"Santi is Dark Angels' executioner, Jessica!"
"Huh?"
"Yes, you heard me right. She has known as the 'executioner' in the gang of Bimasakti High School students. You could say she is the most feared student among the Dark Angel leaders, even though she is not the leader."
Jessica was immediately silent, wondering who Santi was the most feared figure at school. And if she wanted to do her mission at school, it was mandatory for her to know everything in it, including the small things.
"Santi is known to be the calmest and coolest of the four, and also as the strongest girl in the school. She mastered various martial arts and various weapons, such as knives, machetes, and various types of firearms," said Abigail.
"She was raised by a high-profile hitman and educated the hard way. Since the death of the man who raised him, Santi earns money by becoming a free fighter in illegal arenas. One of his ferociousness is that he can beat 30 people with her bare hands."
"Then she met Yana, who is the daughter of a big gang leader in the city of Jakarta, and they recruited Santi to be his accomplice. Even Yana financed all her life needs. From then on, she became one of the Dark Angels' front women, and she was just as ruthless as their boss. If Yana gives an order to beat up anyone who dares to go against her, she will do it and not even hesitate to kill." She concluded.
"So, why did she stay silent when I fought her back?" asked Jessica after listening to her friend's explanation.
"I don't know, maybe because she didn't intend to?" she replied casually.
"Sadistic anyway." Jessica commented. "But if you cancel the duel challenge, I'm sorry I don't want to."
"You're crazy!" said Abigail in an annoyed tone, "they challenged you to a free fight duel! That means there is no rules! And―" her words were stopped when the homeroom teacher entered the X IPS 4 classroom.
"Everyone present?" asked Mrs. Vivi after sitting in her chair.
All X IPS 4 students responded, "PRESENT MA'AM!"
"Alright, today we will learn Civics. Let's open chapter 5!" she said.
So all students opened their Civics textbooks.
"Today we explore the material about the Navigating the Ark of Justice of the Indonesian Nation. As we know that there is a good deal of news in various electronic media about corruption cases where they are detained but It...."
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Elsewhere - inside a skyscraper called the Vries Building, the corporate office of the Vries Group in South Jakarta, Claudia has just finished a meeting with the company's top brass, which is made up of mostly Indonesians and a few foreigners. It was to discuss the construction of several facilities in the company's Paradise City area. The results were so satisfying, property sales there exceeded the set target. Of course, Claudia as the leader, was very satisfied.
Then the woman went down to the lobby and walked out through the main door. There was already a black limousine waiting for her in front.
The independent woman boarded the limousine and sat down gracefully. Inside there was Arjen-her right-hand man and also a personal driver. And ten bodyguards sitting silently.
"We're leaving now!"
"Yes, ma'am."
The bald man immediately drove the car away from the office area, down the highway for about 20 minutes until it reached a contemporary building that was a mall with a sign that read VRIES PLAZA on the large fountain in the South Jakarta area.
Vries Plaza is a luxury mall owned by the Vries Group with dozens of branches spread throughout Europe and in various other countries such as the United States, Korea, Japan, and Indonesia. Standing with an area of 400,000 square meters, this building has 5 floors and there are approximately 450 local and international retail outlets, diverse culinary outlets, as well as luxurious and the best facilities. It even has a playground and water park area in one indoor area. No doubt, this shopping center has become a tourism paradise by attracting approximately 30 million visitors each year. However, everything there tends to be expensive, so only people with thick wallets visit it.
Claudia took the elevator to a Chinese restaurant on the fourth floor with Arjen and two bodyguards-while the others waited in the car. The billionaire woman's purpose for going to his shopping center was because she had an appointment with a businesswoman there.
"The room is in the name of Celine Wijaya?"
"Ms. Claudia, right? At the far end, ma'am. You'll turn left and go straight until you see a door that says 'RESERVED'. Ms. Celine has reserved it." The restaurant employee in the red uniform replied to her by pointing her index finger towards the left side.
"Okay, thank you." Claudia replied briefly.
Accompanied by her people, this billionaire woman walked according to what the restaurant employee said. Until they found a door with a sign that read 'RESERVED' with 2 men wearing street thug-style free clothes.
One of the men opened the door. "Please come in ma'am. Our boss is waiting for you inside."
And once inside, an oriental-looking woman approached Claudia. Then greeted her;
"Hi, darling!"
