The Wait (Ariya FF) Part-36 Updated (Page-66) - Page 66

Part-35

"Team ab tak hamari invetigation jahan tak pahunchi hai , shuru se discussion karte hain. Case ke jo missing parts hai vo yahin se pata chalega."

Rathore said once after Riya, Ayesha were back to the conference hall.

Everyone except Arjun nodded their heads, and Riya started speaking first.

"So Roma yani Vaishali jo ek reporter thi vo apna naam badal ke Vishan Dayal ke ghar maid ka kaam karti thi unpe sting operation karne ke liye.

Per mission pura hone se pehle uski maut hogayi , aur uski maut ko haadsa dikhane ki puri koshis ki gayi hai.

Isme pehla supect hai khud Vishan Dayal, jin pe Vaishali ko shaq tha ki Mumbai ke bastiyon se gayab hone wali ladkiyon se unka kuch lena dena hai.

Ho sakta hai Vishan Dayal ko pata chal gaya ho Vaishali ke sachai ke baare me ,aur unhone usse marwa diya ho."

"Dusre supsect me Vishan Dayal ke bete aur wife aati hain. unka beta Chirag apni family matters se bahut hi dur hai per uske baare me kuch pata chala hai jo case se related toh nahi hai......"

Ayesha trailed contemplating whether she should tell them or not ,when Rathore asked.

"Kya pata chala.?"

"Uske naam pe ek complaint register hai, college fest me ek ladki ke sath jabardasti kiya tha usne aur jab ladki ne case register kiya vo uss ladki aur uski family ko mentally torture kar raha hai.

Yahan tak ki usse apne dad ke power ki dhamki deke case withdraw karne ke liye force kar raha hai.

Mai uss ladki se bhi mili thi, bahut dari hui thi vo.

Soft drink me drugs deke uske sath sabse pehle jabardasti ki gayi aur ab vo aur uski family ko torture kiya jaa raha hai.

Aur issliye vo ladki case withdraw karne ka bhi soch rahi hai."

Ayesha breathed in a go, making others go silent.

"jaisa baap wesa beta."

Shree muttered under his breathe, meanwhile Riya released a sharp breathe controlling her anger.

"Aur Vishan Dayal ke wife se kuch khas pata nahi chala."

Ayesha shook her head, resuming the original discussion.

"Unki wife toh thodi ajib thi , zyada baat nahi kar rahin thi aur hamesha gusse me hi lagti thi ..Arjun ki tarah."

Sakshi chuckled,earning a glare from Arjun.

"sorry sorry.

Per unkiwife se lag raha tha jaise unki apne pati se zyada banti nahi hai."

Sakshi quickly added.

"Ye tumhe kaise pata Sakshi.?"

Chhotu asked her.

"Chhotu pata chal jaata hai , vo apne pati ko batake nahi gayi thi ki vo apne maayke jaa rahin hain, aur toh aur wapas aane ke baad apne pati se mili bhi nahi, aur jab maine puchha tab bahut ukhad ke baat kar rahi thi.

lagta hai Roma ..I mean Vaishali ka unke pati ke sath se affair vo zyada khush nahi thi."

Sakshi explained, to which Rathore gave her a blank look.

" Vaishali ke ghar se hame ye mila tha."

Riya chirped putting up the file, and few things on the table packed as evidence.

"inn sari chizon me ek chabi hai jo hame ek ball me se mila jo bahut sambhal ke makeup blush ke andar chhupa ke rakha gaya tha."

"Kis chiz ki chabi hai kuch pata chala.?"

Rathore enquired inspecting the key.

"Nahi sir Vaishali ke ghar me kisi bhi lock se ye chabi match nahi karta.

Aur Jo ladkiyan gayab ho rahin thi unka data collect kiya tha vaishali ne, unke saath apni behen ko dhunde ke liye jitne bhi applications authorities ko likhe the sabke copy usne sambhal ke rakha tha.

ye kuch paper cuttings jo Vishan dayal jahan jahan social work karne jaate the unn sabke hain.

List ke accoriding jin jin bastiyon se ladkiyan jis date pe gayab hui thi, uske 5 ya 6 din pehle Vihan Dayal uss basti me kisi na kisi wajah se jaate the."

Riya explained.

"Per mai jab Vishan Dayal ki history check kar raha tha mujhe aesa kuch mila nahi. Na unke khilaf aaj tak aesi koi complaint register hui hai aur na hi koi badi khabar bani hai , bas unke affair ki news ko chhod ke.

toh ho sakta hai ladkiyon ka gayab hona aur Vishan Dayal ka unhi jagahon pe jaana bas ek coincidence ho.?"

Chhotu narrowed his gaze.

"jiski history puri saaf hoti hai ussi ka sabse zyada history hota hai Chhotu."

Arjun spoke up from his chair, thus Chhotu stared at him, confused.

"Uh sir matlab.?"

"vishan Dayal ne apni shuruwat Mumbai ke railway platforms pe kiya tha, tiffin service tha uska.

Jab tiffin service thik se chala nahi usne dusra business shuru kiya doodh ka.

Tiffin service aur doodh ke business me bas 1 saal ka fark hai aur utni time me Vishan Dayal ne ek factory apne naam pe register karwayi aur Mumbai me apne liye ghar banwa diya."

"Arjun ho sakta hai unka doodh ka business achha chala ho.?"

Sakshi interrupted hiim.

"Ho sakta hai Sakshi. Per vo doodh bechta tha ,doodh me sona daalke nahi bechta tha ki 1 saal me itne paise aajayenge uske pass."

Arjun answered her, when Shree asked.

"Iska matlab unka koi aur bhi business hai jo unke official documents pe mention ni kiya gaya hai.?"

"official documents pe aur bhi bahut se chizein hain jo mention nahi ki gayi hai."

Arjun replied forwarding a file to him , which shree checked immediately.

"ye Vishan Dayal ki puri property list hai jinka uske documents me koi naam aur nishan ni hai."

"Goa me farmhouse, Bar, Andheri me plot , Goregaon me shopping mall complex.?"

Shree read out in amusement and then passed the file to Rathore.

"Tumhe ye details kahan se mili Rawte.?"

"Vaishali ke notebook se.

Mujhe uske spying equipement ke sath sath ek notebook mila tha , jisme Vaishali ne apne aur Dayal ke bich hone wale baaton ka record note karke rakhti thi.

Usme ye bhi likha hai bahut sari property Dayal ne apne naam pe ni rakha hai, apne workers ke naam rakha hai."

Arjun explained.

"Itni sari property government ke naak ke niche chhupa ke rakha hai toh iska matlab uska secret business legal nahi hoga."

Ayesha murmured.

"iska matlab ye bhi hai ki Dayal ke pass strong reason hai Vaishali ko maarne ke liye.

Unko darr laga hoga kahin Vaishali unhe expose na kar dein."

Riya added quickly.

"Per sawal abhi bhi wohi hai, kaise? Jab haadsa hua Dayal ghar pe tha hi nahi.

Aur sir cctv footage me jab Vaishali study room me gayi thi tab koi bhi worker upar ke floor pe nahi tha."

Shree declared.

"Koi bhi nahi.?"

Chhotu looked at him curiously.

"Nahi.

Staffs ka kehna hai ki Vaishali hafte me 2 din vo bookshelf saaf karti thi, sunday aur thursday ko.

Aur kyunki vo bookshelf bahut bada hai issliye vo subah sabse pehle aajati thi apna kaam karne. Jab haadsa hua tab Vaishali bhi apne routine ke hisab se jaldi aagayi thi ,aur upar akeli hi thi.

