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PART-21

Dinner was a silent affair since none of the house members were present except the house helps who served the dishes on the table.

Everyone retired to their room aftermath except Rathore who went to the garden for a night stroll.

Everything was the same.

The garden, the swing , the palace and even the people inside ; he could see hardly any changes in them except his feelings.

He didn't expect to be feeling like a guest in his own house. It was rather suffocating than peaceful to be back home after so many years.

Even though it was assuring to have his team members with him , yet he feared his team would get to know what kind of people he lived with.

The people who doesn't mind erasing their blood relations in the name of Honor , the people he called family once and ran away from.

He wondered what Arjun must be thinking about coming back there even though he came only to complete the case.

The only good memories in the house left with him were the time he spent with his beloved sister and the youth he had spent with Arjun dreaming preparing to be a police officer.

"Coffee.?"

His chain of thoughts were brought to an halt by a voice and he looked up only to find Ayesha standing there with two mugs of coffee smiling down at him.

"Kitchen ka raasta mil gaya tumhe.?"

Rathore asked taking one mug from her ,and motioned her to sit beside him on the swing.

"Thoda muskil tha per 2-3 logon se puchha toh mil gaya raasta."

Ayesha answered ,at first hesitating at his offer but then took the seat beside him after ensuring no one was watching them.

Rathore chuckled at her reply and took a sip.

"Apka ghar bahut achha hai."

Ayesha said after a moment of silence.

"Kaash andar se bhi utna achha hota."

Rathore muttered under his breathe ,which she heard and kept mum sipping her coffee.

" Pata hai Ayesha , ek police officer ke liye sabse muskil kaam kaunsa hai .?"

He asked thoughtfully.

She angled her head to him without uttering a word waiting for him to continue.

"Apni duty aur farz ke bich me kisi ek ko choose karna."

Rathore replied then continued.

"Jab maine apna duty choose kiya tha tab mujhe koi guilt nahi tha per aaj tak ek guilt hai ki maine apne bete hone ka farz nahi nibhaya."

"Per mujhe aesa nahi lagta Sir.

Baat yahan sahi aur galat ki hai aur sahi ka sath dene ke liye kabhi kabhi farz pichhe chhodne padte hain."

Ayesha mumbled assuring him , thus he fell silent afterwards.

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As the night passed morning arised,

Riya, Ayesha ,Sakshi got ready and scooted downstairs only to meet with an elderly woman standing in the hallway, along with a man who by looks was oozing royalty.

"Whoa ! Iss mahal me itna handsome banda bhi tha ,kal se dikha nahi."

Sakshi whispered in Ayesha's ear as they slowly stepped down off the stairs.

"ye sayad Rathore sir ke bhai hain."

Ayesha whispered back, not averting her gaze from Rathore who was talking to the elderly woman.

"Toh vo kya Rathore sir ki..."

Before Riya could complete , they heard the royally looked man speaking loudly.

"Kaun hai jo yahan aapko pareshani de raha hai? Uska naam bolo aur sham tak aapka case solve ho jayega."

Rathore gave the man a pointed look then spoke up.

"Ye ETF ka case hai aur ETF hi handle karega .

Mai iss condition se yahan aya hun ki koi hamare kaam me interfere nahi karega."

"Pratham inhe apna kaam karne dein.

Hamare liye toh Sameer yahan aye hain yahi badi baat hai."

The elderly woman said, moving her gaze to the girls standing at a far.

"Ye log.?"

Rathore turned around to see who she was referring to and found the three girls watching them.

"Ye mere baaki ke team members hain.

Ye Riya, Ayesha aur Sakshi hain ..baaki sabse toh aap mil hi chuke hain."

"Namastey."

The girls simultaneously joined their hands in front of her while Sakshi grinned walking towards Rathore's brother.

"Aapko bhi namastey . Aapko humne kal nahi dekha tha."

"Hum aaj hi aayein hain."

Pratham replied in a straight voice.

"Aap sabne breakfast ni kiya hoga, hamare sath kijiye."

Rathore's mom said and all nodded their heads.

"Tum sab niche kabse ho.?"

Riya whispered to Shree who sat beside her.

"Bahut pehle se jab Arjun sir, Rathore Sir aur unki maa ka bharat milan hua. "

Shree whispered back in his lowest voice possible.

"Kya.?"

Riya looked at him confused.

" Arey Rathore sir toh chhodo Arjun sir bhi aese mile jaise unki maa ko barso baad dekha ho."

"Aur maze ki baat pata hai ? Rathore sir ki maa ko lagta hai ki ye dono aaj bhi bestfriends hain .ab unko kaun bataye dono Office me Kutte Billi ki tarah ladhte hain."

