After Two Decades
Assassinate

"Since then my life has been ruined, Renato. Completely smashed to pieces. It doesn't mean I'm alive anymore. There's no more trillions in my account. There's no meaning to any more my mansions, apartments, and possessions. There's no meaning to the big company I own. Everything's empty. There's no point in any of this. My family is gone, and I live alone. If not for those I love, why would I live and work so hard? With my family gone, my life was completely messy and lost its way. I cried every night, wailed, raged, and cursed God. Maybe I too became like Sam, going crazy because of all the painful realities that had to be accepted. You don't know that, do you, Renato?"

I still can't say anything.

"My family is everything to me. When my family was gone, and even in a painful way before my own eyes, I had lost my spirit. Everything I have is useless. My life is no longer useful. Who else am I running for? I better stop. I decided to stop running. I want to die, Renato! I want to die."

I gulped.

"However, before dying, I want to make sure that all those responsible have received the consequences for their actions. Everything, anybody. I started with Sam. It's been lost in my head that he's an old friend of mine. All I know is he's my family's killer. So with my own hands, I took his life with some of his closest people. That's why you never hear the news about him again. Because Sam Soetadji I've disappeared from this world."

I glare.

"After you've cleared up Sam, you're my next target. Because you, because of you, have made PT. Jarilangit went bankrupt and made Sam lost his mind until he killed my family. So in other words, you are also responsible for the deaths of those I care about. Then I will die quietly after crushing you from the shoots to the roots. And it just so happens that you're doing a big project of creating a time machine, this is my chance. A massive project with world-class investors, and it's been going on for a long time until it's almost finished. It would be interesting if I failed this project. The losses experienced will be many times greater than PT. Jarilangit at that time. Corp. The face you are proud of will collapse, fall and crumble. Destroyed my life that you caused. What did you say? My company will also be affected to participate in a big loss? Fuck'em. I don't care about property, business, and power anymore. Even if the company goes bankrupt and falls, I don't care. I don't need anything in my life."

So far I've kept quiet. Unable to say anything. Koh Shung's story left me in disbelief. I stared blankly. The brightly lit room felt dim as if it was going to go out and dark again. While Koh Shung up ahead there was still staring sinisterly full of anger.

"Why are you quiet?" snapped it.

"Koh, I know what it's like to lose the person I care about the most. But ...."

"Don't try to advise me!" cut Koh Shung. "You're young, Ren! I was your age when you were born. You remember that!"

"Losing a loved one is painful, Koh. I lost my life purpose for days. I know what it feels like, but this is not the way to solve it. You've chosen the wrong way" I said.

"Conscious demon!" koh Shung. He snorted hatefully.

Dorr! Dorr!

He fired two shots at me. I gasped and immediately dropped. Jumping for cover behind the iron chair where Prof. Ram shackled. I tried my hardest to turn the chair back to Koh Shung. While Prof. Ram could only be speechless with both hands tied iron panels to the armrests.

"And now, you're the little bastard who almost ruined my plans, Ren!" Koh Shung roared at the end of the room.

"Well anyway, I won't let you derail our project!" I shouted back from the hiding place.

Dorr! Dorr! Dorr!

A few more shots erupted calling out to me. After that I heard the sound of steps. I peeked a little, Koh Shung came closer. I'm thinking fast. What am I supposed to do? My eyes glanced in many directions. Looking for something that can be used as a weapon. I looked outside, and Jan was holding a knife and ready to throw it at me. He gestured for me to get ready to welcome the weapon of his gift. We exchanged signals for a moment. After understanding, I came out of hiding.

"I know you're doing all this on behalf of the family" I said loudly as I stood up. The Glock 24 Koh Shung gun greeted me four meters ahead. Crackling right at my head. I smiled cunningly.

Koh Shung glared in surprise at my smile. He took another step forward, narrowing our distance. That's when suddenly the sound of a wall clapboard sounded. What Jan intentionally made as a distraction. The surprised Koh Shung spontaneously turned his head and immediately opened fire in that direction. Then Jan threw his knife at me. I caught Jan's throw nimble. The next second, I threw the knife at Koh Shung with the throwing technique I learned from Jan. As fast as lightning the blade floated in the air hunting down prey.

