THE HALF LEAF

 I would like to say sorry to all of you to keep you waiting for the next part of my story.

Since our last case  MD had been busy with building some bomb kind of thing, but it would take some more weeks to complete , we got to know because of  VJ's resources. He'll come to us to challenge us and find it out where will he deploy it, thought all of us except our very own Vaibhu.  He smiled . We used to get irritated by his grin and expression less face. We all were now living a normal life in Leeds. Going shopping with ladies of our group , even trying to impress one of them. We all were happy , and one fine day came our next case.

MD came to us and said that a man in our neighborhood  had died, the killer was "Mr.Momos". Prove it and each of us gets a Ferrari. We were happy. Vaibhu came into the room and said "We don't work for you, get lost".

"OH! My angry young man , you won't be pleasured by a Ferrari , I knew that . You'll  be getting a access to all my records of people i.e. my contacts as they're right now. What do you say. Actually then you might get enough evidence to encounter me ."

Vaibhu nodded  and said "in how much time?"

MD got up and went to the door and before leaving wrote on a slip "before he leaves the city, mesor". And he left.

Preety picked it up and said "he should work on his spellings, spelt messier wrong"

We rushed to the neighborhood . We saw a man had been killed. The body was lying on a bed with a man holding a lappy in his hand. He was probably watching a video on chemistry. No signs of forced handling were seen. The room looked normal.  The man was having popcorn before he died. He also ahd a bag beside him. Nothing much in it though.

"Probably poisioned " said Rj. Nihu agreed by saying that other means of assassination would have shown signs of forced handling. I took the computer and tried to find out what the man had been previously  been doing on the lappy.

While I was busy in the lappy Vaibhu went to the kitchen to check how was the poison given. He had taken his meals nearly an hour ago. Vaibhu came back to the room and then went to the empty plate in which the finished food was placed. Only a part of a leaf(sed for garnishing was left). He picked it up with forceps and smelled it. "BELLADONNA" he said. My ears had heard that voice and I just went to Vaibhu, out of curiosity.

VJ was a weapon expert so he explained to all of us about belladonna. "This was a favorite of the ladies! The name of this plant is derived from Italian and means beautiful woman. That’s because it was used in the middle-ages for cosmetic purposes – diluted eye-drops dilated the pupils, making the women more seductive (or so they thought). Also, if gently rubbed on their checks, it would create a reddish color, what today would be known as blush! This plant seems innocent enough, right? Well, actually, if ingested, a single leaf is lethal and that’s why it was used to make poison-tipped arrows. The berries of this plant are the most dangerous – consumption of ten of the attractive-looking berries is fatal."

So, this was sure that the man was poisoned . Usually in these kinds of poisoning the mind remains awake and the body lower than the abdomen paralyses , as and when the poison acts body fails and then respiratory system shuts down.

We all were in a truce as no evidence of mr. momos was there.

Vaibhu went into a deep thought.  Then he came back and said check his lappy. The man can't move once he has taken the poison. He can leave a note only on a lappy. Since the man was here till he died as the man has died over an hour but the oven was still on so, the killer killed him and then baked a cake and ate it before leaving. As the killer was in front of him and this man had got a window only when he went to the kitchen. Till that time his legs were already paralyzed and he couldn't move. Not internet connection can be  seen , so the man can make a note only on his lappy. Check it.

I went to the lappy and then checked everything but nothing was there. I said even if he had written anything the killer would have erased it.

KEYLOGGER exclaimed RJ. Yup and fortunately we found one .

The man had written a morse code

.. .----. --   .--. --- .. ... --- -. . -..   -... -.--   -.. . .-. -... -.--   .- -.- .-   -- --- -- --- ...   --..--   --. . -   .... .. --   .. -.   -. . ... - ..-. .. -..- -..-   ....- ..... ....-

Meaning

i'm poisoned by derby aka momos , get him in nestfixx 454

so, the case ended as we had got the dying statement of the victim and was enough to sentence the killer. Arrests would be done by police.

Vaibu got text saying" well done ma boy" - MD

HANDICAPPED...................................................

