The Story Of Jammetaria
CHAPTER 37 - A pretty strange village 4

The sun has risen, all the citizens have woken up. The cold atmosphere is still felt here but not with the people. They all wake up, get out of their homes and make a fuss with each other. The surrounding animals and creatures were disturbed even sounding from the higher hills.

“Sial why it could be like this !!!”

“Where do I know !!!”

“AH SIALL !!!… whereas stay later tonight.”

“Our plan failed the damn base.”

“Why did this vast rice field disappear overnight, did no one wake up last night ??”

All the grown men in this village are fighting each other, uncontrollable and not caring about anything. The sound of the baby crying was also heard for that reason, while the main perpetrator who was now unknown was also very angry.

He was disappointed because the plan to burn the land that was planned to be done tonight even failed in vain. The anger of the citizens has also become so, beyond something he can control alone.

Amid the disappointment of another resident, he climbed to a higher place in the village and shouted out loud enough.

“BROTHERS !!!... COME WITH ME !!!... Let's demand justice on the unscrupulous leader.. I'm sure he did last night, If you still care about this village... Come now!!!”

Almost all residents who heard him cheered, while a small part chose to be silent and inconspicuous. The morning was no longer blind, the sunlight was already hot and the entire village was fully illuminated.

Among the acres of rice fields that were suddenly harvested, all the citizens gathered in the middle of the village. Carrying boards and leather inscribed with a sense of discontent, some real action carrying hoes, garden forks and even torches they were all ready to do the main action.

Preparing for the biggest and hottest demo they've ever done, all involved begin to walk up the hill including the main performer who only he himself has hidden intentions. Although he felt this was just a trap, he still did it because he was blinded by anger and resentment, besides that he did not mind getting caught as long as the target was really dead.

*****

At this time near the residence of lord Arganaya all preparations were completed, a small pulpit from the board had been placed outside. Some guards in full uniforms were on standby. Some lurk from the trees and some hide in the bushes in plain clothes to disguise themselves and infiltrate the crowd, including Hendry and Audrey herself.

In the next few moments, the Action troupe had already started to come. The sound of the storm resounded indistinctly but the sound was loud. Their anger was obvious, raising the board as well as all the attributes they carried, then they shouted a word over and over again.

“K RETURN OUR RICE !!!, RESTORE OUR RICE !!!, RESTORE OUR RICE, RESTORE OUR RICE !!!..”

The crowd, which had not been anarchist, now began attacking the guards. There was a little bit of a showdown but for him it could be overcome by the guards easily without injuring both sides.

“LET US MEET THAT RAT NOBLEMAN, DAMN IT!!!” Shouted a resident while attacking one of the guards.

“DIAM... At least calm yourself.” Said the guard.

“HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY BE SILENT.. If your master's behavior is like it...”.

“It is enough... All of you. Stop...” Mr. Arganaya approached the prepared wooden pulpit. The protesting residents began to remain silent and calm but that did not mean their anger was extinguished.

Some residents had seen the warehouse fully filled, some rice fertilizers were outside which indicated that the warehouse was still not enough, they all rambled each other angrily, and shortly after that a heated debate occurred.

Starting from one of the representatives of the citizens who shouted out loud shouting his dissatisfaction directly in front of the lord Arganaya who was currently in front of them.

“WHY OUR PADI IS WITH YOU..What do you mean ?, Why did you become like this, why is it not like before, unlike your predecessor's pendahu basawan.”.

“Not really, Why didn't you guys harvest it first ?”

“Ah it... DON'T MUCH REASON!!!”

“Because you do not want.. yes I have taken it myself, even now you can say this harvest is too late.. whahahaha..”.

“WEAR YOU !!!”

“BASIC DAMN !!”

“KRETURN... BASIC VORACIOUS BANSAWAN !!!”

The anger is becoming more and more so, the heated debate is still continuing. The crowd was getting chaotic, although not as anarchic as before the sound of anger still continued to echo.

Among the voices, Hendry, Audrey and several guards had already managed to infiltrate the crowd, closely observing and looking for someone who was their most suspicious.

All residents jostled, raised their fists up also with the attributes they carried, shouting loudly still arguing until like breaking the ear.

Audrey and Hendry continued to lurk but the results were nil. Eliana was also all the guards outside preparing, trying to fend off any incoming attacks. Whether it was a sword, an arrow or it could have been a special knife thrown so as not to hit anyone, especially Mr. Arganaya himself.

At first glance they also observed but the results were the same, so far there was nothing suspicious in their eyes. The crowd was still noisy, they were all still not satisfied even though the fact was clear, their anger had become so when they first set foot near this residence, he said, even worse than the bad rumors themselves.

Among the crowd of citizens, somewhere that some infiltrators had not realized, a man and the main perpetrator stood quietly. The look in his killing eyes also occasionally held tightly to a dagger behind his shirt.

The man did not want to ignore this opportunity, although feeling this trap he did not bother, he planned to escape as soon as the action was successful, after all there were no guards in the back row so he could escape easily he thought.

Among the crowd he slipped forward a little. Looking at the currently busy lord Arganaya he was unwilling to waste the opportunity. He silently smeared the blade of the dagger he was holding with a mysterious black liquid he had taken from the small glass bottle he was carrying. It is not clear exactly what liquid it is, but from what it looks it is clear that it is a poison, so if scratched a little it is very worrying.

