Defenders

Defenders
CHAPTER 15


CHAPTER 15


Lembang, November 29, 2020


The next morning, despite the holiday but Randi was preoccupied with the many results of temporary reports and the latest news, starting from 7 am he had received many phone calls from his colleagues.


Ugh, this broken screen makes me uncomfortable, have to be on service.


Out of all those phone calls, only the last call left him quite overwhelmed.


"Brothers sure? Seriously?!..well.....well" said Randi.


After hearing it he then turned on the television and looked for the morning news and it turned out that the news was true. A similar earthquake as in Bandung occurred in Cimahi City to West Bandung Regency and the same as before, the quake could only be felt in the two areas while neighboring areas were not hit at all.


How did this happen? Impossible, something is awkward here.


But something is different about him, though, the earthquake that occurred in Bandung only lasted for 7 minutes and amounted to 4 SR while the one that occurred in Cimahi and West Bandung amounted to 5 SR and lasted for 20 minutes at one morning which caused some buildings to collapse.


Then after that he immediately opened his laptop and typed all the reports he got earlier while having breakfast.


All BPP colleagues in the field until the researchers began to be confused about this issue, the police also did not find any attempted bombing. So in other words it's like a pure act of nature, but strangely the point of the earthquake is centered in the middle of the city and the range is so short that even more strangely this earthquake knows the borders of the region, he said, maybe this is the first time in Indonesia or maybe in the world too?


Jeez this makes me dizzy too, I'm sure there's a cause but what? Those on the field have been confused especially me.


“Technology, right too! Teknologi” Randi was immediately reminded by the remarks of researchers and observers who commented on the ice room in the middle of the house that was burned and attacked in Bandung square.


He assumes if it is not the natural cause then most likely humans themselves are the cause. So he needed something more than a clue.


Hmm, my mind is going wild at the moment. I feel that Alex and the attack yesterday had a connection to this as well. Hmmmmmm.


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Shortly thereafter, Randi began to put aside his wild thoughts, he then pulled and exhaled so that his heart and mind were calm, then after that he began to focus on typing the entire report.


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Up to three hours later, Randi finally finished typing all the current reports, after which he immediately rushed to prepare himself to go to the mobile phone repair place around the city of Lembang.


UM BRMM! BRMRM!


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True also well, if you think about changing hp only, this one has been four years as well. Ok deh.


But when in the middle of the journey, immediately terbesit in his mind to replace with a new cellphone, the, he thinks that the phone is currently used long enough and the technology is clearly left behind by mobile phones today.


If he fixed it would take a long time because it has to wait in line, especially the selling value of used phones decreases with time. Therefore, before the price falls, Randi better replace it with a more sophisticated mobile phone.


Randi also switched direction from the first to the mobile phone repair now he will go to the mobile phone store. About ten minutes later he finally arrived at a place where there are many mobile phone stores from various brands.


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“Excuse me sir, I can exchange hp no?” Ask Randi.


After visiting one of the mobile phone stores there, Randi immediately asked the shopkeeper if he could exchange his phone for a new one.


“Can I see his mas hp?” The shopkeeper finally asked Randi to show the cellphone he would exchange, when shown the shopkeeper apparently quite surprised because the condition of the Randi mobile phone screen that has been cracked even though not very severe.


“Brand Snsv well, would you like to add to what mas?” Ask the shop owner.


“Sama Snsv new, it's tablets that are in the ad, new release” Reply Randi.


The shopkeeper walked up to his computer and typed something, not long later he walked again to approach Randi and said that it could be added but the selling value of Randi's phone turned out to have fallen in price.


“I have already checked the mas, hp mas is approximately four years old plus cracked screen so the selling value is about one and a half millions. Can be exchanged with Snsv which is new so mas just add five million aja” said the shopkeeper.


Yeah, it's better than a million less.


“Ok deh sir, no problem” replied Randi.


Randi also agreed to exchange phones with only five million rupiah, he and the shopkeeper agreed. Then after that Randi made payment through his debit card until all the process runs smoothly until finally Randi can go home with a new mobile phone.


Not bad, not a huge loss.


After getting his new phone, he then went to the motorcycle parking to go home and continue his work, but Randi suddenly saw a large and long truck that passed the road.


A truck? That big? Wanna what? Is there a project?


The truck was clearly different from the trucks that used to pass in the city of Lembang, the truck Randi saw had a design that resembled a military truck, also the truck carries an item like a tool that is quite strange shape but seems very modern.


Judging from its shape Randi thinks that the tool is a driller or miner that is large “But where would it be taken?” randi said, he saw that the truck was running towards the high terrain in the Lembang region.


However, Randi began to ignore it and thought that there was a big project there. He also returned home.


Time passed until nightfall, that time Randi who was trying all the functions of his new cellphone suddenly just called by Mr. Yono. “Halo sir, what's up?” Tanya Randi, Yono sir apparently told Randi to see the news on television immediately.


With astonishment Randi immediately turned on his television.


“I, HERE! A, gosh!” after seeing it, his eyes immediately sharpened and focused on his television. “Have seen?  BPP again check it, just wait for the report” Said Pak Yono, “Good pak” said Randi.


I am even more convinced that this is not from nature, this is not an earthquake, this is an artificial shock. Whether anyone is behind it, they are trying to bury Bandung Raya along with its contents.


Hopefully the police and military will find the cause.