
At half-five in the morning, they arrived at Gambir station, Central Jakarta. The sun has not yet illuminated that part of the earth. However, the station was already very crowded. That's how big a city is. Early in the morning they had to race to get public transportation to go to work. Because, the more daylight the road will be more jammed. They will be late to work if they do not rush. What a very contrasting atmosphere with the city that just abandoned Sanubari and his entourage.
Jin walked in the lead while holding Sanubari. Anticipation so that the child is not lost.
"Sister Good-Natured Kidnapper, why is big brother's bag weird? Didn't bother, put the shirt in an elongated bag like that?" asked Sanubari who was curious about Jin's innate since yesterday.
The shape of the Jin bag is unusual. Rectangular with a range size of one meter. It is very different from the backpack and suitcase that Kelana carries. In Sanubari's eyes, Jin's bag looked strange and impractical to carry clothes. That's why two long bags of different colors caught his attention.
"This is not a shirt but a twin stick supporting the sky" Jin replied lyingly.
There was no way he could have been so frank with the underage boy that the contents of his bag were real swords. Especially if they are in a public place. He could have been hit by a police ticket if he openly showed off the sharp weapon in front of a public audience.
People who understand may think of Jin as a Kendo athlete and the contents of his bag is a shinai (bamboo sword). Soon the national level Kendo match will be held in Jakarta. It is only natural that lately there are some young men from outside the city who are always carrying bags just like Jin's.
In fact, Jin is one of the athletes of kendo although the sword he currently carries is not shinai. He passed the city-level selection and will represent Jakarta in the national kendo event. The selection is not easy either. Only two representatives of each city were allowed to advance to the national level. The two best archipelago will be sent to an international level competition to be held in Japan.
Today Jin is lucky enough to have a mission as a guide and protector for Sanubari and his entourage. His job is just a walk but can get free food. He can also return to Jakarta by luxury train without spending any spare money. Perfectly fit with his life principles. More or less that's the simple ideal of Jin— - a walk around the world for free with a sword.
"Surely the sky can be propped up with such a small stick? The sky is wide and very high" Sanubari asked again.
"Not wrong! This stick can lengthen and enlarge on its own. So it can be used to support the sky." Those words came out of Jin's mouth easily. It was as if he did not feel at all guilty of deceiving the boy so many times.
"Cool! Wanna see! Wanna see!"
"You're a minor, boy. A kid like you can't see it."
"It's not fair! Cook only the big guys can see?"
"Yes." Yeah."
Jin's answer makes Sanubari want to grow up faster. According to him, adults have unlimited freedom than a child like him. As a child, there were many things that he could not understand and could not do. Secretly the boy harbored envy towards the adults around him.
Where are we going after this?" ask Jin.
From yesterday they have not discussed the destination when they arrived in Jakarta. Jin also did not know whether Aeneas and Kelana had booked the hotel or not. Jin's current job is to make their journey easier. He will only advise when requested and leave the full determination of purpose to the Sanubari family.
Sanubari immediately replied, "Monas! I'd like to see a giant golden ice cream like what Brother Kidnapper told you. Can you, Uncle, Pa, Mom? Can, huh? Yea? Yea?"
"Giant golden cream ice?" kelana's inner directly looked at Jin with a strange look, "Jin ...."
The young man who was considered a suspect simply laughed without sin. Jin did not feel guilty at all. He had indeed given Sanubari a lot of good advice. However, he has also instilled a lot of understanding that is not true to the boy who has not known the information filtering system.
*****
During the day, the rural atmosphere in Blitar district remains as beautiful as ever. The Javanese custom is still being implemented. A house was crowded with squatting fathers offering prayers. They were doing the sagging, commemorating forty days since the death of the head of the house family.
In a different room, several people were also gathering. They are not participants of the sagging. Except for some of the deceased's followers who are now turning to serve their descendants. They were facing the New Boss.
"Chairman Jin wis lungo soko Blitar, Boss."
(Chairman Jin is gone from Blitar, Boss.)
However, failure will pose a great risk to them. Not once throwing stones, two birds fell but it looks like the two birds can still fly freely. This is a serious threat to them.
"Lungos? Jaremu Jin sak karo Sanubari? Wayae mobile ndek wingi opo ora Yo wis Kobong?"
(Go? You said Chairman Jin had a car with Sanubari? Shouldn't the car have been on fire yesterday?)
Two days ago, an accident almost happened. Had Jin not been sprightly enough, perhaps a collision between the trains would have been completely inevitable. However, the reality that happened did not seem to match their shadows.
The subordinate was frightened. He also knows what the risks are to their failures. Not only was the Spokesman frightened but everyone else involved in the mission felt the same pressure. Moreover, who saw Jin execute the grave caretaker that night, they simply could not live a quiet life as long as the year had not changed without stifling events.
"Miscount, Boss. Reme wis vandalized Kabeh. Yo uwis cable is served by konslet. But koyoke urung kanti konslet mobile wis ora dienggo."
(Miscalculated, Boss. All the brakes were broken. The cable has also been tampered with so that a short circuit occurs. But it looks like the car is no longer used before the short circuit occurs.)
Instead of not knowing, they actually followed the car Jin drove that night because they wanted to see firsthand what would happen. If it goes according to plan, it should burn as soon as Jin pulls the handbrake because the brake pedal is not working. No later than a few turns of the wheel after the hand brake was pulled.
The arrival of the train and where the brake pedal was damaged were not included in their plans. At first, they were happy that getting hit by a car by a train would disguise their crime. It is possible that the police will think the accident occurred due to driver negligence and the condition of the car that is not treated.
Honey, those are just their hopes that never materialized. Before the train managed to hit the car driven by Sanubari and Jin, the car moved back and then stopped. Those watching from a distance were disappointed.
They soon leave the place fearing that Jin will realize their existence and suspect them. Nor do they have the guts to attack Jin. Their levels were too far away to be able to keep up with Jin
The Boss growled. "Pontir ora guno! Free under the command of Kang Bengkel Jenius. Ngurusi ngono kae wae ora iso!"
(Basic useless mechanic! It's free to be nicknamed the Genius Workshop Kang. Just taking care of it isn't sober!)
"Sepurane, Boss!"
(Sorry, Boss!)
"Ora need to nggowo-nggowo I'm changing the problem of iki konangan chairman Jin. Watch out for lak nganti wani wadul!"
(No need to carry me around if this matter is discovered by Chairman Jin! Watch out if you dare to complain!)
Presumably the Boss regretted having implicated Jin in this incident. He should have been after Sanubari when Jin wasn't around the boy. Maybe that way he won't be haunted by worries. However, the rice had become porridge. He could only threaten his subordinates so as not to divulge this matter of revenge.
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Author's Note :
Hola! Anyone like and be a fan of Jin here?
Once written, it turns out that Jin is an easy-to-move character rather than Sanubari. Maybe in the future Sanubari will follow Jin a lot because the little boy idolized him. But I don't know what the execution will be.
Check out this novel to learn about Sanubari's character development!
May this simple story be pleasing to the hearts of friends. Thank you for your support until this episode. Keep going until the end, yes!