Ashgard: Ambition and Purpose
Desire of the Mayor #100

"What about Bobi and Faris? What about the recovery Salva is undergoing?"

Berlin met his three confidants Asep, Kimmy, and Adam in a park next to the hospital. The four men stood and talked under a large tree at the edge of the garden.

"Bobi and Faris, their condition has both started to improve, as well as the development of Salva. But the three of them are not going anywhere, and must continue to get treatment in the hospital until they are fully recovered." Kimmy answered Berlin's questions, as well as providing him with a medical record.

Berlin received medical records from three colleagues, and from the medical record he was able to find out what treatment was being obtained by the three colleagues who were being treated. Not only that, he was also able to find out what injuries were received by his three colleagues.

"The cost of their treatment is also quite-" Kimmy's remark on the cost was suddenly cut by Berlin who said, "whatever the cost will be handled, provided they get the best care and handling."

For Berlin the most important thing is how to get his three colleagues to get the best recovery from the hospital, and he looks so unconcerned with the costs that will be borne.

"Then now are we just going to stay in the safe zone?" cetus Asep asked.

Berlin understood why Asep was asking that question. Looking at the current state and situation of the city which is in a very emergency. Of course it was enough to make his comrades unable to stay still and just see the destruction of the city, let alone in this city as well they lived.

"For a while I want you to rest first" said Berlin, to be honest in his head at this moment really has no desire or plan whatsoever.

"Yes, we better calm down for a moment after everything that happened on the island" continued Adam who seemed to agree with Berlin's decision.

"Hey, I heard he said the mayor disappeared. Is that true?" chirp Kimmy who suddenly talked about it.

"Emang, huh? I just heard that news from you, Kim," said Asep.

His colleagues looked quite surprised to hear the news and the news, because it felt like the news was just a bird news and absolutely impossible to happen. But in contrast to Berlin who actually seems to have predicted or read that this situation will happen.

Looking at the calm expression shown by Berlin, it seemed like it was enough to provoke the curiosity of his three confidants.

"Berlin, aren't you interested in this news? This news is spread among the police, you know! I had time to steal their chat earlier," said Kimmy.

"Well, the usual Berlin, always calm and showing no interest in news or news about the government" Adam chanted with a joking intonation and then chuckled lightly after he finished speaking.

"But, Berlin. What do you think of the news?" ask Asep.

Berlin leaned against the trunk of the tree while folding his arms over his chest, and then let out a long sigh.

"Honestly .. I'm not surprised if the news is true" said Berlin calmly and casually.

Adam sighed and muttered, "as always, Berlin almost always manages to make us curious."

"Berlin, do you know anything?" asked Kimmy who seemed so curious after hearing Berlin's response to the news he brought.

"A long time before we left for the island, I had a chance to meet with Boni .. and also along with Prawira and Garwig in the City Hall," berlin answered and then explained a little what he knew and suspected.

"In that meeting, I had time to provoke the desire and ambition of Boni actually."

*

Flashback ON, #67

"You ... want me to do what?" chirped Berlin with a sharp look towards the mayor. Surely the gaze is quite disrespectful if it is addressed to people who have a very important position. But Berlin doesn't care about that.

"Tell me, sir! Just tell me that you want me to catch that national fugitive, or even finish him there. Of course for it is not free, there will be payment regulations that you have to pay to me."

Bluntly Berlin spoke so in front of the mayor, and it seemed to have succeeded in making the mayor surprised and clumsy. Prawira and Garwig were silent when Berlin spoke like that.

"What do you mean?!" sahut Boni looks pretty unaccepting. He was so panicked when Berlin thought that.

"Previously forgive me for my presumptuous attitude towards you. But ... eyes can't lie, sir." Berlin lowered his gaze but not with his head. He apologized for his reluctance to the mayor. But his sharp gaze still could not be separated from Boni who looked quite clumsy in his chair.

"Sir, if that's what you want, then we can talk about it carefully" Berlin continued leaning casually on the back of his chair while commenting on a cynical smile.

"Berlin?! Waitaminute! Don't say ...?!" What Berlin just said was enough to shock Garwig and Prawira.

"I want a payment commensurate with the high risk, if indeed you are willing to pay us ... Ashgard to face Nicolaus" continued Berlin regardless of the two men. His gaze was fixed on Boni who was sitting behind her desk.

"What do you want?" sahut Boni seems interested in the Berlin talks.

Flashback OFF

*

Berlin told about the meeting to his three friends, of course, while looking at the surrounding environment and making sure that no one else heard it. Luckily, the environmental condition of the hospital park at this time is quite quiet.

"What are you asking for?" cetus Asep's.

Berlin laughed a little and replied, "I asked for some money, which I'm not serious about."

"But based on what I saw in his eyes, and how he spoke to me. Boni looks as if he wants me - or rather we go to the island, and all the way from this town" he continued.

"What do you mean .. He wants to get rid of us?" adam muttered looking quite confused, as well as Asep and Kimmy who also put on a confused face with what Berlin said.

"Let's know, I don't know what the goal is. But somehow I feel it has something to do with Clone Nostra" Berlin replied.

Given that a long time had passed, and Berlin had spent it talking to his friends. He decided to immediately return to Nadia's room, "already, I want to go back. Anyway for a while you rest ...!" he said he then left his three colleagues.

...

Arriving in the room and when opening the door of the hospital room. Berlin was shocked by his wife who suddenly cried by herself.

"Hey, what's up, baby? Did something happen to you?" berlin swiftly approached Nadia who sat down and bowed at the edge of the bed, and then embraced the young mother-to-be.

"Berlin, Akira and the others ...."

Nadia's teary gaze lifted looking at the man's two eyes very closely. A deep unease and worry returned there. Nadia's expression of shock could also be seen by Berlin, moreover the distance between the two of them was now completely eroded and very close.

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Seriate.