"Bhai..yeh toh kuch bhi nahi bak raha..sirf ek hi nara lagaya hua hai ke 'Mujhe kuch nahi pata'.." One of the men who were surrounding Abhijeet says as soon as he sees his Boss entering the basement.

"Koi baat nahi.." The Boss moves closer to Abhijeet who's barely even conscious. "Iske bureau mein phone lagate hai. Thoda", he winks at Abhijeet, "unse bhi mill liya jae!"

Abhijeet opens his eyes a bit to look at the person. He wanted to say something or atleast smirk at him but even that seemed too painful right now. So he just keeps staring at the man without any word or comment.

Here, that man videocalles ACP sir. As soon as the phone gets picked up, they start laughing. ACP sir's meek 'hello' falls on Abhijeet's ears causing him to look up. The man keeps the phone on the nearby table in such a way that they all are visible, especially Abhijeet.

"Dekho ACP sahab", their Boss initiates, "kaise bandh kar rakha hai aapke "Right hand" ko!" He says, quoting in air. "Lekin password ke baremein toh yeh kuch batata hi nahi hai.. issliye socha aapse hi puchliya jae."

ACP sir grunts. "Kiss password ki baat kar rahe ho tum?" Now, ACP sir also keeps the phone in such a way that the other officers could also see what's going on in the frame.

"Zyada bhole mat baniye sir. Hum jaante hai ki iss chirothe ne", he points at Abhijeet, "aapko sab kuch bata diya hoga."

ACP sir glances at Abhijeet and sighs at his condition. "Nahi, kuch bhi nahi bataya isne mujhe."

Abhijeet looks at the phone and his eyes fall on his deary brother. He feels relieved seeing Daya there and a great sooth engulfs his heart finding concern, care and fear in those ever-expressive eyes of his brother. A weak smile spreads accross his lips which he hides instantly.

'Toh tum maan hi gae, haan Daya?' He says in his mind. 'Jaldi kar mere bhai, mai zyada der tak nahi seh paunga.'

"Theek hai ACP, tu nahi batana chahta na kuch, theek hai." The Boss grabs a handful of Abhijeet's hair tightly, making him moan in pain, "Do din mein iski laash tere saamne hogi aur hume password bhi mil jaega!"

"Dekh tu-"

But one of his men cut the call instauosly and the line falls silent.

"Do din!" He points his finger at Abhijeet with fiery eyes, "Sunna na tune? Do din!"

Abhijeet barely nods, "Su..na *gasp*..do din...mein..*gasp*..tu..yahan nhi..*cough* *cough*..jail mein..ho..ga"

One of the men slaps Abhijeet in rage who grunts in pain. Their Boss laughs at that and leaves Abhijeet with a jerk. He brings his face closer to Abhijeet's and looks in his eyes with a wicked smirk. "Dekhte hai Inspector, do din mein kaun kahan hota hai!" He pats on his face and starts going away from there whereas the goons again surround Abhijeet with rods in their hands.

Prior to his departure, he gives a two-finger wave to Abhijeet which was all Abhijeet could see before falling unconscious.

CID Bureau (MUMBAI)
ACP sir bangs his hand on the table in anger when the call gets cut. "Dammit!"

"Sir, maine try kiya lekin call tress nahi hui."

ACP shakes his head, "Jammers laga diye honge!"

"Sir", Rajat initiates, "hume jaldse jald kuch karna hoga."

Freddy nods vigorously with concerned eyes. "Haan sir. Unki halat.." he shakes his head.

ACP jerks his head away, " Haan, haan, janta hun mai magar yeh programme toh break ho jae!" He turns towards Daya, "Daya, yeh kabtak hojaega?"

His question remains unanswered as Daya was still gazing at the phone in shock and scare and tears in his eyes. ACP looks at the phone for once and shakes his head in disappointment.

"Daya, mai tumse baat kar raha hun." He yells in a loud tone.

Daya snaps out of his thoughts with that loud voice. "Haan..Je..jee sir?"

ACP sighs in rage, "Iss programme ko break karne mein kitni der lagegi Daya?", he stresses on each word.

"Bas kuch der aur sir!" Daya answers instantly, getting back to his work. He once again glances at the phone and nods to himself. Wiping away the tears, he whispers, "Bas kuch der aur mere bhai."

A/N We are going towards the end, ofc!

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