We all were sitting in our new mansion because now it was open warfare between us and MD. In the morning we all were chit chatting about what to do about the person we had captured. Vaibhu was still confused with something.Suddenly the bell rang. Without even anyone opening the door stood in front of us our old classmate and rival MD. VJ approached to arrest MD , Vaibhu stopped him. "If I were in place of you I wouldn't have acted so fast " said MD. Calmness could clearly be seen on his face. His face seemed cold and composed. He stuck out a hand at Vaibhu saying hello. Vaibhu shook his hand. Both then sat and we carefully listened to what MD had come to say. He said that you all did well as a team but trust me the member you've captured will not speak even a single word against me.You all to me seem so funny without this detective of yours. If he is gone you all will fall as a house of cards. RJ got infuriated and said "wanna test it " . "Surely I will do so" said MD with a grin. Suddenly Vaibhu fainted. I had drugged him when he shook my hand. He is just unconscious, nothing to worry. He'll sleep like this for seven precise hours and you've got the same time to save the BANK OF LEEDS from being robbed. Exactly four and a half hours from now bank will be robbed. Stop it or you'll lose Vaibhu. Make your arrangements. And think twice before you call the police because if I can come inside your door without your permission I  DO CAN ANYTHING. He then left.
Me and RJ first took out the map and blueprint of the BANK OF LEEDS. We began scanning each and every network within a two mile radius of the bank. Everything seemed to be OK. VJ, Nihu and Preeti armed up and VJ placed snipers on the bank's surroundings. Police couldn't be contacted so we had to even check that no one came to know. All three weapons experts had synthetically made weapons which couldn't be seen under a metal detector. All then went inside as customers. We had hacked the cctv's and were watching every movement.We still had got half an hour on hour clocks before robbery when VJ decided that he would go out and try to engage the robbers and finish the things outside. This could be risky. RJ said I fell like there was something fishy in what MD had said, i don't know what. Something is hidden. Lighting flashed in my mind YES i shouted , the network which the robbers are using is hidden but its IP address was told to us by MD, Remember  I DO CAN ANYTHING. 
the IP address will then be 009.415.114.2520.89.147 and this worked we got the robbers exactly seven minutes before the robbery. I just thanked god that we could do it. Especially RJ, VJ had helped a lot in this operation.
Yeah but today was my day I has solved the case Virtually. We all received the text from MD saying wel done meet you soon in the REAL GAME.

THE SHOWDOWN (part-2)

Early next morning we got a text alert from Vaibhu saying
"I have found out that the attack of ethylene glycol in the ROBBER THAT TOOK NOTHING was done by RATMAS to kill me , also RJ's kidnap was planned here. I'm sending you a plan of his house. VJ, Nihu and Preeti to come to save me , I'm sure I'll be attacked."
 We weren't even prepared for the attack or on the contrary to do so. So, me and RJ got cctv's on and took care of Vaibhu's location. Five satellites and three armed sniper were put up by VJ to protect Vaibhu. VJ was one among them. He was himself there to check if in case something went wrong. Nihu was VJ's back up. Preeti was ready to ram into attack on a bike. I though wasn't sure of everything happening right. Me and RJ planned to jam the whole of  Leeds' transmission network. Though it would just be a window of about 10 minutes but was enough to keep people of from Vaibhu till that time.

Then Vaibhu was attacked not from ahead but from behind on a bike. HE jumped and turned, but till then the biker had rushed away. Vaibhu signaled he was fine.VJ transmitted"follow the biker - pole 1 and 3 "(here pole means armed guards on the rooftop).But suddenly Vaibhu fell, he had been hit with a tranquillizer. Preeti was called in for help. After three stress calls no response was there from Preeti. I echoed in the transmitters "she was the one that had hit him on the bike." All surprised. In the mean time Vaibhu was taken away in a jeep. VJ told us to follow us on the cameras. They'll remove the watch , RJ spoke as Preeti is with them, we're doomed.Vabhu was kidnapped on the BANKFIELD ROAD of BURLEY.
Block all roads of KIRKSTALL ,I spoke to VJ's network.

Yeah but it was RATMAS' area and how could we get better of him. With Vaibhu gone and none as intelligent as him , how could we even possibly find his trail...............................................

