Scene 1: The Briefing Room – Karachi Safe House
(The room is dimly lit, with maps, photographs, and classified documents spread across a large table. A projector displays intelligence reports on a white screen. Major Hamza stands at the head of the table, arms crossed, as Zayan and the team listen intently.)
Major Hamza: (Firmly) "This is our target—Hassan Al-Razi, an international money launderer funding terror networks across South Asia. We have intel that he's making a major transfer tonight at 2300 hours in Karachi. Our job is to intercept and shut him down."
Zayan: (Scanning the documents) "What's the location?"
Major Hamza: "An underground vault beneath a textile factory in Korangi Industrial Area. The transaction will be facilitated through crypto, but the hard cash—millions of dollars in foreign currency—is being stored there temporarily before being moved out of Pakistan."
Ubaid: (Leaning forward) "Security details?"
Major Hamza: "Armed guards, surveillance, and an escape route through the sewers. We need to hit them fast and clean. No collateral damage."
Zayan: (Nodding) "Understood. Khalid, Usman—you two handle external security and cut off their escape route. Zahid, you're with me inside. Ubaid, you manage comms and provide overwatch."
Salman: (Leader of the extraction team) "We'll be on standby for exfil. If things go south, call in the signal."
Major Hamza: (Looking around) "This is a zero-failure op. If we miss, that money funds another bombing. Suit up. We roll out in 30 minutes."
(The team nods in unison, their faces set with determination.)
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Scene 2: The Approach – Streets of Karachi
(Two SUVs weave through Karachi's congested streets, headlights off. Inside, the team finalizes their strategy. The city's neon signs flicker in the rain-slicked roads.)
Zayan: (Checking his gear) "Final check. Comms live?"
Ubaid: (Testing earpiece) "Loud and clear."
Zahid: "Weapons?" (Loads silencer onto his Glock)
Khalid: (Loading his rifle) "Locked and loaded."
Zayan: "We breach in two waves. First, I take point inside with Zahid. Once we confirm the money is secured, Khalid and Usman, you cut off their retreat. Any questions?"
(Silence. Just the sound of deep breathing and the occasional click of gear being checked. The SUV comes to a stop a few blocks from the factory. The team steps out, moving swiftly through the dark alleyways.)
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Scene 3: The Infiltration – Factory Perimeter
(The factory looms ahead, its entrance guarded by two armed men smoking cigarettes. Surveillance cameras scan the area. Zayan signals Khalid and Usman to flank.)
Khalid: (Whispering) "Two guards at the front. More inside?"
Ubaid: (Through earpiece) "Thermal shows at least six on the main floor, two in the basement where the money is stored. There's an armed lookout on the rooftop."
Zayan: "Take the rooftop first. We go silent."
(Usman climbs a nearby structure and gets into position, lining up a suppressed shot. A single "pfft" and the rooftop guard slumps.)
Zayan: (Nods) "Move in."
(Zayan and Zahid approach the guards at the entrance. Zayan reaches for his knife, quick and efficient—one guard goes down, the other turns in shock but Zahid is faster, silencing him before an alarm is raised.)
(They enter the factory, stepping over scattered textile materials. A metal staircase leads down to the vault.)
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Scene 4: The Vault – Basement Level
(The basement is dimly lit, stacks of cash in crates being counted by three men in suits. Hassan Al-Razi stands in the center, flanked by two bodyguards.)
Hassan Al-Razi: (Looking at his watch) "The trucks should be here in five minutes. Once this is gone, we're clear."
(Zayan and Zahid move in quietly, weapons raised.)
Zayan: "Not happening."
(Chaos erupts. Zahid fires at the bodyguards, hitting one in the chest. The other lunges for his weapon, but Zayan drops him with a clean shot. The men counting cash dive for cover.)
Hassan Al-Razi: (Panicking) "Who are you?!"
Zayan: (Grabs him by the collar) "Your worst nightmare."
(Gunfire erupts from the stairwell—reinforcements are coming.)
Ubaid: (Over comms) "You've got company!"
Zayan: "We're taking the money and the target. Hold them off!"
(As Zahid covers the door, Zayan zip-ties Hassan's hands. The extraction team's SUV screeches to a halt outside, doors flying open.)
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Scene 5: The Escape – Karachi Backstreets
(The team runs towards the SUV, carrying duffel bags filled with cash. Behind them, gunfire echoes as the remaining guards realize they've been hit. Khalid and Usman hold the rear, firing controlled bursts as they retreat.)
Salman: (From the driver's seat) "Get in, get in!"
(The moment the team is inside, the SUV speeds off. Motorcycles and a black van give chase, weaving through Karachi's chaotic traffic.)
Fahad: "We've got tails. Three bikes, one van."
Rizwan: (Leaning out the window) "Taking them out."
(A quick burst from an SMG, one biker crashes into a fruit cart, another skids into oncoming traffic. The van speeds up.)
Zayan: (To Salman) "Lose them in the old district!"
(The SUV swerves into narrow alleys, losing the last of the pursuit. Finally, they reach a safe house by the docks.)
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Scene 6: The Aftermath – Safe House, Karachi Docks
(Inside the safe house, the team secures the cash. Hassan Al-Razi sits tied to a chair, sweating.)
Major Hamza: (Entering) "Good work." (Looks at Hassan) "You're going to tell us everything."
Hassan Al-Razi: (Defeated) "I have nothing to say."
Zayan: (Leans in) "That's fine. We have all night."
(The screen fades to black as the interrogation begins, setting up the next mission.)
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End of Chapter