Baad me jab dusre staff upar floor pe gaye aur vaishhali ko dhundne lage tabhi unhe pata chala."

"Iska matlab wahan se pehle se hi sab kuch set kiya hua tha jaise kisiki jaane ki jarurat hi na pade aur kaam bhi ho jaaye."

Rathore said thoughtfully.

"Thik kaha tumne Rathore."

Arjun said, making everyone's head turn.

"study room ko dhyan se dekho , humne pehle dhyan nahi diya per Study room kaafi bada hai.

Work table aur bookshelf ke bich bahut space hai per do (2) tables , vo bada vase sirf bookshelf ke aas pass hi rakhi gayi hai ek setup ki tarah. Taaki jab koi seedhee se niche gire tab bachne ke chances bahut kam ho.

Aur ye saab subah jaldi jaldi me nahi kiya gaya hai ye sab pehle se hi set tha."

"Toh ho sakta hai ye sab haadse ke ek din pehhle kiya gaya ho.?"

Sakshi guessed.

"Shree, haadse ke pehle din ki CCTV footage check kiya tha tumne .?"

Rathore enquired.

"haan sir maine kiya tha, Vaishali normal lag rahi thi aur baaki sab bhi.

Dayal ji toh sham ko hi nikal gaye the ghar se uske baad bhi ghar pe koi nahi aaya. Aur bahar ka bhi ghar pe koi nahi tha ek electrician ko chhod ke."

"Electrician.?"

Arjun asked.

"Haan ye dekhiye."

Shree played the video for everyone to see and spoke up.

"Jab Dayal ji ghar pe electrician head staff Sudam ke sath aaya tha terrace ka kuch kaam tha maine puchha tha, aur Dayal ji ke ghar se nikalne ke baad aur Unki wife ke bahar jaane se pehle vo nikal gaya tha kaam khatam karke."

"Per kal hum jab Dayal ke ghar dusri baar gaye the tab bhi electrician aaya tha."

Rathore pointed out.

"Haan vo study room me ek light thik karne aaya tha."

Sakshi answered then looked at the screen carefully before adding quickly.

"Per kal jo aaya tha vo ye nahi tha."

Arjun fell silent staring at the screen for a moment, the asked.

"Laash ko sabse pehle kisne dekha tha.?"

"Um sir head staff ne."

Ayesha replied,when Riya piped up.

"Per Sir khooni ko kaise pata tha Vaishali niche hi giregi.?"

Riya questioned him.

"I mean niche jitna setup kiya gaya hai usse dekh ke lagta hai jaise khooni ko 90% surety thi ki seedhee giregi.

Vaishali ka ye koi pehli baar toh nahi tha upar chadh ke kaam karna , aur ladder pe rubber feet bhi lage huye the toh seedhee giri toh giri kaise.?"

Riya added thoughtfully.

"Haan ye bhi hai."

Chhotu murmured.

"Vo ab ye head staff hi batayega.

Chhotu, leke aao Sudam ko bureau me."

Arjun commanded, thus Chhotu quickly stood up from his chair.

"Yes sir."

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"Aap log mujhe yahan kyun leke aaye hain.?"

The man eyed the officers in the interrogation room nervously, while everyone except Rathore present there kept looking at him suspiciously.

"Jitna mujhe pata tha mai aapko sab kuch bata chuka hun , toh phir mujhe yahan laake bithane ka kya matlab.?"

The man spoke again , sounding a little furious this time.

"Sab kuch bataya nahi tumne, abhi bhi kuch baaki hai."

Arjun said in a straight voice, and watched the man stare at him confusingly.

"Matlab.?"

"Matlab ye ki Roma ko tumne kyun maara abhi tumhara batana baaki hai."

Shree answered him and the man's eyes widened a little.

"Kya bakwas kar rahe hain aap? Maine kuch ni kiya. Vo toh girne se marr gayi thi na? Mai kyun maarunga usse.?"

"Vo gir nahi gayi thi , tumne girwaya tha usse. "

Riya clarified.

"Chup chap sach batado, jhuth bolne se koi faida nahi hai ab."

Sakshi added.

"Dekho bahut kam waqt hai tumhare pass jaldi se batao ki kaise kiya aur kyun kiya, nahi toh phir tumhari khatirdari karni padegi hame."

Chhotu threatened tightening his fist, and the man gulped.

"Aap log kya...*PAuse* aap logon ko kuch aur nahi mila toh bewajah mujhe fasa rahe hain? Aap mujhe jabardasti ka khooni bana dena chahte hain.?

Mai kyun maarunga usse ? Mera kya lena dena hai uske sath.?"

"jaanta hun tumhara koi lena dena nahi hai usse. Per jiske kehne pe tumne sab kuch kiya hai uska lena dena hai.

Aur hame uska naam jaanna hai ."

Arjun said eyeing him intently , just when Rathore entered in after finishing his call.

"Kuch kaha isne.?"

"Nahi sir ab tak toh nahi. Bas naatak kar raha hai."

Ayesha answered him.

"Toh yahan time kyun waste kar rahe ho ? Chhotu iski haddi pasli tod ke phenk do jail me, sari zindagi jail me sadhega toh akkal thikane aajayegi iski."

Rathore said roughly and was about to leave the room , when the man shouted in fear.

"Nahi nahi.

Mai sari zindagi jail me nahi rehna chahta.

Maine toh bas vo kiya jo mujhe karne ke liye kaha gaya tha."

"Toh koi tumhe kisiko maarne ke liye kahega aur tum kar doge.?"

Riya narrowed her gaze at him.

"Mujhe paison ki shakht jarurat thi. Upar se niche tak mai karze me duba hua hun, mai karza nahi chukata toh log mujhe wese bhi maar dete.

Jab mujhe kaha gaya ki ek chhota sa kaam karne se mujhe itne paise milenge ki mai apna sara karz chuka sakta hun toh maine socha kyun nahi..zindagi bhar kaam karta toh bhi mai itna paisa nahi kama paata."

The man confessed sounding guilty.

"Aur vo chhota sa kaam kya tha.?"

Shree asked.

"Mujhe bas kaha gaya tha ki study room ke book shelf ke upar se jo light ki wire hai usse thoda sa kaatna tha aur khula chhod dena tha.

Itna hi kaam tha mera , mujhe nahi pata tha Roma aese marr jayegi."

"Jo electric wire tumne khula chhod diya tha uski wajah se Roma ko uss bookshelf saaf karte waqt shock laga, jiski wajah se seedhee ka balance bigad gaya aur vo sidha niche gir gayi.

Aur tum keh rahe ho tumhe pata nahi tha vo isse marr jayegi.?"

Rathore glared him gritting his teeth.

"Vo table ko aage tumne kiya tha na.?"

Chhotu questioned.

"kaunsa table.?"

The man sounded confused.

"Wohi table jisse Roma ka sar takraya tha."

"Haan per uska kya? Mujhe toh kaha gaya tha ki vo table deewar se laga ke rakhne se deewar kharab ho sakta hai issliye usse aage kiya tha thoda."

The man answered , and chhotu shook his head.

"Koi itna bewakoof kaise ho sakta hai."

Sakshi muttered under his breathe.

"Ab ye batao kisne kaha tha tumhe ye sab karne ke liye.?"

Arjun asked leaning both of his hands on the table , and the man lowered his gaze fidgeting with his hands.

"Vo.. Maalkin ne."

"Kya.?"

Ayesha stared at him in disbelief , while others mirrored her expression.

"Maalkin Roma se bahut nafrat karti thi. Sahab ka Roma ke sath kareebi maalkin ko bilkul pasand nahi tha.

Sahab ghar me aate hi bas Roma Roma karte the ,uske alawa sahab ko koi aur dikhta bhi nahi tha.

