Part 6 [MEMBERSONLY][NOCOPY]
Riya was pacing up and down her room. Though her plan of trying to alert hospital staff had failed, the unexpected arrival of Arjun had breathed new life into her. She didn’t know how he had reached there but she was happy and more than that relieved that Shree hadn’t come to know about their meeting or so she thought.
Riya mv “isne jaldi-jaldi mein mera discharge toh kar diya lekin ek baat toh tay hai ki agar mujhe kuch bhi hua toh hospital zaroor le jaayega. Lekin firse bhuki nahi rehne denge ye log mujhe….kya karu? ki firse unhe mujhe le jaana pade? Par…..Arjun sir ko pata chalega kya? Try to kar hi sakti hu, lekin kya?”
ETF-
The team was leaving the premises to go to the headquarters.
Arjun: sir ne kisi khaas wajah se bulaya hai?
Rathore: ya, kuch din pehle ek raid ke baare mein bol rahe the, I think maybe
His words trailed off seeing a laser appearing on Arjun’s forehead.
Arjun: ky….
Rathore pushed him away: RAWTE!!!!
They fell to the ground. The bullet missed and broke the car’s window! Shocked at the happenings, all eyes turned around.
Chotu pointed at a nearby building’s terrace: SIR!!!
A man picked up his rifle and retreated towards the other side.
Ayesha picked up immediately: chal Chotu!!!
They ran in the direction of the building.
Rathore helped Arjun back up.
Rathore: tu theek hai?
Arjun mv “firse? What the hell is going on?”
Shree(worried): sir! aap theek toh hai? chot toh nahi lagi?
Arjun’s gaze fixed on him.
Liza: ha sir? kaanch toh nahi laga? Aankh main toh nahi gaya?
Sakshi: goodness!! Are you okay? Arjun bolo toh sahi
Rathore: Dammit! Rawte! Kuch Toh Bolo!!!
Arjun came out of his thoughts: ha…main theek hu
Rathore: kaun tumhe maarne ki koshish kar raha hai?
Shree: are sir, koi bhi ho sakta hai, kitno se Arjun sir se dushmani li hai….haina sir?
Arjun stared at him: ha, koi bhi ho sakta hai lekin….agar koi do baar koshish kare matlab woh sach mein mujhse peecha chudana chahta hai, nahi?
A flicker passed Shree’s eyes.
Sakshi: do baar? Matlab?
Arjun: parso raat kisi ne meri gaadi mein bomb fix kiya tha
Rathore(shocked): WHAT?!!? BOMB?!?!!? AUR TUMNE HUME BATAYA TAK NAHI?!!? HAD HOTI HAI LAPARWAHI KI RAWTE!!!
Arjun: mujhe laga woh firse itni jaldi attack nahi karega but (glancing at Shree from the side who gave a micro-expression in reply) lagta hai woh bahot hi desperate hai
Sakshi: Arjun tum paagal ho gaye ho? aisi baat koi chupata hai kya?
Rathore: Puch Kya Rahi Ho? Obviously Dimag Kharab Hai Iska, Humesha Se Kharab Hi Tha!
Arjun: tum dono baat ka batangad mat banao
Rathore: BAAT KA BATANGAD? SOMEBODY TRIED TO KILL YOU DAMMIT! TWO TIMES!! IN THREE DAYS!!! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!?!
Arjun: aur tumhare aise chillane se woh admi mil jaayega?
Rathore fumes but he knew Arjun was right. He takes a deep breath to calm himself.
Rathore: so tumhari car servicing ke liye nahi gayi?
Arjun raised his eyebrow. Rathore sighed. Just then Ayesha and Chotu returned with the watchman of the apartment.
Ayesha: sir! woh admi toh bhaag gaya lekin isne uski shakal dekhi hai
Arjun: sketch artist bulao!
Ayesha: yes sir!
Shree mv “Dammit! Ye bevkuf ek kaam theek se nahi kar sakta!!”
