Bittu, Sakhi, Maya and Dhinu, four friends, reached Saavak Garden. Bittu suggested them to play 'Tag'.
Bittu explained the basic rules of the game and said, "Listen friends, there are 3 basic rules:
1. One person is “It” and tries to tag, that means touch, someone else.
2. When someone is tagged, they become “It.” Now the new "It" will touch someone else.
3. The game continues with everyone running and trying to avoid being tagged.
Understood? It's simple."
Sakhi said, "That sounds interesting, let's play this game."
Dhinu said, "Okay, I will be the first 'It'. Let's start."
Bittu, Sakhi and Maya ran in different directions. Dhinu thought for a moment and assumed Sakhi was not as fast as Bittu and Maya, so he ran after Sakhi. Sakhi ran faster; Dhinu chased faster. A public bench came in front of her. Sakhi quickly placed her foot on the seat, jumped across the bench, and continued running. Dhinu too placed his foot on the seat, jumped across the bench, and continued chasing her. Sakhi changed her direction to the right. Dhinu suddenly caught her and said, "I got you... Now you are 'It'."
Sakhi ran swiftly and started chasing Bittu and Maya. They both jumped across a shrub and ran straight. Sakhi too jumped across the shrub and ran straight. Suddenly, a cat came in front of Bittu and Maya. They got scared and stopped. Sakhi caught Maya and said, "Now you are 'It'."
Maya said, "That's unfair! This cat came in my path... You continue to be 'It'."
Bittu said, "Maya is right!"
Sakhi said, "No... How can you say that? You are 'It'... And that's final."
Dhinu came running towards them. He said, "I think..."
Maya interrupted and said, "Dhinu, I don't care what you think... Sakhi will be 'It', that's it."
Suddenly, 25 drones attacked Wanbala City. The drones had four propellers. The propellers spun quickly to lift the drone into the air. The drones could shoot bullets and were firing continuously. People started hiding in shops, behind vehicles, and behind trees. Maya, Bittu, Sakhi and Dhinu were shocked. They hid behind a dustbin. The drones fired at the dustbin and damaged it badly. Maya, Bittu, Sakhi and Dhinu ran and hid behind a tree. The drones continued firing. One of the drones shot a streetlight pole, leading to a dangerous explosion, and the streetlight collapsed. Everyone was shocked. The drones flew in a different direction and disappeared, leaving everyone terrified.
After one hour, Chief Minister Dev Suryavanshi was in his cabin at his office, reading an important file. Suddenly, he heard the screams of his bodyguards. He came out of his cabin. A masked man, wearing black pants, a black t-shirt, a golden full-sleeved jacket and a golden domino mask, and a masked woman, wearing black pants, a black t-shirt, a golden full-sleeved jacket and a golden domino mask, had attacked his office. The lights started blinking. The masked man punched Dev hard in the face and pushed him toward the masked woman, who grabbed his shirt and punched him hard in the stomach. The masked man spread kerosene all around and set Dev's office on fire. Dev was shocked. They dragged Dev out of the office and made him sit in a car. Suddenly, Dev's security guards reached there. They started firing at the car. The masked man took out his smartphone and pressed a button. Two drones reached the spot and fired at the security guards and all the nearby vehicles, injuring the guards and exploding the vehicles one after another. The masked man and masked woman rushed from there with Dev and escaped. The drones too disappeared. Chief Minister Dev Suryavanshi was kidnapped from his office, and his security guards had failed to save him.
ACP Garima and her team reached the spot. They started the investigation. Suddenly, ACP Garima received a news notification on her cellphone. It was about a viral video. She played the video. A masked man, wearing black pants, a black t-shirt, a golden full-sleeved jacket and a golden domino mask, and a masked woman, wearing the same, appeared on the screen. The masked man introduced himself as Sultan, and the masked woman introduced herself as Shehezadi. They both declared themselves the King and Queen of Wanbala City. Sultan and Shehezadi demanded 25 crore rupees from the government in exchange for Chief Minister Dev Suryavanshi. They threatened to torture the Chief Minister if the government refused to pay.
