As Alex leaves that cemetery area, he notices Detective Barnes with his friend, a young cop by the name Jack Hayden. That is the one officer who once had an intention to be transferred to another department. However, since Harry Gaines has already died, he cancels his intention and opts to stay in Detective Barnes’ team.“Look at that. It seems like he isn’t welcomed either. Should we come to him?” mutters that young cop.“It’s too early for that. We have another issue with Harry’s son right now,” replies Detective Barnes.They talk while keeping their gaze upon Alex without hiding their intention. After all, they don’t need to hide anything, since both party have already known each others’ interest.Alex just stands there right beside his car, and he doesn’t shy away from their suspicious gaze. He is silent there, looking at them composedly, before getting into his car.Only when he gets into his car, his composed look turns into a desperate one. Despite having a strong confidence in
After that detective leaves, there are still those neighbors watching him from a distance. Alex feels so uncomfortable with that and chooses to go into the house. Inside, his mind is still not calm. He is pacing around aimlessly, with unclear thoughts. It’s not only about those cops. He can’t simply ignore the possibility that the people who killed his entire family might have learned about his current identity, while he himself hasn’t learned anything about them so far. And then, someone suddenly enters the house and shakes him from his uncertain worry. “Hey, are you okay?” Alex turns around, and finds Bella by herself. Feeling uncomfortable with her presence, while the conditions in the house are a bit dark because the sun is almost setting, he immediately turns on the lights. “It’s getting dark here,” he mumbles. But all the lamps in that living room have been broken. He then steps a few times on the floor near the hallway leading to the kitchen, as a way to turn on the light
Just when Alex reaches out his hand intending to help that woman to get up, her boyfriend suddenly pushes Alex harshly. Alex, with the great reflex he has, swiftly pulls the man’s hand after that push. And then he pushes the man back toward his girlfriend. “Kyaa!” The woman screams in shock. “This fucker!” That man grumbles so mad, before turning at Alex and delivering a huge blow. Alex manages to evade it by pulling his head behind. It only makes the man even angrier because of it. The man keeps coming with a series of huge swings. But none of them can reach his target as Alex already can estimate the man’s reach. Not to mention they are huge swings by a man who has lost his calm. They are just telegraph punches which are so easy to read by Alex. After finding the best moment between the man’s huge swings, Alex steps forward and pushes the man to the wall. “Get a hold of yourself, kid!” Alex scolds, treating the man like a teenager. “I don’t give a damn about your girl! Are yo
But Alex just stays sitting on the chair, nonchalantly leaning his back to the bar table behind him.“Why should I?” he taunts those two cops.“We just received a report about an act of violence that just happened to Mr. Dustin Immanuel. I hope you are willing to come with us to the office.”“No!” Alex denies flatly.“Excuse me?!”“I don’t want to waste my time talking about something useless with you guys,” Alex continues.“Pardon me, Sir! But, it’s better for you to cooperate with us. The act of violence you committed may not be that serious. But if you also complicate our task, perhaps it will only complicate your situation,” explains the cop, politely trying to persuade Alex to come with them.Alex sighs once and then gets up. He begins treating the cop seriously by standing so close right before his face.“Look! I deny you for your own good, so that I won’t complicate this issue for you. Taking me to your office means that I’d waste about 20 minutes to get there, and then waste a
It sounds like someone is trying to tell a fabricated story to show off. But right now, he sees Alex is not someone who is bluffing. He finds his face looks a bit gloomy, like someone who is really reminiscing about the dark past he has.“So, you already knew how to fight since you were a kid?” utters Boris rhetorically. “I always thought that you learned everything from Morgan Davis.”Alex then takes out one of his karambits, and continues reminiscing for a few more moments before telling his story.“My dad already taught me silat even before that incident. Not the one you often see on youtube, but the ancient one. This one is not for self defense, but to kill with this tiny weapon. But still, they were too much for a kid to handle.”“Hold on!” Boris halts for a moment. “If you got the chance to fight back, doesn’t that mean you saw their faces? With your strong photographic memory, couldn't you recognize them if you happen to see them somewhere?”Alex nods in affirmation. “I could e
Alex then turns his face to Melissa, and expresses his gratitude before taking his leave. “Mrs. Gaines, thank you for kicking me out of this mess. I wish you good luck!” But Detective Barnes halts him. “It doesn’t mean you can just leave! We discovered suspected narcotics trafficking, which we believe was going on even before Harry Gaines' death. And you were the CEO in charge at the time.” “Narcotics trafficking?” mumbles Alex while pondering. “Well, I'm sure you didn't come with a warrant for my arrest, but only to conduct a search and investigation at this company. If you do find something that would incriminate me as a suspect, you know where to find me.” “At least, I want you to stay in town while this investigation continues,” Detective Barnes issues. “You should have done something better than just get a search warrant. But, it’s not like I’m going to run away from you,” replies Alex as he walks away. “I know I’m innocent.” Indeed, from the start Detective Barnes wanted to
There is no way a response like that wouldn't make Nelson sad, because he has absolutely no intention of demeaning Alex. In fact, far from that, he really respects Alex, and hopes to learn a lot from him.Regardless, after how his mother treated Alex, he can’t blame Alex for his response. However…“Mr. Davis, please! I have absolutely no bad intentions. There’s no way I have any courage to look down on you. This is all just a misunderstanding from my clueless mother. I've been trying to clear this misunderstanding with her since the cemetery, but...”Alex suddenly cuts off the phone, not giving Nelson a chance to finish his words. In fact, with Nelson bringing back the humiliation that Alex received in the cemetery, only makes Alex even more annoyed.At the moment, he is heading to the kindergarten which his daughter attends. But it’s still so early in the morning, and of course, it’s not the time for Elly to leave the kindergarten yet.He just parks his car straight in front of a cof
But that man mistakes Alex’s reaction as someone who is confused. Hence he takes out his phone, and shows it to Alex the Y0uTube channel he is talking about.And indeed, that one video shows a bit of Alex while attending court when he filed a lawsuit against the two amateur police officers. Not just that, there are other contents discussing all Alex’s accomplishments as a businessman.And indeed, that’s also one of the reasons so many people like him. The narrator in those videos really excels at carrying the story and drawing Alex like an almost legendary sounding figure.Alex himself is a bit shocked at how this channel knows so much about him. However, those contents never show the speaker's face at all. There’s only a narrative covered by a woman, whose voice is very familiar to him.“Look at all those comments! Everyone really adores you, Sir!” says the man.But Alex doesn’t care about the comments from netizens. His main interest is the name of the Y0uTube channel, which mention
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