Vol 3 Chapter 51 (1/2)
Chapter 51
Warih Sinten cried incessantly for the whole night Her eyes swollen and red froe Chief Kundrawana also could not sleep, walking back and forth in his restlessness He was extre about his son as kidnapped by Tapak Luwing’s gang At the sae in his heart!
For him, his wife and his own safety was of no importance when compared to his son’s, the only son they had Added with that threat on the tax, it al about it He would never bring thisonly for the sake of his son’s life The only solution was to obey Tapak Luwing’s crazy rules and demands However, what about his people’s responses later? Not only was the tax charged beyond their capabilities, the villagers would label hiht even incite resent them!
If he had to collect tens times the amount of the current tax which , added that with those he arjati the total amount would be evelen times of the current ahty God, Lurah Bojongnipah felt like he would just grab his kris and commit suicide! Alas, he knew this was not a proper solution
In the , he knew he had no choice but to send his aide to send words to the villagers that froed would be evelen tiher than the current a’s policy in order to support the developer are Chief Kundrawana to conceal the real motives
When the news reached all corners of Bojongnipah, unrest aan to appear Most of them said that this was an oppression, a blatant extortion For the sake of country develop areous taxation?!
Several village elders requested to e Chief did not grant them the audience The elders were definitely surprised to see that their chief of the village who used to be so kind, wise and friendly, now did not want to see their faces, let alone negotiating about the new tax regulation! In addition to that, when they gathered around Village Chief’s house, they could hear Warih Sinten, the Chief’s wife, cried ceaselessly What happened to the wos the elders could not comprehend! And when the tiulation,the heavy contradiction in his heart, Village Chief was forced to threaten the villagers Anyone who did not want to pay taxes with the predeter such threat, the villagers had no choice but to pay
During the second tax collection, there was disputes which Village Chief Kundrawana could barely handle Prior to the third tax collection, Village Chief Kundrawana heard the issue that the villagers would incite a rebellion! The ht, secretly Village Chief Kundraent to Linggarjati to appeal to Duke Seta Boga He reported everything to the Duke, astounding Seta Boga When Village Chief Kundrawana excused his leave, Seta Boga promised he would send the Duchy’s army immediately However, by the tile soldier of the Duchy arrived!
Village Chief Kundraas truly running out of ideas, co heads nor tails of the situation at hand Meanwhile, signs of rebellion were imminent In his bewildere Chief Kundrawana finally e
“To what do I owe you the pleasure ofon the meat roasted by his minions That tie of the woods
“A problem, you said? Hmm… Do you know toive the ajati?”
“I know, Tapak Luwing This problee Chief Kundrawana replied
Tapak Luwing laughed and threw the bones of the e Chief Kundrawana’s feet
“Have you tattled on this proble while chuckling and standing up fro
Village Chief Kundraas shocked, revealing the changes in his face In silence, he wondered if this bandit leader knew of his departure to Linggajati to a?
Tapak Luwing’s laughing voice grew louder He looked e Chief Kundrawana, the bandit leader slapped him on his cheek
“Tapak Luwing, you…”
“Slap!”
Tapak Luwing’s slap hit Kundrawana’s face again “Dare you babble on this,” he threatened, “I will rip off your mouth!”