Ballad Inmates
Ballad Inmates (Part 15)

By Dalem Tehang

That afternoon, we ate a big meal. Various side dishes available. From padang cuisine, satay to chicken geprek. There is also meatballs and chicken noodles. 

Not excessive indeed, if the besukan time is like a leaflet for the prisoners.

After the Ashar prayer, a tamping told me my wife was coming. I rushed out of the room.   

I hugged my wife from behind the trellis. I tidied up a little bit of her slightly sagging hijab. I elus his cheek.

A guard officer approached. Handing over a paper containing notes. Names of people I know. There are ten people who intend to hit me. 

“They wanted to make it, sir. But you do not accept guests except the father's wife. So we refuse and ask to write the name only,” said the guard officer. I'm nodding. 

“Why don't you want to receive guests?” ask wife. I just shrugged.

“Thank you if there's anything big. That's a form of sympathy,” my wife said. 

His hand is stroking my hair. A loving touch plan.

“Not necessarily their great intentions are good. Could they even ngetawain after from here,” I said.  

“Ya let it go. We are all being answered according to his intentions. The important thing is that we intend and be kind,” my wife said.

“Yes, later if you are in the mood, I accept anyone who comes,” I said. Tranquilize. 

My wife told me that this afternoon she called my lawyer. Rudolph. He said he wanted to see me immediately for the coordination of the continuation of the matter that wrapped around me. 

“Neither should he be. Lawyers are not responsible for clients. Know dad wants to be arrested, he says,” I said. Resisting emotions. Wife's surprised.

“What does that mean? Want power?” ask wife. I'm nodding.

“How later will it go?” said it. Doubtful.

“I mean even play it like where?” ask wife. Curious.

“That time it should be Anom who received money, also checked the investigator. Rudolf plays, Anom doesn't get checked. Even his name was lost in his development. Just Yudi, it was just a formality. In addition, Aceng is the main director, it should also be examined. But check it out in the office, not the police station. And just as the investigator wants to bring his laptop to the office checking Aceng, there is a file fall. I see, it's a check file for Aceng. The file is already full. Just signed it. That is, the examination was just a formality as well. And this is all our lawyer Rudolf's play, my ura”. Length width.

Wife's wide. Distrustful. I understand that my wife is surprised by what I say. 

Because, Rudolf's appearance was always calm, his speech was demanding, and very convincing. Moreover, he was among the famous lawyers in this city. Many big cases are handled. Even the majority of officials use their services if they are caught in legal cases.

“And even worse, he disappeared when dad wanted to be put in a cell. I'm sure he knew in advance that Dad was going to be arrested. He must have sent WhatsApp messages to investigators. It's a good idea again, until today he also did not come here,” continued me. Resisting emotions.

“Said earlier he was here, but could not meet because dad had pesen only wife who can meet,” said my wife.

“He is not serious about meeting. He's my lawyer, ask the investigator to bond with me, right? He just wants to see which kayak dad is now. Father feels, he is controlled by someone else now,”. 

I continue my story. How this case started from the invitation of Yudi, the director of cooperative finance where I work, to play online gambling. Also Anom, a confidant of Yudi. 

Yudi and Anom are also the ones who took a lot of company money and some were given to me to fulfill the desire to profit from the game. 

On his way, Aceng, the chief director, learned of our dishonest behavior. Yudi forced me to sign a loan letter in front of a notary, with the promise that he would sell his land to pay for the cooperative money that we used to gamble. 

To convince me, he showed me a certificate of land covering an area of 1,000 M2 more in his name. Anom also promises to help return the company money he used for online gambling.

However, Yudi betrays. He gave up his responsibilities and later he united with Aceng, reporting me to the police.

In a few checks, I told her about the real events. But the investigators were adamant about the receipt of the funds I signed in front of the notary public. 

Although the notary also several times said when the signing of the loan statement did not occur the submission of funds.

Investigators only had evidence of the loan acknowledgement letter I signed and never found the timeline for receiving the funds. Except for the engineering stories of Yudi, Anom, and the cooperative staff, which I have always denied. Because it never happened.

But this is our legal world. Investigators often place themselves as angels of life. The examined determinant will be positioned as what. Especially if there is a hidden message. And this is what the investigator made me a suspect and immediately arrested (connected).