"Only me, you, Yawar and Moosa bhai knew that I was incharge of that warehouse where Daniyal was kept. I was going towards the warehouse the day before when suddenly some masked men kidnapped me and then they threatened me over my mother's life. In pressure, I had to call the security head of that warehouse and demanded him to leave the warehouse along with all security guards as there is a bomb in it. Then I dont know what happened but I was well aware that Daniyal had ran away in the mean time." Amman explained the situation to Irtaza and Moosa.
But he clearly missed out that he also told Haseeb about the warehouse where Daniyal was kept.
Irtaza closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose, all this scenario was confirming his assumptions more and more that there is a traitor in them.
"Then they released me after 4 to 5 hours, they would've killed me but they wanted me to break the news of Daniyal's escape on you. I didn't has any phone so I called Haseeb as I only remember his phone number then." he told.
"Leave" Irtaza said shortly and Amman left the room instantly, afraid to face his boss's wrath.
Irtaza was dissappointed in his third in command that he didn't use his brain to tackle the situation. If Zahra didn't has the tracker then surely it would have taken alot of time to hunt them both out and in the mean time the whole media would have came to knew about the bride's elopement.
"We've to get our hands at him soon." Moosa told.
"That Osmani only wants to stop our drug consignment shipping and only for that reason he had sent a spy among us. We should focus on our contract with international mafia, and once the contract is done the spy would come out of the curtain on its own." Irtaza stated.
The shipping was guarded by Moosa, Shehryaar and he himself. And he knew neither Moosa nor Shehryaar could betray him. His sixth sense was signalling his suspicion towards his second or third in command, but without any solid proof he can't say anything and it was just his sixth sense so he didn't ponder much on it. Also his thoughts were so messed up today that he was looking everyone with suspicious eyes other than Moosa.
"I've another important news"
"What is it?"
"Human trafficking."Moosa told.
"What?" He asked, shocked.
"Yes. Round about two weeks ago, I was clearing the area for shipment and assigning the tasks to my men when I saw a bunch of men running after a girl. I found her fainted and I took her to my home. Upon asking, she told me a group of men were seizing her village completely, taking a control. Many girls were getting abducted from her area and they were raiding houses randomly taking the girlsaway. Police wasn't capable to do anything as they were getting stronger day by day. They were about ot get their hands on her too when she ran away and I found her," Moosa explained.
"Are you sure she isn't lying?"
"I had investigated the matter deeply, I had sent my men in that area where she lived to scruitinize the situation and the news they gave me was appalling. A group of people had literally seized the area, taking there young children and men forcefully along with them, brain washing them and then making them there member. As for girls, they're abducting them and taking them forcefully to trade them across the border."
"Fuck. The Talibans are again getting active." Irtaza guessed it right away. They were Talibans, the extremists.
"Yes. And they don't have much money yet so that area which they had occupied is quite small and backward but if they're successful in trading those girls then they'll get a huge amount of money making them stronger"
Irtaza was a strong Mafia lord, for years his mafia had fought with the extremists group and he had destroyed the group totally 4 years back. They were totally finished and Moosa's news took him back. He was shocked. The extremists group was getting active again.
Being in mafia, the major source of his earning was through the drugs trafficking which occurred through Afghan border.
And Moosa's news cleared him one thing that Talibans, the extremists are getting active again and to earn money for making themselves stronger they're abducting girls and trafficking them to other countries as human trafficking was the biggest source of earning money, and they're the only people who use human trafficking as a source of income, though Irtaza never wanted to be involved in it.
Yet he simply couldn't let the extremists raise again. His drugs trading business involved the route of upper KPK region, where the border coincides with Afghanistan and the Taliban tribes existed prior there. If the Talibans got active again they would definitely disturb his business dealings, which will affect his mafia financially.
Also Irtaza was a liberal mafia don, he totally disagreed with the extremists point of views of stopping the education of girls after the age of 10 and many other views which irked him and eventually made him the enemy of Talibans.
He could have simply striked a deal with Talibans to give him access to the Afghan border and he'd financially support them. Despite being a Mafia don, he still had some conscience left in him, if he had financially supported Taliban then it would have resulted in stopping education of many children, bomb blasts, rapes, killing of many innocent peoples, marriages of girls under the age of 13 or 14, slowly the whole KPK would have been seized if he financially supported them because where there is money there is power and they would have grown enormously, overruling his own mafia. And eventually it would have resulted in the extremists taking over the whole country starting from KPK and one day they would have gotten enough power to rule the country and impose there totally absurd views on this country.
He remembered how hardly his mafia had fought against the extremists to finish there rule in the upper KPK as they had occupied the whole area of Upper KPK, killing many men of his mafia and not letting them pass through the border. They had totally seized that area.
And he didn't want to take any chance with those extremists also because they considered him their biggest enemy. Without his mafia's interference, the Talibans would have been never eradicated.
"How can they get active again without the the assistance of someone powerful?" Moosa asked, still thinking about the whole scenario.
"Khurram Osmani." Irtaza told, striking on the exact point and realization dawned upon Moosa.
