A/N: I didn't exactly get all 55 votes for the last chapter but I had to update! I can see many of you are eagerly waiting! So, here it is.
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Veer had texted Meera after a long time, but it was necessary as he needed to know that she was safe. He needs to stay completely focused and for that he had to make sure that everyone who were close to him are safe and protected.

When she replied informing him that she was fine and had reached home safely he let out a huge sigh of relief. He instructed some of the guards to watch over her house.

Veer and Karan along with his team mates reached the headquarters of TIIS that was located in Pune. The main office of TIIS was in Delhi. Other than that, there were branches in Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Chennai and also Assam.

Once everyone was gathered in one of the meeting rooms, Veer switched on the projector and explained the plan in graphic detail. He pointed out the red dots that were surrounded near the old abandoned paint factory.

"As all of you already know that Jeffrey is here in Pune. The information is one hundred percent true! We need to make complete use of this opportunity. If we capture him then it will be the greatest gift we can present to humanity. He's is lethal and the most dangerous man to have escaped. He's the most wanted in not only our country but also on the hit list of many other countries."

Veer briefed them about who exactly they were up against. It's not like they didn't know but it was very necessary to stress on the important points. This was the matter of National Security plus capturing this asshole would save many lives.

Veer pointed at the red dots explaining each of their roles. "This paint factory does not just have four entries but it has five. Thus, making it harder to catch him. The fifth entry could be anywhere in factory and could easily be an escape route for that bastard, so we need to capture him before that happens."

Everyone sat up straight nodding their heads with a serious expression on their face. "The plan is simple and it's not very hard to execute. We have done this a million times before and I have no doubt that we can catch this bastard but we need to be a bit more cautious than usual. By no means can we underestimate this guy! So, don't do anything stupid and please for the love of god stick to the plan! Am I clear?"

Veer asked them loudly, his team mates nodded their heads and chorused out a "Yes Sir!" together. Veer nodded his head satisfied with the response. "Here's the plan. Karan, Diya, Nakul and I will enter the factory without anyone's notice through the four different entrances." He glanced at each one of them when he said their names.

They nodded their heads in acknowledgement. "Dhwani you will be in a building that is exactly five hundred meters opposite to the factory. We have a big advantage with this building. From that vantage point we can get a clear shot at anyone. Dhwani, you have the most important job as you will be our watcher and also cover for us in case we are up against more people than we anticipated. Am I clear?"

Dhwani nodded her head. "Yes Sir!" She exclaimed and Veer continued with his instructions. "Dhwani covering for us is one of the backup plans. The other one is that if there are more people then we will definitely call for the backup team. Dhwani, you won't be the only one firing from that building. Aarav another officer and a new member of this team will be accompanying you. He's already there making all the arrangements"

Dhwani nodded her head once again. "All of us will be connected throughout the entire mission. Make sure none of your Bluetooth are switched off or jammed. Let's go do this! Get ready everyone we'll be leaving in another twenty minutes. Load up with all the ammunitions."

They stood up giving him a curt nod, after saluting with a strong "Jai Hind!" they scurried out of the room to load up with all the weapons. Veer stayed back for a minute to call Meera. Something about today had him on the edge. He was aware that Meera was well equipped to take care of herself but he couldn't stop worrying.

Things can change in a jiffy. Veer dialed Meera's number, he tapped his feet impatiently waiting for her to answer the call. The call disconnected automatically with a beep sound when she didn't answer it.

He cursed under his breath and called her again. "Come on, come on! Answer the damn call Meera! I don't care even if you cuss at me and cut the call! Just answer the damn call!" Veer muttered under his breath waiting for her to answer the call.

When she didn't answer his called her for a second time as well. He ran his fingers through his already tousled hair letting out a breath of frustration. He closed his eyes for a moment and called her up once again.

Karan entered the room fully equipped for the mission. He had a gun in his hand and was even wearing the bullet proof jacket. He frowned when he saw Veer who still wasn't ready. He was shocked because it was usually Veer who would be the first one to get ready. By now he would have already shouted at them to get in order.

Veer had called Meera about five times now and when he called her the sixth time it freaked him out because a telephonic voice played saying that her phone was now switched off. He slammed his phone on the table.

Karan walked towards him; he placed a tentative hand on Veer's shoulders asking him what was wrong. "Meera is not answering my calls and now her phone is switched off. I hate to admit this but I am worried." Karan frowned, because if Veer was worried then definitely something was wrong.

He racked his brain for a solution and snapped his fingers when he came up with an idea. "Veer, I am sure she's fine man. You must be freaking out for no reason. If it makes you feel any better, why don't you call the officers who are keeping an eye on her house? I am sure that Meera is fine! Maybe she fell asleep because of all the events that took place yesterday and all the travelling. She's bound to be tired."