Chhotu on her other side chuckled.

Riya angled her head to Arjun who was silent sipping his chai then shifted her gaze to Rathore, recalling the last night conversation regarding his sister.

Probably Arjun knew Rathore's sister and the story behind her death and he didn't want her to ask anyone about it fearing Rathore would get hurt.

"Iss ghar me sab itna shaant kyun hai.?"

Sakshi murmured.

"SShhh.."

Shree motioned her to keep mum ,just when they heard Rathore's mom's voice.

"Aap yahan kitne dino ke liye hain.?'"

Her quetsion was directed to Rathore ,who didn't look up from his plate.

"Case khatam hote hi hum yahan se chale jaayenge."

"Kya ? Hame laga aap yahan hamare sath kuch din rukenge."

HIs mom sounded disappointed ,then sighed getting no reply from him.

"Sameer hame aapse akele me kuch baat karni hai."

His mom said after a few seconds and all tensed up by her authoritative tone except Rathore & Arjun.

"Aapko Jo bolna hai yahin bol sakte hain."

Rathore replied,to which his team eyed him for a moment.

"Hame lagta hai aap apne team ke sath jayada comfortable hain,toh phir thik hai hum yahin baat karte hain."

His mother said and continued.

"Mahal ke sath sath hamara apne bachon ke liye bhi kuch farz hai.

Aap chahe hame kitna bhi galat samjhein hame aapki fikr hoti rehti hai ,ek toh aap ghar se itna dur rehte hain ,aur ghar bhi kabhi nahi aate aur hamesha kaam me rehte hain.

Apni duty ke liye aap apna dhyan bhi ni rakhte honge.

Isaliye humne aapke liye ek....."

Before she could complete Shree interrupted her showing a message to Rathore on his mobile.

"Umm Sir vo orange container mil gaya hai."

It was a message from the inspector.

Rathore eyed the message and then at Arjun who at the same time looked back at him.

"Great .Team let's go."

"Per Sameer.."

"Hame chalna hoga."

Rathore replied his mother real quick and left the hall first while others followed him.

They sped up to to the address the offier had messaged and the journey was in complete silence.

On reaching the location Rathore and Arjun walked towards the police officers who were already present there,while others got off the SUV taking a glance at the surroundings.

"Thank God ab jaake thoda saans me saans aya hai.

Pehle vo dining table pe phir gaadi me itna suffocation ho raha tha mujhe."

Shree exclaimed stretching out a little.

"Pata hai itna achha khana tha table me aur mere gale se ek nibala bhi nahi utar raha tha."

Chhotu added sighing.

"Wese hum bhi thik se kuch kha ni paaye.

Sab itne shaant hoke baat kar rahe the phir bhi kitna tension tha wahan pe."

Riya murmured,to which Ayesha agreed nodding her head.

"Sakshi, tu itni chup kyun hai tune bhi kuch ni khaya kya.?"

Chhotu asked noticing her silence.

"Chhotu mai khane ke baare me ni soch rahi thi."

Sakshi shook her head.

"Toh.?"

Chhotu asked again.

"Mai soch rahi thi ki Sameer ki maa Sameer ki shadi ki baat karne hi jaa rahin thi ki baat bich me ruk gayi."

As soon as she replied all heads turned to her in confusion.

"Kya ? Shadi? Rathore sir ki.?"

Riya looked at her in disbelief and that's when Sakshi noticed everyone's face.

"Kya? Tum logon ko aesa nahi laga.?"

She asked back eyeing each of them.

Ayesha slowly shook her head as a no while Shree chuckled.

"Kya Sakshi kuch bhi sochti ho."

"Arey Seriously tum logon ko aesa bilkul bhi nahi laga?

Yaad karo Sameer ki mom kya bol rahin thi "Isaliye humne aapke liye ek...."

Ek kya? Dulhan leke ayenge?

Vo jis tarike se bol rahin thi na mera reporter dimag kehta hai ki Sameer ki shadi ki hi baat karne wali thi."

Sakshi tried to explain them carefully.

"Nahi nahi Rathore sir ki shadi ki baat aese achanak se? Mujhe lagta hai sayad vo Rathore sir ko yahan rukne ke liye bolne wali thi."

Riya suggested.

"Toh kya Rathore sir ETF chhod denge?"

Chhotu gasped.

"Nah! Rathore sir aur ETF ko alag karna namunkin hai."

Shree commented, while Riya noticed Ayesha's silence.

"Ayesha tum kis soch me pad gayi.?"

"Um nahi kuch.."

