Zaqqy immediately responded to one of the thugs. He was probably the leader of the other thugs.The market residents, who were still quite numerous in the area because it was still early in the morning, glanced at each other and whispered when the sudden argument broke out."You're challenging us, huh? You're challenging me?" said the thug, putting his hands on his hips and glaring. Brugh!He walked towards Zaqqy with his chest puffed out, even bumping his shoulder into Zaqqy's body as if to challenge the young man.Behind the thug were about four of his friends, who seemed to be looking down on Zaqqy. The market stall owners began to retreat in fear, some of them even running into their stalls, small kiosks where they earned their living."Stop it, stop it. Please don't fight. It's still early in the morning, everyone is trying to make a living," said Pak Rahmat, one of the stall owners who sold kitchen spices."Get lost!" said the thug as he pushed Pak Rahmat.Zaqqy, who saw this,

The young man simply shook his head slowly after hearing the stories from the market traders.​“Yes, they’re really cheeky! Do they think selling things is easy? We have to worry about paying the stall fees to the local council and figuring out how to sell our goods,” said Mr Rahmat.​“But today, thank God, because of you, Zaqqy, they didn’t end up extorting us. Thank you so much. Hopefully, in future, they’ll never come here again because they’ve seen there’s a strong and brave young man who can knock them out like that,” added Wak Jul.​“Amen, let’s hope so, sir.”​After that incident, the atmosphere in the market was truly peaceful. Everything was running smoothly, and the traders looked very calm. Zaqqy gathered with his friends, who also worked as porters at Mr Gimin’s place.​“So, after this, there’s no more work, is there, Bro?” asked Zaqqy.​“We won’t have any more work, but we’ll come every day at two in the morning, and we’ll be back by ten in the morning at the latest. We’r

Rinto threatened, pointing at Puji’s face. The young man nodded quickly, full of conviction.​“Yes, Bro. If what I’m saying isn’t true, go ahead and kill me. But if it turns out I’m right, you’d better find another way. What if the Boss finds out Zaqqy’s still alive? What then?”​Hearing this, Rinto merely snorted, then looked at his five other mates.​“Malik, Aman, Dito, you lot go with Puji into the forest. Me, Anto, and Andri will go to capture Rahayu,” said Rinto to his friends.​“Right, boss!” they replied in unison.​Malik, Aman, Dito, and Puji got into the white car. Meanwhile, Anto, Andri, and Rinto got into the black car.“Let’s go now!” ordered Rinto.The two cars drove off at a moderate speed, leaving their base. However, when they reached the three-way junction, the two cars went in different directions.Rinto’s car headed towards the city, whilst the car driven by Malik and his friends headed towards the forest, the place where Zaqqy had been abandoned by them earlier.“A

Puji gasped in surprise. She realised something. That right now, we were back under that old banyan tree again!​“How on earth did we end up back at this banyan tree?” Puji asked again.She looked over at Dito, who could only shake his head, whilst Malik was still trying to start the car, but to no avail.Whoosh.... The wind began to blow fiercely once more, the tree’s hanging roots started to sway, yet the atmosphere in that place was utterly still. They were truly terrified, made even more so by the deafening, unseen laughter.​“Please forgive us, Grandad, Great-Grandad... please forgive our arrival. Please let us go home, Grandad,” said Puji suddenly, looking very nervous. Hearing this, his three friends immediately turned to look at him.​“Please forgive us, Great-Grandad, Grandad... we’re sorry for disturbing you. Please let us go home,” added Malik, Aman, and Dito. They echoed what Puji had said.“Please forgive us, Great-Grandfather. Grandfather, we promise we won’t come here

Zaqqy shouted from his motorbike as he continued to chase Rinto’s car and his friends, but Rinto kept accelerating.​“Not here! It could get dangerous in a crowded place, mate,” said Andri. “We need to find a quiet spot. At least if he dies twice, it’ll be easier for us to get away.”​“Yeah, you’re right. He needs to be finished off. I reckon he’s asking for it twice over,” replied Rinto, accelerating the car even further until they reached a road leading to some derelict buildings.​Zaqqy didn’t give up and kept chasing them. When the chance arose, the young man overtook the vehicle, stopped immediately, got off his motorbike, and stood right in the car’s path as it continued to speed past."Bastard! Just run him over, mate! Let him die already!" said Andri, egging Rinto on."Right," replied Rinto. He smiled, looking around at the now deserted area, and chose to accelerate the car to ram into Zaqqy.However, the young man realised what was happening. He ran towards Rinto’s car, but