He was lost in his laptop. His eyes were fixed on the screen and the thin lines of frown on his forehead were telling loud and clear that he wasn't able to do what he intended to. The screen flashed again and a dialogue box appeared on the screen for the third time....
"Access is denied."
"This bloody minister is all prepared this time. Never mind... I m gonna get him."
He again got down to his work with all his concentration that was broken with a peculiar sound.
"Oh no! This nuisance is up!" He was talking to himself until that 'nuisance' himself walked up to him.
"Dude… tum kar kya rahe ho… You could have at least got me out of this sari. I got tripped again."
"Yeah sure! Who do you think you are? Draupadi aur main Dushasan jo tumhara cheer haran karunga. Get dressed urself… Baaki tumhari dressing to maine kar hi di hai."
"Pehle khud aise weird se ideas dete ho & now… Mujhe samajh nhin aata ki main tumhein tolerate kyun karta hoon?"
"Kyunki you need me to mastermind your plans and then to save your skin when you goof up."
"Hello! Main…"
"Shut up & look at this file." He cut him in between.
He opened the file & scanned it quickly.
"Shit man! This information is incomplete. What are we gonna do now?"
"See that's where you need me… Now listen… Tumhare sources ke hisaab se he keeps all his information safely either in his office or in his Lonawala Bungalow."
"Matlab I need to enter his bungalow now. But this time he might have increased the security."
"Not just increased… he's put it at high alert."
"Tumhein kaise pata?"
His lips twitched at the end in the answer and he looked back at Yudi for the first time in all this while and winked at him.
"No… No way… You are not serious… You aren't actually again into… Hacking!"
"Hacking??? I m just scrutinizing their security systems…That's it!"
"Alekh…"
"Yesss!!" He shrieked in excitement. He wasn't even listening to him.
The screen went blank for a moment and a mechanical voice filled the room as a banner of 'Virtual Security Systems' flashed on the screen.
"You have now entered the Security Arena."
He was now inside their computerized security system. With every single key stroke he was entering deeper into the highly protected lanes of the virtual world.
"Alekh… Don't yaar. You know hacking is illegal. Tune hacking chod di thi na… isi condition pe we decided to work together. Remember."
"Yudi… I know what I m doing. By the way, breaking into minister's office is also a crime. And just in case you think you can break into this place as easily as his office… forget it!"
There was a silence that prevailed into the room. Both of them knew it was the only way out. Besides it wasn't for them. It was for the betterment of the society. That minister had to be exposed and for that they need proofs that were lying safely behind those strong walls. There was only one sound - that of the keyboard that could be heard for the next few minutes and the screen kept changing quickly and it appeared as if they were passing through the maze of strange lines and other geometrical figures those were flickering on the screen.
Alekh looked too occupied and pensive. He was studying different images and text that kept popping up occasionally for around another 2 hours. While Yudi unable to figure out anything going on in front of him, scanned the file in great detail to ascertain the amount of damage this piece of information could mean to the corrupt minister.
This was surely going to be the breaking news… His biggest ever.
Suddenly Alekh kept aside his laptop and took out a chart paper and a pencil and started making some lines on it that looked really inane to Yudi. At the end of another half an hour he was ready with the blue print of the Bungalow marked with three different colors at different places.
"Check this out now." He called out Yudi and continued.
"This is the blueprint of the bungalow… The red markings shows the position of the CCTV cameras inside the bungalow which unfortunately for you, is being monitored not just at the control room of this place which apparently is in the basement but also at the control room of the security agency. The green markings are the position of security alarms which are more concentrated in this area towards the back which I would presume to be our target and finally these blue markings. These are the extra sensitive sensors which can detect any kind of movement and instantly ring the security alarm."
"Bloody!! How do we break in here? Mujhe to lag raha hai hum Kohinoor churane jaa rahe hain."
"Correction… Hum nahin tum… I'll only sit back and enjoy the show."
"What? But how will I break in."
"Do options hain tumhare paas. First either let me HACK in and control this system for you."
"Cancel…cancel…cancel! Dusra option batao."
"Woh mujhe kya pata… Tum socho!"Saying this Alekh reclined against the back of his chair and stretched out to relax his body that has stiffened after a long work session.
Yudi took some time to think it over…time long enough to take his call…Compelete two seconds!
"Tum kya kar sakte ho?"
A big smile surfaced on Alekh's face and he almost jumped out of his chair. He was excited at the thought of doing something that has been his favorite task for long.
"Simple…I'll manipulate the functioning of the CCTV cameras to repeat a certain recording over and again. Censors can be disabled by passwords and alarms will be turned off for a while… I'll take care of that."
"How?"
"I'll ring them repeatedly once I hack into the mainframe of the security agency. And obviously if the bell gives out fake alarms then they'll have to switch it off for the time till someone from the agency comes to fix it up."
"And that's where I'll step in."
"Bang on!"
"Great! When do we do it?"
"This afternoon... Sharp at 3 you'll enter the bunglow to check the security system."
"Perfect... Its 4 in the morning… 11 hours to go then."
"By the way…If I am not wrong we were supposed to go somewhere last night."
"Shit! Man…I m so DEAD! Main to aaj afternoon tak mission ke liye survive bhi nahin karunga yaar. She's gonna kill me."
"Who?"
"Naina…Kal uska Birthday tha. I was the one to insist her to meet me at Sins."
"And you didn't turn up. Good. May your soul rest in peace then."
"Shut up Dude. Ab main kya karoon?"
"Pehle tell me where did I fit into all this. Why was I supposed to accompany you?"
"Oh that! I had planned a surprise for her."
"I m seriously not liking this hunch that is telling me you were to screw up again."
"Come on yaar…Main to tum dono ke liye sirf ek blind date arrange kar raha tha…And I m sure you won't mind… She's a stunner. Kehne ko fashion photographer hai but believe me she could have been a perfect model if she ever wanted."
The very next moment Yudi felt choked with Alekh's strong hands strangling his neck. His eyes showed his anger & his fingers were firm against his neck. Yudi tried to say something but nothing more than a squeak could he manage. His face was turning pale within a few seconds until Alekh let him go.
"Don't even think on those lines again…I m happily married with my Childhood sweetheart…Mrs. Dipika Alekh Sharma…Do you get this thing clear enough?"
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