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Part-31

"Sir ye rahi vo 10 saal pehle ki case file, iske in-charged officer toh abhi retired ho chuke hain per file me uss accident ke baad ke sare photographs hai.

Jis secretary ko arrest kiya gaya tha vo Sourav tha, police ne usse arrest jarur kiya tha per Beer pratap ke family ko ussi ne mara hai ye manne se pehle hi vo heart attack me chala gaya."

Shree explained once after returning from Mumbai with all the required files, and information along with Liza to inspect the room ,as per Rathore's order.

"veer Pratap ka record clear hai. Uska ek bada cloth store hua karta tha,jo kaafi pehle band ho chuki hai. Aur ab bas ye haweli hi hai jo hotel ban chuka hai.

Aur maine pata kiya iss hotel ki sari profit charity me jaati hai."

Like Rathore said they decided to stay for one more day there, thus they sent Shree and Sakshi out to bring all the necessities of the case ,while others stayed back to properly search the haweli one more time.

Rathore took the case file to study it , when others rummaged through the photos taken from the crime site.

"Ye saurav jis din accident hua uss din yahan aya tha, bas issi liye usse arrest kiya gaya tha."

Rathore murmured after a moment.

"Haan sir. Agar usne Beer pratap ki family ko mara bhi tha toh uska motive kisiko pata nahi chala.

Aur kisiko ye bhi nahi pata tha ki usse heart problems tha,aur usne police interrogation pe hi dum tod diya."

Shree added.

"Humne Sourav ki wife se baat ki ,unka kehna hai sourav uss din bas ek gift dene aya tha aur gift dene ke baad vo wapas ghar chala gaya tha.

Iske alawa unhe aur kuch nahi pata."

Sakshi shrugged.

"Uss room me sayad birthday celebration chal raha tha , ye iss photo me ek adha jala hua banner dikh raha hai , isme sirf birth.. hi reh gaya hai aur baaki sab jal gaya hai."

Ayesha put the photo on the table for everyone to see.

"Per room me aag kaise lagi hogi ? Aur unn 4 me se kisine bhaagne ki ya phir kisiko bulane ki koshish kyun nahi ki.?"

Chhotu questioned.

"Bulayenge kaise ? Sare staff chhuti me the aur yahan toh phone bhi nahi chalta."

Sakshi shook her head.

"Nahi sakshi , yahan phone nahi hai per kisiko bulane ka ek aur tarika hai."

Riya answered , thus all heads turned to her.

"Chaliye mai dikhati hun."

Riya walked out of the room and went to the end of the corridor that had an open space for a window ,then raised her hand a little to ring the big brass bell hanging on the outer wall.

Two staff came running to the garden looking up to the corridor ,whom chhotu dismissed swiftly before turning to Riya.

"Toh ye ghanta logon ko bulane ke liye rakha hai.?"

"Hm specially staffs ko.

"Gopal ji ( the old receptionist man) ka kehna hai ye ghanta wahan tak sunayi deta hai jahan vo dusra ghar hai ,toh jab bhi yahan se kisiko jarurat hoti thi toh ye ghanta bajate the aur wahan se log aajate the."

Riya explained.

"toh uss din kisine ghanta nahi bajaya.?"

Sakshi asked thoughtfully.

"Niche jitne purane staff hai unme se kisine ye awaz nahi suni."

Ayesha clarified.

"Iska matlab ya toh ye ghata uss din baja nahi ya phir kisiko bhi bajane ka mauka nahi mila."

Shree sighed.

"Uss raat kya hua tha ye toh sayad abhi unn 4 me se koi ek aake hi bol sakta hai."

Chhotu shook his head.

"Beer pratap ke bhai ka kya hua.?"

Arjun asked breaking his long term silence.

"Maine usse phone kiya tha, vo kal tak yahan aajayega.

Waise wapas case ki baat sunke bahut emotional lag raha tha."

Sakshi said in a pitiful voice.

Rathore released a sharp breathe walking towards the room where Liza was doing her inspection.

"Liza? Kuch pata chala ? Wese umeed toh kam hai , phir bhi."

Liza turned around on hearing Rathore's voice , then replied.

"sir yahan koi bhi clue milna lagbhag namunkin hai.

Ek toh bahut time jaa chuka hai crime scene ko ,aur dusri baat lagta hai jaise room upar upar se saaf kiya gaya ho."

