The
next morning sun rose with a new gleam and looked Ashish in the eye as he ran
down the hill in sweatpants and a football jersey. Running his first round of
his daily jogging and exercise schedule, he loosened the muscles from his
sleepy body and trotted into the morning sun. Though his body was still a bit
immersed in the clutches of sleep, his brain was completely active and running
through all of the clues and leads obtained from the first day of the
investigation.
A
vibration on his mobile phone brought him away from his thoughts, and he
glanced at the screen. It was from Shanaya to inform him that the transcripts
were ready, and that the lawyer’s appointment had also been fixed in 2 hours. Unmoved,
the Detective kept running.
An
hour later, the Detective pulled into the drive way of the Police HQ, and went to
his desk. Shuffling through the sheaf of papers, he started reading the
transcripts. On the other side was the official report which ascertained that
the weapon was indeed a gardening knife. The report also talked about the
absence of any fingerprints on the clothes which had been found just outside
the compound wall.
As
he kept the report down, a knock resounded on the door, and Shanaya stood
there.
“Good
morning darling, did you sleep well?”
“Of
course sir. What about you?”
“I
managed. Is it time to go to the lawyer’s place? What did you say his name was?”
“Sandeep
Kothari, Sir. His office is around 4 kilometers from here, so I guess we should
leave.”
“Sandeep
Kothari? You must be joking! That guy was my class mate in school! Let’s rush
there right now!”
15
minutes later, the duo sat in the plush office of Sandeep Kothari.
“So
it was you, eh? When your secretary
called me up I had a small hunch that I knew you, but it really is you.”
“Never
lost your habit of lying did you? Even now, you earn your living by lying,”
Ashish said with a laugh.
“And
you didn’t lose your sense of humor. Now what will you have?”
“Just
a small file and some information on a client of yours.”
“Keep
the file Ashu, not a problem. And I’m not talking of the information, I’m
talking about breakfast?”
“I
just want a peep at it, nothing more. You still mad behind free food fatty?”
“I’ll
pay today dog! And I remember that my treat after the results did remain.”
“Ha-ha.
So Sandy finally remembers his debts to us. Not today Sandy, next time. Let’s
keep this official. I need details on Major Unnikrishnan’s estate and all about
his will as well.”
“He
was supposed to sign his will in a couple of days, and it was all ready.”
“Could
I see it?”
“Yeah
sure. I’ll have a copy sent to you as well. So, the Major was going to donate
the whole estate to the Army Kids Foundation which supports Army orphans and
widows.”
“What
would be the approximate valuation of the whole estate?”
“It’s
quite large and I haven’t got all the details as well.
“So
now, the estate will go to the closest family member and not the Foundation?”
“Sad
to say, yes.”
“Get
me the details on the whole estate’s valuation Sandy. Please.”
“I’ll
have someone work on it in sometime and I’ll send it across to you. You have
any idea who’s done this?”
“Thanks
Sandeep. We do have some suspects, but we still aren’t too sure on the exact
identity. I’ll have to take your leave now. Here is my card, and here’s my
personal number. And keep yourself free this weekend or the next, and let’s get
the gang together.”
“Sure
sure Ashish. I’ll call you up ASAP.”
With
a handshake and a tight hug, the Detective left the room with Shanaya in tow.
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