Part 52 Targeting Alex

Disconnecting the call, Shyam looked at Alex's bike from the place he was hiding. Alex started the bike and left the place. Shyam stood all smirking.

As expected, Alex got surrounded by the Vigilance and anti-corruption team. Alex frowned and could not understand anything. Not that he didn't know who were they. He knew they were Vigilance and Anti-corruption officers. But why were they surrounding him? What did he do?

"Inspector Alexander, we got an information that you got fifty thousand from Shyam Manohar Jha."

"Whaaaaat? but why should I get money from him?" He asked.

"Because you are the one who let him evade jail"

"This is not true"

"We will find it out at the end of the investigation."

Sub-inspector of vigilance came to him and checked his bike pouch. His face changed there was no money in the pouch.

"There is nothing, sir," he said looking at the inspector.

"Where would it go?" the inspector asked.

"Go?" Alex frowned.

"According to the information we got, it must be in your bike pouch"

"Oh..." Alex raised his brows.

"Inspector Alexander, where are you coming from now?"

"I just am coming from my home, getting fresh," Alex said.

"Taking him with us, we have to go to his house," the Inspector said to the team.

The Vigilance team came to Alex's house with Alex. Alex gave them his house key. Opening it, they came inside. It was a very small house with one bedroom. Alex was asked to sit in the corner of the living room. They started searching for his house. But they didn't find money in his house too.

A sub-inspector came and handed a printout to the inspector. it was Alex's phone's incoming and outgoing call history. there were no calls from any number, except for his station number and control room.

"Sorry, Mr. Alexander. Someone gave us wrong information it seems" the vigilance inspector extended his hand for a shake.

"That's ok sir... It's all usual in a police officer's life" Alex shook hands with him.

The vigilance team left his house.

Alex sat on the chair and thought about the raid. He had no doubt who could have done that. It must be Shyam. But why did he do the baseless complaint? Why did he give false information? Did he do that to lower his confidence level? He had no idea.

That was when he got a call on his mobile. He attended the call as the call was from his station.

"Yeah I am coming"

Disconnecting the call, he came out of the house with his bike key. He started the bike. He saw a girl coming from the next house.

"I would like to talk to you about something very important," she said.

Alex knew the girl had a crush on him. She always threw blushful looks at him.

"What do you want to talk to me?" he asked calmly.

"I said it's an important one"

"I am going to the station. I have no time to talk to you now" he started the bike.

"If I had not been here, you would have been in jail as of now"

Alex shrank his eyes.

"What did you say?"

"I'm the one who saved you from the vigilance... unknowingly"

"What do you mean?" he shrank his eyes.

"If you want to know it in detail, this is not a place to talk"

Alex nodded yes and opened the lock of his house.

"Tell me, what do you want to tell me?"

The girl removed a five hundred rupees note bundle, from the bag she had in her hand.

"I took it from your bike pouch"

"Whaaaat?" he was indeed shocked.

"Yes, someone kept it in your bike pouch and ran away a few minutes ago. I thought he kept the money with your knowledge. I was disappointed because I thought you are a genuine and loyal police officer. I wanted to scold you for bribing money. So, I removed the money from the pouch. But what happened after that is something opposite to what I thought. I understood seeing the police in your house that someone should have tried to trap you. Thank god I removed the money from your pouch." She kept the money on the table.

"Please be careful..." She walked out.

"One minute... You... What's your name?"

"Gungun"

"Thanks, Gungun. You have no idea what you have done to me"

"I know what I did. By the way, you are welcome" she left the place with a smile.

Alex sighed. He had to be more cautious from here on. Removing his mobile, he called Arnav. He attended the call.

"Haan, Alex..."

"Arnav, you should be careful. It seems Shyam won't be controlled" Alex warned.

"What happened Alex?"

"I was subjected to a vigilance raid"

"You? But why?" Arnav asked unbelievably. After all, Alex was a loyal police officer.

"Shyam Manohar Jha"

"What did he do?"

"He kept fifty thousand in my bike pouch and reported to the Vigilance and anti-corruption department that I bride fifty thousand to free him from prison"

"What the... Kkk how dare he!"