Hame pata hai jab bhi maalkin aur Sahab ke bich me Roma ko leke jhagda hota tha , tab Sahab maalkin pe hath uthate the aur unhe chup kara dete the.

Maalkin ko lagta tha Roma sirf sahab ke paison ke pichhe hain.

Issliye vo usse sabaq sikhana chahti thi ,aur unhone mujhse kaha ye kaam karne ke liye.

Jaise sab kuch ho jaaye aur kisiko pata bhi na chale."

The man explained.

"Per study room toh lock rehta hai , tum andar gaye kaise.?"

Riya asked curiously.

"Maine pehle socha tha Roma ke pass jo dusri chabi hai usse chura lunga, per vo pata nahi vo chabi kahan rakhti thi mujhe mila hi nahi.

Phir uss sham ko jab Sahab bahar jaane ke liye nikalne wale the maine dekha Sahab phone pe baat kar rahe the aur galti se vo study room bina lock kiye chale gaye ,toh mera kaam asan hogaya."

"kya ye study room ki chabi hai.?"

Rathore asked putting the key on the table, they had found earlier in Roma's house.

The man inspected the key properly, then shook his head.

"Nahi sir ye nahi hai, uss chabi ke pichhe ek nishan hota hai isme vo nahi hai."

"Jab Dayal ji nikal rahe the vo phone pe kya baat kar rahe the kuch suna tumne.?"

Arjun enquired.

"Maine zyada toh nahi suna per haan sahab bol rahe the kaam me itna busy rehte hain ki vo usse mil nahi paate hain."

Rathore released a sharp breathe and walked out of the room, without uttering another word.

Arjun went to the conference hall after few minutes and found Rathore standing there looking frustrated and was in some deep thoughts almost as if something was bothering him.

"Dayal ki wife ko arrest karne jaana hai."

Arjun said interrupting his thoughts, and picked up his gun from the table while the other members too came walking in.

"Tum aaj ye nahi keh rahe ho ki kuch chhut raha hai."

Rathore murmured eyeing Arjun, who kept mum.

"Sir , kya aapko nahi lagta ki Vaishali ka murder Dayal ji ki wife ne kiya hai.?"

Riya asked looking at Rathore.

"Sab kuch itna simple nahi lag raha hai. Dayal ki biwi ko pata bhi nahi hoga ki vo Roma nahi VAishali hai, per Dayal?

Dayal ko bhi vaishali ke sting operation ke baare me kuch pata nahi tha, ispe yakeen nahi ho raha hai mujhe."

Rathore replied in a serious tone.

"Sir kuch aur baat hai kya? Aap pareshan lag rahe hain."

Ayesha looked at him in concern, thus Rathor sighed heavily.

"Maine Dayal ke secret business ka pata lagane ke liye apne kuch khabriyon ko lagaya tha.

Aur pata chala hai ki uska ye secret business ladkiyon ka byapar ka hai."

"Kya.?"

Ayesha's confusion was replaced by shock.

"Vo yahan se kam umar ke ladkiyon ko bahar bhej deta hai aur wahan se unhe bech diya jaata hai.

Aese rackets international level tak chalti hai,aur Dayal isme bahut saalon se involved hai.

Per ye kaam usne kuch mahino se kam kar diya hai, esspecially jabse usse party ticket mili hai."

"toh vo ladkiyon ke gayab hone ke pichhe sach me Dayal ka hath hai.?"

Sakshi sounded surprised.

"Iska matlab Vaishali ka shaq sahi tha."

Chhotu pointed out.

"Haan aur issliye mujhe lagta hai Vaishali ko jarur kuch pata chala tha iss racket ko leke , per isse pehle ki vo Dayal ko expose kar paaye usko maar diya gaya.

Per ab jab Dayal ki biwi ka naam samne aaya hai, hum Dayal tak nahi pahunch sakte."

"Per sir hum Vaishali ki sachai batake Dayal pe investigation kar sakte hain na.?"

Shree suggested.

"Nahi shree isse kuch nahi hoga, kyunki khooni Dayal ki biwi hai aur Dayal isme pura side hojayega ki usse kuch pata hi nahi tha iske baare ya Vaishali ke baare me.

Dayal ke party ka power hai aur ab jab case solve ho gaya hai hum Dayal se koi sawal nahi kar sakte.

Mujhe laga tha iss khoon me jarur Dayal ka hath hoga aur uss bahane hum uske secret business ko expose karenge per abhi toh vo aur bhi alert hogaya hoga, aese me hum uspe hath bhi nahi laga sakte.

Aese logon ko power deke hamari system hi unhe aur corrupt banati hai , aur hum chah ke bhi kuch nahi kar sakte.

Damn it."

Rathore banged his fist on the table, when Arjun spoke breaking his silence.

"Hum ek hi waqt me ya toh public servant ban sakte hain ya sirf protocol follow karne wale officers."

"Sab kuch bolne jitna aasan hota toh life bahut easy ho jaati Rawte."

Rathore glared him.

"Kuch bhi easy nahi hota Rathore, banana padta hai."

Arjun spat back , thus Rathore looked away from him an a second later something stroke his mind.

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A squad assembled in front of Dayal's house as the ETF officers entered in with Rathore leading from the front ,and stood in front of Dayal who was having his tea and snacks in the hall.

"Officers aap log phir se yahan.?"

Dayal stood up from the couch eyeing each of them and Rathore spoke taking off his sunglasses.

"Roma Urf VAishali ke murder ke ilzam me hum tumhe arrest karte hain."

"Kya ? Arrest aur mujhe.? Maine kya kiya hai.?"

"Khoon kiya hai tumne.

Murder ko accident ka roop dene ki bahut achhi aur nakam koshis ki thi tumne , per ab tumhara khel khatam ho chuka hai."

Rathore answered.

"Aapka dimag thikane pe toh hai officer? Maine kisika khoon ni kiya hai, meri biwi ne kiya hai toh usse arrest karo."

Dayal said angrily.

"tumhari biwi ne khoon kiya hai ye tumhe kaise pata? Humne toh ab tak kuch bataya nahi hai tumhe."

Arjun raised his brow and the man suddenly realized his own words.

"Aur maine abhi abhi Roma urf Vaishali kaha tha, uss baat se bhi tumhe zyada hairani nahi hui."

Rathore pointed out.

"kaise hairani hogi sir , isse already pata jo tha ki vo Roma nahi Vaishali thi."

Chhotu said glaring the man.

"Aap log kya keh rahe hain mujhe samjah me nahi araha hai , aur mujhe itna sar dard nahi chahiye.

Mai abhi issi waqt ye case close karta hun."

"Case close karne ki aukaat nahi hai tumhari.

Issliye jab tak hum achhe se baat kar rahe hain chup chap yahin pe baithe raho aur koi chalaki nahi.

Nahi toh mujrimon ke sath salook karne ka tarika hamara thoda alag hai.

Samjhe..ya samjhaoon.?"

Arjun said looking straight in to his eyes and the man fumed visibly.

"Tumhe pata hai tum kisse baat kar rahe ho officer? Ek phone.. Ek phone karunga aur tumahri iss puri team ki dhajjiya udd jayegi. Dubara department join karne se pehle tum logon ko mujhse maafi maangni padegi."

The man grabbed his phone quickly dialling a number, meanwhile the officers except Arjun and Rathore rolled their eyes in amusement.

"Hello ,mai bol raha hun .

Abhi ke abhi mujhe ye ETF ki team mere ghar se bahar chahiye."

The man talked over the call and seconds later the colour from his face drained from whatever he heard on the other side of the call.

