
Datuk's wife did not see any better way than to follow Mei-mei's instructions. By exerting all his strength, with the help of the Upik,
he dragged the five bodies of the Kempetai to the garbage burning hole behind the house. Mei-mei was only able to see from where she was leaning for quite a while the work they did. When finished Datuk's wife was intending to bring Mei-mei in. But Mei-mei shook her head.
“No etch. It is dangerous if I go in the house.
If Kempetai comes and turns out his friends are not there, they will force us. They probably also raped me. And they'll see and know my wound this is a gunshot wound. They will be suspicious. The death of their five friends will soon be known. Just hide me somewhere else. Take me to the little cottage in the middle of the bamboo grove over there. Let me there before koko go home ..”
“I will come with uni ..” si Upik said while crying.
“Not Upik. Upik should stay with the etek at home. Please bring the medicine in the room uni. medicinal herbs that used to be given cocoa to us. Remember ?”
Upik nodded. Then quickly enter. Take some medicine, some cloth and some pieces of cake that they bought this afternoon. Then a pillow and a mat. With a flash they immediately headed for the small cottage in the middle of the bamboo forest. The cottage was made by the Bungsu to rest if finished training. Arriving at the hut Mei-mei asked for help sprinkling the potion medicine in her wound.
Bullet bedil Kempetai was apparently penetrated his shoulder from the front penetrating to the back. The wound on the back was three times as wide as the wound on the front. The girl was already very pale as a lot of blood came out. After the medicinal herbs that the Bungsu brought from Mount Sago were spread in his wound, he looked a little calm.
“Go home etch, Upik. If koko comes, say I'm here ..”
“No. Upik didn't come home. Upik here mengawani uni ..”
“Not Upik. Upik should accompany amak at home.
What if Japan comes, and he disturbs amak ..?”
“Amak is also here. Amak don't come home. We're just here with uni huh mak?” si Upik persuaded his mother among his cries.
“Not Upik. If Upik and Amak are here, the Japanese must be suspicious. They'll burn down the house and look for us until we can. upik and amak should be at home. Answer the Japanese question.
Mei-mei tries to convince the little girl. Finally, Upik came home with his mother. Mei-mei lives alone. He didn't dare turn on the lamppost that was in the hut. Nor does it start a campfire to ward off mosquitoes. He was worried that the fire he set would be visible to the Japanese. This girl has a sharp feeling. Because shortly after Upik and his mother arrived home, an army of Japanese soldiers arrived there.
Meanwhile, in a coffee shop in the upper market, the Bungsu had been waiting for the arrival of a man. The dam is not far from the coffee shop. Japanese activities seem to be getting busier by the beginning of August. The war against the Allies in the Pacific Ocean sent the ominous news of Japan throughout its colonies. Suddenly the Bungsu saw the man he later appeared from the direction of Jam Gadang.
The man was a courier from Datuk Penghulu Basa. From him I expect news about where Captain Saburo Matsuyama is now. Until now, the Bungsu did not know that the Captain who had risen to the rank of Major had been forced to retire and forced to return to Japan by Colonel Fujiyama. The man seemed to be in a hurry. The Bungsu just looked over for a moment. Then he turned his back to the man, facing his coffee and fried bananas. The man took a seat beside him.
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