CONFINEMENT

CH 133 - LARA MANAH PART IV

Seeing Martin dead with a dagger stuck in his chest, Gus Aji Putra stepped closer to his former men's jazad.

"Sadly, a talented person like you is devoted to tyranny."

"May the Gods forgive all your wrongs, Martin." muttered Gus Aji Putra inwardly as he rubbed the face of the dead Martin with his eyes open.

The old man was seen stepping towards Arsana and Jero Pecalang, not forgetting he also ordered some Bhayangkara to take care of Martin's body.

While on the front of the old house it appears that the Bhayangkara began to overcome the situation.

The remains of the Garuda Merah horde were held with their hands tied behind their backs.

It seems someone who is very familiar approached Gus Aji Putra, Arsana and Jero Pecalang.

"How are you guys doing?" cokro asked the three people in front of him.

"Andika's hurt, Jero?" he returned while sitting crouched near Jero Pecalang which was leaning on a piece of wood.

"I'm fine, sir."

"Just a small wound." replied Jero Pecalang stammering with the pain in his chest.

"Thank God, later my members will take care of andika's wounds, Jero."

"Oh yeah, who are these guys, Jero?"

"Thankfully there are them."

"With their presence and help, we can overcome the horde" Cokro said as he directed his gaze at Gus Aji Putra and Arsana.

"He is Gus Aji Putra from Gelumpang village."

"And this young man Arsana cantrik Papa Resi Giri Waja and sister-in-law Muhibbin." replied Jero Pecalang smirked at Cokro.

"I wish to thank you for the help of andika both, Gus Aji Putra and Mr. Arsana" said Cokro respectfully cupped his palm on the chest.

"No need to be afraid, sir."

"It is our duty to help others for the sake of justice" said Gus Aji Putra calmly.

"We Bhayangkara are indebted to Andika, sir." Cokro replied.

"It's ... already!"

"Not to be discussed anymore."

"Most importantly, we can handle the situation."

"Let's check the situation inside the old building."

"We're looking for Muhibbin there" Gus Aji Putra told Cokro.

"Follow, let's check inside." cried the Bhayangkara leader as well.

Before moving on, the intention of the two people was blocked by Jero Pecalang, who was,

"Master, wait ... Muhibbin wasn't in that house."

"Before the arrival of Gus Aji Putra, I was about to hold the people who took him away, but they managed to take Muhibbin when I fought with the man who was defeated by Gus Aji Putra." jero Pecalang explained in a stammer.

Hearing the Batubulan village security chief, Cokro asked,

"Where did they take the young man, Jero?"

"They took him back up the hill across the river, sir." replied Jero Pecalang.

"Alright, let me and some of my men go after him."

"Andika you guys stay here and soon my members will help treat you, Jero." Cokro told the people before him.

Suddenly some Bhayangkara approached them, holding a man with his hands tied back and saw Sirkun among them.

"Mr Sirkun, apparently andika here too" Cokro welcomed the arrival of the flamboyant businessman with his members.

"Who is he?" ask the Bhayangkara leader to his men after greeting Sirkun sir.

"Leader license, we arrested him while searching the inside of the old house."

"This man hides under the bed in one of the rooms of the building."

"When we were about to catch him, he fought back and tried to escape by throwing a bondet at us until some of Bhayangkara's associates were hurt by his actions."

"It is fortunate that Mr. Sirkun and several members of Batubulan village security were quick to arrest him" one of the Bhayangkara explained to his leadership.

Cokro stared intently at the man led by his men, for a moment his gaze turned to Sirkun.

"Thank you, sir."

"However, why did you come down to the battlefield? not that I've said, sir stay in a safer place."

"Have you been hurt?" cokro asked Sirkun in front of him, it seemed that the clothes of the businessman were drenched in blood.

"I'm fine, sir."

"The stains on my clothes are the blood of the people I saved from the fish bomb explosion."

"Mr no need to worry about me." replied Mr. Sirkun as he flashed his trademark smile.

"Thank God if you don't get hurt" Cokro told Sirkun.

"And you! take the man into the house, take care of him!"

"I'll ask him for my own information later."

"I'm with some people going after the mob that took Muhibbin."

"Bring also Jero Pecalang and injured members inside and give them treatment."

"While others, gather the bodies of the Bhayangkara and the hordes of troublemakers in the front porch." orders Cokro to his men.

Some of the Bhayangkara immediately carried out what their leader ordered, they brought the wounded including Jero Pecalang into the house, while the other Bhayangkara dragged the captive man.

"Take me off!"

"Let go!"

"All of you, you don't know who you're dealing with!" shouted the man while struggling.

Seeing the man act, Cokro approached,

"Bad salt .. bastard, you!" chuckling Cokro while throwing his punch to the prisoner's man's face. The man fell down with his nose bleeding.

