As he walked away from the door he understood he is closing in with the culprits. And he is pretty much sure that he will catch them. Even Though he was happy for one side, he is also worried about his actions and the boy’s life. He do not want to risk the kid’s life, who does not have a father already.
This Nathan is very tough. He pokes into all our area. What do we do? Asked AK1. And A0 said let us wait to see what he is up to! A0 and Ak1 are nameless and coded agents and killers. Well, today should be his last night. He will not be there to run the case and find who we are! Put a poster for him and make him Premium.
Strangler called “Tiger, it is time!” Your life is at stake! They have fixed high price over your head and you will be dead by tonight. If you want to live you have to do exactly what I say.
Who is they?
Now, there is not time to do this, you have do exactly what I say!
Nope, this time it is me, who is going to give you orders. You tell me who is they and who you are? Then I will decide what to do!
Ok, since you asked. If I tell you, I may also get killed. But never mind! We are black ops group called “MO” where we get access to a portal. We are recruited and trained, we are called the executors. There are some more roles like the viewers and the bidders.
Anyone needs to kill someone they have to give all the details and that will be put as a poster and a base price is set. The executors will have to explain how they are going to kill. That is called MO. The method of operations, but they can’t read others MO. The viewers read the MO and they rate. And they put their money on each MO. The top three MO will be given a go. From there will be a hidden camera crew with each executor and it is telecasted live to them.
The viewers who have put their money in will watch how the kill is made. Their money will be doubled if their MO wins. Everyone got their own style. And you know my style. I am a high rated executor who can kill someone and make the others believe that they did.
WOW!!! Exhaled Nathan! But How? That is a neat trick. Human brain is amazing! It has lot of processing capacity, no super computer can match it. But what you can do is to trick the brain. I just showed them what they wanted to see so their brain believes that they did it. Hope you can connect the rest of the dots.
It came as rude shock for him and he could not handle it. So, why did they killed Amala?
Are you sure you want to know about that case?
Yes I am?
Amala was killed by his DAD!
What? Yes, His dad runs the whole portal thing. You would have saw lot of books in his house.
Yes!
Those books are each kills and there is a very small card which has that recordings. Oh! Man! I can’t believe that? Why would he want his own daughter get killed? She is a restaurant freak and his father met a man who does not need any evidence in the same restaurant. From there the operation loose-end started. All the kills Rajish, Ragav and Amala are related to the loose-end.
Ganesh saw one of the photos and he feared his cover would get blown by her own daughter. So he silently wanted to get her phone and destroy all the evidence. But unfortunately A0 is so smart and found his plan and added a Poster to her and rest you know the MO.
How could you sleep with all these information in your head? Yes, it is very difficult but I am little relived by telling it to you!
While talking to him, Nathan texted other officers about Ganesh and asked to arrest silently. Strangler continued. I know you would have ordered the arrest, if I am correct, Ganesh should be dead by now.
No, No! I want to catch the whole gang. It does not mean that you are a good man. You are a cruel man too. I will surely arrest you too.
Strangler laughed, without my help you can’t even survive the night.
Oh! Is it! Let us see, I can take care of my selves.
Ok, I will tell you first thing that you are going to see. There is a man who is going to stab another man around 10, and you will see it. If you go near the man who got stabbed will stab you. That is a staged performance that will pull your police instinct out and you will be a victim.
Wow!
If you pass them there will a group of teen who will do a drunken driven and T-bone your car by 11.
If you pass them then you will meet a crying beggar who is bleeding badly, he will cry for help. If you pick him up in your car then he will stab you from the back seat. This will all be over before 12.
These are the three top MO. Now the time is 9. If you have any favorite things to eat, just go and eat. You need lot of energy. Just Survive this night! If you are alive then we will meet face to face. Finally the strangler cut the call.
Nathan called the cyber cell and asked if they traced the last call. They said it is made from internet and the IP is showing all around the city and we could not trace it.
Oh! God! Nathan got the adrenaline pumped and he do not want others to get killed in the act. But he wanted to just keep Kumar just in case. All others go to Ganesh house and collect as much as evidence. Kumar just be with me.
Kumar, where do you get good parotto and chicken curry?
Sir, there is a Nair Mess, which very nearby.
Ok let us go, Kumar you too have dinner with me. Why sir? Wife and children will be waiting at home sir. After hearing that Nathan did not want him to stay with him.