"Kya?

Aese kaise mujhe nikal sakte hain party …....."

The man paused himself on hearing Rathore's chuckle and glared him.

"Ye sab tum logon ka kiya dhara hai.?"

(Flashback)

"Kuch bhi easy nahi hota Rathore, banana padta hai."

Arjun spat back , thus Rathore looked away from him an a second later something stroke his mind.

Straightening up Rathore pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialled a number quickly.

"Hello sir, mai ACP Rathore bol raha hun , last time aapse mila tha VIshan Dayal ji ke ghar me hui case ko leke."

"JI Rathore sir boliye kya baat hai.?"

"Darsal hame case ko leke kuch aur bhi pata chala hai jo mai chahta hun party ke leader hone ke naate aapko pehle pata chale."

"Um kya baat hai officer, koi serious matter hai.?"

"Ji haan bahut hi serious matter hai.

Jo ladki ki Dayal ji ke ghar pe maut hui thi, vo asal me ek news reporter thi jo Dayal ji pe sting operation karne ke liye unke ghar gayi thi."

"Sting operation? Dayal ji pe? Kisliye.?"

"Hame pata chala hai Dayal ji bastiyon se ladkiyon ko gayab karke unka byaapar karte hain."

"What ? Officer are you sure? Dayal ji aesa nahi kar sakte."

"Hamare pass strong evidence hai, aur abhi hum unko hi arrest karne ke liye nikal rahe hain, kyunki uss ladki maut koi haadse se nahi hui thi aur ye news aaj sham tak sabko pata chal hi jayega."

"Oh thank you officer ki aapne mujhe ye baat pehle bata diya. Hum dekhte hame aage kya karna hai."

"Sure."

Rathore murmured and disconnected the call.

"Sir abhi tak hamare pass evidence kahan hai.? Vaishali ka case toh solve ho gaya per Dayal ke khilaf saboot toh ab tak mile nahi hai hame."

Chhotu said worriedly.

"Vo bhi mil jaayega chhotu."

Rathore assured him, when Shree, Riya, Ayesha exchanged confused looks.

"Aur agar nahi mila toh? Sameer tumne bina koi proof ke itna bada risk le liya, agar sach me sham tak news nahi ayega toh kya hoga ?

Kahin Dayal ulta hum pe hi case na karde."

Sakshi sighed.

"Uski naubat ni aayegi."

Arjun said turning to shree.

"Shree, Dayal ka call record leke aao."

"ji sir."

Shree answered quickly bringing him the document, which Arjun put in front of Rathore.

"uss din sham ko 7 baje ke aas pass Dayal apne ghar se nikla tha, aur Sudam ke kehne ke mutabik vo nikalte time phone pe baat kar raha tha issliye study room lock karna bhul gay tha.

Uske call records ke hisab se vo uss waqt Brijesh se baat kar raha tha,ye Brijesh ka number hai."

Arjun pointed his finger at a number on the paper.

"Toh.?"

Rathore looked confused, thus Arjun kept mum afterwards when Riya recalled something.

"per uss din Brijesh khud aya tha Dayal ji ko lene gaadi me."

As soon as she finished her line, every other heads were turned to her.

"Kya.?"

Rathore was first to react.

"Haan sir watchman ne statement diya tha uss sham ko Brijesh aya tha Dayal ji ko gaadi me lene , vo bahar gate ke pass gaadi leke khada tha jab dayal ji niche aaye."

Riya explained.

"Agar Brijesh niche hi khada tha toh vo dono phone pe kyun baat kar rahe the.?"

Ayesha murmured.

"Sudam ne jab suna tab Dayal phone pe baat kar raha tha ki vo kaam me busy rehta hai issliye vo mil nahi paata , jabki vo Brijesh se roz milta hai.

Iska matlab ek hi ho sakta hai."

Arjun declared looking at Rathore.

"Ki vo phone pe baat karne ki naatak kar rahe the."

Shree finished his line.

"toh unhone phone pe baat karne ka naatak karke niche gaye kyunki unhe pata tha Sudam unhe chupke se dekh raha hai."

Chhotu added.

"Sirf ye hi nahi Chhotu, usse ye bhi pata tha ki uski Wife Roma ko maarne ka plan kar rahi hai.

usne unki indirectly help bhi ki,aur jaan bujh ke study room ko lock nahi kiya. Taaki Roma bhi marr jayee aur agar kisiko pata chalta bhi hai toh sare saboot uski wife ke khilaf ho."

Arjun explained further, when Rathore glanced at the call record then at Arjun.

"Tum ye pehle bhi bata sakte the."

"Haan .

Per mai dekhna chahta tha hamare chief dono me se kya choose karte hain , government officer ya public servant."

Replied Arjun before walking away , not bothered by Rathore's glare.

"Dekh Rathore sir ka gussa ,lagta hai abhi nigal jaaynge Arjun sir ko."

Chhotu whispered near Riya's ear, making her frown

"Chhotu, sshh.."

(Flashback ends)

"Team spread out."

Rathore commanded ignoring Dayal's fuming face and his team went ahead to search his whole house.

Rathore and Arjun went in the study room trying to find the lock for the key in their possession but to their dismay they found none.

"iss ghar ki kisi bhi lock se vo key match ni karta.

Toh kis chiz ki chabi ho sakti hai ye ? Aur kahan hoga vo."

Rathore murmured frustratedly ,when Arjun took a break to think.

"Agar iss chabi iss ghar ki nahi hai toh wahan ka hoga jahan Dayal apni confidential chizein rakh sakta hai."

"uski confidential chhezein rakhne wala ek jagah nahi admi hai,Brijiesh. Usse bhi arrest karne bheja hai maine police ko."

Rathore answered him , thus Arjun looked at him in realization.

"Milk factory."

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ETF rushed to the milk factory where Brijesh was arrested and they vacated the place searching through chambers, rooms to find the missing part of the puzzle.

Arjun searched Dayal's office in the factory that led him to an underground chamber that had a closed door.

He inserted the key in the lock and to his surprise the door unlocked.

on pushing the door open he went inside the dark room and could hear sounds of whimpering from one corner , thus he turned on the flash in his mobile and stood stunned finding girls there squeezed to the corner out of fear.

some of them screamed anticipating their worst ,when a little girl came running towards him in an attempt to escape the room.

Arjun put the mobile down kneeling down and held the girl's hand stopping her in the midway while she struggled to free herself.

"Ek min ek min..mai kuch nahi kar raha hun aapko."

"Mujhe jaane do, mujhe ghar jaana hai."

The girl cried hitting his forearm, when Arjun cupped both side of her face trying to calm her down.

"Mai le jaaunnga aapko aapke ghar .

aap daro mat , mai police se hun."

Arjun said in a soft voice, but the girl didn't listen to him.

"Mujhe jaane do , mujhe yahan nahi rehna."

"Thik hai thik hai hum chalenge. Infact yahan se hum sab bahar jaayenge.

Sab apne apne ghar jaayenge thik hai.?"

The girl stopped struggling for a moment registering his words, then looked at her back to the other girls before looking back at Arjun,meanwhile Rathore , Riya and others came inside the room.

"Kya hum saab bahar jaayenge.?"

The girl asked hopefully.

"Haan aap ,mai aur baaki sab bahar jaayenge yahan se. Hum yahan aap sab ko lene ke liye hi aaye hain."

Arjun assured her lovingly.

Rathore guided his team to take everyone out when the little girl in Arjun's arms started crying ,hugging him tightly.

Arjun patted her back to calm her down ,and to his surprise the girl stopped crying a few seconds later with her body completely leaned over him for support.

"sir ambulance bahar hai."

