8 To 4: The Mayor's Contract Wife
Scales
“Jeng, thank you well already want to meet Manda and Rega earlier.” He said after the two guests left.
“Mas, why the hell did Mas Wira not say that Mas Wira knew Ani?”
“It was part of the way I completed my task and I don't want you to be too burdened with such risky and dangerous things.”
“But Mas Wira should have said that Mas Wira has done a lot for Ani. Don't make me misunderstand and think that Mas Wira is a heartless person.”
“I don't mind if everyone thinks like that. I absolutely don't feel disadvantaged.”
“Including me? You also don't care if I misunderstand you?” Ajeng suddenly felt upset and chose to return to his room.
“Jeng!”
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The next morning, unlike the usual who prefer to walk together to the city hall office, Wira actually invites Ajeng to go by driving his service car. The man also did not wear his desk shirt, but rather wore a white t-shirt.
“Loh, where are you going? Why not turn?” ask Ajeng when the car they were riding in did not turn and enter the courtyard of the city hall but continued to drive towards the main street of the city center.
“Later you will also know.”
They traverse the crowded and crowded city streets in the morning, entering densely populated residential areas whose roads begin to shrink and turn. Abdi then pulled over his car on a large land near a row of very tight and crowded residential houses.
Wira brought a large black plastic bag and took Ajeng to walk into a narrow alley that was just enough for a motorbike and turn again towards an alley that can only be used for pedestrians, which is only for pedestrians, then stop in front of a small house measuring about three times five meters with black cement tiles.
The hero knocked on the door and a shabby barbarian lady came out.
“Who are you looking for?” ask the woman.
“This is Mr Edi's house?” ask the friendly hero.
“Iya true. But my husband is not home.” Answer with teary eyes.
“Can we come in?” ask the hero again and the woman looks doubtful.
“Ngga papa if mom objected. I just want to deliver this.” The woman handed him the plastic bag she was carrying.
The woman received it and was wide-eyed to see the rice, oil, sugar and instant noodles she needed were inside.
“Please enter, Sir, Bu!”
Wira took off her shoes and took Ajeng into the tiny house.
“Whose father?”
“I am a friend of Mr. Edi and this is my wife. We have heard about Mr. Edi and are sorry for the disaster that happened to Mr. Edi.”
Ajeng wiped his tears that came dripping to hear the story of the poor woman, he only realized that the woman was the wife of the man who pickpocketed her at that time. “Can we visit mom's son?”
The woman nodded then went into the room and came out holding the little girl who was about two years old. Ajeng touched the child's forehead and was shocked to find his body temperature so high.
“Mas, we should immediately take him to the hospital.”
Wira nodded then carried the child running to his car while Ajeng helped Bu Edi to follow the steps of Wira.
They arrived at the hospital and the little girl was immediately dealt with in the ER. Doctors said the child had dengue fever and would probably have died if not rushed to the hospital. The body of the shabby woman was limp for a moment until it sagged and battered on the cold hospital floor. Ajeng crouched down to help the woman stand up then the woman kissed Ajeng's hand while thanking him.
“If it wasn't for Mom and Dad, my son might have died.”
“Don't talk like that, Mom. We just happened to come there. Mother's son survived the prayers and kindness of both his parents.” Timpal Ajeng sincere.
The hero then handed the envelope containing money to the woman and then resigned because he had to handle other matters that were waiting for him.
Ajeng speed up his steps so that he can step into the steps of Wira towards where their car is parked. “Still well?”
“Make what?”
“Because you already care about them.”
“I just want to show you what scales I use.”
“I like your scales.”
Wira smiled and accelerated his pace because his working hours had been wasted a lot that morning.
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Previous night.
After Rega returns home, Wira contacts Tegar and finds out more about the man who tried to pick Ajeng up at the market. Tegar retold the details of his incident to Wira.
“We took him by car and Bu Ajeng asked us to release him after lowering Bu Ajeng at the office. But after Bu Ajeng came down, Mr. Rega came and asked us about the incident. Mr. Rega then ordered us to take the man to the police station.” Clear Assertive.
“You didn't say that Bu Ajeng asked you to let go of that person?”
“Already Sir. But Mr. Rega insisted that it was a major crime and should be severely punished for threatening the families of officials. So we were forced to take the man to the police station according to applicable procedures.”
“Please keep an eye on that person and let him know that Mr Rega is coming to the police station!”
“Ready, Sir!”
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