William's Revenge

A&B Guard

Four o'clock in the morning.

Andy packed up. Everything he needed was stuffed into a medium-sized backpack. He left the useless items behind. Before actually leaving, Andy combed his eyes all over his room. This room had become his home for the past few years.  

There was something lingering in his mind as he fully realized that today was his last day here.

The cell phone in his pocket vibrated. There was an incoming call from Mr. Leo.

"Ready?" he asked on the other side.

"Hmm."

"In that case, you can come down now. I'm already downstairs."

She quickly locked the door and put it down and wrote a letter to the boarding house manager.

The items inside can be used by the next tenant.

                                                                                    Andy

When he went downstairs, a black car with its engine running was waiting for him.

 "We have to go to A&B Guard first. Mr. Hasan is waiting there. There are three guards who will go with you," Mr. Leo explained as he started the car.

"Three bodyguards?" Andy's forehead wrinkled. Because yesterday he was not told at all that there would be three people going together.

"Yes, the four of you will go together. But don't worry, they don't know. They're just ordinary bodyguards. But, try not to make them suspicious."

Andy nodded in understanding.

The black car was moving. Through the dark streets. At the edges, occasionally animals such as dogs and cats can be seen walking alone in the dark.

Andy looked closely at the scenery on his left side. It had been a long time since he had been out of his dorm room. It had also been a long time since he had seen something as quiet and serene as this. He was going to move cities and live as someone else.

Beside him, Mr. Leo remained silent while focusing on the steering wheel. Half an hour passed, the car began to curve and passed the goodbye gate.

The car lights appear brighter when passing through the shady trees. On this road, there are no lights on either side. It was really just relying on the car lights alone. The long journey to the A&B Guard company made them look for the fastest route to arrive.

"Andy..." Mr. Leo's gaze remained straight ahead. The speed of the car he was driving had now reached 100km/h.

"Yes, Captain?"

"Don't ever think that you are alone. We're in this together. I won't leave you alone."

"I know that, Captain."

"24 hours," he said again, "I will always monitor your location. I will not let you be in danger."

"Yes, Captain."

"Lastly. Do your best. Many people have fought for your current position. There are many people who hope that your disguise will work. Many people have been hurt by Adimas' actions. Our hope is in you."

"Can the Captain explain what our plan will be?"

"I'm not sure about the plan I've put together yet. However, the outline is that you try to report everything that happens in the house. Especially activities that are directly related to Adimas. With the information you'll find there, anything is possible."

"Build friendships as best you can. Don't let anyone suspect our plan. Because if just one movement sniffs out this plan, your history is over, along with all of us," Mr. Leo concluded.

***

Tall buildings began to appear. The sky, which was dark at the beginning of the journey, began to turn blue. There were no more rows of shady trees. What exists is a developed city that races against time and space.

"Will our plan work?" asked Andy. Doubts arose in his mind.

"I guarantee our plan will work if you stay focused and keep your emotions in check. It's hard, but it will be worth it. Remember, it's not a strong man who can defeat the world, but a man who can control himself who can dispel anything in front of him. Killing Adimas without knowing his plans and all his work will only make things worse. We won't get any information."

From the last intersection they had to go through, there was a sixteen-story building that read A&B Guard. A large company that often supplied bodyguards for officials and famous people.

Mr. Leo's car entered the gate, sloping down to the parking lot in the basement. There were already three people dressed all in black and one wearing a gray suit and metal-rimmed glasses, estimated to be over fifty years old.

Mr. Leo got out of the car and was soon followed by Andy.

"How are you, Mr. Hasan?" Mr. Leo opened the conversation and stuck out his right hand.

 "Very good." Hasan welcomed Mr. Leo's right hand. "How was the trip? Traffic jam?"

"The roads are quite friendly today."

"Alright. Then, can the four of them leave now? I promised Adimas that they would be there before 8 o'clock."

Mr. Leo gave the car keys to Andy. "Go, this car is yours now."

***

Andy, along with three bodyguards brought by Hasan, rushed to Adimas' residence. He drove the black CR-V at high speed. The atmosphere inside the car was very quiet.

The noise of the speeding engine was the only background sound that accompanied their journey. Andy remained focused on the road ahead.

 No one wanted to strike up a conversation until he, sitting in the back seat on the right, introduced himself.

"My name is Dave." The fullest man among the four of them introduced himself.

"I'm Hendri." It was now the turn of the figure next to Dave to introduce himself. He was the shortest of the four,

"I'm Tama." The man beside Andy also introduced himself.

"I'm Liam," Andy said with his gaze focused forward.

Time was racing, as per the agreement, they had to arrive at Adimas' residence by eight o'clock.

***

"Is this really the way?" asked Dave. The tail of his eyes scanned the small road they were currently traveling on. Apart from being small, this road was also covered with weeds as tall as a human body on its right and left sides.

"According to the instructions, this is indeed the way." Tama replied. Along the way, she kept her phone in her hand, looking at the map displayed on the screen.

"But this road is so small." Dave still didn't believe me.

"A great man always pays attention to the little things, including the way to his residence." Liam explained. "With this road condition, the enemy will not find them easily. And the enemy will not survive their pursuit."

Dave and Tama nodded in understanding.

A hundred meters ahead, they saw a gate that was more than three meters high and guarded by two men armed with long-barreled guns and wearing bulletproof vests.

Liam opened his windshield and handed over his A&B Guard business card as the two guards held their car back from entering.

After confirming that there was nothing suspicious about the four of them, the two guards opened the gate and allowed them to continue their journey.

"Go straight 100 meters ahead, there is an intersection, turn left," said one of the guards.

Liam nodded and immediately closed the car window.

***

Mr. Leo and Hasan were still at A&B Guard. Mr. Leo himself wouldn't leave until he got word that the four of them had arrived there without a hitch.

"Are you sure about the boy?" asked Hasan.

Currently, they are in a steel-walled room. On each side, surveillance cameras were installed. The glass in the room is also bulletproof and invisible from the outside. This room is located on the sixth floor.

Only his confidants were allowed into the room.

"Why do you have such doubts, Mr. Hasan? I've never chosen the wrong person," said Mr. Leo. A moment later, he took the coffee provided on the table and sipped it.

"His posture makes me quite hesitant."

"Don't worry, sir. Her body shape will change over time."

"Well, I have full confidence in you." Hasan patted Mr. Leo on the shoulder.

An incoming message rattled Mr. Leo's pocket. He saw the message that the four of them had arrived and were ready to take Andini to the airport.

Mr. Leo left the room. In the elevator, his mind ruled, he felt he had a huge responsibility to carry out. Besides trying not to disappoint Hasan, he also had to save Andy in any situation, at any cost.