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Hello, my lovelies <3

How's life going?

First things first, this chapter is a bit idk the word, complicated perhaps.

Read the photo I attached to this chapter, you'll get the vibe.

I want y'all to fire your brain cells up for this lol, here are some maths problems to help you fire your brain up!

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Did you get that? Sorry, I am a bit cray cray sometimes 💀
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Akshita's POV

So many questions were floating in my head.

Who was murdered? Why would they kill them particularly? Did the Malhotra family have some friendship with them? How were they killed? Stabbed? Shot to death? Strangled? Tortured?

After ending the call with Ekansh's Father I set sail to the murder scene with Ekansh. I could sense a tingle that he was nervous and scared. Thinking it would probably be the murder he's about to see, I don't speak.

We soon reach the back gates of the company building, the door which leads to the electrical equipment room. It was a hollow cage, like an open room with no door.

There was a chair on the left, a fire alarm on the right places next to a fire extinguisher, in the middle was the door and in the inner right corner was the CCTV attached by the wires and in the middle was of course, the dead body.

Of a security guard.

"Prashant..." Ekansh whispered, looking at the dead body and then his father.

"Hum remember," I suggested patting his shoulder, and walking past him, closer to the body.

There were many present, some giving me looks while the other were concerned for my well-being. The latter of course were the Malhotra men.

"Okay, so... Did you know Prashant personally?" I asked Ekansh but he was in his world.

I looked at Aadhirath for an answer, "Yes, he was very loving and perhaps the only guard we talked to often. He was a kind soul, he doesn't deserve any of this." He said looking at the lifeless eyes. "Okay... Ekansh, did you inform him of our leave?" I asked Ekansh.

He was still a rock. He looked at me then back at Prashant, he sniffled, shaking his head negative.

"Could someone please bring me a pair of gloves?" I asked looking at the random people I hoped to be employees. One of them nodded and ran off.

I take a few steps back and walk around thinking. I talk lowly to myself, "Okay, so I come here and kill this security guard, don't go inside any of these-"

I take a closer look at the CCTV. "Is there any CCTV footage?" I ask, noticing that the wires connected to the CCTV were shot. Not the camera itself.

Abhimaan nodded, showing me the footage from a tablet.

The killer walks in, his face covered with a red mask. He walks into the camera frame, takes a shot and boom, the cameras are pitch black.

"You guys are in deep shit..." I say looking back at the CCTV wires, this guy is skilled as fuck.

"Why?" Abhimaan asked and I explained.

"See, this guy has worn a mask and purposely walks into the camera frame, judging by the amount of precision he was to shoot a wire from here-" I say standing where he was standing in the footage and turning my hands into a fake gun.

"I could easily blast that Fire extinguisher or even the camera itself, but no. I have to make sure the camera gets my masked face and then I shoot the wires off." I explained as everyone looked at me like I was an alien.

The guy came back with a thick blue pair of gloves. "Thank you," I say lowly with a smile as he nods.

I wear the gloves and crouch down to the body, handling my dress.

I noticed a stab wound and his left rib and a shot wound straight to his heart. Looking at the density of the shot wound, it was hit from a distance, "Oh no no no..." I murmur, standing up quickly and taking a look at the footage again.

"What happened?" Ekansh asked as I zoomed into the corner of the footage. Nothing.

"Two people were involved in this... The masked guy walked into the frame, so we didn't suspect another person..." I mumbled, my eyes on the footage trying to catch even a glimpse of the guard.

"How do you know?" Aadhirath uncle asked.

"See... Um... Ekansh. Come here..." I say pointing to the ground next to me. He comes up to me like an obedient child and stands next to me.

"Okay, so I am the masked dude, right? I come here, make sure I am in the camera view and shoot the camera wires..." I say standing where the killer stood, folding my hands into a fake gun.

"If you see the wounds on the body, there's a stab wound and a shot wound," I say pointing to my left and my heart.

"How does that make sense?" I ask, fake stabbing Ekansh with my right hand and fake shooting him with the same hand.

"According to the footage, the masked guy is right-handed, so he'd shoot with his right hand. If you are thinking what if he had a gun in one hand and the knife in another? He would have to stab with his left hand, and a left-handed wound would end up on the victim's right side, not left like it is on the victim's body... Even by looking at the density of the shot wound, you can tell it's been shot at a distance..." I say using Ekansh as a dummy.

"That... Makes sense..." Aadhirath uncle says as I smile a little.

"So there had to be another person holding the body, like for example, I am the victim right? And Ekansh's the person with the knife," I say holding Ekansh's arm and touching my back to his chest while he stands like an obedient child.