Koh Shung was surprised to see my quick action in those seconds, but it was too late for him to dodge. The thin slab of sharp metal struck Koh Shung's two hands clutching a pistol. The gun was thrown backwards, while the old man's fingers were injured by the sharpness of the knife and the strength of my throwing speed. He grimaced while holding his injured finger.

Without wasting any longer, I jumped out of hiding and directly pounced on Koh Shung's body. Koh Shung couldn't pull around, his body dropped to the floor and I curled up from behind. He thrashed, but still unable to escape.

"I know, Koh. I know you're doing all this on behalf of the family" I whispered beside her ear.

This old man snorted.

"But just so you know," I said. "That I do all this also on behalf of the family. It's not me, my career, or the company that I prioritise, but it's for my father Koh. And you won't understand!"

"Conscious demon!" Koh Shung sneered cynically. "You're going to die today, Ren!"

"You should be aware of all this, before you regret it more deeply later, Koh!"

"Stop acting smart, you b*jerk!" Koh Shung snapped ferociously while thrashing.

"You must die!" lirih Koh Shung once again. "Or am I the only one who's dead!"

"Huh?"

"Yes, kill me now, Ren! Kill me!" koh Shung said with a voice full of mixed emotions. I gulped at hearing it.

"No, Koh. I don't want to kill you!"

"Kill me, Renato! Please end my suffering all this time!"

"No ...."

"KILL!" yelled Koh Shung loudly. The voice sounded payat and stuck in the esophagus.

"Ren," call Jan. "It's so hard!"

"Use that gun!" I replied while pointing at Koh Shung's gun that was located on the side of the wall.

"Okay, I tried!" Jan immediately went to pick up the Glock 24 pistol. Then he returned to the seat of Prof. Ram. Prepare to damage the shackles with a gun shot.

"Be careful, Jan!" my message.

Dorr! Dorr!

Two shots erupted. Jan did his job well. Metal shackles in both hands Prof. Ram broke up and broke. Both hands off.

Dorr! Dorr!

Two more shots followed. Both feet Prof. Ram who this time out of his shackles. The professor immediately stood up in a hurry and moved his hands and feet feeling free after some time either stifled and shackled. He exclaimed with excitement. His face that was full of pressure looked wrinkled.

After seeing the prof. Ram was released, and I forced Koh Shung to stand up. While continuing to thrash, this old man finally stood up in shock. While I don't let go of the pitingan. Both hands I bent back to make him unable to wiggle.

"Now we must hurry back!" said Jan. He leads the prof. Ram whose body looks weak and frail. They step out of the room. While I followed behind with a push-push Koh Shung who walked reluctantly. From then on he kept thrashing, snapping, and nagging. We kept walking across the room. Passing through the body of the Nameless Old Man who was sprawled and moved again. Then came out through the gap of the wall that had collapsed because it hit my body while fighting.

"Where are you taking me?" ask Koh Shung angrily.

"Police office," replied Jan cutting me off.

Instantly Koh Shung snorted the circus.

"No need!" said it. "You just kill me and leave me here!"

"No, Koh!" shanka. "You must live, and be accountable for your actions before the court."

Koh Shung snorted again full of annoyance.

***

It didn't take long, we arrived at the doorstep of that secret old hut. Leave the walls of the board are rickety or the contents of the room are messy. Leaving the silence of empty space that had been the fiercest fighting arena between three reliable fighters. A really tight fight throughout the history of my career. Now the room is quiet. So we immediately came out of the hut, through the door that was almost out of place.

However, just one step out of the hut, our steps suddenly froze in place. Eyes immediately glared and mouth immediately gaping. An amazingly flabbergasted look was painted on each of my faces, Jan, Prof. Ram, even Koh Shung. The scenery around us really made me dumbfounded and gulped. How not, we were surrounded from all over by dozens of heavily armed forces. From the side of each bush, from behind the big tree, everything sprang up one by one. Somehow the total number of people the combat troops, who obviously each raised the M16 in hand against us with a fierce face. If I notice, the whole army is dressed in black with an antipuluru vest. No wonder who they are anymore.

"Black Skull!" hissed Jan.