Enquiries

" We can't freak out now", said Raj to Maddy. " We need to grill the b*st*rd".

" Okay but you give us half an hour to hour a week you assh*le so all of us can freak out with ghosts wandering around you", replied Maddy.

" Deal", he said hitting him playfully on back. " Move".

Duleep and Solly were waiting. Enquiry needs to start.

" Parry", asked Raj.

" On picnic with Deshmukhs ", chuckled Duleep.

" Only we are exiled", said a grumpy Maddy.

" Concentrate ", said Raj.

" Ro called. His old man backs him up against his uncle", said Solly. Then he explained what Ro's grandpa wants.

" Good for him", said Raj. " What about our new guest"?

" His name is Bobby", said Solly. " He once owned Dream bar. He works for cobra. Has a distinct tatoo of snakes on his back. Now married with kids".

" How much did he speak", asked Raj.

" Nothing", said Duleep. He looked frustrated.

" He will now", smirked Raj. " Get ready to freak out", he said to Maddy.

Raj called Parry.

" Hey Raj".

" Ditch your girl and get your ass to enquiry house. You have one hour", said Raj in a no nonsense tone.

" Yes sir", he replied.

" SCR*W YOU", Myra screamed on phone .

" HOPE SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH A NICE GOAN BOY AND DITCH YOU TOO".

" Sorry about that", said Parry as he cut the call.

" Duty", he shrugged to Manav.

" Go ahead son", said Manav.

Parry hugged him emotionally and left.

" He is an orphan", said Myra in explaination. " Everyone likes you".

" He likes you too", whispered Manav.

" Ohh please give me a break", she said but she blushed.

" Nice lad", said Manav. Again he felt a familial bond to Parry.

Meanwhile

Barring Raj all of them entered the enquiry room.

" Speak or this wil not end well for you", said Solly.

" Kill me", said Bobby. " A cobra is not scared to die".

"Where is Joshi", said Duleep.

" In hell", smirked Bobby. " And he will drag you there too".

Duleep hit him hard on face. He spat blood on the ground. Solly and Duleep kept hitting him. Maddy meanwhile quietly started observing the things they confiscated.

A black hoodie, a cell phone and a key....

KEY TO A LOCK BUT WHERE IS THE LOCK, he thought.

" In one of the houses", he muttered to himself.

He looked at the hoodie...interwined snakes. Vishnu drew snakes too.

" Madhav its a monster whom one of our ancestor slayed", she said.

" Srikant I wonder", he thought. " Not Gautam or Padmanabh".

NO THEY WERE NOT WARRIORS.

But Gautam knew weapons. He taught Aditya. Alok had no interest in this. It pained him. He could not become a pundit.

" Blood is important not name", Acchi has said. Why? Why? Why?

Suddenly lights went out.

" What the hell! Is it a power cut? Or did you forget to pay the bills again", he roared to Duleep.

" No I paid it", said Duleep.

Thunders started.

" A power cut I guess", said Maddy coming nearer.

" Get candles", said Maddy. " You know I am scared of dark. And you got no better place than this haunted Oberoi building."

" Haunted", queried Bobby.

" Yes Vikram Oberoi got burned here", said Maddy. " His ghost haunts the place".

" Shut up you scared cat", said Solly. " Leave if you want".

But the room closed down.

" Damn freak out guys", said Maddy.

Duleep tried to open it but can't.

" Its an old door. Its Jammed", he said

" He will kill us like those others before us", squealed Maddy.

" Did someone die here", said Bobby.

Nobody answered him.

SUDDENLY EARTH STARTED SHAKING AND HAUNTING VOICES CAME.

Maddy shreiked. Now even Duleep wiped his sweat.

" Its nothing", said Solly. He moved towards the place.

Suddenly the ground burst open and a dark figure came out.

" I WILL TAKE IT FROM HERE", he said.

" Who are you", asked Solly.

Ha ha ha h ha ha.... echoed a laugh.

But the figure did not laugh. His eyes were red fire. Hairs ink black and hands glowed.

" VIKRAM OBEROI. ..GOD HELP!". Maddy passed out.

" No no", shouted Bobby as figure moved towards him.

