Revenge By Law's
ARTICLE 13

“Bi, Bi.”

The sound of the door being knocked down broke the silence of the night. Abi, whose name is called, opened the door with eyes that had not yet fully opened. A man with a frightened face was seen from behind the door. He is Totok, Abi's neighbor who lives three blocks from his home.

“What's up, To?”

“Please help, Bi. Si Kuntet, he was again chased by the police for allegedly having meth. It belonged to his friend who was being pinned on him. Now he's hiding in the house and I think the police will be here soon. Can you reach him to help us?”

Kuntet is the younger brother of Totok who is already known among neighbors as a drug dealer in the Kemuning area, five kilometers from the localization of Batavia Baru where they live. However, Abi did not want to say that Totok's words were a lie. It could be Totok telling the truth or he managed to be tricked by his sister.

Abi thought for a moment then asked, “Sabunya still in the hands of Totok?”

“This, I took it from his hand.”

Toto took out five small packs or shabu pockets from his pants pocket and handed them to Abi.

“Download the contents into the ditch and then burn the wrapper. Have Kuntet take a shower and soak his clothes. If any police tried to search the house, immediately ban it. Tell RT about this situation. He must know what to do. I'll catch up.”

After hearing the brief instructions from Abi, Totok nodded and immediately did so. Abi went into his house to get ready.

Moments later, Totok's conjecture actually happened. Some police officers had come to raid the house of the man who used to sell siomay in front of the school. As per Abi's instructions, Totok did not allow the policemen to go in to search his house.

“Brothers know what you're doing this is obstructing the legal process. Brothers can be punished for this. I'll make sure you get punished severely!”

Hearing the threat from a police officer, Totok was daunted. He did not know that what he was doing now could be bad for him. He almost stopped arresting the policemen and opened the door for them.

“Obstruction of Justice, or an act classified as a criminal offense for obstructing or obstructing legal proceedings in a case. KUHP chapter 221 verse 1. The sentence is at most nine months or a fine of at most four hundred thousand rupiah.”

Everyone who was there was shocked to hear that. Then they looked for the source of the voice and found a man with a mustache with a dapper appearance like a famous lawyer in this country. He was wearing a tacky suit matching the cutbray pants he was wearing. On his neck hung a thick chain gold necklace. There are also sunglasses that make it more striking.

Looking at the man, everyone whispered to each other about his identity. Even among the law enforcement authorities. Some police who knew him immediately looked lethargic after knowing his presence.

“He is a Night Advocate. You should know, we should avoid him if you do not want to be humiliated by him,” whispered a policeman to some of his colleagues who did not know about the man.

“And if referring to paragraph 2, criminal acts committed by Brother Totok may not apply.”

“Sorry, Brother also do not hinder our work. We just want to catch a drug dealer in this house.”

The dapper-looking man came up to the police and extended his hand. There was not the slightest trace of trembling on his face.

“Include, I am a lawyer from the family of Brother Totok Suwito. Surely Mr-Bapak already knew that the search must be known by the local environmental leader. But I don't see any RT Paul chairman here.”

“Life Advocate Night!” shouted one of the residents who was followed by another.

That night, residents around the localization of New Batavia were again saved by the prowess of the Night Advocate.

* * *

In the world of comics and movies, we know a lot of superheroes who are tasked with defending the weak from criminals. They are glorified and always expected to come when a tragedy or crime occurs. No matter where and who experiences it, they will always be ready to help.

New Batavia also has heroes, although it lacks superhuman abilities. As a localization area where various crimes and various criminals nest, the citizens of New Batavia are often faced with legal problems.

Unfortunately, bad labeling also affects citizens who do not make mistakes. Due to a lack of knowledge of the law and the law, they are often scapegoats for some crimes. Not only that, regulations issued by regional heads or political promises of prospective officials are also a time bomb that will one day explode and destroy them. Already several times the news about the eviction of localization of New Batavia blew and received full support from the community.

Therefore, the emergence of Night Advocates that began a few years ago seems to be a boon for them. The mysterious figure was always present whenever one of the citizens had to face an unfair legal case. Yes, especially for unfair treatment. He did not show up when Pong Rozak was arrested for stabbing a co-worker. He also did not appear when Jodi Tato was caught stealing in the next village.

Basically, almost all residents of Batavia Baru village know that Abi is a Night Advocate. Although Abi never confessed, they knew that the hero's stature, manner of speech and intelligence were too identical to Abi's. However, since Abi never confessed, they pretended not to know.

Although the name is attached to the title of advocate, technically Advocate Night is not an advocate. Its existence is more like a legal aid institution for the community because it never asks for any costs. He provides various kinds of legal assistance such as legal consultation, investigation of cases, mediation, negotiation, and mentoring outside the court.

There are two distinctive features of a Night Advocate in addition to his standout appearance. First, its presence is always short, but it provides great benefits. Second, he was always present at night. As important as the conditions are, it will not appear when the sun is still shining.

“Why should it be night? Is that Batman?”

Rama once threw this question to Abi shortly after he completed a case of persecution carried out by a localization visitor on one of the PSKs he rented. He felt defending someone at night was exhausting.

Abi looked at his sister. Before giving an answer, he wanted to see how much Rama's curiosity was so that he could give the needed answer. “Because I am ashamed to wear this disguise during the day.”

Although spoken in a serious tone, Rama felt that the answer was too simple for Abi who was always complex-minded.

“Come on, definitely not that.”

Abi smiles. It turns out that the little brother needed a real answer. Then he replied again, “Because night people are more honest than morning people,”

Rama knitted his eyebrows. “Create that? Are humans not worse at night? The proof, many crimes occur at night.”

No more backlash from Abi. The man went into the house to change his clothes and immediately rested because tomorrow had to carry out his duties again as an ojek driver.

Unfortunately, Advocate Night has not appeared since last year. Whatever case befell the citizens of New Batavia, he will not help. Abi retired his alter ego. All because of the last case he helped. The only case that failed.