Chapter 36:Afzal

Just then, some people from the upper floor started coming down, including Nitin.

A man came forward and said, "Lower the volume, we're having a meeting upstairs, don't disturb us again."

A guy retorted, "If you want to have a meeting, go to a quiet place. Who holds meetings in clubs?"

The man replied, "Do you want to teach me where to hold meetings? Have you forgotten who I am?" He slapped the guy's cheek, making him fall down.

Sahil, always proud of his wealth, stepped in, saying, "He's right. Who holds meetings in clubs?"

The man, named Afzal, said, "Looks like you don't recognize me. We've been doing business together for years. I used to distribute goods all over the area from Delhi. Now you're telling me to talk to Samuel or Andrews personally? Know your place."

Nitin was unsure what to do.

Seeing Nitin's hesitation, Afzal said, "I'll give you half an hour. You have to call Samuel Bhai in that time."

Hearing names like Samuel and Andrews, the other people there started to feel scared.

The man held Nitin's hand and said, "Brother, forgive me, I didn't know who you were."

Sahil mocked, "This broker is holding our guy's hand. He's just a small-time dealer."

Sahil, still arrogant, added, "Apologize to us and leave, or you'll see who I am."

Afzal asked Sahil, "Who are you?"

"I'm Sahil Khan, heir to Sahil Industries."

Afzal laughed and said, "So you'll ruin my face? Here's something for you too," and slapped Sahil's cheek.

Then, Afzal noticed the other boys and girls and said, "There are many beautiful girls here. Let's have some fun. I was getting bored anyway."

Nitin tried to stop them, saying they seemed from wealthy families, but Afzal dismissed him.

Their club's gate was on the other side, and the way up was from inside, where the soundproof walls prevented the noise from reaching outside.

Afzal called for drinks and ordered the others to sit around and make drinks, threatening them with a knife if they refused.

Meanwhile, Abhimanyu sat quietly on the other side, unnoticed by Afzal or Nitin.

Sahil said, "What are you looking at? He's alone, and we're so many."

Suddenly, more thugs came down from upstairs. Afzal jokingly said, "Come, come, look here, so many girls. Besides, due to the police, no girl is left in this club."

One of the thugs said, "Wow, we thought we'd have to leave dry, but now it's party time."

Another thug said, "Bro, it's a full house of thieves here."

Yet another thug pointed and said, "That one is the toughest," pointing towards Nitya.

Nitya caught the signal and moved towards Abhimanyu, sitting beside him.

Afzal then noticed Abhimanyu and asked, "Will this guy save you now?"

Everyone laughed at the sight.

Another thug said, "He can't even speak. How will he save you?"

Afzal said, "Hey kid, come on, get us our drinks."

Nitin, upon moving forward, finally noticed Abhimanyu. He felt angry but managed to control himself and turned to leave to inform Andrews about it.

But Abhimanyu's loud voice stopped him in his tracks. "Stay right there," Abhimanyu commanded.

Nitin froze in his place.

Afzal noticed Nitin's reaction and asked him what was wrong, but Nitin remained silent.

Abhimanyu then said, "Turn around."

Nitin turned back and stood in front of Abhimanyu with his head bowed.

Abhimanyu gestured towards Afzal and said, "Continue."

Everyone stood there quietly, suddenly alert upon hearing Abhimanyu's words.

Afzal, surprised, asked Nitin why he was obeying Abhimanyu.

Nitin, knowing who Samuel was and realizing that Abhimanyu was skilled in martial arts, decided it was best to remain silent for now.

Afzal pressed, "Why are you silent?"

Abhimanyu smiled and replied, "Everyone goes silent in front of me. Soon, you'll also find out why he's quiet."

Sahil chimed in, "Now, this loser needs to show off."

Rihana added, "Yes, Abhimanyu, can't you see they're thugs, not school kids?"

Sahil pleaded, "Forget him, Afzal bhai, let us leave, please. We'll pay you handsomely."

Afzal retorted, "Why, you scoundrel? I used to be just a small-time dealer here. No one's leaving until my work here is done. And you, are you calling Andrews and Samuel or not?" He directed the question at Nitin.