It was him, who is supporting them to rise up. He wanted to destroy Irtaza's mafia at any cost.
"We've to change the route of the drugs shipping Moosa. I don't want any hindrance in the laundering of the drugs. The fucking traitor in us would also have given the details of the route to that Osmani and Taliban might support him, creating obstacles for the consignment shipping."
There were total 10 trucks heavily loaded with drugs and if his enemy knew about the route which he is going to use then definitely he will attack on it.
"But the Taliban are not strong enough to fight against our mafia, we could easily kill them if they created any hindrance."
"I dont even want miner hindrances, and we should not deny the fact that there is a traitor among us."
"Got it. Now what's the order?"
"Change the route and keep it in between me and you. Now you've another mission, he might know about our route now. We're opting another path now. Direct all the shipping towards the Arabian sea. We will trade our drugs through the sea. Set on your journey tomorrow and take your most trusted men with you. Its the last batch Moosa then we will be successful in our mission." Irtaza told. He was first using the Afghan border because the refugees camps there help in the easy transferring of the drugs and money could be easily laundered, even the refugees help them in the drug dealings but now in the case of sea, Moosa had to take care of the custom police officers there but Irtaza knew Moosa will devise a way to deal with them.
"Roger that. But it will take some time."
"I'll talk with Alessandro. We don't need to worry about it."
Alessandro was Irish mafia boss, whom Irtaza had the deal with.
"Yes and send our spies in the area seized by the terrorists to know who's leading them now. After getting the details direct them to me."
"On it"
The contract was of great importance, he would grow enormously strong in the mafia world after the success of this contract. And his rival was doing his best efforts to hinder him from growing strong. That was why Khurram Osmani was supporting the Taliban's to rise and fight against him.
Taliban was a brutal, fundamentalist religious group. They wanted to establish government and rule the country but Irtaza didn't let them. In past, they had seized half of the KPK province and there occupation was expanding by leaps and bounds. They had created an army of there own by kidnapping and brainwashing the children of young age, by threatening and forcing the men to come into there group as for women they had confined them to four walls after the age of 13. The women education wasn't allowed within the area of there captivity. They were growing stronger and stronger day by day until Irtaza's mafia had interfered and stopped there brutal acts, totally destroying them 4 years back.
"She was beautiful. She looked exactly like her. Her every feature was similar like her." Moosa said, deliriously, after a short pause.
"Ah I see, my brother is in love" Irtaza smirked.
"Fuck No! Love is shit."
"What's her name?"
"Roshanay" her name, softly rolled off his tongue.
"Hunt her details first then fall in love with her."
"I did"
"What did you get then?"
"She is a pashtun girl, she belongs to a lower middle class family and the only daughter. Her father had passed away and her mother is quite sick."
"What does she do for a living then?"
"Her uncle financially supports her."
"Well, It doesn't settle well with me. Why would her uncle support her?"
"Might be due to humanity, but the chances are quite vague. He might....had demanded something from her. But her uncle has a business." Moosa said pensively.
"That's why I'm saying to hunt her details completely first then fall in love with her, if you want to" Irtaza teased him, knowing that he doesn't believe in love, anymore.
"Hahaa I will."
"What you gonna do with her now?"
"I dont know but she is extremely fearful of every men around her and keeps on saying that she wants to go back."
"Then let her go"
"I can't"
"Why?"
"That's the story of another time"
"Well best of luck then brother. Lets see where this girl takes you to."
"Lets see. And are you 'both' coming tonight at my place tonight?" Moosa asked, emphasizing on both, indicating him that he has to take Zahra along with him as he has invited him and Zahra to a dinner tonight.
"Yeah I am"
"Are you taking Zahra along with you?"
"Yes, I will"
"Did you go harsh on her?"
"Very"
"Fuck Irtaza. She looks so fucking damn innocent. And I know what a sadistic bastard you are. How is she supposed to face your wrath?"
"She should have thought of it before fucking up with me. I've always warned her, she didn't pay any heed to my warning then its not my fucking fault"
"Go on easy with her brother. She's just 22 yet and on the top of that you've forcefully made her your wife."
"I dont give a fuck now" he stated, but deep down he knew he cared for her, he still loves her but now he does not want to accept the fact that he loves her. His love for her was lost somewhere and hate had taken that place.
"Look Irtaza, her father had just passed away, it has not even been two months properly and she is already forcefully married on the top of it she is alone with you, her mother nor any member of haveli is there with whom she can just talk. And she is so damn afraid of you, didn't you see how she hid behind my back last night? I don't know what you're doing with her but go on easy with her. She has been through much"
"Why the fuck should I go on easy with her? That fucking bastard almost kissed her, she hugged him despite being my wife. Only to get her lover, she fucking played with my feelings. How am I suppose to forget all this?" he suddenly snapped, rage consuming her.
Moosa sighed, not having any answer to his question.
"What you'll be doing with Daniyal?"
"Give him the worst possible death."
"Fine. Will meet you at tonight" He said and grabbed his keys and phone from the phone and left the office, leaving him alone with his thoughts.