The Journey of Jinan

Chapters. 33

"So right, it's all got to do with you, Co?" ask Jinan lirih.

Rico looked at Jinan. "Ji, I don't know anything about that. I don't even know if Clara's heartbroken because of me. We're just friends, Ji. I don't know if Clara has feelings for me."

Ria who heard that also covered her mouth with her right hand while shaking her head. He does not believe what he hears. It turns out that all of this was true to have something to do with his cousin.

"Are you also the one who broke the cctv in my restaurant, so that I can't find out who the perpetrator of the terror was?" jinan asked with a sobbing that could no longer be contained. He deliberately ignored Rico's words and continued with his question, for him it was quite clear what he had heard just now, he said, that Rico was the beginning of all the fear of terror and gunfire a few days ago.

"Cctvs?" murmuring Rico.

Yes, when they checked the cctv a few days ago, the video footage of the cctv at that time was a little fuzzy. Like there is a thick liquid that smears all cctv cameras inside and outside the restaurant. And the liquid is none other than the blood of the carcass itself. They also at that time could not see when the cctv was starting to blur, because the recording of the cctv had been cut in certain parts.

"Oath, Ji. I didn't do that. I also don't know if Mr. Octav did all that. I swear, Ji."

Rico sat down in front of Jinan. But quickly Jinan shifted her sitting position docked towards Ria. "Don't be like this, Co."

"Em, sorry." Rico got up and sat back where he had been sitting. "Ji, I promise I'll finish this. I promise, your restaurant won't be terrorized by Mr. Octav or anyone else Ji, I'll make sure of that."

"Jinan's restaurant has been secured," interrupted Ardo without sin.

Rico looked at Ardo. "You." Rico growled furiously at Ardo.

"Co." Rico looked over, looking at Jinan. "Go home. For now please don't come near me or anyone else in this house before your problems are over. I'm afraid that yesterday's events will happen again."

"But, Ji–"

"You go home too, I need a break" Jinan told Ardo without responding to Rico. Jinan got up from her seat, then she walked slowly to her room with Ria.

After Ria closed the room door, Rico looked at Ardo full of anger.

"It's all because of you. You must have designed everything. You must be the one who wanted to set me up, right?" shouted Rico.

Rico was about to throw his punch at Ardo sitting opposite him. Just as he was about to step up, his collar was suddenly pulled by someone standing behind him.

Rico looked back, it was his papa pulling his collar. Yes, Marco and the other brothers who were sitting on the porch of the house were surprised to hear Rico shouting, and at that moment they just ran quickly into the house. Fortunately, he arrived on time, otherwise, it was certain that there would be a fight inside this house.

"You want to do it again, huh?" ask Marco.

"He's slandering me, Pa. He was vilifying me in front of Jinan."

"What am I disfiguring you like?" ardo asked by raising one of his eyebrows and the corner of his lips mocked.

Marco looked at Ardo for a moment, then he looked at his son to demand an answer. Instead of answering, Rico was silent with a confused and panicked look.

Come to think of it, it was also impossible for him to tell this matter to his papa. Maybe his papa will find out for himself from Octav, his coworker. He also did not want the work of his parents to be messy because of his problems.

"I have to go, I have business. I'll have Elena pick you up."

Rico passed by leaving many questions for both his parents and his uncles and aunts. After Rico's departure, everyone was now staring at Ardo.

Ardo who was being stared at as well looked awkward in an instant. "Em, I'm sorry Mr. Marco, it looks like I have to go home now."

 

 

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Although there were no more strange occurrences in his every day, the current Jinan should be much more vigilant than before. And Jinan is also currently more self-limiting in his dealings with Rico. He was afraid if Rico still had enemies or whatever it was called that would endanger the people around him. 

Not only Rico, Jinan is also now more limiting himself to hanging out with new people. Even Ardo who had helped her was not allowed to meet Jinan as often as he could. According to him, there is no guarantee that Ardo who has helped him is a person who is one hundred percent clean of things related to the underground world. Especially from the way Ardo handled his problems very easily, he was sure if Ardo was not just a normal man in general who only had the status of a worker or a nomad.

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Today both of Ria's parents will return home. The one-month plan in Germany had to be shortened to three weeks because the company owned by Dedy was suddenly in chaos.

All of Ria's suadara helped deliver Sila and Dedy's return to the airport, not least Jinan and baby Ayla. Rico, who for the past two weeks often gets cold advice from Jinan, becomes awkward when he is close to the woman. While together at the airport, they did not say hello at all. And it not only makes them both awkward, but some other people around them also become awkward with the situation.

"Mommy's home, baby. God willing this year Mami and Papi will be here again" said Sila while kissing her daughter's face.

Ria scrunched her face. "This year's flyer Ria aja who returned to Indo yes, Mi. Here is not really cool, the leaflets are not as crowded in Indo."

"We'll set the schedule later. All of you invite baby Ayla to come home to Indo as well, so she can taste the air of Indonesia," said Dedy chimed in and was greeted by the small laughter of some people there.

"Well, too, brother. Lebaran this year we go home yes, sister," said Ria to Jinan enthusiastically.

"God willing," said Jinan with a faint smile. He also misses his hometown. Missed the home of his parents. Missing the warmth of the morning sun on the front porch of his house. And there is much more that he misses except for everything related to his marriage.

 

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After Sila and Dedy left to board the plane, they rushed home.

"Ji, you and Ria are in my car. Let my parents be with Elena."

Jinan stared at the figure that was making a sound behind her body at a glance, then he immediately lowered his gaze and faced Elena who was beside him.

"Me and Elena are going to the restaurant. You're the one who drove your parents home, Co," Jinan said without looking at Rico. The atmosphere between them was awkward at the moment. Jinan was even anxious to scream because of this awkwardness. It doesn't feel very comfortable.

Rico sighed. "Alright," he said resignedly. It is better to give in than to argue, which he himself knows will not be able to win while everyone is on Jinan's side.

   

   

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You \= foreign language conversation

You \= Indo language conversation

Because they are not 100% German and can speak a little Indonesian, so their conversations are combined with 3 languages, namely, Indo, English, German. And because Nai is not proficient in English and is blind in German, so Nai nulisnya can only use Indonesian.

You can certainly distinguish which formal conversations such as the translation of words from foreign languages, or Indonesian conversations in general, right?

  

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