" Hey stop", said Solly but a bolt of electricity hit him. He fell too unconscious.

At that moment the door opened and Duleep scurried away. The doors closed back.

The figure creepily looked at Bobby.

" Y.y.you", he stammered.

" A cobra", he stared at the tatoo. " I hate snakes. " BURN TO DEATH".

Ha ha ha ha ha.

His hands caught fire as he lit place around Bobby with fire.

" I will burn your wife and kids too", said the figure. " I hate snakes".

" Leave leave", shouted Bobby.

Vicky's ghost touched him. " Death arrives".

" Noooo he is at Junagarh. That snake. He is there. Disguised. He has network..He is searching. ..."

" Searching what", ghost was really angry now".

" The ultimate boon that will grant him eternity. Its there somewhere in Junagarh. The dead queen hid it".

" What is in those houses", asked the ghost.

" Somethings your wife hid. I don't know what? Colonel is searching them".

AND HE PASSED OUT IN ANXIETY.

A minute passed

" Did he die", asked Maddy.

" Moron did you scare him too much", asked Solly.

Raj shrugged taking prosthetics off.

" Like f*ck I care".

Ro, Parry and Duleep entered.

" Glowing phosphorus in hands did him", chuckled Ro.

" But he does look like a ghost", said Parry.

" Maa hid something at palace. Something eternity", said Raj.

" What could it be", asked Parry.

" No idea".

Meanwhile

" Are you sure you audited the firm and got nothing", asked Payal.

" We did", said Mr. Deepesh Verma.

He owned Finalytics an audit firm.

" Yes Mr. Oberoi summoned us", he said.

" Vikram Oberoi, asked Payal.

" Yes", he said. " He thought the profits were not as much as he expected them. But the overheads costs were high".

" Okay", she said.

" Miss what is this enquiry about", he asked.

" Mr. Mishra is taking over the Oberois", she said. " He wants clarity".

" Ohh okay a routine then", he said.

" Very much so", she said. " So who was your SPOC for these cases.

" Vinod Joshi", he replied.

" Hmmm", said Payal. " Did you make him aware of the costs"?

" Promptly", said the analyst.

" What was his reaction ", asked Paual.

" He looked confused at first and was muttering things to himself", replied the auditor.

" Okay were there any other discrepancies", said Payal.

" A lot more charity but Mr. Joshi said it was probably Mr. Oberoi's wife who did it", he replied.

" There were still profits", she asked.

" Oh yes", said the auditor.

" Okay thank you Mr. Verma. Mr. Mishra will request your service once more before he takes over".

" Sure Miss", he said.

Kenny and Kiara were enjoying their vacation with Gaurav.

" Thanks G", said Kenny.

" Uncle it is so much fun", said Kiara.

They had just returned from underwater adventure.

" Seafood", he asked.

" Hell yeah", screamed the girls.

As they were having Prawn curry and rice Kenny enquired

" Do you think Kamini has feudals in her pocket"?

" I am afraid most of them", replied Gaurav.

" Do you know any of them", asked Kenny.

" A few yes of which I am sure", he said.

" Okay I need a list then", she said.

" Deal".

" Uncle what about the attack. Could it be her. I mean she ordered a hit or like that", said Kiara.

" That would be really foolish of her", he looked annoyed.

" G we know that she is foolish", said Kenny. " She lacks vision of long time planning".

" And desperate too", said Kiara. " That kills common sense which is required when you plan big. She got where she is now only as Bhanu is with her."

" You both are right so right", said Gaurav.

And he thought about it for a long time.

Then he called Raj

" Yes Gaurav are you all fine", said Raj.

" I am but here is a clue. Kamini's brain is Bhanu. If he thinks wrong so does she and the actions planned will be wrong too. Just like Lokayukt".

Raj was taken aback.

" And why do you tell me this".

" Fooling the enemy is a strategy too", said Gaurav.

Raj knew this favourite statement of Vicky's. Daddy has told him.

" I shall keep that in mind", said Raj.

" So we have a key and something hidden at palace which this key opens",said Raj.

Parry looked at the key and...

A deja vu hit him.