Queen Of Mafia

Jakarta, December 2010

3 days ago

The pounding and thunderous music filled the entire nightclub. At a table sat a beautiful woman of mixed Japanese and Indonesian descent wearing a backless dress. The young woman's name was Rachel.

Rachel had the characteristic yellowish-brown skin of an Indonesian, with sleepy eyes and a naturally beautiful face. Her tall, slender figure resembled that of a model, and her curves were like a Spanish guitar, prominent only at the top and bottom. On her back was a tattoo of a butterfly in shades of purple and blue.

As the 21-year-old girl was enjoying the music and dancing alone at her table, a group of men approached her.

From their appearance, it was clear that these men were not good people, and their intentions were not pure.

'Hi, beautiful!' said a man with long hair who suddenly started dancing behind Rachel.

Rachel ignored him; she continued to enjoy the pounding music and the glittering lights of the nightclub.

'Wow, you're so beautiful and arrogant!' said another man.

'How much are you worth to satisfy the five of us? 10 million? 20 million? Or 40 million? Told your price, darling!' said another man while trying to stroke Rachel's cheek.

Rachel quickly pushed the man's hand away, but she did not stop dancing, continuing to enjoy the music.

The five men watched Rachel dance with lustful eyes. Her movements, in sync with the music's beat, made the five men-members of a gangster group controlling the Bekasi regency-extremely aroused.

'Come on, sweetheart, join us! If you don't want to be taken by all five of us, choose one of us who can enjoy your body to his heart's content!' said the long-haired man, licking his lips as he watched Rachel dance.

From a distance, five men noticed Rachel being harassed and quickly approached her.

'Hey, you guys, don't bother that girl!' said a muscular man while pushing the long-haired man.

'You... how dare you push me! Don't you know who I am?' said the long-haired man angrily.

'A wolf doesn't recognise a sewer rat! Get out of here; this is the territory of the Black Wolf. Don't cause trouble here!' shouted the muscular man.

Meanwhile, Rachel ignored all the commotion. She simply lit her cigarette and continued to enjoy the thumping music at the famous nightclub in the Bekasi area of the city.

'Pfft, just a village wolf! I'm the long-haired deputy leader of The Beast branch! I have no business with you black wolves. I'm here to negotiate and pierce this girl's heavenly hole until morning. Hahahaha!' the long-haired man said, hugging Rachel from behind.

'You....!' The burly man immediately walked toward Rachel to protect her.

However, as soon as the large man took a step, Rachel immediately knocked the long-haired man down.

Brak

The four companions of the long-haired man were stunned as they watched Rachel knock down their friend in one swift movement.

Rachel then quickly grabbed the drink bottle on the table and shattered it by smashing it against the long-haired man's head.

Prank

Jleb...Jleb...Jleb.

'Don't bother me, you pervert!' Rachel said after stabbing the man with the broken bottle three times in the neck.

In one swift motion, Rachel had killed the man with the long hair. The four friends of the man with the long hair were enraged when they saw that he was already dead.

The commotion at the nightclub was inevitable. The four men immediately signalled to their gang to attack Rachel and the five men who had tried to help her.

Rachel merely smiled as the five members of the Black Wolves fought against the five members of The Beast. Rachel tied her long, flowing hair into a ponytail while gazing at the dozens of The Beast members running toward her in anger.

'This is showtime!' Rachel said after finishing tying her hair.

Rachel immediately kicked the man closest to her, then pulled out a command knife that had fallen from the body of the man she had kicked.

With a smile on her face, Rachel charged forward to face the 50 members of The Beast gang. Rachel advanced alone without fear, seeming to thoroughly enjoy the fight.

#Flashback off

Rachel is the only child of a gangster leader named Black Wolf. Black Wolf is led by Rehan. When he was young, was known as someone who was fearless and clever. There was no enemy he couldn't eliminate, whether by force or by cunning.

Rehan, who initially moved to Jakarta with his close friend Budi Budiman, has now become a feared and respected Godfather. The Black Wolf gang is the only mafia group that controls and dominates all the illicit businesses in the Jakarta area and its surroundings.

However, over the past two years, members of The Beast have been causing chaos in Bekasi and Jakarta. Budi Budiman, Rehan's deputy and fellow comrade, is furious and has repeatedly asked Rehan to give him orders to eliminate Alex, the leader of The Beast, and his followers.

However, Rehan, who is growing old, chooses a peaceful approach to address the disturbances caused by Alex's followers. The Black Wolf member who cannot tolerate this and often acts beyond Rehan's control is Rachel, Rehan's only daughter, who is 21 years old.

"Rachel, haven't I told you countless times not to act without my knowledge!" Rehan was visibly furious at his daughter's actions.

