Chapter 4: Brijesh and Tripathi

There was a fierce fight going on in the field, with many people fighting each other. Most of them were lying on the ground after receiving blows and couldn't get up. About 40 goons were still standing unharmed, while only 15 guards were standing with Deeljeet at a distance.

Abhimanyu immediately leaped towards the goons without thinking and used martial arts to attack their vital points, preventing them from getting up again. In just one minute, he knocked down about 10 people.

Abhimanyu said, "Come on, Deeljeet bhai, you can't handle these petty thugs."

Deeljeet replied, "Happy birthday, my friend. Sorry, I was a bit busy today, so couldn't come."

Abhimanyu said, "No worries, brother. If you couldn't come, we came."

The leader of the goons said, "Beat the hell out of him!" That's when both bodyguards also jumped in and subdued 10 more people, leaving only about 20 remaining.

Abhimanyu chuckled and said, "Now the teams seem equal, and his suggestion was right too because all the goons were subdued in less than a minute."

Deeljeet asked, "What should we do with them now?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Catch those who were outside the palace, let the rest go, and hand them over to the police."

Deeljeet did just that, leaving the rest of the work to the guards, and they all headed towards the palace.

Abhimanyu, Sagar, Deeljeet, and everyone else returned to the vicinity of the palace.

Prachi asked, "Brother, did you break any bones? You didn't even get a scratch."

Abhimanyu replied, "The one to lay a hand on your brother hasn't been born yet. Come, let's go inside." Then they all reached the VIP row where the five girls were performing. Upon reaching there, everyone enjoyed the performance.

Aliya, an 18-year-old beautiful girl who studies with Karishma in Delhi, glanced at Karishma attentively, waved hello, and then enjoyed the entire concert with happiness. After the concert, Karishma took everyone backstage to meet the Kishori Girls. There, the girls took photos with everyone, but Abhimanyu, Sagar, and Deeljeet remained on the side.

Aliya asked Karishma, "Who are those guys standing behind you?"

Prachi immediately said, "Oh, they are our brothers." Abhimanyu folded his hands and greeted, and upon seeing him, Sagar and Diljeet did the same.

In today's era where boys are often eager to talk to them, these three boys have shown such respect by standing beside them backstage.

Karishma introduced Diljeet, indicating that he is the owner of this palace, and then she also introduced Abhimanyu, gesturing that he is her friend Abhimanyu.Ans he is his friend Saagar.

Alia said, "So, this is Abhimanyu ji, with whom you always talk, Ma'am," then she extended her hand and said, "Hello, I'm Alia, Karishma's friend. Now, this fact applies to you as well, my friend."

Abhimanyu first looked towards Karishma, then shook hands with Alia, but said nothing.

Abhimanyu seems to be extroverted, but he becomes introverted in front of girls.

Aliya teased Karishma, saying, "Hey, your boyfriend is very shy."

Karishma shyly said, "Don't talk nonsense."

Aliya asked, "How did you like our concert?"

Abhimanyu replied, "It was good."

Alia jokingly said, "Just good? Say something more."

Abhimanyu said, "It was good, but then he gestured towards a girl and mentioned that her voice was off rhythm and it seemed like she had a sore throat, so there were some glitches and the lyrics were a bit offbeat here and there, but overall the performance was good."

Karishma said, "Don't take it the wrong way, he always blurts out anything anywhere."

Aliya said, "No, it was all true. Our rhythm was a bit off here and there, and Payal's throat is also sore today, but not everyone notices these differences. You have an amazing talent within you."

Abhimanyu said, "Even my grandfather would point that out."

Alia asked,"Are your grandfathers musicians?"

Abhimanyu said, "No, but they are music enthusiasts and understand good songs."

Aliya said, "By the way, I've heard a lot about your and Karishma's adventures. Looking at you, one wouldn't think you're so mischievous."

Karishma said, "Don't you need to change your clothes?"

Alright, we'll get ready and then head out for food.

After a while, everyone was seated at a table in the dining hall, and there was no one else left besides them. They were laughing, having fun, and enjoying their meal.

Aliya asked, "Is it really your birthday today?"

Aliya said, "That's why Karishma was making excuses that she might not be able to make it and was pretending to have some work."

Aliya shook hands with Abhimanyu again and handed him a wristband.

And she said, "This is a friendship band that I give to my special fan, and right now, I don't have anything else apart from this."

"Abhimanyu said, 'Feelings are seen in friendship, not gifts.' Then he put on the friendship band."

