Metro Trepidation

Chapter 7

"That person never revealed his identity. He always talked with a computer generated voice." Anirudh said. "When we found out that you will be retiring from the post of Chief Justice, the man told us to initiate the last phase and hasn't contacted us since."

"We didn't want to kill you, just expose you and all your deeds. You shouldn't be allowed to die in peace."

 Anirudh stood up and moved towards the metro gate."We have suffered a lot." He took out a wallet from his back pocket and his eyes filled with unshed tears. "We all left our loved ones, our family... But you didn't care about all of that."

There was a brief silence."Can you tell me where is my friend?" A lady cried.

Veronica moved towards her."Do you know why there's no rescue operation till now?" She asked gently.

"I don't know." The woman whispered.

Veronica edged her towards the end of the metro and made her look outside the train. The upsetting view forced her on her knees."Please stop it." She begged, touching Veronica's legs. 

"I love this person. Stop it please." Her sobs echoed around the silence."If I stop them, all of us will die. Let them walk for a while." 

Veronica said, guiding her back to the hostages.

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Mr. Bheemraj was still confused and possibly in denial."How did you plan all of this?" He uttered.

"If it was just about killing, we are trained personnel. We could have just killed you and no one would have found out. Our motive wasn't murder, it was destruction. And to make the world aware of your deeds, a hijack is the best possible way." Arjun smirked.

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"Sir, 9 of them have arrived." A person spoke on Yudhajit's speaker.

"Okay. Keep me informed if something happens." He replied and went towards the commandos. All of the elite commandos from around the country had gathered in that room. Everyone carrying heavy gear for the operation. 

From automatic assault rifles, bulletproof vests to hammers and chains."According to surveillance, they have installed sensor bombs on both sides of the metro." Yudhajit began. He opened the blueprint of the underground metro. 

"One exploded, killing 3 people and a few hours ago, a team of two went for gathering intel but was caught in an ambush.

"The blueprint of the map was not as clear as it should have been. It had a lot of crosses on different parts.

"What are these crosses?" The team captain asked.

"These crosses are the gates in between the tunnels" Yudhajit pointed to the nearest gate. "We don't have to worry about these, they are blocked since the construction is over and nearest gate to them is the one near to the platform.

The Captain wanted more intel to proceed.

"It's too risky to go without knowing what could be in front of us." He said thoughtfully.

"If we can't risk human life, we can risk something else." A person from the back said. "This is a remote controlled Spy Tank, designed by an unknown scientist a decade ago in DRDO for rescuing hostages. It covers a wide angle, doesn't make much sound and the camouflage makes it hard to spot. It can be controlled by none other than an app on your phone.

"The rover moved quietly, on the middle of the ground, with night vision glasses on. Everyone looked at it admiringly.

"Give me a Glock 18," Yudhajit asked the people in front. He started wearing the bulletproof vest, while everyone stopped to watch him. He looked at them and smiled.