Those new rookies walk nonchalantly approaching that house, with Nancy still observing them from behind her curtain.Melvin seems so curious with the Mercedes S600 Guard parked in front of Alex’s house. He often observed the condition of Alex's house every time he passed this neighborhood. But this is the first time he sees that car there.“Looks like a new car,” he mumbles as he walks toward Alex’s house.Wesley chuckles a bit with a disbelieving face, noticing how contrasting the look of that new car is, compared to the appearance of Alex’s house.“Is that his car?”“I’m not so sure. My girlfriend told me that he is jobless now,” utters Melvin.“But it looks so new. There's no way he could borrow someone else's car. If it were me, I wouldn't let anyone else drive it. This is the kind of car usually used by important figures such as governors or prime ministers.”“It seems fishy, isn’t it?” replies Melvin rhetorically. “The only thing I can think of is that maybe he is a driver. But
He then issues a specific command to turn off all the lamps, which only himself knows the keyword.“Mancik lah lalu, matian lampu!”He then counts in 3 seconds. Within 2 seconds, all the lights went out again. And in the third second, he opens his eyes.Melvin actually heard Alex’s voice spelling that keyword. And he is now a bit shocked and looks so clueless due to the sudden darkness. On the other hand, Alex immediately rushes in the hallway toward that staircase.It’s not actually too dark inside that house. But Melvin’s eyes haven’t been adapted to that sudden change, while Alex doesn’t find any issue with that situation.Alex sees Melvin’s hands holding the gun as that cop has just reached the first floor. In the next split second, he grabs that gun with his left hand and directs it away from himself. At the same time, he sends a strong right at Melvin’s face.BAM!That one catches Melvin off guard. The gun is snatched off of his hand, and blood starts dripping on the floor.“Aaa
From Persian black swords, Japanese wakizashi, kunai, and shuriken, to several types of firearms are on set on the wall.One thing that Melvin doesn’t realize is that all of them are antiques items, starting from a Turkish ceremonial jeweled rifle set, King Tut's daggers, a British Victorian Webley, and several types of World War II pistols.“Holy shit! What is he? An assassin freak?”He then notices three cases and two weapon cloth bags under the table. They are made specifically to encase those sets of items.He puts all of those antique items into those cases and takes them outside.“What are you doing?” asks Wesley as Melvin gets out of that basement.“What about that man? Have you cuffed him?”Wesley shakes his head cluelessly.“Stupid! You better cuff him now before he starts becoming a trouble,” issues Melvin as he walks toward the front door by taking all those weapons.Both Nancy and her husband are still patiently waiting for the development of that issue. As Nancy sees Melv
At the moment, all Alex’s weapons are spread on the table in front of Detective Porter, with the wakizashi and the Persian black sword leaning against the wall.Unlike Melvin, this detective knows so well that those weapons are indeed an antique collection. Yet, he still sees Alex as a real criminal.As Tyler seriously follows the interrogation being conducted by Melvin and Wesley, that detective occupies himself with Alex’s two old karambits. Compared to the other antique weapons, these twin karambit look so cheap and modest, and he believes they are not worthy enough to collect.“Do you know what this weapon is?” he asks rhetorically, trying to draw Tyler’s interest.Tyler just shakes his head curiously.“This is karambit, a unique dagger of silat practitioners.”“Oh, silat practitioners? I’ve seen some of them in Y0utube. There is also that gore movie which is mainly played by silat masters too.” Tyler affirms, but with a bit of a skeptical face as he tries to take a closer look at
On the other hand, Sofia is having a serious argument with the old Georgina. Not actually her, but it’s just Georgina with her nagging. Sofia herself never had any intention to share about Elly’s current situation to that aunt of hers. But Georgina happened to follow Sofia’s conversation on the phone, and realized there’s something wrong happening with Elly. “I told you, you shouldn't let that man meet your kid. Yet you let him take Elly out this long!” “This has nothing to do with you,” Sofia ignores while walking with stiff steps toward the front door. “What do you mean this has nothing to do with me? Am I no longer Elly’s grandmother anymore? I’m the one who always takes her to school, and picks her up. I prepare for her breakfast, nurturing her with good nutrition, helping her to take a bath and get-changed. I take all the job as a mother more than yourself,” argues Georgina. “And I did pay you for that! Did you think I would simply give you money just for you taking a role as
Boris stares at the driver coldly, and the driver just awkwardly smiles due to the guilt. “I’m sorry! It never came to my mind that there would be someone who would do such a dirty and terrible thing,” utters the driver before he restarts driving the car.“Is that what Georgina did to my mom?” asks Sofia impatiently.“I never saw it. I only heard your dad having an argument with her in the toilet,” replies Boris.“So, you didn’t see it.”“I saw her holding the bottle for the humidifier in her hand. She was denying that time. But try to think about it! Why would she bring that bottle to the closet? Just bringing that bottle to the toilet is already so dangerous. That bottle can’t be contaminated either.”“What did the doctor say?” asks Sofia.“Your dad never shared this issue to outsiders, not even to the doctor. One thing for sure, your mom died with seriously infected lungs. And your dad kicked Georgina out soon after your mom died.”“How could she…” grumbles Sofia as she starts rumm