"Yes... he dares. That's why I am saying, you should be careful. If he could go to this extent to off me... I can't imagine what he will do to you and Khushi."

"I will be careful"

"Let Khushi know the seriousness. She should not even be a little careless"

"I will take care of it"

"Before going anywhere, just inform me and then go. Before starting from home, share your LIVE location no matter where you go"

"Ok... By the way, how did you tackle the bribery drama?"

"It's an unexpected twist. My neighbor saved me"

"Thank God"

"Already did" Alex disconnected the call smiling.

Arnav drowned in the deep thought of Shyam. He could not resist remembering the call recording. The way he talked to Khushi made his blood boil. He daringly asked her to sleep with him... Arnav fisted his fingers, clenching his jaws. He wanted to warn Khushi about Shyam right away. He walked fast like a storm towards the door. At the same time, Khushi entered the room. Both banged on each other and held one another's shoulders with a jerk.

"I'm sorry..." Both said and got apart.

They stood with hesitation looking somewhere. Composing herself, Khushi rushed to the closet and searched for something. She took her mobile out and switched it ON. She turned towards Arnav.

"I just came to take my mobile..."

Arnav nodded ok. She was about to leave the room,

"Khushi, one minute," Arnav said.

"Jee?"

"Actually, I was in the urge of meeting you"

"Me? Why?"

"You should be careful"

"You already told me..."

Arnav stopped her showing his palm.

"I'm thinking of tightening the security to our house"

"I don't think he will enter RM gut fully"

"No, Khushi... we should not underestimate him. I'm thinking of shifting our recording studio to our home for a few days until this problem gets sorted out"

"Why are you planning to this extent, Arnavji? the police will catch him anyhow"

"Of course, they will... till then, I want you to be safe"

"What about the recording that you postponed last week? Are not you going to complete it?"

Arnav became thoughtful. Khushi was right. he had to complete it. NK was waiting for this one song for a long. NK could finish the shooting only after he completed the song recording.

"We will go to the recording after having breakfast. Get ready" Arnav said.

Khushi nodded ok.

Arnav dropped a message to Alex about the recording program.

"Don't forget to share your LIVE location" Alex texted him back.

Arnav frowned. Alex knew his recording studio and also the way Arnav used to go. Then why did he ask him to share the location? Even though Arnav felt it unnecessary he decided to do what Alex wanted him to do.

Arnav came downstairs for breakfast. He got stuck, seeing the servants decorating the living room.

"What's going on here?" he asked Nani who was sitting in the dining with Anjali and Shali.

"I'm arranging for a Pooja today evening"

"What Pooja?"

"There is much more happening in our lives... this pooja is to avoid hindrance in our lives"

Arnav rolled his eyes.

"Will this Pooja stop all the hindrance that comes into our lives?" he asked mockingly.

"Of course, it stops... believe it or not. It will give at least a little CHANGE in our lives"

"Let's see..."

Arnav saw Khushi coming, getting ready.

"Are you guys going somewhere?" Nani asked.

"Yeah... we are going to recording"

"Oh... I thought you are taking her to a movie or somewhere"

Arnav got stuck and continued eating.

"Naniji, you are forgetting that your grandson is a famous music director... he can't be like common people. more than that, Arnavji doesn't like crowds" Khushi said.

Nani sighed.

"It's not easy to be a popular person, right?" Anjali asked.

Arnav nodded yes.

Arnav and Khushi finished breakfast and left RM after bidding bye to Anjali and Nani.

In Car,

"Actually, I don't like to watch movies," Arnav said.

Khushi looked at him wondering.

"Arnavji, you are a music director... don't forget that" she smiled.

"Except for music, I don't like anything in movies. It's hell to sit for three hours at the same place..."

"what will you do at the time of preview shows?"

"Don't ask me about it... Aman and NK are much better because they brought on screen what they plan. But not everyone is skilled in that. The movie won't even be related to the story they told me. The movie and story would be completely different"

"Really?"

"Yup... I watch every movie a minimum of ten times at the time of re-recording. It's very boring to watch uninteresting movies again and again" Arnav said making a weird face.

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to take me to movies like a typical wife" she said teasingly.

"Thank God..." Arnav chuckled.

To be continued...