Ayesha told him , seeing the girl fell unconscious in his arms and he rushed out of the room without any delay.

Riya watched his retreating figure disappearing soon since his pace was too fast to send the girl to the hospital, while she along with her other friends stayed back assuring the other victims and sending them out of the room.

Once everyone was out of the room Riya came to the entrance where more forces were called to take the girl Childs safely out of the place ,and her gaze fell on Arjun sitting on a nearby desk watching everything from a distance looking calm yet disturbed at the same time.

Thinking something she went to Shree and whispered something to him, before walking towards Arjun's direction.

He kept looking ahead at the officers numbering, taking details of the girls before sending them off in the ambulance for their checkups, thus Riya sat quietly on the other end of the desk watching her teammates wrapping up the leftover formalities.

20mins passed of her sitting quietly beside him , to which neither he did react nor acknowledge until her phone rang in her pocket and she picked it up that instant.

After exchanging few words over the call she hung and turned to face Arjun.

"Sir vo bachi thik hai abhi. Usse hosh bhi aagaya hai hospital me."

Arjun didn't respond anything , did not averting his gaze from ahead either , but she noticed how his facial muscles relaxed the moment she broke the news to him.

Feeling content she got up and left to accompany her teammates when Arjun swirled his head to her direction for a second before looking back ahead.

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"pure 45 ladkiyan thi uss room me. Ye Dayal admi nahi jaahil jaanwar hai."

Sakshi gritted her teeth .

"Aaj Vaishali zinda hoti toh khush hoti, ki uski wajah se unn ladkiyon ki zindagi barbaad hone se bach gayi."

Riya said thoughtfully arranging the case papers.

"Hm apni behen ko bhale hi vo bacha nahi paayi per unn 45 ladkiyon ko bachaya hai usne.

Bichari ye dekhne ke liye vo aaj khud jinda nahi hai."

Shree sighed.

"Chhotu kahan hai.?"

Riya asked noticing he hadn't accompanied them coming back to bureau.

"Rathore sir ne kaha tha chhotu ko unke sath aane ke liye."

Shree answered.

"Oh."

"Tumne yaad kiya aur hum chale aaye."

Chhotu sang entering the conference hall.

"100 saal jiyoge tum."

Sakshi smiled at him.

"Kya baat hai itna smile kar rahe ho, lagta hai case ki puri thakkan utar gayi hai tumhari."

Ayesha spoke up glancing at him.

"Haan jo kaam mai karke aaraha hun na meri puri thakkan utar gayi aur itna achha lag raha hai andar se mujhe kya bataun."

Chhotu smiled widely.

"Aesa kya karke aarahe ho.?"

Riya raised her brow.

"Arey kya bataun uss Dayal pe mera jitna gussa tha na maine uske bete ko 2 punch maarke sara gussa utar diya."

Chhotu answered ,making his friends look at him curiously.

"Tum Dayal ke bete se mile? Aur usse mara bhi ? Kyun.?"

Shree asked first.

"Arey tum logonn ko nahi pata? Rathore sir aur Arjun sir dono hi gaye the uss ladki ke ghar jisne Dayal ke bete pe case kiya tha, aur unki family ko ETF ki security ka guarantee bhi diya taaki vo case withdraw na kare.

Phir hum Dayal ke bete ke ghar bhi gaye the aur wahan maine usko 2 punch maare aur wapas aagaye."

Chhotu explained, meanwhile Riya and Ayesha exchanged looks at each other.

"Unn dono ne sach me aesa kiya.?"

Sakshi exclaimed in shock.

"ladki ke ghar jaane ka idea Rathore sir ka tha, per Dayal ke bete ke ghar jaake usko maarne ka idea Arjun sir ka tha.

Jo bhi ho mujhe toh maja aya."

Chhotu said happily.

Ayesha whirled her head to the entrance from where Rathore and Arjun came walking in and they straight went to their respective cabins ,and Riya stood up from her chair.

"Um guys mai aati hun abhi."

She walked towards Arjun's cabin knocking on the door which he answered and she went in.

"Um sir maine suna aap uss ladki ke ghar gaye the usse case withdraw na karne ke liye convince karne aur chirag ke ghar bhi."

Riya said standing across the table ,while he sat engrossing himself in his phone.

"Mujhe nahi pata tha aap uss baat ko itna seriously lenge.

Achha hi hua , vo case withdraw nahi hona chahiye.

Aapne jo bhi kiya uske liye thank you."

"Ye vo ladki aur uski family hame already bol chuki hai."

Arjun chirped straight without looking up from his phone. ( sadu kahinka)

"Phir bhi sir maine issliye bola kyunki aap ye thank you deserve karte hain."

Riya bit her bottom lip staring down at him ,then was about to leave but stopped on remembering something.

"Aur sir ek aur baar Thank you.

Bandage ke liye."

She said , and he lifted his lashes up that instant meeting her eyes.

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Hehe arjun talking about they only be public servant at one time...bhuk gye sahabji apne purane kisse jab woh logo ko mara karte the lol

I will kill to know his internal voice lol. Maybe it's empty, maybe nothing interesting but I would like to know

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Hehe arjun talking about they only be public servant at one time...bhuk gye sahabji apne purane kisse jab woh logo ko mara karte the lol

I will kill to know his internal voice lol. Maybe it's empty, maybe nothing interesting but I would like to know

Areyyy vo sirf criminal ko maarta hai 😭

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Part-36

"Abhi abhi khabar aayi hai Mumbai ke police training centre se,jahan goli chalne se ek ki maut hogayi hai.

Vo saksh kaun hai ,aur ye sab kaise hua abhi tak kuch pata nahi chal paa raha hai."

Arjun stopped buttoning his shirt as soon as the news reached his eardrums and he walked out of the bedroom to the hall pinning his gaze to the tv ,the news was playing on.

"Center ke bahar security badha di gayi hai aur kisiko bahar aane ki ya andar jaane ki izazat nahi hai.

Kya ye koi haadsa hai ya murder?

Ek police training centre me itni tight security hone ke bawajood ......"

Arjun muted the tv grabbing his phone and dialled Rathore's number which went unanswered.

Thinking something he was about to dial Riya's number ,just when his phone rang with Shree's number flashing on the screen.

"Hello ."

He answered the call.

"Hello Sir, aapne news dekhi training centre ki?

Hum Rathore sir aur Riya ko phone kiye jaa rahe hain per koi phone ni utha raha.

Toh hum soch rahe the ki wahan jaake dekh ke aaye kya ho raha hai."

Shree breathed in a go ,thus Arjun glanced at the tv and replied.

"Thik hai tum log wahan pahuncho ,mai araha hun."

Disconnecting the call he switched off the tv,grabbed the car keys and walked out of the house wearing his goggles.

On reaching the training centre Arjun walked towards the entrance amidst the reporters and crowd outside ,when Shree called out for him from behind.

"Arjun Sir."

Arjun stopped on his track as the other team members approached him quickly,then they went inside after verifying their badges to the security.

Rathore was talking to few officers inside when his gaze fell on Arjun and others coming walking towards them much to his surprise.

Excusing himself from the officers he made his way towards his team and stood facing them ,confused.

"Tum sab yahan.?"

"Sir aap thik hain.?"

Chhotu asked first.

"Aap phone kyun nahi utha rahe the.?"

Ayesha's question followed.

"Sir humne news dekha aur aap aur Riya dono me se kisine phone ni uthaya toh hum yahan aagaye."

Shree answered him , meanwhile Arjun roamed his eyes around the crowd inside.

"Mera phone locker me hai ,inn sab me yaad hi nahi raha phone laane ka.

