ParathaSarathy said to sit down said as he gazed sharply at Manohar who was standing in front of him. Manohar sat quietly. He could not guess from his appearance whether he was a manipulator who would trap them, or whether it was a friendly compliment. The sophisticated device that records speech may have something hidden inside his clothes.
Very carefully ParthaSarathy told him.
"Uncle said you said something about the enemy. That person is not all our enemy. We did not think of any harm to him. He is still well. No one can be guilty if the crime is not committed. There is no evidence that we were attempting to commit a crime. If you have been sent by opposition party or the so called enemy, go back to them and tell them ‘We have not committed any crime. We have no fear’”
RamaKrishna was impressed by the brilliance of his nephew who denied the crime without taking any names or talking about the crime.
"My nephew is a king in these situations"
Manohar said quietly.
“I am not the person sent by the enemy. I am not recording our conversation. So do not be afraid. Senthilnathan is a man who knows how to connect the dots if he has vali points. As soon as he came to know that someone saw your uncle on the hillside where Karthi went missing, he checked the call records of your uncle. In that details he had collected information of frequent calls to a number from a few days before Karthi's disappearance. He found out that the number belonged to a hired killer and that he had killed some people with a snake bite. Already Chief Minister does not have a good opinion about your uncle in the first place, ”
Even though he was shaken mentally, ParthaSarathy said, "If the chief minister has a suspicion, it is our duty to address it. We will take care of it. You can leave, ”
Manohar said quietly, "I have solid proof that he went to that mountain at night with the hired killer up to the foothills and that he was sitting in the car until the snake went up the hill and killed Karthi. You will be aware that the assassination attempt is also a crime”
Manohar kept an KCGSRO photo nonchalantly on the table before him. It was very clear that the hired killer got out of the car with the snake and RamaKrishna was sitting in the car. ParthaSarathy and RamaKrishna were speechless. Both faces were white in shock.
"This is just a sample. I have the rest with me. I will send one set to Rajadurai and another set to Selvarangan. Let them decide whether it is an assassination attempt or not. ”
RamaKrishna took the photo with trembling hands. It's a real photo. Even a child will recognize that he is the one who is in it.
ParthaSarathy said very quietly.
"Don't forget you are blackmailing a minister. I have seen many domains of politics”
Manohar asked in the same quietness, "What do you think will happen to you, once both of them get a set of photos each?”
"If you lose your ministerial post then it is not the field you are going to see, jail"
Manohar got up and prepared to leave. ParthaSarathy said in a weak voice.
“Please sit down, Red. Tell me what you want”
Manohar sat down again.
“My purpose is not to scare you. I came to help you. I have come to help you to destroy our common enemy. I had to show you this photo because in showing your brilliance, I was not given due respect. Don’t act too smart”
ParthaSarathy asked softly.
"That truck?"
Manohar nodded yes.
ParthaSarathy sighed.
“Sorry. There is a lot of press and TV people coming and trying to come up with words out of our mouths by telling us all their guesses. That's why I was skeptical. "
Manohar said indifferently.
"It’s okay. Shall we talk properly from now onwards?”
ParthaSarathy nodded.
"Tell me, What I should do?"
"You should become Chief Minister"
ParthaSarathy was skeptical that he had heard right and looked at Manohar. He was silent.
ParthaSarathy said, “Rajathurai is still a leader in the minds of the people. When he is still alive, people will never accept anyone else as Chief Minister. Even the MLAs won’t rally against him. ”
Manohar said casually.
"He has a heart problem. At any moment he can die”
The way he said it chilled the ParthaSarathy's blood. It was as if he had said C.M could be removed at any time. On the one hand the mind warned that he was dangerous. On the other hand the mind began to dream of being the next chief minister but how. He looked at him as if all this was going to happen.
Manohar said, “Smart person will be ready anytime when the luck came knocking his door. Are you ready to take advantage of the situation if Rajathurai dies? ”
"What do you want to do?"
Manohar was angry with the man. Still compressively asking what to do.
"You should spend your money. Drag MLAs to your side. You should become Chief Minister”
He looked at RamaKrishna. RamaKrishna nodded. Experiential knowledge said that 'the cost can be recovered within six months.'
ParthaSarathy still had a dilemma. He always wanted to become the Chief Minister but only after Rajathurai. Not by removing Rajathurai permanently. Until now, Manohar didn’t tell them what is in it for him. Don’t know what he is going to ask..!
Then he rang his cellphone. Rajathurai….! He picked up the cell phone with shaking hands and spoke, “Hello"
Rajathurai's voice was tight.
“Partha I want to talk to you. Come to the party office at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. ”
Rajathurai cut off the connection without saying anything else.
ParthaSarathy understood that what he was going to talk about tomorrow is not going to be in his favor.
"He told me to come to the party office tomorrow morning”
Manohar said indifferently, “If you are willing to cooperate with me unconditionally, he will not come to party office tomorrow morning. He will be in the hospital”
ParthaSarathy was silent for a while without saying anything. But his mind was turbulent.
Manohar described his situation as a last resort.
"You have two options now. First-lose your ministerial post and subject yourself to trial. Second - become the Chief Minister. If you follow what I say, you will become the Chief Minister. Else, you will go to jail”
ParthaSarathy said, "I will do what you say"