We had lost all hope suddenly all phones connected to that special networks rang up showing a media message of a plan of a building. I exclaimed Vaibhu had told in his text about something of a house that needs to be attacked. But the blueprint of this house was no where to be seen in or near 2 hour radius of BURLEY. VJ till now had got the airport scanned, nothing there told VJ. I and RJ took to the last resort, scanning each and every house's blueprint. We would be losing time but a match of blueprint would help to make it certain to find Vaibhu.Three matches were found by the satellite. One in SILSDEN, one in WIDDOP and the last one in LOW MOOR. SILSDEN seemed out of reach and WIDDOP couldn't be reached. LOW MOOR could be the target when RJ spoke up."ALWAYS CHECK THE MOST UNCERTAIN POSSIBILITY -  Vaibhu used to say".
Yes he's right I spoke up SILSDEN can be reached in two hours but not through road but by river. VJ got orders stamped for police to seal that house. We reached there by helics. Vaibhu to our surprise was sent out half unconscious , with a note in his neck.
"NICE JOB DONE BUT, MADE A MISTAKE .
I'M USING YOUR OWN INSTRUMENT AGAINST YOU, THE WATCHES YOU DEVELOPED ARE CONNECTED ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SPECTRUM AND VAIBHU IS LOADED WITH BOMBS AND YOU DO NOT LET ME GO , HE'LL GO , SO LIKE NICE KIDS ASK THE POLICE TO GO BACK AND ALL OF YOU RETREAT."
Leaving us no other option we had to do as he said.Vaibhu looked unconscious, still woke up and in a show-off way said VJ Preeti is behind the poeple she'll find them. We told Vaibhu that she was the one that betrayed. He again said this was the real plan. Stay connected to the watch, bombs can be diffused later by the squad. We heard shot of firing from inside. VJ and Nihu went inside taking charge. We dragged Vaibhu back to the car. VJ, Nihu and Preeti came out with smiling faces thinking that they had killed RATMAS. Vaibhu's condition by now was a little stable. He said again you morons are thinking that you've killed RATMAS. He is and Indian and to be precise, he is MD my old rival since the college days. I came to know about him as and when I had gone to explore the city, certain things of his type were seen in the locality. We used to have a cutthroat competition in the class and his chemistry always dominating over mine(THE ROBBER THAT TOOK NOTHING). But as always made a mistake of revealing too many clues and being obvious as he purposely bumped into me in the market. I could recognize him till the last night but the things flashed like lightning. Then I made that plan and gave it to Preeti, I know it was your next question , of course. Vaibhu explained. I murmured into RJ's ear show-off. Vaibhu smiled and went on, I knew someone would reach till here , I came to know about the house by my roadside network which I had setup. I think no more questions but, we've got a guest , please don't ask who, blockheads, the one which Preeti replaced in the plan of hitting me with the bike. VJ take care of him and find out what he tells. 
FRIENDS WE ARE RIGHT ON RACK TO CATCH MD

GAMEPLAN

Nihu was to swap places with me, Rj was to come to my place, VJ , Preeti to join Nihu. RJ had taken care of making headquarters for all of us to stay and work.Me and RJ had got latest of the computers with hell fast internet, VJ's quarter was filled with loads of guns and Vaibhu just breathing the city in.We all were connected to each other with watches that used their own transmission spectrum which could not be traced outside.I know he was placing markers and setting up hie own roadside network  but such a huge movement was to go unseen form the government and RATMAS. Now VJ contacted to his activated agent(SUMI) . "RATMAS is  definitely here" was the highly confidential message from Sumi. We needed to trace him out so, Sumi was summoned to my and RJ's workstation. He gave us some highly informative clues that lead us to conclusion that  RATMAS was somewhere in  the area A65 BURLEY. So, the major plan was now to identify RATMAS and watch his movements carefully , wait for him to make a mistake and catch him.But Vaibhu was again out with something new...................................................................