Chotu: main apne informers ko kaam par lagata hun sir
Rathore: hmmm, Rawte? (Arjun turned to him) tumne atleast apne informers ko kaam par lagaya ya main hi apne admiyon ke saath unhe phone kar du?
Arjun: nahi Rathore sir, uski zaroorat nahi hai, aap apne admiyon ko phone kijiye kaafi hai
Rathore glared hard at him. The meeting long forgotten, they got back to work trying to find out who was trying to kill their precious Arjun sir.
Arjun’s cabin-
He opened his laptop and started using the set of knowledge he never knew he would need so desperately. Punching in a few complex commands, he tapped Shree’s phone and personal email ID.
His mind flashed to the flicker that had passed Shree’s eyes. It confirmed all his doubts. Shree was a big player here and moreover, both the attacks were his doing. He had to take him as an opponent and play in order to win. There were no two ways about it. Even if someone else was at the top, he had to get through the technical expert.
Then he called up a trusted man of his.
Arjun: Kushal, ek zaroori kaam hai, dhyaan se karna, pakde gaye toh main shayad nahi bacha paunga
Kushal: aap boliye sir, sab ho jaayega
Arjun: ETF officer Shreekant Sen, naam suna hai?
Kushal: aapka team member hai sir, of course pata hai
Arjun: us par nazar rakho 24 ghante, woh kaha jaata hai kisse milta mujhe sab chahiye
Kushal: ho jaayega sir, par kya aap kuch khaas dhundh rahe hai?
Arjun: woh ek jagah par jaayega jaha guards honge, trained guards, guns ke saath, mujhe woh pata chahiye
Kushal: theek hai saab, main nazar rakhunga
Arjun: alert rehna, use bhanak bhi nahi lagni chahiye
Kushal: nahi lagegi saab
Arjun: woh is waqt office mein hi hai, shuru ho jao
Kushal: ji saab!
Call disconnect
On the other hand in the conference room, Shree’s security software alerted him. He immediately realised that Arjun was behind this. He smirked to himself mv “kya Arjun sir? aapko sach mein lagta hai ki mera phone aur mail tap karke aapko clues milenge? Dobara aap par hamla karne ki galti toh nahi karunga warna pura department mere peeche pad jaayega, ye baazi bhale hi ulti pad gayi ho lekin wazir ko main hi jeetunga, Let the game begin!”
Arjun mv “jaanta hun Shree, shayad tum khud ka phone aur email use karne ki bevkufi nahi karoge lekin chor ki daadhi mein tinka toh main dhundh hi lunga! Itna bada khel khela hai tumne humare saath, par tum ye bhul gaye ki shatranj mein saamne waali ko bhi baazi maarne ka mauka milta hai. tum firse mujh par hamla karne ki bevkufi toh nahi karoge lekin tumse Riya tak pahunchne ka raasta toh main dhundh hi lunga. Ant mein jeet toh meri hi hogi, Let the game begin!”
Two hours later, the sketch of the man was ready. Shree processed it through the Department’s records. Ayesha and Liza looked inquisitively at the screen, silently praying for them to have some sort of information on him. The search reached its end and a result popped up.
Ayesha: ugh! Ye toh hitman hai!
Shree: obviously? Tumhe kya laga? Ki koi bhi raah chalta admi rifle lekar ETF premises ke andar aakar ETF ke second in command ko maarne ki jurrat karega?
Ayesha sighed: you’re right but….(thoughtfully) par! Just because woh hit man hai iska matlab ye toh nahi ki begunaah hai
Liza(confused): woh hit man hai! jo logo ko hit karta hai! woh kisi bhi surat mein begunaah kaise ho sakta hai?
Ayesha: mere kehna ka matlab hai ki ho sakta ki aisa zaroori nahi ki kisi ne use hire kiya ho, aisa bhi toh ho sakta hai ki uski khud ki Arjun sir ke saath koi personal dushmani ho, maybe he caught him or something
Shree: ha ye ho sakta hai
Liza: main sir ko bula kar aati hu tab tak tum dono bhi conference room mein jao
They nodded. Liza called Arjun and Rathore as the rest of them settled in the room.