Recognizing the figure in front of her, she immediately returned the woman's greeting and kissed each of their right and left cheeks.
"Celine, you're even more beautiful. So different now!" Claudia complimented seeing the oriental-looking woman's appearance with an elegant look.
"Yes, sis. I need to improve my appearance more and more. That's the risk of being a successful person." She replied.
"But I'm glad you're getting more successful!"
"You can do it. I'm nothing compared to you." "By the way, how are you and your daughter's doing?"
"We're good." Claudia replied briefly.
The woman was wearing a moss green blazer suit. She wore earrings in both ears with her shaggy-hairstyle. Next to her was a man dressed freely as well. And don't forget, the items she was wearing were all branded and expensive in top-to-toe.
Celine Wijaya, a successful nightlife and culinary entrepreneur in Jakarta and the surrounding areas. And as an Indonesian citizen, Chinese people in Indonesian like her have been using typical indigenous names and surnames for decades.
Claudia first met her when she was a teenager and was on vacation with her daughter in Indonesia. When she helped the woman when she was almost to be robbed, they began a friendship. Celine and her parents were a poor family at the time. They lived by running a small stall serving Chinese food, which she had eaten at on several occasions.
And the restaurant where they were meeting was Celine's, serving a variety of Chinese food. The name of the restaurant is Celine's Dinner, which started from her parents' stall. Its branches are everywhere.
And now, this Chinese woman is very much different from before.
Enough! Now, back to the topic.
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"Come sit, sis. let's get started." Celine said, inviting her to sit down.
"Okay, I'm all ears," she said after landing her ass on the chair.
This woman who knew how Claudia struggled to become what she is now. And since they were close, the conversation between the two women was more casual and the billionaire woman didn't mind at all.
"Look Clau, there so many visitors at your mall. So, I want to build an indoor nightclub at the top of this mall called 'Euphoria'. And I also offer to cooperate with you."
Then Celine explained what the concept of her nightclub that would stand at the top of Vries Plaza would be like, what facilities were available for visitors later. She also explained that the performers at her nightclub would be those who had a lot of experience.
The oriental-looking woman asked her trusted person, who was dressed in casual clothes, to put down the green folder and open it. There, she explained the costs involved, and the facilities required. And last but not least; what the benefits would be for both of them.
"So how is it? Are you interested in working with me?"
"I'm interested. Let's do it."
So both of them signed the agreement letter on the table, indicating that they agreed.
"Oh yeah, don't go home right away." Celine asked. "Here, try the special menu from my restaurant. I cooked it especially for the two of us."
In just a matter of minutes, three waiters in red uniforms came and put on someome oriental dishes. Among them were Peking duck and kung pao chicken.
The first bite of bebek peking that Claudia chewed was savory, and the meat was soft. The composition of the marinade was just right—indulging the taste buds. This Chinese woman is indeed good at cooking. No wonder her culinary business is growing well.
"It's delicious, just like the old days." Claudia commented honestly.
"Ah, that's just normal, I see." Celine argued again. "By the way, stop by my house next month."
"In Serpong?"
"No, my new house in Kelapa Gading. I just bought it at the end of December. I'll tell you the address in WA." He said as he slurped the rice noodles with two chopsticks in his fingers.
"I'll try to come. But I can't promise." Claudia said honestly.
"Relax, just let me know when you can come."
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Back to SMA Bimasakti, where the homecoming bell rang at 2pm. Like most students, Jessica put her books and school supplies into her backpack. Then walked to the parking area carrying her bag, where she parked her sports car.
It wasn't long before she pressed the button on her car key.
"Hi, I'm Sadewa Wijaya. You just call me Dewa." Without permission, an oriental-faced student approached him and introduced himself.
"What do you need? I'm going home, I'm busy." Jessica replied without looking at the man's face. She was not lying. She did have a lot of activities in her life―especially working hard in her home studio to produce her song.
"Everyone else is going home, too. But I have something to offer you."
"I don't have much time. Please go!" Jessica insisted and kept pressing the automatic button that made both doors open automatically by sliding up. Then she got in and closed them again.
Jessica quickly drove her car away from the school without a care in the world for the student.
"The first try failed, but I'm sure I can persuade the girl." Sadewa muttered, staring at the movement of sports cars exiting the school area.