"Karishma knew that Abhimanyu didn't think much about girls, but still, she felt a little jealous afterward."

"At that moment, some goons arrived there, their number was approximately 200."

"A man stepped forward, holding a sword, poised,' who hit my men.' Abhimanyu, seated with his back towards him, shielded his face from view. The man was Patna's notorious mafia leader, Tripathi. Although he was commonly referred to as Tripathi, few knew his real name, and Abhimanyu was one of them. Suraj was his real name, and Suraj Tripathi had been thoroughly thrashed by Abhimanyu once, like a pack of dogs."

"Deeljeet said, 'I hit them. Do you have any problem with that?'"

"Surya Tripathi said, 'They were my men. How dare you lay a hand on them? Seems like you don't have any plan to do business in Patna anymore.'"

"Deeljeet said, 'Your men were harassing the girls outside the palace, so I asked them to leave, but they attacked my guards. Then the fight started, so the first mistake was made by your men.'"

"The ones who started the fight weren't my men, but those who were in the field were mine. Now, whatever it is, my men are injured, provide compensation for them."

Deeljeet said, "My guards are also injured, who will compensate for them?"

Suraj Tripathi said, "You have the audacity to demand compensation from us? Have you ever seen my army behind me?"

Abhimanyu said, "You're boasting so much because of your army, what are you without them?"

"Suraj Tripathi said, 'Hey, you matchbox! Your milk teeth haven't even fallen out yet, and you're arguing with me? Do you know who I am? I am Tripathi. Even a child knows our name, and hearing our name, they wet their pants.'"

"Abhimanyu said, 'And Just by looking at my face , thugs like you lose their courage and run away hiding their tails between legs.'"

Suraj replied, "Are you such a big shot?"

"Abhimanyu said, 'Come on, Suraj, you're giving me the same dialogue again. Come up with something new, something fresh.'"

"Tripathi asked in surprise, 'How do you know our name?'"

"Abhimanyu chuckled and said, 'If the father doesn't know his son's name, would the neighbor know?'"

"When Abhimanyu turned around, by looking at the face of of Abhimanyu, all the thugs ran away from there."

"Abhimanyu chuckled and said, 'See, as soon as they saw my face, they ran away with their tails between their legs.'

Aliya and the other four thugs were astonished to see the thugs running away in fear after just looking at Abhimanyu's face. They thought, 'Why are they running away in fear from Abhimanyu this time?'

The sword slipped from Tripathi's hand, and he sat on his knees, pressing Abhimanyu's legs, and said, 'Oh Abhimanyu, it's you. It's been a year since we last saw you, so we didn't recognize your voice, and we thought you would be in school at this time.'

Abhimanyu said, 'I got a leave from school today.'

Recalling something, Tripathi said, 'Oh yes, I remember, today is your birthday, isn't it, brother?' Then he immediately took out a golden chain and put it around Abhimanyu's neck, saying, 'Brother, this suits you.'

Abhimanyu said, 'Okay, let's celebrate my birthday by having dinner, and how did you recruit such men, they all ran away leaving you alone, what a pity.'

Tripathi said, 'Oh brother, it's not their fault, you have such an aura, even the brave ones get scared.'

Tripathi then sat down at the nearby table."

"Aliya asked, 'What was that?'

"Abhimanyu said, 'Nothing, oh, I know Karishma's father, so they are a bit scared of me. He's just a small-time thug here.'

"In reality, Tripathi is a big name with many casinos, real estate, and other businesses under his name. He's a major powerhouse. But Abhimanyu thought, what would Aliya care about the people here. So, he just referred to him as a small-time thug.

"Aliya said, 'Wow, that's impressive. Karishma's father has a lot of influence here.'

"Karishma looked at Abhimanyu, wondering why he was dragging her into this conversation.

"Abhimanyu asked Tripathi, 'So, Tripathi, what are you up to these days?'

"Tripathi said, 'Just thinking of expanding my branches to another state.'

"Abhimanyu said, 'How about Delhi?'

"Tripathi said, 'Brother, Delhi won't be too far.'

"Abhimanyu said, 'Why far? Open one branch in Uttar Pradesh and one in Delhi. Business will gradually grow, and it's not too far to reach two states.'"

"Tripathi said, 'I was actually considering Jharkhand.'

"Abhimanyu said, 'Your real estate and many other businesses related to it will thrive in Jharkhand, but businesses related to casinos and bars will continue to flourish in branches like Delhi and Mumbai.'

"Tripathi said, 'To open a branch there, we'll have to remove the local brothers from there, and it would be quite a hassle to take them out from another state and engage in a fight there.'

