Chapter 44: The Search.

After killing SHAKTI, NILESH half scared and half tensed called his father and said as soon as his father picked the call: Hello dad, I killed SHAKTI.'

From other side his father in shock: What?'

NILESH told him everything that happened.

Flash back -

Party House Club:

NILESH was in the club when he saw RAJAT with a man who was pointing at SHAKTI. It's been more than a month RAJAT was seen around the club even before AKSHAT's party got raided and from SHAKTI's information about an undercover CID officer in guise of college student, NILESH assumed RAJAT as a CID officer from each co-incidence.

Seeing RAJAT in the club NILESH warned SHAKTI messaging him about RAJAT's presence in the club and quickly moved to alert his men inside the club about the CID officer.

When NILESH come back after warning his men both RAJAT and SHAKTI wasn't in the club. He asked his men to look for the officer and thinking probably SHAKTI has got him, he went to SHAKTI's hide out place and got a shock to see how SHAKTI saved RAJAT.

Flash back over.

DEVRAT angrily: Maine tumse kaha tha kuch din ke liye mujhse puchhe bagair kuch mat karna. Abhi wo officer kaha hai?'

NILESH: yahi kahi tha dad, mil nahi raha hai. Pata nahi kaha gaya.'

DEVRAT: Kisi bhi halat me wo police ya CID ke hath nahi lagna chahiye. Aur SHAKTI ke bare me KRIPAL ko pata chala to police tumhe bad me arrest karegi, pahle KRIPAL hi tumhe jaan se maar dega.'

NILESH: Dad, mai kya karu?'

DEVRAT: Mai jaisa kahta hoon waisa karo.'

DEVRAT told him what to do and warned him before cutting the call: Leave the place quickly and destroy your phone and sim. Police will surely try to track you. Don't come home or go to any of our properties. Go to him and tell him as I said. You will be safe with him. Mai KRIPAL se baat karke sab sambhalta hoon.'

NILESH: ok, dad.'

ABHIJEET Flat -

In his room ABHIJEET has created his own board of the case pinning all the articles of his father that were around his father's death and pinned a photo at the centre that was of DEVRAT as he stared at it.

Just then his phone rang and he was surprised to see RAJAT's number at this time. He picked up the phone but nobody answered from the other side.

ABHIJEET: Hello RAJAT, RAJAT... RAJAT are you hearing me? Why aren't you answering? RAJAT?'

Not getting any response ABHIJEET cuts the call and again tried to call him and this time the phone rang but nobody picked.

ABHIJEET messaged TARIKA: Are you up?'

TARIKA: Yes, RAJAT is not at home. So I am waiting for him. Do you have any work?'

ABHIJEET felt something wrong and answered: No, I just messaged to say, Good night.'

TARIKA feeling odd replied: Good night.'

ABHIJEET calls NIKHIL to trace RAJAT's location.

Somewhere else half sleep NIKHIL gets up on his bed pulling his laptop opening it and put RAJAT's number on trace.

A little later his sleep flees looking at the laptop screen and he quickly called back ABHIJEET saying: Sir, it's showing a building nearby NILESH's club area probably a storage building of the area but why RAJAT is there?'

ABHIJEET gets alert: NIKHIL, inform others to get to the location.'

NIKHIL: Right sir.'

ABHIJEET's Flat -

Before leaving the house ABHIJEET checked PURVI's room to see her peacefully sleeping.

After doing this job for almost 12 years, he doesn't need to tell her even if he leaves the house in the middle of the night because she knows if his brother is at home, he is off duty and if he is out then he is on duty.

On the way -

While driving towards the location ABHIJEET remembered his conversation with a man, he recently went to meet.

The man in his late 60's was the press owner of the time his father worked for. The old man told him, 'PRAKASH told me, he has found something and to confirm it he started to investigate it by himself. That's when he started to get threats from gangsters. He never feared such threats but it was something serious that to keep his kids safe, he left Mumbai.'

The man looking at ABHIJEET said: The last thing he told me, he has found something about DEVRAT before coming to Mumbai but after two days I saw the news of his death. I couldn't tell it to the police back then because I also had kids and I was scared the way PRAKASH was killed. I really admired PRAKASH for his confidence and determination. He always kept his life on the line to bring out the truth and I really regret it now... Kyunki jin bachcho ke liye maine wo kiya tha aaj wahi mere nahi huye. Now I can finally die in peace after telling you this.'

