Moon In Hugs

Chapter 216

The day before the sickening incident.

Dirga, Pirlo, and Bandi come to a resident named Aris. These people are known as very quiet and shy.

At that time Aris who was a young widower was busy smoking on his porch. Suddenly the three troublemakers came and forced him into the house.

“Come, quickly you enter!” bentak Bandi's.

Dirga sees the skinny Aris looking frightened under the pressure of Pirlo and Bandi dragging him into his own house.

Dirga looked around. The area is very quiet. People have not come home from work. Obviously it was still two in the afternoon. There are still many villagers who teach in schools, work in factories, and some are still in the market or travel around like Uncle Salim to sell.

“Aman,” Inner Dirga girang.

“What is this? I was wrong what?” ask Aris in fear.

Bandi and Pirlo don't know what kind of idea Dirga is running, so they just shut up, waiting for their pretentious boss to talk.

Dirga did not want to talk, still looking at simple furniture in the corner of the house Aris is also simple. There's a picture of Aris and his wife in the closet.

“Since when did your wife die, Ris?” ask Dirga suddenly.

“Two years ago. Why indeed?” reply Aris.

“Oh, no. How do you look like you can take care of yourself?” Dirga just wasn't looking for an answer. He simply throws rhetorical questions that need not be answered at all.

Obviously Aris can take care of himself, because he was a hard worker from childhood. Dirga walks into the living room, then into the kitchen, while being followed by a very frightened Aris in the clutches of Bandi and Pirlo.

“Please, Mas Dirga. Justsaytheword. What's the matter? My fault what?” asked Aris in a stammering voice.

“You're not wrong, Ris. You're just being unlucky,” replied Dirga while casually picking a piece of fried yam from the food hooded Aris dining table.

The yam is still warm because not half an hour ago it was fried by the deft Aris. Everyone also knows Aris likes to eat fried yams for his provisions working in a shoe factory or after taking care of some plots of his own rice fields during his holidays like this.

Dirga seemed to enjoy the yam, then said, “You imagine, Ris, one day suddenly you were poisoned by eating this yam.”

Aris still does not understand the direction of Dirga, but he said, “Where may be poisoning, Mas. That's the sweet potato I bought from Mr. Salim and his yam is always fresh. Taken directly from the market and taken around the village.”

“Halah! I'm not saying Pak Salim's yam is ugly! I'm just saying just try to imagine if you suddenly get poisoned because of this sweet potato,” Dirga reply cynically.

Aris still doesn't understand the direction.

Then Dirga again said, “I know you have a crush on Marinah, Ris. Herman's wife the market bouncer.”

Aris looked shocked and could not argue. He has a crush on Marinah, but that's it. What is Dirga's business?

“You know that Herman is the one who will not hesitate to hurt anyone who dares to mess with?” ask Dirga.

“I'm not wrong, Mas. Why is it like this?” ask Aris.

“I know you've never secretly peeked at Marinah's shower. Ask Pirlo or Bandi. They also know,” Dirga said.

Aris couldn't argue with that either. It is true that he had peeked at the Marinah, but his efforts failed miserably because the hole in the bamboo-walled bathroom belonging to the Marinah could not make him see the woman's body.

It was just that Aris remained frightened, and was clearly confused. How could the three of them know about this?

Dirga did not explain, but immediately took his cell phone which showed video footage of Aris trying to peek at Marinah, the wife of the most feared bouncer in the village.

Aris was crying. He doesn't know what to do to help himself. “Please, Mas. Don't report me!”

“No, no, Ris. I understand what it's like to be left by a couple of two years. Even though I am not married myself,” said Dirga calmly.

Bandi and Pirlo grimace to see his boss succeed in scaring Aris.

“I will do anything, as long as don't report me, Mas Dirga!” said Aris pleading.

Dirga looks happy. Now he has a very powerful way to repay Aditya for him.

***

That afternoon Aris looked pale. Dirga, Pirlo, and Bandi have been gone since, but Aris has to do it: downing a little poison that Dirga says will not make him die. Just to make it have to be taken to the hospital.

Sure enough, Aris who accidentally sat on his porch after downing the poison from the child, collapsed. Make people who pass by that afternoon scatter to help him. They saw there was a piece of fried yam in Aris' hand that was half left.

“Wah, maybe this yam poisoning,” someone said.

“Where is possible? He used to buy in Mr Salim, right?” reply to another.

That was when Dirga and his two friends came. “It was obviously poisoning. Let's just check out the other yams at Aris' house. Who knows there still is,” said Dirga.

A resident who believes Mr. Salim is innocent, plucks a yam at Aris's dinner table and eats it, while being witnessed by many other residents. Apparently, the pretentious citizen also collapsed like Aris.

“Well, this is obviously yam poisoning! Come on, let's go to Mr. Salim's house right now!” said Bandi who hid behind the crowd.

The citizens were already in a panic to see two of them poisoned, and the sound of such incitement was no longer thought of where it came from. Secretly Dirga, Bandi, and Pirlo stepped aside. Letting the residents storm the house of Uncle Salim who was preparing for dinner.

Uncle Salim thought of looking for Deri who had somehow not returned home since this afternoon.

***

When Aditya finally came a day later, Uncle Salim's house was already deserted. However, the neighbors did not welcome Aditya warmly like the first time he came back here.

“This is obviously not right,” said Aditya, who was then ushered in by Yusi.

Yes, Yusi had also heard the slander from Deri. Automatic Pandu, Frita's father, has also heard. While leaving the hotel, Aditya is intercepted by Yusi who immediately escorts him to the village in a private helicopter Pandu.

“Ya, it's not right, Dit,” said Yusi.

They saw the door of Uncle's house open. The light of the light was shining from inside. There seem to be some people there.

Aditya knocked on the door. All eyes looked.

“Come, game! Before my Father handed over to the police!” dirga said harshly to Uncle Salim.

“Wait first! What the fuck?!”

Aditya's voice makes Bandi and Pirlo rise, trying to attack Aditya who is still holding a suitcase in his hand.

Diana screamed in fear. Uncle Salim could only cover his face with his two hands.

That night the commotion that happened was very long.

Seriate....