The Curse of Janggala Sukma Village

The Curse of the Manggala Sukma Village: Chapter 5

Geck! Geck! Geck!

"Excuse me!"

Shouted someone from outside the room. Yati also woke up to the sound of knocking and screaming. He was startled, and saw Iwan still sound asleep on the floor.

"Women! Ivan! Wake up! Who is that outside?!" The word Yati woke Iwan.

"Why?"

"There's someone outside the room! Quickly open!"

Ivan immediately woke up. He slowly opened the door. After the door opened wide, a tall and well-dressed female figure stood right in front of the door. The woman wore a brown blazer, with a brown leather bag as well, which was large in size.

"sorry. You who?"

Suddenly the woman went straight into the room. And put the bag by the door.

"Hey! Whoareyou?! So presumptuous! Not polite!" Iwan.

"I was sent by Mr. Bandri. He asked for the results of the shots you got. Mr. Bandri also advised, that you come with me now. Mr. Bandri is waiting for you somewhere."

"For what?" Ask Yati.

"There's an important meeting. This is related to the death of Bagas Mantari. You will be met with important people who are there. This case must be resolved immediately. The police are also expecting help from you."

"Police? Isn't the police covering this up?" Said Yati astonished.

"Yes. But for corrupt cops. The policemen standing guard at the hotel were the policemen paid for by the officials. That's why the police are asking for your help to unpack this dark case." Answer the woman.

"Why should we trust you?" Ask Iwan.

"Because you have to believe. But whatever. Your life is your own right. Come along, or die in this rotten place." Said the woman firmly.

Iwan and Yati eventually choose to follow the woman. Because after all, their lives are being threatened right now. And if they don't come to meet with Mr. Bandri, there's no guarantee for them to survive in this hamlet. They also will not get any information, if they do not meet directly with Mr. Bandri. Mr. Bandri certainly has very important and very confidential information, which should only be known by a few people. It is also for the two of them who are investigating the case.

The people who were there were wearing all-black suits. Some of them also wear short shirts. Likely, they were bodyguards or important people who were there. They all stared intently at Iwan and Yati, after the two of them reached the courtyard of the mansion. There were about twenty luxury cars, and dozens of motorbikes parked there. Yati and Iwan had absolutely no idea, they meant being invited to this place. They just follow the girl into the house. How surprised Iwan and Yati, after they both saw everyone in the house.

It turned out that the people who invited them were elite people. There they also saw Mr. Bandri, who was sitting among the people dressed in black. Mr. Bandri immediately called and told the two of them to sit in a chair that had been provided.

"Come here. Sit down." Ask Mr. Bandri.

Everyone who was sitting there, looked at Iwan and Yati with sharp gazes. Yati and Iwan tried to give a smile to them. But their facial expressions remained the same. After returning a smile, they look cynical and like they do not like the presence of Yati and Iwan in this place.

"What did you call us to this place?" Ask Yati.

"Silent Yati. Ivan. I'd like to assign you guys to something more important. But it's still connected to the murder case you're working on." Answer Mr. Bandri.

Mr. Bandri then gave them a document. The document was wrapped in a brown envelope. It is also written in the brown envelope, if the sender is a person from the police. The unknown person was certainly in close contact with Mr. Bandri, and also the City Pen company. As Yati and Iwan looked at all the contents inside the envelope, the two of them grew even more confused. They don't know what Mr. Bandri meant to hand over this document to them.

"What is this sir?" Ask Iwan.

"Looki Iwan. I'm taking you to this place, to show you who the people behind the City Pen are. If you think Pena Kota is just a regular print media company, then you are wrong. Pen City is more than what you think, and what you've been running."

"We don't understand sir." Yati.

Then from behind the two of them, there was a woman who gave a few photos. From the photos, it was revealed that Pena Kota is not just a regular print media company. They were much bigger than what people had expected all along. That's why City Pens are so hard to make bankrupt. There were a lot of elite people behind him. In fact, many of them are from among the kings in the land of Java. They were all moving underground, unbeknownst to anyone.

No one would have thought that Pena Kota was a company founded by intelligent and influential people. And everyone in this place, they are all descendants of the important people in the photo. They all continued what their predecessors had built. Pen City is not just a place for people to make a living. But, Pen City is home to everyone. For anyone who entered Pena City, then he would be referred to as a family member.

"Pena City is not just a place to complain about fate, Yati. This place is more than a paradise. Only in Pen City does justice exist." Said one of the women sitting to the right of Yani.

The table is rectangular. There are thirteen seats available at the table. There was a young woman, who was sitting right facing Yati and Iwan. And he sat in the biggest chair. He was the leader of everyone in this place. But the woman was silent, without saying a word. And the person sitting to the right of Yati was one of the important members of the leader of the group. While Mr. Bandri himself, he sat to the left of Iwan.

So, the sitting position of each person facing the table is, four people on the right, four people on the left, and for the leader, he is in the middle, he is in the middle, it leads right to Yati and Iwan. That is to say, Iwan and Yati were sitting between the four people on their right and left. A woman sitting to the right of Yani explains one by one what really happened to Bagas Mantari, a wealthy young businessman who was mysteriously murdered. The woman gave various kinds of explanations, which made Iwan and Yati not to think about what had happened.

Yati and Iwan get a lot of interesting things for them to investigate, along with one of the policemen, who has long worked with the group. His name is Hermanto. Hermanto was the one who had been providing various kinds of information to Mr. Bandri, as material for their writing in Pena Kota. Furthermore, Iwan and Yati will go directly to the field, to strengthen the evidence of all the cases they are working on. Everyone knows, in these times, everyone is afraid to speak the truth. They were silenced, with cruel power.