Shree: sir is admi ka naam Chetan hai, high ranking professional hai, records mein naam aur photo ke ilawa sirf kuch cases hai jin mein use suspect maana gaya hai lekin aaj tak kabhi pakda nahi gaya
Rathore: let me guess koi address bhi nahi hoga
Shree: Intel hai ki Shanti Colony ke aaspaas aata jaata rehta hai, shayad wahi kahi rehta ho?
Rathore nodded: Ayesha, Chotu apne informers se kaho ki us area par nazar rakhe aur Shree! Har police station aur beat chowki par mujhe iski photo chahiye, red alert jaari karo iske liye, kahi par bhi dikhe utha lo…..and more importantly! Zinda!
Shree nodded: sure sir
Chotu: but sir, woh area bahot bada hai andar 2-3 bastiyaan bhi hai
Ayesha: ha sir, cover karna mushkil hai, humare naak ke neeche hoga toh bhi dikhayi dene ke chances kam hai
Rathore glared at them: mushkil hai toh mumkin karo!
They lowered their eyes: ji sir
Liza: waise sir hum soch rahe the ki maybe uske khud ka Arjun sir se koi personal connection ho isliye woh un par attack kar raha ho
Arjun: main usse pehle nahi mila
Rathore: tumhe kisi pe shaq hai?
Arjun raised his eyebrow: ek kaam kar 6 saal ke career ke har criminal ko utha le, interrogate karte hai, pata chal jaayega
Rathore cursed under his breath: tum seedha jawab nahi de sakte?
Arjun: tum common sense waale sawal nahi puch sakte?
He glared at him. Arjun turned to Shree.
Arjun: print nikalo
Shree: ji sir
He put the command and Chetan’s details came out on paper. Arjun collected the pages and started reading through.
Rathore’s gaze fell on the clock: that’s it for the day! Tum log ghar jaa sakte ho lekin surveillance jaari rakho
Chorus: yes sir!
Lockhart Hospital-
The window of a room on the 8th floor opened. Riya stared at the road below. The height made her dizzy, mv “You can do this Riya!” She took a deep breath and eased a foot out. Grabbing the window sill tightly she went over to the outside. Her feet stood firm on the tiny platform. The city’s traffic was bustling by and suddenly she didn’t feel so brave anymore.
Riya closed her eyes tightly: hey bhagwan, meri raksha karna, please!!
She shuffled towards the side and took support of the plumbing. Catching it securely, she started her descent. As she passed each floor, her heartbeats increased. She was only a few steps away from her freedom. As she neared the third floor a voice shouted.
Man: AE!!! SUICIDE!!! ROKO!!!
She jerked her head to look in the direction. A man was pointing at her and gathering up a crowd. Riya groaned and cursed him mv “idiot!!! Teesre maale se kaun suicide karta hai?!?!”
She tried to hurry down but her luck had run out. The hospital staff was all around and stopped her at the next floor. A bunch of ward boys and security men pulled her back inside.
Riya struggled: Nahi! Chodo Please! Let Me Go! Main Suicide Nahi Kar Rahi Hu, Please Mujhe Jaane Do!
Her pleas fell on deaf ears. She punched a security man in order to scare them. A kick landed on another and an elbow on the third. However, the staff was well equipped to handle problem patients. The boys restrained her effectively and a nurse sedated her.
Her vision blurred as her body started feeling numb. A whisper escaped her lips,
Riya: Arjun sir…
And she fell unconscious……………………
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Jai Shri Ram @SoniRita
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2 years ago
Gosh Shree is getting more n more dangerous and he is getting out of reach and Arjun isnt able to handle him. Gosh 2nd attack on Arjun damn and Riya got caught. Everything going wrong for Ariya. Lets see what happens.