Namoras
Rio's under pressure

Jhonroy smiled again when he heard Rio's tone of impatience. He is indeed good at provoking the anger of his interlocutors. Evidently that Rio who immediately interrupted his words earlier was proof that Rio had been ignited by anger. However, before Jhonroy further provoked, suddenly there was the sound of the door of the room being knocked from outside.

Tok tock...!

"Lake in!" Rio's spoken harshly.

The door slowly opened, and from the outside appeared a figure of an old man dressed in uniform.

"Oh. There's Mr. Jhonroy here. The Batu city police station would be greatly blessed with the arrival of the Master here," as soon as the person who knocked on the door entered the room, the sound of meaningless praise licked right out of the old man's mouth.

Rio, who had been furious since earlier became even more furious at the words of flattery from the old man.

Rio's eyes were clearly glittering staring towards the face of the man who had just arrived.

As if ignoring Rio's eyes, the old man immediately walked over to Jhonroy, slightly bowed then grabbed the man's hand as if wanting to take a blessing from him. Only then, did he face towards Rio while saying. "Commander. This is the great Lord Jhonroy. He is a legend of the city of L. You must be able to take this Mr. Jhonroy's heart. A very bright future awaits," he said, remaining in a sycophant tone full of flattery.

"Sir Ferdi!" Tegur Rio was getting displeased.

The old police officer did not heed the slightest reprimand from Rio. Instead, he flattered Jhonroy even more.

"Commander. Why are guests not given a drink? Well then, I'll ask our female staff to make coffee for our guests,"

"Pak Ferdi's. This is the police station. Not hotel!" Rio was getting furious with the behavior of the senior police. However, Ferdi's ears seemed to have been penetrated by the submarine so it did not hear anything Rio said. Instead, she immediately turned out of Rio's study to have the female staff provide drinks.

Jhonroy smiled mockingly towards Rio. As if, that look of hers was a look of contempt.

"Mr Jhonroy. Tell me what did you mean by coming to this police station?!" Rio was getting fed up with this old man.

"Haha. It turned out that the first commander in the Batu city district police was not respected by his subordinates at all. It's really quite astonishing. Good. I'll just get straight to the point" said Jhonroy staring playfully at Rio.

"Rio Habonaran IBP. You have arrested my son on unfounded charges. Therefore, I was unhappy and wanted to ask my son to be released unconditionally. Or, I will take this matter to court as a case of defamation. You might know who I am. If there were ten people, nine out of ten would believe my words instead of you being just a low-ranking cop. Moreover, the image of the police in the eyes of the public is not very good. So, I offer peace with you, and I will forget about this matter. If not..,"

"If it's okay? Do you think that I, as the commander of the Batu city police, have used my position to act arbitrarily? There are many eyewitnesses, there is also a cctv tape on the street that can prove that your son is guilty,"

"I still advise you to release my son, the esteemed AKBP Rio Habonaran. You just need to close your eyes in this case. My son's case has not gone to court. And the case can still be covered. That's an easy thing, right?"

Prak!

Rio spontaneously got up from his seat, then kicked the table because he was too angry with Jhonroy's playful actions and belittling the law.

As an honest and well-deserved member of the police force in the union, Rio was obviously very angry when his institution was harassed in such a way.

"Mr Jhonroy. I'm asking that you leave this precinct immediately, before I put you in jail on charges of unlawful harassment and police on duty. I'm capable of doing that. Even without witnesses!"

"You will not do that even if you are able, AKBP Rio Habonaran. You must be kidding, right?" Ejek Jhonroy with a calm face.

"good. Give me five minutes. I'll show you something. After that, I'll go out" said Jhonroy, taking out his cell phone and making a video call.

"Hallo, great Lord Jhonroy," said a man across the street.

"You've done it?" Ask Jhonroy.

"As you command," the man replied, pointing his camera at a boy who was eating ice cream.

Seeing this, Jhonroy smiled with victory. Then, he immediately handed the phone in his hand to Rio.

"AKBP Rio's. Please talk to this boy!" Said.

Rio's feeling was immediately unpleasant when receiving the cellphone offered by Jhonroy. However, he still received the phone, then stared at the screen.

As soon as he saw a small child being accompanied by a middle-aged man, Rio's hand shook. After all, the child who was on this video call was his son.

"Dad. I'm with this uncle. He's very kind. He bought me ice cream at school" the boy said cheerfully.

"Jhonroy... You?!" Rio looked at Jhonroy with mixed feelings between worry and anger.

Jhonroy took the phone in Rio's hand, then pressed the end button and said, "the decision is yours. You can imprison my son, but chances are, your son will come home without a life,"

"Coward. You threatened me.

"No. I dare threaten an honorable police commander. Just think about it, think about it. I'll be leaving soon. If within an hour my son is not released, you can prepare a funeral for your son" finished saying, Jhonroy will soon rise to his feet.

"Mr Jhonroy. Are you going to go? The coffee has just been made for you. Why rush?" Asked Ferdi who had just entered the room back with three cups of warm coffee that was still puffing smoke.

"Thank you, Ferdi. You're pretty reasonable. Unfortunately, you will soon retire. If not, maybe I will ask the Police Chief to promote your office. But it's okay. You can advise this junior of yours. Although the rank is higher than you, however, you have been working long enough as a member of the police force. Teach him how to tell which snakes are lidis, and which dragons are real!" Jhonroy said as he left the room. However, his words clearly hinted at something.

"Pak Ferdi's. How many times has he betrayed me?" Rio's question looked at Ferdi sharply while resting both of his hands on the table.

"What do you mean, Rio?" Asked Ferdi pretending to be in a daze.

"Not many know that I have a wife and children. What's more, people from the city of L. Did you conspire with that guy from L town to set me up?"

"Rio. You just release that Teja. I'll close my eyes on this case. Follow my advice. Before late. You need to know who your opponent is. They are not afraid to break the law. What else is you alone. They won't even look at you,"

"I can't discipline a sycophant like you, Mr. Ferdi. However, sooner or later you will reap what you plant" Rio said as he stepped out of the room.

As soon as he arrived outside, he immediately gave the order for Teja to be released on bail.

Seriate...