Trapped by Cinta Mas Lurah

New Directions

Sunday was a very busy day for Bima. Early in the morning he had awakened Rere to cycle around the village. Realizing he could not fully believe in his subordinate's reports, he felt the need to often go around observing his own territory and the inhabitants he occupied. He did not want to take the wrong attitude and policies that made him the leader of the dholim.

Every now and then residents say hello and ask them to stop by their homes, serving drinks and simple food from the results of their gardens and rice fields. They increasingly like Bima because it is considered friendly and close to the citizens.

That morning, Bima stopped by a small house with tiles of black cement. The wall is made of brick that is not plastered neatly, so it still looks clear the arrangement of brick and cement. In their living room there were no chairs, only a mat of pandan matting that was worn and torn. Rere felt sorry to see the condition of the citizens.

Although classified as underprivileged citizens, Mr. Slamet and his wife are very kind and friendly. They serve corn rice, vegetables ontong and anointing which they process from their small garden results behind the house. Rere was happy, although simple, but the cuisine of Miss Slamet was very tasty and fit on Rere's tongue. Without hesitation, Bima took food and fed his wife in front of Pak and Bu Slamet.

Rere blushed embarrassedly, "Apaan the hell mas, I can eat alone really"

Bima smiled, handed the plate to Rere's hand and gently stroked Rere's hair who was enjoying his meal.

"I love very much my wife this one sir, I hope to last like Father and Mother" said Bima sincerely, greeted by the laughter of the host couple.

" It's just like this." Said Bu Slamet responding to Bima's joke, "I pray Mas lurah and Mbak Rere last until the end of life." Imbuh the Slamet.

" The vegetables are delicious, Mom. " Praise Bima.

Tail-tailed, Ms. Slamet offers Rere to bring some ontongs to cook at home.

" Dear, can help Ms. Slamet," Bima asked his wife.

As if understanding the meaning of her husband who wants to be given time to chat with Mr. Slamet, Rere obeyed her husband's orders.

Finished bringing the souvenirs given by their Slamet Maam. But before that, as usual, they gave up a small donation to buy daily necessities. They seemed very happy to receive the gifts and attention of the young couple.

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Not only visiting the houses of the underprivileged residents, Bima did not even hesitate to go down directly to the rice fields to help farmers harvest rice or just look around the irrigation system and fertilizer stock owned by residents. Rere was more and more amazed by the kindness and sincerity of her husband.

After getting tired of visiting in the rice fields, Bima again approached Rere who was sitting his metaphors from a bicycle under a breadfruit tree.

Bima just smiled, "yeah already, yuk, lying at home." Bima pedaled her bike leaving Rere.

Rere who did not accept was left alone, immediately speeding his bike after Bima.

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That night Bima called Seno to his house. They seem to be talking about serious issues. Bima asked Rere to join in when serving drinks for them.

Seriously Bima conveyed the small clues she got today. Apparently the ritual around the village of Bima is not only for work but also gather information and evidence related to the death of his father.

Mr. Slamet, he used to be a lackey in the village hall during the leadership of Lurah Satrio. While the farmer he helped in the rice field was Mr. Dul, the former head of RT where the accident occurred.

Bima is amazing, even though he does not seem very clever, but he is always serious in fighting for his goals.

Because it could not get information from officials who were authorized at the time of the incident, Bima chose to look for information scattered from residents. In addition to being more trustworthy because the sources are diverse, the information he receives from citizens tends to be more varied so he has more points of view in assessing all possibilities.

Mr. Slamet said that before the incident, Mr. Danar had met Mr. Subani who came to the village hall with a person in a piggy bank. People who come with Mr. Subani do not come in and just wait in the parking lot. About ten minutes later, Mr. Danar left by riding his motorbike which happened to be parked next to Pak Subani's.

While Mr. Dul gave information that after the incident, Mr. Danar was immediately rushed to the hospital, while the motorbike driven was brought with a pick up by Mr. Doni, Pak Subani's brother-in-law, and his brother-in-law, was taken, who happened to pass by at the CTF.

Seno also shared information from Mr. Beni, the largest and only workshop owner in the village. According to Mr. Beni, the mechanic who had time to repair the bike Mr. Danar after the accident occurred had gone out of his job and moved out of town with his wife. Surprisingly, he suddenly resigned just like that and moved away for no apparent reason. Just said that was offered a new job out of town. Seno has obtained the personal data, family and mechanic's address outside the city.

According to the statement of Mr. Doni first, he immediately drove the motor home after the incident, but other facts show that, he had brought the motorbike to the workshop before being delivered home.

They started to find a little clue. People who used to be afraid to speak, now began to dare to open up, because now, Bima is a laity that they disdain and believe.

Not only that, Bima and Seno also continue to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of the original land swap agreement. They believe that this is related to each other.