FOREIGN MISSION PART-1

We all have solved some petty cases not worth writing here. Though in the last case we learnt a little more about VJ's job. He is a skilled fighter and has got resources around the world. So, today we were sitting in the lounge and teasing VJ. Suddenly a phone call came on VJ's phone. VJ told us he was put on a new case by the official intelligence. He was to be put on the case to capture or kill RATMAS(here, our potential  new villain). Though he was Indian but operated from outside, where , no one knows.VJ activated a new agent in Leeds, England staying at an unknown location.Why Leeds ,  this time I was the one to pop out.As Vaibhu has got Chandigarh in his brain Leeds is the same for RATMAS explained VJ. Tell me more about him Vaibhu said. No you are not following him VJ yelled. He has got much vast network, might be even grater than me. Vaibhu said in his distinctive tone " yeah ! look into my eyes , and do you still do think that I will do as you say." VJ couldn't do anything so, he explained RATMAS is a person dealing in all kinds of unlawful activities but never indulges in one. So, he is potentially safe even if we catch him. Second his network is so large that it is quite possible that we might have got one of his members near us. What else blurted Vaibhu. VJ continued, he has got powerful hackers in his gang , money is certainly not a problem for him, he is as resourceful as me, might be more. Armoury, artillery and his defense mechanism is not breachable. Vaibhu again spoke up, all we need is an action and weapon expert with hackers , and we are fine enough with your and RJ's resources to find him. So we need two more people. "Not this time smarty, I got you this time. I and RJ will team to be excellent hackers and VJ will team up with Nihu to be weapons expert." Vj agreed but explained that we needed a person who is really well in handling  weapons. He then made a phone call and after about half an hour we met a new face , a beautiful , gorgeous, deceiving by looks lady, Preeti. Do not go by her looks said VJ. She can kill all of you in less than 3 seconds and you wouldn't even come to know. So, we had a briefing on RATMAS.

Next day

We left for Leeds by RJ's lavish jet , of course not together but in pairs. Vaibhu took RJ. Nihu was with VJ. I was left to go with the beauty. Lucky was I. Though in the journey I came to know how dangerous she was.

Next day

We landed at Bradford. All left for different places.We both for  THRUM HALL near the EUREKA ! MUSEUM. VJ and Nihu to HOLBECK near the TRINITY LEEDS and Vaibhu and RJ to BRADFORD near the BRADFORD UNI. Vaibhu had given clear instructions to not to go out alone but travel in pairs(we had a couple of armed guards covering us thanks to VJ). We had to breath in the city as fast as we could learn all the roads and get back to work.

THE KIDNAPPER'S ADUACITY

RJ

We three were sitting and sipping tea on the next morning.  Vaibhu was still asleep. The bungalow that RJ had made for us was fabulous as it had double the size of glass panes as  iron man had in its 3rd part. Though his house was circular in nature and ours was a bit rhombohedral. With a lavish garden in front. RJ got a phone call saying that his stocks had crashed last night. He was a bit worried.We both(VJ and me)  told him to leave for the stock exchange immediately.Within five minutes a long merc was standing outside the gate. He left for the exchange. VJ and me were sitting on the lilo and talking about the cases solved. Vaibhu had just got up and was sitting beside  us in next 17 and a half minutes, refreshed. "RJ ?" he blurted out. We told him he had gone to the stock exchange to check if the loss of shares was serious enough that he should leave the adventure and go back to his original life again.Vaibhu was extremely angry at both of us. You shouldn't have let him go alone morons."Did anyone of you checked the net for the stock rates?"he questioned us. We had gone blank. We tried to call him. His phone was switched off. Dudes you should have told me atleast. I am keeping a close eye on all of your professions since, we all have joined together. He didn't lose a rupee. That call was a fake. He has to be found out soon. Sachleen's blog is being read in the US,Germany and Australia. People are taking care of what we are doing and when we are doing. I was astonished , I hadn't told anybody."How do you.......?". "I even know your password is ********(of course I'll  not write my password online)." he said.  Ah  ! Vaibhu . You're smart I said.  I know  but now call Nihu he said. Patrolling helics were there roaring in the sky in three minutes. That day we came to know that VJ could also arrange personal helics(he is practically the government). We saw his merc near the lake abandoned. Bomb squad checked it for booby traps.None was there. We hoped to find a clue. Still Vaibhu stopped anyone from touching the car.There was something watery on the car. Vaibhu touched it with bare hands, they corroded a little. "We are looking for a chemist with 35% of H2O2  , search all the empty surroundings of the cities with same chemical foot prints." Vaibhu said.  Here VJ and Nihu came into play. Nihu got 17 teams searching the outskirts of Chandigarh and VJ got her the orders of using such a big task force in seconds. We were lucky enough to find RJ in an old chemistry lab that was abandoned from years.We found our friend in a Chevy SPARK , unconscious. BUT there was a loophole. On the car there were clear instructions.
"WELL DONE VAIBHU, I KNEW YOU WOULD REACH HERE. BUT YOUR FRIEND IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE, HE IS UNCONSCIOUS. THE DOORS ARE LOCKED WITH THE KEY INSIDE. YOU TOUCH THE GLASS AND THE CAR GOES BOOM BOOM BOOM. YES! THERE IS A WAY OUT BUT YOU NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE CLUE IS IN THE NAME. YOU'VE GOT 30 MINUTES BEFORE HE DIES."
 Our first question"Who's name?". Vaibhu seemed tense.No ideas were floating by. After checking the car and after going around it a few times he jumped and shouted "Brilliant, Bring me a laser glass cutter." He got himself cut the glass by the laser then Oxygen tubes were made to be bursted in the car so that RJ does suffocate to death. Remember we couldn't touch the car. He was then given a detranquillizer to wake him up. We then rescued him safely. The bomb squad was ready to diffuse the bomb.VJ made arrangements for security on our house 24x7. We thanked Nihu for all her help.

