The House 1937's
38. Fishing at Night

After hearing the explanation from the surrounding residents finally papa decided to go to Empang behind the house to see for himself the location of the fateful incident. Papa's step that half ran towards the dam was followed by other residents who had gathered next to the house. In his half-running step papa recalled the same incident that had occurred in the Empang, only the one who drowned was a goat belonging to the surrounding residents who lived not far from the Empang. Indeed it should have been long ago that papa pagari with jaro, papa, the fence made of bamboo slats that are high enough with a large enough amount to Empang it is difficult to access others. Maybe after this papa will talk about his intentions who want to fence the Empang to grandma.

"Have the police come, sir?", asked Papa to one of the residents whose steps align with Papa's.

"Have come Koh, now the police again ask for information to the surrounding residents.", explained the residents briefly.

Papa again accelerated his pace but still had to be careful because the road to the dam was overgrown by clay that is quite high. Papa's step which is not far from Empang saw that there were many crowds around Empang with yellow lines belonging to the police who had been installed around the Empang area. Residents who saw the arrival of papa immediately informed the police in the area of the incident that papa was the owner of this area, and one of the police approached and greeted papa formally.

"Good morning sir, are you really the owner of this area of land?",

"True sir, this land belongs to my family.", replied Papa firmly, ignoring some residents who did see papa as the son of the owner of this area for the first time, some people praise Papa because they think Papa has a pretty handsome face.

In addition, at the scene were seen two residents who were talking about those who had been fishing in this Empang while occasionally seeing Papa who was still being interrogated by the police.

"So it was Engkoh who had a big house in front of it", one of them opened the conversation.

"Yes, Engkoh is the one who has rice fields near irrigation, almost mostly.", replied the other residents who seemed to be close friends.

"Well, if it is not wrong Giman with Najim the cooperation of the Engkoh was long to take care of his rice fields..",

"Yes, do you know Udin and Acup?, they were once caught off guard Si Engkoh wanted to steal the bow of Engkoh's possession and..., they were beaten..", he reflexively held his face like his own face would be hit.

"If Si Engkoh knows how we have been fishing in this Empang?",

"But you know ourselves we're fishing there instead of getting fish instead....",

The two of them looked at each other and remembered the events that had happened to them some time ago. Although the event had passed long enough, they could not forget it at all.

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"You have brought a lightstick to lure him?", Dashir asked in a curious tone, timidly his best friend forgot again to bring a tool that although small but much needed to fish in the darkness.

"Don't worry, I've bought it up to a box full of.", Juha showed me a small box of new lightsticks. By breaking the center of the lightstick, slowly the small object will emit light that is quite helpful for fishing at night. Not only small objects that can light it, in their hands both are ready with a rod that has been attached to the thread of the brow and poultice, because they will fish at night, because they will fish at night, everything must be prepared to shorten the time.

They just need to put the bait worm when they arrive at the location to fish. In addition to fishing, they also bring people to accommodate their fish catches. Korang is a place to hold oval or other fish made of bamboo.

"Still Far Sir?", Juha asked Damir who did know better access from the Empang at night.

"A little more Ha, just calm down. Do not forget to still have to look around.., fear there is a snake.", Dair reminded again. The two of them continued to stare forward with occasional gazing around, to ensure the safety of the path they were currently on.

After a long while, they had finally reached their destination. They turn off their small flashlights and replace them by turning on a larger-sized flashlight so they get more optimal lighting. They are now installing a lightstick and bait fishing rod that they hold while chatting casually, trying to forget the sounds of night animals in this area such as the sound of mosquitoes and crickets are quite clearly heard.

"Sir, if for fishing in this Empang alone, there should be no need to do nights like this...", Honestly, from the beginning Juha did not agree with the idea of Nasir to fish at night like this, let alone fishing in Empang which is on land with many wild plants like this.

" Fishing during the day can be, but how else Ha, fishing at night is safer than day. You see, listen who has this land fierce people. It could be out if we get caught fishing here.", Dashir remembered that he had heard, he said, the owner of the land where they fish is a man of Chinese descent who according to some people is a young man, but fierce and firm. In addition to the owner of this land that is famous fierce, in fact he has also heard that the Empang area and along with empty land is a fairly haunted area. But a catch that is quite tempting, in the form of a large cork fish has ruled out the fear of Dashir wind news about this area.

"Well, who owns this land?", Juha scratched her itchy neck from mosquitoes.

"He said, he said....Repot right if we get caught, if on a night like this. Maybe it could be quite a catch.", Dashir chuckled.

"True as well", they both chuckled together and directly threw their fishing hooks.

Long enough they waited for their hook to move, suddenly the hook belonged to Dashir a little move, and the man swiftly held his finger to pull the hook back. Seeing the pull of his fingers are quite tight, it is possible that the fish he got is a cork fish with a size large enough.

"Ha, the pull is quite good..",

"Try Sir slowly aja nariknya, afraid of the fish loose...",

Those who were busy with the Cashier hooked in a sneaky way heard a strange sound. The strange sound that originally mingled with the sound of the night beast gradually began to sound clearer.

"Sir..., heard no?, what's that sound huh?, how strange...", Juha felt very strange with that strange sound.

Dasir who was originally focused on his fingers was then surprised by the strange sound.

"Ha, it seems like this sound came from Empang.", For some reason Damir's body felt stiff but he still pulled the joran slowly, when the knob from the joran belonging to Damir was getting towards the edge of Empang, but he was still pulling his fingers slowly, as the rope from the joran that belonged to Damir was getting towards the edge of Empang, they were very surprised to mix with fear because it was not a big cork fish that was involved at the fishing rod of Dashir. A head with tangled hair, a half-destroyed face, coupled with a very terrible look in the eyes, the mouth kept moving tidka clearly and the hair of the dreadful head that was stuck at the Dasir hook. Suddenly they were scared to death while shouting the prayers they had memorized and without further ado left the Dam, not caring about all their luggage and they just left it there. And in the morning they again ventured to the Empang area to take back the fishing equipment they left there all night.

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"Want to try fishing in this Empang again?", also suddenly asked the question to his friend in a mocking tone.

"If you want to get a butt-head, please go ahead.", the annoyed Damir immediately left Juha behind who was only avenged by the harshness of Juha.

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