Abhimanyu messaged all the guards to come inside, and one by one, they entered.

He instructed them, "Break everyone's bones and make them kneel before me."

Abhimanyu's guards, skilled martial artists, swiftly subdued the thugs, who numbered only six. They were soon kneeling before Abhimanyu, their bones metaphorically and literally broken.

Abhimanyu teased them, "Is your mouth shut now?"

Afzal threatened, "You won't survive. You don't know who I am."

Abhimanyu revealed Afzal's identity and his criminal activities, surprising everyone.

Afzal asked, "How do you know all this?"

Abhimanyu explained his connection to Shubham Chaudhary, the former drug supplier, who was now in jail and had divulged everything.

Afzal realized Abhimanyu's role in Shubham's arrest and how it had implicated him.

Abhimanyu contemplated handing Afzal over to the police.

Afzal understood the implication of Abhimanyu involving the police and Andrews.

Abhimanyu confidently remarked, "Let's see what your boss Andrews can do now."

Priya and Rihana suggested avoiding getting involved in the situation further.

Sunder pointed out the potential danger of staying there any longer, and everyone agreed to leave to avoid further trouble.

Abhimanyu watched as Afzal and his men left, and then he suggested continuing the party elsewhere to avoid any potential threats.

Everyone decided to leave the place quickly to steer clear of any further trouble, and they departed together.

After they left, Nitin called Andrews and said, "Brother, that guy came to the club."

Andrews asked, "Which guy?"

Nitin replied, "The one who assaulted us and informed the police about our business."

Anxiously, Andrews asked, "Did you do anything disrespectful to him?"

Nitin replied, "Brother, I was so scared that I couldn't say anything. I called you after he left."

Andrews instructed, "Listen, don't mess with him anymore. From now on, all our shady businesses are shut down. Don't even think about doing anything illegal."

Nitin agreed, "Okay, brother."

After ending the call, Andrews thought that Tripathi might have changed because he had also met with Black Demon. He had no idea that Abhimanyu would ultimately be his downfall. For now, he needed someone as bait to deal with the Mexican mafias, so he let him go alive.

Abhimanyu was in his car with Priya and Nitya. Priya asked, "Why was that manager so nervous around you?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Because I reprimanded him during the day."

Nitya asked, "But how did the danger increase for him after the beating?"

Abhimanyu replied, "It's not necessary for you to know that."

Shortly after, they dropped Priya off at her mansion and returned to Kapoor Mansion.

The next day, when Abhimanyu finished exercising and returned to his room, he received a call from Grandfather. Grandfather said, "We've received information that Justin is up to something big in Mumbai. He's coming to meet the Desai family, probably regarding the pharmaceutical deal. He was planning to sell his drug disguised as an energy pill to our company, but now he might be leaning towards the Desais. Whatever happens, we need to find out about his factory where this drug is manufactured, where he sources his ingredients from, and then we'll have to take action there."

Abhimanyu asked, "Haven't you found out about this yet?"

Grandfather replied, "Several officers went undercover to find his whereabouts, but they all disappeared. Just like in Goa, there's no secret army; it's Mumbai's army operating there. Just like how we operate in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Ramakant in Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab. Sometimes in the surrounding areas of Uttar Pradesh too, but they didn't pay much attention to that side. They didn't focus on Mumbai either because it was the job of the police and intelligence, which failed in finding out. Now we're involved in this case in Mumbai. You stopped them there, but now we need to stop them in Goa too. I've heard Justin is also involved in drug trafficking with the Mexican Mafia."

Abhimanyu said, "Alright, I'll meet this Justin and also get his birth chart prepared." With that, he hung up.

Abhimanyu called Samuel and said, "I need all the details about this Justin from birth up to now."

Samuel replied, "I'll send you all the details in a few hours."

Abhimanyu then ended the call.

Saily said, "How much work will you do? Why don't you take a day off?"

Abhimanyu replied, "What will I do with a day off?"

Saily asked, "Will you go on a date with me?"

Abhimanyu chuckled, "You know you're not visible to anyone else."

Saily replied, "Does it matter? At least you can see me."

Abhimanyu then went to school with Nitya and started his classes normally.

