Abhishek aur Meera Blue Orchid ke terrace par ek corner table par baithe the. Sheher ki roshniyaan neeche chamak rahi thi, aur hawa mein ek thandi, lekin ajeeb si tension thi. Vikram Singh ke gaayab hone ke baad, har cheez kaafi confusing ho gayi thi. Par Abhishek ko is confusion mein maza aa raha tha.
"Kya tumhe nahi lagta ki yeh sab kuch ajeeb hai, Meera?" Abhishek ne ek glass uthaate hue kaha. "Ek famous journalist, ek rooftop restaurant, aur uska chhupna. Jaise koi spy movie chal rahi ho."
Meera ne thoda tired hote hue kaha, "Haan, aur tum usi spy movie mein comic relief ho."
Abhishek ne apna glass zameen par rakha aur thoda sarcastic smile ke saath bola, "Main comic relief hoon? Tumhe pata hai, mere bina toh yeh case ek puzzle box ki tarah bandha rehta."
Meera ne apne notebook mein kuch likhte hue kaha, "Pata nahi, lekin agar tumhara humor aur theorizing itni random na hoti, toh hum kuch aur solve karte."
Abhishek ek dam se Meera ki or dekhta hai bolta hai "Ye journalist kya karta tha kahin blacks mein samose toh suply nhain karta tha undercover logo ko"
"Kya bakk rahe ho, Itni investigation se tumhara deemgag toh kharab nhain ho gya hai?" Meera ne pehle k
Jhatke se phir shant hokar bola.
Abhi tak sab thik lag raha tha, lekin achanak se ek ajeeb si awaaz terrace ke corner se sunai di. Ek halki se hansi, jaise koi door se dekh raha ho. Abhishek ne turant apna head tilt kiya aur corner ki taraf dekha.
"Kya tumne suna?" Abhishek ne dheere se kaha.
Meera ne apne notes se nazar uthaayi, "Kya?"
"Yeh awaaz... hansi... jaise koi hume dekh raha ho."
"Main tumhara imagination nahi samajh paa rahi hoon," Meera ne bola, lekin usne bhi corner ki taraf dekha. Wahan koi nahi tha.
"Yeh thoda ajeeb hai," Abhishek ne sochte hue kaha. "Har baar jab hum kisi mystery ke kareeb pahunchte hain, kuch aisa hota hai."
Meera ne skeptical tone mein kaha, "Haan, aur tum har baar sochne lagte ho ki yeh sab tumhare plans ke according ho raha hai."
Abhishek ne serious face banate hue kaha, "Plans? Plans ke baare mein baad mein baat karenge. Ab focus karo, humare paas kuch clues hain. Vikram Singh gaayab hua tha, uski aakhri jagah yeh thi. Lekin kya tumhe yaad hai? Usne kuch likha tha apne phone mein, last message..."
Meera ne turant apna phone nikala aur old messages check karne lagi. Usne ek note pada jo Vikram Singh ne likha tha, "'Blue Orchid pe last kahani mil gayi. Milne wala hun kisi se jo saari sachai jaanta hai. Agar main wapas nahi aaya, toh samajh lena ki game shuru ho chuka hai.'"
"Game shuru ho chuka hai?" Abhishek ne repeat kiya. "Yeh kya kisi movie ka dialogue hai?"
"Lekin yeh sach tha," Meera ne serious tone mein kaha. "Game toh shuru ho gaya hai, aur hum uske beech mein hain."
Tabhi ek aur awaaz sunai di, lekin is baar clear thi-kisi ki phone call ka beep. Meera ne phone dekha, lekin phone uska nahi tha.
Abhishek ne idhar-udhar dekha, aur tab uski nazar ek chhoti table ke neeche gayi. Wahan ek phone chhoda hua tha.
"Meera, dekh! Phone!" Abhishek excitement ke saath bola. "Isko dekhte hain, shayad koi clue mile."
Meera ne suspicious hokar phone uthaya, "Yeh kiska phone ho sakta hai?"
