Chapter 3 – Silent Alliance
Night.
Rain falling slowly.
Rishi balcony me khada tha. License suspend. Career almost finished.
Phone vibrated.
Unknown number.
He didn't answer.
Message aaya:
"Transfer reject kar diya. 15 minutes. Parking Basement." – Arjun
Rishi's eyes sharpened.
Basement Meeting
Dim lights. Half-empty parking.
Arjun plain clothes me tha.
No police uniform.
No badge.
"This meeting officially kabhi hua hi nahi," Arjun said.
"Transfer?" Rishi asked.
"Reject. Suspension aa sakta hai. But I'm not leaving."
Pause.
"Tum sahi the."
Rishi stared.
Arjun continued:
"Financial records check kiye. Hospital trust ke funds ek shell company me ja rahe hain."
"Name?" Rishi asked.
Arjun hesitated.
"SV Biotech Exports."
Rishi froze.
"Biotech? Hospital trust biotech ko paise kyun dega?"
Arjun's jaw tightened.
"Because it's not biotech."
Hidden Evidence
Arjun ne ek pen drive nikali.
"Hard copy nahi de sakta. Ye risk hai."
Rishi ne pen drive li.
Apartment me wapas jaake laptop open kiya.
Files encrypted thi.
But ek folder accessible tha.
Patient Transfer Records – Confidential
Dates match kar rahi thi.
Un patients ke naam jinke relatives missing complaint kar chuke the.
Organ transplant waiting list… manipulated.
Fake donor entries.
Everything connected.
Rishi ka heartbeat slow ho gaya.
This wasn't corruption.
This was a network.
The Bigger Picture
Arjun ne phone par dheere se kaha:
"Singhania directly sign nahi karta. Middlemen use karta hai."
"Kaun?" Rishi asked.
"Dr. Mehra. Chief Surgeon."
Rishi's expression hardened.
"Mehra was in OT that night."
"Which night?"
Rishi paused.
"My mother's surgery."
Silence.
Pieces finally connecting.
Suspicion
Suddenly—
Laptop screen flickered.
Internet disconnected.
Arjun's voice cut mid-sentence.
Call dropped.
Rishi stood still.
Slowly he looked around.
Balcony door slightly open.
Curtain moving.
Wind? Or someone?
He walked quietly.
Nothing outside.
But when he returned—
Laptop screen par ek new notification blink kar raha tha.
"Unauthorized access detected."
Then screen turned black.
Single line appeared:
"Stop digging."
Psychological Edge
Rishi didn't panic.
Instead—
He smiled.
"They're scared."
Phone buzzed again.
Aisha's message:
"If you want real evidence, meet me tomorrow. Alone."
Rishi leaned back.
Three players now.
Chairman.
Police.
Journalist.
And somewhere in the shadows…
Maybe Aryan.
For a split second—
Room temperature dropped.
Light flickered.
Whisper:
"Trust carefully."
Rishi's eyes darkened.
"Game on."
Final Scene
Glass office tower.
Singhania sitting calmly.
Security head reported:
"Doctor ne financial trail access kiya."
Singhania didn't look surprised.
"Let him."
Pause.
"Hunters feel powerful… until they realize they're already trapped."