SS2 FF Full Update (Parts I - IV) - Page 42

Dipika was at Neha's place examining some printouts… She shook her head disbelievingly…. How much strange could this case get? She never knew….

Dipika: (Looking at one printout) To yahi Suman hai…. She does look the way modern type…. (Reading the other) Lekin uski biodata aur other information hai jo mujhe surprise kar rahi hai… She doesn't seem so well off, but still her personal address and status gives a different perspective…..

Shotgun: (From the next system) Cannot believe how cases take turns…. Last week jis kidnap case ke baare me hungama ho raha tha, usi case se humara case juda hai… Directly or indirectly we yet have to find out!

Dipika: (Looking up) Us aadmi ka kuch pata chala?

Shotgun: (Shaking his head) Not yet… Pichle kuch years ki information dhoondh raha hoon… Lekin weird kaheen bhi uska information nahi mil raha hai….

Dipika: Keep searching…. IT Department, police records, media room… Kisi option ko mat chodna…. Zubin Suman ke information ko system me file kar dena…. We will need it for record….

As Zubin looked at her bewildered, because he had not done any information filing on witnesses and suspects before… Looking at his expression Dipika smiled and said….

Dipika: Not a tough job… Neha ne ek form ki tarah record banaya hai, usme details fill karna hai bas….

She then explained to him the procedure to enter the details and the place to store them…. After a while, just as she completed explaining the procedure Zubin exclaimed….

Zubin: Har case ke liye itna sab kuch karna padega?!? Kabhi kabhi witness, suspects list bada bhi hota hai….

Coming over to his place Shotgun said grinning….

Shotgun: Sirf witness aur suspects hi nahi…. Humare interrogations ko bhi unse link karna hai…. Interrogation videos ko link karna hai…. Ab pata hai Neha tech savvy kyun hai aur records me pakki kaisi hai? Ek information bhi miss ho gaya to hum hi problem me honge…. Use practice ho gaya hai to jaldi kar deti hai…. Tum to abhi shuru hi kar rahe ho naa…. (Patting his back) Enjoy! 

Zubin: (Making a sorrow face) Enjoy? What enjoy!? Jaise tumne kaha ek bhi information miss nahi honi chahiye…. Agar maine miss kar di to? 

Shotgun: Miss kar di to no problem.... Dipika tumhe phir se warning deke, probation me rakh degi.... Aur tumhe teen guna kaam aur karvayegi!

Grinning at Dipika who just smiled seeing the wide eyed terrorized expression on Zubin's face.... She did feel a little bad about giving so much work in which he not used to, but it was a fact that his utilization is very little.... And if the status continues, he might have to shift jobs.... She had no choice but to resort to sternness in his case....

Zubin: (Pleading to Shotgun) Shotgun tumhe to sab pata hai, is case ke liye tum kar do naa…. Agli….

He stopped saying anything further seeing Shotgun frantically indicating behind him…. Zubin turned around slowly and saw Dipika glaring at him…

Dipika: Kabhi na kabhi to seekhna hai Zubin… You cannot keep depending on someone…. Learn from now!

Zubin: (Hesitant) Haaaaaan…. Phir bhi…. Main to iske liye naya hoon… Ab case criticality me details pe dhyaan doonga ki case ko solve karne me!?!?

Dipika: Ab ke liye case solving Aryan par chod do aur Suman ke details ko store karna…

Just as she said this Zubin's words reverberated in her mind…

It seemed Special Squad was very much dependent on the current team…. Even with one person not in place, work seemed to pile up….  There were way too many dependencies… And this was not good for the future of the organization… For that, for future of any organization…. Also the manual paper work related to cases was taking up time of the team… Working, then reviewing, then reworking, then filing..... And when new cases came in they had to put a stall to their work which automatically piled up at the end of the month…. And always the organization came at fault when there was an audit or when cases came to court…

This gave a spark to a new thought in her when she heard Shotgun calling out….

Dipika: Hunh… Haan.... Kya… Kya hua Shotgun? 