Deputy Chief Minister Paramjit Singh had an urgent meeting with other ministers and CID officers. The meeting went on for 2 hours. ACP Garima was not ready to negotiate with Sultan and Shehezadi; she wanted to catch them and punish them. But Chief Minister Dev was in their custody, so even if she got their location, it was too risky for the CID officers to attack without harming the Chief Minister. Deputy Chief Minister Paramjit Singh advised ACP Garima to let him handle the situation. He and the other ministers decided to pay 25 crore rupees and save their Chief Minister. ACP Garima was not ready to negotiate with the kidnappers, but she could not disobey Deputy Chief Minister Paramjit Singh, so the CID officers stepped out of the case. Senior Inspector Ajab and Inspector Veer were not ready to negotiate with Sultan and Shehezadi. They decided to find them and teach them a lesson. ACP Garima instructed them to stay away from the matter and let the government handle the situation. Senior Inspector Ajab and Inspector Veer started working secretly, without sharing anything with ACP Garima.
One hour passed. Senior Inspector Ajab and Inspector Veer met at the terrace of the CID Bureau. They watched the video released by Sultan and Shehezadi multiple times and tried to focus on minute details. Wearing headphones, they focused on the voices of Sultan and Shehezadi and the background sounds. They heard mild temple bells and an unclear voice. Senior Inspector Ajab downloaded a video editing application in her cellphone, she muted the voices of Sultan and Shehezadi and increased the volume of the background sound with the help of that application.
They heard, "Welcome to Wanbala City. The Supreme Express has arrived at Platform no. 7. Passengers are requested to keep their tickets ready." She understood that Chief Minister Dev was being held captive somewhere near Wanbala Railway Station.
Senior Inspector Ajab and Inspector Veer went to ACP Garima. They made her listen to the audio. She realized that Chief Minister Dev was being kept somewhere near Wanbala Railway Station. She immediately informed Deputy Chief Minister Paramjit Singh and said that the CID was planning to attack the kidnappers, and she would take responsibility for bringing back Chief Minister Dev safely. Paramjit didn’t allow them to take any action as he was ready to negotiate. ACP Garima told him that if they didn’t take this risk, they might let Sultan and Shehezadi win. They were criminals and couldn’t be trusted. Even after receiving the money, they might still harm the Chief Minister. Deputy Chief Minister Paramjit Singh thought for a moment, agreed with ACP Garima, and allowed the CID team to attack the kidnappers and save the Chief Minister without any negotiation.
ACP Garima and her team started their mission. The CID officers reached Wanbala Railway Station. They interrogated a number of pedestrians. They learned that there was a temple in a nearby lane and also an old garage. They went to the temple, then towards the garage. ACP Garima saw Chief Minister Dev kept captive in the garage, using her binoculars, from a distance. Suddenly, Sultan, Shehezadi, and 25 drones surrounded them.
Sultan said, "Why peep from a distance when I can take you to your Chief Minister?" ACP Garima and the CID officers attacked them.
Sultan grabbed ACP Garima and slammed her onto the street. Inspector Veer punched him hard in the stomach and pushed him towards Inspector Luv. Inspector Luv punched him hard in the face. Sultan was shocked. Inspector Neev and Inspector Mahima attacked Shehezadi and slammed her to the ground. Senior Inspector Karan looked at Sultan and said, "It's over... Why did you attack the city?"
Suddenly, 25 drones surrounded them. Sultan said, "Mr. Inspector! It's just the beginning... The real chaos is about to unleash." The drones released poisonous smoke. Senior Inspector Ajab, Inspector Veer and Inspector Luv started firing at the drones. Inspector Neev, Inspector Mahima, and Senior Inspector Karan caught Sultan and Shehezadi. ACP Garima kept Sultan at gunpoint and said, "Stop this madness."
He answered, "That's impossible."
The CID officers started coughing and all fell unconscious. The CID officers, along with Chief Minister Dev, were trapped.
Sultan and Shehezadi released another video and expressed their disappointment to Deputy Chief Minister Paramjit Singh. This time, they demanded 100 crore rupees in exchange for the CID officers and an additional 25 crore rupees in exchange for Chief Minister Dev. This was the final warning given to the Wanbala City Government. Any further action against them was risky for the Chief Minister and the CID officers. This video caused chaos in the city. Even the government officials were not in a position to take any decision. The video shook the city. The citizens were terrified. They all realized that Sultan and Shehezadi were not only dangerous, but very powerful. They had kept Chief Minister Dev captive, and even more terrifying—they also had the CID officers with them.
Three hours passed. Sultan and Shehezadi were in the garage. They had tied the hands and legs of Chief Minister Dev and all the CID officers with pieces of rope and taped their mouths. They knew that there was no one in Wanbala City who could stop them.
Suddenly, they heard some noise from outside. Daksh entered the garage from the window, breaking the glass. Sultan turned on his cellphone and activated all 25 drones. The drones were kept in a corner. They all took off and surrounded Daksh.
Shehezadi said, "Daksh... You are messing with the wrong opponents this time... Be gone... Save your life... You can't defeat us."
