Revenge By Law's
ARTICLE 73

“Hey, don't be pensive. You are carrying a car,” Indira scolds when he sees Abi's blank gaze.

Abi returns from the delusion of his past. He saw Indira who was leaning back while playing Abi's cell phone. His cell phone that was in the form of debris is now neatly stored in his bag. His eyes were busy checking the photos of documents that Abi took from the PT office. Laras Jaya Karya.

“Get something?” ask Abi.

“Not yet. I am still analyzing it,” replied Indira. Then, he corrected his sitting position to face Abi completely. “So, Rinjani was actually ready?”

“Nobody.” Abi answered only. “Because you already know about Mr. Jireh, means you can investigate the names on the document and find out who is most suspicious. Maybe he is the master of Jireh.”

“Alright, I'll look for later.” Indira also answered. He is more interested in other topics. “But, you guys kiss very aggressively. It can't be nobody.”

“We are equally big in the most perverted environment in the city. Such a kiss is not something strange for us.” Abi is really nervous about the topic and is trying to get Indira to focus on more important and more serious topics. “Connect also with the bacagub. According to the information I got, Mr. Jireh sponsored one of the bacagub. Most likely it was the incumbent, Theodore Francis. Only he bacagub approved the reclamation. Even during his time as governor, he has issued many policies that benefit the developers on reclaimed islands.”

Indira no longer replied to Abi's words. He refocused on the documents on his phone. His eyes went up and down, like his fingers. Then he put the phone on his lap, then let out a long sigh.

“If you look at a glance, she is indeed beautiful. But up close, it's not so. His eyebrows are not symmetrical,” said Indira. Abi looked at the woman's astonishment. He was at all confused as to what to respond.

“Indeed, still prettier Regina.”

Hearing that name, Indira's gaze grew even more sinister. He was very upset with the man in front of him. Abi's hair up straight because it felt the dark aura. He was wondering what he had just done wrong.

“Very insensitive,” grumbled Indira. Seeing no hope for an interesting development on this topic, he turned to another topic. “So, how did you first hear the name of Mr Jireh?”

“From boss Dirga and it's because he accidentally said it. But, I've been aware of his whereabouts since the beginning of the case. I still understand when I'm just accused of drug trafficking. But, it all got weird when I was accused of killing Mischa. And it's getting weird because the body was found a few days after I was caught in a fire. I'm sure, there's a big mastermind behind all this.”

“But Mischa's death has been revealed and all the charges against you have been dropped. What are you after Mr Jireh for?”

“First, because one important key in my case has not been revealed, namely Benjiro's motive for faking Mischa's death and slandering me. If I accept a free verdict like our plan, it just diverts all the charges that were originally directed at me to Benjiro. My case is not finished and the real criminals have not lost. Second, because -”

Abi stopped talking and let out a long breath. His gaze again looked hollow. Indira feels a wound coming back to Abi's current memory.

“Because I am tired of seeing the law helpless again,” Abi said in a tone of voice that sounded bitter to Indira. “In the midst of increasingly savage life, which is where wealth and power are in control in society, little people like us only have law as a weapon to achieve justice.”

Indira was about to hold Abi's hand to provide comfort, but the man's hand was busy playing with the wheel of the car. “The law sometimes sleeps, but the law never dies. Dormammu aliga, alligator..”.

Abi smiles. For a long time he had not seen Indira wrongly say adagium. “Dormiunt aliquando leges, nunquam moriuntur.”

“While trying, I won't be able to understand the wounds you suffered fifteen years ago. But, I admire you so much who did not take revenge in the cowboy way. You still believe in the law as a weapon. Though it was the darkest time of your life.”

                  *

Back to one year earlier

Abi was stunned when he heard the verdict of innocence for the accused of rape and extortion of Kerinci. The judge considered it a consensual relationship and found no evidence that anyone else was involved.

Abi glanced at the little girl and saw her face which illustrated how heartbroken she was at the moment. Rinjani hugged her shoulder and said words of comfort. However, he himself could not hold back his tears.

All evidence submitted by the public prosecutor is rejected by the panel of judges. Indeed, something is strange. The evidence presented was not as complete as Abi had hoped. Starting from the results of the visa, evidence of extortion to video recordings of naked victims taken by the perpetrator. Witnesses presented to incriminate the accused also appeared confused while giving testimony, as if they were under pressure. While it was Kerinci's turn to testify, the defendant's lawyers attacked him repeatedly.

“I told you, if Advocate Night could accompany us at this time,” whispered Rinjani to Abi while calming her sister.

Abi fell silent. He was too confident to think Kerinci could face investigators and people in this room. He thought, with the hard evidence he managed to gather and with capital scaring the defendant's legal team, Kerinci could get an easy win. It's not at all estimating

Even the defendant's attorney also plans to charge Kerinci back with defamation charges. Kerinci and Rinjani bak get a consecutive disaster. Moreover, before the hearing, they got a call from a neighbor that their father was admitted to the hospital for a heart attack.

While outside the courtroom, Abi repeatedly apologized to Kerinci. But the girl smiled instead. It says, “It's okay, Bang. I've prepared my heart for this possibility.”

Seeing that smile, Abi felt guilty. “Abang will continue to fight. He will force the prosecutor to appeal. By then, you'll be looking for a good lawyer for you. You don't have to worry.”

Kerinci shook her head as if asking Abi to stop feeling guilty. “No, Brother don't need to waste energy anymore. I'll be like Brother.”

Abi was stunned to hear the answer from Kerinci. “Me, being like me? Meaning?”

“I heard what happened to Brother fourteen years ago. I also heard how my brother kept being tough. And after knowing that Brother is a Night Advocate, I realized that you do not want others to experience what you are experiencing and help many people in terms of the law. I want to be that kind of person too.”

“Interests!” Rinjani cried and hugged her sister tightly.

“So, what's your plan? Do you continue to live your days as usual? After this incident?”

“Yes, of course. I'll stay in school. If we have money, I'll move. If not, I have no problem staying in school for a long time. I won't be afraid to face those bastards every day. Because I have a purpose in life. Someday, I will be a good advocate who defends many with the law. I'd be better than the Night Advocate. Just look later.”

Abi also hugged Kerinci because of her very touching words. He had never seen such an attitude, let alone from the girl who had just seen the person who raped him free from the snare of the law. For the first time, he felt that all the efforts he made as a Night Advocate received a decent award.

A few days later, he was found dead in the ravine. Everyone, even the police investigating, argued that Kerinci committed suicide due to stress. Only Abi and Rinjani do not believe him. Yeah, well, anyone wouldn't believe Kerinci would kill herself if she saw her spirit outside that courtroom.