Shotgun: Main tumhe kab se bula raha hoon… Kahan khoyi ho?

Dipika: Nai… Bas kuch soch rahi thi…  Tum keh rahe the...?!!?

Shotgun: Maine poocha kya hume Aryan ko phone karke ye information nahi deni hai? Suman ke baare me…

Dipika: Haan… Aryan to waise bhi Suman ke ghar hi gaya hai naa Shotgun…. Shayad use bhi ye information mil gayi hogi… Anyways we do have to tell him as part of our duty…

Shotgun: To phone kar doon?

Just as she was about to nod, she paused, smiled a little to herself and shook her head….

Dipika: (Her voice softening a little) Zaroorat nahi hai… Vo khud aa gaya hai…. We can give him the information in person….

Shotgun automatically looked towards the door and saw no one there… He looked at her weirdly and at Zubin who had also noticed no one at the door….

Just as he was about to ask Dipika about it he saw Aryan and Boxer enter the office….

He raised his eyebrows appreciatively and looking at Zubin mouthed….

Shotgun: (Grinning) Instinct!!!!

 Zubin grinned back nodding and looked over at Aryan and Boxer approaching them….

Dipika turned in her chair to look at them casually…. But somehow when her gaze fell on Aryan there was nothing casual about it….  She felt a jolt in her heart and goosebumps along her skin, heat rising up her cheeks… Taking a deep breath she caught her hands for self support….. She prayed and tried hard not to smile but his appearance automatically brought out the smile on her face… And her smile was enough to bring a smile on his face…

Dipika was finding it a little difficult… No….. Very difficult to be casual with him like before, even amongst others…. Not that it was impossible, but definitely not possible in the very very near future… The change of relationship between them would take time to settle in…. To get used to…. And until then she had to endure this sweet torture….

She couldn't place how he was feeling in this matter…. But somehow she felt he actually enjoyed this sort of awkwardness…. Gives him more reason to tease her…. Explicitly and implicitly….

Adding fuel to her feelings he purposefully by passed, took a small detour behind Boxer and came and stood exactly behind Dipika, casually leaning on the side of the table, where he could talk with his team and still look at her like he should….  Oh! That playboy teaser in him was definitely making its way up… Something about her made him be his self personal in office too… Guess the change is yet to settle….

She glanced at him sideways, in fact glared at him knowing he had done that on purpose…. But he didn't mind and just at that moment ignored her and asked Zubin….

Aryan: Kuch mila?

Zubin: (Giving him the printouts) Haan…. Suman Mahapatro… Ye uska ID kit hai…. Aur uska details…. R&R Fund Group, Rakesh Sharma ki secretary thi… Lekin bank account kuch zyada ki kehte hain… She has two accounts…. Ek me 20,000 rupees hain…. Seems like her salary account…. Doosre account me pachees laakh hai…. Is account me sirf deposits hue hain, no withdrawals…. Pichle ek saal me uske account me paise aa rahe hain, kayi volumes me…. Sabhi direct money deposit… Isliye money source track nahi kar sakte….

Boxer: (Impressed) Are wah Zubin.... Ek hi din me kum samay me hi tune itna sab kuch collect kar diya.... Aur humse kehete phire ki computers and softwares ke baare me zyada kuch nahi pata.... Chuppa Rustam.... Jhootha Rustam!

Patting hard on his back making him lose his balance and stumble forward in his chair... Boxer caught him just in time as breathless Zubin straightened and said a little shy....

Zubin: Maine khud kuch nahi kiya.... Dipika Shotgun the yahan pe.... Haan itna mushkil bhi nahi hai!!!!!!!

Dipika smiled seeing him accepting the work about which he was grumbling till now... Praises do wonders she fully understood now!

Aryan: (Nodding looking at the things in his hand) Humara shak sahi hai phir… Vo paise obviously Rakesh ne diya hoga….