"Haan niche ke staff mahine me ek baar iss room ki ceiling aur floor saaf kardete hain , taaki koi makdi ka jaala ya dhul na lage."

Ayesha justified her words.

"Per ek baat jarur hai iss room me aesi koi chiz mujhe ni dikhi jisse ki itni badi aag lag sake."

Liza said thoughtfully.

"Yahan pe na koi electronics ki chiz thi na koi wire se short circuit hua hai, bas sab aag ki wajah se jal gaya hai."

She added quickly.

"Toh ho sakta hai birthday manane ke liye jitne bhi chizein yahan thi unme se kisise aag lagi ho.?"

Riya asked.

"Per Riya birthday ki chizon me se aag kaise lag sakti hai ? Birthday me kya kya hi lagta hai? Khana , pina , birthday cake."

Chhotu murmured.

"Cake pe candles."

Shree added.

"Party poppers.?"

Sakshi narrowed her gaze.

"Ya phir kisne smoke kiya ho room me? Kabhi kabhi chhoti chizon se bhi badi aag lag jaati hai."

Ayesha guessed her part.

"Per Beer pratap smoke nahi karte the."

Riya objected quickly.

"Per unke room ke drawer me jo cigar hame mila tha vo.?"

Sakshi asked ,confused.

"vo unke bhai ke liye rakhte the, Gopal ji ne bataya tha."

Chhotu answered her.

"Aur ek chiz hoti hai birthday me,Balloons."

Rathore spoke this time clearly remembering the double side tapes attached to the walls in the photos.

"Per sir hamara claim sahi hai ya galat ye prove karne ke liye koi clue nahi hai hamare pass."

Liza said as a matter of fact ,making Rathore sigh since he knew she was right there.

Both Rathore and Arjun walked back to their room with Arjun's mind still stuck somewhere that he was finding difficulties to clear, just when Shree knocked on the door.

"Sir vo err... hum sab kal se ek hi kapdon me the toh jab mai aur Sakshi gaye the sabke liye fresh kapde le aaye aur maine socha aap dono ke liye bhi le aaun."

Shree murmured forwarding two paper bags to them.

"Thank you Shree."

Rathore muttered taking one paper bag from his hand , while Arjun took another.

They took the clothes out only to find track pant and t-shirt in them , then looked up to Shree with blank looks.

"Vo jaldi jaldi mai mall se yahi mila sir."

Shree passed them an awkward smile before quickly excusing himself out of the room.

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An hour later.....

Riya came upstairs with a mug of coffee and walked towards Rathore's room since everyone was downstairs having a tea break and only Arjun was missing.

Assuming he must be studying the case file in the room she decided to came up with his coffee, but stopped on her track noticing the other room was open even though she could clearly remember Liza had locked it after her inspection.

She diverted her footsteps towards the room curious to know who was inside, instead found Arjun standing near the window looking outside with both of his hands leaning over the window sill.

"Sir aap yahan.?"

She asked approaching him with slow steps.

He didn't answer her and kept staring at the garden ,when she recalled how angry he looked before leaving the ETF bureau the other day.

Presuming he might be still angry on her ,she gently put the coffee mug on the side table behind him before speaking up.

"yahan aapki chai nahi mili , issliye coffee."

And she turned to leave ,only to be stopped by his voice.

"Riya, yahan aao."

She turned around to face his back , then took few steps ahead meanwhile Arjun straightened up and moved to the other side of the window folding his arms across his chest.

"Wahan khadi ho jao."

She obeyed his words taking the spot he previously stood at , then looked at him a little anxiously.

"Ab bahar dekho aur kaho kya dikh raha hai.?"

"JI.?"

Her anxiousness was replaced by confusion too fast ,as she stared at the deserted garden in front of her eyes, then at him then back at the garden.

"Batao samne kya dikh raha hai."

'sir aese experiments me mujhe hi kyun fasate hain.'

Riya thought in her mind and bit her bottom lip looking up to the garden.

"Umm ujala.?"

She guessed looking at him hopefully ,earning a blank look from him.

"Din me ujala hi hoga Riya."

He said curtly before grabbing the coffee mug from the table and took a sip from it.

"jungle ? Ped? Ghaas ?

Aur haan vo jagah bhi hai wahan vo bhi dikh raha hai."

She pointed a finger at where they were standing in the morning.

"Vo jagah itna bhi clearly nahi dikh raha hai ki tumhari najar jaaye."