Aur tum logon ko kya laga hum dono me se kisiko kuch hogaya hai.?"

Rathore moved his gaze from everyone settling them on Arjun,who didn't speak anything.

"Nahi Sir vo...."

Chhotu trailed not knowing what to answer, with his other friends kept mum and that's when sakshi suddenly noticed something.

"Per Riya kahan hai? Dikhayi ni de rahi hai."

Sakshi asked.

"Riya andar hai marne wale ka bag check kar rahi hai."

Rathore answered,and everyone except Arjun went towards the room he talked about.

Arjun stood beside Rathore eyeing the crime scene where the body of a guy laid and the forensic team was collecting samples,photos.

"Yahan ka staff hai, Jatin.

Subah jab aya tha thik thak tha ,phir achanak se yahan aake gun load kiya aur khudko goli maar di."

Rathore explained the situation.

"Koi eye witness.?"

Arjun enquired.

"Firing range khulte hi ye sab hua hai, yahan. jatin ki hi duty hoti hai range kholne ki."

Came Rathore's quick reply.

"Riya."

Riya turned around on hearing her name being called out and found Chhotu ,shree,Ayesha ,Sakshi approaching her ,making her forehead shrink in confusion.

"Guys tum sab yahan.?"

She asked as soon as they reached near her.

"Tum phone kyun nahi utha rahi ho hamara? Hum kab se phone kar rahe hain."

Sakshi exclaimed.

"Phone.?"

Riya checked her pockets only to realise her phone wasn't even there.

"Mera phone locker me hai ,mai laana bhul gayi thi."

"Tum aur Rathore sir ek hi baat bol rahe ho.

Dono phone ko kaise bhul sakte ho.?"

Shree shook his head.

"Riya tum sach me thik ho na? Humne news dekha aur darr gaye ki kya hua hoga.

Upar se aap dono phone bhi ni utha rahe the."

Ayesha complained,to which Riya smiled a little.

"Guys relax hame kuch nahi hua hai.

Hum ground se sidha yahin agaye isliye locker ke pass jaane ka time nahi mila. "

"Um Riya ,Kya ye sab ETF officers hain.?"

A non familiar voice interrupted their conversation and Riya suddenly realised she wasn't alone in the room before her teammates came in.

"Tum news ni dekhte kya? Ye sab ETF ke members hain."

Another voice spoke up ,thus Riya's friends eyed them curiously.

"um guys ye sab yahan training lete hain.

Ye Vinay."

Riya introduced the guy who talked first among them.

"Ye Goutam ,Avinash ,Manav ,Taran aur Yogesh..."

"Hi.."

"Hello."

"Hi."

Shree,Chhotu ,Ayesha waved their hands at them ,and then Sakshi spoke up.

"Hello.toh tum sab batchmates ho.?"

"Haan hum hain toh batchmates per hum 6 ka ek group hai yahan.

Aur hum kabhi kabhi Riya ke sath practice karte hain."

Vinay smiled.

"oh."

Sakshi mumbled moving a little close to Riya.

"Riya ,tumhare yahan itne handsome bande hain tumne kabhi bataya nahi."

Riya narrowed her gaze at her suppressing a smile ,when Goutam spoke again.

"Wese hum yahan ruk sakte hain na ? Hum bhi dekhna chahte hain ETF case solve karte huye."

Goutam asked them politely.

"Haan sure. Wese bhi Case ab tak ETF Ko aya nahi hai."

Shree answered.

"Per ye sab hua kaise.?"

Sakshi asked her.

"Abhi ke liye toh sabko suicide case lag raha hai ,koi dusra angle hoga toh post mortem ke baad pata chalega.

Aur ye uske bag se mujhe ye bottle mila."

Riya showed them the poison bottle she found in the bag.

"Ek 28 saal ka ladka apni bag me zeher ki bottle leke ghum raha tha ,aur usne suicide bhi karli.

Lagta hai koi serious depression me tha."

Yogesh spoke among them for the first time.

"Per agar uske pass poison tha toh usne khudko goli kyun maari.?"

Ayesha questioned.

"Ho sakta hai usse laga hoga ki poison se sayad puri jaan nahi jayegi , issliye usne dusra option dhunda."

Avinash guessed

"Ho sakta hai per jaruri nahi hai ki yahi hua ho.

Wese usse subah kisine dekha tha yahan pe.?"

Chhotu questioned.

"Haan Maine dekha tha.

Aaj subah jab mai aya tab Jatin gym me tha ,vo roz subah yahan workout karta hai."

Manav answered him.

"Really! Aur ye Jatin insan kaisa tha ,i mean thik thak tha ya kuch gadbad.?"

Shree enquired.

"Thik hi tha wese toh.

Haan per thoda gusse wala tha,ek baar kisipe gussa karle toh vo jaldi shaant ni hota tha.

Uski gusse ki wajah se dusre staffs bhi darte the usse."

Vinay explained, hence shree nodded his head whirling his head to Riya who stood silent and looked lost in some thoughts.

Ayesha noticing Shree's gaze turned to where he was staring at and found Riya looking a little tensed and she nudged her lightly.

Riya looked up that instant upto Ayesha , already looking back at her and Ayesha asked in a low voice.

"kya hua.?"

"kuch nahi."

Riya answered quietly then turned to her friends.

"Guys hum ye evidence Rathore sir ke pass le chalte hain."

Her friends nodded and walked out of the room after bidding adieu from the other guys, towards the firing range where Rathore was talking to the forensic team and that's when Riya noticed Arjun was too present there.

"Arjun sir.?"

She murmured in surprise.

"Haan Arjun bhi aya tha hamare sath."

Sakshi replied smiling,to which Riya nodded absentmindedly.

As they approached their chiefs ,Arjun turned around to face them and sakshi was the first to go stand beside him.

"Arjun ye dono hi apna phone bhul gaye the locker me , issliye kisika call utha nahi rahe the."

Arjun didn't answer her ,meanwhile Riya showed him the bottle.

"baaki saman ke sath mujhe Jatin ke bag se ye poison ka bottle mila."

Arjun glanced at the bottle,then looked up to her.

"Tumhare gloves kahan hai Riya.?"

Riya looked down at her hands realising she had forgotten to put on the gloves before checking the bag,whereas her friends too had the face of realisation since they hadn't noticed it either,till now.

"Dhyan kahan hai tumhara.?"

Arjun scolded her, thus she lowered her gaze.

"Sorry sir. "

"kya hua.?"

Rathore interrupted them ,and watched everyone standing alert.

"Sorry sir mai bag check karne se pehle gloves pehnna bhul gayi thi."

Riya answered quickly.

"Aage se dhyan rakhna."

Rathore murmured as Arjun took the poison bottle from her hand.

"Aesa lag raha hai jaise Jatin suicidal tha."

Shree spoke up.

"Cctv footage check Kiya gaya hai,marne se pehle vo video call se Kisise baat kar raha tha.

Toh investigation karna hoga ye sach me ek suicide case hai ya kuch aur, issliye maine ye case ETF me le liya hai."

Rathore announced ,and everyone else except Arjun nodded their heads.

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"Jatin Sharma , age-28, Mumbai ka rehna wala hai, aur apni family ke sath rehta hai. Training centre me pichhle 1 saal se kaam kar raha tha.

Uske bag se ya ghar se kahin se bhi hame suicide note ni mila."

Shree started as soon as everyone gathered in the conference hall after a whole day of investigation.

"Subah 5 baje vo duty pe ayaa tha aaj, aur 7 baje tak usne suicide kar liya.

Iss bich vo jitne bhi logon se mila normal behave kar raha tha."

Chhotu added.