Veer let out an amused laugh and gave Karan a thumbs up. "Damn! That's a great idea. I am almost ashamed that I didn't suggest it first." He retrieved his phone from the table and dialed up the officer's number who was watching over her house.

The officer assured him that Meera was inside. He even told Veer not to worry as there was nothing dangerous or suspicious about the surroundings. Veer breathed out a huge sigh of relief. He cut the call and ran his hands over his face.

"You're right! Nothing is wrong! Meera is safe, she must have been tired like you mentioned. Maybe she fell asleep and didn't notice that her phone was ringing. I am sure it's nothing."

Karan gave him an assuring smile and nodded his head. "I told you! Why don't you go get equipped, we need to be there in another thirty minutes." Veer nodded his head and was about to exit the room when Karan stopped him with a question so hard that he was left tongue tied. "Wait a minute! Since, when do you care about Meera so much?" Veer thought Karan wouldn't notice this sudden behavioural change with Meera.

Veer turned to face Karan, he shrugged his shoulders casually and crossed his arms across his chest. His face was blank, void of any emotions. "What do you mean? I was just casually checking up on her. That doesn't change anything between us. Besides, you know I am worried about my family because of all those threats that someone is sending me. That is the only reason why I checked up on her."

Technically Veer wasn't lying. He was worried about her safety exactly for those reasons. But he knew that was not the entirely true. Something had definitely shifted between Meera and him but he wasn't going to admit that, at least for now.

"Oh please, don't deny the fact! I am not stupid Veer and neither am I blind. You willingly sat next to her on the plane and were kind of nice to her. You were actually relaxed! That never happens! If you don't want to say that out loud or to me it's totally fine. Do yourself a favor and at least don't lie to yourself. Just admit that you're happy when you spend time with her! That won't kill you! I am sick of you denying happiness for yourself!"

Karan made his point strongly; he threw one last glare at Veer and left the room before Veer could come up with some stupid excuse to prove him wrong. Veer on the other hand was fuming with anger by the time Karan was done with his rant. He clenched his fists and shook his head trying to clear his mind.

This was not the time or the place for him to think about Meera. He will talk to Karan once they arrest that bastard. Veer had to protect his country first. He walked towards the room where all the weapons were kept. The room was now buzzing because everyone was talking.

He tuned out everyone and his mind focused on only one goal. That goal was to catch that bastard who was a threat to his country and his people. He strapped on the bullet proof jacket and loaded his gun with bullets. He hid a knife in his socks and carried some extra bullets. He attached a silencer to the gun.

They carried some bombs as well. Everyone sat in the car, as Karan drove them towards their destination Veer went over the plan once again and ordered them to stick to the plan.

They reached the abandoned paint factory that was located at outskirts of the city, which wasn't really surprising. Veer thought he might not be that clever after all, because if he was, he would have chosen a hiding spot in a much more crowded place. Ther was a tiny flaw from his side which was more than enough to catch him.

Veer gestured them to split up and take their positions. Everyone was connected with each other through a call and plugged in their ear pieces. It was a very tiny Bluetooth; it was almost invisible.

Everyone stood in their positions. Dhwani met up with Aarav who was already waiting at the top of the building. Aarav was scanning the area with thermal binoculars.

"Veer there are at least thirty people guarding this place which isn't really surprising and this confirms that Jeffery is in there, else there wouldn't have been sucha tight security on this place!"

"You are right!" Veer whispered and hid behind a carton box when someone came out of the entrance. He noticed that all the men in this place had a peculiar snake tattoo on their necks. Veer could now be a hundred percent sure that Jeffery was here.

These men with those tattoos belonged to one of the most powerful gangs that operated in the country and they were solely responsible to protect Jeffery. "I am for one hundred percent sure that we are in the right place! Snake tattoos and all! Aarav, can you check and give me the location of that bastard?"

"Checking right now boss!" Aarav scanned the entire factory and finally found something that was very noticeable. "Veer, I can see only one person sitting in this entire building and I have no doubt that it's him because everyone else is patrolling the area. The room is about two meters from where you're standing."

Veer grunted when someone kicked him from behind. He staggered forward, he whipped his head and shot him with his gun without a single sound. Even before the bastard could scream, he was in hell.

"Copy that! I am on my way! Karan you will come with me!" Karan was entering the factory from the back entrance. Veer dragged the body and hid it behind some boxes. These men would be alert soon but he had to take care of everything silently until that happened.

