5 DAYS LATER
Though in the past one week, the department had managed to close a plethora of cases, petty to big, frivolous to scandalous, when it came to the Zodiac Killer case, err, Impersonator Zodiac Killer case, as the two prominent agents of the detective would demarcate their theories of state, the case was taking a little too long to be closed.
As Agent Chakor looked at Ajay, asking him to go on with whatever was planned for the day, she saw from hindsight a rather grumpy face of her colleague, who was also her husband.
Yes, Suraj Rajvanshi amidst all his arrogance and ego, was not really in happy mood today either, and a big chunk from the reason-pie for it could be cited to his ever-stubborn colleague slash wife, Chakor Rajvanshi.
Suraj and Chakor was over this case discussion before, the previous day to be precise, and the amount of mockery her husband at work had given her was humongous.Though the night was something where she made him pay for all the teasing and attitude he had shown her, now that they were back to work the next day and she had told him, as an agent what her next move on this would be, he had vilified her suggestion instantaneously saying there was no way he was going to allow her to do that.
But Chakor being Chakor paid no heed and went on to discuss the same with the other members of the Detective and the result was simple.
Her under cover plan was ON.
The only difference?
She had a really, really angry husband right now, and for the first time ever, she was not able to see him in the eye at work.
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There was discussions running around the trio, Chakor, Imli and Ajay where Vivaan also came part of it.
During all this time, there was only one silent spectator in the room and first time in ages, he was quiet without any counter-arguments.
Yes, Suraj Rajvanshi was pissed off at the way everything was going, and his rage was only escalating by the seconds, exponentially.
Suraj lashed out of the room rather too harshly, leaving a nervous but determined Chakor behind along with others.
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"Chakor, are you sure about this?"
Agent Ajay asked her with a concerned look, while she sighed and nodded.
"I am 100% sure Ajay. Trust me. This is the only way.We can catch the Zodiac Killer.It's a Tuesday today.And from all angles, I fit the bill.I have already pretended to be a futile former Detective last week at Club Aqua Blue and I am putting all my bet on that man with the limp, who would have certainly been there that day too and since the zodiac killer, that is, the unknown ID man with the limp will come today to hunt down his next victim, I will be the bait. I am 27, fits the bill!"
She said with confidence, while Vivaan asked her at the end,
"But Suraj? I think it's natural for him to be how he is right now! Woman, he is your husband!"
"Don't I know that, Vivaan? But this is my job! And just like I don't interfere in his way of working, he can't interfere with mine either!"
Saying that she went out of the room and the other members of the Detective just helplessly darted their eyes at each other.
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She would be lying if she said she didn't feel nervous about the whole thing.Although it wasn't the first time she was playing a bait or doing something under cover for the onlookers other than the department, going against the will of the love of her life was still something that quite naturally so, didn't come naturally to her.
But hadn't it always been like this?
She smiled to herself as she poured herself a cup of coffee from the coffee machine and in retrospect, thought of how far they had come in their relationship as a couple.
But beyond doubt, in their relationship as colleagues, they were still stuck on day one.
Where they had only argued, undermined each other and also refuted whatever the other came up with.
But deep inside, they both knew that they were tremendously good at their way of working and solving cases, and so, when they unwarrantedly, unceremoniously, fell in love, which by the way they mutually took one long year to confess to each other, thanks to a near-death situation where they were both stuck while solving one of the deadliest bombing cases, they knew even at that sphere of life too, they would be the best.Undefined.
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Chakor adjusted the straps of her red dress as she sat on one of the chairs at the table, looking as bored as ever.
The crowd at the club today was lesser compared to the last time she had made a visit here.Besides, arguing with her husband and being a woman on mission, sitting alone at such a lovely place, was not really doing her any good.
Agreed, she loved closing cases at the pace of a jet and for that she could do anything, but this today was not really what she would call amazing.
Taking a sip from her glass of wine, she unlocked her phone's screen and it instantly revealed the wallpaper that had her and Suraj laughing together as they posed on one of the streets of Paris, during their Europe tour six months back.
Fond memories clouded her mind as she went into deep thought, waiting anxiously for this operation to be over, so that this case could finally be closed for good and she could sleep on it, running back to her husband's arms, who although was a cold Detective agent, but also a very, very caring lover.
And with that she sighed as she patiently waited for the suspect to show up, rest assured her colleagues, Agent Vivaan and Imli were already outside to inform her of the same beforehand.
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WILL SURAJ WIN?
WILL CHAKOR WIN?
WILL ANY UNPREDICTABLE THING POP UP?
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