Both Rashi and Johnny were silent. They understood that his rumblings were rather too serious. It was not a spur-of-the-moment comment to kill Patil. It was his heartfelt wish.
“I know you must be thinking I have gone mad...”
“No uncle!” Johnny cut him. “I am totally in. I too believe that to clean up corruption, the main root has to be eradicated.”
“You won’t believe but there is a doctor who too assured me that if ever I kill Patil, he will have it easy with the autopsy.”
“What? Are you serious?” Johnny wasn’t able to believe his ears.
“Yes. Doctor Sabharwal who works in the Deppari GH.”
“Gosh! Government Hospital doctor too is in killing rage! I can’t imagine how cruel this Patil can be.” Johnny said.
Rashi suddenly grew unsettled. “I think I should get going. I am getting late.” Rashi moved over to her son who was away chatting with kids of his age.
Johnny ignored her and sat next to Jasbir. “Uncle, I am all in. I have seen enough crime dramas and shows to know how to pull off a murder without being caught.” He took out his mobile and exchanged his number with Jasbir.
“I know many of his routines and habits.” Jasbir remarked excitedly. “He always licks his finger to flip pages. On the lower side of the right hand corner of papers. We can use something.”
“But that won’t guarantee us a clean sweep.” Johnny remarked.
“Okay. He always pretends to call a taxi to reach home. It’s actually his own car that he has been renting out as call taxi. How about failing its brake?” Jasbir keenly watched Johnny.
“That actually sounds fine. But timing is very important here. Because we have to carry out our plan only after the taxi stops outside this Electricity board building.”
“Then we have to be quick because within 10 minutes of the cab reaching this building’s premises, he will be out.” Jasbir paused and saw Rashi suddenly hurrying back to them.
With bated breath, she came to a standstill in front of them and said, “When I come to this goddamned building again on Monday to pay the bill, I don’t want to see that Patil there.”
Johnny smiled at her and moved away to give her space in the bench.
Rashi too has joined in with Johnny and Jasbir. Will they be able to successfully execute their plan?