He said continuing sipping the coffee.

"Haan sir per subah ussi jagah pe hame vo doll aur note mila tha na issliye najar apne aap chala gaya wahan."

She answered ,thus he paused drinking for a brief moment then resumed.

"wese dekha jaye toh 10 saal pehle ke yahan ka najara aur abhi ke najare me bahut fark hai."

Riya said after a moment of silence and since he continued being silent she spoke again.

"yahan bahut sare ped lage huye the , pura garden phoolon se bhara hua bahut achha lag raha tha.

Aur itne sare phool ke bich me jhula aur bhi sundar lag raha tha.waqt ke sath sath inn logon ne garden ki achhi care....."

"Jhula.?"

Arjun interrupted her in middle ,eyeing her curiously.

"haan yahan ek bada jhula hua karta tha. Hum rooms check kar rahhe the toh hame ek room me Beer Pratap ji ki family album mili thi,usme ek photo me unki dono betiyan ek jhule me baithi thi.

Staff ne kaha ki vo jhula jab tut futt gaya toh kisine usse thik nahi kiya aur store room me rakh diya."

"Vo jhula kahan tha garden me exactly.?"

Arjun asked her again.

"yahin garden ki pichhe ki taraf hi tha vo.

Vo jo aam ka ped dikh raha hai na sir uske thik aage ,wahin jahan hame doll mili...."

Riya suddenly paused herself on realizing her own words then turned to Arjun, looking puzzled.

"jahan pe jhula tha wahin se hame vo doll aur note mila.?"

"Vo photo leke aao."

He commanded her, which she followed quickly by running out of the room.

As soon as she came back with the photo Arjun held it up to match with the present outline of the garden and a sudden realization came upon him.

"Chalo."

"sir kahan.?"

Riya asked but got no reply since he had already rushed out of the room after putting the mug back on the table.

Rathore was climbing upstairs when he saw Arjun hurriedly walking past him ,followed by a confused Riya.

"ye Rawte kahan jaa raha hai.?"

He asked Riya who had stopped on noticing him.

"Sir pata nahi."

She shook her head continuing following Arjun , thus others present downstairs stood up watching them heading to the garden.

"Rawte, kya hua.?"

Rathore asked on reaching the garden ,with others.

Arjun kept mum standing on the grass and stared at the ground.

"Ye Arjun sir itna dhyan se yahan kya dekh rahe hain.?"

Liza whispered near Shree's ear , who shrugged his shoulder having no idea.

"Kya yahan se ek aur doll mila hai.?"

Sakshi asked him.

"Chhotu,shree khodne ke liye kuch leke aao."

Arjun ordered breaking his silence.

"ji sir."

The duo were confused, but however followed his command and went back inside the hotel.

All the hotel staffs came to the back of the garden , while some helped the ETF officers digging the ground ,some stood completely silent.

Rathore stood with his gaze pinned to the ground to see what treasure Arjun had found ,while other team members looked curious.

Just when the tensed atmosphere started to turn gloomy for having no discovery under the ground even after an half hour of digging, Rathore suddenly held up his hand motioning Chhotu something.

"Stop."

"Kya hua sir.?"

Chhotu asked turning to him.

"Wahan pe kuch hai."

Rathore pointed at a corner and jumped into the pit himself taking the spade from Chhotu and dug the part he had his doubt on.

Soon enough 4 skeletons were discovered from under the pit much to everyone's shock, when Riya swirled her head too Arjun finally getting why he kept staring out of the window.

"Kya ..kya ye hamare malik hai.?"

The old man got on his knees staring at the skeletons from a far.

"lag toh yahi raha hai."

Liza answered noticing the skeletons had one man , one woman and two girls.

"To kya sach me hamare malik aur unke parivaar ko maar diya gaya.?"

The other old man asked in a shaky voice ,earning a pitiful look from the ETF officers except the two chiefs.

"Iska matlab ye sach hai ki maalik ki atma yahan bhatakti rehti hai? Aaj tak unki aatma ko shanti ni mili hai.?"

The first old man whimpered.

"Chup raho.

Insaan hi sab kuch karte hain aur phir bhhoton ka naam de dete hain.

Ye kisi insaan ne kiya hai..."

Rathore pointed at the skeletons then continued speaking.

"Aur haweli me jo ho raha hai vo bhi koi insaan hi kar raha hai."