Abhishek ne thoda theatric way mein bola, "Aah, mystery ka phone! Let's crack it open."
Meera ne phone unlock karne ki koshish ki, lekin lock screen par ek bizarre code tha-"4-2-5-6."
"Kya yeh koi puzzle hai?" Meera ne confusion mein kaha.
Abhishek ne apne aankhein ghoomate hue bola, "Yeh toh ekdum James Bond type scene lag raha hai. Par dekho, 4-2-5-6... yeh ek random number nahi lag raha. Yeh zaroor kisi baat ka ishara hai."
Meera ne phone ko dhyan se dekha, "Hmm, yeh kaunsa code ho sakta hai? Kuch toh clue dena padega isko unlock karne ke liye."
Tabhi Abhishek ne ek baat sochi. "Ruko! 4-2-5-6... tumhe yaad hai, Blue Orchid ka address kya tha?"
Meera ne apna phone khola aur address check kiya, "4256, Market Street."
Abhishek ekdum se excited ho gaya, "Wah bhai! Address hi code hai! Yeh toh maze ka game ban gaya."
Jab phone unlock hua, toh pehle hi screen par ek message khula tha-*"Agar tum yeh padh rahe ho, toh tum already late ho."*
Ab dono ka dimag ekdum se chakrane laga.
"Kya matlab late ho gaye?" Meera ne puzzled hokar bola.
"Yeh koi dangerous game khel raha hai," Abhishek ne suspense mein kaha. "Aur hum players ban chuke hain, bina jaane."
Phone ki gallery kholte hi ek photo mili-aik file ka photo, jisme likha tha, "Project *Krishna*: Classified."
"Project Krishna? Ab yeh kya nayi paheli hai?" Meera ne confusion ke saath kaha.
Abhishek ne muskurate hue bola, "Mujhe toh lagta hai yeh sirf mystery nahi, ek pura game chal raha hai."
Tabhi ek aur message pop-up hua "Blue Orchid ke neeche kuch chhupa hai. Agar tumhe sachai chahiye, toh neeche waale basement mein aana."
"Basement?" Meera ne shock hote hue bola, "Yeh restaurant ke neeche koi basement hai?"
Abhishek ne mischievous smile ke saath kaha, "Basement toh hai, aur ab hum jaane wale hain uss andhere raaz ke peeche!"
Dono ne jaldi se neeche ki taraf rukh kiya. Basement ka darwaza ek corner mein chhupa hua tha, aur wahan ek ajeeb si khamoshi thi. Darwaza thoda purana tha, aur uske aaspaas dust thi, jaise wahan koi kayi dinon se nahi aaya tha.
"Ready?" Abhishek ne apne flashlight nikaalte hue kaha.
Meera ne ek deep breath liya, "Main toh ready hoon, lekin mujhe lagta hai hum kuch bada aur ajeeb uncover karne ja rahe hain."
Darwaza khulte hi andhera tha, aur hawa mein ek ajeeb smell thi. Jab flashlight ka roshni andar padi, toh wahan ek purani filing cabinet thi. Abhishek ne dheere se file khola, aur andar ek paper tha jisme likha tha-*"Welcome to the game, detective. Ab tum pehla move kar chuke ho."*
"Yeh kya chal raha hai?" Meera ne disbelief mein kaha.
"Game," Abhishek ne grin karte hue bola. "Aur ab hum is game ke andar phas chuke hain."
Jaise hi dono wapas upar aaye, ek aur hansi sunai di. Aur is baar, terrace pe koi aur tha-ek masked person, jo door se unhe dekh raha tha.
"Yeh kaun hai?" Meera ne shock mein kaha.
"Lagta hai game ka asli player aa gaya hai," Abhishek ne suspense ke saath kaha.
Aur ab game sach mein shuru ho chuka tha.
-Here this chapter Ends-
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SHADOWS IN THE CITY
Misterio / SuspensoGruop of two detectives (investigators) solves some mysteries that are hiding in the shadows.