The entrance was buzzing with activity and Veer tied a scarf around his face. He had to enter without raising any alert. The moment people start firing it will end the entire plan because Jeffery will become alert and flee the very next second.

Two men stopped him when he was only a few meters away from that bastard's hiding place. Veer snarled kicked the both of them and shot them without a second thought. He dragged their bodies and hid it behind some broilers.

He shot down a few more men on the way and Karan helped him on the when they met on the way. "Guys, you need to do this fast! There are two cars filled with at least fifty more men headed this way!" Veer hissed under his breath and shot one more man who was about to shoot him.

Diya and Nakul had been spotted by some of the men but before they could alert the other men the pair finished them off. Dhwani and Aarav killed many of them but there were more men than they had anticipated. It was almost like they were emerging from various hiding places.

"Veer, Karan turn left! Now! he's lounging in that room!" Veer and Karan halted in their steps and turned left but to their surprise there was nothing but a wall there. Veer meet Karan's gaze with a frown.

"Are you sure Aarav? Because there is a fucking wall here?" Karan hissed. Veer was pissed of as well. They have been chasing this bastard for a long time now. They were done with the chasing and ready to capture him to get some answers from him.

"Oh, he is clever, I will give him that but not so much!" Veer kicked the wall and moved. Karan gave Veer a nod and together they pushed the wall. It was like one of those wardrobes that opened from the sides instead of the front. They pushed it and were stunned to that bastard sitting with his legs on the table and smirking at them.

"Welcome! Captain Veer Gupta, I was hoping that you would come but was quite not sure when exactly." Veer and Karan pointed their guns at him while he threw his head back letting out a sinister laugh.

"I must say I am impressed that you made it this far. I may have underestimated you! Did you really think that you could capture me? Or have you actually forgotten who I am?"

"Shut the fuck up and come with us. If you surrender now, we can wind this up easily! We are not here to chat with you asshole!" Jeffery jumped out of the table and once again let out an ugly cackle. He pressed a button on a remote and two images came up on the wall.

Karan gasped when he saw one of the pictures. Veer was still staring at Jeffery and pointing the gun at him while Jeffery smirked at him. "Veer, let's make a deal!" Veer scoffed, like hell will he be making a deal with a bastard like him.

Karan was still staring at the wall now his face was laced with panic. Veer still hadn't seen the wall, so he still didn't know what had Karan seen that made him looked this panicked. "Veer I think you should see this?"

The smirk on Jeffry's face grew wider, he pulled out a cigar from his pocket and lit it with a lighter. Puffing out some smoke he said "Listen to your friend Veer! We'll talk more after you see the what in those pictures!"

Veer was about to lose it but Karan once again pleaded him with his eyes. Veer turned completely to see what exactly were there images. The moment he saw it the ground beneath him shook.

"The deal is very simple Veer. I will tell you the location of the bomb and I will tell you where that girlfriend of yours is as well." Veer's ears were blocked, he didn't hear a word that bastard said. Meera was kidnapped, she was kidnapped by none other than this bastard.

As Veer stared at the image of Meera, he felt an unknown anger bubble inside him. Her head was covered with blood, her hands were tied behind her back and she was gagged with a piece of cloth. "I have to say Veer she is a very feisty one. She injured two of my men. I never expected that from a petite girl like her!"

Veer clenched his fists and punched Jeffery right in his face. Blood oozed out of his nose and Veer felt a wave of satisfaction pass through his body. He didn't stop there, he kicked him in the stomach and threw another punch at his face.

Karan pulled him back when Jeffery started laughing. "Where is she you bastard?" Jeffery once again laughed, he hissed and stood up with shaky legs. He spat the blood on the floor and tied his long hair into a bun. He looked even more scarier with all the scars on his face.

"Now we're talking! I will let these punches go for now because I have to leave soon. I stayed back to meet you Veer Gupta! Did you really think I wouldn't know if you caught my men and blew up my warehouses and made it look like an accident? I have resources Veer and you are doing nothing but wasting your energy, you're fighting a losing battle!"

Veer snarled and lunged at him but Karan restrained him. "Veer, you need to calm down! It's not only Meera who is in danger but many more people! Only he knows where this is, we need to deal with him like civil people! Observe the second image, it a picture of a bomb for god's sake! Can you see the background? It looks like the same place where Meera is being held captive! The bomb and Meera are in the same place!"

Veer cursed under his breath when he realized that Karan was right. His team mates cursed as well. "Ahh, you really do have a wise friend! Listen to him! Now for the deal Captain Veer Gupta, it's a very simple deal. Either go save your girlfriend and many more 'innocent' lives or arrest me."