After coming back home Vaibhu explained
"The car had 35% Hydrogen Peroxide On it which gave me the clue, Of course the kidnapper didn't want to kill RJ but he wanted to test my caliber.Next the clue for the laser- THE CLUE IS IN THE NAME. Name of the car SPARK. Laser cut glass without applying pressure and saving RJ was then easy."
Next we asked RJ "How were you........?"
Vaibhu said"The driver of his merc took him the wrong way and drugged him with ZOLPIDEM a huge amount , I suppose almost 10 grams through the AC rear ac vent, he was smart enough to use the amount just to make RJ unconscious and not himself and the drugged him with chloroform. Purposely put drops of hydrogen peroxide, took him to the chem. lab and then place him in the car, painted the message again through the vent put conc. methylene glycol and cover the glasses with pressure sensors and joined them to the bomb. easy wasn't it."
We are having someone interesting playing games with us. VJ has got snipers all around the house and we all will be moving like the magistrate when we move alone. This is how intelligence and friendship came together to save RJ.
CASE SOLVED

THE ROBBER WICH TOOK NOTHING

We were extremely happy on the solving of the last case and RJ threw a grand party. Vaibhu always stood away from glamour and was still in tension. We were excited and partied all night. He seemed a little irritated so we didn't dig him. Then we all went to sleep.

In the night I heard something like , someone typing. I saw Vaibhu working on the computer. "what happened" I posed a question. He said that there was an e-mail this evening saying that there was a break-in in there house.The thief didn't took any thing and just wrote on the wall "only Vaibhu can save you". Now this was really astonishing as the thief was bound to take something and the members of the family really scared. The house was about a hour drive away. Here RJ came to play, we reached the house at first light by riding on a chopper. The chopper looked like a peacock with Sun's red light gleaming on it. The thief had come through a ventilator and had taken down the grill. Police was busy in Taking finger prints. We entered the house, a sweet smell had filled the room. Vaibhu interrogated the members.It was the father who came to know about the break-in first. He was sure of a break-in as he had seen some the ventilator open which was hardly bounded from to the window from many years. There was a hole cut in the glass.The story seemed to be true.Vaibhu wanted to be sure that till where had the robber penetrated into the house. So, he called the man again and asked if the door connecting the house and the room remained closed. The man told us that there was a photograph of a lion so children were afraid of it and this room was seldom opened.We were sure that the  thief broke-in and into the wrong room and had to go empty handed since the door was locked.Suddenly then the son of the man came playing with water guns and threw water on VJ. VJ being athletic ducked the jet of water.We were giggling away when Vaibhu came to us and shouted "CLEAR THE PREMISIS". What happened, one of us popped out.He told us to get out of the house and take all of the members with us. Till now Nihu had also joined us and took people out of the house."call the ambulance" Vaibhu shouted. We were still confused. Nihu did as he said.
Taking all the people out he told us that the thief had come with an intention to kill all of them including us four. We still didn't get anything.

Vaibhu explained
"The water dried as soon as it was sprayed on the wall by the child and remember when we had entered we had felt a sweet smell, these are actually the characteristics of ETHYLENE GLYCOL a volatile toxin which had been painted onto the wall. The thief actually wanted us all to inhale it and kill me and you all." All of us were took to the hospital and were given  first aid and sent home.

CASE SOLVED

I think we have a villain planning things against us.......................................................................................................

