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64, Wall as the Witness

Rangkuti really didn't expect that Sarif would seriously channel his frustration on him. He didn't want to serve the man at all because he was afraid of going too far. He doesn't want everyone to know that he has inherited martial arts skills from Mr. Wijaya. If everyone saw the characteristic movements of his hands and feet, he was worried that everyone would suspect him.

“Please”

Hearing Rangkuti asking for help, Sarif immediately stopped his activities. After all he is a human who still has a brain to think. He did not want when there was a problem with Sarah throwing a tantrum. He wanted Sarah to see Rangkuti attack him so he could attract Sarah's empathy.

"Don't ask for help, coward. I won't do anything at all. If you ask people for help, they'll think I'm torturing you. Don't throw a tantrum because you are a rival that I have to get rid of. I will absolutely not back down even if you have the full support of Mrs Sarah.”

Rangkuti nodded. He knew Sarif wasn't playing. She wanted to show him that she had more power that couldn't be taken lightly. He was close to Sarah and could be said to be one level below Sarah's.

"I'm sorry, sir. I never thought that you would commit atrocities to me. I beg you not to scare me even more."

“Ha ha ha, are you scared? Are you really scared? What scares you, handsome young man? I am an ordinary soldier under Sarah's rule. I have absolutely no help from jinn creatures. If you're afraid, then starting today you're insyaflah. I will forgive you and will let you live freely under Sarah's armpits."

Rangkuti nodded. He immediately released Sarif's grip and left the man with unsteady steps.

Arriving at Sarif's headquarters, he immediately lay down on the carpet in the corner of the room. The old carpet that Sarif had deliberately given to him. He immediately closed his eyes. Several events flashed in the corners of his eyes. He had just closed his eyes when he heard a loud noise from outside.

"aaaaa"

The Sarif soldiers who were playing cards in the hall, watched the door to the room which was usually empty and uninhabited opened by itself. They screamed, trying to find friends to prove that there was nothing wrong with their sight. Several times the soldiers rubbed their eyes to make sure that what he saw was true.

 "Did you see the door open by itself?" asked one of the soldiers who was still sitting in front of the room that was now being used by Airlangga to rest his body. the person in question nodded his head steadily. He was also surprised by what he saw today.

“Is there a ghost in this barracks? While we've lived here, I've never heard of any ghost stories, or perhaps we've been used to living with other residents.”

"What do you mean? Do you think that we live together with other beings in this house? Or are they our friends all along without us knowing?”

"Who knows. I also do not know. I hope that what we see today is just a hallucination. It's not something scary."

"Amen. Then let us pray that we are always in the protection of the Almighty God. Even though we are currently together with other residents, we still hope that God will protect us.”

Everyone in front of the room used by Airlangga, finally fell silent without doing any activities. They chanted and prayed for the protection of the Almighty. While in the room, Airlangga immediately laid back his body, which was tired from working all day.

“Hah, it turns out that your body is really tired and I need to rest. Let them think I'm a ghost who is with them in this barracks." said Airlangga while waving his hands trying to get rid of the ants that seemed to be swarming his arms.

Airlangga remembered that he had not yet performed his worship and he immediately stepped into the bathroom and cleaned himself and took ablution and then he established his own prayer in his room.

While in Anna's room, Anna was still peeking at everything that was happening in the back garden with an intense gaze. He wanted to immediately find out what happened to the young man who had managed to infiltrate his palace from the CCTV installed by one of the soldiers in Sarif's barracks. He was curious about Udatin's story which said that Rangkuti had a special relationship with his mother. Even though they had only met and parted this afternoon, he felt something tickling him. Rangkuti's appearance, which was different from most of the men in his village, made him really admire him.

"What did they talk about before taking Rangkuti to his room, huh?" mumbled Anna. She remembered her mother's warning that said that all the walls around her had mouths to report so Anna felt it was important not to make a sound at all.

“Of course about the captives hidden underground, Miss. I heard Mrs Sarah will be making an offer soon tonight.”

Anna glared at the words of the housemaid who had come from nowhere and was now passing in front of her.

'Aunt Udatin, how did you know?' Anna said while chasing the maid she loved so much. So far, Udatin is the only person close to her besides Minag. Sarah, her mother always leaves her at home with Udatin and Minag who takes care of her with great love, so it is not surprising that Anna is closer to Udatin than to Sarah.

“Aha ha ha, when you as the daughter of Mrs Sarah don't know where the captives are being held? Only the maids here can know.”

Anna smiled wryly. In her heart she was annoyed at Udatin's words. She wanted to argue with her mother's faithful servant so as not to be too presumptuous in interfering in her personal affairs.

"Auntie, you know that Anna has always been in the room, right? Never going anywhere. I need to know where the soldiers are taking who."

Udatin modded. She who deliberately teased Anna finally shut up. She stopped in the living room where there were many servants who were preparing some offerings for the offering to be made on the full moon two days later.

"So now Miss Anna what do you want? Did Auntie have to follow Non Anna to . . . ."

Anna immediately covered Udatin's mouth, preventing her from uttering a sentence that would harm her. Anna knew it was too risky when her wishes went against her mother's. So far she prefers to succumb to silence in her room without doing any activities. Today Anna wanted to try to get up. She wanted to see the black world her mother was in.

“Accompany Anna to sit in the back garden, Aunt. I want to see my house in its entirety. People only know my dark side without wanting to see what's in it. So far, I have followed other people's thoughts. Now I want to change the perspective a bit.”

Udatin nodded. She knew how Anna felt. He always stayed in his room without wanting to deal with her mother's interests, maybe because she was tired. Repeatedly reminding Granny Sarah to stop her activities that terrorize the surrounding community, in fact it is all useless. Sarah still expresses her anger by always satisfying her lust to send witchcraft and witchcraft to anyone she deems to be interfering with her interests.

"Come on, he said he wanted to sit in the back garden, Miss. Why daydream?”

Anna nodded. She immediately stepped ahead of Udatin. Stepping into the back garden with a feeling of anxiety for fear of being caught by her mother. All this time she knew her mother was always trying to prevent her from knowing all her interests.

"Earlier there were soldiers arresting the villagers again, Auntie?"

Udatin nodded. She didn't want anyone to see her tell Anna about the arrest of a woman from North Korowelang. Udatin is well aware of the fate of the woman captured by Sarah's soldiers. Nearly all of them languished in a dungeon and would be treated so inhumanely that they declared themselves loyal followers of Sarah.

"Is Miss starting to care about the current home environment?"

Udatin tried to look around, making sure that her question was not heard by anyone including the walls in Sarah's house. Anna nodded. She too has the same concern this time.

Anna was still walking towards the garden and when she got there, she kept an eye on her surroundings. In another part of the park she saw soldiers in black uniforms dragging a young man she knew very well. Anna still watched the movements of her mother's soldiers without trying to do anything to save the woman.

"Tell me who you are!"

A soldier gripped the prisoner's jaw, trying to force her to open her mouth, but he remained silent. She didn't want to open her voice at all. Especially now that in front of her are thugs who she doesn't know where they come from.

Slap

A slap landed on her face. The thug in front of the woman was annoyed because she felt neglected by her. He was really angry because his question was not answered and the attitude of the woman looking around made the thug feel unappreciated.