Ulong Dagger

The Conversation of Ulong and Heidrich

The boat slowly approached and then something surprising was also encouraging.

The crew gaped in disbelief, then hurriedly helped the boat passengers to board the ship.

Awang, Arman, and Mat Kecik welcomed those who had just arrived with teary eyes. How not, who came were five friends who survived Awang's hideout.

They hugged each other, missed each other. "Thankfully this heart is immeasurable to see a brother in plain sight" said Awang.

"Patik doesn't think you can see your faces anymore brothers" Tama replied with excitement.

"Brother" said Mat Kecik hugged Tama who was as big as him.

After finishing taking off the longing, while rubbing the teary eyes, Awang introduced his friends to the people on the ship.

They shook hands and became acquainted, Mardiani and Salhah unconsciously stood up while holding Awang's left and right arms.

Tama saw that and smiled broadly at Awang, the two girls instantly regained their senses and released the grip on Awang's hand.

They looked at Ulong and Laksmi then greeted familiarly. Just like Awang they have known Ulong for a long time.

Tama patted Ulong on the shoulder, "during the run, patik heard a lot of great stories about you", he said amazed.

Ulong as usual just smiled shyly.

"How did you get here?", asked Awang curiously.

"We stole a horse from the company's camp in Perak Square, in confusion not knowing where we were going to meet the villagers on the beach. We heard villagers tell us that Ulong and Awang helped them kill two of Ki Bayu's pets, and then we said that we were your friends and they wanted to drive us here" he said.

The mangosteen crew heard that.

"We are good at persuading people", continued Samsul who had just come with Tama.

Awang turned to the boat, seen two villagers who drove grimacing with bruised blue eyes, they gave a thumbs up to Awang.

"That's who?" tanya Mat Kecik while looking at the boat moored beside the ship.

On the boat carrying them sat a Dutch soldier dressed in his hands tied behind his back and his head covered in sacks.

"We found the company's troops stranded unconscious near the estuary on their way to the village. If you look at the clothes he was wearing like he was an officer, that's why we took him as a prisoner" said Tama pointed at the person on the boat.

They raised the Dutch prisoner on board, after the prisoner stood on their boat around him, Awang pulled off the sack that covered the soldier's head.

Rustam was immediately shocked to see the man, although covered in a bewok here and his face looks dirty but Rustam immediately recognized Heidrich's face.

The Dutch man was the same height as Ulong and Mat Kecik, in his thirties, with blond hair, rough bewok seen here because he did not shave for a few days.

It was seen that the man blinked for a moment to get his eyes used to it.

"Mat Blurred?", said heidrich shocked at the sight of Rustam. Ulong and friends looked at each other.

Crews gestured with eyes to Tama and the others.

Ulong was quickly able to read the situation.

"Take the master of this company to the cell below, give him water, food, and clean clothes" he said.

Awang nodded, then Putra and Mat Kecik led Heidrich down the stairs to the deck.

Rustam just grinned, then Awang invited those who had just come into the command room, followed by Ulong and the others.

In the room, they sat in the chairs provided, while some sat cross-legged on the floor.

There Rustam, Awang, and Ulong took turns to explain their meeting and search to the Awang hideout and found the poranda porang headquarters. Also they tell the story of the journey until they end up here in the middle of the ocean.

Tama and the others nodded in amazement at what these friends were going through on such a long journey back to hiding.

They were shocked to hear that Nilam was still alive, and was now being treated in one of the labor houses at the behest of Heidrich, the Dutch officer they had brought here.

"It's a good thing I prevented you from killing him" said Tama turned to Samsul, who was grinned and shrugged his shoulders.

Before long Mardiani and Salhah entered the room carrying hot coffee. Mat Kecik and son entered the room.

How are our prisoners bang?", asked Ulong.

"He is resting, food and drinks have been provided by the villagers" replied Mat Kecik.

Ulong and Awang nodded simultaneously justifying Mat Kecik's actions.

After sipping coffee, it is now Tama's turn to tell the story from the night Ki Bayu attacked their settlement in the silver expanse, and saw Ruslan killed to protect Nilam who was about to be eaten by a giant wolf.

And what is surprising for Ulong and his friends is the end of the story, where Ki Bayu witnessed Tama and his group killed in the firing of the company soldiers.

"That means it is true Pakcik's assumption, that Ki Bayu has crossed with the company" Ulong told Rustam.