"Bring him!" cokro's orders to his men. The Bhayangkara leader was furious to see the behavior of the captive man in front of him.

Gus Aji Putra approached Cokro and said,

"Sir, I'd better be the one doing the chase."

"Give this to the injured andika members including Jero Pecalang."

"Incuse the injured and part of the body to sprinkle the powder inside the capsule into the external wound." added Gus Aji son.

"But sir, it is our duty to pursue them."

"Wouldn't you be here" Cokro told the nearby old man while receiving a medicine bag in his hand.

"No sir, let me and my men go after him."

"I'm very familiar with this area, it will make it easier for us to search."

"There are already several Bhayangkara who are in charge of caring for the victims, with the drugs I gave earlier will ease their handling process" said Gus Aji Putra explained.

"All right, sir."

"If it's been Andika's decision,"

"Some of my men will accompany Andika."

"Be careful, because the terrain you will face is hilly with dangerous ravines if passed at night." said Cokro while shaking the hand of Gus Aji Putra.

The old man nodded his head towards Cokro then his gaze turned towards Arsana and some people from Griya Manuaba Banjar Galuh.

"You guys ready?" the old man asked the people before him, with Arsana and the others nodding their heads.

"Let's go." said the old man while picking up some arrows stuck on the ground.

Gus Aji Putra hurried to step away from Cokro followed by several people behind him with torch lighting in each hand.

***

"Ni Mas, sorry in advance, we shouldn't just leave this guy here,"

"Our movement is hampered by its existence."

"The safety of Ni Mas is more important than this man." said one of the men dressed in black while adjusting his breath that began to sting, one of them, the man was seen carrying the body of a man in a fainting state on his back.

"Stupid!"

"It is precisely his existence that I need more than all of you!" hardik the man who wore a caping on his head.

"Let's keep going, don't just be able to complain and laze!"

"Are you a man or a sissy?" snatch the guy back.

Not a word came out from the mouths of those people dressed in all black after getting a reprimand from the people talking, only the sound of footsteps and night animals that sounded on the sidelines of the hunting.

The dark and dim atmosphere between the night fog slowed the movement of the people through the thick of the bush with slippery conditions uphill in front of him.

Step by step the group circled the ridge. Seen in the distance a long torch jolt followed from behind,

"Unfortunately, they must be Bhayangkara's entourage."

"Did something happen to Martin?" for people to speak it in the heart that is none other than Habsari.

The woman's face looks worried behind the bamboo caping.

"Mrs Mas ... Ni Mas's!"

"We were followed by Bhayangkara's troops" said one of Habsari's bodyguards running with a loud breath, the man was assigned to observe from the top of the tree behind Habsari's entourage.

"The heavily armed Bhayangkara entourage continues to move behind us" the man said.

Habsari was silent for a moment, seen the woman was thinking to overcome the situation at hand and make a plan.

"How far are they from us now?" ask the woman to her assigned members to observe the situation.

"No less than three Li, Ni Mas."

"So apparently!" gumam Habsari.

"Well, some of you must already know what to do."

"Make a trap to hinder their movement."

"Our higher position gives its own advantages" said Habsari as he swept his gaze around.

"You'll carry out our plan immediately."

"I and the rest of the group will continue to move" concluded Habsari while turning and stepping followed by a group of Red Garuda.

***

"Stop a minute!" a voice among the group suddenly stopped the steps of some torch holders.

"What's Gus Aji, why are we stopping?" arsana asked the old man in front of her.

"Turn off your torches" he asked.

The people in that place turned off the torches he held, all silent waiting for the direction of Gus Aji Putra.

"You see that light!" said Gus Aji Putra back while pointing to the top of the hills he was passing through.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on what the old man said, at first glance there was a light that shrieked but soon extinguished.

"It must be the torchlight from the Red Garuda gang and they already know that we are after him" said the old man back.

"Then what should we do, Gus Aji?"

"Bli Ibbin must be among them." asked Arsana to Gus Aji Putra.

"I memorized the workings of the group, they must have prepared a trap to hinder us."

"Arsana, you come with me up this hill."

"We're going around this place a little bit to find a higher position."

"And the others follow this path without turning on your torches."

"Can you guys?" gus Aji Putra asked his entourage which consisted of several Bhayangkara troops.

"Can, Sir."

"We have no problem walking without lighting in the dark of the night" replied one of the Bhayangkara who looked more senior than the others.

"Good."

"They must have prepared the archers in a higher position to stand in our way."

"I and Arsana will take care of the archers."

"Now, let's move."

"Be careful of all of you" concluded Gus Aji Putra.

"Well, sir." the Bhayangkara replied to the old man, they began to walk back down the path while Gus Aji Putra and Arsana climbed the ridge and began to disappear from view.

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