Revenge By Law's
ARTICLE 105

Indira seems to still not believe that Mr. Burhan is Mr. Jireh. It had been almost ten years since he started college, already knowing the figure of the man. Mr. Burhan is a good person who always guides him, especially when he is facing lesson problems. In fact, it is not uncommon for Mr. Burhan to help his personal problems. Like when he was in financial difficulties because he was just fired from his workplace - at that time he was not married - so Indira could not pay tuition even though the deadline was long over. Mr. Burhan is willing to lend him the money so that Indira is not in the D.O.and Indira pays for it just by being his assistant for a month. And there are many more good Mr. Burhan that he has ever felt.

But, he had to believe in Abi's talk because it sounded reasonable.

“Tuan Jireh will come to you,” Abi said two days ago, when Indira and Rinjani for the first time met him after he managed to escape from the Maharaja's prison. “We only need to fish it.”

“How to?” asked Rinjani at the time.

“First, he must know that Indira has strong evidence for the Shasha murder case that was accused of Rama. Thus, he would find out what kind of evidence it was. Because I'm sure, surely he thinks the assassination engineering was done perfectly and without a trace.”

“We have?”

“Several days, I keep an eye on the people around me, including Rama and Shasha. One of them is to put objects containing cameras in several places such as in pots in my house and dolls in the house of Shasha,”, Abi said. “I've got a feeling that he's going to annoy people I know to show himself in front of him.”

“Didn't that look bawdy? Because it means you can see everything that happens in his room, including when he changes clothes and is -”

“That's why I installed a camera whose storage is kind of built-in. So, I will see the footage only if something happens,” Abi said defensively. “After all, thanks to the help of Siti V, in the end I was just watching through the footage that was on CCTV street.”

“Fixed, it's illegal,” reprimand Indira.

“Alright, I won't do it again.” Abi seemed not to want to extend it out of embarrassment. “Secondly, Mr. Jireh should know that you are still planning to appeal. You also have to say, the reason you haven't appealed for not being able to meet me. I'm sure, Mr. Jireh will be disturbed. How not? On the one hand, you provoked the public to urge the prison to let me meet with you. On the other hand, he must have realized that the person they killed last week was not me and unfortunately, they could not publish it to the public. He must be confused, whether you know my whereabouts or really do not know.”

“So, you are sure after knowing those two things, mister Jireh will come to me?” indira asked with a slight feeling of anxiety.

“Of course. He will do two things.” Abi held out two fingers. “First, find out the evidence of Shasha's murder. Second, ascertain whether you are really still serious about filing an appeal and how you plan to meet me.”

“Then, when I met him, what should I say?”

“First, just tell me about the doll. If he was indeed Lord Jireh, he would immediately have his men search for the doll and the hidden cameras in the room. Second, regarding the appeal plan, you should say the opposite. Just tell me you have another strategy and don't need me. By saying so, you will make him confused and doubtful, whether you already know about my escape or not.”

Today, precisely this morning, Indira saw for herself how all the predictions delivered by Abi really came true. There was indeed a person who did exactly as Abi said and that person was Mr. Burhan.

Indira just stared at Abi and Rinjani who were watching the CCTV catches connected to her laptop. CCTV was in front of Shasha's house and was showing several police officers who had just exited the house. One of them grasped a doll and hid it behind his back as if.

“Sorry, it looks like judge Burhan is indeed Mr. Jireh,” Abi told Indira.

Indira just stared with wide eyes. Abi was not aware that it was not a surprised look, but a gaze that held something special. The admiration that Indira had on behalf of Abhimanyu Alexander was even greater because he witnessed how clever the man revealed the true identity of Mr. Jireh. For a moment he forgot his turmoil over Mr. Burhan.

But suddenly he realized something.

“Wait,” said Indira who made the discussion between Abi and Rinjani stalled. “Did you put a hidden camera in my room too?”

“Ya, true too. Did you put it in my room too?” Rinjani chimed in.

Again Abi did not answer. He chose to go to the toilet and made his suspicions even greater.

                  *

Indira's fingers were dancing on her laptop keyboard. He is still busy preparing documents for Rama's trial, though he has yet to get an exact date. Meanwhile, Abi and Rinjani are busy searching for information about judge Burhan.

“He is a clever man. He is known as the Corrupt Angel of Death. Almost all corruption cases handled always end in a heavy verdict. Naturally, he provides luxury life services and is free to go in and out of jail,” said Rinjani.

“Yes, and cases that strangely exonerate the accused and trigger various controversies from the community are always left to some judges who turned out to be his junior or former student,” added Abi. “He steps on someone else's back to avoid dirt.”

Indira only glanced at their conversation. He wanted to join, but the work in his hands was too mind-boggling. Moreover, he was afraid to unconsciously defend Mr. Burhan and instead triggered a fight between them. He realized that all this time he was too adoring the man and never saw the slightest bad thing from him.

“If we collect case data that has been handled by junior and former students with a free perpetrator record even though the evidence points to them, then it can be concluded that judge Burhan or Mr. Jireh has manipulated various cases. Starting from the case of work accidents that cause the death of several employees, cases of embezzlement of money committed by the director of a company, cases of mistreatment of board members against his secretary, and, drug abuse case with suspect son of a big company boss.” Abi looked at Rinjani doubtfully. “And the boy was a snot boy who raped the late Kerinci.”

The atmosphere was silent for a moment. Indira sees how Rinjani's face changes from the originally excited to the sad. He had heard the story that befell the woman's sister. Sympathy filled Indira's heart, making her disregard her respect for Mr. Burhan.

“There is no need to feel sad like that,” said Rinjani when realizing the two colleagues were confused as to what to behave like. “I will be serious about fighting it because of Kerinci, but I won't be too emotional.”

“We must know that our opponent is not a regular case broker. He also has a terrible crime organization. In fact, his name had a strong reputation among the other criminals. I saw for myself how Dirga's boss was scared when he accidentally mentioned the name.”

“Big people must have a big purpose. He is not a person who commits such serious crimes just for the sake of money.” Abi and Rinjani look towards Indira who apparently can't bear to not comment. Indira did not expect the response of the two of them would be that serious. “Why?”

“No. I was just amazed by your thought,” Abi said.

“Yes, very reasonable. Naturally, considering that you know him very well, even if you did not know he was Mr. Jireh, you must know his character,” Rinjani continued.

Indira wants to make it clear that he is not that close to Mr. Burhan. In reality, it is that close. He can't deny it. But, at least Abi praised his thoughts.

“Huge destination? Whatever it is, I'm sure it has something to do with Arya Topaz Gumilang?”

Indira and Rinjani are a little surprised to hear Abi mention the name. As they know, Arya Topaz Gumilang is the strongest candidate to occupy the gubernatorial seat in the coming period.

“Indeed, do you know that person?” ask Rinjani.

“Of course. Even more than know. These past fifteen years I've been investigating.”

The eyes of Indira and Rinjani are equally wide-eyed. They also said the hanging words. “Don't-don't, she is -”