On the other hand, Justin had entered the Desai villa, and at this moment, he was having breakfast with the Desai family. Today, even Sunder Desai had taken a day off to have breakfast with Justin.

Sunder's father's name was Kunal Desai, who was the Chairman of Desai Industries, and his grandfather's name was Chandrakant Desai. Besides them, Sunder's mother, aunt, uncle, and other family members were also present.

After breakfast, Kunal and Justin went to a room to discuss.

Justin said, "I'm very happy to hear that you're ready to sell your medicine."

Kunal replied, "Now, who would refuse a good deal?"

Justin said, "Kapoor Corporation is foolish to refuse me."

Kunal said, "The Kapoor family is a bit too honest."

Justin said, "If that's the case, will you do me a favor? I'll reward you handsomely, and you'll have a 40% share in this deal too."

Kunal asked, "What kind of favor?"

Justin said, "I need you to kidnap Nitya. You can arrange a dinner meeting with the Kapoor family for some deal, and my men will already be present there. Then, we'll pick her up from under their noses."

Kunal asked, "Why do you want to kidnap her?"

Justin replied, "Kapoor refused me, and they're trying to make an enemy out of me. They deserve a lesson too."

After a while, Ravish Kapoor, who had just returned from a business trip, received a call from Kunal Desai.

Ravish answered, "Yes, tell me, Mr. Desai, how can I help you? I was wondering why you remembered us."

Kunal said, "How are you, Mr. Kapoor? I was thinking why not have a family meet."

Ravish asked, "A family meet?"

Kunal said, "Yes, why not? How about dinner today? Actually, someone very important have come to our place with a scheme that will be quite beneficial for our children. It's related to a training program conducted by a biotech company. We can discuss the details during the meeting."

Kunal knew that Nitya wanted to become a researcher in biotech, so he came up with this excuse.

Ravish said, "Today won't be possible; I have a meeting. But I can make time for tomorrow night. However, you'll have to provide me with the details of the event beforehand."

Kunal had already spoken to the manager of the research organization in question, so he just needed to provide details about it. He didn't know anything about the kidnapping plan; he just mentioned that he needed help for some business purposes.

Ravish said, "Alright, let's fix the dinner for 9 o'clock tomorrow night," and then hung up.

Abhimanyu was on leave when he received a call from IB Chief Yash Shrivastav. Abhimanyu had the IB chief's number saved, so he answered, "Hello, sir."

The IB chief asked, "You have my number?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Yes, sir. Please tell me, how can I help you?"

The IB chief said, "Firstly, I would like to appreciate you for exposing this racket. We had an idea about their drugs, but we had no information about the girls. As for the meeting, currently, we are trying to locate all the girls. The RAW department is working on it, but the Army chief has suggested a secret operation to find out where the girls are being sold. Once we know that, we can easily track down all of them. Since we haven't received permission from the Ministry, this case will now be handled by the secret Army."

Abhimanyu asked, "What can I do?"

The IB chief replied, "You will also be part of this search operation."

Abhimanyu said, "But, sir, I'm 17 years old."

The IB chief explained, "You have been appointed by the Army chief. From today onwards, you are part of The Night Demon, but you will officially receive a soldier's ID after turning 20. For now, you are appointed unofficially."

In reality, the Ministry had no idea about these young soldiers. They believed that the Army chief ran these secret departments, and only a few special individuals knew about them, such as the IB chief, RAW chief, and certain commanders who were part of the young soldiers' group. The rest of the people in the young soldiers' group believed they were just normal secret soldiers under the Army chief's command. Only a select few knew about The Night Demon group and its members.

Abhimanyu asked, "So, what do I need to do?"

The IB chief replied, "You already know Riya; she will accompany you to Mexico. Along with her, Aakash and Bhawna will also join."

Abhimanyu questioned, "Why those two?"

The IB chief said, "I'm not sure, but Riya wants to teach them how to conduct an international operation."

Abhimanyu asked who else would be with them.

The IB chief said there's also a computer expert who might be useful for their work. Then, he hung up.

Abhimanyu was in his room at that time. He called Samuel and asked if Justin was still in Mumbai.

Samuel replied, "My men are keeping an eye on him. He's currently staying at a VIP hotel."

