Spies & Spice - A Web Of Lies (Completed)

Oh Brother!

Abandoned Warehouse

Outskirts of Delhi

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Victor's mind was rattling with questions,

What did DJ mean when he said he would not give any warnings? What is he up to? Is he planning a major offensive against the IB team when they plan to arrest Loki? Victor kept thinking of every possible action DJ might take. Whatever they might be, he and his team have to face them head on, for they had little choice.

He diverted his attention towards more important and urgent tasks.

He called Jishu's mother.

After a few rings, his call was picked up.

He tried very hard to sound casual and cheerful as he began, "Maami, How are you? I hope that fabulous nurse of yours is taking good care of you. "

"I am fine Chotu, How are you? Oh yes, Lily was here earlier to give me a monthly injection. She has this fabulous knack of feeling I don't know if I can talk about this on the phone, but do your Maa and Di like the new house?" she asked with a chuckle.

Victor felt as if his throat got constricted.

He didn't want to lie to a pure soul like her but at the same time he couldn't tell her anything, at least right now.

He took a deep gulp before he answered, "they have not seen it yet Maami, but I am sure they will love it. There's been a slight hiccup."

"Oh...Ohkay," There was a long pause before she continued, "Now I understand why you called me."

Victor hastened to add, "Maami, Jishu is absolutely fine. He and others are just stuck with a few things, that's all."

He heard a sigh of relief and Maami's voice sounded as calm as ever. "I am sure he is fine. Remember Chotu, he volunteered for this and no matter what he has been through, he is a police inspector at heart. He wouldn't have felt happy sitting idle, while you and your team were working so hard."

Victor's brow cleared as he closed his eyes for a moment.

"I agree Maami. I never said this to him but I think we both know how proud I am of him. He went after these bastards back in Kerala and suffered so much. I am going to make sure all his efforts didn't go wasted. I will give them the punishment they deserve for their crimes."

"Good Luck Chotu."

Long after he ended the call, Maami's words kept ringing in his ears, as he went through the motions of leading his captives towards their parked car. He made sure the bindings on Zoya's arms and legs were tightened and covered, and pretended to do the same for Suraj Chacha too, before buckling them to their seats.

Once he locked the car and made sure his prisoners had no way to escape, he looked around, making sure they were still well hidden.

He only had a brief text from Sharmila. He was still worried how she was coping under such stress. He knew he could not call but if only she could find a way to message him, away from the sharp eyes of Loki...

His phone buzzed and the moment he saw the sender's name and message, his face relaxed.

"Mr Barista.." it began

"Someone recently told me that you were missing me a lot.

I got stuck in a spot with low network coverage where

I can't watch youtube and netflix.

So I thought, let me text you and make you happy.