somewhere else. Anyway, scan further sectors, secure the outside perimeter and rendezvous at the exfil point. We are going to dig for some information in here. Out.''
Commander David and his team made their way into the main bunker. The communication systems were turned off and some documents were piled up in a corner. David put his hand up in the air and rotated his index finger in a circle; a signal for his squad to fan out.
''Gather as much information as you can. Anything- papers, hard disks, floppies, records. We need to know what these bastards were planning to do,'' commanded David, shuffling through the piles of documents stacked in the corner.
His team slowly fanned out in different directions searching for more Intel. David switched on his flashlight attachment and stepped into the next room. Adjusting his night vision, he moved on towards a row of cabinets. Suddenly, David heard a soft rustling from his right side. He flashed his torchlight towards the right.
The next moment the butt of an AK-47 came slamming on his head from the left. His skull felt the hard blow and everything started spinning. His body was launched into the air for an instant and then made contact with the ground heavily. Just as David was getting up from the ground, another blow of the butt came from the right side. Darkness was setting on him and David's blurred vision could figure out two ghostly figures approaching him from his either sides.
And then, the darkness engulfed him.
Chapter 9
The harsh and bold voice on the other end didn't wait for a 'Hello'.
''Mr. Kapoor, How is the press conference going? I suppose you got your good news by now. The fastest weapon of destruction in the world just slipped away from your hands.'' The tone was bitter.
Drops of sweat rolled down Dr. Kapoor's forehead. He somehow found his lost voice. ''Who is this? And how the hell do you know about the.....?'' His voice clearly exhibiting traces of panic. His heart was beating fast. Beating uncontrollably fast.
''Relax Kapoor... Your heart can't stand such excitement. I just wanted to remind you that you will not speak anything about this in the press conference and neither try to mention it to your senior authorities. If we can make a missile disappear right under your nose, it is not a difficult task to make your lovely daughter disappear. Right? Although, we will be needing your alibi to explain the seriousness of the situation to your seniors, but until then, just keep your mouth shut.'' The voice spoke with a peculiar abruptness.
''You... You swine. You better stay away from my daughter. I will kill you if I get...'' Dr. Kapoor was almost screaming now. The reporters broke out into a commotion hearing the screams. But nobody even had a slightest clue of the racket going on backstage. Analysing the situation, Dr. Kapoor's assistant approached him.
''Any problem, sir? Please calm down. The media is waiting.''
Dr. Kapoor pushed away his assistant and started marching up and down the backstage corridor. His heart was now pounding against his rib-cage. He clutched the phone tightly. ''Why are you doing this to me? What do you want...''
''Stop it Kapoor. What we want is none of your business, but we can assure you that the missile you designed is going to be used for something very destructive. And for your kind information your daughter just received a courier from our delivery boy. lf you choose to remain silent, the contents of the courier will remain silent. Goodbye."
Mr. Kapoor's heart could take it no more- the pounding was way above the human limits. Stream of sweat rolled down his forehead as his pulse kept on increasing. Seconds later, the chief project manager of the DRDO went into a cardiac arrest.
Chapter 10
Even before David could see them, he was able to hear his assailants as he regained consciousness. It had been a minute or two that he had been knocked out cold and now his wrists were tied with a belt behind his back, his