Ok do one thing, drop me in the Nair mess and catch an auto and go. I will drive and go home.
Ok Sir. He saluted and started the Jeep and both of them started to the Mess. Kumar left him at the Nair mess and left.
Nathan ordered parotta and looked at the time. There is only 30 mins for 10 and he started to rethink all about strangler said. Parotta came and he started to eat. He could not enjoy the meal as so much of thought got filled in his mind. He paid for the food but shop owner did not accept it. But he called the server and gave the money to him. And he started his jeep.
As he flashed the headlights and crossed two streets, exactly there are two of them and one had a big dagger and one was lying down. Nathan pulled his gun and shot at the man who is lying down. As an instinct and knowing he is the one who is going to kill him. He fired another bullet and both of them were down. He was little scared to go near to them. He took the Jeep and started to ride. He called the local police and said there are two dead bodies in Krishna colony 2nd street.
At each junction he stopped and looked both the side and moved on. It was 11 and he just stopped before a cross road and a car rushed and he very well knew that is the car. He took his gun and fired at the wheels and the car lost control and it double rolled and he saw some young guys hands and legs are outside the car. He passed the two tests. But he remembered that, there is a hidden camera crew and watching him. He also felt that he had already killed many of them and felt “what am I doing”. Does my life is more superior than those people. I should not have done that. He took the car and called in and said, there are four bodies in a black SUV, near Rukmani Nagar.
The local inspector responded, Sir, there are no bodies in Krishna Nagar.
What?
Yes sir there are no bodies.
Just now there was an accident in Rukmani Nagar and I crossed it.
I will check it sir.
Nathan was super confused and he hit somebody. As soon as he got down, he saw an old beggar, he was injured badly and blood was all over the place. Nathan softly kicked him in his legs and the beggar did not respond. Nathan took his gun and he heavily kicked him. He woke up with lot of pain and cried loud. And he tried to get up.
Nathan said, nope just lie down, help me sir I am already sick and many hit me and I am dying. As he was talking he took his hand to his pocket. Nathan saw that and shot him immediately. And he took his car and left the scene. He got a call from the inspector and said sir, there is no accident at all.
What he got even more confused and as he was cursing he saw the time and it was 11:55. He was so happy that he made it. Suddenly there were flood lights and he could not see anything. So he braked and he saw a dark figure before the flood light and it said.
Tiger, I am happy to see you are still living!
What? You?
Yes, it was always me right from the beginning!
Good Job on killing those people, I made you to kill those people that was my MO. I promised my viewers that you will do the kill today. Nathan was in great shock and strangler took a gun and shot at his legs. And I also promised that I will kill you today.
Oh! My God! Nathan shouted you made me to kill those innocent people.
Yes, you are going to die too.
What me… Nathan laughed loudly. And suddenly there was opposite flood lighting and plenty of task force soldiers rounded the strangler.
Some of them helped Nathan to rise up and placed him in a wheel chair. Do you think everything went as per your planning? No, as soon you started to tell about your secret I know the whole operation is to kill me. Being a culprit if you think so much, I am an IPS and you know what all the training that I have gone through.
Do you want to know how we did this? We hacked the portal. And Amala is not just a college girl, she was an ethical hacker and her computer said everything to us. Ganesh tried suicide but Arun and Keerthi saved him and he is in our custody. All our conversation are recorded and I have strong evidence against you Mr. A0.
Hmmm, you finally found who I am. You guessed it!
And you want to know how I distracted the camera crew in all the three attempts. I know you guys will be tapping my call. So as soon I called the local inspector you started the cleaning work. You guys never leave the loose end. But as they cleaned up they were all surrounded and arrested. And you know what? Here is my camera crew and all media camera recoded the whole happening, he unveiled a curtain and there are plenty of cameras. And do you think I really killed them. No, those are just tranquilizer bullets. They all are safe. Only thing is the kids got heavily wounded but everyone is safe.
A0 laughed… Good show Nathan, but there is one more thing you failed to guess. You can’t catch me, he took the gun and started to shoot at him, as soon as he did that all the task soldiers opened fire and he was bulleted to death.
Nathan found, all the people who got involved in the MO. And arrested everyone. And he kept Amala’s picture in his wallet. It was almost morning, Sundar can you get me a coffee? It was a long day!
The End!
Climax is cool.
Thanks Bala!!