Daksh said, "The brave never think of escaping the battlefield... They look in the eyes of the opponent and attack! ".
Daksh jumped high and slashed a drone with his sword, causing a short circuit in it. Other drones started firing. Daksh hid behind a drum. He got up and jumped high, slashing the same drone with his sword, leading to a dangerous explosion. The drone turned into mere pieces. Other drones started flying toward Daksh. He leapt high, stabbed his sword into one of them, and dragged it down as he landed.
He crushed it with his foot and took out his sword from it. He lifted the damaged drone and threw it at another. As the damaged drone hit the other, it led to a dangerous explosion. Daksh ran forward, holding his sword tightly. He stepped onto a chair, pushed off, leapt into the air with its support, slashed a drone, and landed on the floor. The drone exploded. He grabbed an iron rod from a corner and threw it at a drone. The iron rod hit the drone directly and damaged it severely. The drone fell to the floor. Daksh stabbed it twice with his sword and broke it. The remaining drones started firing. Daksh jumped and hid behind another drum. He grabbed the drum cap, aimed at a drone, and threw it like a disc. As the drum cap hit the drone, the drone was damaged and collapsed on the floor, leading to another explosion. Daksh ran straight, jumped high, grabbed a drone, pulled it down, and smashed it on the floor. He stabbed his sword twice into it, breaking it completely. He lifted the broken drone and threw it at another, leading to another explosion. He turned around, jumping high, and stabbed another drone with his sword, bringing it to the surface. He kicked it twice and pulled out his sword, breaking it. The remaining drones started firing. He grabbed the round cap of a drum, threw it like a discus, and slashed another drone, leading to another explosion. He ran straight and slashed the remaining drones with his sword, crushing them all. All the drones were destroyed. Sultan and Shehezadi were shocked. They armed themselves with machine guns and started firing at Daksh. Daksh grabbed the metallic cap of another drum and shielded himself. Shehezadi grabbed a hammer and threw it at Daksh. The hammer hit the drum cap, and it slipped from Daksh's grip. Sultan threw his gun aside and quickly grabbed a bow and a set of arrows hanging on the wall. He started shooting arrows at Daksh. Daksh swiftly spun his sword like a fan, protecting himself from the incoming arrows. Sultan and Shehezadi were shocked. Angry, they moved toward Daksh. Sultan punched him hard in the face. Shehezadi lifted a wooden chair and smashed it against Daksh’s back, breaking it into pieces. Daksh jumped high and kicked Sultan hard in the face. Shehezadi punched him hard in the face and slammed his forehead against the wall. Daksh screamed in pain. Sultan punched him twice in the face. Shehezadi grabbed his shirt firmly and slammed him onto a wooden table, breaking it into pieces. Daksh screamed in pain and was injured. Sultan placed his foot firmly on his chest and said, "Enough, Daksh! Let's see who's behind this mask." He was about to unmask Daksh, but suddenly Daksh pushed him away and got up. He punched Shehezadi hard in the face and kicked Sultan in the stomach. He grabbed them both and slammed them on the floor. He kicked Sultan hard in the chest and punched Shehezadi in the face, overpowering them after some struggle.
Daksh unmasked Sultan and Shehezadi and interrogated them. He learned that Harpis Haq had disguised himself as Sultan and his wife, Zoya Haq, had disguised herself as Shehezadi. They wanted to become powerful and rich, and their plan was to escape to another country once they got the government to pay them the demanded amount in exchange for Chief Minister Dev and all the CID Officers. Daksh freed Chief Minister Dev and the CID Officers. Harpis and Zoya confessed their crime; their plan was spoiled by Daksh. Chief Minister Dev said, "Thank you, Daksh... I don't know how to express my thoughts... I can't thank you enough... I owe you my life... You are a great warrior... A detective... A smart helper."
Daksh replied, "Don't thank me... You owe me nothing. I just hate criminals... I have to leave... Namaste!"
Suddenly, Daksh ran towards a nearby lane. ACP Garima followed him, but he disappeared. Harpis and Zoya were put behind bars. ACP Garima was curious to know who Daksh was. She had never come across someone as brave as Daksh, one who fought terrorists like Harpis and Zoya with a mere sword in his hand; it was unusual and unbelievable.

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Daksh
Mystery / Thriller'Daksh', a superhero/ science fiction novel, revolves around the life of a mysterious helper named Daksh. He always arrives surprisingly at crime scenes to assist the Wanbala Police Department. Daksh is an expert swordsman who fights criminals and h...