The Long Night of Amelia
Chapter 52: Advanced Research With The Cashier...

" Good morning.with the Princess?", said Junta holding the phone handle in his office.

"Good morning, sir, I'm the Princess. Where would I know?", replied the Princess that morning. He had just arrived at the Tiam restaurant where he worked, and not many employees had come at that time.

"I'm Junta from the police. You still remember me ? May we meet in person?", Junta asked back.

The princess was silent for a moment. Remembering his memories of the person who introduced himself across there.

"Oh.iya Sir.iya I remember. The Junta pacts from the police. What personal needs are you sir with me?", replied the Princess back with a forehead that looked wrinkled. He could not guess why the young policeman wanted to meet him in person.

"There are a few things I would like to talk to you about the death of your boss" Junta said briefly.

"At 5 pm can I meet you at the restaurant?", Junta said back to him.

"Hmm.certain can,Sir. If you may know, what you want to talk to me about?", asked the Princess back with curiosity.

"Later when we meet", replied Junta briefly while hanging up the phone again.

***

The sky was still bright with a bright orange color. One by one the officers went home. Only the princess was still in the restaurant.

"Put, Chloe didn't come home?", asked Reni when she was ready to go home.

"Not yet,Ren.gw have a person's appointment. Loe first aja.", replied the Princess briefly.

"Cie.promise me who tuh.ya already.gw first yes.", Reni tease his friend.

"Ehem ..ehem.gak ushered the mas.", said the Princess teasing back.

"Sssstt..kamu tuh.be careful ah...ntar no one knows.", replied Reni with bulging eyes.

"Yes deh.iya deh..sorry.yo wis.be careful on the road yes, Ren.", said the Princess back while waving her hand at her friend.

Now the princess was completely alone in the restaurant. The clock has shown at 17:20 wib. While waiting for the Junta, the girl busied herself with income that day. He was busy doing bookkeeping and cash flow that day.

The junta comes when the clock is already showing at 17:40 wib. Not without reason he mocked with his promise to the Princess. However, this was indeed part of the man's strategy towards her. He deliberately arrived late, to make sure this girl was alone in the restaurant. The junta itself had come over a few minutes ago. He watched from a distance to make sure the other officers had come home.

"Good evening at night", said Junta politely as he entered the restaurant and saw the hijab girl sitting at one of the visitor's tables while recording something in a book.

"Oh.good evening, sir.please sit down.", said the Princess back as she closed the book and put down the pen she was holding.

"A little busy ? Sorry I came late.So I have a sudden assignment and stuck in traffic to get here.", replied Junta lying to the girl in front of him.

"Hmm...are you doing the bookkeeping?", asked Junta to open a conversation.

"Oh, yes .usual things I do every day..usually I do it in the lecture but, because waiting for his father.yah, than I bengong I all check cash flow today..",the girl in front of him explained.

"If you may know, do you always record a restaurant's daily income?", Junta asked calmly.

"Oh.of course.that's my duty as a cashier.I will have to report daily finances and monthly reports to my superiors first.", answered the Princess seemed to hang. There was a look of sadness on his face. Remembering the boss who died.

"Oh, yes I am a bit confused..then after..sorry, your boss is gone...Why does the Princess make all these reports...toh, I mean no one is watching and checking all this work of yours ?",ask Junta to delicately investigate. He did not want the girl in front of him to know and feel himself interrogating him.

"Hmm ..personal lawyer ? Do you know his name?", asked Junta back.

"Yes, sure...Mr. Jayadiningrat.The famous lawyer, Pak.we call him Mr. Jay.", replied the Princess again.

"Oh.so.", the Junta's response was brief. He remembered a lawyer who came to his office last time to take care of the death certificate of the victim.

"Oh yes, that means the entire transfer of restaurant revenue, you transfer to the private lawyer?", asked Junta back.

"Hmm.no, sir. The restaurant income is held by me. I have a special account for the restaurant income that I would normally deposit there. Mr. Jay only received a recap and a written report from the one I made.", the brightly veiled girl returned.

