The Heart You Injured
Chapters 10. News from the Leader

Dinda turned around to go back into the house after the shadow of the car driven by Bayu was no longer visible in the vision. He walked along every corner of the room. His mind was confused when he remembered the water of the husband's face that showed a hue of worry and panic. Somehow, he felt that there was something bad that would happen in the office where Bayu picked up sustenance.

Dinda went into the room and chose to sit on the edge of the bed. Right now his heart and feelings were completely uncontrollable. He felt restless and agitated that he himself did not know what the cause was. Dinda's eyes were fixed on the face hanging behind the door. He also chose to move from his position, to the bathroom taking ablution water and planned to perform Dhuha prayers.

Where else is there a place for a servant to complain other than to the Supreme Grasper of life? Where is the most convenient place for a servant to pour out all his restlessness but to the Most Heart-reversing? And where else is the place to return to seek inner peace other than the Supreme Being? Yes, Dinda thinks by performing one of these sunnah prayers can slightly reduce the anxiety and turmoil of the heart that he is feeling. The woman with a tumaknimah completed her worship ritual. Finished his greetings, he bowed in reverence, complaining to the Almighty about the unrest that so felt shackled the soul.

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Bayu walked hurriedly down the office hallways. The man seemed to be racing against time to be able to arrive at the meeting room immediately, where the head of the central leadership had been waiting. With mixed feelings, he chose to first stand at the door. Regulate the breath and neutralize all panic. After feeling a little calmer, he turned the door knob and entered the room.

"Good afternoon Mr. Anton, sorry I'm a little late."

Bayu approached the middle-aged man in formal clothes who was sitting on an ergonomic chair available in this room. Not to forget, Bayu also shook Anton's hand as one of his forms of respect for the central leadership.

"The Mr. Bayu. No why. Let's sit down."

The figure of a man full of charisma invited Bayu to sit in front of him. When viewed from the way Anton speaks at this time is not as sweet as when the man spoke via telephone. That's what makes the heart of Bayu a little calmer. He was increasingly convinced that nothing bad happened to PT Kayu Perkasa.

Bayu nodded his head as a gesture of gratitude. He landed his butt on the chair and prepared to listen carefully to all the things that this leader would say.

"So how Pak Bayu about the progress of this PT? Is everything going well? Or are there any obstacles in its operation?"

Mindfully, Bayu digested every word spoken by Anton. Actually, the factory is currently not okay because there are obstacles in terms of delivery of raw materials.

"For progress is actually quite good sir, because almost every day there is always demand from consumers. But for the last two months, me and the team have been struggling to find raw materials. Even if raw materials are available, the amount sent cannot cover incoming requests. This makes us too late to distribute it to consumers. That's what makes them a little disappointed with our service."

Anton nodded his head while tapping a pen on the table. Apparently, he has understood what obstacles are being experienced by this PT.

"Yes Mr. Bayu, I know all about the obstacles that are wrapped around the company. And because of that I also took the time to come here for an impromptu meeting with Mr. Bayu who is the head of the branch in this city."

"So how is Sir? Actually what makes PT as big as PT Kayu Perkasa is up to the difficulty of getting raw materials? We have never experienced that before."

Anton smiled bitterly. Indeed there is a sense of heaviness when it comes to conveying the actual circumstances being experienced by companies that have been since decades ago he pioneered. But he can't seem to cover it up anymore. All the workers at the headquarters had already gotten this bad news. Now, it's the branch office's turn to hear it.

"In fact the amount of raw materials is never lacking, Mr. Bayu. But now there are our business competitors who cheat. They dare to buy raw materials five times the price we usually give. That's what makes the provider of raw materials tempted to work with our business competitors."

Both of Bayu's eyeballs are perfectly wide. He did not think that there was something this small that he did not know. "Five times? But sir, even though our business competitors can offer five times the price, can't the raw material provider unilaterally cancel the cooperation? Is not between the PT and they are also bound by the MoU?"

"That's absolutely right, Mr. Bayu. But there are things that Pak Bayu must remember that every two years the MoU is renewed. This is the last month they signed a contract with us and they have decided not to continue this partnership."

Bak was hit by a stone, suddenly Bayu's head felt so dizzy and dizzy. The dark shadows of his career seemed to be clearly drawn before his eyes. It felt like he was on the edge of the horn.

"But Sir? Are there not many raw material providers that we can work with? So, we can get the raw materials from the others, right?"

Bayu as if not want to give up by the circumstances. He feels there are still many other ways that can be taken to get out of this problem. If it no longer cooperates with raw material providers before, it thinks it can still work with other raw material providers.

Again Anton just a small smile and it makes Bayu more pessimistic. Anton sighed a little deeply and slowly he exhaled.

"That was also what I had thought before, sir. But it turns out that our business competitors have also lobbied other raw material providers. In essence, they know where we work together and they also offer prices much higher than ours."

Bayu was still silent to try to understand Anton's words. A moment later, however, he let out his voice. "That means there are no more raw material providers who want to work with our company, sir?"

Anton nodded slowly. "Yes, it's like that Mr. Bayu."

"And that means....?"

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