
A skinny man in glasses curled up in fear in a corner of a room with a dim light. The rocking chair that had previously been his power throne was now left empty.
Brandox, the strong man he had always relied on as a shield had fallen.
His shrill screams like the long howls of the forest wolf calling all his accomplices who were guarding outside were fruitless. Bono's guts whistled, his lips quivering, cold sweat flowing all over his body unceasingly trembling.
“Ampun,” Bono folded his hands expecting the mercy of Captain Blue who looked very angry.
“Where is Rengganis?” The handsome man pulled Bono's collar.
“I—I don't know. Oath, Sir. He ran. That stupid girl tricked me. She said she wanted to be my wife in fact she ran away leaving me.” Bono answered with fear.
Captain Blue's hand was clenched perfectly ready to hit Bono's face that was pale. However, undo. A lot of consideration for the young man. Actually, with one hit, rest assured Bono's bones will be crushed.
Bono recounted all the events that happened today to Captain Blue. He spoke honestly, the fear in his heart made him fluently tell all the truth that happened.
“Listen, I'll take care of you next. Now I'll find the Rengganis first. Remember that! If anything happens to the girl, be prepared, I will repay you,” Captain Blue threatened.
“Sergeant Leo, secure this man!” A young soldier entered the room. His hands nimbly carried out the orders of his superior.
“Ready, Captain.” the answer is firm.
Captain Blue rushed out of the room.
“Lettu Abi bring some soldiers, come with me!”
"Ready." Lettu Abi hurried to choose his army.
Captain Blue, Lettu Abhimanyu and a few other selected soldiers soon followed the route Bono gave. They walked towards the back gate of the Plenggo Hadi family plantation according to what the weak man said.
The door was locked. There's no one there. Looks like the worker in charge of locking the gate has disappeared.
“The door is locked, Commander,” a soldier named Angga reported to Captain Blue.
“Bend the wire fence there it looks like the spines are not too rusty. We're out by creeping. It would be more effective than trying to break into these big locks." - Captain Blue.
“Siap,” Reply Pratu Angga.
With makeshift equipment they tried to bend the barbed wire fence that was strong enough. Before long the wires in the bottom two sequences were cut off. The ten tough men began to creep up without any difficulty. Passing through the borders of vast lands belonging to the Bono family and vast wilderness.
“Share!” command Captain Blue again.
“Siap,” answer them in unison.
The scattered soldiers broke the silence and darkness without the thrill of conquering the dense alang-alang fields, entering the pitch-black plantation and filled with towering trees that were decades old.
“Captain,” shouted one of the soldiers in the middle of silence.
All seem to be approaching the source of the sound. Trying to figure out what's going on.
“This.” Dika pointed at a blue checkered handkerchief on the ground.
With minimal illumination from the flashlight bulbs they carry. Captain Blue's eyes seemed to recognize the handkerchief lying around.
“This is my handkerchief,” said Captain Blue.
He recalled, that day Doctor Rengganis looked so bad, the spoiled girl was crying so much that she let go of all the feelings of joy in her heart.
Rengganis felt very hurt because he was unable to save Mr. Risno's baby. The checkered handkerchiefs were given to wipe away the spilled Rengganis tears soaking his white cheeks.
“Where are you, Rengganis?” Captain Blue tightly grasped the handkerchief that had just been found.
“Maybe not far from here, Captain!” Lettu Abhimanyu circulated his gaze.
Captain Blue looked at the moonlight shining from behind the leaves of this huge and terrifying headland tree.
“Probably, Re. I'm gonna come. ” Captain Blue looks full of anxiety.
“Come we search again!” the command of Captain Blue is like not knowing the word tired even though all day he did not feel a grain of rice also a mouthful of water into his stomach.
“We reached the settlement, is it possible that Doctor Rengganis survived to this village, Captain?” ask Corporal Dika.
“I hope so. Let's find.” Captain Blue seemed to be back in excitement.
“Some residents don't seem to have started their activities yet, Captain. Do we need to knock on their door to ask for the whereabouts of Doctor Rengganis?” pratu Angga Suaran.
