Everyone who initially looked down on Sunny and questioned Keanu's defense of Sunny was also shocked. Maybe they are not too surprised by Shine and Keanu's relationship, but regarding Sunny, it is still a big question mark. No one yet knows how the three handsome men whose faces are similar to each other are related.
"I-I'm sorry, Commissioner! What happened here was just a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to offend your little brother," Jonas' arrogance faded instantly in front of a High Commissioner like Shine, "I just want to provide legal sanctions for the guilty man, Commissioner." he continued explaining.
Shine glanced at Sunny and stared at his brother's face for a moment. The shaking eyes of both of them made Keanu believe it was a look of longing between them. But when the tears felt like they were about to fall, both Sunny and Shine turned their faces away and their eyes were red.
Shine turned back to Jonas, "What is this man doing?" he asked. But Keanu was quicker to answer before Jonas boasted and defended his family again.
"Sunny was only defending himself for the insults he and his family received, bro. Mrs. Sally and Mr. Risdo were physically violent until Sunny's grandmother was hospitalized,"
"Is that true?" Shine asked for a response, "Then why did you only corner that man and my brother? Outside of our relationship with them, bringing up your position as a state servant is considered wrong. Your justice is dull!" he said firmly to Jonas.
"Yes, Commissioner!" Jonas could only answer in resignation. If only his rank was higher than Shine, he would not be humiliated.
"One more thing I have to remind you, Keanu Garendra is my brother and you know it. Then, if the person my brother is defending is like this, it's certain that that person is very important and you can't touch him, especially with your biased judgment!"
Shine's words this time insulted Jonas' self-esteem even more, and Shine's next sentence succeeded in making him flabbergasted.
"Go back to your office and prepare to be punished by me!" said Shine, "and you guys, take the lady and the man too. They will all also be prosecuted for their mistakes!" he continued.
"Feel that, asshole!" Sunny cursed while smiling mockingly at Jonas and his family. Of course, Jonas didn't accept it. Getting sanctions from Shine is a nightmare. The threat of being transferred to the border was already ringing in his head.
"You're just a Grand Commissioner, not a General!" Jonas let out his anger, "If I have to understand your position and the interests of your family, why have you also forgotten that my aunt is the daughter of a retired general, Commissioner?" he continued, daring to speak loudly.
Hit!!!
It was not honor but a greater insult in the form of a slap that Jonas received.
"You think I'm scared? Even today's top general will do the same thing when he finds out who you and your family have offended today!" Shine's words were really cold, coupled with the murderous glint in his eyes that he aimed at Jonas, "Bring them now!" he ordered other members of the police.
Jonas, Risdo, and Mrs. Sally were dragged away without honor and became a spectacle for everyone.
"I will remember this!" Jonas shouted while fighting the locks of his men who were helpless by Shine's orders.
The departure of Jonas and his family did not immediately calm the atmosphere. Whispers from every lips could be heard in Shine, Sunny, and Keanu's ears. One of them was the manager of the Star Fashion boutique with his assistant who was watching.
'I told you, right? Even though he wasn't a member of the Garendra family, this handsome, handsome man couldn't be underestimated. Just look, the two heirs of the biggest and richest families in this country are also defending him.'
'Yes, you are right, Boss. If that's the case, our jobs are over. We already made trouble with him earlier, even my men insulted him completely.'
Shine could hear the whispers, but he chose to ignore them as he turned his gaze towards Sunny, and before that, he stepped over to get a paper bag containing a yellow dress for Qira.
"This is yours, right? Take it and leave without making any more noise." Shine's cold words pierced Sunny's heart. After more than two years, they didn't look at each other, but instead of the longing hug he got from his older brother, he still received treatment that showed hatred.
"Is that all you can say to me, bro? Do you still hate me?" With a trembling voice, Sunny asked a question that was too piercing to be said.
Keanu, who realized that the surrounding situation was not very conducive for the three of them to discuss their relationship, immediately gave the order to disperse the crowd.
"Security, escort our guests to the main meeting room. I'll catch up later!" he said firmly, giving orders. Without delay, the crowd began to slowly disperse with gazes still focused on Sunny and Shine who were standing facing each other.
"Is a great person like you so careless about discussing relationships that aren't that important to you in a crowd like this?" Shine sneered at Sunny again.
"Bro, never mind! Sunny just…"
"Keanu, shut up. Let me do the talking this time!" Sunny interrupted before speaking to Shine again, "Don't you still believe that I didn't kill your partner, bro? How many times do I have to tell you that we were set up and your partner told me everything before he got shot? I'm not lying, bro. Please believe me!" Sunny tried to explain the previous problems that had damaged their brotherhood.
"Then what proof is there that you are innocent and we were just framed? All the evidence points to the leader of the Black Lion being caught red-handed distributing narcotics that almost entered the port, and when I came to where you were, my partner was already lying dead with a knife in your hand!"
"I just drew a knife in his stomach!?" Sunny immediately shouted in denial and threw the paper bag in his hand roughly, "I pulled the knife into his stomach to block his blood flow. I tried to save his life! I wasn't the one who killed him, bro. Trust me!" he insisted again. Sunny even shook Shine's arm.
"Didn't you always trust me, bro? We agreed to respect each other and promised not to offend each other even if we took different paths to protect the feelings of our family, especially Mom and Grandpa Jack. Then there is my older brother who is wise and trusts me, huh?!"
Sunny was very angry with the misunderstanding that occurred between him and Shine. The brotherly relationship that they had been through since childhood with happiness, blood, and tears, suddenly turned into hatred because of a misunderstanding.
Shine threw Sunny's hand away firmly and stared at him sharply, "My brother who I loved and was proud of is no longer around since he became a mafia who broke his promise!"
After saying that, Shine left in front of his two younger siblings.
"Bro, realize that you misunderstood!?" Sunny screamed and was about to chase Shine, but Keanu pulled his back.
"Sunny, that's it! Bro Shine was very angry. Wait another time to have a good talk!" Keanu tried to revive Sunny, who was still emotional, "What do you get by banging your rock-hard heads, huh?! Your misunderstanding will not be resolved and you will be the ones who will be hurt even more by this!"
"Calm yourself, Sunny. Solve your problems calmly. Have pity on Aunt Alice and Grandpa Jack who can't choose one of you. I just want to see my two brothers get along again. So please, Sunny... If Brother Shine is so hard, please soften your heart to give in just a little. For the sake of the Garendra family, for the sake of the Black Dragon family. I know you can endure it all."
Sunny stopped tensing his body. Every word Keanu said sounded right and his brain immediately processed it as positive input. But Sunny didn't answer.
Silence, then walking, picking up his paper bag, and then leaving was the response he gave Keanu, and his brother understood that Sunny was helpless with his disappointment.