ABHIJEET sighed looking at the road.

Storage Building:

Two CID SUV reaches at the location as the officers except TARIKA, FREDDY and PANKAJ under ABHIJEET's lead ready with their guns cautiously enters the building step by step.

ABHIJEET stopped seeing a body lying on its face with a phone in his hand.

ABHIJEET dreadfully took out his phone dialling RAJAT's number and a chill run through his spine as the phone at the body's hand rang and he looked at DAYA.

ABHIJEET and DAYA walked near the body as SHREYA, SACHIN and NIKHIL stood behind.

DAYA took the phone and ABHIJEET slowly turned the body and sighed seeing it was SHAKTI and checking his pulse said: He is dead.'

Flash back-

SHAKTI fell to the ground losing his strength to stop NILESH and helplessly watched NILESH following RAJAT but his eyes fell on RAJAT's phone that fell from his jacket when SHAKTI pushed him.

SHAKTI reached his hand to grab the phone and pressed the speed dial number to call help for RAJAT. He heard ABHIJEET'S voice but couldn't answer it before losing conscious.

Flash back over.

DAYA checked the phone and said to ABHIJEET: RAJAT has your number on speed dial but why SHAKTI will try to call you with RAJAT's phone?'

SACHIN: Is it possible RAJAT was calling for help and SHAKTI tried to stop him and in self defence RAJAT killed SHAKTI?'

SHREYA: If SHAKTI is dead then where is RAJAT?'

Just then TARIKA arrives there and looking at her teammates, she relaxed keeping her gun down and looked at the body asking: What's the case?'

All looked at each other and ABHIJEET tell her everything while DAYA showed RAJAT's phone to her.

TARIKA looking at SHAKTI's body said: RAJAT can beat someone breaking all their bones but he can't stab someone.'

ABHIJEET looked surprised by her calm and professional demeanour and said to the team: She is right. I don't think RAJAT can stab him.'

NIKHIL exclaimed: Sir, NILESH!'

All turned at him as he added: This is NILESH's area and SHAKTI worked for NILESH.'

ABHIJEET: It is possible that either RAJAT escaped from them or they got him.'

TARIKA said calmly: Then we have to find him soon.'

ABHIJEET asked: NIKHIL, where is PANKAJ & FREDDY?

They heard FREDDY's voice as the two come to the scene: Sir, we are right here.'

ABHIJEET ordered: PANKAJ & FREDDY, seal the place and send the body to the forensic for post mortem. SHREYA, SACHIN go to NILESH'S club, find out his whereabouts and arrest all his men for any information. NIKHIL, you will be with us to look for RAJAT. Find out NILESH'S number and keep it on trace.'

All the juniors together: Yes sir.'

ABHIJEET in serious tone warned: And everyone, be careful. It's not just about NILESH or Mr. X. It's something DEVRAT is trying to hide and he will do anything to stop us. That's why he is trying this hard.'

All looked at him as FREDDY asked: What is it sir?'

ABHIJEET: I don't know but this is the time to find it. All right?'

All nodded and dispersed to their assigned job and ABHIJEET's team walked out of the open back door, NILESH has followed RAJAT earlier.

ABHIJEET, DAYA and TARIKA runs towards the street end that divides the road in two ways before exchanging looks.

NIKHIL was little behind them looking at the buildings for a CCTV camera with a tab in his hand complaining: How could there's not a single CCTV camera here.'

Just then his eyes fell on something at the narrow way between two buildings and he calls out his seniors.

The trio runs to him and looked at the direction to see blood mark of fingers brushed against the wall when someone pulled RAJAT.

4 of the officers pulled out their gun with torch propped upon it as they cautiously enter the way and DAYA kicked open the door of the building as 4 of them enter the godown to see there is no one.

ABHIJEET gets a call from SACHIN and puts it on speaker for the others to hear.

SACHIN: Sir, NILESH or none of his men are here at the club. But he was here at the time of incident. And it looks like NILESH's club manager doesn't know anything about NILESH's side business. A watchman recognized the photos of RAJAT, SHAKTI and NILESH. According to him three of them were here at the club before you got a call from RAJAT.'

DAYA looking at ABHIJEET said: SHAKTI is killed. NILESH and his men went missing with RAJAT.'

