Asphalt Edge Empty House

Chapter 6 Hunting

Wira was so grateful to escape death that night. The night woman named Ratna became a hero to him.

Early in the morning the hero left for the office, many plans in his mind that want to be realized immediately. After the morning apple he opened the phonsell to open the video footage and photo photos in Black Rose last night.

"This girl has the same tattoo as X's body, which means they belong to a society or a community."

"If they're members of a community, is the girl who died in the mall also a member of the community?"

"But why are their tattoos different, even though the Javanese script symbol in the star image is exactly the same as both the letter and the meaning?"

"Toughness, this word has a deep magical meaning."

"What is the mystery behind the death of girl X?"

The hero speaks for himself while focusing on observing the details of the photos and videos recorded. He felt that all these events were related to each other. But he's still baffled looking for a common thread that might be able to link three events in one series of cases the last few days.

There is a large mystery box that wraps them, Wira must find the answer key in order to open the contents of the puzzle in the mystery box of the discovery of the body X. "Who is the girl in this locket?"

Wira struggles with her own thoughts, unaware that Linda has been standing at the door. The reporter knocked slowly on the glass door of the Wira's study, hoping that the young officer would let him in immediately.

"Tock.tok.tok.."

Tap the door louder, the new Hero realized and turned to the door of his study slightly open.

"Just enter Lin, it just so happens that I am indeed waiting for you."

"Excuse me sir.."

"Let's sit down don't hesitate, just act as usual as before."

"The photo I asked you to take yesterday?"

"Yes sir."

Linda sat down with some reluctance today, her attitude somewhat stiff, unlike the day before. But Wira just ignore Linda's strange attitude.

Linda presented a photo of the photo she took during the night coverage in Black Rose. The hero immediately analyzed the photo carefully, and finally he began to understand something that made his heart happy.

"Here we go..!"

"What's the reason, sir?"

Linda scrunched her forehead. The hero immediately took the marker, then circled a photo that was most likely used by the Surya newspaper as a news cover. Linda quickly took a photo circled by Wira, her facial expression was so curious.

"Look at these four good photos, you'll find the reason why they're after you and the Surya newspaper office."

"You just wait here, I'll be out for a minute."

The hero walked out of the room to another room with several police officers escorting in his trunk. I don't know what they're planning. Linda just focused on seeing photos that had been marked by Wira.

"oh gosh, this photo captured a picture of the Black Rose security grabbing a woman's hair, why didn't I notice it?"

Linda began to realize what had happened to her the past few days. He took the initiative to check again the photo file he took while covering.

The reporter focused on paying attention to one photo after another. He zooms in on the photo while paying attention to every detail that the camera does not focus on. Her face was tense, and her forehead was wrinkled, as Linda's eyes stopped at one point as if she would be very interested in seeing something.

"This girl I've been dragging seems to have seen somewhere?"

"But I see where he is?"

"I'm sure I've seen this girl, but I don't know where I forgot."

Linda seemed to be thinking hard. He keeps trying to remember the events of the past few days, while covering, or conducting interview sessions with news sources.

"Oh my God, she's the girl who killed herself in the mall."

"Yes, she was the girl who killed herself in the mall a few days ago."

The sound of Wira's footsteps startled Linda, the girl immediately stood up to welcome the Wira who stepped towards her.

"What's up Lin, just sit down, don't strain so."

"Now you understand, why are you their target?"

"Yes, sir, it's more than understanding."

"You mean you understand everything?"

"Take a look at this photo, look at the picture I ticked, you must know who he is."

Focused heroes pay attention to the picture that Linda ticks. The picture was too small until the Hero had to really pay attention to it.

For a long time he looked at the photos of the Black Rose club crowd, until he finally understood.

"So, this is the girl who died in the mall."

Wira immediately ran out towards Siska's desk. The smart police officer was just about to start working, when he saw his boss coming in front of him.

"Slowly slow down sir will fall you know..!"

"Sis take another case of the girl who died by suicide in the mall, find the complete biodata, and the address of the nearest family."

"That case has been closed, sir, why is it open again?"

"Have not asked much, take the file and bring it to my desk. I'll tell you why."

"Each commander."

Siska immediately got up from her seat and rushed to the archive room to look for the file that the Hero ordered. Shortly afterwards he had entered the Wira's workroom while menjijing the file that his superior wanted it.

"This is the file sir."

"Thank you Sis."

"I'm sorry to know what's going on with the case."

"You look at the photo of the girl who killed herself in this mall well, then you compare it to the photo taken by Linda in Black Rose. Focus on the image in check yes..!"

Siska obeys Wira's orders, she looks at the photo of the face of the girl who killed herself, then looks at the photo taken by Linda at the Black Rose club.

Just like Wira, she also had trouble recognizing the face in the photo, but after a long time of paying attention, she also found it difficult to recognize the face in the photo, he then realized that the photo taken by Linda in Black Rose was the same person who died by suicide in the mall.

"So this case has something to do with the Black Rose club sir?" Ask Siska full of search.

"That's exactly..!"

"So now it's your job to find information about communities that use star tattoos. Gather as much information as possible, but do not get involved too far.This club belongs to Leo Hadi Wijaya, I do not want to take the risk."

"Ready Commander."

Siska was just about to go to work, when the hero called her back.

"Oh yes Sis, please prepare a bio data of the girl who died in the mall so that I can directly track the whereabouts of her family"

"Whoever, I have a filling we will solve the mystery of X's death in the near future, through his family."

"Good sir."