"Sir mai ambulance bula leti hun , inn sabko lab le jaana hai."

Liza said.

"Thik hai."

Rathore nodded his head ,thus Liza motioned Shree to go with her to make the call.

"Aap sab yahan se chaliye.."

Chhotu , Ayesha started dispersing the crowd, meanwhile Rathore came standing beside Arjun.

"Agar Beer pratap ki family marr chuki hai toh haweli me bhoot banke sabko kaun darana chahta hai.

Aesa lag raha hai jaise koi Beer pratap ke liye badla le raha hai yahan ke logon se, aur iska matlab ye hai ki yahan kisiko pata tha Beer Pratap aur uski family ko yahin gadh diya gaya hai."

"Abhi bhi kuch chhut raha hai humse Rathore."

Arjun murmured staring up to the haweli ,trying to join the dots in his head.

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"Jis kisine bhi ye note likha hai na, kitna galat likha hai.

'jab sham ayega tab kaale saaye se parda hatega' ..Sham hote hi andhera aa jata hai , parda kahan se hatega."

Shree shook his head trying to decode the note for the umpteenth time.

"shree, likhne wale ne kuchh toh soch ke likha hoga."

Ayesha chuckled.

"Wohi toh mai soch nahi paa raha hun ,koi logic hi nahi hai isme."

Shree groaned.

"Aur sakshi tum tabse kya bana rahi ho.?"

Chhotu asked noticing her drawing something on the paper.

"Maine jo subah dekha tha usse mai ab tak bhul nahi paa rahi hun issliye uska sketch bana rahi hun, taaki tum log bhi dekho ki mai koi kahani nahi keh rahi thi."

Sakshi murmured finishing up her sketch and showed it to Chhotu first.

"ye kya hai."

Chhotu looked taken a back at her drawing.

"Tum toh itne me darr rahe ho jab mai uska pura chehra accurately bana nahi paayi ,toh socho mera kya haal hua hoga."

"sakshi koi bhoot nahi tha vo."

Rathore said in a calm tone studying a file in his hand.

"Sameer tum bhi dekho. Tumhe ab bhi lag raha hai mai jhooth bol rahi hun.?"

Sakshi showed him the paper too.

"Mai ye nahi keh raha hun tum jhooth bol rahi ho, per tumne jo dekha vo definitely koi bhoot nahi tha. "

Rathore said glancing at the sketch.

"toh kya tha.?"

"Jaldi pata chal jayega."

Came Rathore's short answer.

"Wese Arjun sir kahan hain.?"

Ayesha questioned noticing his absence.

"Arjun sir bahar gaye hain phone call karne."

Chhotu replied her.

"Ri tere dimag me kuch araha hai iska matlab.?"

Shree asked curiously, since she kept reading the note very attentively.

Just then the door opened and Arjun came walking in making every head turn.

"Kya kaha liza ne.?"

Rathore asked straight , knowing he had went to call her only.

"Liza ne confirm kiya hai ki vo skeletons 10 saal purane hain. "

Arjun answered taking a seat on the chair.

"Iska matlab Beer pratap aur unki family ki maut `10 saal se ho chuki hai ye confirm hai."

Ayesha sighed.

"Arjun ye dekho maine jo dekha tha subah uska sketch banaya hai.

Hai na darawana.?"

Sakshi handed him the paper , waiting for an answer.

"pakka tumne yahi dekha tha Sakshi.?"

Arjun asked without diverting his gaze from the sketch.

"Haan . Tum meri baat pe yakeen karte ho.?"

She smiled at him, to which he didn't answer instead kept staring at the paper.

"Puri paheli ka toh pata nahi shree, per ye jo 1st line hai na 'jab shaam ayega kaale saaye se parda hatega' ,mujhe pata nahi kyun per ye kaale saaye ka matlab vo room lag raha hai."

Riya said thoughtfully from the couch ,thus shree from the other end of the couch turned to face her clearly.

"Room.?"

"Haan vo room bhi toh pura kaala hai. "

She reasoned.

"Agar kaala saaya vo room hai toh parda hatega ka matlab kya uss room se jude raaz ka pata lagna hai.?"

Chhotu asked her from the bed.

"Ho sakta hai."

Riya mumbled slowly.

"wese sir ek ajib baat hai kal raat hotel me bahut sari awazein aarahi thi, kutton ki rone ki aur bhediyon ke bhi. Per ab toh raat ho gayi hai aur ek bhi kutte ki awaz bahar se nahi arahi hai."