Dipika: Rakesh? Lekin ek secretary ke liye vo itna paisa kyun dega? I mean…

Aryan: (Interjecting) Dipika…. Suman Rakesh ki sirf secretary nahi, usse zyada thi… They were rumored to get married soon!

Shotgun: Wow…  Ab uske bungalow aur diamonds ka raaz pata chala….

Boxer: (Giving them few photographs) Aur Rakesh aur Suman ka kaisa relationship tha ye photographs prove karte hain…. Ye hume uske ghar se mila!

He circulated the photographs which Aryan had got from Suman's bedroom, in which Suman and Rakesh were in close proximities….

Dipika: (Looking at one photograph) Phir is case me humara prime suspect…

Aryan: (Understanding her point of notion) Rakesh ki biwi.... Motive.... Age old jealousy.... And Rakesh himself… Lekin uska motive kya ho sakta hai.... Magar isme Rakesh ki beti ka kidnap juda hai… Shayad in dono cases me sambhand ho ya naa ho…. Sabhi possibilities ko dekhna to hoga hi....

Dipika: (Getting up to face him fully) Magar crime scene me to ek bachchi ka clip mila tha….

Boxer: Isliye hum soch rahe the ki kaheen Suman ka kidnapping me haath ho? Lekin Suman ke character ke baare me hume kuch zyada pata bhi nahi hai.... Only then we will know the genuine relationship between her and Rakesh.... Aur ye hume tabhi pata chalega jab hume Rakesh aur uski biwi ke baare me pata chalega… Aur ye sab tabhi possible hai jab hum Rakesh se milenge…. Humne use information de di hai, Special Squad aata hi hoga....

Aryan: Aur usse pehle, hume Rakesh ke beti ke kidnap ke baare me information chahiye hoga… Uske basis pe hum decide karenge ki hum kaise humare investigation continue karenge….

Dipika: To phir problem kya hai? Boxer ko police station bhejh do…

Aryan: (Coming closer to her and looking directly into her eyes) Problem kuch nahi hai… Bas ye ki ab vo kidnap case local police nahi, CBI handle kar raha hai…. (After a slight pause) Aur CBI me vo case….

As Aryan stalled Dipika's face split into a smile as she said excited….

Dipika: He is handling the case, isn't he?

Aryan: (Studying her happiness said softly) Bahut khush lag rahi ho?

Dipika: (Without making an effort to suppress her smile) Wellll…. Phir se uske saath kaam karne ka mouka mil raha hai to khush kaise nahi hongi?

He looked at her long not masking any of his emotions…. He had no problem in working with the buddy friend of hers, but he definitely wasn't all too pleased about this arrangement….

Aryan: (Taking a step back) Fine… Everyone's happy… What more issues? Call him!

Saying Aryan went off to his cubicle without another backward glance….

Dipika: (To herself) Aww….. You look so cute when you are jealous about me Aryan… Pata hai ki agar vo yahan aa gaya to tumhe mere saath kum hi waqt milenge… Lekin vo bhi to sab kuch jaan boochke hi karta hai…. To kya kar sakte hain? Samjhkar bhi dono naa samajh bante ho… Tum dono ke beech ka ye ajeeb rishta hi hai jo mujhe bahut pasand hai…. (Looking at Boxer) Call him!

Saying she went off towards the pantry to make two cups of coffee….

The trio left behind looked at each other grinning, as Boxer placed the call, knowing that they were going to enjoy the next few days in Special Squad…. Lots of cute drama was going to unfold….  

Boxer: Hello… Vishal… Main Boxer…. 

Dipika entered the cabin with two coffees in her hand….

She thought she saw him looking at her when she was coming in, but now he was deeply engrossed in work…. Staring at his laptop screen…. She set one coffee cup at her place and went over to his…. She extended the cup which he took silently not even glancing up at her…. She leant forward and looked at the screen…. It was blank but the small monitor light was on…. Thinking she moved the mouse a little and saw the monitor glow again… She saw that the system was locked and understood that he had not been working and was still brooding over the fact that Vishal would be working with them…

Smiling she rounded the table and typed in his password to unlock the system….

