Pious but Evil

Verdict 5: The Wonder

Captain Kamzan witnessed the agony of Yerein for the first time, when the hard rubber made contact with her back he saw her winced and closed her eyes."officer Malina hit only after my signal"

"A I am sorry captain" captain Kamzan noticed that her face was suffering from unbearable pain now, but she kept on saying her mantra"I am innocent"

"enough"Kamzan spoke to stop the whipping,

Officer Malina asked recklessly"already?"

Captain Kamzan gave officer Malina a disapproving look."I know you are tired, officer Malina,you can go now"

Officer Malina exited the cell, but she knew that the concern was not for her.She knew that the girl inside was trying to act innocent to avoid the punishment.

After officer Malina left,captain Kamzan spoke again."contemplate tonight,you will die here before you can go back to your husband"

Yerein gave him her most dangerous look"I am innocent,I am not protecting anyone here" Yerein said slowly with full of certainty in her voice.

But captain Kamzan still untamed of her words"the evidence against you is very strong,the only thing to lessen your punishment is to betray your heart and that is to abandon the man you love"if for the past few weeks there was a hint of doubt on captain Kamzan's judgement ,this was slightly changed when he received the copy of her file.She was indeed a terrorist, her linked to terrorism was through tying her string of heart to Shiko Kazi,the most wanted terrorist.

Yerein surrendered, she didn't answer anymore,it's useless and tiring.

"Take a rest,you will be receiving another hit tomorrow" She got confused about the man disappearing from her vision. He was good and bad,cruel and kind.He was the epitome of "transformer",he didn't stay on one character, he kept on transforming.

The punishment was not over yet, but he stopped by the time he saw the agony on her face.

Yerein couldn't help but think if he was a Muslim,he looked like one,almost all the military men she saw wore a cross necklace but captain Kamzan wore nothing.If he was just a Muslim man he could help her.She could tell him the truth.But captain Kamzan seemed out of her league, he was blinded by the evidence.She already tried to seek help before, but her effort was rendered void by this man.

He might look like a Muslim, but not a practicing one"astagfirullah,I should not judge him" her last words before she fell asleep due to fatigue.

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"What happened buds, you seem disturbed lately?"officer Max asked officer Nico while eating the meat.They are in the restaurant now, they decided to take their dinner outside for a change.

"Nothing"officer Nico didn't want to talk about his agony.

While captain Kamzan was on the phone standing a few meters away from them and sometimes threw a glance at his companions. His superior was asking him about the updates regarding Yerein's case.He was suffering from a dilemma lately.His mind told him to judge logically, but his heart told him to check his conscience.Everything was great when he was just a stoned-hearted captain, but though he was still like that there was a drop of confusion on the latest case he was assigned with.The evidence was enough to convince him, but it took many more reliable evidence to convince his heart.To say the least, he was inside the cobweb now.

“There is something,I am your buddy,I can sense that" officer Max continued to ask officer Nico while drinking his fruit juice

“She prays” Officer Max looked at officer Nico,in his mind,he was asking if since when his buddy started to become a stupid man.

"Of course officer Nico you told us already"officer Max rolled his eyes.He hated Math, but he was good at it but the subject he hated the most was history, for him, it was a waste of time to go back to the past over and over again ,instead of studying them why not just create new memories and cherish the present? While remembering his youthful days, he heard officer Nico talk again.

"I saw it with my own eyes"officer Nico let go of the words while capturing the scene where he saw a rare thing that was being done by a terrorist.

"I guess it's natural because she is a Muslim" for officer Max what Yerein did was a normal thing.Though as a Christian he wasn't the religious one, but he prayed sometimes.

"But she is a terrorist?"officer Nico was still in the whirlwind of confusion.This was the reason he always protected the woman, not just because of Fragya, but he didn't also want to punish her for the crime of her husband.

"Don't talk like that;you remind me of idiot Jake"

"How can she pray? And kill at the same time?, how can she kill if she fears the one who gives life and takes life?" As a result of officer Nico's confusion, he bombarded officer Max with his branches of questions.

"Maybe because she is not a terrorist,I mean yeah it's impossible because she looks kind and innocent" officer Max had hidden thoughts too, but he was careful to unveil it,he didn't want to create a gap with his captain,he was already told by him that they needed to focus on the burden of proof.

"But we have evidence"officer Nico reasoned out,their scenario was like they were brainstorming inside the classroom.

"What if she had been framed up?"This thought was the first thing that popped up in officer Max's mind when she met Yerein in the white moon camp.

"Your answer is based from pity"captain Kamzan butted in trying to act cool with the topic; of course he wouldn't tell them about his dilemma because he was the mighty captain after all ,but if these two humans could peek inside his heart and mind, they will be shocked to see his disarranged thoughts lately.

"No captain I am answering based from what I believe,you have a point officer Nico,if you fear your Lord,you are afraid to kill anyone because you know He can see you,then maybe she is really innocent"

Officer Nico just nodded while busy feeding his hungry stomach,while captain Kamzan didn't answer.He didn't want to agree, but he didn't want to disagree either.He just looked at his buddies and continued to wander to the forest of his own thoughts.