83 Raid 2

"Sir, this way please." The police officer lead the Magistrate to the location.

"Please don't step on my garden," Mom shouted at the police officer from the terrace.

He looked up at us. Then with an arrogant look, he stepped right on a newly blossomed rose. After that, he commented loudly, "You can garden in peace when you are in jail."

I looked at Mom's face. It had turned frosty. I was sure that the officer was going to suffer her wrath. Although I hated the officer, I was suddenly feeling sad for him.

All the people and the media moved towards where the gold was hidden.

The people surrounded the location.

All the cameras focused on the fresh soil on the spot we had dug the previous day.

"Look, the soil is fresh! Someone really dug here yesterday." A guy shouted aloud for everyone to hear. I looked at the guy. I was familiar with him. He was a local self-proclaimed social activist. He was a supporter of Dad. I had a good impression of him. I never thought that he would betray us.

"Everyone, stand behind me. Media go there and zoom. Sir, please be the witness." The police officer proudly gave orders to everyone. Strangely, the people complied as if they were suddenly obedient.

Surprisingly, There were also people trying to defend us.

"Are you all going to believe this? Everyone knows that someone secretly put gold here to blame Philip."

"Obviously. I have known them for years. They are all truly good people. I will not believe the slandering. Only Philip and KDF were there when we wanted to build that bridge." One guy commented aloud. Many people agreed. But no one bothered to ask which bridge.

"Definitely. The corrupt people are scared. So they planted this evidence to blemish the name of KDF. When the employee in the government office was forcing me to bribe him, it was Philip who interfered and ..." Another random guy commented aloud. Which employee? What office? No one asked.

"When I lost my cow two years ago, no one came to help me. It was Philip who helped me to get the funding to buy the new cow." A random woman said that aloud.

"Yes... yes... All those politicians always talk about development. When we common man truly needs some help, only Philip and KDF are there." Another comment came.

"Ewwww... This is so cringy. Where did you find these people? My son acts better than them." Arjun's mom commented.

"They all work for Jeemma. I think they didn't get enough time to practice." Mom replied.

"What about the media?" Arjun's mom asked again.

"The cameramen of the neutral channels were paid handsomely. As for the remaining, they will soon have the embarrassment of their life."

I noticed Arjun's father. He was standing right in front of our house and keeping quiet. I was sure that he got instructions from Jeemma. He recently started working for Jeemma.

"Move... move." Piya pushed me aside so that she could get a better view.

"Are you wearing makeup?" Mom asked Piya.

That's when I noticed. There was a thick layer of powder on her face. She had put on eyeliner and lipstick.

"Camera..." She pointed at the cameramen down below.

All of us looked at her. I truly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Police and media were surrounding our house trying to send us to jail. Then there was this little devil who was busy putting makeup for the camera.

"Those are my makeup. How dare you take it without my permission. Wipe it!" Anuchi wasn't happy. She tried to wipe the makeup on Piya's face with the hem of her shirt. Anuchi's attempt was met with furious punches from Piya. Anuchi is a lovely elder sister. But she and Piya often get into fights for Piya taking Anuchi's makeup items without permission. Our parents had warned Piya not to take Anuchi's tuff without her consent. But as a responsible younger sibling, she had no intention of following that rule.

"I will punish you later." Anuchi didn't want to fight in front of the cameras. So she stopped fighting.

"Anuchi, will everyone see our poop?" I asked with an innocent face.

"Huh? Ahhh... This isn't good. If they open the tank, everyone will see my poop. Then how can I face others tomorrow? Amma, please tell them the truth and stop them." Anuchi was instantly alarmed.

"Didn't you want your poop to be famous?"

"No that was when I was smaller. Also, that was for the record of longest poop." Anuchi kept pulling Mom's clothes anxiously.

"You tell them." Mom had no intention of interfering. Anuchi tried a few times to change Mom's mind. But it didn't work.

"Uncles, please don't dig there. It is our poop tank. There is no gold there." Anuchi screamed from the terrace.

"Hahaha... Are you using a kid hoping that you can change my mind? I have lead a righteous life. I have put many villains like you behind bars. Don't think that you can change my mind with a kid." The officer said aloud again. Clearly, he was saying it for the cameras. Poor guy didn't know he was digging his own grave.

"I am warning you again. There is no gold there." Anuchi was a bit furious. But she still tried to change the mind of the officer.

"Child, I feel sorry for you. It is not that you have some criminals as parents. But if you obey them like this, you will also become a criminal in future." The officer wanted to dig deeper.

"Stop insulting my parents. This is the last warning. You are wasting everyone's time. There is no gold there. It is just poop." Anuchi warned again. This time, she was angry.

"Do you seriously think I will believe that stupid lie? Do you think I am one of those followers of your dad with mud for brains? When I leave here today, I will be going with that gold in my hand." The officer declared proudly.

"Fine then," Anuchi murmured angrily.

I also nodded. Since the officer was so adamant about it, there was no need for us to stop him.

"Woowuwuwu" Doodu complained from inside. Mom had locked him inside. Mom didn't want the media to get any visuals of him.

"Stay inside." Mom didn't let him out.

Soon, two guys started digging. Since the soil was loose, they reached the concrete within a few minutes. The shovel of one guy hit the concrete and made a dull sound.

"We are digging at the right location. Make the hole bigger. We have to open this." The officer announced excitedly.

We watched silently.

Making the pit larger wasn't that easy. It took nearly half an hour to make the pit large enough to expose the full slab.

Then the officer brought two ropes and tied them on the handles on the slab. He ordered the policemen to pull the rope on his command. He counted down from 3 with great excitation.

When the count reached zero, they pulled the rope.

[to be continued]

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Today, we met with the girl's family.

We fixed the dates for the marriage.

July 15th

Also, I plan to meet the girl for the first time at the end of this month. We have been talking to each other daily for the last few months. But we are yet to meet each other in person.

Now, I am getting tense.

:D