Moon In Hugs

Chapter 237

In Japan, a day after Gunawan Mahdi was found dead by South Korean police.

A man was sitting cross-legged, overlooking a vast lake in a modest little house purposely built to move away from the city's density. The man unblinkingly looked at the photo of six men in tactical uniforms, and especially someone who was none other than their leader.

The photo was from CCTV around the location of the factory where Gunawan Mahdi and somehow did not know how many of his men in the Black Wolf were massacred all-out by just those six people.

“Maybe you don't have to die, you bastard,” the man's inner self while looking at the picture of the leader of the five.

“Maybe you just need to feel what I feel, Aditya.”

Yes, that person now holds a grudge against Aditya. He immediately mobilizes his resources, tracking Aditya's current whereabouts, even to find out the life history of the man he considers to have killed his own adoptive father.

Oh, ja. Takeshi Yobu, a 25-year-old young man, a samurai from Japan, a soldier who was fired for many offenses, and now works as a kind of lone wolf. Never associated with any group, even though he was close to Uncle Gun and a few people in the Black Wolf.

His main job is to kill the people who hurt him.

Takeshi Yobu did not want to mention what halal work he was doing so that he could support himself. To be sure he always refused the help of Uncle Gun who once saved him from the garbage can when he was a baby. He never asked for any help, despite being very affectionate and respectful towards the old man of the mafia kingpin.

The death of Gunawan Mahdi, whose real name is Takeda, made him hurt. He left a few days later after getting enough information about Aditya.

“You won't realize my existence until you know you have completely lost, Aditya.”

***

Aditya and Sherly both feel awkward. But Aditya was not angry. He just feels sorry.

Sherly said, “I don't know what else to do, Mas. Ii'm sorry. I just wanted last night, just last night, to have you last.”

Aditya is speechless. She didn't step aside when Sherly hugged her, but she said, “I have to go right now. My business with Christian Santoso has not been run.”

Aditya immediately takes a shower, and after taking a bath, he finds Sherly thrusting a grocery bag that he knows when he will get.

“This is a shirt for you. Your clothes were full of blood last night. People must have been suspicious,” Sherly said.

“When did you buy it?” ask Aditya curiously.

“Entah when. I forgot myself. At that time I thought this dress was good for you and it might fit. So I bought you a present, Mas. But we haven't seen him in a long time,” Sherly explained. He did tell me what really happened. The clothes he bought were long enough.

Aditya thanks her and wears Sherly's new outfit. He doesn't know what to repay. But one day maybe he can come help this girl if he's in trouble. But whatever it is, he clearly knows he can't give his love to Sherly.

Before leaving Sherly's house in awkwardness, Aditya gets a call from Deri.

“Why, Der?”

“You should come here, Dit. The situation in your village is chaotic!” deri replied in a quite panicked voice.

Aditya immediately remembered his uncle. He asked if Uncle Salim was okay.

The phone was given to the uncle by Deri. “I'm fine, Dit. But, can you go home now? Our village has a plague, or a disease, or whatever. No one knows. Even Dirga who is usually labeled a troublemaker is also dead!”

But, Aditya can't let Uncle Salim in danger. What is happening in their village right now? He never ceases to wonder in his heart. Deri could provide no explanation other than that many people died suddenly in terrible and strange conditions.

“Good, I went there today too,” said Aditya.

Then Aditya called the Night Squad. Nancy said, “I just wanted your phone.”

“There's latest news?”

“Have met, Dit. Christian Santoso has been found. He hid in one of his resting houses in the city of Bogor.”

“Good. You know what you gotta do, Nancy. Unfortunately I can't come along.”

“Why?”

“There was a sudden problem in my village. I'll tell you later via email. Now I want to make sure Frita and her family are okay,” Aditya said.

“Oh, they must be fine, really. Mr. Pandu has decided to report this to the police. About the attempted murder of her family last night,” Nancy said.

Aditya thought that was the best. He has no time. He felt a bad feeling about his village and about Uncle Salim. Then, he should go there immediately.

Frita heard it straight from Aditya's lips who called her a few minutes later.

“What? Why else? Can't we bring Uncle Salim here again?” said Frita.

“Cannot. Many of my village people died suddenly. In a very strange way. Deri's hard to explain everything, unless I come straight there.”

Frita wants to join, but is forbidden by Aditya. Too dangerous.

“What is this, Dit?” tanya Pandu suddenly who seemed to snatch the phone from Frita who sounded anxious.

“There are problems in the village, sir. Uncle Salim and the people are in danger!” Aditya.

“Good. Let Yusi drive you. I also asked another person to go there with you,” said Pandu steady.

Finally, Yusi was sent by Pandu, to accompany Aditya, along with another man named Zainul. Yes, again they took a helicopter to the village.

Aditya immediately booked a taxi online and skied to Pandu's house. There, Yusi and Zainul were already waiting. They're headed to the top of the Glow and Shine building. Co where helicopter vehicle Pandu ‘terparked’ if unused.

“There are left?” ask Yusi to Aditya. “So Charlie and Linda put your stuff and necessities in that bag in a hurry.”

“Already, no,” said Aditya. In the bag is already available some weapons and other tools that may be needed Aditya while in the village later. Yes, earlier some members of the Night Squad greeted him at the Pandu house. They prepared to go to Bogor with the police to pick up Christian Santoso.

Along the way, Aditya never stop hoping that Christian Santoso does not make a tantrum again and hopefully what happened in his village is not something that matters. But, what kind of meaningless, if the people of his village suddenly die in an unnatural way?

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