Abhimanyu said, "This is a good opportunity to attack his business in Goa."

Samuel replied, "Understood. We can attack all his businesses by tomorrow evening, but there's a problem. If Justin gets wind of it, he might retaliate by attacking our businesses in Mumbai. And he has enough martial artists to easily take over Mumbai."

Abhimanyu said, "I'll handle Justin. You attack in Goa."

Saily asked Abhimanyu how he would handle Justin alone.

Abhimanyu said, "I have a team coming with me in the evening. Did you forget?"

Saily exclaimed, "Oh!"

Just then, there was a knock on Nitya's door.

Abhimanyu asked, "Yes, what is it?"

Nitya said, "Will you come to a concert in the evening?"

Abhimanyu asked, "What concert?"

Nitya said, "It's the Kishori Girls' concert."

Abhimanyu asked if they would allow him to go.

Nitya said, "We have VIP tickets. There will be fewer crowds."

Abhimanyu agreed and asked what time they would leave.

Nitya said they would leave at 6 pm, and the concert would be from 8 to 9 pm.

Abhimanyu agreed.

Just then, Ravish Kapoor entered the mansion and called everyone downstairs to share something.

Anita and Raj were already at home, so they came out. Nitya and Abhimanyu joined them.

Ravish announced they would have dinner with the Desai family at a hotel tomorrow, so they should be ready.

Upon hearing the name "Desai family," Abhimanyu asked why they were having dinner with them.

Anita explained that business deals are often discussed over dinners, which helps build trust and rapport.

Abhimanyu expressed suspicion, saying it sounded like a trap.

Ravish asked, "Trap?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Don't you know Justin?"

Ravish acknowledged, "Yes, he's a businessman from Goa."

Abhimanyu continued, "He went to meet the Desai family today."

Ravish asked Abhimanyu how he knew about Justin.

Abhimanyu said, "I had my eye on him."

Anita questioned if meeting the Desai family was unusual for a businessman.

Abhimanyu ignored her, and Ridhima suggested canceling the dinner.

Abhimanyu insisted on proceeding with the dinner while keeping security in mind.

Anita questioned why Abhimanyu was so insistent, suggesting they should investigate first.

Ravish dismissed the need for investigation, stating the meeting wouldn't yield significant benefits and was related to a biotech company's research for investment.

Abhimanyu inquired about the company, and Ravish showed him a pamphlet on his phone, mentioning that the head of the research would be attending the dinner and providing training to Nitya.

Anita expressed approval, stating they shouldn't cancel the dinner.

Abhimanyu stated his interest in biotech and assured them he would handle Justin.

Ravish asked why Abhimanyu still wanted to meet the research head if it could be a trap.

Abhimanyu replied, "I'm also interested in biotech, and don't worry, I'll deal with Justin decisively."

Anita joked, "Are you starting to think of yourself as the head of Kapoor Corporation, now that you're taking charge of everything?"

Abhimanyu ignored her completely and simply said, "Just say okay for the dinner," before walking off to his room.

Anita, frustrated, muttered to herself, "He's getting out of hand."

Ravish mentioned he had an important meeting and left with Ridhima.

Anita went to her room in annoyance, followed by Raj.

Anita expressed her frustration, saying she would have already taken action against Ravish if all her wealth wasn't in Nitya's name, but she refrained from doing so because if something happened to both Ravish and Nitya, all the property would be donated.

Raj suggested a plan: if Abhimanyu's suspicions were correct and it was a trap, they could benefit. He proposed helping Justin kidnap Nitya to remove her from the equation, leaving Anita with control. He assured her that even if Abhimanyu suspected their involvement, Ravish would eliminate them both if anything happened to him.

Anita worried about Ravish's retaliation but Raj proposed a plan to poison him and frame Ridhima. He mentioned a poison that could paralyze a person, and he planned to obtain it from a man named Afzal Kureshi.

Anita agreed to the plan, and Raj left to meet Afzal.

Anita resolved to enjoy Ravish's money after his paralysis, lamenting how her youth had been wasted due to him and how she hadn't even spent a night with anyone since their marriage, but she looked forward to showing him what intimacy truly meant after he was paralyzed.