The Choice of Old Man

Barmy

Alex grabbed Alexa's body, clutching her twin sister tightly. A bullet pierced through his back skin, draining reddish viscous blood that gave an incredible sensation. Alex hugs Alexa. The sound of the firearm was blaring in the forest.

That young man was able to get here because of Dimas. The man helps him after dispelling Gavin's men. However, he was not sure whether Dimas could face them or not.

Alexa holds Alex's head on her thigh. The young man developed a smile looking at the girl before him. Alexa took off to take off her jacket, intent on stopping the bleeding on her twin sister's back.

"Don't, let me be like this. Free ... After all, I will be sentenced to death later ... ." Alex spoke slowly. His breath began to go up and down.

"No! You have to live, I don't want to lose any more family members!" Fear clutching into the chest.

"There's Keenan ... ." Alex holds Alexa's hand. "Please, let me go, okay?"

Alexa closed her eyes for a moment. He shook his head quickly at Alex's words, as if the young man was saying goodbye. Before his twin brother closed his eyes, Alex spewed out the blood that had accumulated in his mouth.

"Sister!" Alexa's cry broke right then and there.

Alexa lands a punch in Alex's chest. Vain. The body of his twin brother did not receive a response, nor did his stomach move up and down. It was Alexa's turn to hold Alex's head tight.

Shortly after, footsteps approached. Police officers slowly approached at gunpoint, one of them observing the suspect before arresting him. They lowered their respective weapons, looking at the splashes of blood on the dried leaves that were strewn about.

Alexander Wijaya, the suspect who became a police fugitive, was shot dead.

"Alexa." Keenan immediately helped Alexa stand up. Gently, he stroked the girl's back to calm her down. "I'm here."

Hearing the word tranquilizer from Keenan, instead of calm, Alexa's tears just flow more. Now he only had Keenan by his side.

Two police officers grabbed a firearm and a dagger lying around the suspect. His fingerprints will not be mixed with Gavin's, as he is already wearing leather gloves. Afterwards, the police put the evidence in plastic. They handcuffed Gavin's hands and took him.

"Wait, wait!" Alexa ran out of two police officers who wanted to take Gavin. "Reverse my family, turn around!"

Seeing Alexa's endless tears streaming down her cheeks, Gavin was slightly touched. Reflexes, he dropped both knees in front of Alexa. Regretting his actions, he asks the girl to forgive him before he is taken to the police station.

"Bring him away from me, sir."

The two policemen pulled Gavin's arm, leading the man out of the forest.

After Gavin died, one of the police officers carried a stretcher. Alex's body was lifted and covered with a white cloth, they walked on the stretcher away from the scene. Some police officers give a police line sign, so that no one passes through.

Keenan looked at Alexa's face, with small incisions and dried blood on both cheeks. He pulled the zipper off his jacket, took the hansaplast in his pocket. Fortunately, he was always ready for hansaplast. Keenan put it on the injured part of Alexa's face.

Keenan heard Alexa's breath. He put a smile on his lips. "Pull your breath, throw it away. Come, lakin. You can do it."

"sickness ... ." Isak Alexa, immediately he blackmailed Keenan's shirt. The girl lowered her gaze, hiding her wet face.

Keenan patted Alexa's shoulder slowly as he had done before. "Why would you help me?"

"Help what?"

****

Dimas' task was done, the man gave Keenan a two-fingered salute. Instead, Keenan returned the greeting.

Now, Keenan and Alexa enter the old building. Bottles of old liquor were lying on the floor, patches of black blood littering the whitewashed walls. Before checking around, they wear gloves and a mask. The smell of alcohol and the smell of blood so stings the nasal cavity.

"Lo can, right?" ask Keenan to make sure. Alexa nodded her question.

An unforgettable step, namely photographing the condition of the entire room. While being engrossed in taking pictures, Alexa switched to a large bag under the table. He pulled the bag out of there. The weight is no joke. Then, Alexa opened the zipper.

"Sister Keen, I found methamphetamine!"

"Grey? Where's?" Keenan enthusiastically approached Alexa. Both of his eyes looked gently at the girl. "Tumbens? I don't usually call it that."

Alexa winks her eyes, then throws her face away. "There, work your duty."

The large bag contains seven bags of methamphetamine that have been packed in plastic measuring one kilogram. This is only the first evidence, then they searched the entire room. Keenan found some real gold bars in the wardrobe drawer.

In addition, Alexa found a special room with a red light. On the wall, some photos of the victims were marked with blood spots. Which means they have reached their target. There are photos of Ilona and her parents there too. However, as Ilona survives, Gavin rips off some of her photos.

"Quiet, Mom, Dad. I must have Gavin on death row." Alexa took a long breath.

After all the investigations were completed, Keenan gave the police line at the entrance. They have collected a number of evidence that was found, the photos were also Alexa unplugged. Now it was time for them to go home and rest before welcoming the next day.

****

Five days later, news of the arrest of the suspected massacre suspect that day has spread across various TV channels. Not only Gavin, Leon and Nathan were also arrested for drug trafficking. Currently Alexa and Keenan present in the court of the state to hear the judge's verdict, they sit on the front row bench.

The noise of the audience and the immediate family of the victim filled the courtroom. They are in droves to voice the human rights of justice against the victims. Asking Gavin to die as soon as possible without delay.

"Silence, calm! Don't make a fuss, we can't judge people. The decision is in the hands of the judges, so, please don't make a fuss." The presiding judge knocked on the hammer once, asking the audience to sit quietly.

"Defend Gavin Sanjaya, is there a defense?" ask the chief judge for Gavin.

Gavin glanced at Alexa, then shook his head. "Nothing, Your Grace. But ... I want to confess."

The man confessed all his deeds in front of the presiding judge and the entire audience. Gavin committed a massacre that day because he didn't want Alex to reveal everything. Therefore, he was determined to shoot people outside the courtroom and inside, to stop the trial.

The presiding judge took a deep breath, then knocked on the hammer three times. Gavin bowed, resigned to the verdict of the presiding judge.

"In Article 100 of Law Number 1 Year 2023 concerning the Penal Code. Article 100 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, Defendant Gavin Sanjaya, nathan was sentenced to death on probation for 10 years, noting the defendant's remorse and any hope of self-improvement or the defendant's role in the crime.

Defendant Leonardo is sentenced to life in prison."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief hearing it, as did Alexa. Then, the presiding judge knocked the hammer again three times, stating that today's hearing was closed. The succeeding clerk announced the judge would leave the courtroom, asking that all attendees stand.

The trial visitors, the public prosecutor, legal counsel and the defendants gradually left the courtroom. Gavin, Nathan and Leonardo are escorted back to the detention cell by police officers.

TBC.