Love Lies Bleeding

22. A silent tiger

For two years, Adhir kept searching for the men who killed his sister. The lead given by the neighbour was a dead lead. He couldn’t find anything or anyone related to it.

He ran the restaurant and took care of Sid, eventually, he ruined his career as a boxer. Discontinued the studies and searched for the tattoo.

‘It is not the same but similar. I should ask him, he looks like a gangster. But that doesn't stop me from finding them.’ Adhir thought after he saw a man in his restaurant. Adhir started to follow that man without him noticing. The man went into a club and Adhir followed.

Adhir waited until the whole club emptied. He slowly walked towards that man who seemed like the owner of the club. “Excuse me, sir. Do you recognize this tattoo?” Adhir asked, showing the tattoo photo on his mobile. Adhir observed his changing expressions, he understood that man knew something.

“Look, there’s nothing I know and even if I know anything, why should I tell you?” He mocked Adhir. Adhir’s hands turned into fists. Rage boiled within him. “Who do you think you are? How did you find this tattoo?” The man came to Adhir to throw him out.

Before he could land his hand on Adhir, he attacked the man. That rage fueled by guilt took action. The man couldn’t even match the champion. Adhir bashed the man. “I asked you a simple question, I don't like a no and am fed up with listening to a no. Now, tell me, what do you know about this tattoo? Why would you react this way?” Adhir beat the shit out of that man.

“I honestly don't know anything about this. I have seen this in our boss's sources, he may know something about it.” He moved to get rid of Adhir’s grip. Adhir tightened his grip on the man's throat and was about to kill him. “I- I- I'll- take you to him.” he breathed for his life. Adhir held the man hostage and went to his boss.

The place looked shady. “Wait here, I'll talk to my boss.” the man went in. Everyone looks diverted towards Adhir. Adhir stood there unbothered.

The man walked out in pain and called Adhir. “Boss wants to meet you.” Adhir went inside. “Welcome, young man! I heard you have some questions regarding a tattoo. Firstly, have a seat.”

“If you know anything about this tattoo, I sincerely request you to tell me,” Adhir asked the boss. “This tattoo gang is causing problems for the mafia gangs. We are searching to eliminate them. But no idea, who they are. Where did they come from? We are tracing out. How did you end up with a mafia tattoo?” He explained and questioned his doubts.

“They killed my sister and I'm seeking revenge,” Adhir answered with a straight face. “I'm impressed, you handled my man well. I would like to offer a job. Work for me. And when we find them, you can seek your revenge. But on one condition, prove yourself, your skills.”

The boss spoke with authority yet convincing. Adhir sat silently. A silent tiger, poised to strike at any moment. “Don't think much. It is a win-win situation.” He negotiated. “I'll take up the job. How do I prove it to you?” Adhir accepted. “Come with me.” The boss called him out.

Alexander Drake, the boss, introduced himself. Adhir did the same. Drake asked Adhir to give more details. Adhir did as said. Drake took him to a fighter practice area. “Here's where you prove. Fight with my strongest men.” Drake said proudly. “I guess I already did that with one of your men,” Adhir smirked. “Right, show something which you didn't. Let me take you to the range.” Adhir followed Drake.

Adhir did his best as he was trained with many skills because Arya wanted him to learn. Drake was impressed, but cannot take him in easily. His men did a detailed background check.

After verifying it, Drake accepted Adhir into his gang. The journey of a gangster began at the age of 22. Sid was unaware of everything that was happening, Adhir visited every weekend but didn't want Sid to get into the mud he got in.

Adhir worked as an assassin for 1.5 years. He began his career as an assassin hunting people. He never stopped searching for the tattoo. He knew someday, he'll find the man who killed his sister.

Suddenly, there were some issues with the systems in the hackers team. Adhir noticed the chaos, and he went towards the team. “Is there an issue?” He asked.

“Yes! Someone crashed our systems. We made the strongest firewall to protect. How come someone even hacks it?” He worriedly replied. “Let me help!” Adhir initiated help. “Do you know hacking?” He asked. “I'll try. Cannot guarantee.” He proceeded to help. Adhir started to type and match the speed of the hacker.

He detected something and fixed it. “Excuse me. Let me make a call.” Adhir slipped from there. Everyone in the team was surprised by his work. Adhir made a call, “What the hell are you up to? How did you find me here?” Adhir whispere yelled. “Siddique!!!! Speak up!” Gritted his teeth.

“Your men are tracking me,” Sid said in the call. Immediately Adhir ended the call, “That's my brother.!” Adhir shocked everyone in that team. This information was passed to Drake and he had to show up. “Who is your brother?” He asks.

“I'm sorry, boss. I didn't expect him to hack into our systems. I'll talk to him and I'll make sure that he'll never repeat this.” Adhir tries to rush. “Adhir, I want to meet your brother. Bring him in.” That sentence hurdles his step.

“Boss. I don’t want him to get involved in the underworld issues. I'm sorry that I can’t bring him in.” He states without hesitation. “Adhir, I just want to talk to him. He is a man with some guts and courage. He hacked into the underworld's strongest firewall. Let me see him.” Drake convinces him. Adhir summons Sid. Drake takes Sid into his office room to talk.

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