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"Khushi's auto was weeding through the busy market area. She was nervous. She did not know anything about Kanpur. She had to find out. Her gut feeling told her that Arnav would be in his House. She did not know which one! She took deep breath. She knew he was Thakur and Rattan is related to him.

"Bhaiyya ji, can you take me to the MLA's bungalow? " The auto driver looked back in surprise. "Bungalow? It's a mansion!" he declared. 

"Why does this girl want to go to him? And Alone? Is she out of her mind? Or is she of that type...?" he looked at her in the mirror and could see her sindoor and decent attire. "She seems to be from a cultured family... then why is she going there?" he looked worried.

"Behen ji, why do you want to do there? The Janata Darbar is over few days back. Thakur ji won't meet you now!" he said to her. She looked at him suspiciously. Something triggered... her sanak erupted, her eyes twinkled, she actually smiled. Auto driver looked at her changing mood.
"Bhaiyya ji, I don't have anything to do with him. I just want to meet my husband. He will meet me there near his Mansion!" she said smiling at him. He felt relieved. They were heading towards the Mansion.. and she heard Mandir Bells. "I think I should pray before I go there!" she stopped the auto and said, "Bhaiyyaji I will get down here. Will go to Mandir first!" she said and turned after paying. 

The auto raced away. On the next corner, he was stopped by gunmen and was interrogated.
"Where is the girl?" asked a person pointing a gun at his chest. "I.. I.. don't know!" he instantaneously tried to safeguard her. But he was slapped square on his face which gave him the experience of star lit sky in daytime... "Sh....She got down at Mandir!" he said pressing his palm on his cheek. The men left him and ran towards their car.

"She is in Mandir. We should lift her from there!" said a person hopping into the car.

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"Calm down Mr. Balwindar Singh. He is safe! We have full control of the situation!" assured the Commissioner. 

"What do you mean, full control?" asked Balwindar getting suspicious. He knew what was going on in Uttar Pradesh and the anarchy that spread everywhere. It had become gunda raj. He looked at commissioner questioningly. The commissioner smiled.

"We know what is going on inside the Mansion, Mr. Balwindar Singh... don't worry! He is wired!" said the commissioner offering Balwindar Singh a cup of tea. 

"What?" Balwindar Singh got up at once.

"Yes, he had approached us before.. this is going to be a big bust!" said the commissioner. Balwindar prayed locking his fingers.

"We will enter any moment once we get the go ahead from inside!" said the commissioner. Balwindar Singh nodded. 

"I am going there!" he said getting up.

"No sir, you can't! Not now! ... I will take you once this is over!" he said. "He is a real hero.. a dare devil!" admired the Commissioner. "Yeah! Dare devil...! You have not seen his wife... she is a tornado!" thought papaji fondly. 

And there appeared a cyclone inside the Mansion....!

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"What the hell! Can you not get hold of a girl?" Ramani was enraged. They could not find her in the Mandir also. She just had vanished in thin air. 

When they were searching for her all over, she was busy buying matching zumkaas and bangles for herself! She ate chat and bought chanas to fill her hungry stomach. "I don't know when I will eat next...! Arnav ji will never ask me to eat! I better....!" She smiled at the thought of Anrav. 

She took another auto and headed towards the Mansion. She could see the huge Mansion nearing. She got down far away from the Mansion. "Think, Khushi, think! Find out where Arnav ji is! " she thought to herself. She gaped at the security. The road was blocked with barricades, she could see police everywhere... a local TV OB van was at the other end of the road. No civilian was allowed on the road. She got nervous. This was impossible to break. "Arnav ji! Hope you are alright!" she inserted her hand in her bad and clutched the Mannat Keys ring. She felt better and secure. "No! he is alright! I know he is in there!" she blurted aloud. She waited there on the footpath not knowing what to do. 

"I will wait for someone to enter the gates and take the opportunity. I have to see who is allowed to enter" she waited there with bated breath covering her face. Very few people were moving around. "I shouldn't be conspicuous!" she hid herself behind a tree keeping an eye on the movement ahead. She was beyond the circle of 200 meters outside the compound of the mansion. 