ABHIJEET ordered in the phone: SACHIN, SHREYA, call the head quarters for back up. Bring out a search warrant of DEVRAT, DHANRAJ and NILESH and search each and every property for NILESH. And report me right away if you find anything.'

SACHIN: Right sir.'

ABHIJEET's team divides in the team of two and searches all the nearby buildings but gets nothing and again gets back together.

ABHIJEET asked NIKHIL: Anything from NILESH's number?'

NIKHIL: No sir, it's totally offline.'

ABHIJEET again gets SACHIN's call as he picks it putting it on loud speaker.

SACHIN: Sir, we have search each property of DEVRAT but didn't find NILESH. He is not even at his house. And it looks like DEVRAT is going to cause trouble for us for this.'

ABHIJEET sighed: All right! And don't worry about DEVRAT. He is the next in our target list. We have to find RAJAT first.'

SACHIN: Right sir.'

ABHIJEET cuts the call and DAYA looking at his wrist watch said: 4 and half hour has been passed and we didn't get anything about RAJAT or NILESH.'

ABHIJEET saw TARIKA looking at DAYA and asked her: Are you all right?'

ABHIJEET was a bit aback seeing her smile out of the blue as TARIKA said: Seeing Mr. Z in action, I knew such day would come. So, I was prepared for it but not this way.'

NIKHIL who was also looking at DAYA lighted up: Why didn't I think it before.'

TARIKA looking at NIKHIL asked: You know what to do, right?'

NIKHIL getting busy in his tablet said: Just 10 minutes ma'm and we will know RAJAT's location.'

Duo looked confused at them and looking at them TARIKA explained: I had a tracker in RAJAT's taxi and replaced his watch with the one that has a tracker. We can track him if he has his watch.'

DAYA: Why didn't you tell it before?'

TARIKA: It was for Mr. Z's threat, so it got totally out of my mind.'

ABHIJEET: We can discuss it later. Let's go first.'

They got into the SUV as ABHIJEET drove with TARIKA next to him and behind DAYA called for back up while NIKHIL navigated ABHIJEET.

Early Morning:

Police sirens echoed around a newly constructed building that wasn't still open for sale.

CID officers got down their SUV ready with their guns, connected to each other by Bluetooth and quickly entered the building spreading out to different floors checking each room.

A figure worriedly looked out of the window from second floor to see the police vans surrounding the building with heavy siren looking startled at the happenings.

The door behind him opened with a loud thud with an officer stood pointing his gun at him. He even didn't get the time to think to run or escape as he watched the officer.

ABHIJEET stopped at the door only in shock looking at the man in his early 50's with well maintained body, savage eyes and cold facial expression.

He heard his officers one by one reporting him through Bluetooth as they cleared each floor but he just stood silent looking at the man.

Not a minute later TARIKA entered the room and stood still next to ABHIJEET seeing the person. DAYA and NIKHIL were right behind her as they also looked shocked at the person.

TARIKA felt the surge of blood rush in her body as her eyes started to turn red of rage and fury and her heart drop dead as she pointed her gun straight at the person's head ready to pull the trigger.

ABHIJEET shouted at her: TARIKA! What would you have done if you were at VIDIT's place?'

TARIKA, who almost pulled the trigger, downed her gun and looking at the person remembered her words to VIDIT as a tear went down her eyes but there was no emotion of pain or sadness in her eyes except pure rage.

TARIKA looking in the eyes of the person with her fierce one coldly said: I can't let you die that easily. You have many questions to answer. Where is my brother?'

The person looked at the direction and ABHIJEET without taking his eyes off the person asked: DAYA, NIKHIL check the room.'

The two ran inside and within a second NIKHIL come out saying: Sir, we got RAJAT. He is fine but unconscious.'

ABHIJEET said: Take him out somewhere safe.'

NIKHIL: yes sir.'

ABHIJEET looking at TARIKA, gesture at her handcuffs saying: This one is for you.'

TARIKA understood his gesture and tucked back her gun, taking out the handcuffs and moved towards the person as ABHIJEET tightened his grip on his gun in any case but the person neither tried to attack nor to escape.

He simply stood as TARIKA handcuffed him saying: I didn't know you will play this dumb. You are under arrest Tony Marques aka... Mr. Z.'

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