“Inki maiyya ki sasu maiyya… inko toh hum nahi chodenge… abhi ghasit ke thane le aate hai…” KS said and was about to leave… But HM who had just returned from Headquarters, blocked her path… “Shaant ho jaiye KS… Kya hua hai?? Aap itne gusse mei kaha ja rahi hai ??” “Hum pehle un logon ko arrest karke le aate hai fir batate hai…” “Nahi KS… pehle aap hume batayengi ke kya hua hai… aur aap kise arrest karne ja rahi hai” HM said… “MS… Humne aapki gadi ko forensic team ke pas bheja tha… Un logon ko bomb ka timer mila hai… Usme time sirf 1 min ka set tha…” KS continued… “Humne Santu se kaha tha… blast ke location ke 100 meter dayre mei kitne number active the unka pata lagaye… 5 number mile hai… Unhi ko arrest karne ja rahe the… do chaar ghusand lagayenge toh sara sach ugal denge…” “Ek min KS… Timer ki setting se ye pata chalta hai ke jaha blast hua wahi bomb lagaya gaya hai…” after thinking for a minute HM continued… “teen log hone chahiye…” all gave her confused looks… “Dekhiye… humne waha gadi isliye roki thi kyunki do log ladhte hue humari gadi ke samne aa gaye the… Hum niche utare… Unke pas gaye aur unka jhagda suljha hi rahe the ke woh dono achanak chale gaye waha se… yeh kehkar ke hum suljha lenge apna jhagda… Hume ajeeb laga lekin hum late ho rahe the toh ignore kar diya us baat ko…” HM explained… “Aap kehna chahti hai ke woh log natak kar rahe the ladhne ka??” KS asked… “Exactly… Natak karke humara dhyan divert kiya aur utne samay mei kisine piche gadi mei bomb laga diya…” HM said… “Iska matlab 100-meter ki jagah… dayre ko 20-meter ka kar dena chahiye…” KS said… “Sahi kaha… Lekin sawal yeh uthta hai ke… Hum waha hai, ya us raste se gujarne wale hai yeh baat un logon ko pata kaise chali??” HM said lost in her thoughts…
“Jai Hind Sir…” AS was summoned by his senior (SO)… “Jai Hind Anubhav… Baitho…” SO said… “Thank you sir… Naya Mission hai sir…??” AS asked… “Haan… Is bar tumhare saath hum ek partner bhej rahe hai… abhi aata hi hoga tumhara partner…” “Lekin sir… hume saathi ki avashykta nahi hai… Isse pehle bhi toh humne akele mission pure kiye hai…” AS said… “Dekho Anubhav…” before SO could complete they heard a knock on the door… “Hum andar aa jaye sir??” AS didn’t turn… He was shocked… “Aaiye Haseena Malik… aapka hi intezar ho raha tha…” HM came in and saluted, “Jai Hind Sir…” “Jai Hind… Anubhav… HM tumhari partner hongi is mission ke liye…”
‘Lag gayi’ played inside HM’s head… Today morning when she was asked to report to the IB office, she was very happy… She was going to be a part of a covert mission… But now she was worried… She had tried to keep a distance from AS but in the wake of the mission they will have to spend a lot of time together… Recovering from the initial shock she greeted AS as well, “Jai Hind Sir…” and gave him a half-hearted smile… AS had never expected HM to be partnered with him… His happiness knew no bounds… Now he will be able to spend time with her without having to make any excuses… He sent a quick thank you to his stars and replied, “Jai Hind Haseena Ji…”
“Mission Jeet mei jo bahaduri HM ne dikhai usko consider karte hue unko is mission ke liye chuna gaya hai… Well done HM…” SO said… “Thank you sir…” HM replied with a smile… “Anubhav tum kuch keh rahe… ke tumhi akele jana hai mission pe…??” SO asked… “Ji nahi sir… Aapne kuch soch samajh ke hi humare saath partner niyukt kiya hoga…” AS said trying to cover up… “Good… Toh briefing shuru kare??” SO asked… “Ji sir…” both replied simultaneously and followed SO to the conference room…
SO turned the projector on and a picture of a man came up… “Yeh toh international arms dealer Danny hai…” AS said… “Sahi kaha… 2 saal pehle iska business humare ke officer ne barbad kiya tha… lekin ye pakad mei nahi aaya tha… Pechle kuch dino pehle ye dobara active hua hai… Do saal underground hone ke baad isne apna network aur strong bana liya hai… This time he is dealing in nukes…” SO switched to the next slide… It was a picture of a beautiful woman… “Yeh kon hai sir…?” HM asked… “Yeh hai Tanya Verma… Us officer ki ex-girlfriend jisne Danny ka business destroy kiya tha…” “Ex-girlfriend sir??” AS asked… “Ek accident mei us officer ki death ho gayi… we doubt it to be a planned murder... jisse accident ka roop diya gaya…” “Toh aapko is Tanya pe sandeh hai??” AS asked… “Haan… Hume lagta hai ye bhi usme involved hai…” SO answered… “Koi khas wajah sir…??” HM asked…
“Good question HM… teen wajah hai… Pehli wajah… Accident ke thik adhe ghante pehle us officer ne humare control room ko ek distress signal bheja tha… Lekin jab tak hum us tak pohchte uska accident ho chuka tha…” SO continued… “Dusri wajah… Accident ke kuch hi dino baad Tanya ke account mei ek bada amount transfer hua… Anonymous account se… Jisse usne Malaysia mei pani ki tarah baha diya…” “Strange…” HM said… “Tesri wajah… Reports ke hisab se jab Tanya Malaysia mei thi us waqt Danny bhi Malaysia mei tha…” SO completed… “Haseena ji aapne abhi ‘strange’ bola tha… Konsi baat aapko ajeeb lagi…” AS asked… “Woh… hume Tanya ka paise udana ajeeb laga… Humara matlab hai ke… aam taur pe agar kisike pas achanak bohot paise aate hai toh woh us paise ko luxury but zarurat ki cheezon pe kharch karta hai… jaise ghar ya gadi… lekin koi use sirf ek trip pe waste nahi karta… aisa toh koi tabhi karega jab use is baat ka yakeen ho ke aur paise aa jayenge…” HM replied… “Iska toh ek hi matlab ho sakta hai… Tanya ka kaam sirf us officer ko marna nahi tha… Usse aur bhi kaam karne hai Danny ke liye…” AS concluded… “This is where you guys come in… Aap dono ko pata lagana hai ke Tanya ko kaunsa kaam diya hai Danny ne…” SO said… “Hume is Danny ke giroh ka hissa banna hai??” AS asked… “Ji nahi… Danny ke gang ko infiltrate karna nearly impossible hai…” “Toh plan ka pata kaise chalega…??” AS asked… “Tanya filhaal Lucknow mei hai… Uspe nazar rakhiye… Tanya se hi pata chalega plan ke bare mei… In files mei uski saari details hai… Yeh extremely confidential mission hai… kisiko bhi koi khabar nahi chalni chahiye… Clear??” “Yes Sir…” Both responded, picked the files and walked out…
For AS, this mission was a chance to wipe out all the bad memories he had given HM… For HM, this mission was a chance to make good memories to cherish all through her life…
