2026-08-14 19:30:49Norma stood a few steps from Bono and Gino while opening the application on her own phone. The icon was still on her home screen, but when she tapped it, a blank page appeared for a moment before returning to the menu. She tried again, and this time nothing happened at all.
Her jaw tightened as she immediately opened her banking application. There was no refund, no new transfer, and no sign that the money she had invested had ever returned to her main account.
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Five Men, Five Kinds of Pressure
After the crowd stepped back from the door, Raka told everyone to remain in the open area. He explained that his team was there to protect the building and its property, not deal with the victims’ missing money. Peter replied that he was only accompanying the group to prevent injuries or further mistakes.Anton continued watching Peter longer than the others. His eyes repeatedly moved to Peter’s hands, footing, and distance from the nearest exit, as though posture revealed more than words.A young man who had been recording since they left Melody Paradise lifted his phone higher. Anton told him in a flat tone not to deliberately film the security staff’s faces at close range without a reason, but the young man replied that they were standing in an area visible to the public and he was only documenting what happened.Feri immediately moved toward him. “If you are told to stop, then stop,” he
The Line He Should Not Cross
Gino stepped across the line Raka had pointed out. He did not move quickly, but the intention was obvious enough that several victims behind him held their breath, knowing the tension in the lobby could turn physical at any moment.Raka moved first without throwing a punch. He caught Gino by the shoulder and pushed him back with controlled force, but Gino’s heel caught on the edge of the floor and he fell into a seated position, bracing himself with both hands.The impact was not severe. What turned Gino’s face red was the fact that dozens of people had just watched him lose face.Bono rushed forward with one hand raised. “Do not touch him like that.”Feri, standing beside Raka, smirked at Bono’s clothes. “So rich investors can fall too.”Norma immediately caught Bono’s arm and told him to stop. Mr. Hendra moved between Bono and the
The Men Guarding the Building, Not Their Money
The five men approached without running. Their movements were far more organized than those of the victims who had been gathering chaotically in the lobby. The largest man in front had short hair, but what stood out more was the way his eyes immediately measured the distance between the crowd, the glass door, and the security desk.“Everyone step back from the door,” he said. His voice was not loud, but it carried enough authority to make several people stop moving. He introduced himself as Raka and explained that his team had been assigned to protect the building that night.Mr. Hendra stepped forward. “We are looking for the third-floor tenant. They took money from a lot of people, and now the office is empty.”Raka did not offer false sympathy. “I heard. But we are not here to handle investments. We are here to make sure nobody damages the property.”The man bes
A Luxury Office Rented for One Month
The security guard asked the group to stop interrupting. He was not responsible for tenant contracts, but after speaking with the night manager, he had enough basic information to answer some of their questions.“The room was rented for a very short term,” he said. “About one month.”Protests rose immediately. Several people repeated the number in disbelief because they had been told the office was permanent.Bono stood at the front, paler than he had been when the application disappeared. “I came here myself. They had a full staff, consultation rooms, a receptionist’s desk, computers, everything.”The guard nodded. “I am not denying that. Office equipment can be installed for the duration of a lease.”Gino raised a business card. “Their name was Instant Wealth.”The guard checked the records a
The Office That Would Not Answer
The group stopped in front of the building, still catching their breath. The floor where the Instant Wealth office was supposed to be was dark, but several victims were not ready to treat that as the end. They stared at the windows, entrance, and directory board as if one light turning on might restore what they had believed.“Maybe they closed early,” Bono said. He hurried to the main entrance and tried the handle that had opened easily on his first visit, but the door did not move.Gino pulled out an old access card a staff member had given him for a later visit. He held it against the panel beside the door, but only a red light blinked.“Try again,” Cindy said. Gino tried twice more with the same result, while Bono began knocking on the glass and calling out to anyone inside.No one answered. Cindy opened the program’s social media pages and found that some were blank
A Longer Road
The group left Melody Paradise at an uneven pace. Some walked quickly because they were angry, others kept checking their phones, and several continued repeating the amount they had lost as though the number needed to be spoken aloud before it felt real.Bono and Gino walked in front because they were the only two who knew exactly where the office was. Two weeks earlier, leading the way had made them look like men guiding others toward opportunity. Tonight, every step behind them felt like pressure from people waiting for answers.Norma stayed several meters back. She was still too angry to walk beside them, but she also refused to let them out of her sight.Cindy continued calling the agent’s number. Every attempt ended the same way, yet she kept trying because one answered call would at least postpone the conversation she feared having with her fiancé.Mr. Hendra walked while calling h
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