The minister of health hung his mouth apart. He was not expecting that. How was he going to supply all the necessary facilities to all these hospitals from his funds? He had spent quite a lot, especially investing in the chief minister's plan, hoping that he would get a good percentage and profit.He heaved a sigh. He had to use the money he had saved. It was not going to be enough, but he had to. And, if he did, he would go broke and poor.He could not imagine himself becoming poor after embezzling the funds meant for the infrastructural projects."What are you thinking?" Arjun asked, jolting him back to reality. "I hope you weren't expecting to give you the funds? I'm clearly aware that the government had given you the estimated budget; even more, to take care of the medical sector. Don't act surprised, I can tell you the total amount you have received from the government," Arjun stated, tucking his hands into his pockets, as he casually moved around.The minister knew that he had
"Mr Arjun…Please…that is a lot." An anxious Brijesh muttered under his breath. Arjun frowned, "You didn't think embezzlement was a lot? You didn't think those lost lives were a lot?" Arjun leaned in, his face only inches away from Brijesh's ears. "If you do as much as utter one more word, I'll make things more difficult for you." Arjun threatened in a cold but scary voice. Brijesh's heart sank as his mind drifted off into a memory… This was not how things were supposed to play out. "This was not how things were supposed to play out." Brijesh muttered under his breath, his voice barely above a whisper but loud enough for Arjun to hear. "What was that?" Arjun questioned. "Ah, erm." Brijesh made soft coughs. "It was nothing." "Better." ************* Amit paced back and forth in the room, "Why did you do that?" "I was compelled, Amit. How many times do I have to say that?" Brijesh gritted. "This is not good. That was the least of things we needed right now. If you move on w
Arjun had allowed the minister enjoy the courage he had built up. Of course, no evil person would be afraid and easily tempted. He had arranged everything, and made sure he had all the cards to his sleeves. Mr. Amit was similar to the chief minister. Dubious and manipulative.The men in black surrounded the minister of finance, unexpectedly. He wondered when they had all come in. He looked around, there was no trace of smile on their faces.It made him recall the people he had hired to protect his properties. The men in the room were almost like the people he had hired, so he could tell how dangerous they were.If he did any little mistake, they could strike without having a second thought."Mr. Amit, our honorable minister of Finance," Arjun called out with a mischievous smile on his face.Seeing that his fear almost gave him away to his enemy to make him a laughing stock, he frowned."Do you think this little charade will make me scared of you? You are just a beginner in this game,
"No!" He yelled, "Please, no. I'm begging you, please."Arjun curled his fingers into a ball, signalling the man not to do anything. As he saw the gun slowly leaving the baby's head, he heaved a sigh of relief.He was quiet. He now knew how serious Arjun was. Any slightest mistake, he would be left in shackles.It was still the same thing. Even if Arjun killed all his children and wife, he would not leave until he takes away everything he had. So, of what use was it that he lied to him and proved to be stubborn, when his family's life was on the line?He shook his head. He was in great danger, and he had to sacrifice it for the lives of his wife and children."Did you really think I came here to play games with you, Mr. Amit?" Arjun mouthed, conveying his annoyance."My patience is running thin. The same way you left those poor people behind bars with nothing to survive on, allowing them to die of hunger without a care in the world, is the same way you will see with your own eyes how
While people like Arjun and the citizens of Castle City were rejoicing over the new turnaround in the state, people like the ministers went into hiding.They had no courage to show themselves to the public. As much as they had given back to the citizens what belonged to them, they knew they had lost their respect.No one regarded them anymore, or held them in high esteem. What was the point of going out in public, when they knew that all they would receive was hate speech from the public?The minister of Finance had returned to his family, but all his private properties that he had acquired with the budget given by the government to Castle City were confiscated, and turned into a public property.He watched how his hard work went down the drain in front of him, and it pained him that he could do absolutely nothing.However, he was not going to give up. No! He was not that weak. He decided to lay low for a while, before thinking of ways to acquire more money.How can the minister of Fi
The minister sighed, loudly. If he had known that something of this sort would happen, he would have left the country as he had planned.He looked at Arjun, shaking his head and muttering inaudible words. He cursed under his breath, regretting why he had stayed a little longer in Castle City.In fact, he wondered how Arjun was able to find out all of these within a short period of time. Although he wanted to resist, he could not bear to imagine the worst that could happen to him if he disobeyed him.He looked like he came prepared, and he was caught off guard, so there was no much he could do to save himself.He thought of how much he would lose if he tried his tricks on him."Enough with the threats. What do you want me to do?" He asked, angrily.He had never been put in such a state before, and to think that it was Arjun. Nobody had dared to disrespect him in such a manner, and anyone who tried, always end up falling to their knees and begging for mercy."Be slow to anger, Mr. Mah
There was jubilation amongst the farmers of Castle City. They were so frustrated that after months of toiling and tilling, when their farm produce was due for harvest, it yielded little to nothing.This had made them wonder what was going wrong. Could it be that they didn't work well? Could it be that they did not apply enough fertilizers?Due to these consecutive results, they bought more fertilizers than they should, which caused them so much loss.They had been spending a lot of fertilizers to grow their farm crops, but whenever it was time to harvest, they realized that there was just a few crops they could harvest that were healthy.Sometimes, before the harvest, the farm pests must have eaten almost all that they had planted.This had saddened the farmers, because they could neither eat from it nor sell anything.It all made sense to them now. The minister of Agriculture had caused them all of these, all because he wanted to make more profits in the disguise of helping them.The
They were all stunned. Their eyes were widened, almost attempting to fall off its sockets.When did he get here? How did he get in without their awareness? They could swear that they had no idea when the door even open, or when someone walked in.It made them wonder how long he had been standing there. Could it be that he heard their conversation?Their heart beat seemed to have skipped. They just stared at him as if they had all seen a ghost."What?" He said, seemingly acting dumb, "are you not happy to see me? Did I scare you? Or perhaps, did I interrupt your plans?" He said.It dawned on them that he might have been standing there for a while now. They sighed in anger and frustration.How was he able to do that? Always getting them whenever they let their guard down. Every single time they tried to breathe and relax, he would always appear.He was like their worst nightmare. He did not even give them space to breathe. Since he returned, it had always been one episode of discomfort