Pickup Transportation
Section 24: The Red
“So, are you ready to fight again?” Hartino asked.
Everyone nodded and looked excited, while Alka just smiled, she silently observed Aditia with a deep gaze.
These five people with great abilities finally have one vision in their lives, that is, helping the lost ‘they’ to go home and helping everyone to escape the shackles of the evil supernatural, the, Aditia is not alone anymore, she already has tough protectors, she feels happy, she is very grateful, her father left great people with her.
All the revelers, as usual, the rich man's children were picked up by his parents' luxury car, while Aditia had to drive back her father's angkot, while saying goodbye, Alka drove Aditia up to her angkot.
“Still yes, Ka.” Aditia says.
“You know how many times you say that, anyways this is not because of me alone, the other brothers are also trying to help you, you have to thank them a lot, they are, they stay by our side despite knowing, we are not normal people.” Alka smiled.
“We and younger siblings are not normal people all, Ka.” Then they laugh.
“Tomorrow to meet the stalls teteh yes, children I will tell you later, meet there aja.”
“No need to be picked up?” Aditya asked.
“No need, later.” Aditya forgets that Alka has other abilities, she can move places quickly.
“Ok, home yes.” Aditya is back.
Alka just nodded.
“Not afraid to be alone in the forest?”
“Those who are afraid of me.” Alka answered only at origin.
“You want me to find a place that …. “
“More worthy? Dit, I'd rather have a quiet place like this, have the neighbors bother.
Aditya forgets that, his father has even been persuading Alka for decades to live a normal life, but Alka refuses, she prefers to be alone, she is afraid that if she gets angry, it can woe people, as before.
…
Once in the morning we met at the Teteh stall near the cemetery, where Aditya and Alka were first able to chat. Jarni, Ganding and Hartino came, again in their luxury car, Alka called them sisters.
“Teh, regular coffee, make foursome yes.” Hartino yelled ordering drinks for them, Aditya envious because Hartino ordered not for himself, their togetherness, even making each other know what favorite drinks, it seems this place is often used as a meeting point.
“So, why us?” Hartino asked.
“Dit, clear to them.” Alka was seen eating bakwan, she just always ate the type of fried food.
“So, last time we failed ya bring home the Red Devils, so now, I'm the same Alka want us to try again mulangin him.”
“Siap Kak Alka, how should we do?” Ganding asked.
“Ask to Adit, he's the chairman.”
“Hah?” Aditya is not ready to accept the predicate.
“Ya, so far you will always try to return it alone, so it is already good luck dong. now is the time to start learning the work together, for-sharing the work.”
“Wah, usually we are ruled by Kak Alka, now there is a new leader, meaning the leader who paid for food and drinks today yes.” Hartino shot Aditya.
“Angkot driver is still being logged!” Aditya objected.
“Dibecandain it Aa’, this shop has Hartino.” The Teteh gave their coffee and said it.
“Ok, so look, we can not pick up ‘they’ by force, it will be too risky like yesterday.”
“Betul tuh.” Ganding chimed in, while Jarni as usual, only played with the snake in her hand and listened intently.
“So, we have to what?” Hartino asked.
“Investigate first the origin of the red, then we find the best way to persuade him, based on my experience, they have a heavy past, finally make them stifled in this world.”
“Ok, so where should we start?” Hartino asked again.
“Hartino help us by investigating through the website, Jarni and Ganding try to investigate first the building owner, contractor, basically everything related to the building.”
“Har, search in deep web only, let it be found out where the legend urband appears from, do not search on web standard.” Alka added.
“Wah, Alka knows about deep dark web?” Aditya looks amazed.
“Wah, you think our sister is clumsy because of her house in the cave in the forest?” Hartino put Aditya to shame, for underestimating Alka.
“Har! Don't joke, bye, we're starting ya.”
“Well, you two why?” Hartino is mocked again.
“We're going to that building again.”
“Two aja?” Ganding asked.
“Iya.” Aditya answered.
“Be careful third person demon loh.”