“No need, We try to find the house of the village chief, hopefully he knows the information we need,” replied Captain Blue while speeding up his steps.
The man was really impatient to get word of the girl who had made him barely able to breathe his nervous cusp all day.
“Sounds like this.” Captain Blue stopped at a spacious house full of carved Japanese ornaments made of teak wood. The sturdy fence and dark blue cet look very striking compared to other houses around it.
“Assalamu’alaikum.” Captain Blue's voice was deliberately amplified so that the owner of the house could hear his greetings.
Pratu Angga and other soldiers try to surround the fence of the house building who knows can help call the intended homeowner.
“Kletek,” A pair of husband and wife neighbors sir kades looks out of the house. He was standing at the door, as if he was wondering what happened in the house of Mr. Hasbi to the house of their village chief as if surrounded by fully-dressed soldiers.
Lettu Abi who saw their presence immediately approached. He explains what happened.
“Oh let me help you call, sir. Usually, the housemaid is awake, but can only be picked up through the back window. A minute.” The white-haired old man wearing the scabbard walked quickly around the house of the kades sir.
Before long the gate of the fence was opened by a young man.
“Please enter, Sir. A moment Mr. Hasbi out.” A young man invited the soldiers to enter the house even though his face was full of astonishment and fear.
“Do not be afraid, we have no ill intentions here. There are a few questions I should ask sir kades.” Captain Blue smiled, he understood the feeling of confusion and fear that the young man before him felt.
“Sorry long wait, I am preparing to the mosque so behind again take water wudu no one heard calling.” Mr. Hasbi the village chief came and took a seat closest to the entrance of his family room.
“Oh it's okay, sir," said Captain Bayu
"Is there anything I can help you with, sir? The fathers must have had a very important business to come here at a time like this." Mr. Hasbi asked politely.
" Bagini, Sir. Can you help me find a girl?” ask Captain Blue to the point.
It was unexpected that Mr. Hasbi looked surprised. His face showed that he knew of the existence of the Rengganis.
“Bapak came in the right place.” Mr. Hasbi is trying to get himself back in control.
“Last night my fellow citizen who had just returned home from a bat hunt in a small cave on the edge of the forest found a girl lying on the plantation. At first they thought it was the body of the girl who was thrown away, but when her pulse was held, they brought her here. I was confused by the identity of the girl, but thank God the Fathers came to bring a bright spot. ”
Captain Blue seemed to sigh in relief.
“Where is the girl now, sir?” ask Captain Blue impatiently.
“There is in the back pavilion. I asked Mbok Garno, my housekeeper who was waiting, last night had checked with our village mantri.”
“As the situation?” attack Captain Blue, the man seemed to advance his body in a sitting position seemed unable to master his feelings.
“Indeed many wounds were found all over his body, but thank God everything is good, only maybe a little shock and until now still fainted unconscious. I was planning to take him to the treatment hall if he was not aware as well until I finished morning prayers,” explained Mr. Hasbi.
“Let me between.” Mr. Hasbi stood up to allow Captain Blue to follow him.
Without command twice the man whose heartbeat was already erratic immediately stood up very quickly. His feet stepped carefully past the catapult table in the living room of Village Chief Sidoraharjo, the village head who is famous for being loved by its citizens. The village he led was also safe and peaceful. No crime or crime has occurred in this village. Even the village brand next door did not dare to disturb this one village.
In the past, there had been a young man next door to storm into the village of Sidoraharjo, intending to burn the house of one of the residents who became competitors in fighting over the heart of Siti Rahayu, the flower of this Sodoraharjo village.
However, with the perceptive and valiant head of their village, Mr. Hasbi made the horde of naughty young men in disarray.
Besides being brave, Mr. Hasbi is also famous. The ability he has is the legacy of his ancestors who are famous as the most powerful shamans in the village even his big name was very feared in the surrounding villages.
Can you imagine the feeling of Captain Blue after finding his lover who had kept him in the fog all night?
What will Captain Blue do when he meets Doctor Rengganis?
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