I'm Not a Wild Grass

The bomb! (POV Loan)

After the phone connection was cut off, I immediately looked for Papa in the backyard of the house and told her about the discovery of Azki by Kiyano.

"Then, we should immediately ask the police for help to Kiyano! Right now, La!" Said Papa in a precarious tone.

"Yes, Pa!" My heart is no less precarious.

As soon as we told Mama to go to the police station. Darman is in college. So I leave this news to Mama to convey it later to my sister continued it.

Before I got to the police station, I received a message from Kiyano. The content is a map of a location an hour away from where I am currently.

Along with the location map, Kiyano also wrote down another message.

From Kiyano: I monitor the situation first yes, La. He lives in a suburban house. Rather go into the plantation. Two-story old house. Ask the police for help too, La!

Without a pause, I immediately replied to Kiyano's message.

For Kiyano: ok. I was at the police station. Hati2. Don't be so rash, Kiy! Wait for us to come there!

Ting. Status of message, sent already.

Immediately after reporting to the police about Azki's current location, we rushed after Kiyano to get there. Me and Papa left in our own car. Followed three other police cars that were in front of us.

'Nguuuuungg.. Nguuuungg...'

The sound of car sirens echoed along the road. Accompanying our trip in a crowded afternoon by cars and other vehicles passing by.

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About a quarter of an hour later, we arrived at a plantation on the edge of town. By then the sun had set. And night came with darkness that accompanied him.

Before arriving at the plantation, the police car had stopped ringing its siren. So that Azki does not become alert and run away because of knowing our arrival to the location of his current hiding.

I then tried calling Kiyano's cell phone number. However, after a long call, I only heard the ringtone.

I also became worried. Worried if Kiyano acted rashly and ambushed Azki first before we came.

About 100 meters in front of the house that is suspected to be Azki's hiding place, I waited for the police to act. With Papa beside me, I enjoyed every second of this waiting time with a sense of anxiety.

Then, I saw one of the aides assigned to monitor the situation now facing the head of the police unit in the current ambush operation. The adjutant then conveyed the results of his observation.

"Commander's report! The suspect seemed to be in the middle room downstairs. Two of the victims were in the same room upstairs" the aide reported.

"Doer condition?" Ask the police chief.

"Pure. Looks like the perpetrator hasn't noticed our whereabouts, Commander!" Answer the adjutant.

"Then, follow now-"

Uncompleted the police chief spoke, suddenly the house in front of us his illumination was extinguished all over him. This was followed by gunshots coming from inside the house.

At that moment I immediately felt anxious.

"The gunfire came from inside the house! Monitor it! What the hell is going on!" Tell the police chief to be precarious.

"All troops! Hold fire! Be repeated! Hold fire! No one shoots before there is an order!" Put the police chief on the earphones he was wearing.

Then came the sound of gunfire. The second shot. I was worried about what was going on inside the house.

Unknowingly, my legs led me forward toward the house. But my steps were held back by Papa Ulum who half-embraced my shoulder quite tightly.

"Laila! Wait here! There's nothing we can do to help the police work if we get in there!" Reproach Papa, remind me.

"But there were two shots, Pa! What if something happens to the kids?!" I said a little hysterical.

"Patience, Son! We'll wait for Mr. Police to finish the job. We just need to pray here!" Papa reminded me again. This time in a more urgent voice.

I'm speechless. Trying to understand what Papa said about 'patience waiting here'. Until then I heard the Chief of Police say to his earphones again.

"So then, bring two teams into the house. Team 1, take down the target until he can no longer fight! And Team 2, take the victim to safety!" Tell the head again on his earphones.

As soon as the police chief finished his word, my mouth could not be restrained from asking.

"What's going on, sir?! Were the children found?! They're okay aren't they?!" Ask me in a row.

The police chief looked at me with an understanding look. He answered my questions one by one.

"So Madam's friend has been noticed her existence by the suspect. So the suspect opened his first shot. But because the Madam's friend turned off the electricity at home, until all the lights became out, the suspect so could not confirm the exact position of the Madam's friend was. Because of that he fired the second shot."

"But what about Kiyano, sir? He didn't get shot, did he? The kids, too, right?" Ask me back.

"According to my aide's report, the Madam's friend still seems safe. Because now two teams are entering the house to disable the suspect as soon as possible" replied the Chief of Police.

"And calm down, Madam. Both of the Madam's children were safely upstairs. Far away from the suspect. Now the other team is picking up both of the Madam's children" the police chief said.

Hearing the police chief's submission, my mind was immediately clouded by a sense of relief.

"Thank you, O God!" My whisper was spontaneous, quite audible by my own ears.

The police chief seemed to be listening to my thanks. Because then he smiled at me. However, a second later, the expression on his face had suddenly turned tense.

I don't want me to feel tense either.

"What did you say?! Repeat again!" Jerk the police chief on his earphones.

I immediately felt trembling when I heard the crack coming out from the mouth of the four-star-ranked man beside me. In silence, I whispered hope that none of the children or Kiyano and the other police officers would be hurt.

"Good! Hold attack. Take time as long as possible. The relief team will be in soon!" Said the police chief.

Then, after a brief pause, the police chief spoke again through his earphones.

"Prepare the bomb squad! The suspect strapped a series of bombs to the bodies of the children he was holding hostage!" The chief of police sounded very loud.

"?!!!"

My heart feels so bad. My mind suddenly went blank.

'Bomb it! Azki's using a series of bombs on the children's bodies?! Oh God!!Mark's! Nila!' my inner scream contains lara, which is peerless..

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