"think Khushi... do something... you got to go in!" she racked her brains. Nothing was clicking.
She saw a taxi entering. The barricades were removed. Someone from the taxi stuck out his hand to show the entry card...She froze. She saw the silver bracelet on the wrist. She frowned.
"This... he entered... I must .. I must stop him!" she grew panic. She had to do something drastic. She fidgeted nervously. 

"No.. No... think!" she reprimanded herself. "Think Khushi, what Arnav ji or Papaji would have done in this situation...!" she thought. She knew these two would shake the high profile world of UP and get what they want. "I cannot do that. I know no one here...!" she was crestfallen....
"Wait a minute.. I know I don't know anyone...! But...!" she actually grinned and ran back on the busy road nearby.

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"Ramani reached near the Mansion and gaped at the encircling police. What is going on? He was puzzled. He dialed a number. 

"No body knows! Everyone around is tight lipped. Something big is happening!" he got the information. He was sure that Arnav was inside. He got down and said "Rajan... I am breaking in from the weakest location. You know what to do...! Spread out and break through the security levels! " Rajan nodded. His men were trained and expert in such things. 

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Sham entered the Mansion with a smirk on his face. He looked at Arnav disdainfully. Arnav had intruded on his territory. 

His father looked relieved. "Thank god you came!" he said with a sigh of relief.
"Why are you worried and why did you call for police protection?" sham asked his father looking at Rattan. He had seen an unusually tight security. Rattan had called up the security guard to let sham in. 

"So Arnav, your time is up! Time to go!" Sham gave a hysterical laugh.

"Not so soon, Sham!" Arnav said in a deep deadly voice. "Its good that you came! I need some answers from you too!" he said calmly. He walked down the hall leaving his grandmother rock on the chair. She did smirk...!

Sham froze! Answers ? from me? And why do you think I will answer your questions?" he asked challenging Arnav.

"Because your Dad did just now!" he said smirking. Sham looked at his dad in shock.
"I had asked you not to speak!" he said with gritted teeth... Arnav ignored him.

"So, Rattan.. let us continue...Where were we? " Arnav went ahead.

"Ow.. you were telling me who made you my father's son!" he said looking at Krishna Kant. Rattan looked at the elderly person.

"Ok. It was his idea!" said Arnav taking another step ahead. 

"No.. it was his idea! He said he could manage the marriage evidence and pose Rattan as Nirmal's son and all the property will be ours and you will be out of our lives!" said the elderly man pointing at Krishna Kant. Arnav clenched his fists. Krishna Kant smirked at Arnav's plight.
"But look at now! You lost everything you thought you had!" Arnav smirked this time.
"Bull shit! Nothing is lost. We can fight it out to retain everything!" Sham was confident.
"Sham Manohar Zaa... it seems you are unaware of the facts!.. Everything is going to be confiscated!" Arnav dropped the bombshell.

"Grandmother, can you ask someone to prepare tea for us?" Arnav turned again to his grandmother. It seemed she was exhausted with the turmoil and was dozing off. He came nearer and took her hand. 

"Take some rest, grandmother!" he said kindly. "No! I am not going anywhere! I want to see them fall! I want them out of our lives!" she blasted off again, her shrill voice echoed in the hall making everyone shiver in fright. 

Arnav saw Krishna Kant and his son closing in working unanimously. They knew what to do. They were closing in for a kill.

"Don't worry Thakur Saab! Nothing will happen. We have done it before... ! Let us do it" Krishan Kant took out his gun and stretched it out to Rattan. "Do it! I will take care of the rest!" he said encouragingly. Arnav gaped at the gun but remained unmoved. 

"We have done this before, Rattan Saab! Sham will take care of everything... take your revenge! And I will complete mine by killing Nirmal's son too!" Krishna Kant seemed to have lost his prudent mind. The revenge in his heart was taking over his shrewdness. Arnav had a faint smile on his face.

"Abhimanyu, you have entered this chakra vyuha! There is no way out!" said sham disdainfully in a louder tone.

Grandmother rose from her rocking chair. "No one will touch my grandson!" she yelled and stood like a shield before Arnav. Arnav smiled. "Grandmother, come sit and relax! Nothing will happen to me...I can handle these....!" he turned to face the Thakurs and felt paralyzed. A figure had appeared at the door...!

"What the...!" Arnav froze, so did everyone else!!