THE MUREDER OF THE BROKEN LEGGED MADEMOISELLE

So, we all were waiting for our first case, when VJ switched on the tv. There was a news on a domestic news channel that flashed on the tv that a girl who had a broken leg was missing from her house. She was being searched from bus stand to airports. The police was under distress. Though she was not a minister's daughter but still belonged from a posh sector of Chandigarh. We all looked towards Vaibhu for his expert comments, he joked it up saying they must look for her in hospitals. We had a laugh and then waited for the evening news paper. The case was described in quite detail say that
"She having injured her leg a month earlier had been recuperating at home on Thursday, 20 July 2015 when many of her friends including one, ABC called upon her inquiring about her health. In the evening when her mother returned from school, she could not find her at home. She tried to call her on her cell phone but the cell phone was switched off. She even checked up with all her friends, but she was nowhere to be found. She called up her husband and informed him that their daughter was missing. Both of them went to the CHD Police at 6.30 pm and registered a missing person complaint. Her parents, their neighbours and her friends, kept searching for her till late evening but failed to find any trace of her."

Next day her body was found in the drawer of her bed. Hands and legs tied and mouth gagged. We rushed to the crime scene. The inspector showed some resilience in letting us in but when VJ(practically the government) stepped into the matter we were given way quite easily. Vaibhu went directly to the crime seen and checked the official report of the murder. 
It said
"THE GIRL WAS DRUGGED BY SOMETHING HARD AND STRONG AS MARKS OF INSERTION OF SYRINGE CAN BE SEEN ON HER ARM  AND THE MOUTH WAS GAGGED MEANING THE GIRL WAS HELD HOSTAGE FIRST AND THEN DRUGGED."

No signs of robbery were seen hence someone broke in when everyone was out. Vaibhu examined the body carefully. Called us and showed us some black spots on her nose. We three had no idea. Vaibhu went on. Then there was a cool breeze, VJ using his powers made the current inspector suspended with immediate effect. The new inspector came and to our luck she(this time a lady inspector) was nice and subtle in behavior named Niharika. She allowed us to continue. Vaibhu went on to question the parents and asked them where were the last evening. The father was at work and mother had gone shopping. Vaibhu then came up with a question that almost no one had suspected of being asked on this occasion, "who made the food for the girl ?" he asked in a serious tone. The girl's mother told us that since her daughter was having symptoms of vertigo since a few months she remained at home and did all the work herself. The leg of her daughter got broken when one day she was coming down the stairs and dizziness captured her all over. Vaibhu then went to the kitchen and took samples of the food that was last taken by her. Niharika got the body taken for postmortem and her team took forensic samples.We bid goodbye and came back. Vaibhu spent a few hours in the lab Rajat had financed and arranged with all kind of lavish and expensive apparatus. Then he went somewhere and gave us instructions not to come behind, we spent the evening watching tv.

NEXT DAY

In the morning he gave a call to the lady inspector (niharika or as we'll call her from now on nihu). She came Vaibhu told her
" Catch the parents they did it." We were astonished. "How can yo say that." one of us erupted.
He said 
"What does go on in your little brains, Nothing I suppose. Those black dots were of CHCL3 i.e. chloroform. Then the food samples constituted of ACONITINE that comes from the aconite flower. That is actually a slow poison which caused vertigo in the girl. The father was unhappy by her recent affair and had decided to kill her slowly, but something drastic did happen the night before yesterday, I went to their garden yesterday to find out some more things which are she was in a constant relationship from past few months. She had  string of lovers, didn't go to college and the most important her father is her stepfather."

"Now where did........................." I began. He cut me short saying "Let me complete.

He continued
"Her father came to know about that something did happen and since he had been giving her slow poison from the past few months, she went into vertigo's daily. That evening he waited for the same. Then using a chloroform dabbed cloth he made her unconscious. gave here BOTOLINUM and killed her. Not to mention that her dad had his own business he can show that he is in the office easily so, he chose this way. To answer you question Sachleen, I too have sources............THE ROADSIDE NETWORK"
And we got ourselves a new friend NIHU.
CASE SOLVED

THE INTERLUDE

After solving quite a few cases Vaibhu had got some differences with some senior officers. Few days later we had a letter with two tickets to Chandigarh the place where crimes had steadily been increasing. The envelope was hand written. A faint smile on Vaibhu's face came alive, and he whispered "Rajat". I was still confused. He had identified his handwriting even after seven and a half years of college got over. Our two very old friends Rajat(RJ) and Vijay(VJ)  wanted us to investigate and have an year off from all the work they and we did, and live a life of freeness. Viabhu resigned from the job and left it with immediate effect. He became a private detective. RJ was the richest businessman of India and also as you all  can probably guess he was our financer too. VJ was in the the unofficial secret service of India and had a huge control over the ministry, whichever party the government belonged to. He was practically the government. We had got two new add ons one a tycoon and the other more powerful than a lion in the jungle. RJ bought a new bungalow for us and as we all were bachelors we used to party all night. And in the day we used to investigate crimes.  AND my job,  
DUDES I'M STILL BLOGGING.............................................

