The SOUND of the soles of his shoes could be heard in the D Sunny Company towards his office. As soon as he took the elevator to the top floor, he continued to go there with a ferocious expression on his face. He was overcome with emotion after hearing that his beloved cousin had died without his knowledge. The door opened without a single knock.
"I'm sorry, sir. He suddenly wanted to come in here without seeing me," said Secretary Zhega Monisa who was sitting outside his office. Zhega Monisa was a little surprised to see his surprising presence.
"It's okay. You can continue your work," he said to his secretary.
"Okay, sir." the door closed immediately before leaving Zhega Monisa with Royi Freck in the room. The look on his face still didn't fade with his disappointment.
"Royi, we haven't seen each other in a while, right?" Zhega Monisa said along with a big smile on his lips. He quickly got up from his chair and approached Royi Freck who just stood stiffly in front of him.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you want to say something?" He asked about his sharp stare at him. The eyes are reddened painfully.
"Zhega, is it true that Joshua...has been dead for a long time while I was not here?" Royi Freck sounded weak. Hearing the question, Zhega Monisa immediately faded his smile.
"Did you just know? He's not related by blood to us. He's just...an adopted child in this family." he said casually without looking at his gloomy face.
"He died a long time ago. So, did you arrange his funeral?" Royi Freck wants certainty.
"I don't know anything about that. Mr. Donie takes care of it."
"Why aren't you taking care of him? He's your brother, right?"
"I never thought of him as a brother! He has nothing to do with this family. He's just a passenger in our lives, Royi. Don't you realize yet?" his tone suddenly rose after Royi Freck brought up the blood relationship between them. He just laughed cynically hearing his insult to Joshua Jurai.
"I thought...you've made friends with him here as siblings. But it turns out, you're still black-hearted and don't care about his death at all. You must be happy when he dies." Royi Freck sneered at him who looked calmly at him.
"Are you trying to make me angry?"
"Continue your self-importance to others. You will end up eating yourself. Believe me, you are the one who invited the downfall of your life because of your careless attitude towards others." He feels Zhega Monisa will never change even though he will face failure in his life. He believed his words would come true.
Ending with those words, he stepped out of the office without looking back at Zhega Monisa. He was left alone there without saying goodbye.
"Who is he to teach me like that?" Zhega Monisa said sarcastically with a small laugh. He only pursues luxury. Nothing is more important in his life than money and power.
***
Stepping out of the taxi, he dressed in a knee-length suit and headed to the police station. The police station building which was not as tall as the big company building was looked up to by Hery Maxwell who looked like a dwarf standing in front of the police station.
A police car was rushing into the area with sirens blaring. Hery Maxwell just watched the police car from a distance.
"What other case is that?" he said to himself as he slowly approached him. But an unexpected event happened before his eyes. He saw the police car swaying as if its occupants had been attacked.
A male suspect was running out of the police car without handcuffs. With an anxious look on his face, he quickly ran away from there. But Hery Maxwell carefully observed the suspect's condition. Dressed in a leather jacket, long pants and leather shoes was heading towards him. He quickly blocked it with his chest.
"Hey, where are you going?" Hery Maxwell said as he looked at the suspect's face.
"Go to the side! Arghhh!"
Without delay, Hery Maxwell twisted the suspect's right hand behind his body. Pushing his leg from below managed to knock the suspect to the floor. Several police officers who were attacked in the police car rushed out towards him before handcuffing the suspect again. A policeman took him to the police station.
"Thank you for...."
"Hey! How do you work ahh?! You gave him a chance to escape! You shouldn't act weak like this!" Hery Maxwell spoke sternly to a policeman in front of him as he pointed his finger at the suspect.
"I'm sorry..." the policeman bowed in shame at his negligence in carrying out his duties.
"Next time don't repeat the same mistake, understand?!"
"Yes, sir." he immediately apologized for his mistake. Hery Maxwell simply closed his eyes. In front of the police station again he felt depressed.
"Hery!" a hoarse voice was heard calling him from afar. He slowly approached the two of them.
"Why are you here?" he asked after coming face to face with him. A policeman saluted him before leaving. Hery Maxwell just watched him from a distance.
"Why is this? You're just watching him."
"Is he a new police officer?"
"Yes, why?"
"Just forget about it." Hery Maxwell decided to remain silent about the incident.
"The former police officer came here again. Inspector Hery, did you come here to go back to work?" he said with his smile.
"I came here because I want to see you, Detective Jens."
"Me?" his eyebrows rose before he pointed a finger at himself. Hery Maxwell looked very serious.
***
It turned out that the man who approached him earlier was his former colleague when he worked as a police officer. Jens became good friends with him when they studied in the training camp together. His hot-tempered attitude has never changed. He was scolded by Hery Maxwell for his mistake. That's the real attitude of Hery Maxwell from a long time ago.
"What? You want to investigate the accident?" he was a little surprised to hear his request. They were talking together on the edge of a steep cliff that was quite high. A gentle wind from the west blows cold on their bodies. Both of his hands dipped into the pockets of the knee-length suit he wore on his body. The collar of his shirt was deliberately not folded to cover his cold neck.
"Yes..." he replied with just one word.
"Sorry, Hery. I can't help you."
"What?!" his tone suddenly became louder as he looked at Jens who was standing next to him.
"The accident case...was finished a month ago. You can't reopen the case. The case is already closed."
"The case is closed?! Are you trying to make a joke?!" the tone of his voice nearly broke his ears.
"Do you see my face joking?" said Jens looking at his face.
Hery Maxwell quickly stared at his face for a long time. His eyes did not blink at all.
"You don't look like you're joking. Clean your eyes. There are dark circles around your eyes. Your face is getting uglier when I see it." behind that old look, he accidentally saw something in his eyes. Jens quickly cleaned his eyes.
"No matter what, I will still investigate the case for my sister's sake. There is something wrong. I have not received any progress from the accident victim. Your job is to take the case report and give it to me. Investigate as well who is the owner of the car that hit my sister's school van. Do you understand?!"
Their discussion ended with a stern instruction from Hery Maxwell. He immediately walked away from there leaving Jens alone. Jens just let out a long sigh.