#37

Bough looked at Vihaan who was looking right at them. He packed his rifle in a bag. He carried the bag and walked downstairs. Bough opened the passenger seat door and helped Namphor sit on the seat. He closed the door and went to the driver's seat. He sat on the seat. He ignited the SUV. He pulled the earpiece out, crushed it and threw it away. Vihaan felt a screeching noise in his earpiece. He looked at Bough who was reversing the SUV in order to escape with Namphor.

"I knew him."

He dropped the bag. He held the railing of the stairs and jumped off the staircase. He landed on the ground and rolled over. He went to the bike. He ignited the bike and rode through the rubble. He put goggles on his eyes. Bough shifted the gear and started driving on the main street. Vihaan started chasing the SUV. Namphor looked at the reflection of Vihaan in the side mirror.

"Who is he?"

Bough said, "He wants to have a word with you?"

"With me?"

"He wants to ask you about the buyer of the drone. And I won't let him to know about our client."

"Why did't you just kill him?"

"I wanted to use him to rescue you from Marcello."

"What now? Where are others?"

"He has killed them all."

"What?"

Marcello looked at him and nodded his head. He then turned ahead.

"I am not joking, Namphor."

Namphor looked at the backseat where two sub machine guns were kept on it. Vihaan passed by a fuel tanker. Namphor opened the roof of the SUV. He had the sub machine gun in his hand. He started firing at Vihaan who dodged his bullets that hit the fuel tanker which was a few feet behind him. The fuel tanker exploded. Vihaan survived the flames and raised the gear. He accelerated the bike and continued to chase them through the city streets. Namphor shut the roof door and sat back on his seat.

He said, "He is still behind us."

Bough shifted the gear and turned right from a square. Vihaan spotted a passage on his right. He took the bike into the passage. He drove the bike through the way. Namphor looked at the rear view mirror.

"Is he gone?"

Bough said, "He won't leave us that easily."

Vihaan came out of the passage and turned left to reach the lane before Bough could cross the one. He took the shotgun out from the scabbard while riding. Bough was about to cross the crossing when Vihaan showed up on the bike and the shotgun in his left hand. Vihaan pulled the trigger. The bullet hit the tyres. Bough lost the control from the steering wheel. The tyres screeched. He however regained the control and continued to drive with one punctured tyre. Vihaan stopped the bike at the crossing. He got off the bike and aimed at the SUV. He again shot the vehicle on the tyre. This time the SUV veered off the lane and crashed into a parked sedan. The momentum launched the car into air and then landed with its left side on the ground. Vihaan stepped towards the SUV. Bough broke the windshield. He crawled out of the SUV. He was gasping. He stood on his left knee. He held his knee and stood on his legs. Vihaan was coming towards him.

Bough said, "Hey! Man, let's talk about it first."

Vihaan reloaded the shotgun and shot him on his chest. Bough fell on the ground and died. He aimed at the windshield and shot. The gunshot broke the windshield. He pulled an injured Namphor out of the SUV. Two SUVs and a car stopped near to him surrounding him leaving no way to Vihaan to escape. Three Arclight commandoes came out of each SUV pointing their rifles at him. Aditya and Sameer came out of the car with pistols in their hand. They held their pistol with both of their hands and pointed at him.

Aditya yelled, "Vihaan! Drop your gun."

Vihaan turned around and saw him. He was a bit perplexed.

Sameer said, "Leave him."

Vihaan kept looking at him. He looked around at the commandos who had kept their gun pointed at him. He sighed and left Namphor. He dropped his gun and surrendered himself.

"Alright. I am with you now. But he'll stay with us too."

Sameer looked at Aditya who nodded his head. The car followed by the two SUVs entered an alley in the outskirts of the town. They stopped near a safe house. Vihaan came out of the backseat of the first SUV. He was surrounded by three commandos. Aditya went to the doorway along with Sameer. He placed his eyes before a scanner which was mounted on the wall beside the doorway. The access was granted and unlocked the door. Aditya and Sameer entered the dim lighted safe house followed by Vihaan, Namphor and the commandos.

Vihaan said, "I am saying this again, take it as warning. He is the person who you should actually talk to."

They kept on walking through the dim hall when Vihaan got his eye on a sewer lid.

Aditya said, "Currently, you have been considered as a fugitive by the Arclight which means each and every word said by you can't be counted upon."

"There is some sort of misunderstanding, why don't you understand?"

Sameer chuckled.

"The way you escaped from the hospital implies that there is no misunderstanding from our side."

They passed through a steel gate. A man in silhouette was sitting on a chair before a table. The man stood up. They stopped near him. Vihaan was stunned to see the man who was none other than Major General Prateek Verma who had a file in his hand. Neel, who was sitting on a side bench by the wall stood up and stepped towards Vihaan. Sameer came forward and stopped him.

"Not now. He will answer us first before talking to you. Get back on your seat."

Vihaan said, "Neel."

Neel looked at him.

Vihaan said, "Everything will be alright."

Neel nodded and went back to the bench.

Aditya smiled.

"Sir, we got the culprit."

Prateek nodded.

"Yeah. Not just a culprit, a fugitive too."

He started walking around Vihaan keeping his eyes at him.

He continued, "A rogue agent, a murderer, a traitor."

Vihaan said, "Sir, stop."

Prateek stopped before him and turned to him.

"What?"

"I am innocent. You should set up an inquiry for Mr. Subhash's murder."