Rohan and Tanya are sitting at a café on the first floor in the main shopping complex in Allepy. There are crowds of shoppers milling around and they have taken a corner table to view the surroundings.
Tanya looks around, "Why are we sitting here? Wouldn't the hotel be a better place to think this through?"
Rohan shakes his head, "Right now, there is safety in numbers. If these people could attack the doctor and Jack in broad daylight, we could be next. We don't know what their next move is."
"Shouldn't we just go to the police then?"
"No way. No local police. Remember this is a matter of national security. We need to find a way back to Delhi."
"But we don't know who to trust there?"
"I known one person I trust implicitly and can always count on in a tight situation."
Rohan pulls out his phone and dials a number.
"Hello Sir, this is Rohan."
On the other end of the line, he hears Major Kumar's cheerful voice and smiles.
"Things are a little tight, Sir. I need your help. I'm in Allepy right now and need an extraction to Delhi. Can't trust the internal system due to some data I found."
The Major immediately grasps the situation; "I can arrange something for you from the Kochi military airbase in 3-4 of hours. I have some contacts there. Can you get to the airbase?"
Rohan nods, "Yes Sir, We can reach there in a couple of hours. I will bring you up to speed when we meet. For now, this needs to remain between us only."
"Of course, son. Let me get the arrangements done. I will call you back within the hour."
Rohan smiles grimly as he puts the phone down, "I never wanted to use this card, but it's the only way we can get out of this mess."
Just then the server at the food counter calls out, "Order number 596!"
Rohan checks his receipt, "That's our order."
Rohan heads towards the counter and sees a newspaper stand on the way. He stops in shock as he reads the headline. He pulls out the newspaper from the rack and quickly stuffs in in his jacket. At that moment, from the corner of his eye, he sees a man heading toward him from the far side.
In a sudden flash, he remembers the face. The same man was loitering outside Abdul Karim's office in Hyderabad when they were leaving. The same man was sitting at one corner of the bar at the Copa Cabana in Goa.
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The Enemy Within
Mystery / ThrillerA man is killed in the middle of a desert in Rajasthan, India and is chanced upon by a group of tourists out on a desert safari. They panic and disperse without informing the police. Rohan Kapoor, a NIA agent and his team are tasked with tracking do...