Chhotu said thoughtfully.

"Arey haan inhi awazon ki wajah se toh hum kal so nahi paaye the."

Sakshi complained.

"Hotel ke baaki guests ne kuch suna ya dekha tha kal.?"

Rathore asked to no one particularly.

"sir kal ek mini bus iss raaste me kharab hogaya tha toh uske sare passengers issi hotel me ruke the.

4 couples aese the jo apni kisi na kisi health problem ki wajah se medicines leke so gaye the, ek couple ne awaz ki wajah se raat ko bahut complain ki thi aur subah hote hi unhone sabse pehle hotel chhod diya,aur unme ek newly married couple the vo....."

Riya abruptly paused herself trying to find an appropriate word to complete her sentence, when everyone looked at her waiting for her to continue speaking.

"Vo ...vo.. .umm ek dusre me bahut busy the issliye unhe kuch pata nahi chala."

Riya finished her line and looked down at the note in her hand avoiding eye contact with anyone, whereas her friends suppressed their chuckles.

"Gopal ji keh rahe the aese garden me doll aur note milna yahan pehli baar hua hai."

Shree spoke after a while.

"Vo toh ye bhi keh rahe the ki kal hi sabse zyada awaz sunayi diya tha haweli me."

Chhotu added.

"Per kal aesa kya tha.?"

Ayesha narrowed her gaze.

"Kal toh bahut baarish ho rahi thi."

Riya answered.

"baarish ka naam bhi mat le Riya. Na kal barish hoti na gaadi kharab hoti na hum yahan aate."

Chhotu frowned and something clicked Shree's mind.

"Right chhotu. Kal baarish hone ke sath sath hum yahan aaye the."

"Matlab ye jo kal se ho raha hai hamare yahan aane ki wajah se ho raha hai.?"

Ayesha looked puzzled , when Arjun looked up to Rathore with a look that clearly conveyed the message 'he has cracked it'.

"Kahin ye Beer Pratap ki aatma ab police walon se nafrat toh nahi karti? Issliye hame pareshan kiya ho."

Sakshi wondered ,earning a blank stare from Rathore and her friends mentally facepalmed themselves.

"Ho sakta hai Sakshi . Yaad hai vo kaise subah tumhe hi dikhayi diya aur kisiko nahi."

Chhotu mumbled slowly.

"chhotu darao mat."

"Hum kal subah Mumbai wapas jaa rahe hain."

Arjun suddenly announced interrupting their chit-chat session.

"Kya.?"

Everyone except Rathore looked at him in surprise, while Rathore kept mum.

"Aese achanak.?"

Sakshi was the first to question.

"Picnic khatam hogaya sakshi, ab bureau chalke kuch kaam kar lein.?"

Arjun said in a mocking tone.

"Per sir case .?"

Chhotu asked next.

"Per sir case toh solve nahi hua hai."

Ayesha objected looking in between Arjun and Rathore.

"ye 10 saal purana case hai , hum ispe itna time nahi de sakte.

Wese bhi hum meeting ke liye aaye the per 2 din already yahan ruk chuke hain ,upar se pressure hai hame kal ke kal duty wapas join karna padega."

Rathore reasoned.

"Per sir qatil ab tak pakda nahi gaya hai."

Riya spoke up.

"Tum sayad bhul rahi ho ki qatil 10 saal pehle pakda jaa chuka hai aur vo marr bhi chuka hai. Tab bas laashein ni mili thi jo ab mil gayi hai,ye case yahin pe close hota hai."

Arjun said in a straight tone.

"Per sir aap hi ne toh kaha tha vo secretary akela itna sab nahi kar sakta. Aur abhi abhi toh hum discuss kar rahe the ki kal yahan hamare aane ke baad pehli baar vo note garden me rakha gaya tha, toh hum aese hi adha case chhod ke kaise jaa sakte hain.?"

Riya insisted further, earning a tough stare from him.

"Jaruri nahi hai Riya hamare sare assumptions sahi ho , kuch galat bhi ho sakte hain.

Subah Gopal ji ne kaha tha na yahan jitne bhi ajib chizein ho rahin hai usse aaj tak kisiko koi nuksaan nahi pahuncha hai, aur yahan sabko inn sab ki adat ho chuki hai toh achha hoga agar hum yahan aur interfere na kare."