“One of you, the third, fourth, fifth, all demons, right in the building is not just one type.” They all laughed, as if making fun of the demons made them happy.
…
Jarni and Ganding get information from the former manager of the leaning building, the place where the Red One is salooned, actually he was there when the building was not yet built, before that building was just empty land.
But not a cemetery like the rumors circulating, only a field that was not built a settlement because there are plantations, although eventually the plantation is not fertile, change into a large field.
Then the owner changed, the new owner decided to build a tower, now people always say it is a leaning tower because the shape that does look tilted, not intentional but purely because of the wrong construction.
At the beginning of the construction, this resource person takes care of everything, from contractors to management.
His name is Pak Abdul, he is almost seventy years old, but his memory is very good.
"Good thing you're picking up the phone from us." Ganding pleasantries.
"I'm also surprised, there's still someone who can find my phone number."
"That's also hard for him, as I said on the phone Sir, we want to know the origin of the woman in red, if from the knowledge of Mr.”
“It's been a long time yes, it's been about 30 or 40 years ago, when I started looking for investors working on that land.”
Mr. Abdul looked far away, his house was beautiful, although a little far from the city, but very large, he had a corn plantation that was quite fertile.
It is now 5 pm, it is difficult to find the address, so Jarni and Ganding kesorean.
“There was trouble sir, when was going to build that building?” Ganding asked.
“Before that, may I know, why are you so interested in the building?” The real thing is reasonable to ask by Mr. Abdul, because suddenly he was contacted related to the building.
“Look sir, our parents were interested in the building, but because of the many rumors about its awesomeness, honestly, our family finally backed down, I was, anyway, more interested in the thrill of its horror, rather than being shut down, he said, mening dibangung for wahan horror only sir, must sell and promise high profit.” Ganding made up the story, Jarni smiled because she could not laugh.
“Then, you should, undo your plan” Along with the words of Mr. Abdul, the wind suddenly tight to make the door of the house closed tightly, Mr. Abdul looks stroked the chest.
“They still haunt me.” Abdul finally calmed down a little and spoke.
Jarni and Ganding look dislike, they see some of the creatures approaching the house, Jarni comes out and takes out a snake can from his hand, can it make their smell disguised, can make them smell disguised, many of the creatures do not like their smell, there are also those who like, but usually who like because they try to use it for something that is not good.
“What happened Sir? why are they chasing after Mr?” Ganding asked.
“You saw them?” Mr. Abdul was shocked because finally there are people who might be able to believe what he saw and felt.
“I mean Father, those heading here?” A little bragging.
“You guys are right to see them too?”
“For now you can be calm, because it can be the snake that Jarni spread it, disguise our smell, so we can calm down at this time.”
“Good, it looks like I can trust you guys, I will tell you from the beginning the building is still empty land.”
In 1993
Mr. Abdul sought to make the European architectural-style construction project successful immediately, he lobbied the landowners to be willing to sell the land, because now the contractor with a big name has agreed to build a tall building, the first tall building in the area is currently planned to be built 20 floors, the first tallest building in the area.
“Come on Mr. Roni, help me, as chairman of Lurah, you can definitely urge them to sell the land, is not the price appropriate? And also like our agreement Mr. Roni, 20 percent permeter, is not it enough to build several houses in the village of the wife of Mr?” Mr. Abdul again persuaded Lurah Roni to force its citizens to sell the land.
“Look sir, these 6 people are one big family that is difficult to persuade, they are rich people are not affected by the amount you offer.” Mr. Roni complained, he was still unable to persuade the Mardiah family to sell their land.
“Can you meet me with them sir? I'll try talking.” Mr. Abdul is convinced, if he can persuade the Mardiah family.
“Alright, I will have my men make an appointment with them, once I have been able, I will notify Mr. Abdul immediately.”
“Good Sir, I wait ya.”
Then Mr. Abdul went from Mr. Lurah's house, he really had to immediately launch the process of this project, because the funds issued by the owner, were not responsible, he said, tens of billions of projects that do not take it for granted.