"Abhimanyu said, 'If you don't take risks, how will you progress? You won't become a big shot by operating only in one state.'

"Abhimanyu challenged Tripathi's plan.

"Karishma said, 'Are you giving him all these conflicting advice? He's happy there in peace. Then he'll pick a fight first.'

"Abhimanyu said, 'If he has his own men there, your security will be better.'

"Karishma blushed a little hearing this.

"Abhimanyu then said to Tripathi, 'You'll just remain stuck here. The Delhi guys are already targeting the local people here.'"

"Tripathi asked, 'What are you talking about, brother?'

Abhimanyu said, 'Didn't you hear what happened near the market today?'

Tripathi replied, 'I heard that some goons were chasing someone, but when we inquired, we couldn't find out anything.'

Tripathi added, 'Brother, you may be right, but understand, if it were you, we would at least make an attempt. But we fear confronting your men.'

Abhimanyu said, 'How did you became a Don like this, and from Bihar no less? You're not only tarnishing our reputation but Bihar's too. If you can manage in Patna, then Delhi folks are like chickens, you should declared war by giving excuses that their men entered our territory first.'"

"Aliya asked Karishma, 'Did someone mix something in his glass? Why is he talking so strangely?'

Karishma replied, 'He talks like that because he responds in the same tone as the person he's conversing with.'

Aliya said, 'Oh, I thought he might be another thug from around here.'

Karishma thought to herself, 'Even thugs seem decent in front of him. I've seen his antics for a year and have made plenty of excuses for him, but I don't know if he still continued his mischief after I left. Whatever the reason, this city has become much quieter compared to before.'

Tripathi said, 'Alright brother, we'll leave for Delhi tomorrow, along with our men.'"

"After dinner, Abhimanyu said, 'Sagar bhai and I have some work to do.' Then he instructed his bodyguard, 'Please drop all of them home.'

Prachi asked, 'Brother, what work do you have?'

Abhimanyu replied, 'I have to meet a friend. I'll be back home in an hour.'

Lalita said, 'Alright.'

Then Abhimanyu and Sagar left in a car.

"After a while, Abhimanyu and Sagar's car stopped in front of a bar named 'Pinjra Bar,' where people were dancing, playing some games, and girls were dancing on Bhojpuri songs on the stage.

Abhimanyu said to Sagar, 'Sagar bhai, he has chosen quite a strange place for the meeting.'

Sagar replied, 'No one disturbs much in such places, that's why.'

Abhimanyu remarked, 'But it's a party atmosphere here. How will the deal happen here?'

Sagar said, 'Not here, in the VIP room upstairs.'

Then they proceeded to the VIP room."

Later, They entered a private chamber where a man in business attire was seated. Sagar and Abhimanyu took seats in front of him.

The man said, 'I thought you would come alone, but you've come with someone.'

Sagar replied, 'He's my younger brother.'"

"Sagar took out a pen drive, which was the same pen drive that Abhimanyu had seen before."

The man inserted it into his laptop, checked some information, and then said, "Alright, I hope we continue doing business like this."

After that, he did something on his phone, and then 200 crores were transferred to Sagar's account, and he received a message about it.

Abhimanyu was calmly sipping juice through a straw when suddenly noise started coming from downstairs.

The businessman's name was Yuvaan Rajda. He said, "Hey, what's happening outside?"

A bodyguard went out to check and returned, saying, "Boss, some rowdies are misbehaving with some girls."

Sagar said, "It's common in such places. The manager will handle it."

But even after a long time, when the noise didn't die down, Abhimanyu said, "Let me go and see what's going on."

Sagar and Yuvaan said, "We'll come too." Yuvaan and Sagar were of the same age. Yuvaan was a 22-year-old young man running his business in Delhi, and he had known Sagar for a long time, so they were kind of friends.

"Abhimanyu said, 'Alright, let's go together.'"

As they stepped outside, Abhimanyu asked, 'Yuvaan, brother, won't you make enemies out of people in Delhi by making this deal?'

Yuvaan replied, 'Looks like Sagar has told you everything.'

Sagar added, 'Abhimanyu, this is a daredevil from Delhi. What will happen when they find out that he has the drive? He will come to befriend us on his own.'

As soon as they all went downstairs, they saw four fools teasing girls dancing on the stage after drinking alcohol, while some were still drinking on chairs, and a waiter had a bandage on his head.

Abhimanyu exclaimed, 'Man, what all can happen in one day?'

