, I wonk uoy dissem em a tol. I ssim uoy oot orb!ll'I tsuj dewoorab reh rof a elihw. TIC, TAC, TIC, TAC!

Your time begins. Find her if you want to see her alive. She is mine for now. See you!

kool rof em ni ruoy emoh. I ma elpmis tegdag taht lliw rewsna ot emos or ruoy stionseuq. Find me now! I almost sneered in anger because of what I read. I didn't have a hard time because he only did reverse codes. Suppose the last letter is in front. I didn't panic first because I knew he had a plan in place.

The saying here is, Hi, I know you missed me a lot. I miss you too, bro! I'll just borrow her for a while.

This is his first phrase and the next one is what he said.

Look for me in your home, I am a simple gadget that will answer some of your questions.

And at the same time as entering our room, Vince and Shawn were spat on. I could see in their eyes the concern, especially for Vince.

“Bro? We searched the whole house for Elle in case we found nothing. On top of that, we called his cellphone number but it just rang. The maids said they only saw what you were holding in her room. ” Explaining it.

I nodded and listened intently to what he said. I know that we need to aim at his room in case someone sees him and especially in their CCTV room on the 3rd floor.

“Bro, you look at Thea first. I will find out what really happened first, ”I promised Vince.

“You Shawn, come with me. We will look for information. ” I said seriously. I got up and went up to the CCTV room with Shawn. We first went to the 3rd floor where the CCTV room was.

When I entered there was no one. I haven't searched yet but I myself have searched every tv set up there. I individually looked at each tv set in each area here in the house. From our room until I see Elle’s room.

Shawn and I both watched Elle's every move in her bedroom. At first, he was just adjusting until suddenly what happened next changed. Suddenly a masked man entered. She came out the window, Elle was still screaming and fighting back. But he covered his nose with a handkerchief until he lost consciousness.

He picked up my brother like a sack and then placed on the table the letter I had just read. I was irritated with anger because I hadn’t even taken action. I was on the 2nd floor while he was at the end of the 4th floor of his house.

It was almost 7:05 in the morning and yes I'm still asleep. I woke up around 9:00 am. It has also been almost an hour since his disappearance.

Even before the man who took my brother finally left, he also left something behind. I knew it was a tablet because before he finally left someone pressed it.

He went through the window again and waved really crazy. What's even more annoying is that he brought Elle. “F*ck! Who is that man again! ” annoyed I said.

“Chill bro! Your anger can do nothing. Maybe it's better if we go upstairs and go to his room? ” wondered its question. I just stood up and did what he said. I didn’t hesitate to answer further because we needed to find out and get what she put on Elle’s table.

Shawn followed me and we quickly entered Elle's room. It's not a mess but it's a sign that the man entered her.

I immediately saw the tablet and took it immediately. I turned it on immediately and I was even frustrated because I had a password. “Sh*t! I still have a password bro! I think the size of the anger is because you are really being tortured, ”said Shawn.

But I didn’t send in annoyance or anything because I had to concentrate. I thought of a possible tablet password.

I tried the word UNKNOWN in the letter but I made a mistake because it was the wrong password. I still tried, I put the MASK BOY but it was still wrong. And the last thought I put was MASKIB and all of a sudden it opened up.

I was surprised because the password turned out to be MASKIB. I immediately saw a video there so I clicked. A man appeared and masked it. I Zoom it so that I can see and understand it, and he is the man I saw in the video last time and before.

I pressed the play button again. He was masked and wearing a black hood jacket. The man spoke and I was even more surprised by what happened next. He said hi first and then he showed Elle unconscious in bed. He pointed the front camera at her again. It spoke and he said,

Hi Xian, you missed me? Ohhh! I know you already read the letter. I also know that you have already opened the tablet so you can watch me. How great you are and the same time a great detective ha?! Don't worry Elle is safe in me, unless she fights I will really kiss your sister. Do you like it? Owww! You're not here, so what can you do if I want? Nothing so hurry up! (laughs at the same time) By the way, she's so beautiful! If you want to get her, hurry up. But, You need to answer all of my challenges first. Good luck!

At the same time, the video stopped. "Sh-" I was almost sarcastic again, it's a good thing I restrained myself.

I immediately looked for the challenges he was saying because later what else would he do with my brother. I really can’t forgive myself. Even though I really feel different here, I still need to go to him.

CHALLENGES #1

[XIAN]

We are currently in Elle’s room. After we watched the video, we immediately knew the challenges that the masked man was saying. I think his name is maskib. I know that because while Xian was typing earlier that's what I saw and I read the last password he entered. Xian immediately searched for what Maskib said he would decode.

“I'll just see right away and answer it. That man is really mad at me! ” Xian said angrily.

“Easy bro! You're just scared. ” calming me down here. He scrolled down and up steadily and went through each application one by one. It was already dumb but he suddenly stopped.

I looked at him because he finally saw the challenges that he said.

The name of the application is GUESS ME a red-colored question mark icon on it. It's a good thing there is no password or anything, but you enter your name and when you press start something will appear ARE YOU READY?

Xian didn't think anymore, he just pressed it and started really well. It's as if he's concentrating on what he's doing and really doesn't want to look away. If it was just a contest, I knew Xian would win.

He was already sitting on the bed while waiting for the loading. Instructions came out, stating that it has 3 levels of Challenges. It is necessary to think carefully and as soon as possible the answer is correct because each challenge has an equal time. When we finished reading, we went for Challenge #1, entitled GUESS ME, FIRST. Xian immediately pressed the green button icon that read GO.

The first question came up. (1) I am who I am. I loved mystery and black to hide me. I cover everything using my favorite mask. Who I am? Guess me first.

a) Matboy

b) Maboy

c) You

d) Maskib

Click the letter for your answer. Once you are correct you will proceed to the next challenges.

D.

Xian immediately pressed the letter d unconditionally or thoughtfully. He seemed immediately convinced he was right. Suddenly a big check icon appeared and said YOU ARE CORRECT! Xian just smiled slightly and of course, I did too. At least, we will move on to this next level, Challenge # 2.

CHALLENGES #2

We are currently in Challenge #2. Another question came to our attention, but it was not easy because what was written here could really be tested by anyone. (2) Time is gold. I am always watching you wherever you go, letters and numbers define me.

I am your Past, Present, and Future as well. Who I am?

CLUES: I have five (5) letters with 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

We almost read it over and over. Because the answer is not immediately available. Too much logic I suppose. But if we base what he mentioned first, that is impossible, that could be the answer. It has 30 seconds and once we press the Go button it signals that our time is up.

“Wait bro, don't press 'GO' first. Let's think first. We had better think carefully before taking action. ” my suggestion. He nodded in agreement with me. We have to be careful. We have already begun to think.

"Time is gold because, in the end, he is also past, present and future?" I said as I watched the tablet Xian was holding.

It seemed that our surroundings were quiet and we felt strange. There were only two of us here but we seemed to have someone with us. I didn’t just think about that anymore instead I focused.

“Because I think time is really what he is referring to. Something related to time, what if ... ”he said but I didn't understand what Xian said he just pressed 'Go' and started kicking.

CLOCK

After typing the word CLOCK he pressed YES at the same time saying YOU ARE CORRECT!

Xian said yes because it's the next level. He is really quick to think. We were able to breathe well. But, even before we headed to the next and final challenges we heard an explosion.

Xian stopped us, we went out together to find out what happened and where it came from. I hope it doesn't lead to an accident that affects one of our loved ones. Because just in case, I'm also the one who will actually kill the man who was the head and tail of it all.