Before Ayesha could complete,Rathore's voice interrupted her from a distance.

"Shree, Sakshi yahan aao."

"Yes sir."

Shree answered hurrying towards him , followed by others.

"Shree inka statement record Karo."

Rathore ordered before adding quickly.

"Chhotu ,Ayesha container check Karo kuch milta hai kya.

Riya ,Sakshi yahan aas pass check Karo dekho kuch milta hai kya."

"Yes sir."

Everyone nodded starting their respective jobs.

Riya roamed her eyes around and noticed Arjun was also inspecting the nearby spot and approached him.

"Iss jagah ko dekh ke lagta hai yahan se bachon ko container se utar ke kahin aur le jaana muskil hai."

"Aesa kyun laga.?"

Arjun asked without turning around to her.

"Matlab yahan rait hi rait hai,upar chadhav bhi hai.

Aur unke pass 30 se bhi zyada bache hain , sabko ek sath yahan se le jaana kaafi muskil hua hoga."

She explained.

"statistics ke hisab se 85% criminal aese situation me common sense use karte hain."

She added.

"Tumne vo witness ka statement suna.?"

Arjun asked again ignoring her statistics calculation.

Riya looked back to where Shree was recording the statement,then turned back to Arjun shaking her head as a no.

"Uss admi ka bhi yahi kehna hai ki usne subah ye container aate hue dekha tha,per gaadi se sirf driver nikla.

Na koi gang member na koi bache."

Riya looked at him confused.

"Toh sir aap yahan aas pass kya dhund rahe hain.?"

"Batata hun.

Rathore?"

Arjun called out,hence Rathore came following by Shree,Sakshi and the witness.

"Haan Rawte,kuch mila.?"

"Mujhe lagta hai ye admi sach keh raha hai.

Container yahan laane se pehle khali kar diya gaya tha."

Arjun answered.

"Toh container yahan pe kyun chhoda.?"

Shree asked ,confused.

"Kyunki Shree unko pata hai hum sabse pehle container ko hi track karenge.

Vo yahi chahte hain ki hame pehle ye container mile aur hum iss field ke aas pass jungle me unhe dhundke apna time waste karein."

Came Arjun's quick reply.

"Per Arjun, aesa bhi toh ho sakta hai ki vo log sach me jungle ke andar chale gaye ho aur kahin chhup gaye ho."

Sakshi narrowed her gaze at him.

"Sakshi jungle me 30-40 bachon ko chhupana mamuli baat ni hai .

Ek raat me itna sab kuch ni kar sakte."

Arjun dismissed her thought,to which she nodded agreeing with him.

"Unhe pata hai hum unke pichhe hain aur vo bachon ko jald se jald bahar bhejne ki planning kar rahe honge."

Rathore spoke thoughtfully.

"Sir container me koi bhi papers nahi hai.

Aur abhi abhi phone aya tha police ne sare checkpost,bus stand , railway station pe najar rakhe huye hain.

Kahin se bhi vo nikalne ki koshish karenge toh hame pata chal jaayega."

Chhotu said walking to them.

"Ek baat batao yahan tak aane ke liye kitne raaste hain.?"

Arjun asked the witness ,standing beside them.

"Sahab 3 raastein hain."

The man replied.

"Shree, Chhotu ye 3 raaston ki details nikalo,kisi ek raaste ke ek jagah pe bachon ko uatara gaya hai."

Arjun ordered.

"Ek raaste se toh hum aye the aur raastein me bahut sare ghar dekhi thi maine."

Ayesha commented.

"Unn sare gharon ko check karna hoga.

Let's spread out. Rawte,shakshi ,Shree tum log ek raasta check Karo ,Chhotu Ayesha tum log dusra raasta check Karo , mai aur Riya tisra raasta check karte hain.

Let's go."

"Yes sir."

All replied in union except Arjun who quietly walked towards his Suv.

Throughout the whole day they kept roaming around the streets enquiring, inspecting and in the evening gathered in Rathore's room with all the statements,information they had gathered.

"Raasta no -1 ,jahan sabji mandi hai ,chhote bade dukan hai aur wahan hame kuch suspecting ni mila."

Sakshi started putting out some photos she had taken of the street.

"Wahan ke logon ne kuch suspicious ni dekha."

Shree added.

"Raasta no-2 pe schools aur kuch factory hai. 2/3 factory band ho chuki hai,per wahan humne check Kiya kuch hai nahi."

Ayesha spoke as Chhotu put the photos they had taken.

"Haan per jo factories band padi hai vo kaafi badi hai toh uss jagah ke vo use kar sakte hain uske chances hai."

Chhotu added.

