15-1 Burhan Meets Rudin
Burhan crept toward another door.
It turned out Burhan and Nagini had split up because there were many doors in the lower room.
Burhan tried to open a door that was unlocked. He stayed calm and alert, the tip of his pistol aimed forward.
Slowly, Burhan entered. The room was dimly lit. After checking, it was empty.
Faintly, Burhan heard a moan. He moved closer. And to Burhan's great surprise...
Burhan: "Rudin?"
Rudin: "Yes, Burhan. It's me."
Burhan quickly untied the ropes binding Rudin.
Burhan: "Why is your face all battered like you were rammed by a Garut sheep?"
Rudin: "I was spying on Kuntadi and got caught..."
Burhan: "Who sent you?"
Rudin: "Komjen Arizal..."
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15-2 Kuntadi Is Very Cruel
Burhan was silent for a moment, then sighed.
Burhan: "Can you still walk?"
Rudin: "Of course, Burhan."
Rudin wiped the dried blood from his mouth.
Rudin: "By the way, Burhan, how did you get here? Are you chasing Kuntadi?"
Burhan: "At first, I was just looking for a girl named Sawitri. That's what brought me here."
Rudin took a long breath.
Rudin: "Kuntadi is very cruel and skilled at fighting."
Burhan looked around, trying to assess the situation.
Rudin: "Kuntadi's room is upstairs, at the helm. Let's capture him, Burhan!"
Burhan nodded and handed Rudin a pistol.
It turned out Rudin was an undercover Densus 88 intelligence officer.
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15-3 Sawitri at Kembang Setaman Disco
Rudin: "By the way, Burhan, the girl named Sawitri is not here..."
Burhan glanced sharply.
Burhan: "What do you mean?"
Rudin: "Sawitri was taken to Kembang Setaman Discotheque."
Burhan furrowed his brow. His expression grew serious.
Burhan: "Kembang Setaman Discotheque? Isn't that the place...?"
Rudin: "Yes. That place isn't just a disco and a den of vice."
Burhan listened carefully. According to intel rumors, the place is the center of illegal business by corrupt officials.
Rudin: "That place is the hub of illegal business."
Burhan: "Drugs, arms trafficking, and human trafficking?"
Rudin: "Exactly, Burhan. Kembang Setaman Disco is the center."
Burhan: "Who owns that place?"
Rudin: "I can't confirm yet. But the name often mentioned is: Mariana."
Burhan was silent for a moment, his mind connecting all the facts.
Burhan: "Do you know where the girls are hidden?"
Rudin: "They're in the next room. Come, I'll show you..."
Burhan and Rudin left the room cautiously.
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15-4 Capturing the Guards of MV Mawar Merah
Badrun: "You must be police intel."
Maryono: "All the information about this ship is top secret."
Kusno: "Especially since you know the whereabouts of the girls to be taken to Thailand."
Lubis: "Oh no... are you really police?"
Nagini took a fighting stance, preparing for whatever might happen. Her poison needles were ready to be thrown.
Nagini: "Hurry up and tell me, where are you hiding the girls?"
Badrun: "Do you want to join them?"
Maryono: "Work in Thailand?"
Kusno chuckled.
Thud!
Before Kusno finished laughing, his head suddenly felt hot. His forehead was swelling to the size of a salak fruit.
A quick punch from Nagini hit his forehead, making him stagger backward.
Kusno's pistol slipped from his hand.
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15-5 The Cowards Caught
Badrun, Maryono, and Lubis were shocked to see Kusno collapse after just one punch.
Lubis: "Oh no... Kusno, you've got a bump."
Kusno glared at Lubis.
Meanwhile, Badrun, more realistic, readied his gun to shoot.
Suddenly!
"Hands up!"
"Don't move!"
Burhan and Rudin stood at the door, pointing their pistols.
It turned out Badrun, Maryono, and Lubis were cowards at heart.
Badrun immediately threw his gun to the floor and raised his hands, followed by Maryono and Lubis.
Lubis glanced at Maryono.
Lubis: "Oh no... locked up again, huh..."
Maryono: "That's fate... fate..."
Kusno: "Eating in line, the rice is corn..."
Badrun: "We'll be ordered to memorize the Pancasila..."
Nagini, Burhan, and Rudin smiled as they heard their complaints.
Badrun handed over the keys and pointed to the back door.
Burhan handcuffed Badrun, Maryono, Kusno, and Lubis.
The three then went to rescue the girls.
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15-6 Rescuing the Girls
Burhan: "Rudin, you take these girls upstairs and get them off the ship."
Rudin nodded.
Burhan: "All the guards in front have been neutralized. The CCTV is also turned off."
Rudin: "Ready!"
Nagini grew uneasy again because she did not see Sawitri among the girls.
Nagini: "Burhan, I don't see Sawitri."
Burhan: "Sawitri is at the Kembang Setaman Discotheque."
Nagini: "What do you mean?"
Burhan: "We will look for her later."
Nagini: "But..."
Burhan: "It's easy to find Sawitri if she's still in Jakarta. Now, let's capture Kuntadi."
Nagini frowned. Her worry about Sawitri was clearly visible on her face.
Nagini: "Alright..."
Nagini, Burhan, and Rudin parted ways at the ship's exit.
Rudin took the girls out, while Nagini and Burhan headed upstairs—to the ship's control room.
They were looking for Kuntadi.
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15-7 Information for the Big Boss
Kuntadi took a deep drag from his cigarette, then slowly exhaled the smoke.
Meanwhile, his phone was pressed to his left ear.
Kuntadi: "Yes, Madam Mariana..."
He put the cigarette in the ashtray on the table, then sipped the hot coffee.
Kuntadi: "Arizal is spying on our activities..."
Kuntadi's face looked serious.