…
After waiting for a few days, finally the family of Mr. Mardiah agreed to meet.
Mr. Abdul and Mr. Roni met at Mr. Mardiah's house.
Upon entering the house, the entire family of Mr. Mardiah was present.
At that time Mr. Diah's age was 60 years more, his children numbering 5 people who were all men, all married, they finally built a house side by side, they finally built a house, while Mr. Mardiah and his wife live in the house of the last son.
“So our purpose here is to talk about the land Mr. Mardiah, I immediately bring Mr. Abdul, he is the person who is the intermediary between the prospective building owner and also the contractor, he is arguably a successful team from the construction of the first high-rise building in the region.” Roni opened the conversation.
They sit in the middle room of the last son of Mr. Mardiah's house, his house is large and looks luxurious, this year the house with luxurious furniture is a rare thing.
“Pak Roni does not already know, that the land is not our land, the land is ancestral land, where the land is not allowed by our ancestors to be sold.” Mr. Mardiah said courteously but straight to the point.
“But sir, dear the land is empty just lying dormant. We can use it, we can open jobs for many people, first because of the construction of the tall building, second because the offices that will fill the spaces in the building. Isn't this a good thing? Ancestor Father would be happy if we do that good thing.”
“You are young people who do not understand the ancestral message. You don't know, that there will be havoc for those who break the agreement.”
Mr. Abdul was a little surprised by those words.
“But sir, in an era like now, technology has begun to advance, even he said in the next few years, we can communicate by phone with a small size anywhere, my father was still superstitious like that.”
Brak! Mr. Mardiah crossed the table in the middle of them, his eyes were sharp looking at Mr. Abdul.
“You will never understand, how frightening they are, that's why, the land never dared to be built a house by us, don't you realize it? The land is that big, but we are hereditary owners no one built a house there.” Mr. Mardiah looks more rude.
“I mean my Father is, the land should not be built, the land is too dangerous if it is used as a building with a large number of workers, you will regret it later, so we obey when the inheritance land, the land is, just used as empty land, even if you want to plant there alone, the land will not make any plants grow.” Mr. Mardiah's first son said.
“Pak, this is a big project, if I offer a bigger number, would you be willing?” Mr. Abdul lured them with what humans usually like, money.
“Whatever you offer, we will refuse, remember it is fine.” Mr. Mardiah then left his guest.
Mr. Abdul and Mr. Roni went home empty-handed, but did they surrender? Of course not.
Because a month later, Mr. Mardiah died, 3 days after his death, the first son of Mr. Mardiah contacted Mr. Roni, then there was a sale and purchase agreement approved by the heirs of 5 people.
Obviously, that they do not maintain the tradition as his father said before death, money makes them forget, forget about the plagues of the land.
The construction project was immediately implemented, Mr. Abdul immediately became a wealthy man because of the large project, but the construction of the building took about 2 years, longer than expected, according to the plan, construction of the building was supposed to be completed within a year, but because so many things were awkward, it had to be stopped several times.
Some of the awkwardness is, many development workers who suddenly get sick, suddenly hit by heavy equipment, suddenly accident before work. The series of events finally made Mr. Abdul propose to hold a ritual, even though at that time he was a modern young man, but the events surrounding development, no doubt think of modernity that he embraced.
Because at one time he had experienced it, while at the location, at that time he was indeed responsible for the problems of development workers, he saw suddenly the workers who were working fell together, he saw, then as if being crushed by something and unable to get up again while holding their stomachs, he ran up to the fallen servants, but as he tried to wake one of them up, he ran up, he was not even able to pull because it was so heavy, the workers finally fainted, having previously vomited blood first.
The incident made Mr. Abdul immediately took the initiative to call a famous shaman in his area to make a ritual, he felt that this was the best step, so that they could be side by side, but he did not know, he felt that this was the best step, that the creature they were side by side with was a very evil creature.
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Author's Note :
Who wants to know the next story about Mr. Abdul and the leaning tower, do not forget to follow the follow-up story yes, for the theme of this leaning building, I will make some parts.
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