
Samurai Mats - 81
Datuk Penghulu lit a match. Then throw it
to the body that has been doused with gasoline. The fire immediately lit up
rife. Wreck the Japanese carcasses. Then they disappeared inside
palunan bamboo forest. Left the truck and the Japanese carcasses were eaten
flames. Shortly thereafter, the blind dawn was broken by a violent bang
the data truck exploded into pieces. Destroying and scattering carcasses
scorched into shapeless fragments. That day news broke in the city
Bukittinggi about the massacre of the Japanese soldiers. Kempetai and
the Japanese troops inspected and entered the entire bamboo forest in Tarok and
Gamuak Field.
They're looking for Datuk Penghulu's hideout and the Bungsu's. Till afternoon
they examined the entire bamboo forest with over fifty soldiers and
three sniffer dogs. But the two people they were looking for were invisible
nose sticks. Even near the house of Datuk Penghulu who burned it was not
there seems to be a cemetery. Syo-iAtto who on his night led the ambush
and raping those women became a guide.
From him the Japanese commander of Garnizun in Bukittinggi got word that
at least two people died the night before. Wife and son
Datuk Penghulu.After not successfully finding traces of Datuk penghulu, now Kempetai
began to inspect the entire cemetery of the people in the city. They're looking
the newly excavated grave. If anything new then investigated, whose grave
that's.
They hope to find the grave of Datuk Penghulu's son and wife. With
finding the grave, they hope to smell the tracks of the two men
those. Care and checks throughout the inner city were carried out
tight and hard. Every vehicle, motor, pedati, bendi, cart and
suspicious places are carefully checked.
But the two men vanished like dew during the day. But where
the disappearance of those two people ? And where are the bodies of Upik and his mother
they hide? It turns out that the two men didn't go far. They hide
in a small surau in Tarok village that too. I don't know what it was, the manau
apparently not noticed by the Japanese. A dozen Japanese soldiers ago
lutter in front of him.
Maybe because it was on the side of the road. Or maybe because of God
indeed protecting them, the manau was not checked. Backside
surau there is a cemetery that is sheltered behind a banana tree. Fajr was second
the bodies of the children and wives of Datuk Penghulu have been buried behind the surau
that's. They were helped by the garin in the surau.
the surau loft. On top of the attic was Mei-May lying down. The surau attic
wide enough to accommodate six adults. The way up and down from
backside. From the direction of the cemetery. Behind the small cemetery there is
bamboo forest. And in the bamboo forest since then dozens of Japanese soldiers have been
pacing around with his sniffer dog.
The two of them listened to the search tensely from above the chin in the surau
that's. The Bungsu suddenly heard Mei-mei's voice calling. That girl
laid on a mat and covered with a long cloth. She has been
given drugs made by the Bungsu.
“Uda. . .”
“Mei-may. . ,” the Bungsu approaches and holds the girl's hand with
gentler.
“Uda. .”
“Ya darling. .”
“Mana Mr. . .?”
The Bungsu turned to Datuk Penghulu, then nodded slowly. The grandfather
approaching them.
“I'm here son. .”
“Pak, . .I'm sorry. I can't help mom and Upik. .”
“Till easy. Don't regret yourself. Indeed their agreement is already so..”.
“But. . Should I be able to help them.”
“Do not think too son. .”,
Mei-may cry.
“Thank you for your kindness so far. I jumped myself, taught
i'm silat. Gave me affection, like my father loved Upik.
The love I never received from my parents. .”
“Quiet boy. .do not think of it .”
“I think about it because I am Chinese. Chinese people have always
set aside by the Malays.”
“Mei-may, don't be so dear. .” the Bungsu said slowly.
Mei-mei holds the hands of the Bungsu.
“Uda. . Really do uda love me. . .?”
“Why not. I am a man, and I never lie with words
i.”
“Uda, no regrets with uda decision ?”
“Uda, I'm not strong anymore. Death has already reached his hand on me. .”
“Mei-may, calm down..” but even though she said so, the Bungsu felt.
the fur on his neck was still goosebumps hearing the girl's words.