Burhan Nervous

Meanwhile, Burhan and Rudin returned to the front post with several officers, bringing along Mardian, Paimin, and Giman.

They ran into Tono.

Tono: "How's the situation inside the building, Burhan?"

Burhan: "The building has been secured!"

Rudin: "No suspects managed to escape."

Tono suddenly stepped closer to Burhan and whispered something.

Burhan's face looked shocked, slightly pale, but his eyes lit up.

Burhan: "Oh yeah?"

Tono nodded, pointing toward Tina.

Burhan: "With Tina?"

Tono nodded again.

Burhan walked toward Tina, who was absorbed in her tablet.

Burhan: "Hi, Tina."

Tina looked up, her glasses slipping down slightly.

Tina: "Hi, Mr. Burhan."

Burhan: "Is Nagini with you?"

Tina smiled and adjusted her glasses.

Tina: "Yes, Mr. Burhan."

Burhan looked nervous.

Burhan: "But I don't see her with you?"

Tina held back a laugh.

Tina: "Relax, Mr. Burhan. Nagini's busy beating up Mariana—the bulletproof witch."

Burhan's expression changed instantly. He looked deeply worried about Nagini.

Tina: "Come here, take a look at the tablet, Mr. Burhan."

Burhan leaned in to see the screen.

Burhan: "I don't see Nagini, Tina. Just some red and black blurs flashing past."

Tina smiled.

Tina: "The red blur is Nagini, the black blur is Mariana."

Burhan: "You mean…?"

Tina: "Nagini is fighting Mariana."

Burhan: "That fast? Just leaving afterimages? Impossible, Tina."

Tina smiled again.

Tina: "This is beyond our logic, Mr. Burhan."

Burhan nodded, trying to digest Tina's explanation.

***

Air Force Helicopter

Tono approached Burhan and Tina.

Tono: "The suspects are all secured and gathered, Burhan!"

Burhan: "Good. The terrain's too difficult—forest and steep slopes, no way a vehicle can get in!"

Tono: "So how do we take the suspects in for trial?"

Tina adjusted her glasses again. In one hand was her tablet, and next to it, a stun-gun shaped like a slingshot.

Tina: "We've coordinated with the Air Force."

Burhan: "You mean, Tina?"

Tina: "The Air Force will send a transport helicopter to pick up the suspects."

Burhan and Tono exchanged glances, shaking their heads in admiration at Tina's foresight.

Burhan: "You're amazing, Tina."

Tono: "What did your mom feed you as a kid to make you this good, Tina?"

Tina chuckled.

Tina: "I'm just doing the job I can."

Burhan: "You're too modest."

Tono: "You truly understand the height of mountains and the depth of oceans, Tina."

Tina couldn't hold back her laughter.

Tina: "Enough! Stop praising me."

Burhan and Tono grinned sheepishly.

***

 Paimin and Giman

Paimin and Giman, hands cuffed, sat with other handcuffed security guards. Parlan, Saimo, Legi, and Triman were there too, looking pitiful.

Paimin whispered to Giman.

Paimin: "Did you hear what that lady officer said?"

Giman: "The one with glasses and short hair?"

Paimin: "Yeah, her."

Giman: "What did you hear?"

Paimin: "We're going to be picked up by helicopter."

Giman's face instantly lit up.

Giman: "You sure?"

Paimin: "Yeah, I'm sure."

Giman looked at Paimin with trembling voice.

Giman: "Have you ever ridden in a helicopter?"

Paimin shook his head.

Giman: "So this will be our first time?"

Paimin nodded.

Giman: "We can tell our children and grandchildren about this!"

Paimin glared at him.

Paimin: "But we're being picked up to go to trial, Giman!"

Giman: "I don't care, Min! If it weren't for getting caught, we might never ride in a helicopter our whole lives."

Paimin turned away, trying not to laugh.

Nearby, Legi whispered to Triman.

Legi: "You see Parlan and Saimo's faces?"

Triman: "Yeah, pitiful."

Legi: "They know what's coming."

Triman: "You mean… they'll get beaten by the cops?"

Legi nodded.

Triman: "The cops still hold a grudge because their friends got beaten up at Kramat Jati market."

Legi nodded again.

Triman: "They're gonna get beaten to a pulp."

Legi: "Yeah, they'll be turned into green bean porridge."

The two chuckled quietly while glancing at Parlan.

To be continued