"sabko adat lag chuki hai iska matlab ye nahi hai sir ki yahan kuch galat nahi ho raha hai."

Riya said looking straight into his eyes.

"Ae Ri chup ho jaa."

Shree muttered under his breathe sensing the ambience was now getting tensed, and so was Arjun's cold demeanor.

Ayesha diverted her gaze to Rathore hoping he would interfere before Riya would get scolded, but he strangely maintained his silence among the chaos.

"Hum kal subah wapas jaa rahe hain ye final hai.

Tum chaho toh yahan ruk sakti ho, jo galat ho raha hai usse thik karke jaana."

Arjun said curtly narrowing his gaze at her.

Riya stared at him without battling her lashes for a moment until he looked away, and she kept mum afterwards, when all her friends got up to leave the room only to be stopped by Arjun's voice.

"Aur ek baat, hum sab aaj raat issi room me ruk rahe hain."

"Kya.?"

All except Rathore chorused in unison, as they eyed Arjun in utter shock.

Arjun turned his head to Sakshi raising brow at her.

"Thodi dair pehle tum hi keh rahi thi na tumhe darr lag raha hai."

Sakshi's shock was replaced by an instant contentment and she smiled.

"Aww tum mere liye hum sabko ek sath rakh rahe ho.?"

"Subah tak koi gayab nahi chahiye mujhe.

Aur jisse neend lagi hai vo so sakta hai yahan."

Arjun said bluntly thus the ones who had got up ,sat back on their seats meanwhile Rathore rolled his eyes leaving the bed to let others sleep there.

Shree quickly got up from the couch and climbed the bed ,where Chhotu was already yawning ready to take a nap.

Arjun lifted his gaze up to the duo with a deadpan look, making them straighten up quickly.

"Mujhe abhi neend nahi arahi hai."

Chhotu shook his head.

"Mujhe bhi."

Shree murmured sitting up on the bed.

"Great ab jab tak sabko neend nahi aajati chalo antakshari khelte hain."

Sakshi suggested excitedly, but no answer came in return.

"Jab tak sab iss room me hai koi kuch nahi bolega....."

Arjun announced making Sakshi's smile drop.

"Per Arjun hum sab pehli baar aese ek sath...."

"Ek word bhi nahi."

Arjun finished his line with a death stare ,daring her to go against his order thus Sakshi's shoulders slumped in defeat and she went back to Ayesha to accompany her on the couch.

"Abhi samajh me aaya Arjun sir ne mujhe hamare room se extra sofa aur chair yahan laane ke liye kyun kaha tha. Humse Jaagran karwane ke liye."

Chhotu muttered in a low voice , only audible to Shree beside him.

"Per ye jaagran karwa kyun rahe hain humse? Vo bhi maun jaagran."

Shree said lazily.

"Arjun sir ki baatein Arjun sir hi jaane."

Chhotu shook his head eyeing Rathore occupying one couch looking unbothered, Ayesha ,Sakshi on another couch looking sleepy, Riya alone on another couch lost in thoughts and Arjun sat on a chair calmly.

The time started rolling and none slept in the room , while others tried to figure out what their two chiefs were up to , Arjun and Rathore focused on reading the case files.

Riya looked up to Arjun who was marching around the room occasionally, and finally sat on the other end of her couch picking up a file Shree had left there on the table, to read it.

She wanted to speak to him about something but hesitated since everyone was silent following his command.

One moment she wished to break the silence as her curiosity wasn't letting her think of anything else, but the other moment she didn't want to disobey him.

Sighing she leaned back on the couch ,until an idea struck her mind.

Grabbing the sticky notepad she quickly wrote something before attaching it on the file Arjun was reading and waited for his answer patiently.

*Sir aapne jo kaha kal hum wapas jaa rahe hain uske pichhe koi plan hai na?

(P.T.O)

He turned the paper to the other side and found another message written on it.

Hum sabka ek sath yahan rukna ussi plan ka hissa hai ,right?*

He read the note in his mind ,then whirled his head to her with a questioning look , when she attached another note on the file as if she already knew what he wanted to ask.

*Aapne baat karne se mana kiya hai sir, aur yahan phone bhi nahi hai issliye.*

Arjun read the chits detaching them from the file ,then turned back to her to say something just when the loud noise of glass breaking outside made her and others startled and she quickly turned around to stare at the closed door of the room.