Three days ago, Rachel had just killed and slaughtered over 30 of The Beast's followers, all over a trivial matter.

Rachel killed them because she was hugged from behind at a nightclub while she was partying and being escorted by members of the Black Wolves, at one of the nightclubs under the Black Wolves' control.

"Why have you become so lenient and always give in to them in the past three years? Where is the father who used to tell me and teach me that blood must be avenged with blood, and all forms of insult must be settled with the death of our enemies!" Rachel said, folding her arms and snorting angrily at her father.

"You don't understand anything about mafia politics, my child. I hope you become a lawyer, a businessman, or a member of the House of Representatives. I don't want you to inherit the black kingdom and plunge into the black world like me!" Rehan said, shaking his head and taking a deep breath.

"No, I'm not wrong! It's you who's getting old and weak. Let me go to The Beast's headquarters and lead our thousand members to crush and kill The Beast's leader. I guarantee that in four days, there will be no more The Beast in our territory." Rachel glared sharply into her father's old eyes.

Meanwhile, Budi Budiman, Rehan's close friend and the person Rachel respected as her own uncle, remained silent, dare not speak to either of them.

On one hand, Budi Budiman agreed with Rachel's youthful mindset, which always took the path of violence to solve problems, just like when he and Rehan first moved to Jakarta.

On the other hand, Budi understood Rehan's mindset, now at the age of 58, who sought a permanent peaceful solution. Since Rehan was 19 and Budi was 15, their lives had always been marked by bloodshed and death.

The mafia organisation or gang known as the Black Wolves was built by Budi and Rehan through blood and struggle. The scars covering Rehan and Budi's bodies are tangible evidence of their efforts to establish and grow the Black Wolves.

{What should I do in this situation? I see Rachel exactly like Rehan when he first came to Jakarta. Young and fiery. The only difference is that Rehan is a man and his daughter is a woman. If it were up to me, I would kill the leader of The Beast and take over the remaining followers of The Beast.} Budi Budiman thought to himself.

"For God's sake, Rachel, why are you so stubborn!" Rehan snapped at his daughter.

"For God's sake! Why is my father so soft and lenient like this! I no longer see the figure of the father who has always been my role model and whom I am proud of." Rachel said in a high-pitched voice.

Plak!

Rehan slapped his beloved daughter. The slap left a red mark on Rachel's cheek. In his entire life, Rehan had never before slapped his only daughter.

Rachel, who had been slapped by her father, only smiled and wiped her lips, which were bleeding slightly.

"Bud, please take my daughter to her room." Rehan's command to Budi Budiman.

"No need, I'm already an adult and not a 5-year-old child who can't do anything! I can walk to my room by myself!" Rachel huffed angrily and walked away.

After Rachel went to her room, Rehan cried and looked at his right hand, the one he used to slap his beloved daughter until she bled.

"What have I done?"

"I just want to make sure Rachel is happy and continues her life far away from the dark valley like the two of us!"

Rehan roared in frustration and slammed the table in front of him.

"Want some wine?" Budi offered a glass of wine to Rehan.

Rehan immediately gulped down the wine in one go. Budi, seeing Rehan like that, could only take a deep breath.

"My brother! In my entire life, I've never seen you lose control like this." Budi said while handing a glass of wine back to Rehan.

"I don't know Budi. I really hate myself right now, every time I look at her face I always remember my past mistake of not wanting to keep Kurenai, Rachel's mother. I....I just want Rachel to be happy, bud. That's all, nothing more." Rehan said with a trembling voice.

"You know, Rehan. I see your younger self in Rachel right now, and honestly, I miss that version of you. If only I had a son, I would definitely marry him to Rachel. But from my 3 marriages, I have never been given a male heir." Said Budi Budiman while sipping wine from his glass.

"At least you have three harmonious wives and five daughters who live far from the dark world like ours." Rehan replied hoarsely while lowering his head.

"There must be someone to inherit and continue the Black Wolves that we built with our blood and struggle, Rehan. I agree if your daughter becomes the successor of the kingdom we have built together." Budi Budiman said while downing his wine in one go.

"Why does it have to be my child? Why not your eldest daughter? or your youngest child?" asked Rehan while handing over his empty glass.

"If only my child had the courage and martial arts skills like Rachel. No...they don't need to be like Rachel, if they have even half of what your daughter has, I would certainly propose them as successors to the kingdom we are building. Without a strong and decisive leader, the Black Wolves will be torn apart, Rehan. Both of us will die sooner or later, either from old age or being killed by our rivals." Budi Budiman gazed at the ceiling of Rehan's house with a nostalgic look.

"Black Wolf is our home and life, Rehan. If only I didn't know your sacrifices, I would have certainly taken the leadership of Black Wolf from you. because right now you are more deserving of being called the scapegoat than the leader of the Black Wolves, Rehan." Budi Budiman said with a mischievous smile.