Detective Porter just walks out nonchalantly, like he doesn’t care in the slightest bit. After all, it was the mistake of those two rookies, and it has nothing to do with him. All he has done so far was only taking the advantage to question Alex while he had the chance.Not long after Detective Porter leaves that room, Sofia appears and immediately starts a ruckus.“What the hell did you do this time? I gave you a chance to take her out with you, and you already brought her to this place on the first day!”“It’s not my fault!” argues Alex with a tired face. “He was asleep, so I took her to my house. And those stupid cops thought that I was a child kidnapper. I just hope you weren’t the one who framed me and then called the police by telling them I kidnapped Elly.”“What was that? I gave you a chance to meet Elly, purely as an act to respect your role as her father! How could you accuse me of doing such a dirty thing?”“You’ve done it once!” argues Alex coldly. “What's going to stop yo
The money he got from Sofia was only $200k. And here that man is asking to pay him $250k.Meanwhile, the money in that envelope is only $50k. That’s all he prepared for this meeting. He doubts if that man will be satisfied with just that amount of money.He looks around him, finding that the place is really so quiet. It’s easy for him to think about killing that man here, in this quiet bay. But as soon as he grabs that old Beretta 92, his hand is shaking.He realizes that killing someone is not as easy as pulling the trigger. It’s a bridge he never took before. There are so many things coming to his mind, so many bad scenarios that would happen if he crosses that bridge.He is taking too long in dilemma, making the man with the crooked and unaligned teeth impatient.“Come on, man! What takes you so long? It’s getting cold out here!”That man starts worrying that Dylan doesn’t have any intention to give him the money, and might be thinking about running away. Hence, he forces his way t
Giana is back with warm tea, and then offers it to Sofia. But she doesn’t stay there for too long. She immediately leaves that office again. And of course, Alex notices that the girl deliberately lets him be alone with Sofia. He also notices that Boris is no longer there either. He simply shakes his head, and intends to make his business with Sofia as short as possible. “Sorry! I come here only to borrow your money! I have to travel to Jakarta tomorrow. Maybe I can get a clue about Elly's whereabouts there. If not, I will continue my search to Singapore, and maybe Thailand too,” explains Alex. Sofia is silent for a moment. She gets an impression that Alex is only looking for their daughter without any clues, and simply going to places in desperation. “Do you really believe she might be in these countries?” she asks unsurely. “Is she really still alive?” Alex takes a deep breath. “Do you think I do this out of my ignorance? The person who kidnapped Elly had sold her to a child tra
Alex straightens his shirt and leaves while enduring the pain in his right ribs. Among the people present at that time, there is also Miles Benet, who comes over to Alex with a happy face.“Hey, is that true? You became one of the Overseers replacing Morgan Davis?”But Alex just puts on a flat face. He continues to walk away while looking at Benet coldly without saying anything.“Hey, Alex!” Benet calls him.“Shut up! Never put on that naïve face in front of me,” says Alex as he keeps walking away by only showing his back. “I already know your true color.”Boris arrives and intends to support Alex who looks in pain. However, Alex refuses the help, because he doesn’t want to appear weak in that place.While heading to the car, Alex sees Morgan's car coming towards him. It seems that the old man left the hotel via a different route that Alex didn't know. The car stops near Alex, and Morgan rolls down the window, seeming to have something to talk about.And so Alex approaches him. “So, w
Alex can’t find any reason to decline their offer now. He even thinks that it may be helpful for him to find his daughter out there. “What do you say, Alex?” asks Reece Thompson. Alex glances at them for a moment, and then gives a solemn nod lightly. “That’s settled then,” Freedie Berker affirms immediately. “We will announce about this news later, and maybe hold an official meeting with the Administrators to introduce you as the new leader of The Catacomb.” “No, wait!” Alex interferes with him immediately. “If possible, let it stay like how it used to be. I don’t mind with me being the only true leader, but let the others know that I’m just one of the Overseers.” “So, you want to keep this secrecy just like what Morgan did this whole time?” Alex nods lightly. “Everyone?” Freedie Berker asks the other Overseers. None of the other Overseers shows their objection. “Okay, then! We will do just as you want,” says Freedie Berker to Alex. “But we have to postpone the official inaug
Rusli hurries to catch up with Saniyah. “Hey, wait!”Saniyah still gets into her car. However, she lowers the car window while giving a sign to the driver not to leave yet.“You should know, just being vice president won't allow me to do much,” Rusli explains his situation.“That's why, don't be satisfied with just aiming to become vice president. You have a brother in parliament, a nephew at the police headquarters, and your electability is quite high. Aim for the number one,” Saniyah provokes him.“It's useless to have high electability if there is no support from the coalition for me as a presidential candidate,” argues Rusli.“Then, just ignore that coalition. Hasn’t your party passed the presidential threshold for this?” Saniyah replies rhetorically.“Don't be naive. That will only make me lose support,” Rusli retorts.Saniyah slowly turns her face to Rusli by raising one of her eyebrows. “I know, in this country there is a secret organization that operates behind the scenes, who
Back to the house of Rosdiana, Rusli’s ex-wife. In the meantime, Lisa is being questioned by her mother. Rosdiana drags Lisa to her bedroom by leaving Elly alone in the kitchen.“What is this now? Whose child you brought to this house?” asks* the mother by restraining her voice.“You don’t need to speak this way, mom! She won’t be able to follow our conversation,” explains* Lisa.That mother, Rosdiana, gets to the door and then takes a peek at Elly for a glance.“One look and you can tell that she is a foreigner. She doesn’t understand Minang language at all,” Lisa continues*, getting out of her mother’s room, and then takes Elly to the living room.As if understanding the situation, Rosdiana follows her daughter in a hurry, and immediately asks openly in front of Elly without hiding anything.“Did your father take her home?” she asks*.Lisa doesn’t say anything. She only shows her gloomy face.“Don’t tell me…”As if knowing what’s inside her mother’s mind, Lisa just nods lifelessly.