Dipika: (Typing) You have to have the system on and unlocked to work Aryan….

Drinking the coffee he looked up at him surprised and asked…

Aryan: You know my password?

Straightening she cleared her throat and said smiling….

Dipika: Not a big secret…

Aryan: (A little stern) Now… That's security breach!

Dipika: (Countering his sterness with a smile) Kya karein? Have to know everything about the person you l…

She bit her tongue in time refraining from saying further… Her sudden pause and incomplete sentence made her look up at her suspiciously….😈

Dipika: (Trying to cover up immediately) I mean… Ek baar tumhe type karte dekha…. Isliye guess ki bas… Mujhe kaam hai…

Saying she was about to go to her place when he caught her hand and stopped her….

Aryan: You didn't complete your sentence…. And I don't like sentences which make no meaning… Part of my character as an investigator…

Dipika: (Avoiding looking at him) But that sentence has nothing to do with your case or investigation…

Aryan: (Pulling her lower to his face level) But it still has something to do with me… And whether it is good or bad I need to know….

Dipika: (Looking at him finally) It definitely is good…. You know that Aryan!

Aryan: (Moving closer) That… I should decide! And I want to hear it from you!

Dipika: Can't you hear Aryan?

They gazed at each other for long, understanding, knowing what Dipika had said and had not said…

He smiled at her smoothing his thumb over her hand… And then lifting it up kissed her knuckles still looking only at her….

Smiling and rejoicing his touch she finally managed to pull out her hand and straightened… She looked around the office and thankfully saw that no one had noticed…. Looking at him she backed up to her seat and her smile and slight blush on her cheeks made it more visible what she had wanted to say….

He drank his coffee knowing she had won restoring the smile back on his face…..

Their contact was immediately broken as Boxer came in just the moment when Dipika settled down at her place…. Seeing the smile on was-grumbled Aryan's face Boxer was mildly surprised…. But following the sight of his eye, he knew who the reason was and also knew that he would be seeing such small encounters more often from now on….

Boxer: Aryan… (Finally having looked up at Boxer) Maine Vishal ko phone karke bata di hai… He said he would come in person with the details….

Aryan: (Glancing at Dipika) He could have mailed or faxed the details too….

Dipika: (Looking at him disapprovingly) On going case ke details ko mail ya fax karne se kaise sab kuch pata chalega Aryan….

Aryan: Chahiye to sab kuch pata chal sakta hai…. But someone here wants his presence… So other ways have been blocked!

Dipika shook her head at him and knew she was going to have her time dealing with these two frenemies….

Aryan: (To Boxer) Anyways, jab tak vo nahi aa jaata…. Tum Shotgun ko vo evidences de dena jo hume Suman ke ghar se mile the…. Tell him to scan those papers also and see for any intricate details…

Boxer: Waise Aryan… Usme jo letter tha vo bahut hi weird hai…

Aryan: Haan Boxer… Maine dekha… Jab tak hume Suman ke baare me sab kuch pata nahi chal jaata, hum kuch theek se decide nahi kar sakte…

Dipika:Koun sa letter? ❓

Aryan: Ek letter mila that Suman ke cupboard se…. Summary aisa hai ki… Humare movements watch kiye jaa sakte hain, isliye saamne nahi aa sakta…. Letter bhijhva raha hoon… Sab kuch taiyaar hai… Tum jab kahogi tab hum nikalenge….

Dipika: Matlab Suman kisi ke saath milke kuch aisa karna chahathi thi jo kisi ko pata naa ho… Definitely not legal….

Aryan: Definitely… Suman ke picle ek saal ke baare me hume pata hai…. Lekin ussse pehle?!!? Kyunki us security officer ne kaha tha Suman ka koi parivaar nahi hai… Phir vo kahan rehethi pehle? Boxer Zubin ke saath Suman ke pichle records collect karna…. Jitna peecha jaaye, utna achcha!

Boxer nodded and left to give Zubin his new work! ⭐️