"kisise koi baat chit nahi kiya tha usne , jise pata ho ki vo aesa kuch karne wala hai.?"

Rathore questioned.

"Nahi sir.

Wese toh zyadatar staff se uski banti nahi thi, per vo centre ke bachon se ghulta milta tha, per subah se kisine usse baat nahi ki thi."

Shree answered.

"Hum uske ghar gaye the aur ghar walon ka kehna hai ki Jatin ko aesi koi problem nahi thi ki vo suicide kare."

Ayesha chirped taking part in the discussion.

"Uske friends ka bhi yahi kehna hai.

Infact uske friends ka kehna hai jarur centre me kuch hua hai jiski wajah se usne suicide kiya."

Sakshi added.

"Centre me uske profession se related koi problem nahi thi.

Jatin apne kaam me thik thak tha, zyada problematic nahi tha. Haan per uske personal life ko leke kuch hoga toh vo pata karna padega."

Rathore murmured.

"Sir marne se pehle Jatin jisse phone pe baat kar raha tha, vo ek ladki hai, Soumya.

Dono kaafi close hain aese dono ke messages se pata chalta hai, per kuch mahino se sayad kuch problem chal rahi thi dono me.

Jatin ki taraf se bahut sare messages gaye hain jiska jawab Soumya ne diya nahi hai, zyadatar message me Jatin usse request kar raha hai baat karne ke liye aur shadi karne ke liye.

Kuch emotional blackmailing messages bhi hain unme.

Aur aakhir baar Jatin ne Soumya ko video call kiya tha jo usne receive kiya tha."

Riya explained putting up the chat prints she had obtained from his phone.

"Soumya se baat hui.?"

Rathore enquired.

"Haan sir, Soumya Nashik me job karti hai, kal Mumbai wapas aate hi bureau aayegi.

Aur Jatin se bag se ek diary bhi mili hai , jisme vo apni daily life ka record rakhta tha.

Soumya ko leke usme zyada kuch mention nahi kiya hai.

Last record usne 7 din pehle note kiya tha, uske baad diary me kuch likha nahi gaya hai."

Riya said briefly, glancing at the diary that was currently in Arjun's hands.

"Diary me likha gaya hai nahi likha gaya tha ,per ab vo diary me nahi hai."

Arjun declared checking the diary, then looked up to Riya.

"Last ke kuch pages isme phaada gaya hai.

Agar bolne se pehle thik se check karogi Riya toh ye bhi dikhega tumhe."

He showed her the last page of the diary that had some leftover paper cuttings after the pages were torn out.

"Aaj Riya ka bad luck day hai."

Ayesha muttered under her breathe.

"Sorry sir."

Riya murmured in a low voice.

"Sorry bolne se achha agar kaam me dhyan dogi toh case ke liye zyada achha hoga."

Arjun said strictly, when Rathore spoke up interrupting them.

"kal tak cctv footages aajayenge, aur Soumya ke sath baat karne ke baad hi kuch pata chalega."

Rathore got up to leave but stopped turning to his team again.

"Shree, Riya tum dono ka pichhle case ke reports submit karna baaki the, vo ho gaya.?"

Rathore asked, meanwhile Arjun got up from his seat and left with the diary and post mortem report file towards his cabin.

"Sir mera ho gaya hai."

Shree answered.

"Um sir mera thoda hi baaki hai mai aaj raat tak complete karke submit kar dungi."

Riya answered.

"Subah tak mujhe vo report chahiye."

'Ok sir."

Rathore left the conference hall, thus Chhotu turned to look at Riya.

"Kya hua? Aaj centre me jo hua usko leke distrubed ho.?"

"Nahi . Aesi baat nahi hai.

Mai bas...pata nahi aaj kyun dhyan idhar udhar ho raha hai mera."

Riya forced a smile on her face.

"It's okay Ri.. Hota hai. Tum Arjun sir ki baaton pe dhyan mat dena , tumhe pata hai kaise hain vo."

Shree assured her.

"Hmm."

She hummed keeping mum.

"Wese Riya tum kya sach me abhi rukne wali ho.?"

Ayesha questioned.

"Hum bhi ruke kya tumhare sath.?"

Sakshi offered.

"Nahi guys uski jarurat nahi hai. Thoda sa kaam baaki hai mai khatam karke ghar chali jaaungi."

Riya smiled at them.

"Pakka.?"

Chhotu raised his brow.

"Hm pakka."

Riya nodded her head.

Soon enough everyone left after completing their shifts ,while Riya stayed back to complete her leftover work which she decided finish in the conference hall instead of her desk.

An hour rolled by when she closed the files after wrapping up her work and stretched her body a little on the chair releasing a heavy sigh.

The extra work didn't help distressing her as much as she expected , since her mind kept going back to certain things she didn't want to think about.

She closed her eyes taking a deep breathe still embroiled in her inner turmoil ,then took out two chits from her pant pocket putting them on the file and stared at them , failing to dissolve her doubts.

Being engrossed in her thoughts she failed to hear footsteps approaching her from behind, as Arjun put back the files on the table noticing Riya was still present in there and looked lost with her eyes fixed on the file in front of her.

Taking a step closer to her he realised it was not the file she was looking at , but two small papers on them and he could see something was written on them as well.

Riya jerked up on her seat startled to see a hand stretched in front of her eyes and she quickly looked up only to find Arjun standing there trying to pick up the notes from above the file.

"Sir."

She quickly put her hand over him to stop him and stood up as he now shifted his gaze to her then looked back at their hands on the table.

Riya on realizing her action quickly withdrew her hand from his ,and spoke up.

"Rathore sir ne strictly mana kiya hai kisiko batane ke liye."

Arjun stared at her tensed face for a moment ,then picked up the notes anyway and read them.

*Your lifespan as the great ACP Sameer Rathore will be ending soon. I'm coming for you.*

*The people around you will die uncertain deaths , only because of you.*

Arjun read the two papers in his mind then looked up to her for explanation.

Riya looked at him nervously contemplating whether she should tell him or not, but by the look in his eyes it was clear that he wasn't leaving without an explanation.

"Ye chits hame aaj subah centre me mili. Ek gaadi ke pass aur ek locker ke pass."

"Kab.?"

Arjun asked.

"pehla chit sir ko locker ke pass mili thi, aur jab Jatin ki maut hui mai gaadi ke paas bag lene aayi thi tab windsheild me dusra note laga hua tha.

Rathore sir ne isse seriously lene se mana kar diya , aur bureau me kisiko batane se bhi strictly mana kiya hai."

Riya explained.

"Thik hai."

Arjun said keeping the two notes inside his shirt pocket ,and asked.

"Tumhara kaam khatam nahi hua hai.?"

"Nahi hogaya hai, mai bas jaa hi rahi hun."

She answered hurriedly arranging the files on the table, when he spoke again.

"Mai bahar wait kar raha hun, drop kar dunga."

And he walked away without waiting for her response.

Riya stared at his retreating figure for a second, then grabbed her stuff quickly following him to the car.

As Arjun drove away from the bureau , Riya on the passenger seat kept stealing glances at him then looked ahead fidgeting with her fingers ,until she heard his voice.

"kuch kehna hai.?"

His eyes were pinned to the road as he asked,thus she spoke up.

"Kya Jatin ki maut aur unn notes ke bich me koi connection ho sakta hai.?"

"Ho sakta hai ,aur ye bhi ho sakta hai ki kisine Jatin ke maut ka faida uthaya ho Rathore ko dhamki dene ke liye,taaki padhne wale ke mann me darr paida ho."

Arjun answered briefly.

"Toh uske liye bhi kisiko pehle se pata hoga ki Jatin suicide karne wala hai?"

