As they began "seizing" stacks of unaccounted cash and gold biscuits, the Minister’s wife pleaded, "Please, we can settle this. Don't take it to the bureau."
"CBI," Arjun snapped, flashing a badge so quickly the guard barely saw the emblem. "We have a warrant for an unsanctioned vault. Move." As they began "seizing" stacks of unaccounted cash
The realization hit like a physical blow. The "officers" were already miles away at a roadside dhaba, peeling off their fake mustaches and splitting the loot over cups of cutting chai. They weren't lawmen; they were artists, and they had just painted their masterpiece. Arjun sighed, looking like a man burdened by integrity
Arjun sighed, looking like a man burdened by integrity. "Ma'am, the law is the law. But... we can record a smaller amount in the official ledger to save your husband’s reputation." the law is the law. But...