That one bodyguard is yawning, rubbing his hands due to the cold. He does notice something, and intends to check on the situation. But then, he finds a stray cat from outside. “Shit! He will be mad if I let a stray cat get into this house,” grumbles* the man with a tired sigh. Lisa looks so awry, afraid to be found out. But then, she hears her father calling from inside the house. And that calling attracts the guard’s attention. “What’s now?” The man whines*, leaving the cat and rushes inside the house. Lisa knows her father must be looking for her and Elly at the moment. She immediately runs away while holding Elly's hand, heading toward the side door of the yard fence. Meanwhile, Rusli is looking so mad, pacing around inside the house looking for his daughter. He has entered the room where he kept Elly, but not finding the kid there. “Lisa!!!!” He opens the door to Lisa’s room, and he doesn’t find anyone there either. He even notices the wardrobe which is still open, and in a
As that girl heads to the kitchen, she finds her dad has just come home from work. For some reason, she rushes to the kitchen, seeming to avoid meeting her own father. Not because the father is a thug. To be exact, he is actually one of the most known people in this country, Rusli Gunawan, who is currently running a political campaign as one of Indonesia's vice presidential candidates. As much as she wants to avoid him, the father still finds her in the kitchen. And oddly, her face suddenly turns so pale. “How is she doing?” asks the man, talking in his native language, Bahasa Minang. “She’s already asleep in her room,” replies* the girl, holding the cup of the drink with shaking hands. The father takes a glance at the cup she is holding. And so, that girl just reaches out to him. “Um… I prepared this for you!” The father smiles, and then strokes the girl’s hair gently. “Lisa! You are a good girl. But sadly, you turned adult too soon.” He then leaves by taking the cup of drink
In the middle of the night, they visit a nursing home in the Narraweena area. They can still pay a visit, simply because this nursing home is still under The Catacomb’s influence.Some of the old members of The Catacomb spend the rest of their lives here, including the 67 years-old man they are going to see, Luca Campbell. Morgan has investigated four senior members of The Catacombs who were involved in the massacre of Alex's family.This Luca is the oldest among them, while the others have been killed by Morgan Davis. When this man learns that Morgan pays him a visit, he knows that he is coming to take his life.“So, it’s my turn now, huh?” utters the old man as a greeting.The old man just sits on a wheelchair. It seems like he is not in a condition where he can run away. A small part of his left earlobe has been cut off, a legacy from the past.“It seems like you’ve been expecting my coming,” says Morgan Davis, pulling a chair and then takes a seat in front of Luca.“I’ve heard wha
Alex did say that he is going to kill this old man. But now, after seeing Morgan Davis right in front of him, he’s just standing there not knowing what to do.It doesn’t mean he no longer hates him. But he finds it hard to vent his anger toward him, despite how mad his face currently is.“She is my disciple, but she has nothing to do with your grudge. If you hate me that much, feel free to leash that demon and kill me,” utters Morgan, calmly provoking Alex to attack him.“Thank you for making it easier to kill you.”Alex makes up his mind to kill that old man. The two of Morgan’s bodyguards look so ready to fight Alex, but Morgan immediately spreads his arms to halt them. The same with Boris, immediately holds both of Alex’s arms from behind.“Fuck! Let go of me. Are you on his side now?” Alex retaliates.“That’s enough!” Boris tries to calm Alex’s retaliation. “How much have you made things worse by losing control like this? Why don’t you listen from his side first? We will judge lat