"Damn you, Budi Budiman, the true jerk. If only the one who spoke earlier wasn't you, I would have already chopped your body into pieces and fed it to my guard dogs. Your family will also be killed without exception so that no one can take revenge on you. At the same time, it shows my kindness, so you and your family can gather in the afterlife." Rehan scoffed while downing his third glass of wine.

"hahaha, do you still have the courage to do that, Rehan? I would willingly let you kill me that way if it could revive Rehan the legend who will lead the Black Wolves with an iron fist." Budi Budiman answered honestly.

"Ugh...damn you, Budi Budiman. You read me like an open book. I hope only you can read my character right now as if reading a book." Rehan huffed in annoyance.

"Hopefully!" Budi Budiman replied and then placed his wine glass on the table.

Budi Budiman looked into the eyes of his comrade and said, "What will you do, Rehan, about the bastards from The Beast? My old body is still capable of killing one or three of those damn leaders of The Beast."

Rehan closed his eyes when he heard the words of his comrade-in-arms.

{It turns out Budi has the same thoughts as Rachel!} Rehan thought to himself.

"Rehan ....!"

Budi waited for orders and directions from the middle-aged man whom he had come to consider as his own brother.

Rehan, who was being stared at by Budi Budiman, finally opened his eyes that had been closed until now. Rehan took a deep breath before speaking to Budi Budiman. "Invite Alex, the leader of The Beast, to our nightclub on Mangga Besar, Jakarta."

"...I will negotiate with him and offer them compensation in the form of money. And as an apology, I will ask Rachel to perform a sword dance and showcase her swordplay. Hopefully, in that way, The Beast will be satisfied and also scared." Rehan made his decision and gave orders to Budi Budiman.

'Rehan, have you thought this decision through carefully?' asked Budi Budiman, unable to believe what he was hearing.

"This is what's best for Black Wolf right now, my brother!" said Rehan Parau.

"All right, Rehan, I'll have my right-hand man deliver the invitation."

Budi Budiman could only close his eyes and sigh deeply. Unbeknownst to Rehan, his fellow comrade shed tears as Budi stood up and left the room.

{Must the glory of the Black Wolf end like this?} Budi Budiman thought to himself as he left the room.

{Forgive me, my brother. This is the best I can offer the Black Wolf at this moment.} Rehan thought to himself as he watched Budi Budiman leave.

Two days after the argument between Rehan and Rachel, for the first time in Jakarta's dark history, two major mafia organisations that were often at odds with each other and engaged in mutual killings met at a nightclub on Mangga Besar Street in Jakarta.

Although Rachel initially refused Rehan's request to perform a Sword Dance that would be shown to Alex and his men, she eventually couldn't bear it when Rehan said he would go alone even if Rachel and Budi Budiman didn't attend the event.

With a heavy heart and to protect her father from any potential dangers that might arise during the meeting, Rachel finally agreed to perform the Sword Dance.

"Chairman..."

The members of the Black Wolves bowed as Rehan and Rachel stepped out of the car. Inside the nightclub, Budi Budiman stood smiling, waiting for the father and son to arrive.

Budi Budiman approached Rehan and whispered, "Rehan, I have prepared sharp weapons and a revolver under your table. You just need to give the command or signal, and then I and my men will eliminate Alex and the members of The Beast present at this meeting."

Rehan paused for a moment and looked at his brother with a disappointed expression.

"Budi, we may be making a living in the underworld, but we must uphold our principles. We cannot slaughter those we have invited. I will kill and deal with Alex if necessary. But I will never kill anyone I have invited to dine with me!" Rehan spoke softly, but Budi could still hear him.

Shortly after that, 19 black minibuses arrived, and around a hundred members of The Beast got out. The members of The Beast who got out immediately cleared the area and secured it.

After ten minutes, a red luxury sedan arrived. From inside the sedan emerged a man in his late 40s with a thick beard, wearing a red formal suit and walking while carrying a golden tiger-headed staff.

That man was Alex, the leader of The Beast. Alex was accompanied by a bald man wearing a blue suit while puffing on a cigar.

The staff held by Alex was the leader's staff of The Beast, and whoever was handed the staff by Alex would become the next leader of The Beast. The bald man, who appeared to be around 35 years old, was named Rudi.

"Mr. Rehan, you're so kind to bring a troublemaking prostitute to satisfy my boss's desires!" Rudi said, glaring at Rachel with a mocking expression.

Plak

Alex slapped Rudi so hard that he fell to the ground. Rudi, who had been slapped so hard by Alex, looked confused. Then Rudi wiped the blood from his mouth caused by Alex's slap.