Seeing the seriousness of the Hero in handling the case, Linda became very amazed, silent she idolized the figure of the young officer standing in front of her.

"Why are you staring at me so strangely Lin?"

While blushing Linda thanked Wira. The beautiful journalist could not hide his admiration in front of Wira.

"Thank you for putting the officers in front of my house, thanks to you, we're both safe from them."

"That's part of our job, not just you, I'm putting people in to take care of Mr. Haris' house."

Hearing the words of the Hero, Linda's admiration grew. He thought that one day he would have a strong and responsible man like Wira.

All plans have been carefully arranged, all personnel move according to direction. Linda followed the Wira while recording their movements.

"Siska you prepare yourself for the disguise later tonight, I will personally monitor the operation."

"Okay sir, I'm ready."

"Good, we meet at the location tonight."

At nightfall, according to plan Siska will enter Black Rose as a club visitor, along with two officers.

Since the infiltration of the almost-caught Hero at that time, the guard at the club entrance was tightened, all visitors were checked.

Luckily, they have made a fake identity card so they can pass the examination. From a parked car not far from the Wira club watching the movement of his men through a hidden camera.

The night is getting late, club visitors are getting crowded, Siska tries to mingle with visitors who are boisterous as if partying. While dancing in the claws of two officers, he looked for a star-tattooed woman. But he did not find anyone in the crowd.

Siska walked towards the toilet, making it easier to filter her target. He kept watching every woman who came into the toilet, stealing their conversation.

From Leo's control room watching the club's visitors, apparently he already knew there would be intruders at his club tonight.

"Monitor their movements, no one escapes your observation. I don't want anyone else as careless as Agus!"

"Ready to do the boss."

"Eh the four of you clean up Agus' body, heart lest it be discovered.

"You throw away, if you need to drown in the sea so that the body can't find again."

"This business I built with great difficulty, no one dares to ruin it!"

"We'll take care of everything, boss, take it easy."

It's two o'clock in the evening, but Siska hasn't got a result yet, and the club will close in an hour. Siska headed to the bar ordering drinks while trying to find information, but her efforts were in vain.

All club employees shut up, it seems to have been in the setting to not give more information, except things that are general.

Aware that her mission had failed, Siska left the club in a row and then two officers escorted her.

Wira looks upset, because his efforts tonight failed miserably. It looks like the operation has been leaked so they can't find their quarry.

The hero decided to withdraw all personnel around the Black Rose club. This time the mission was canceled.

"The attention of all mission units was canceled, all in order to return to base."

"Each commander 86."

All personnel have been pulled, but Wira still has not moved from his original position. He thought there were people who had leaked the operation, so his hunt this time was nil. Not getting what results.

"What do you think?"

"Eh Lin, I forgot you were here."

"Don't joke, I'm being serious sir."

The hero smiled bitterly, he felt Linda had returned, no longer as strange as it was this morning when they discussed Black Rose's investigation plan.

"Sit in front, I'll drive you home."

"Wait a minute commander, soon the club will close, I'm sure we'll get proof of the club's illegal activities."

The hero followed Linda's advice, she stayed where she was, until all nightclubs in the area were closed.

The streets were quiet, some of the cafe and restaurant lights had died early. The hero and Linda survive in the dark. Until they saw any suspicious activity a few meters further away from the Black Rose club.

"Lin, wake..!"

"Yes.. What's wrong, sir?"

"Shhhh..!"

"Don't brisik, they'll hear our voices."

Linda fixed her sitting while rubbing her eyes. He saw four tall men dressed in all black, carrying large plastic bags and putting them in the car.

After putting the plastic in the car, they left the location at a normal speed so as not to invite attention.

The hero followed them by setting a considerable distance, so as not to arouse suspicion.

"Where are they going Lin?"

"Where do I know sir, are we asking now?"

"Hehe.."

"You can also joke at this hour."

The hero laughed thinly, while rubbing Linda's head. Mini Van cars increase speed after exiting the city limits. The hero continued to follow them from a safe distance.

After driving for two hours, they stopped at the edge of a small pier. The four men took down a large plastic bag from the car and took it to the boat

Linda continues to take pictures through her cell phone camera. Both of them settle in the thickets and mangrove trees that grow around the beach.

The heroes plan to catch them wet. But the intention was immediately undo because it was too risky. It could have been four people who had guns, and now he's with Linda.

Fearing that there will be casualties Wira followed the prahu by using another prahu tied not far from the dock.

The hero watches them from a distance. While lying on the boat, he could faintly see the four people dumping plastic into the sea by tying stones as ballast.

After doing his job, the four men hurriedly returned to the dock, then immediately left regardless of other cars parked just a few hundred meters from where they were.

Wira pedaled the boat to the location of the plastic in the dump, without thinking long he langung take off clothes and jump diving.

With great difficulty Wira managed to lift a plastic bag onto the boat. His energy was drained, for a moment Wira rested to get his energy back.

On the edge of the pier, Linda walked back and forth. There was anxiety on his face. The girl did not stop praying that nothing would happen to the hero.

"Lord, please save him."

Linda saw Wira paddling the boat to the edge of the pier. As her heart calmed down, with her small, fragile hands, Linda tried to pull the rope of the boat so that Wira could dock.

The hero carried a large plastic bag on his stocky shoulders. Aided by Linda, he laid the place down on a pier floor made of thick wooden planks.

Shortly thereafter Wira took a folding knife out of her pants pocket, and tore through a plastic bag, which turned out to contain the body of a man.