THE RIGHT ARM OFF-SPINNER

This will be the first fictitious detective story.

I had gone to my friend Vaibhu's house, we were meeting after a long time as contact was never established after the college was over. We just came to know about each other from a social site. 

TODAY

When I woke up today rubbing my eyes, I read the newspaper, it flashed the news that some domestic cricketer who was suspected to be indulged in fixing was found dead in his apartment, someone had slit the vein near his left wrist. Though this news was not in the main portion but still caught my eye as it seemed interesting. Following the news on the internet I found out that even after about 18 hours police was still clueless as their first report the case seemed of robbery.  Me and my colleague Vaibhu went to the house, just to see what had happened. There was a faint stink of something , I think the windows and doors were recently painted.Vaibhu has got terrific observational skills of which even I am afraid of.  The house was small and was just two roomed. The cupboard in the entrance seemed to be searched for something. The room looked have a tussle between two people as their were blood marks on the walls and the dining table. Police were taking samples. Vaibhu requested them to let him take a look at the room more carefully. He went on and checked each thing carefully and minutely. He asked me what did I think. I knew he always disagreed with the theory of the police so I tried to act smart and said that I think something might have happened between the two ....... I hadn't  even completed my sentence and he smiled at me saying you too have learnt something working with me. I said that let me complete the sentence. He nodded in assertion. I said something like snatching might have happened between the robber and the cricketer. He gazed at me and gave me an angry look saying you can't be any good. This actually puzzled me that a few seconds earlier my incomplete sentence was good enough for him and after completing it what mistake did I make in those last five words.
He pointed to the swelling between the middle and forefinger of the cricketer. That looked like repetitive scratches. I said he might be drugging or doping. He gave me a smile and went directly to the inquiring inspector, showed his ID , on which it was written SR. DETECTIVE INSPECTOR Vaibhav. I was shocked  to know his designation. He said 
"The case is crystal clear. The cricketer had something illegal with him, might be some paperwork or bill which could make us reach to the real master-mind of the game. There were two robbers who had broken in when the cricketer was out, TWO judging by the finger prints that were clearly shown on the newly painted cupboard. Then they had a fight between them as their is blood on the right wall of the house but no bloody wound on the body except the cut on the left hand. The robbers took those things which actually acted as something with which he could blackmail the master-mind. Since, the thing is gone , he couldn't survive for long. So he committed suicide. SUICIDE because, the person has swollen middle finger which usually an off-spinner has, and the murder weapon is lying much near the body. No other signs of force applied on the body. Clearly SUICIDE"
CASE SOLVED.

The Illusionising DIVA

It had been quite a few days in college, when I first saw that student. Probably he had  late admission to the college. Though he was a little shy but intelligent. Few days after I came to know that he was from the same coaching center as me though we were from different programmes. We had the best group of students in the whole class and all are doing nicely in all the subjects. He too joined our group but had been on and off with his presence in our group. He was more like a floating character in almost all groups. Our group consisted of six people. We all were the best in one or the other. He too then joined our group.  Then a girl also joined our group. Cute and sober by nature.  The new guy seemed to be fond of her. Since I had been in a relationship from quite a little while, I told him to take things a little slow. We all wanted them to be together. We made a game plan for the guy and gave him tips time to time. He was doing things properly. Though due to his attire and way of doing things was a little more idealistic,  we usually did ignore him. He didn't have that much of significance in our group.
Few days later things seem to be going nice with both of them. We usually saw them together and happy. Hands meeted smiles ignited. Things were going smooth and then when we thought that the task was almost completed came a blast. The girl suddenly changed faces. From cute to dangerous and threatning, the guy that day seemed off colour to me. He didn't regret anything but just wished to know where he had gone wrong. He was good at studies and seemed distracted from few days but now I'm sure he'll be able to focus again and go on to the race for thentop slot. My best wishes for him.  A little advice for him that it is not your fault alone, SHE PUMPED YOU by allowing you to hold her hand,  and you moron took that to be love. You should have played like a smart arse but you lost the battle playing true love.