After that Tama also told me about a strange woman with five of her more strange bodyguards. They tell how the woman and her friends stormed the company camp shortly after Ki Bayu was killed, then slaughtered the entire company until it was gone, and sucked blood from the enemies who died.

Ulong and friends were shocked.

"That means there are other enemies that are more dangerous" said Mat Kecik.

"Very dangerous" Samsul added.

"I think the captives we brought were also from the camp" he continued.

"Not I think, but it is" said Tama then squeezed the face of his friend, anxious.

Samsul just grinned.

"The prisoner, uh Lieutenant Heidrich, yes his name, we found him lying unconscious on the edge of the estuary, along with several other company soldiers who were killed massacred at the camp" Tama said.

"It looks like something is going on among the company's soldiers, something that's not right, could be in our favor. I think tomorrow we should interrogate the Lieutenant" Ulong said.

"Aah wait a minute, there's one thing, lest he know my real name, because later they will search my village, it could be a problem. Let me remain the Misty Mat" said Rustam.

The audience all nodded with a smile, is there no other name to disguise other than to be Blurred Mat they thought.

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And so, the next day Ulong, Awang, and Anggu Razak took Heidrich to the deck to question him.

Heidrich was no longer wearing his uniform. He changed clothes with those given by Mat Kecik. His hands were not tied at Ulong's command.

"How, what is it that you have in mind?", asked Ulong after they sat down on the deck, all the soldiers were present.

Heidrich looked at them one by one, and thought it might be his end.

"If you're going to kill me please, I won't ask to be pitied. But on the basis of humanity I beg you to grant one of my requests, let me write a letter to my deputy sergeant Jhon so that he may take my place in the care of my nephew Nilam", he said.

Awang stared with a probing look.

"What if we don't kill you, maybe we'll even let you go?" ask Ulong.

Those who were there were shocked, but they kept quiet because they believed Ulong had a plan.

"You mean?" heidrich asked, he had no idea who this man was, but it seemed like he was in control here.

"There are some things we want to ask you, your answer will determine your fate in the future" Ulong said.

"What do you want to know about me?", asked Heidrich.

"First we want to know what the reason you are hunting Ki Bayu" said Awang.

"If you ask my personal opinion, he is not human, he deserves to die" Heidrich said. He wondered if it was possible for these people to ally themselves with Ki Bayu, if that were the case then he would not lie that he did not regret the old man being killed at the hands of his soldiers.

"Alright, I got a request from the airline" he said. Then he took out a letter from inside the clothes he was wearing. This need not be kept secret, Heidrich thought.

Ulong took the letter to read for a while, after which gave it to Mat Kecik, "Mm.read Long", said Mat Kecik embarrassed, he could not read.

Ulong can only grin, Awang took the letter from the hands of Mat Kecik and read it.

"The essence of the letter is, a request from Plantation Airlines to capture Ki Bayu alive or dead" Ulong explained

"It was Suma, she arranged for me to go after Ki Bayu" Heidrich said.

Ulong looked at Heidrich in shock.

Heidrich looked at Ulong's expression, it seemed like this person knew Suma, he thought.

"Can't it just be that the airline issued a letter like this without any mistake from Ki Bayu?", Ulong said.

"He recounted that Ki Bayu massacred his troops at Awang's hideout" Heidrich replied.

This time Ulong and his friends were shocked.

"When did that happen?", asked Awang.

Heidrich stared at the expressions of these people, it seemed that there was indeed something they knew about the massacre of Suma's troops.

He then told him that Suma reported to him, that he had information about Awang's hideout and had sent his troops there to make sure of it. But the arrival of his troops there along with the presence of Ki Bayu, there was a misunderstanding between them and Ki Bayu slaughtered dozens of Suma soldiers.

Ulong looked at Heidrich, he was now starting to clearly see what was happening.

"It wasn't Ki Bayu who massacred the forces of the indigenous companies there, but us" Ulong said.

"We arrived there in a state of hiding laskar has been ravaged, Ki Bayu was not there at all at that time. Soon we arrived, an army of indigenous companies showed up and we fought with them until they were all killed" he said.

Heidrich was shocked, and only realized that Ki Bayu was trapped by Suma. Not only Ki Bayu but himself and a hundred of his troops were trapped by Suma to kill each other.

"Alright it looks like the information we have got is enough" Ulong said

"Lantas, am I released?", asked Heidrich.

Ulong paid no heed to Heidrich's question.

"Bring this lieutenant back to his room" he said.

Mat Kecik and Arman lead Heidrich to the deck.