The Journey of Jinan

Chapters. 27

In the afternoon after returning home from Jinan's restaurant, Elena kept her promise to Ardo to tell her about the problems that happened to Jinan's restaurant. The decision Elena made to tell Ardo all of this did sound very risky. It's risky because he doesn't know who Ardo really is.

But deep down, he felt that he had to tell Ardo all this. Hopefully the filling this time is right, because Elena always has a very strong filling, exactly like her father's grandfather.

"Yes, so that's the story. We think that it is just an accident or misunderstanding, but if it repeats like this, it seems like this is no longer a coincidence. There must be a mastermind behind this incident" Elena said.

"Is there anything you suspect? Maybe from your employees or one of your closest people?" ask Ardo.

Elena seemed to be thinking about Ardo's question. Jinan employees include people who are underprivileged and do not have a wide social network. For this kind of problem it is highly unlikely that they are involved. After all, all the employees have also checked the background of his life, and there seems to be no problem.

As for the closest person Jinan was here there was only him and his family. But as far as he was concerned, his family had never had any problems with such dangerous people. The only enemy of his family is his parents' business rivals. But is it possible, for the sake of their business to dare to commit a crime like this? And if so, why Jinan?

Elena shook her head. "Cannot be. I can't misjudge, "his mind.

"It doesn't seem to exist" Elena replied to Ardo who was still waiting for a response from him.

"Does he have any friends, or some kind of acquaintance here?" ask Ardo again.

"No. Jinan is not the kind of person to get along with, her only friends are me and my family. And as for acquaintances, there doesn't seem to be anything .. except you," Elena said, staring at Ardo flatly.

Ardo looked at Elena intensely, then he frowned. "What do you mean I'm involved in your problems?"

"Huh? Em, no. That's not what I meant. I don't mean to accuse you, I just .. just–"

"That's it," cut Ardo. "I'll find out the cause of this. Even if it is true that I am involved, you take it easy, I will take responsibility" Ardo said with a serious face and a nod of the head by Elena.

After finishing with the discussion, now they choose to relax for a while in the coffee shop while having a light conversation with enjoying the desert and coffee orders. Elena who first met thought that Ardo was a warm person, after talking about the problem of Jinan's restaurant, it turns out that Ardo is a serious and cold person.

And when they started chatting casually while spending time in the coffee shop, Elena again found Ardo who was quite warm and sweet according to him. Especially from the way the man treated her so well, making Elena feel very privileged.

"It turns out this man has a pretty interesting personality," his inner self while smiling thinly.

After the show time at 18:35 Ardo said goodbye to go home to Elena. When Elena entered her car, she turned her body to face Ardo.

"What's wrong?" ask Ardo.

"May I ask?"

"Yes?" Ardo raised both eyebrows.

"Have you ever been involved in a mafia gang?" elena asked doubtfully.

Ardo frowned at Elena's question.

"What do you mean?" ask Ardo.

"Em, there's no. Forget it," Elena said as she grinned at the horse. "I go first, see you again" he continued, then he got into his car.

Ardo was still staring at Elena's car until it was away from him. He still wondered why the woman suddenly asked him such a thing. Does Elena also suspect her like Rico?

"I'd better ask this incident directly to Jinan. Who knows there's something Elena missed" Ardo muttered.

And the next day, at 10:21 now Ardo is in a favorite Asian restaurant. Who else would it be if it didn't belong to Jinan, the woman she was after.

While fiddling with his laptop, Ardo occasionally glanced towards the entrance to see Jinan coming. But until lunch time Jinan never seen the trunk of his nose. Even Jinan's friends who used to accompany Jinan were also invisible since he sat his body in the restaurant chair.

After finishing his lunch, Ardo finally asked Jinan whereabouts to one of his employees.

"Sorry, Sir. We also don't know why the lady didn't come. It's possible that the lady will be here soon," said the man's official.

"His friends who often come with Jinan, have not come too?" ask Ardo.

"So morning Miss Elena and Mr. Rico came here. But only for a moment, after that they left again," he replied.

"All right, thank you."

Ardo came out of the restaurant, but he had not yet left. He just sat quietly while waiting for Jinan's arrival from his car parked right in front of Jinan's restaurant. Until the time shows at 13:10 Jinan is still invisible to his view. With curiosity, Ardo finally went from there to Jinan's residence to see the woman's condition.