Kuntadi: "Alright, Madam. The ship will soon depart for Thailand, carrying the beautiful girls."
He listened to further instructions.
Kuntadi: "Understood, Madam. After Thailand, we will deal with Arizal."
He hung up the phone, his jaw tightening.
Kuntadi: "How much longer before the ship departs?"
Marno: "About half an hour, Boss."
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15-8 Nagini and Burhan Act Like Top Detectives
Thud!
Wham!
Two guards were thrown backward. Nagini slapped one guard, while Burhan kicked the other.
The path to the upper floor was tightly guarded.
Thud!
Wham!
Two more guards fainted. Nagini and Burhan moved silently toward the upper floor—to the helm.
At the top of the stairs, two guards saw them and immediately pointed their pistols.
"Who are you?!"
Before they could pull the trigger, Nagini moved quickly. Her hand swung, throwing two level-two needles.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Teph! Teph!
Two needles pierced right into the guards' necks. They staggered, then collapsed unconscious.
Nagini and Burhan exchanged glances. Burhan signaled toward the stairs.
They slowly climbed the stairs. Burhan gripped his pistol tightly.
Both remained alert.
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15-9 Meeting Kuntadi, Leader of the Kangkung Gang
Burhan: "Nagini, this is the door Rudin pointed out."
Nagini nodded, her face tense. Her hand still gripped the poisoned needle. She remained alert.
Suddenly, a voice came from inside.
"Boss, permission to go to the toilet...!"
The door slowly opened. Marno's face appeared at the doorway.
Before he could step out…
Thud!
Crash!
His body was kicked backward by Burhan, smashing into the table in front of Kuntadi.
Kuntadi's eyes widened—shocked and angry. He immediately jumped up.
He saw Marno clutching his stomach in pain. The table was destroyed, and spilled coffee was all over.
Kuntadi: "How dare you! Who's causing trouble here?!"
Kuntadi drew his shining knife.
"Don't move!"
"Hands up!"
"We're the police!"
At the door stood a girl in a red jacket and Burhan dressed fully in police uniform.
Burhan's pistol pointed at Kuntadi and his guards.
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15-10 The MV Mawar Merah Cyber Team
Deni, holding a laptop, pointed toward Nagini and Burhan.
Deni: "So, you're the ones who disabled the ship's CCTV…"
Kuntadi: "You're asking for death!"
The three guards in the room simultaneously drew their pistols and aimed at Nagini and Burhan.
Burhan: "This place is surrounded! Surrender now!"
Nagini, sensing the unpredictability of the situation, immediately channeled her inner power. Her hands began to tremble.
The room grew cold.
Kuntadi, who had some knowledge of mysticism, sensed the chill was not from the AC. Faintly, he saw Nagini's hands trembling, surrounded by a blue aura.
Kuntadi: "So you're the troublemaker!"
He pointed at Nagini, but she only gave a sly smile.
Tension thickened. The pistols in their hands could fire at any moment.
Nagini's poisoned needles were ready to fly at any time.
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15-10 Nagini vs. Kuntadi
Kuntadi moved reflexively, throwing his knife at Nagini.
Nagini, already alert, dodged immediately. She leaned to the side. Kuntadi's knife flew just a centimeter from her face.
After missing its target, the knife swiftly returned to Kuntadi's hand.
Apparently, the knife's handle was attached to a thin elastic steel wire, allowing it to be pulled back after being thrown.
Burhan and Kuntadi's three guards were stunned, motionless.
Finally, Nagini and Kuntadi engaged in close combat.
Kuntadi's knife throws and slashes were avoided by Nagini.
Occasionally, Kuntadi managed to dodge Nagini's top-level poisoned needles.
At one point, Kuntadi threw his knife while Nagini released a poisoned needle.
Teph!
Blam!
The two weapons clashed in mid-air.
Kuntadi grimaced in pain.
Nagini's hand tingled slightly.
Though skilled in fighting and mystic power, clearly Kuntadi was still two levels below Nagini.
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15-11 Subduing Kuntadi
The fight between Nagini and Kuntadi was epic.
They punched, kicked, and threw weapons at each other.
But the cold aura emitted by Nagini disrupted Kuntadi's concentration. Gradually, Kuntadi was pushed back.
Wham!
A punch from Nagini landed squarely on Kuntadi's jaw.
Kuntadi's head tilted back, his body slightly lifted.
Thud!
Followed by a kick aimed right at his stomach.
Kuntadi's body flew backward, landing in a sitting position with blood dripping from his lips. Looking up, he saw Nagini standing tall, legs firmly planted, breathing steadily.
The three guards watching widened their eyes in shock. Kuntadi, once considered powerful, was now down at the hands of a woman.
Especially seeing Burhan standing nearby, pistol raised, ready to shoot at any moment.
Their courage crumbled. Without orders, they threw down their pistols and raised their hands, surrendering.
Meanwhile, Kuntadi threw his knife.
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15-12 Tono Arrives Late
Burhan handcuffed Kuntadi and his guards.
Not long after, police sirens sounded. The Densus 88 team with full personnel and weapons arrived on site.
Tono: "Hey, Burhan! You're still not leaving any action for us?"
Burhan just chuckled, then glanced at Nagini, who looked uneasy.
Burhan: "If we waited for the 88 team, this ship would have left already."
Tono smiled bitterly. In his heart, he actually wanted to join the action to catch the criminals.
Nagini and Burhan said goodbye, leaving Rudin behind. Meanwhile, the Densus 88 team began handling the rescued girls and securing the criminals.
End of chapter 15
To be continued chapter 16
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Author's Note
Hello, Readers!
Thank you for following Nagini's journey so far. This story blends the world of classic martial arts with modern mafia intrigue—full of action, humor, and suspense.
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