Right now the man was hiding in the back of the person who was in the front row, a few meters away from lord Arganaya directly. Wait patiently until everyone is off guard and intends to launch the action. According to his estimation, even though next to Mr. Arganaya stood some guards, it was still very difficult to stop the dagger that darted fast.

After a while, he felt the situation was right. Without hesitation he threw the poison-coated knife in the crowd and left the scene immediately, but something unexpected happened.

Swingg…

“T... Sir is okay what ?” Said one of the guards beside Mr. Arganaya in surprise to see him fall from the pulpit…

The man immediately ran into the crowd, planning to run away right now. His face was satisfied thinking what he was doing had worked. After running for a while he suddenly fell. Stumbling on the legs of two unknown people.

Both legs belonged to Hendry and Audrey, he rose up in panic and unintentionally looked up at the trees.Unexpectedly from above the lurking guards were ready with their arrows each.

The sharp and threatening arrow eyes aimed directly at the toppled perpetrator earlier. No one realized except him because until now the atmosphere was still hot and quite noisy.

There was nowhere else for the man to escape, Hendry and Audrey tied him up and dragged him into the bush out of the crowd.

*****

A moment ago. Mr. Arganaya also fell to the ground, the poisoned dagger that was thrown had failed to hit him, continued to dart and accidentally killed a chicken that happened to pass behind Mr. Arganaya.

“Ma-Sorry Sir this is all I can do.” Said Eliana frantically after coming out from hiding, behind a tree that was not too conspicuous and seemed to be unconscious of anyone except the one who was watching.

The real reason why Mr. Arganaya fell was of course because of Eliana, after he realized something was wrong, he immediately pulled out his wind magic and pushed down Mr. Arganaya, as a result of the knife did not hit him.

After turning back, the guard noticed a knife that had been thrown. He is aware of the situation and cannot complain about what happened.

“Haduhhh.. what can I do.. important sir congratulations...”.

Mr. Arganaya immediately bagkit with the help of one of the guards, he had already realized what was happening so he immediately thanked Eliana who was currently approaching.

A moment later Hendry and Audrey emerged from behind the bushes, carrying a man tied to a rope. The other guards kept watch as the two approached and the man was shocked, seeing that Mr. Arganaya was still alive even though he had been caught.

Most of the protesters were silent about what had happened, because the man who was bound was brought up near Mr. Argaraya himself, he was almost angry and raving unclear but fortunately managed to be silenced by Hendry and Audrey. The atmosphere became calmer, not too severe as before, they were all scared, seeing the person they knew as well as the first person to plot all of this being caught in front of them.

“Do you guys know this guy ?”

“Sure..he's our new neighbor..”.

“Iya true..”

“What do you think he's a good man ?”

“Of course, he cares a lot for us, after his village was destroyed he gave a glimmer of hope so that our village is not destroyed because of your greed!!!”

“She was right..”

“True... True..”.

“Hooo, If he's good why did he plan this murder without any discussion with you guys first ?” Said Mr. Arganaya while holding a poison-coated knife wrapped in a handkerchief, taken by one of the guards a moment ago while removing the carcass of a chicken that had been contaminated.

“Ah it.. because..”.

The citizens were confused, they could not dodge and could only whisper whispers with his left right. The atmosphere had become much calmer in confusion and the time had come for Mr. Arganaya to settle the matter.

“Huhh... No need to dodge anymore, after all I do not intend to take all the rice alone.” He sighed, his style of speech changed drastically, which from a little firm and cruel now became soft to make people wonder.

“Eh Really ?”

“Of course, what have I done so far until you are blinded by anger..” Then you are here bring all the rice there back to the village, besides, I've also taken the tax ration from the agreed upon.

“Ja.. So taxes don't go up?”

“Sure, besides where the birds are from. Even if the tax will go up, I will not do it unilaterally, surely I will call some representatives from you and discuss it further, about the real reason why I should raise the tax.”

“Ja.. so all that lies..”.

“Tax will not go up..”

“Mr Arganaya did not betray us..”.

They all rejoiced and cheered, All the protest boards and attributes they brought were already removed, thrown, also trampled. The face that was angry became a smile, like the warm sunlight that was not too late today. But among the joy there is also one of the residents who is silent about what he did…

It's true, why I just realized, precisely all this time Mr. Arganaya has been very kind to us, and now…

Said someone in his heart, soon the same atmosphere also happened to others around him. They were all silent and then all of them bowed and knelt before Lord Arganaya, leaving them all shocked.

“Pardon us all masters.. We are aware of our sin... we are aware of our betrayal... but... mohin give us a chance sir. We will appreciate the kindness you gave us, We promise we will work even harder so just this once.”.

“Please give us all chance sir..”.

“Sure... with pleasure..” Say Mr. Argaraya with a smile.

After that moment it was all over. All the residents slowly returned to the village with some of the adult men carrying rice to carry. The atmosphere became quiet as ever, the wind blew from behind the trees and everyone involved was getting tired and resting.

The main perpetrator has been taken over by the guards so that Hendry and Audrey can be calm and free. Drowsiness and eye bags are clearly visible to most of the people involved. Mr. Arganaya and his wife thanked everyone and they all began to separate, returning to their respective places.

Everything began to fall asleep, the guards and servants were also the same as the several people who were keeping watch in turn. The atmosphere of the day was getting hotter, almost all of them were sound asleep except for the two guards who ordered lord Arganaya to bring the criminal to the nearest city.

Although tired and hot they can not demand, because both have been promised a holiday in the next few days…