Behind the Hype of a Viral Girl

Chapter 6

Inspector Gyan moved towards the room where the DSP was sitting. The DSP was in his cabin, saying, "I said I do not want this, I do not want this post." He looked at a picture and said, "But you rejected the offer and went far away. They forced me to become this type of person. I am always jealous about why you had this type of life but I did not. But today, I got scared when I heard his voice again. At that time, you were there to help me fight that person. When I was only a low-level officer, I always saw you and other officers having fun. And only lower officers like me had to be outside, taking care of your safety.

I always thought, why are they getting high respect, and I am not? Why do they have a high income, and I have a low income? Now I understand, why they have huge respect because they have a huge responsibility—the responsibility I could not handle. I have power, but I could not do anything. I get scared, and I do not know what to say."

Suddenly, he heard something, like someone was coming to his cabin. He quickly hid the picture. Someone knocked on his door. The DSP said, "Come in."

Inspector Gyan entered the DSP's cabin, saluted the DSP, and said, "Sir, we are tracking the location of Lucifer. Also, how did he hack the police station Wi-Fi?" Then Gyan tries to leave for the cabin. But suddenly DSP stopped Gyan saying, I need 20 men for my security. Just arrange them now. You can go now."

The inspector saluted the DSP and left the cabin, saying, "Okay, sir."

Meanwhile, the press criticized the DSP for their mishandling of the situation. Headlines screamed about the DSP's unprofessionalism, and shaky camera footage of the DSP and Lucifer talking was broadcast widely. In the footage, the DSP is seen scared and exclaiming, "I shot you, Lucifer, with my hand! How can you be alive?" News media outlets were quick to capitalize on the chaos, with some showing fake promotions like, "Want to know about the death of Priya? Who is Lucifer? Stay tuned with  'What is the Truth and What is the Lie' show. Only on our channel at 8 PM." Other channels started promoting Lucifer, claiming he was back and would deliver justice to others. Even entertainment channels jumped on the story, running specials about the return of Lucifer.

People online went wild. Hashtags like #LuciferIsBack, #WhoIsPriya, and #WhatHappenedToPriya started trending. Some believed Lucifer never died and had been hiding in the shadows. Others thought the police had made a big mistake. Memes and jokes about the DSP spread quickly, with many showing him panicking and saying, "When you realize you shot the wrong guy." Talk shows announced special episodes to discuss "The Mystery of Lucifer," featuring experts who claimed to know the real story about who the real Lucifer is. Some said this was fake news, questioning how this could happen and what the proof was. Some ignored the news and continued with their jobs.

The news spread globally. The whole world wanted to know the truth about Priya's death.

 Suddenly, the government had to hold a meeting to handle the situation, and they found a solution: suspend the current DSP and appoint a professional person as DSP to handle the situation. Not only that, but for the first time the government also put a bounty on Lucifer, saying that the person who finds Lucifer, dead or alive, will get more than 1 billion dollars. The government also issued a notice not to spread any misinformation about Priya's death or who the real Lucifer is. If you have legitimate information, please help the police with their investigation.

Some politicians said if the current government did not find the real cause behind Priya's death and caught Lucifer, the current government would have to resign and form a new government. Others said this was a national issue.

The DSP tried to calm himself, saying, "Everything will be fine, this time will pass by. Then I can live happily, like in the past days." Suddenly, he got a phone call saying that the DSP had been suspended until the investigation was finished. Then they would inquire about the DSP.

Gyan got a letter from the new DSP, asking for Ram, the postmortem report, and the relatives of Priya—everyone who knew Priya. Even if they were abroad, they had to be found. Gyan read the letter and told a junior officer, "Release Mr. Ram. And also do Priya's postmortem again without any delay." After that, Gyan asked another officer to bring some tea. Then another officer went to the canteen to get tea. Meanwhile, Ram got out of prison. Ram came in front of the officer and said, "What happened, sir? Now what do you want? You and your police officers made a lie the truth, right, sir? Congratulations, sir. You told a lie to the world, and that lie became the truth. I told you a thousand times that I saw Priya as my daughter. But you told the world that I had some unrelated relationship with Priya, right, sir?"

Gyan looked at Ram's face, said nothing, and told Ram to sit down. "I cannot tell you any lies from now on, I cannot hide more. Listen, Mr. Ram, you have suffered a lot. But we have also suffered a lot. People like the old DSP come directly from a political background, they do not need any qualifications. They are just puppets of some person who wants to control the government and appoint unprofessional people."

The tea arrived. Gyan gave Ram a cup and said, "But there are some good people too." He looked around the room and added, "I don't understand why God took their lives so quickly."

The good news is that the government has reopened Priya's death case. The bad news is that Lucifer is involved in this case. I still don't understand why he is connected to it.