They looked at each other when they heard that statement. Within seconds, they were laughing out loud in disbelief. His blood felt boiling after seeing their reaction that seemed to mock his statement. Anyone would believe what he said without proof, right?
He with one breath said again, "I'm telling the truth! Yes, as I said earlier, you will not believe me."
"Hey, we know Hery's face in our memories, you know? You don't look like the Hery we know." replied Jefre, laughing out loud. And so does Chall.
"You want to break your leg like him, huh?!" unable to control his anger until he pointed a finger at the injured Chall. Jefre is serious again.
"Okay, let's say we believe you. But why are you telling us about this?" replied Jefre without hesitation.
"Okay, I know it sounds a bit crazy but...before all this happened, I was hit by a car in front of Gold Cafe. Without knowing it, I just realized from that incident that my body had been switched with someone else's. Please... please believe me..." he tried to convince them to believe every word he said.
Jefre and Chall looked at each other again, "What's the proof you're the Hery we know?"
"Prove it? I fought with you two, isn't it possible that you are unconscious? Not only that, I was the one who instructed you to investigate the accident case, right? In fact, I was the one who instructed you to come to this company and investigate the background I also paid the debt of my friend who ran away with your money, with the promise that you must help me. That's our agreement." he explained it in detail.
But the explanation sounds very convincing. They just nodded their heads.
"So, you really are the Hery we know?"
"Yes!" he answered loudly.
They began to believe in his words. Seeing the facial reactions and the way Hery Maxwell's eyes looked at them was very honest. They choose to believe it.
"What do you want us to do now? You are the one who stopped us from investigating the company. How are we supposed to continue doing what you told us to do?" Chall began to ask.
He replied, "Forget about the investigation for the company's background. I want you to find Joshua Jurai's car that is said to be involved in the accident case. I will give the car's plate number via message later. When you find the car, report to me as soon as possible that can."
They simply nodded their heads in agreement with the order. He was relieved to see them start to believe him.
"Be careful when you investigate this. Don't let people know about this, okay?" he said patting Jefre on the shoulder. He had time to look at Chall's severe condition.
"Oh my...take him to the hospital and treat the injured part. I'm sorry for attacking you so hard. Take care, okay?"
He gave the last word before walking out of there leaving the two of them.
Chall became more and more doubtful, "Do you believe what he said?"
"I don't know what to say. We have to keep an eye on him and tell the boss about this." Jefre answered the question regardless of Chall's condition.
They just stared at the movement of Hery Maxwell who was getting farther and farther out of sight. Believe it or not, he can only believe in himself. They are still in doubt about what has happened.
***
He managed to hum while drying his freshly washed hair after returning home. Her wet hair was wrapped in a towel on top of her head. Slowly he stepped out of the toilet humming.
Unconsciously, Donnie K just watched his movements while sitting on the edge of the bed. The reaction on his face looked very disappointed. Maybe after his car was taken away without his permission by the childish Hery Maxwell.
Singing until he got close to the bed, he only realized Donnie K was there, "Argh! Damn, I thought you were a ghost."
Donnie K replied, "You look surprised to see me, but you don't realize that I was even more surprised after you took my car and left me on the side of the road!"
He just laughed while answering, "I'm sorry, I had no intention of making you angry because of your favorite car. I just wanted to take him for a ride."
Donnie K posed the question, "Where do you want to go with my car?"
He was calmly sitting on a chair near his desk there, "I just want to...look at Joshua's accident area. I noticed that there is not a single CCTV installed in that area. Even if there is, it is not working."
"As for that, I have already investigated. There is no CCTV footage in that area." Donnie K's anger subsided.
"Hey, I want to know something. Did Joshua drink a lot of alcohol before?" turn to give questions.
"As far as I know, Joshua can't drink alcohol. He's already drunk with just two glasses."
"He's weak. He's only drunk two glasses? He's really a very naive person. After the accident, did the doctor who examined him say anything about his condition other than he was declared dead?"
"The doctor didn't say anything other than that."
"What about the autopsy?"
"As for that, it's Zhega who doesn't want us to perform an autopsy on Joshua's body."
"Why?" he asked again with just one word.
Donnie K took a moment to think before answering, "I'm not sure. Unless he has something to hide."
Hearing that answer, he became more and more aware of something. His smile widened as he thought about it.
Seeing the reaction on Hery Maxwell's face that seemed to know something, he began to ask, "What's your plan? Do you have something in mind?"
He just kept quiet. Immediately, he looked at Donnie K's face with a mysterious smile, "I want you to investigate who Zhega went with, who he gave orders to and who his important person was. From there, we will know everything."
The atmosphere is getting awkward and cold. He felt that something was always following Zhega Monisa's instructions from time to time. He is more and more interested to know who is his dark horse.