She murmured.

"Per police training centre me Rathore sir ka dushman kaun ho sakta hai.?"

She asked thoughtfully.

"Ek police officer ke hazar dushman hote hain , kaun kahan kaise apna khunnas nikalega ye koi nahi bata sakta."

Came Arjun's straight reply.

"Maine Rathore sir ko kaha bhi ki hum kuch din ke liye centre nahi jaate , per sir ne mana kar diya."

Riya sighed, to which he kept mum.

"Wese kuch puchhna hai.

Tumne jab duty re-join kiya tha commissioner sir tumhe virus case ke liye reward dena chahte the,per tumne uske liye mana kar diya. Kyun.?"

Riya looked at him in surprise as to how come he knew about this when she only shared the news to her friends ,not even to Rathore ,but then he was the second chief the commissioner might have informed him about it, she thought.

"Kyunki maine bas duty ki thi ,aur uske liye koi reward ki jarurat nahi hai.

Haan agar mai jinda nahi hoti aur reward mere parents ko milti toh vo alag baat thi, per ab toh mai thik hun wapas duty kar rahi hun aur issliye mujhe nahi lagta vo kuch itna bada kaam tha.

Meri jagah koi bhi hota toh wohi karta."

She answered.

"Waisa situation phir kabhi bhi aa sakta hai Riya, tumhe darr nahi lagta.?"

He asked again , and hence she smiled a little staring out of the window.

"Mujhe yaad hai jab maine vo virus lene ka socha tha tab darr laga tha ,ki mai wapas kisiko dekh nahi paaungi aur na hi ETF me apni duty kar paaungi.

Hospital me mere parents chahte the mai thik hone ke baad ETF wapas na aaun aur Research centre join kar lun , toh uss waqt bhi mujhe darr laga tha ki kahin mai unhe convince karne me fail na ho jaaun.

Mujhe pata hai sir wesi situations bahut aayengi per darr iss baat ka nahi lagta ki kahin mai sach me na marr jaun ,per iss baat se lagta hai ki kahin meri duty adhuri na reh jaaye."

"Aur tum expect kar rahi thi ki Rathore ek dhamki se darr ke centre me jaane se mana kar dega.?"

He questioned after maintaining silence for a few seconds, making her head swirl to him.

She kept mum understanding why he asked her the question and his point , but then sighed leaning her back on the seat not able to divert her mind completely from worrying about the possible outcomes from the notes.

The rest of the journey was filled with silence among the chaos of traffic, and the moment the car reached near Riya's address Arjun applied a break and turned his head to her only to find her fast asleep on the seat.

"Riya.?"

He called but she didn't waver , thus he leaned back on his seat sitting quietly for the time being.

Few minutes passed and he sat staring ahead , then pulled the notes out of his pocket re-reading them in mind pondering over his rational thoughts.

Riya shuddered in her sleep feeling cold and wrapped her arms around her frame to get some warmth when her head leaned to the side making her aware of the uncomfortable position she was sleeping in.

Forcing her eyelids open she tried to adjust herself comfortably and suddenly realized it was the car seat she was sitting on and the car wasn't moving.

She tried to look outside the window to see where she was currently at and her house came in her vision right in front of the car.

Confused she turned her head to the driver seat ,only to find Arjun there with his head resting on the headrest and arms folded across his chest as he slept soundly.

He looked peaceful to her that she didn't want to disturb , but then the car was not the most comfortable place to rest.

"Sir.?"

She called out, to which he didn't respond.

She stretched her hand to touch him then withdrew it fast, but nevertheless on the second attempt tapped on his forearm lightly.

"Sir.?"

Arjun jolted his lashes up swirling his head to her that made him aware of the current scenario , meanwhile she unbuckled the seatbelt fast to not make the situation awkward for him.

"umm sorry sir mujhe pata nahi chala kab aankh lag gayi.

Err ...kaafi late hogaya hai, mai chalti hun.

Good night sir."

She quickly got off the car with her belongings, and Arjun kept looking ahead all this while not uttering a single word.

Sparing him a final glimpse she went inside her home and that's when he took a look at his wristwatch.

It was almost 2hrs since he had stopped by her home much to his astonishment , then he drove away without wasting another second.

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The next morning Riya ran inside the centre after being late to wake up on time.

She couldn't blame the alarm since it was her who couldn't sleep right after Arjun dropped her ,but dozed off early in the morning for a short nap and missed the blaring sound of the clock.

Dropping off her bag in the locker she ran to the ground knowing Rathore would be there and found him talking to someone from the staffs.

"Good morning sir, sorry mai thoda late hogayi."

Rathore glanced at her and before he could say something another voice interrupted him.

"Yahan late hone se sorry nahi chalta, penalty lagti hai."

Riya turned around to where the familiar voice came from ,and her forehead shrunk in confusion finding Arjun coming walking towards them in his training tracksuit.

"4 rounds."

Arjun said motioning towards the running ground , while she blinked looking in between him and Rathore and Rathore spoke up.

"Tum yahan.?"

"Practice karne aya hun."

Arjun replied shortly , then moved his gaze to Riya.

"Tum ab tak yahin ho? Jitna late karogi utne round badhte jayenge."

"Yes sir."

Riya murmured slowly running towards the ground without any delay.

Rathore sent back the man he was talking to earlier, and stood beside Arjun meanwhile Riya was stopped by the boy group near the start line.

"Riya good morning."

"Good morning ."

"Hi."

"Aaj subah subah running.?"

"Good morning guys."

Riya waved at them ,when Vinay eyed someone at her back.

"Vo ACP Arjun suryankant Rawte hai na.?"

Riya looked back stealing a glance of him talking to Rathore ,then looked back at the boys.

"Hmm."

"Yaar aaj tak bas suna tha per aaj samne dekh raha hun unhe.

Suna hai bahut khadoos hain, sab unke baare me darr ke baat karte hain. Tum logon ke sath bhi aese hi hain kya.?"

Manav asked curiously.

"Vo khadoos nahi hai bas thode strict hain."

Riya said quickly.

"Unki personality durr se hi dikh rahi hai."

Avinash murmured.

"Toh kya ab se ACP Arjun bhi tumhe train karenge.?"

Yogesh asked her.

"Um nahi vo...."

"5 Rounds."

Riya whirled her head at Arjun's direction who interrupted her ,showing up his five fingers in a hand from a far thus she released a heavy sigh waving a quick goodbye to the boys and started running on the ground.

"Usse pareshan karna band karo.

aur ab sach batao kyun aye ho yahan.?"

Rathore questioned tearing his gaze from Riya and shifted to Arjun.

"Iska jawab mai pehle de chuka hun, bahut dino se maine practice nahi ki hai bas issliye aya hun."

came Arjun's reply.

"Aese achanak.?"

Rathore narrowed his gaze.

"Toh kya muhurat dekh ke aata, Sir.?"

Arjun asked back raising his brows.

"Vo zyada achha hota."

Rathore snickered ,before turning to Riya.

"Riya , iske baad firing range."

Riya nodded her head in response and Rathore walked away ,whereas Arjun stood roaming his eyes around the place thoughtfully.

Tbc

*Sometimes peace is a person*

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Hehe nice ariya moments. Chalo khadoos sota nhi hai that too 2 hours 🤣😍 yep peace is a person like home is a person as well

Rathore don't let Arjun bully riya into running or whatever. She's your student, if khadoos wants to hijack her he needs to speak up 😉 I think Arjun didn't like other guys speaking to Riya. I mean she's a nice person with social life unlike you know who...

Arjun is here to keep an eye on Rathore who's threatening him. Dekhte hai who finds that person first