"The killer with the knife stabs the body-" I say, flinging Ekansh's arm on my left rib. "Thus, the stab wound on the left. I try to protest-" I lightly kick my elbows back, making sure not to hit him, "thus the defensive bruises on his elbow. Then I would probably shout for help so he'd try to stop me-" I continue, placing Ekansh's palm on my mouth. "thus the bruises on his mouth... And then Mr. Masks comes up, shoots the camera then shoots me." I concluded.

"Wow," Abhimaan exclaimed out loud. I shrugged, "Just a guess..." coming out of Ekansh's embrace.

"It's not just a guess..." Came a deep voice. A man, almost as tall as Ekansh, dressed exactly like Sherlock Holmes with a brown long coat and a hat appears.

He gives me a hand to shake.

I take it, "Special Agent Ashwin Rajghar," he introduced himself as it clicked, "Ekansh's Girlfriend, Akshita Rai." I introduced myself with humour hoping he'd laugh but he looked at me as if I was a ghost.

He looked back at Ekansh. "You're dating a CID girl now?" He asked Ekansh.

Ekansh squinted his eyes at him, passing him a fed-up look, while all the staff gathered there looked at him, offended.

"I am not CID..." I state chuckling at the compliment. "Then how exactly did you deduce all of that?" He asked narrowing his eyes at me. "Twelve seasons of Criminals Minds and you'll regret your degree for this job," I say shrugging.

"No way! You watch Criminal Minds?!" He said, literally turning into a child. "Yeah, Sherlock too..." I say looking at his attire.

He gasped like a child treated with a lollipop. "Can I be friends with her?" He asked Ekansh, pointing at me.

"You're here because one of my guards got murdered, Ashwin." Ekansh said giving him a stern look, "Right..." He said fixing his coat, clearing his throat, and moving ahead to the crime scene.

"Well... Everything she said is spot on... I just need some samples for forensics." He said inspecting the area.

I walked forward to see what Ashwin was noticing, "Do you think it's connected to the breach at HQ?" Abhimaan asked. "Of course..." Both Ashwin and I reply at the same time as everyone stares at us.

He cleared his throat, "The man stabbing must have been at least 5'9 looking at the wounds... And, masks are not always a good sign." He went on as I listened.

He was more precise with measurements which made sense I mean, the dude's a professional agent, who am I?

"We need to find out who's responsible for this. Fast." Ekansh said his eyes were full of vengeance.

"Well, Mr. Masks and the stabby guy are not guilty at all, I bet their boss has paid them to do this... They even kept this cloth on his body, a clear sign of remorse." I state as Ashwin hums in agreement.

"She's right, this is some Baap Beta game going on here... all these three assains are different people. Hired by the same. Specialised in different forms... Whoever behind this has access to all these people... Our final boss is some powerful dude alright... The unsub's doing all this to assert dominance, to show you the power they hold." He says, looking around.

"What about the body? Bury or Burn?" Ashwin asked casually as some looked at him horrified by his tone while others looked down. "Brun..." Ekansh said lowly.

I closed my eyes for a second, quickly praying for his soul to rest in peace.

My phone vibrated in my pocket, the hum of the phone was loud in the silence as everyone soon scattered in different directions. I took my gloves off and answered the phone.

"Hello, Anna, Yen iyitu?" (Hello elder brother, what happened?) I ask talking to Amarpal.

"Dude, where are you?" He asked in a done tone. I heard Ekansh's footsteps behind me.

"News, guess what happened?" I asked, Amarpal was a sucker for murder mysteries, that's what he does for a living after al

"Did Ekansh propose?" He asked chewing on some food. "Abey nahi think, unexpected, wild, a bit gruesome-"

"Did someone die?!" He asked, loudly.  "Shuu!.... But yeah, there was a murder at Ekansh's office, I am coming back, and will explain all the deductions later! See you soooonnn!" I cut the call.

Ekansh's POV

I walk over to Akshita to take her back. I hear her brother talking, "Did Ekansh propose?" "Abey nahi..." Her words were a blur as my hand went to my pocket.

'Why do you always mess up Ekansh?!'

I cursed myself as I heard Akshita cut the call signing "Soooonnn!"

"Hey, Ekansh!" She said catching my attention, "If there isn't anything left can I leave for home?" She asked politely as I looked at her not being able to form words.

I didn't want her to go, I wanted to propose but she already had, what do I do Akshita?!

"Oi! Hello!" She snapped her fingers in front of my face. I snapped out of my daze.

"Something's bothering you today, what is it? It's not about this breach murder is it?" She asked looking deeply into my eyes.

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Hello again, my lovelies <3

This chapter was a bit long I mean 1,800 words damn!

How was the chapter? Next update on 21st June peeps!

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