"Hmm...Then, do you deposit the daily income of the restaurant every day ? Or weekly ? Or how is the procedure ?", asked Junta back.

"Hmm..sorry sir before.Why are we talking about my work ? Didn't you come to question and investigate the death of Rumayyah's mother?", asked the girl before the critical junta.

"oh, I'm sorry.you're right, Dik Putri. I'm here to ask you about the victims. But I think I'm interested in your story about your work. I mean, I was wondering after the death of the victim, what about your job regarding the finances of this restaurant and to whom would you report it ? I mean who will replace your boss" replied the Junta a little lie. He answered as if he did not suspect the girl. He did not want the girl to know that he was investigating her. He was worried that he would panic the girl and ruin the investigation.

"Oo.so...alright..sorry sir if I am a little presumptuous... So all the money is in a special account that I hold with his ATM card. Mr. Jay usually only checks the financial statements I make. He has entrusted it to me for financial tasks that I do.", said the Princess again.

"Well.if such means you are great yes.hmm.sorry if my question is a little off the mark and a bit sassy.as a cashier.of course Dik Putri used to hold cash.and..Dik Putri already got the full trust of the superior Dik Putri.."

"....Hmm..means you can donk occasionally borrow cash that you hold for any purpose.or if you wish.I as your friend, need help money, money, of course I can ask for help and borrow cash income daily this directory..toh will later be replaced..and Dik Putri do not need to report it is not..?",junta asked him to lure the girl in front of him.

"Hmm.yah certainly can.what you say there is a right.", said the Princess seemed to start hesitating to answer the question Junta.

"Then have you ever done it?", said Junta back.

"Hmm...I mean you accuse me of sipping money from this restaurant?", asked the Princess began to suspect. He felt that the man before him was trying to accuse him of something negative.

"Oo.not like that. I just need the real information, which might be useful in the investigation of this case.", Junta explained. He began to look out for her suspicions. But he didn't try to frame the girl, because if he was wrong then he could lead an opinion that might make an innocent person accused.

 "Hmm..actually..there's something.but I'm afraid this will lead to slander, sir.but I don't know if this will be useful in a police investigation into this murder case.", I'm afraid..",the princess hangs. He seemed hesitant to say something. But Junta is a mature and intelligent cop. He can bring his interlocutor feel comfortable saying whatever he needs.

"Hmm.What's wrong.tell me.Perhaps your description can help us uncover everything.I promise to keep whatever you say to me,and I make sure that no one will know except me" said Junta in a calm tone.

"Hmm..actually what you say is true.I often cover all the finances in the restaurant.", said the Princess to the police in front of her.

"meaning ?I do not understand..could you, Dik Putri explained?", asked Junta with a smile trying to calm the hijab girl in front of him.

"Hmm.actually someone once stole the money in the cashier table... I know it because every bill that comes out will always be input in this tablet.And there is no one who can open all the bills that are recorded automatically in this tablet except me and Bu Rumayyah first. All use the password.", Bright Princess on Junta.

" So..you know who it is?", asked Junta fishing back.

"I'm not too sure sir.that's why I'm worried this will cause slander.", said the Princess.

" Maybe a diner stole it ? Did you not have your cashier's desk?", Junta asked back.

" right, Pak. I wasn't at the cashier table at the time. I was on a prayer break at the time. I feel.it is impossible for a visitor to steal it. Because to open the money box they have to press a button on this tablet, in order to open the storage money box. And the only ones who knew it were the restaurant staff. Because the button can be accessed by anyone without using a special password.And..when I check the daily income, I see there is a discrepancy between the printed bill with softcopy notes on this tablet.".", Bright Princess again.

"Hmm..I understand the intent, Sister. Then, can you show me how to access the use of a computer or tablet in a daily cashier ?" junta asked the girl. The princess just nodded her head. He also invited Junta to look at his cashier table. He showed the man how the use of cash box entry and bill printing and the storage of financial data on the tablet he used. The junta is listening to everything carefully. But they forgot a CCTV attached near the cashier table recorded everything they did that night. And...The princess forgot that everyone can access the CCTV that is there through the tablet or mobile phone they have.