Chapter 37

Atisha Khan

@Shamsad1607

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Chapter 23 :

Evening 5.00 PM.

Shree was working inside his workstation, when he felt a weight on his shoulders. He smiled.

Shree : Aa gayee!!

Chikky : Boo...Boo ( and nibbled his ear).

Shree : Haan..haan..ruko..

He gave her some grains and she got busy with it. Shree noticed something tied in Chikky's leg. He removed and unwrap it, the thing inside that tiny packet made him shocked to the core!!

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Conference room, same time.

Saakshi and Chotu were working on some files, when Aisha entered.

Aisha : Haven't you finished yet?

Saakshi : Almost...Chotu found something...

Aisha : Me too.

A voice came from doorwords, " Accha? Kya mila?"

All turned their heads to the voice, Arjun and Rathod was standing there. They took their seats and asked Chotu to call others. Remaining girls moved to the counter for making coffee.

All entered the room in a hurry and took their seats. Saakshi brought Arjun's tea and kept it on the table.

Saakshi : (muttered) 28.

Arjun : It's 31 Saakshi.

Saakshi hurriedly moved to Aisha and started helping her to serve others coffee.

Rathod : Ok ,Chotu. Found something?

Chotu : Sir, that address Sonali gave us, it as an auction house...& its owner is...

Arjun : Naren Mohali.

Chotu : And Sonali gave us a sketch, that man works in that auction house. But one thing, sir. Mohali's auction house is completely at the opposite direction of the scrap yard we found her. Why so?

Arjun : Aab iska jawab toh sirf uss aadmi he de sakta hain...

Rathod : But I didn't know you can sketch, Sonali.  Good job.

Sonali : Thanks.

Arjun : Aisha, tum...

Aisha : Haan sir, I talked to her. That boy, his name was Kaalicharan, Cornworth brought him and kept him with his family. She met him once, when she came for a vacation. It was normal for her. So, she didn't took it seriously.

Rathod :  Normal?

Aisha : Jee sir, Cornworth had a habit of bring strange people at home. That boy used to stay in their basement, in Cornworth's studio. Didn't talk to anybody but Cornworth, that too in a strange language.

Arjun : And why Cornworth didn't mention him in his diary?

Aisha : She said she has no idea.

Arjun : Hmm... Liza woh jo cigar ka remaining mila tha mansion main..

Liza : Sir. It was handmade and there was traces of marizuana.

Rathod : Matlab wahan kuch illegal hota hain...Chotu anything else you found about Mohali?

Chotu : Haan sir. He keeps himself clean. But he has some underworld connction. Genrally, overseas goods he brought in a legal way, but those things are generally not examined...you know antic value and all that. So he manages a clear cheque from customs.

Aisha : Aura se cheezon main chupake illegal cheezon ka trafficking...quite possible.

Chotu : And Mermaid, Naren ki 60% se zyada samaan yehi ship carry karta hain...

Arjun : Now we have a connection, whomever hit Sonali outside the auction house, was going to docks with those birds...& he or they took her along and dumped her inside that scrap yard.

Rathod : We were busy with her, meanwhile they finished their work.

Aisha : They could dump her anywhere inside that shop, why inside that car...

Saakshi : They wanted to keep us busy with that, thus they made sure nobody would follow them, specially us...

Arjun : Chuto, keep an eye on this Mohali...

Chotu : He's out of town sir...

Rathod : Then contact to the law enforcement authority there and monitor his activity...

Arjun : He's abroad, Rathod. I think you have to do it.

Saakshi : Anyways, Sameer, today's 14 cups of coffee...kuch kaam aaya?

Rathod : haan, those papers have consignment details... Of last 20 years.

Aisha : And what about those chits from Nakul?

Arjun : we came to know what NC was talking about, same day, same time. We all are going to join the party...be ready for that.

Aisha : But what it's about?

Arjun : One old house, a mysterious man, a ship with illegal cargo, an auction house, an cigar with drugs...all things are pointing to...

Saakshi & Sonali : Smuggling!!

Saakshi : (ignoring Sonali) But kis cheez ki?

Shree entered the room running, with Chikky on his shoulder.

Sonali : Arre wah, tu aa gayee!!

Shree : Haan ?! Sir woh...

Rathod : Easy Shree...saans lo pehle...

Chotu pulled a chair for Shree.  Sonali took Chikky from Shree's shoulder.

Sonali : Chikky, how's your trip?

Shree : Chikky was on trip?

Sonali : Haan, yesterday when I was checking NC's packing box, I saw some Homers inside it. I assumed those pigeons are used to carry something to NC's place. You know, Homer pigeons always come back to their home.

Aisha : Toh?

Sonali : Then suddenly Chikky landed on me, and I thought I was caught. God!! I was so scared. Itna gussa aaya tha, I was about to strangle this bird.

Shree : (immediately took Chikky  back from Sonali) What?!

Sonali : aab koi aise darayega toh gussa aana zayej hain, nahi Sameer?

Rathod : (confused tone) Haan...

Sonali : but I thought something better for it. I put her inside the box. So..

Arjun : Aur wahan se nikalke yeh seedha yahan aagayee. Bolo Shree kya pata chala?

Shree : Sir woh...they're smuggling..

Rathod : We know.

Shree : They're using pigeons as carrier.

Arjun : As I presumed...anything else.

Shree : They're shifting those in NC's place. NC collects them...&...

Rathod : Yeh vi hum jante hain...aage bolo...woh auction house vi isme involved hain.

Shree : Haan sir, but it's not about antics...it's something else.

Chotu : Toh kya , drugs?

Shree : Who cheez thori aur chota hain chotu..

Arjun : (annyed tone) Seedhe seedhe bolo kya hain, itna kyun ghuma rahe ho ,Shree?

Shree inhaled sharply before dropping that tiny sparkling bomb on the table.

Shree : It's diamond, Sir.

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