Veer was about to cuss at him and kick him once again when Jeffery held out his palms indicating that he wasn't done with his demands yet. "If you decide to arrest me then say goodbye to that girl and many more innocent lives! I don't value other people's life like you do Veer. They mean nothing to me! I will not only activate that bomb but also many more across all the metropolitan cities in the country!"

Jeffery paced around and cackled when Veer clenched his fists against the gun. "You can try to find the location of these bombs but unfortunately it'll be too late before you can stop them from getting blown up. So, do we have a deal or not?"

"How do I know if you're lying or not about this bomb? I need confirmation and only then will I seal the deal!" Jeffrey's smile faltered for a second but he grinned widely. He clapped his hands laughing loudly.

"Well, played again! So, much love for your country huh? So, much that you're even ready to sacrifice the girl! That is splendid but not nice at all. I am more powerful because I am not tied down by emotions like you are! First, tell your officers to leave this place, then I will give you the confirmation."

Dhwani had called the backup team because things had gone crazy and there were way too many of his men for just the six of them to handle. Veer closed his eyes but nodded his head stoically. "Fine! Dhwani, send the back up team away now!" Dhwani hesitated but when Aarav gave her a firm nod as well, she asked the backup team to leave.

They left once the situation was explained to them. Jeffery smirked with satisfaction when he realized that they were gone. "Now give me the fucking location!" Veer shouted. Jeffery tilted his head studying him for a second but he was never one to back away from deals so he blurted out the coordinates.

Dhwani heard them and immediately entered the coordinates into the system. She sent a bomb squad to go check the location. Veer could have caught Jeffry but he didn't because his men now surrounded the factory.

"Don't even think about killing me or capturing me! One command and they won't even be able to find a single piece of your bodies!" Veer and Karan controlled their emotions. They were desparately wanted to kill this asshole but it wasn't possible because saving lives was more important at the moment.

"Sir, it's confirmed! The bomb is at that location. They're still not able to find the exact location of the bomb but it's definitely there!" Aarav gave them the news. "Okay then, head to the location and ask everyone to evacuate that place immediately! Karan and I will be there in a few."

They did as were asked them to do. Jeffery once again gave Veer a victorious smirk. "Okay then I am heading out! It was nice doing business with you Veer! I must say you remind me of someone that I once used to know!" Veer was shaking with anger.

It took all of his patience to not kill that bastard. He had to let him go now but when the time comes Veer will tear limb by limb of this bastard's body and show him the true meaning of hell. The moment Jeffery left Veer and Karan drove towards the market where the bomb was being diffused.

The bomb squad was already there and when Veer and Karan reached, they were digging a patch of road that looked like it was covered just a few hours ago. Veer began digging as well.

Finally, after a few agonizing minutes there was hole. They made a bigger hole and Veer was the first one to jump in it. He landed on the floor without any hassle. He had no idea as to how the fuck they had managed to make a place like this? It was obviously dark so Veer switched on the torch light of his phone.

The space was very cramped, damp and dark. Veer shuddered as the feeling of claustrophobic creeped him. He coughed as then place was caked with dust, the only word running in his mind was Meera.

He sprinted when he found a familiar figure hunched on the chair. Veer ran towards her. Anger chorused through his body once again when he saw the tattered form of Meera. He immediately untied the ties of her hands. Her wrists were raw form all the moving.

Veer removed the gag and pressed a clean cloth against her bleeding head. Meera groaned moving her head from one side to another. Veer was relieved to see her starting to gain conscious. Veer made a mental note to torture and kill that scoundrel the next time he catches him.

Meera sighed in relief when she saw Veer. She tried to stand up but hissed in pain. "Hey, its okay calm down! I'm here, let's get you to the hospital!" Meera just nodded her head and closed her eyes again.

"Veer, I tried to stop them from planting the bomb I really did but ow they were too many of them and one of them knocked me out!" Meera panted after confessing. Veer shushed her once again asking her to calm down.

"Meera, its okay! I know you did what you have to do! Let's go!" Veer carried her and Meera wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her head tiredly against his shoulder. His team mates helped him climb up the hole. Meera had fainted once again.

Veer drove Meera to the nearest military hospital as soon as possible. He carried her towards the emergency room. He sighed in relief when the doctor told him that there was nothing to worry about. Just some injuries and side effects of the tranquilizer.

Veer sighed sitting on the stool next to Meera's bed. He waited for her to wake up and simultaneously made a plan to catch that bastard! There was someone who was betraying him and he had to find out who that was, as soon as possible.

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A/N: Too tired to think of anything more! Hope Meera feels better and Veer catches that Jeffrey soon!

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