Chapter 9.

Slanier couldn't sleep because he was thinking about Dhamia's condition. He has no deep love for her, but he loves her as a friend.

His granddad called to know where he was. But he complained to his grandfather that rank one sent him and Dhamia to duty in a distant city after their operation. He doesn't want his granddad to worry because he will also recover quickly from his condition.

3 days later.

"Nurse, can you help me enter Dhamia's room? Has her father left the room?"

"Yes, sir. Let's go to her room. Sir, ma'am is already awake. I know you will be happy."

"Thanks to our Lord. And thank you!"

When he entered Dhamia's room, he immediately hugged her. "I thought I was going to lose you, my friend. Thank God you're okay."

"I will not die immediately, Slan."

"Yeah."

"Thank God you're alive too, Slan. I'm sorry if my father is angry with you."

"Shh. It's okay; I understand him."

"No. He must not blame you. I am disgusted with him because he treats you like a criminal."

"Dhamia, please don't say that. He's still your father. He is just concerned for you. Be thankful about that."

"I don't care. I don't want anyone to belittle you."

"I understand. But please, don't be angry with your dad just because of me. I'm just your friend, okay? I'm fine."

He went to the window. "Dhamia... I wonder, who are the men who brought us here to the hospital?"

"That's what I'm wondering about, Slanier. Uhm... Who told you that men brought us here to the hospital?"

"The guard of this hospital."

"I see, Slan. But is it possible that those evil criminals brought us here? They shot us to die. So it is impossible for them to bring us here to the hospital."

He sighed, "Or maybe they threw us out because they thought we were dead. And there were good men who saw us."

"I see. You know, I'm disappointed in myself because we didn't succeed in our mission."

"No, Dham, you did great. You are one of the best police officers I have ever met. And maybe if I wasn't with you yesterday, my confidence in myself wouldn't grow a little. But you're right, we didn't succeed in our mission, so even I was disappointed in myself."

"Thanks, Slan. We must not give up. There's another mission. And I know, one day, we will catch the culprits in that case."

Slanier bowed and backed away when he saw rank one enter the room.

Rank one looked at Slanier from head to toe.

"What are you doing here, asshole?! Get out!"

"Hey, dad! Don't let him out! He is my visitor!!" She argued.

"When did you learn to yell at me?!"

"Yes, you are the head of our family, and you are my superior in our work. But don't you ever treat him like he is not my friend."

"Really, Dhamia?! Like you said, I'm the superior, so I have the right to remove him as your partner. Don't you ever try me."

"Try to remove him as my partner; I will resign as a police officer rank 60. Go, dad, go."

"Are you really testing my patience?!"

"No, just let him be my partner! You controlled my whole life, and Slanier as my partner is my only wish to you! Do you remember that I don't want to be a police officer? You know that I want to be a psychologist!"

"You're so dramatic! You are like Slanier!" Rank one walked out.

He was sad because they fought because of him.

"U-Uhm... D-Dhamia... Sorry. Hmm, bye, I will go back to work. Please rest for a few days."

Dhamia was about to speak, but he quickly left.

At the police station.

"Hey, weak princess! I heard that you didn't succeed in your operation with Dhamia, huh? You know, Dhamia is good; she's just unlucky because she was with you," Halin teased Slanier.

He sighed, "I don't have time to talk to you. I came here to continue my work."

"I've been imagining how rank one would be angry with you. Or he is already angry with you. You really are a worthless person and a loser."

"If I were you, don't go to work because rank one and we, your co-workers, are ashamed of you. How sad, weak princess Slanier," Halin added.

He wanted to cry. But he thought it wasn't worth it to show his tears to Halin.

Halin laughed, "Don't you have anything to say? Poor you."

Slanier was about to walk away, but suddenly the alarm system went off. This means that there are attackers outside the police station.

Halin ran away to save himself.

Slanier's body trembled when he heard the loud gunshots. He knows that the attackers can't enter easily at the station because there are many police at every door. But he is still afraid, not only for himself but for the lives of his co-workers.

He tried to take out his gun. He tries to cheer himself up.

He ran to every office door of his co-workers to tell them to go to the underground of the station for their safety.

None of his co-workers even thanked him; they even pushed him.

He hesitated to go to rank one's office because he was angry with him. But he ran to his office and knocked, even though he was shy.

Rank one looked at him sharply, "What are you doing here?! I can save myself!"

"Sir, let's go!"

"No! I don't need your help!" Rank one walked out.

Slanier's eyes widened as he saw an attacker get inside. The attacker pointed the gun at rank one.

"Sir! Run!" Slanier ran behind rank one. The attacker shot him.

"Slanier!!" rank one shouted worriedly.

"Rank one, run! I'm okay! Run!"

Rank One ran away.

"Why did you catch the bullet?! I will perish because of you!" the attacker angrily shouted.

Slanier was surprised at what the attacker said. He tried to fight the weakness in his body. "W-what d-do y-you m-mean?!"