Once there, it turns out the condition of Jinan's house looks more crowded than usual. There were some young men and women who looked back and forth like they were working on something. Judging from his clothes, it seemed like some of those people were Jinan's employees in the restaurant. And in front of the house there were also two middle-aged men who were chatting casually accompanied by a glass of drink that might be coffee or the like. 

Ardo frowned as he entered one of the middle-aged men.

"It looks like I know the man" Ardo murmured softly.

"Ah yes, that man is not one of Mr. Masti's business partners first. But what's his name?" ask Ardo to himself.

Moments to think of the name of the man in question, but after two minutes of walking Ardo did not also get an answer to his own question. Because Ardo's current position is still in front of one of the coffee shops, with the courage, finally Ardo drove his car closer to the front of Jinan's house.

Two middle-aged people who saw the arrival of a black SUV that they did not recognize just looked at the car without moving from his seat. Until the moment Ardo got out of the car, then the two middle-aged got up from his seat.

"Good day" Ardo said to the two middle-aged men.

"Good day" said the two of them.

"Can anyone help?" ask one of the middle-aged men.

"Yes. Are you Jinan's friend?"

Ardo smiled faintly. "Yes. Can I meet him?"

"of course. Please sit down, I will bully Jinan," said one of the middle-aged men with Asian stature.

After the middle-aged man left, Ardo sat his body in the uninhabited chair.

"Sorry, Sir. If you'd have known, would there be an event in this house?" ardo asked the middle-aged man next to him who looked like a native German.

"Yes, in two days there will be an aqiqah event for Jinan's daughter. Have you not told Jinan?"

Ardo seemed confused to answer the man's simple question. It is not that he has not been told, maybe he will not be told Jinan because Jinan currently still does not consider his presence.

"Jinan hasn't told me, maybe he's busy" replied Ardo.

The middle-aged man nodded his head while staring at Ardo's face intensely.

"It looks like we've met before" he said suddenly.

"Huh?"

"What's your name?" ask the man.

"My name is Evardo" replied Ardo.

"Have we ever been in business? Looks like I'm no stranger to your face, Evardo."

"Yes, I think so. But sorry, I seem to have forgotten about you, Mr ...."

"Sebastian Marco."

"Ah yes, Mr. Sebastian," continued Ardo.

Remember who Marco was? Yeah, he's Rico and Elena's dad. The other middle-aged man was Dedy. Father of Ria. Both of Ria's parents deliberately came to Germany impromptu because they wanted to surprise their child, as well as they wanted to meet the children of Jinan they used to meet only through video calls.

"Oh yes, Ardo. If I may know, what is your company name? I am very sure if we have indeed established cooperation," asked Marco who was still curious about who Ardo was.

"Sorry sir, I don't have a company. I'm just here working."

"Oh yeah?" marco said he couldn't believe it. "What's the name of the company you work for?"

Ardo mentioned the names of the two companies where he used to work. Marco knows one of Ardo's former bosses. Marco and one of the former Ardo bosses worked together when Ardo was working there three years ago. They both feel like they are no strangers to each other.

"Where are you working now?"

"I haven't worked since three months ago, sir."

"Why? Do you want to set up your own company?"

Not yet Ardo replied, now Jinan has been beside the two men of different ages and managed to stop their conversation.

"All right, you guys talk first. I stayed inside" Marco said, leaving the two men behind.

After Marco's departure, Ardo stood up from his seat.

"Hi, Jinan," he said to Jinan with a faint smile.

"What are you here for?" ask Jinan to the point.

"Will not sit?"

Jinan sighed, then he sat down on the chair Marco had occupied.

"Jinan," called Ardo because Jinan just kept quiet without looking at him.

"Jinan, I want to ask you about the terror that happened in your restaurant" Ardo said again because Jinan still ignored him. And sure enough, after Ardo said his intention, Jinan immediately looked at Ardo.

"I told you there's no problem with my restaurant."

"Elena told me everything."

Jinan widened her eyes in surprise. Elena?

"Jeez, it's just people who really lemes his mouth," Jinan's mind was upset.

"You take it easy, I have no evil intentions towards you or your restaurant, I'm here just to help you" Ardo said as he looked at Jinan's dislike in the face.

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