Mastenges

175. Execution

a crow passed over the location where Pongki would be executed. The atmosphere was so calm, only the sound of the wind blowing as if singing a death song that was so heartbreaking. Finally, come the time. The executor ordered the squad commander along with his members to bring the convict to the firing position. The squad commander and two of his members walked up to Pongki who is currently in the chest has been given a black mark as a sign of where his heart is located. Which was the target of the shooting in the punishment he was about to undergo.

Pongki walked with both hands cuffed and held tightly by two executioners, towards the pole where he would be tied. Pongki no longer thought he was going to die. His eyes kept trying to find the figure of the Typhoon there. Until he finally arrived in front of the pole. The handcuffs that were in his hands were released and immediately both his hands were tied to the pole.

Then, a personnel came carrying a piece of cloth that was black.

"Would his eyes be closed?" Ask that guy.

Pongki looked into the person's eyes which were hidden behind the person's sunglasses.

"No" said Pongki.

"You sure?" Ask that guy again.

"I'm sure." Pongki.

Since it was a request from the accused, then that person had to obey what Pongki wanted.

The man returned to his squad, where the firing squad would choose the weapon they would use to shoot the target. In front of the 12-member firing squad and 5 of them from Jakarta, there is a table with a white cloth base. On the table were 12 guns. Where 3 of the 12 weapons are filled with live bullets that are able to kill targets instantly. While 9 more weapons contain hollow bullets. No one knew which weapon was loaded with live ammunition, which would cause the death of the target itself.

The commander of the squad began to order all his members to take one weapon each. While Pongki who was bound at the stake of execution was being led to read him the sentence of the creed and was pacified by the clergy who accompanied him since the journey to the location of execution. 11 Of the members of the personnel had taken one by one the weapons lying on the table, now left one personnel who was still staring at the long barrel firearms the only one left on the table. Until he was reprimanded by the commander of the squad.

"You! Take the gun!" Tegur the commander.

The commander's voice sounded loud, to the attention of Pongki. Pongki looked at the man who was still standing in front of the table. At that time Pongki also knew that the man was a Typhoon. How did he recognize the Typhoon? From the doubt the man was clear it was a Typhoon. Which son-in-law is ready to execute his own in-laws?

Pongki continued to stare at the man in full uniform. From his movements and hands that vibrate when about to reach the only remaining weapon, it is clear he feels heavy with the task he is carrying. Seeing that, Pongki started to feel calm. Because he was one hundred percent sure, if the man was a Typhoon. Typhoon never broke promises, Typhoon carried out his last request with airy chest. He also has a friend or loved one there. Even in a way that is completely beyond the common sense. How could Pongki be so willing to make that request to his own son-in-law?

The prosecutor conducted a final examination before the execution was carried out. Both the weaponry and the target itself. When the prosecutor checks on Pongki, the man asks the prosecutor to take out something tucked in his waist. Prosecutors searched Pongki again, and at that time he found a piece of paper rolled up and tucked in the waist of his underwear.

"That's a letter, to one of your personnel. Please send the letter to him. He will come to you and ask you for the letter after I die" Pongki said aloud.

Hearing that, all the members of the executioner squad looked at each other. But there was one who did not react, he continued to look at Pongki who was also staring at him.

"Well, can it start?" The prosecutor asked the executor while pocketing the letter in his pants pocket.

Pongki nodded with certainty. At that time the prosecutor also moved from before him and stood in the right position where he was only tasked to give instructions to the chairman of the executioner squad.

After reciting the prayer according to his conviction, the Prosecutor gave a signal that all members of the firing squad must lift the muzzle of his long barrel facing the sky. Then they prepare to receive the next cue. The clergy left Pongki bound at the stake. Signs of the shooting are about to begin.

"Ready!" Said the prosecutor.

With the muzzle of the weapon simultaneously leads to Pongki who is tied to the pole with a helpless face. His eyes continued to stare towards the squad members he believed to be Typhoons, who stood 5 meters in front of him.

"Foot!" The prosecutor's orders.

The sound of the eruption of the 12 long barrel guns also broke the silence on the hill Nirbaya. The birds hiding in the lush trees were surprised by the eruption of the firearm. Until the flock of birds fly away from its nest which is on top of thousands of trees.

Blood began to flow from Pongki's body which began to droop, especially in his chest. The prosecutor also ordered the members of the firing squad to lower the weapons they were holding. Then the medical team ran towards Pongki's body which seemed to no longer move. Everyone there was waiting for a signal from the medical team. Yes.cue if the death row inmate is no longer alive. While the Prosecutor has prepared with his weapon to be directed to the convict, if only the convict is still alive.

Until finally one of the medical team gave a signal that the convict was no longer alive. At that time the Prosecutor again pocketed his weapon and gave a signal to all who were there, when the execution ended.

The entire firing squad dispersed. They will be taken to a place to calm down. While the medical team took care of Pongki's body, released him from the pole and took him to bathe, then placed in the coffin and handed over to the family who were waiting on the toilet.

However, there was one member of the squad who came to the Prosecutor. He raised his trembling hand to the Prosecutor. The Prosecutor understood what the squad member meant. He was asking for a letter that Pongki gave to him, to convey to one of the executors.

The prosecutor took the letter out of his pocket and handed it to the firing squad members. Without a word, the firing squad member stepped out from before the Prosecutor and followed the rest of the squad, after he laid down the long barrel weapon he had just used to execute Pongki.