"Aur raasta no-3 ,uska kya status hai.?"

Arjun broke his silence eyeing both Rathore and Riya.

Riya put some photos on the table as well while Rathore spoke.

"Ye residential area hai .kuch 15-20 ghar hai iss raste mein.

Unme se 2 ghar band hai."

Riya pointed at one of the photos and started explaining.

"Pehla ghar hai ye.

Ye ghar kaafi time se band hai matlab neighbors ko bhi ni pata Ghar ka malik kaun hai aur kab ayega.

Dusra ghar hai ye..."

She pointed at another photo then continued.

"iss ghar ke log kuch dino se out of town gaye hain.

Maine ghar ke owner ka no try Kiya tha per switch off tha ,aur...."

Riya trailed angling her head to Rathore.

"Aur mujhe shaq hai bachon ko iss ghar me rakha gaya hai."

Rathore completed her sentence and then continued.

"Mai jab aas pass puch tach kar raha tha tab maine ek bache ki rone ki awaz suni .

Neighbor me kisi ke ghar me koi bacha nahi hai.

Per problem ye hai ki hame sirf shaq hai aur ghar bhi band hai toh ghar ke owner ke permission ke bina hum ghar check bhi ni kar sakte."

"Agar bache wahan hai toh kisi ne toh wahan kuch dekha ya suna hoga."

Ayesha asked curiously.

"Wahan ke residents bhi thode ajib lage mujhe, like koi thik se baat karne ke liye taiyar hi nahi tha aur kuch toh apne ghar ka darwaza pura kholne ke liye bhi ready nahi the."

Riya replied.

"Koi baat karne ke liye darwaza na khole toh vo suspicious hua na.?"

Sakshi asked to no one particular.

" Arey Sakshi ek na khole toh suspicious,ek se zyada na khole toh wajah kuch aur hogi na.?"

Chhotu reasoned.

"Darr."

Came Arjun's voice ,as he stared at the second house photo everyone was discussing about.

"Unn logon ne jarur aesa kuch dekha ya suna hai jiski wajah se vo dare huye hain.

Lagta hai yahi hamara target hai Rathore."

He looked up to Rathore.

"sir agar hamara shaq sahi hai toh vo log jaldbazi me bachon ko apne target jagah pe bhejne wale honge.matlab vo kal tak intezar nahi karenge."

Shree pointed out.

"Toh hame abhi wahan chalna chahiye."

Chhotu suggested.

"Nahi chhotu.

Statistics ke hisab se 92% criminals apne kaam ko adhi raat ko anjaam dete hain jab zyada chahal pahal na ho.

Abhi toh sham hui hai abhi vo kuch nahi karenge."

Riya shook her head.

"Haan aur yaad hai jab hame bache pehli baar mile the tab bhi adhi raat ka time tha."

Ayesha agreed to her.

"Right.

Matlab raat hone tak hame intezar karna hai."

Sakshi looked at everyone,her friends nodded at her.

"Shree micro cameras ready rakho,Rawte hame local forces ki jarurat pad sakti hai mai officer se baat karta hun.

Aur baaki sab ready raho hame aaj raat hi ye mission khatam karna hai."

Rathore ordered.

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Rathore was getting ready in his room when a maid informed him his mother was calling for him ,thus he walked into her room.

"Aapne bulaya mom.?"

"Sameer ,maana ki aap yahan case ke liye aye hain per iska matlab ye nahi ki hum apne bete se 2 min baat bhi ni kar sakte.

Subah bhi hum aapse baat kar rahe the aur aap aese hi uthke chale gaye the."

Her mother sounded disappointed yet firm.

"Hamara kaam hi kuch aesa hai ki mujhe kabhi bhi kahin se bhi jaana pad sakta hai.

Infact thodi dair me hum case ke liye nikalne wale hain."

Rathore chirped straight, sounding unguilty.

The only thing he had never regretted in his life, prioritising his duty over anything.

"Sameer."

His mother looked at him in disbelief then exhaled a deep breathe speaking up.

"Aur aese me aap kehte hain ki hum aapki fikr na karein?

Aap mahino tak hamara phone nahi uthate, barso baad apne ghar aate hain toh case ke alawa koi aur baat ni karte ,hame ni pata tha hamare bete humse itna dur ho chuke hain.

Khair...aap hame paraya samjhe per hamare liye aap aaj bhi hamare chhote bete hain ,aur humne aapke liye ek eham faisla liya hai.

Wese toh humne aapko bahut baar phone PE batane ki koshish ki per jabki aap yahan hain hame lagta hai aur dair nahi karni chahiye."

As soon as she finished her words Rathore looked upto her , confused.

