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52. New Problems for Anton

After being declared accepted as a soldier, Rangkuti was finally given a room which was originally a warehouse for weapons owned by Syarief and his men. They weren't going to make it easy for Rangkuti to infiltrate their room because there was something they were hiding inside. Syarief did not want Rangkuti to know the secret he had been keeping. Once Rangkuti knew the contents of his room, he was sure that the man would make a report that could endanger himself later in front of Sarah.

“Your place is here for a while and don't protest because we will still be watching you and seeing your loyalty to us. I can't possibly bring you directly in front of Mrs Sarah because your abilities alone aren't equal to mine."

"Yes sir, thank you. This is enough for me. I used to sleep in a smaller place than this place.”

Rangkuti nodded his head then he bowed his body to pay respect to Syarief and his men. After they left the armory where the weapons were stored, Rangkuti finally looked around for a place to sleep for the night. He immediately looked for a broom after finding a place to rest. A few minutes later, Rangkuti was seen cleaning his new place and arranging the clothes he carried in his sling bag in an empty box that might be used to store weapons.

"Reasonable. Finally I was able to enter Sarah's palace. Whatever I receive, I must be sincere and try to be loyal to the soldier for a day so that he believes that I am a good person who is always loyal to his superiors."

Rangkuti finally stepped over to the mat and lay down there, resting his tired body because he had worked all day without resting.

In his room, Syarief and several of his subordinates were discussing while continuing to monitor Rangkuti's movements.

"Master, are you sure he's a good person or is he just as healthy as us?"

Sharif tapped his shoulder. Actually he wasn't sure that he could be friends with white people, but in his small heart he said sorry when he had to reject a man who claimed to live a miserable life with his family.

“Either I myself don't know whether this decision of mine is right or wrong. What is clear is that I want him… to understand that we cannot be taken for granted at all. We have a decision here too. Same with Mrs Sarah. Isn't it?"

A soldier looked at Sharif timidly, between agreeing and shaking his head to make up his mind. Syarif, who understood what his soldiers were feeling, approached and grabbed his subordinate's collar and lifted him up.

“What do you want to say? Do you agree with me or do you only agree that Mrs Sarah is your boss?”

“I acknowledge Boss as my superior as well.”

"Good. If that's the case, I'll keep your promise."

"Promise what, sir?"

"Promise that you acknowledge all my powers equal to his."

Soldier Anton was stunned at Sarif's request. He never thought that his boss had the same ambition as the boss who had been paying him. Soldier Anton had no other choice but to nod in agreement to Syarief's request because he was afraid that his commander would hurt him.

"I promise sir. I will remain loyal to the Master.”

"Hahaha that's great. I have immortalized everything you said and I will use it as a weapon if one day you betray me. Just be careful if you complain about my behavior to Madam because you will also die with me."

The soldier nodded his head. Anton never thought that he had been framed by Syarif and for him there was no other choice but to obey and submit to his leader. One small step and his life will be lost. Either in Sarah's hands or in Syarief's hands.. Sarif who saw Anton's anxiety just smiled. He feels very satisfied when he gets support from one of his members. Several ideas had already popped into his head and he would soon implement them. He will make his plan work with the support of Anton and Rangkuti.

Syarif stepped away from Anton, who was still slumped in his place. He didn't care how Anton felt right now. What is clear is that he will continue to strive to realize all the ideals and dreams that he has built so far.

Seeing Syarif walk away with a shining face, Anton was really frustrated. He brushed his hair and immediately stood up and left the room. He was really upset because he remembered Syarif's words saying that he had recorded everything and he would use it as evidence when one day Sarah and Sarif had problems. Anton never thought that Syarief was a commander who was very cunning and slippery like an eel in the fields.

"Oh my God. I've sinned too much and this may be the recompense for the sin I did and to you. I always obey Sarah's orders to kill and intimidate the people around me and now I have to be a little heartbroken because it turns out that you have been charged and given punishment for the sins that I have committed all this time."

 Anton continued to walk from his room to the garden next to the building used for the soldiers to stay. He sat under the sapodilla tree while occasionally looking around, trying to see the truly terrible sight tonight. Eyes that were initially very sleepy, now there is no rest of sleepiness at all. He was surprised that he couldn't forget Sarif's words.

Several times he took deep breaths, trying to calm his thoughts and feelings, but he always failed. Sarif's words seemed to be an evil spell ringing in his ears.

Anton took a stone and then he just threw it without seeing anything he threw. From inside the house came a scream, because the stone hit the roof of the soldiers' dormitory. Anton was stunned and then he made sure that no one was hurt by an act that he didn't mean to do.

 “Who was in the park and threw me? Look, your little rock hit my forehead and it hurts so bad. Just be careful that if I ever find you, I'll definitely retaliate with an even more terrifying reply."

Anton widened his eyes at the words of one of the soldiers in the building, followed by the sound of the door opening violently. He immediately stood up and left the garden and headed to the side courtyard to join the soldiers who were on guard that night.

Soldiers who were chatting to discuss some events that were fun for them, were now stunned to see Anton who was walking towards them. Those who were accustomed to extremely hostile circumstances immediately stood up and watched the black shadows approaching them.

"Who is there? Don't ever play with us because we will catch you. If you are an intruder, then I will catch you and take you to Madam in the same direction as this."

 "I'm Anton"

"Anton? Where are you from at this time of night? Are you from behind? Shouldn't you sleep and rest tonight because tomorrow afternoon we will have a lot of activities?"

 Anton continued to walk towards the substation and joined the 5 soldiers who were still playing cards while spending the night. He looked at some of the people around him and then he tried to negotiate with them.

“May I ask permission from one of you to change the schedule? Tonight I really can't sleep and I want to be with you here."

The five soldiers looked at Anton while frowning. They didn't know what was going on in Anton's heart at the moment, so they didn't pay attention to Anton's words at all.

"Already. You don't joke. Yesterday you just watched, today will you watch for the second time? How about your health? Tomorrow we have to carry out an attack on the village of Korowelang and you are the leader of our group. If you stay up late tonight, how can you present victory to Madam? Remember when we lose, then at that time we must withdraw from this palace. Don't you feel sorry for your wife and children who are waiting at home? They are waiting for your livelihood for their life and survival. We are here to work not to play with feelings. Now leave this substation and you go back to your room. Use the best possible time so that you will be healthy tomorrow and not experience any pain at all."

 Anton sighed. He had completely lost his mind. Don't know how to persuade one of them to switch places and positions tonight. After thinking for some time he finally decided to leave the patrol station and walked towards the armory, where Rangkuti was lying on his back and asleep. His handsome face looks very calm, not disturbed by his presence at all.