The Aisyah Love Pier
Akmal and Billy

That morning, Akmal was forced to leave Aisyah with Lina's mother in the hospital because he had to go to work, he could no longer take leave because Zafran had not returned from his honeymoon.

This morning too, he had an appointment with Billy, his old friend who he had contacted yesterday to find out about the perpetrator who harmed Aisyah, more precisely, looking for evidence if Via was indeed the culprit.

Tok tok tok tok

"Lake in!" he did not take his eyes off his computer.

"Sorry sir, someone wants to meet with you" said Agus, as Akmal's personal secretary who he had just recruited a few days ago.

"Please let him in" Akmal said.

Shortly after, a man with curly-haired eyes entered. At first glance the man looks geeky, but it is only his disguise as an IT expert.

Seeing that he had come was the friend and guest he had been waiting for, Akmal immediately stepped out of his chair and approached the man.

"Hello, Bill, long time no see." Akmal shook Billy's hand, and immediately took him to sit down.

Billy was Akmal's friend in High School. At that time Billy was a quiet child and introvert, no one wanted to hang out with him because of his attitude that was so rigid and not much to say. However, Akmal graciously embraced the boy and always invited him to tell stories until they unconsciously began to get along.

And who would have thought, the introverted child who did not like his friend was actually a genius child who was very good at operating computers, even at a relatively young age, he was already able to hack various crime network sites without leaving a trace.

Until now, he is still standby working behind a computer to uncover crimes according to his client's request without the need to meet each other. That said, Billy is one of the people who can make a lot of money quickly without the need to meet anyone, except Akmal as a close friend.

"The better you look, bro. Oh yeah I've checked all the CCTVs that were there during the event." Billy started taking his laptop out of the bag and opened a video he got.

"Look at this, did you find any irregularities in this video?" show Billy.

Akmal momentarily watched carefully the video, several times he repeated it until he began to understand the awkwardness.

"You're right, Bill. This video seems to have been cut right before Aisyah received the drink."

"Excatly, and look at this, here is also very clearly visible there is a section that is cut," pointed Billy on the video featuring a row of various types of drinks.

Akmal's face now looks lethargic. "Means I can't prove that Via is the culprit?"

"Don't despair first, Bro. Look at this." This time Billy showed a video showing a waitress standing next to a food and drink booth, rather he was standing not far from where Aisyah drank orange juice.

"What do you mean I have to see him in person?" akmal asked and was answered nodding by Billy.

"All right."

"I'll accompany you."

"All right, come on." Akmal got up from his seat and immediately took his car keys.

"Bro, are you leaving right now?" ask Billy.

"Of course, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible so that my wife and I can live in peace."

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Akmal and Billy are in the parking lot of the XX hotel. Billy seemed so serious about his phone that he didn't realize they had arrived.

"Bill, come on" Akmal asked.

"Wait, are you leaving without ammunition?" ask Billy.

"Amunitions? Come on, Bill, he's just a waitress, not a mafia gang, no need to shoot."

"Ck, you insensitive man. You're smart but insensitive, I suspect you often make your wife eat heart because of your insensitivity."

"Ah come on, my ammo has been collected, let's go in" said Billy.

"What ammunition? You don't make a fuss inside, bro. There are not us who imprison the perpetrator, but we who are imprisoned." Akmal held Billy's arm out of the car.

"Gosh, you're so chatty, you'll know later." Billy takes off Akmal's hand and goes straight out followed by Akmal.

They both entered the hotel to meet the waiter. However, from the information of her co-worker, the woman was off today. So inevitably, they have to continue their journey to the home address that Akmal managed to get from his coworkers by welding. Actually Billy can easily find the address, only he wants Akmal to try in his own way.

Not waiting for long, now they arrived at a simple rented house. After knocking on the door a few times, a young woman finally opened the door.

"Assalamu 'alaikum, with Miss Silvi?" ask Akmal.

"Wa'alaikum salam. Right, sorry who are you?" ask a woman named Silvi.

"I'm one of the customers at XX hotel who has a little business with Miss, if we can talk, calm us good people really," explained Akmal at length.

After thinking for a while, Silvi finally invited Akmal and Billy to sit on the front porch of her house.

"Do you know this woman?" Akmal showed me a photo of Via.

The woman's face immediately turned tense. "No, I don't know him."

"But Miss has seen it, right?" ask Akmal again.

"I-it .. she .... "

"Night Miss saw it, didn't she?" ask Akmal again.

"Miss need not fear, we are just looking for evidence of this woman's crimes, Miss's identity will be safe in our hands. Please cooperate, this concerns the safety of my wife who was victimized by this woman last night" Akmal explained.

The young woman seemed hesitant to give Akmal any information, of course due to her safety concerns.

"We ask for this help not for free, we will pay Miss for the information Miss gave, is Miss Mother not in the hospital?" keep Billy.

The woman looked at Billy and thought back. "Well, I'll give you the information, but please keep my identity a secret."

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Akmal and Billy now get into the car feeling satisfied to have gotten what they were looking for.

"Hey, Bill, how did you know that woman's mother was in the hospital?" ask Akmal.

"Gosh, you still asking? That's my ammo, bro. Gathering all the information about the people we're going to meet" Billy replied.

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Akmal and Blly are back in Akmal's room.

"Then how?" ask Billy who is now sitting casually on the sofa of Akmal's room.

Akmal was just about to open his mouth to answer Billy's question, but he paused when a call from someone came in on his phone.

Akmal's smile now adorned his face when he saw the name of the caller.

"I have an idea ...."

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