His mother brought a photo from a drawer and put it on the table infront of him.

"Ye Maithli hain ,hamare jaat ki.

Inke pita pass ke gaanv ke jamindar hain aur bhai national defence me kaam karte hain.Ghar ki badi beti hain aur bahut...."

"Ek min mom ek min..aap ye sab mujhe kyun bata rahin hain?

Inke ghar me koi murder hua hai.?"

Rathore asked curiously.

"Sameer ladki ka photo dikhake hum aapse murder ki baat kyun karenge?

Aur aap shadi ki baat ke bich murder jaise sabd laake apshagun na karein."

"Shadi.?

Kiski.?"

"Aapki. Aur kaun shadi ke layak hai yahan pe.?"

Pratham replied this time entering the room ,earning an incredulous look from Rathore.

"Aapki shadi ki umar ho chuki hain Sameer aur hame darr hai desh ke liye apne farz ko nibhate nibhate aap kahin sari zindagi akele na rahe.

Aap humse dur rehte hain thik hai ,per aapke pass koi na koi hona chahiye aapna khayal rakhne ke liye.

Issliye humne Maithili se aapki shadi ki prastav bheja hai unke ghar."

His mother said in a straight tone.

"Mai apna khayal khud rakh sakta hun ,uske liye mujhe shadi karne ki koi jarurat nahi hai.

Aur aap bina mujhse puchhe prastav kaise bhej sakti hain.?"

Rathore eyed her in disbelief.

"Sameer vo hamari maa hain aur hamari zindagi ka faisla lene ka unhe pura haq hai."

Pratham shouted.

"ya phir aapko aesa lagta hai ki ab hame aapke zindagi ka koi faisla lene ka haq nahi hai."

His mother added,thus Rathore closed his eyes in frustration.

The one thing he wanted to avoid was any kind of fight with his mother or brother during their stay ,but that exactly was happening right now much to his dismay.

"Mera vo matlab nahi tha.

Mujhe abhi shadi nahi karni hai.

Aur ye sahi waqt ni hai ye sab baat karne ke liye."

He murmured slowly.

"Toh kab baat karein?

Aap rukenge yahan case khatam hone ke baad jo hum baat karenge.?"

His mother asked and he was tongue tied.

Even he knew the case will be solved they would be gone from there.

"Nahi na?

Hum jaante hain.

Aur aapke jaankari ke liye bata dein Maithli hamare khayalat ke nahi hain, vo aapki tarah modern khayalat ki hain .

Aur vo bhi Mumbai me job karti...."

"Mom mujhe nahi jaanna kisi ke baare...."

Before Rathore could complete his mother interrupted him.

"Case khatam hone tak ka waqt hai aapke pass .

Tab tak aapko apna mann banana hoga ,aur ek baar apko Maithli se milne ke liye maanna padega."

Rathore stared both at his mother and brother blankly before walking out of the room ,only to find Riya standing in the middle of the hallway.

He masked his frustration quickly , groaning internally for the mess happening with his team members around.

"Tumhe kuch chahiye Riya.?"

He asked after a minute of silence.

"Err vo sir Shree ko mera tablet chahiye tha toh mai wohi leke Jaa rahi thi."

Riya answered in a low voice,looking down at the tablet in her hand then upto him.

"Hmm sabko boldena hum niklane wale hain."

"ok sir."

Rathore walked away without any further word,hence Riya started walking past Shree's room towards the garden and sat on the swing recalling the conversation she heard earlier.

"Rathore sir ki shadi?

Aese kaise unke ghar wale tay kar sakte hain bina sir se puchhe.?

Kitne pareshan honge Rathore sir.

Ye baat Ayesha ko bataun?"

She asked herself then shook her head quickly remembering Ayesha's face in the morning at the mention of marriage from Sakshi's mouth.

"Nahi nahi vo bahut dukhi ho jayegi.

Toh kisko bolun Rathore sir se baat karne ke liye.

Sakshi? Chhotu? Shree..nahi sir inme se kisiki baat nahi sunenge.

Mai? Nahi nahi mai kya bolungi sir ko ? Ki jaake ghar walon ko Ayesha ki baare me bata dein?

Nahi nahi..ab tak unn dono ne ek dusre ko bhi kuch nahi bataya hai toh ghar walon ko kya batayenge.

Toh phir...."

She kept mumbling to herself in vain until a name popped in her head.

Arjun heard a knock and opened the door of his room only to find Riya standing there fidgeting with the tablet in her hand.

Tbc.

So what do you think Riya will say to Arjun ? And will Arjun obey her??

So who wants to see Rathore married? 😂

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