Yuvaan called the manager over and asked, 'What's happening here, and why aren't you throwing them out?'

The manager, trembling with fear, muttered, 'Sir, speak softly. If they hear, they'll create a ruckus. They are Brijesh Bhai's men.'

Yuvaan inquired, 'Who is this Brijesh?'

Sagar explained, 'There are two mafia dons ruling in Patna and Bihar. One is Tripathi, and the other is Brijesh. Initially, both used to work under Shivraj's command, but after his demise, they divided the area between them and are now enemies. Although Brijesh's reign is almost coming to an end, Tripathi still holds a strong grip on the region.'

"Yuvaan said, 'Yes, but that doesn't mean they will misbehave with the girls. Look at what he's doing.'"

A man was enjoying himself by touching a dancer's back. Seeing this, Abhimanyu picked up a bottle nearby and hit the man on his head.

Yuvaan looked at Abhimanyu in astonishment.

Abhimanyu said, 'What difference does it make? They are goons after all. Brijesh himself isn't here.'

The manager, surprised, said, 'Yes, but if Brijesh Bhai comes later, there won't be chaos.'

Abhimanyu remarked, 'This area belongs to Tripathi. He won't come without thinking twice.'

The manager immediately instructed all the guards to beat up the goons and drive them away.

Afterward, they returned to the cabin.

Yuvaan remarked, 'Your younger brother Sagar is quite Daredevil.'

Sagar replied, 'Oh, in Bihar, everyone is Daredevil.'

"Yuvaan said, 'But you're not risking its safety by revealing about this pen drive.'

Sagar replied, 'I don't even tell my Prachi about the pen drive, but it found out.'

Yuvaan chuckled, 'Looks like your brother takes after you, he knows how to find treasure like you.'

Abhimanyu asked, 'I thought you would want to keep your meeting secret, but you're openly discussing this deal.'

Yuvaan explained, 'My motive is for everyone to know about this deal. That's the only way I'll benefit.'

As they discussed, they heard voices from outside.

The bar owner and Brijesh Bhai had arrived with some men. The owner shouted, 'Where is the manager? How dare he raise his hand against Brijesh Bhai's men! Looks like his days are numbered.'

The manager, trembling, came out, and the owner threw a chair at him.

The manager fell down due to the impact of the chair, and it broke.

"The manager said, 'Boss, Brijesh Bhai's men were misbehaving with the girls here and indulging in lewd activities, so I had to chase them away.'

The man kicked him in the face and said, 'Oh, so now you've grown so big that you're driving away Brijesh Bhai's men? Where are those girls? Call them out.'

There were three girls working in the bar - Roshni, Kiran, and Hema. After the dance, they were getting ready to go home wearing their own clothes.

At that moment, Abhimanyu, Yuvaan, and Sagar came downstairs hearing the commotion. A man behind Brijesh pointed towards Abhimanyu and said, 'That's the guy who broke the bottle on our heads, and it was at his insistence that the manager threw us out.'

Abhimanyu had dealt with Tripathi before, but he had never met Brijesh.

The bar owner said, 'He hasn't even matured properly yet, and here he is talking in front of his father.'

Abhimanyu asked, 'Is he going to just speak up or do something ?'"

"Brijesh intervened to stop the owner from advancing to attack him.

Looking at Abhimanyu, Brijesh said, 'Look, we don't lay hands on kids. I understand you're hot-blooded, but one should fight according to the time and one's strength.'

Abhimanyu replied, 'Well, you're talking like a true schemer. Listen, should we tell them that they made the wrong move right in front of our eyes? We're big fans of Bapu Ji; he taught us not to speak ill, not to listen to ill, and if we don't see anything wrong, nothing wrong will be seen from us.'

Brijesh responded, 'But Bapu Ji also said not to resort to violence.'

Abhimanyu retorted, 'I was talking about my father, he never stopped me from resorting to violence for the sake of truth. Why are you calling my father yours? don't try to open an account in his name.'

Saagar stifled his laughter.

Brijesh then said, 'We were considering you a kid, but it seems you're a stubborn ghost, you won't understand with words.'

As Abhimanyu had already messaged Tripathi beforehand, Tripathi had come out with his men. He shouted at Brijesh, 'Brijesh, how dare you disturb the peace in our area?'

Brijesh turned to Tripathi and said, 'Oh Suraj Bhaiya, you're here? Oh brother, you've misunderstood. We were just here to report the misconduct of our men to the owner. We are doing some damage control.'

Tripathi continued, 'We have heard everything about what you're up to here. You think you can just come here and...'