M16 cari tajuddin MP pasir salak.

mapley, mau minum apa?", sapa anney sambil tarik kerusi untuk aku.

"teh tarik kaw kurang manis". aku tak tengok pun muka dia, mata terpaku kat TV- slot buletin utama. macam-macam berita pelik2 keluar mutaakhir ni, tak payah beli majalah misteri, tengok berita kat tv dah cukup.

"do you have nescafe?", cet, speaking mat salleh pulak mamat ni, ingat ni starbucks ka?

"yes sir!", makin kuat angguk anney ni, taat betul. sisa radioaktif penjajah masih kuat dalam minda kita kot.

"then i'll have nescafe o tarik, shaken, not stirred."

perrgghh.. biar betul mamat ni.mai nak tengok muka sikit. tak handsome pun. hensem lagi aku. ukur2 badan, taf lagi aku.

dia keluarkan peta malaysia, penuh satu meja. aku rasa macam nak pergi kat meja dia dan tanya, your great country, where your came from, dont have GPS uh?

dia perasan aku perati dia. dia senyum. aku senyum balik.

"do you know where is pasir salak?" ni anak cucu JWW birch ke apa? haha!

"yes, its in the state of perak". aku bangun dan pergi tunjuk kawasan pasir salak dalam peta dia.

"ahh.. there you are. thanks. my name is bond, james bond". tangan besar dia hulur kat aku.

bumilangit. senyum. kalau aku bagitau kat mak aku ni taubat dia tak percaya. "so your are here just visiting or..."

"no, no.. im looking for my old friend, 'tajuddin'. he is MP for pasir salak, do you know him."

mamak datang hantar air. cawan nescafe tu special, siap ada corak2 dan coaster. i wonder, betul ke korang ni dah merdeka?

aku angguk. aku kenal muka dan perangai je. kalau nomor telefon tu, aku takdak.

"owh good". dia bukak kasut, dail nombor dan letak kat telinga.


"i found him". senyap. "i'll bring that bloody bastard back for good."

aku buat muka blur sotong.

"does your name has some sort of meaning?" bond buka bicara. ini style perisik bila nak korek rahsia, mula2 dia ajak bersembang, bila kau dah selesa bercakap, baru dia selitkan soalan yang dia nak tanya. Freud.

"ya, earth-sky". betul ke? macam tak bes je nama aku bila dah translate.

"owh, what about perak?"

"perak is silver."

"mm.. pasir salak?"

"barking sand". dahi aku berkedut. betul ke ni?

"barking as in woof woof barking?"

ye la kot. mana aku tau. "yes yes".

"haha!", dia gelak sambil menampakkan sawi kat celah gigi dia.

"barking dog seldom bites". separuh berbisik.
"let me tell you something about this tajuddin fella. we've been looking for him for 15 years, i was shocked when i was told that he become an MP in malaysia. that bloody fella become MP?"

15 belas tahun? aku memang kena ajar dia pakai GPS. "why are u looking for him?"

"that bloody bastard..." mukanya berkerut macam menyesali sesuatu.

kalau nak tahu berita penuh, tontonlah cerita quantum solace di pawagam berdekatan anda!

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