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74. Record

Hamidah and Codot were taken to the police station. Earlier police also took Codot to the Hospital to treat his knee injured by Typhoon AKP shots.

Hamidah continued to scream and cry on the way to the police station. He was angry about failing to do something he thought was important. Hence he continued to beat up Codot who was sitting weakly beside him. Codot was silent because he did not have the strength to avenge Hamidah's actions at that time. For Codot the wound on his knee was more painful than Hamidah's blow.

Out of annoyance at Hamidah's rant, a policeman pointed a rifle at Hamidah.

" Shut up or I shoot.." said the young policeman scaring.

It turned out that the threat of the young police was really powerful. Hamidah closed his mouth for fear of being shot. However, Hamidah has seen the action of the Typhoon. And now he does not want to take lightly the words of law enforcement officials because they have witnessed for themselves how their actions when the threat is not discussed.

Seeing Hamidah closing his mouth while sobbing, the policemen escorting Hamidah and Codot smiled silently.

An hour later they arrived at the police station. Hamidah and Codot were put into different detention cells. The two stared at the nanar of the cell occupants who were staring back at them with an intimidating look.

Codot who used to go in and out of the prison cell seemed resigned. With a giant step he entered the cell and prepared to face the 'welcome' of the male prisoner.

Unlike Codot who resigned, Hamidah actually turned his body and tried to break through the cell door that would be closed by the police.

" I don't want to be here. Let Me Mr. Police, please don't lock me up here...!" pinta Hamidah with a hoarse voice.

" Noisy !. Shut up or you know the consequences...!" snapped one of the female prisoners from the corner of the cell.

The words of the female inmate cell made Hamidah tremble. He begged the police to let him go.

" I'm afraid, someone threatened me sir. I don't want to be here, they're all bad, '" said Hamidah starting to cry.

The policeman who escorted Hamidah to the detention cell seemed unconcerned. After locking the cell door, he left Hamidah with the rest of the cell.

Hamidah kept shouting for help to be released. And that made the atmosphere in the originally silent prisoner cell suddenly become rowdy.

The female prisoners were disturbed. They looked at Hamidah who kept shaking the iron trellis while crying it out with an annoyed look. Three of them immediately stood up and approached Hamidah.

One of the women prisoners grabbed Hamidah's hair and then banged his head against an iron trellis until Hamidah's nose and mouth spit blood.

" Lo said we were bad. Now rasain kami....," said the woman as she threw Hamidah's face into the iron trellis.

" You think only the ones here are evil, Lo are evil too !. If you were a good person, you wouldn't be here anj**g...!" another woman said while beating Hamidah.

Hamidah screamed in pain but no police came to help. As Hamidah still felt pain in his nose, mouth and body, he felt his hands being turned back. Hamidah screamed again in pain and was immediately silenced when he felt a pointed object stuck to his neck. Hamidah does not know what is attached to his neck, but Hamidah knows if it can penetrate his throat.

" Just keep screaming, then Lo's vocal cords will be torn..," said one woman as she pressed the pointy object on Hamidah's neck.

Hamidah shook his head while crying. After believing Hamidah no longer throws tantrums, the two women who had persecuted Hamidah returned to their respective places.

Hamidah's body was on the floor. Hamidah was crying because he felt pain all over his body and face.

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The next day Hamidah and Codot were interrogated in a different room. They face a number of questions that make them desperate.

While the Typhoon seemed to rush away after receiving a phone call from the Hospital. Apparently Reni was critical and wanted to say something before she died.

Typhoon asked his men to drive a car at high speed. He didn't want to lose a key witness to the chicken noodle stall explosion.

" Lo here Rex...?" ask Typhoon.

" yes. Lian's sister said Reni was critical. I don't know Reni but I'm sure she has an ace that will reveal the case of the chicken noodle stall explosion Fan..," Rex said quickly.

" Lo bener, let's meet Reni now..," asked Taufan.

" Ok..," said Rex.

Then the two stepped together towards Reni's inpatient room. When they opened the door, they saw Reni dying. Next to her Lilian appeared to bring her phone closer to Reni's mouth.

Lilian's actions made Rex and Typhoon stare at each other for a moment and then nod. Both of them understood what Lilian was doing. The girl tried to record Reni's last sentence before she died.

Lilian seemed to blink her eyes as Reni's body began to weaken.

" Follow Me Yes Ms Reni. Laa ilaha ilallah.", Lilian whispered in Reni's ear.

" Ma. ka. sih sus. terrr Li. lii. Laa.. ila.. ha ilallah..," said Reni stammered with breath left.

After that Reni's body drooped weakly. Lilian nodded while whispering something.

" Together with Reni. Inna Lillahi wainna ilaihi. Go quietly, because you don't need to feel pain anymore." - Lilian whispered as she rubbed Reni's face gently.

Afterwards Lilian improved Reni's body position. A bit of difficulty as his gaze was blocked by the tears coming down his face.

Rex and Typhoon came forward to help. Lilian who was initially surprised by the presence of others in the room smiled as she recognized Rex and Typhoon.

" We're late Rex..," said Taufan as he looked at Reni's body with a sad look.

" Yes Fan. But hopefully Kak Lian can something.., " said Rex while looking at the brother who was recording some important things in the book.

" I took the time to record what Ms. Reni said earlier. Because his voice was too weak, so I decided to record using a cell phone. Here's the note and here's the tape" Lilian said, propping up the book where she wrote Reni's late message.

" Sound recording can please send to my phone Yes Li..," Pinta Taufan.

" Ok Mas..," said Lilian quickly.

" Now Li..," asked Typhoon upon seeing Lilian coming out of the inpatient room.

" I have to report Mas. Rex, please help you send Ms. Reni's voice recording yes..," Lilian said as she handed her phone to her sister.

" Yes Sis..," said Rex.

Lilian smiled then rushed out of the room to continue her work. Ssmentara Rex and Taufan chose to wait outside Reni's inpatient room.

" It's Fan." said Rex.

" Ok, thanks Bro..," said Typhoon.

Then Taufan asked some of his men to docked to take care of Reni's body.

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