Shree jolted his lashes up and chhotu who was lightly dozing off sat up straight on the bed, Rathore put the file aside standing up and Sakshi ,Ayesha too gazed at the door.

Riya turned to her other teammates noticing them getting up from their respective seats ready to go find the reason behind the commotion outside , but then everyone stopped eyeing at the other end of her couch.

Riya swirled her head to Arjun who motioned them to sit back silently ,not looking bothered at all and all obeyed including Rathore.

15 mins passed and they heard another loud noise outside followed by something was swept under the door of the room.

Rathore went to see and found a paper on the floor folded.

"sham dhalna baaki hai, parda hatna abhi baaki hai,

Mera zakhmon se azad hona abhi baaki hai."

Ayesha read the note aloud in Rathore's hand, sounding confused.

"Ek shayari ab tak suljha nahi hai aur ab ye dusri shayari."

Shree sighed.

"Sir lagta hai koi bahar hi hai. Mai dekhta hun. "

Chhotu pulled out his gun, unlocked the door and walked out.

The corridor looked empty and dark thus Chhotu switched on the lights and roamed his eyes around.

Others followed him by coming out of the room and everyone except Arjun (His gun is in bureau)had their guns out as they walked in the corridor to find anyone suspecting.

"Chhotu, wahan nahi."

Arjun said as Chhotu had his gun pointed towards the stairs, and moved his hand holding the gun towards the end of the corridor.

"hum jisse dhund rahe hain vo yahan hai."

Arjun finished his sentence calmly ,thus Chhotu eyed where his gun was pointed at and was puzzled.

He turned his head to Arjun in surprise.

"Sir.?"

Arjun didn't answer instead went ahead towards the burnt room ,and Chhotu quickly followed him along with others.

"Sir mai dekhta hun."

Chhotu murmured, slightly shielding Arjun since he was the only one without a gun there and tried to open the door.

"Andar jo bhi hai bahar aajao."

Chhotu called out realizing the door was locked from inside.

Riya on sensing the possible danger situation slid herself to Arjun's side holding her gun tight ,when Chhotu tried to unlock the door again.

"Chhotu darwaza tod do."

Rathore ordered getting no response from inside.

"Yes sir."

Just when he was about to kick the door ,it opened slowly and someone came out of the dark room covered in a shawl.

"Kaun ho tum.?

Shawl hatao."

Rathore pointed his gun at him.

The man stood silent without doing anything, thus Chhotu walked forward lifting the shawl up to unveil his face instead took two steps back as soon as his gaze fell on it.

"ye toh wohi hai. Maine kaha tha na tum logon ko subah."

Sakshi screeched.

Others except Arjun blinked while staring at the face that looked frightening ,dark with only the eyes visible clearly and every other part of the face was damaged.

"Per ye toh insaan hai."

Riya murmured slowly observing the man from head to toe even though he was fully covered in shawl.

"kaun ho tum aur iss room ke andar kaise aaye.?"

Rathore questioned the man , still pointing a gun at him.

"Haweli me bhoot banke sabko kya tum dara rahe the.?"

Shree asked next.

"Tum jaante the Beer Pratap ki family ko maar diya gaya hai aur garden me unn sab ki lasshein thi.?"

Riya sounded curious.

"Kal se hame jo notes mile hain vo tumne chhoda tha.?"

Ayesha's question followed.

"Jitni jaldi tum bolna start karoge utna hi tumhare liye achha hoga."

Rathore threatened him putting a finger on the trigger of his gun.

"Sir mujhe toh lagta hai sare khoon isine kiye hain ,iss haweli ki lalach me.

Pehle sabko maar diya aur ab yahan sabko darake bhagana chahta hai taaki ye haweli isse mil jaaye."

Chhotu glared the man.

"Nahi chhotu, na hi isne kisiko maara hai aur na isse haweli ki lalach hai."

Arjun said breaking his silence.

"Tum itna yakeen ke saath kaise keh sakte ho Rawte? Agar iska koi motive nahi hai toh sabko yahan dara kyun raha tha? Aur abhi iss room me kya raha tha ye? Beer pratap ke case se kya lena dena hai iska.?"

Rathore gritted his teeth at the man.

"Lena dena hai Rathore.

Kyunki ye khud....Thakur Beer Pratap hai."

Rathore along with others looked at him in shock at his sudden announcement ,then Rathore turned to the man and his hand holding the gun lowered down immediately.

"What.?"

Tbc.