Cold Man And Miss Stone
70. Samuel's Flirtation

Nine was engrossed in playing games in her new room when she heard a knock on the door. The sounds of gunshots from the loudspeakers made Nine unaware that Dwi was coming in, bringing food.

Officially he was paid to hide Emilia and Nine. Although there was actually nothing to be too hidden as the two of them were not fugitives, but both Emilia and Nine preferred to live without being known to many.

That's an advantage. Like Emilia who killed Ahkam, and no one pursued her because the existence of Emilia is a myth in the civil register.

"I brought the results of Emilia's examination."

Nine just looked. "Bring him here."

"I don't think it's very good."

"Because?"

Dwi pulled out a chair to sit not far from the Nine sofa. "He pondered a lot in his tomb. She likes Rowan Ahkam?"

Nine's breath was instantly stifled long. He stopped the game, turned to Dwi. "There is no heartless man. There are only those who are transparent, those who are not transparent, and those who are camouflaged."

Out there, people are blinded by peace. But Nine, Emilia, and of course Samuel as well, lived using different glasses.

They had not seen peace from the beginning. They only see silence. Emilia is the same. In peace, murder is a mistake, but in silence, murder is an act taken on reason. In peace, the law passes. In silence, there is no law, no rule.

Emilia was taught to kill and how she accepted her actions were right, not wrong.

Even so Emilia had only first done it directly. Of course he's shaken.

It's not about him liking Rowan or anyone. It's just a matter of Emilia reflecting and thinking about herself.

That is why Mahesa did not choose him, Nine thought in silence.

"You think Ahkam deserves to die?"

"Looking at their crime records on your desk, yeah, they deserve to die." Dwi answered what it was.

"You think other people think the same?"

Dwi shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe?"

"Then why didn't they kill him? Of the many who thought they deserved to die, why did Emilia kill him?"

Nine jumped off the couch. Deadly playstation.

"Emilia bore the burden of all those who wanted Ahkam dead, besides the burden of all those who thought Emilia's actions were cruel. It's natural that he's alone."

That's why Nine now had to comfort him. With something that might catch Emilia's attention.

Dwi went to take Emilia. It didn't take long for the girl to come, still with the bandage covering her eyes.

"What's wrong?" The girl asked calmly. Seemed to be used to analyzing through his ears and feelings. "Something? Senior?"

"Shoot him if he gets close."

Nine chuckles. "You're very sensitive. That's not. Samuel already knows this place, but he's still in his house."

Stepping closer, Emilia was just trying to get closer towards Nine's voice. "Then? What's he doing?"

"He used the logo of the Higanbana flower and the kanji Shi to terrorize Nugraha. But he didn't kill anyone. He's been moving for five days. He lowered the price of Nugraha's stock, bought it on behalf of someone else, then raised the price of that stock again."

"What's he doing it for?"

"You really don't know?" Dwi asked from behind Emilia. "I've seen it since Samuel took you to the beach. He's interested in you."

"I'm not stupid. I-i know. What then? Why is he interested?"

Nine glanced at Dwi, and Dwi let out a tired sigh.

Now they both know what Emilia's weakness really is.

He's terrible at connecting with humans.

In retrospect, Emilia never showed any intense emotional interest in Mahesa. He loved her but it wasn't something that drove her crazy.

So he did not understand Samuel's feelings or why Samuel was trying to attract his attention.

"I don't know." Nine decided to answer that. "But Samuel did not stop there. We made a fake identity for you. Suryotomo Pearl. Samuel's building an orphanage for children with no identity in your name."

Emilia was silent for a moment. "Didn't Senior gather such children on the farm?"

"Not all children get away with the farm. Samuel took those who didn't get away."

".... I see." Emilia looked the other way. "If I have, I have to go back. I slept less well last night."

Nine nodded. "Take your fruit, that's Mahesa's message."

"Yes." Yeah."

When Emilia left, Nine smiled slightly.

He didn't think there was such an idea. A Samuel Ahkam, the man who built an organization where it could be paid to kill anyone including the top brass of the country, made a unique strategy.

Emilia is a cruel person. To kill anyone if necessary.

But Emilia was also a wounded person. Samuel's appeal this time might not be rejected by Emilia.

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