"Watch your mouth, Rudi. The leader of the Black Wolves has shown his etiquette as a host. Therefore, we must also show our manners as guests. You can cause trouble after this meeting, but I don't want to hear you disrespecting the leader of the Black Wolves' child. Do you understand, Rudi?" Alex said, pointing at Rudi with his stick.

"Forgive me, Chairman Alex. I will remember your ethics and message until I die!" Rudi said, bowing his head to Alex.

"Immediately apologise to the Black Wolf Chairman and his daughter!" Alex ordered Rudi.

"Hahaha... no need to continue. Thank you, Alex, for coming to my invitation." Rehan said with a smile as he shook hands with Alex.

"Rehan, oh Rehan. You are truly a Godfather. I have heard your name since I was young and a terminal thug in the Bandung area. But now, I finally get to shake hands with the person I admire and idolise." Alex said with a smile, shaking Rehan's hand.

"You're too humble, Alex. Come on..." Rehan gestured for Alex to enter the room.

Alex and Rehan walked together, holding hands, their faces adorned with smiles, from the entrance of the club to the seats provided.

The nightclub was one of the largest nightclubs owned by the Black Wolves in Jakarta. The nightclub had been booked by Budi Budiman, and no one was allowed to enter except members of the Black Wolves and The Beast.

Each gangster brought only 200 of their members to attend and enter the meeting room, while the rest waited outside the entrance.

The Beast himself brought over 500 of his members, who were waiting around the nightclub, and there were about 50 members of The Beast outside the entrance. Meanwhile, Rehan only brought 300 of his followers from the Black Wolves. Fifty people were standing outside the entrance, and another 50 were standing outside the nightclub's gate.

"You're truly bold, Rehan! You only brought a few of your men to meet me. Do you underestimate me?" Alex asked Rehan.

Throughout the journey, Alex had received reports from his spies who were posing as vendors around the meeting location. These reports came from Alex's spies who had been stationed near the location for the past hour.

Rehan had only brought 300 of his followers. In fact, Alex himself wanted to follow Rehan's style and bring around 250 to 300 of his chosen followers. However, Rudi forbade him and disagreed with Alex's decision.

Rudi believed they should bring as many of The Beast's followers as possible into the Black Wolf's territory.

"Hahaha, Alex, I've seen and fought many deaths since I was 19 years old. If I must die tonight in my own club, that is my fate. But if I don't die tonight after your foolish attempt to kill me, I'll make sure you and your entire family become food for my guard dogs. Death and life are two sides that cannot be separated. I'll embrace my death while joking with it, Alex. Whether I die today, tomorrow, next week, next month, or next year, the situation will remain the same, Alex. I'll still be dead, and my body will lie there. There's nothing I can do when I die, but one thing is certain: if you try something foolish tonight, I'll just say that whatever you plan will fail, Alex." Rehan said with a meaningful smile to Alex.

"Perfect...!" Alex clapped his hands and praised Rehan's courage.

"Truly perfect. This is the legendary leader of the Black Wolves, Rehan, who has become my role model." Alex said as he moved Rehan's chair to sit down.

This signified that Alex truly admired Rehan's courage as the leader of the Black Wolves. In that vast hall, only Alex and Rehan were seated on the grand, luxurious chairs at the front.

Meanwhile, their two deputies, Rudi and Budi Budiman, sat one metre away from the seats of the gang leaders who were often at odds with each other.

"You're overpraising me, Alex. I'm just an old man who wants to die standing tall without fear," Rehan replied to Alex.

"That's exactly what I truly want to take from you, Rehan. My heart won't be satisfied until I see you die in fear and beg for my mercy. Hahahaha!" Alex laughed heartily after saying that.

Budi Budiman and Rachel immediately stood up upon hearing Alex's words, which indirectly challenged and threatened Rehan.

Rudi, seeing Budi Budiman stand up, also stood up. Without anyone noticing, Rudi's right hand held a small object tucked into his waistband, covered by the jacket he was wearing.

When these gangster representatives stood up, 200 members of the Black Wolves and The Beast automatically stood up and prepared to fight each other.

"Budi, sit down, my brother. It's not time for you to act yet. If this bastard named Alex must die, I'll be the one to slit his throat." Rehan said, glaring at Budi and Rachel.

"Hahaha... good... I greatly admire your courage, Rehan!" Alex looked at Rehan with a smile, "Rudi, sit down. Don't make The Beast look like a cowardly loser in the presence of the living legend standing beside me!" Alex said to Rudi.

After hearing their leaders' orders, the tense atmosphere finally calmed down and music began to play again. However, Rudi, Budi Budiman, Rachel, and the other members did not return to their seats. They waited for another signal from their respective leaders that would determine the outcome of the meeting.

Would the meeting end in bloodshed or negotiation?