Manolo looked directly into their chief’s intimidating eyes and whoever stared at him experienced falling deep into the unknown darkness of an abyss at nighttime. Since Manolo was in charge of his team, and the one who had the courage among them, he had no choice but to step forward and seek help because the case was getting bigger for them to accomplish.
“We saw Jacinto lurking by the oak tree the other night. He was so furious about his daughter’s death that he hacked the tree around fifty times.”
The chief’s eyes widened, and Manolo felt himself being sucked into their deepness; he almost choked because of invisible pressure pulling him down.
“How did you know it’s around that figure?” He propped both elbows on his table so that only his eyes were visible, concealing the lower portio
