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88. Crane Tower

Rex and Gama continued to observe their surroundings as the car drove slowly.

" How about Rex, no sign yet. It was almost five minutes, Gama said.

" Patience Gam. Walk slowly, who knows we find something later." Rex said as he turned his head to the right and to the left in search of something that might be dangerous for them and others.

Suddenly Rex's gaze hit the tower crane that was in the middle of the project. Even at night, the tower crane was still operating and Rex saw that there was a discrepancy in the machine.

" We're going there, Gam, now...!" rex said loudly to the surprise of Gama.

" Yes, relax dong Rex. Make it a shock Lo..," said Gama then drove his car faster to the tower crane appointed by Rex.

" Faster Gam...!" pinta Rex while bending her head out through the open windshield of the car.

" Oh...!" gama Sahut.

Gama car also drove at high speed to the location of the tower crane is located. Apparently there is a transfer of raw materials from the field to the eighth floor of the mall that is being built.

Rex noticed that the pulley hook on the tower crane was starting to open due to load objections. While at the bottom it looks workers are busy compiling raw materials so that it is easy to lift with the heavy equipment.

Seeing that, Rex panicked. The location where the tower crane is located is very unfriendly if traversed by a Gama car. Therefore he asked Gama to turn the direction towards the mosque. Despite not understanding the way his best friend's mind, Gama complies with Rex's request because he believes that something bad will happen soon.

" O God please not now" Rex and Gama prayed together.

Gama parked his car randomly and then followed Rex who had come out first. Apparently Rex approached the manager of the mosque and asked permission to use a loudspeaker.

Seeing the appearance of Rex and the uniform worn at that time, the mosque administrators also agreed to Rex's request. He believes that the news that will be broadcast by Rex through loudspeakers will be useful for many people.

Rex rushed to reach for the mic that the muezzins used to shout adhan and started saying something.

" Important warning !. Make all the workers who are near the tower crane, get out of the way now !. Tower crane will fall...!" rex said loudly to the surprise of everyone including the workers at the location in question.

Rex announces the same thing twice in a row and hopes everyone is alert and complies with his advice.

The warning Rex gave us was a mess. Not only were the workers around the tower crane running away, but everyone including the traveling merchant and the security project.

Two minutes after Rex's second warning, there was a crackling sound from the tower crane followed by the fall of objects that were raw materials that were being moved by the machine.

Everyone screamed as they stared at the broken tower crane. The sound of loud thumping with dust flying filled the mall's construction land.

A moment later came the cheers of the surviving workers. They seem to embrace each other as an expression of happiness because they have just escaped danger. From where he stood Rex seemed to smile with relief and then said hamdalah.

" Thank God, thank God" Rex said in a trembling voice.

" Thank God, Lo succeeded Rex...!" said Gama while embracing Rex's shoulders tightly.

" We Gam, not I aja..," said Rex rectify the words of the friend.

Gama nodded with a smile. Then they turned their heads as the mosque manager and two security men came closer. Behind them were two other people coming after.

" Thank you sir, thankfully you reminded them early so there were no fatalities that fell.", said the mosque manager while shaking hands Rex and Gama alternately.

" I'm also very grateful Mr. Army...!" said a fat man who had just arrived.

Everyone looked at him and smiled. Apparently he is the Manager of the housing development project. He looks so friendly that he is liked by many people.

" It's not just me who is a meritorious sir. My friend and Mr. the manager of this mosque also contributed to save the workers. Without her support I wouldn't be able to remind them" Rex said with a smile.

" Why can that be, sir...?" ask the Project Manager named Bahar.

" First because My Friend is driving his car at high speed like a racer so we can arrive at the mosque faster. We will go to the tower crane location, but the road is very steep and not friendly. So we decided to go to this mosque to borrow a loudspeaker" Rex said at length.

" Oh so..," said Bahar while staring in admiration towards Rex and Gama alternately.

" And this Father, he immediately gave permission without asking many things so I can remind everything in time" said Rex while patting the mosque manager on the shoulder.

" That's because I believe the news that you will convey is very important and useful for many people Pak..," said the mosque manager timidly.

" God, really good cooperation," said Bahar, applauding.

Bahar's attitude made everyone laugh and applaud.

" Why did the Army choose to go to the mosque. Though I saw the car You've approached the location earlier...?" tanya Bahar doesn't understand.

Apparently Bahar was also at the location where the tower crane was located and saw the Gama car that turned the direction earlier.

" The location there is very noisy sir. I'm sure my voice will not be heard because it is lost to the voices of the workers and the tower crane. So We went to the mosque because remember if the sound of the Adhan from this mosque is very loud and heard to all corners of the land of this project...," sahut Rex gave an excuse to make Bahar nod in understanding.

" So how's it going Mr. Bahar...?" ask one of the foremen.

" Tonight we stop, sir. I'm sure it made everyone in shock. Instead of continuing work but not focusing because the mind everywhere, we better rest.

" Good Sir. If so I say goodbye first, want to tell the workers to rest. Oh yes, thank you Army. May Allah repay the kindness of Mas both also Mr. Rohim with a lot of merit," said the foreman while shaking the hands of Rex, Gama and the manager of the mosque alternately.

" Aamiin..," said everyone at the same time.

After that the foreman rushed off to alert his workers. Then Bahar invited everyone who was with him at that time to dinner.

" I'll buy you dinner. Do not refuse and can not refuse...!" bahar said firmly.

" Okay, we are hungry too." said Gama, rubbing his stomach to make everyone laugh.

" But preferably after the Isya prayer, sir, nanggung ten minutes more is Isya time already entered," said Rex reminded.

" Agreed...!" sahut Bahar, Gama and everyone together.

Then they walked towards the ablution room for ablution. Then they sat inside the mosque while waiting for the Isya prayer time.

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