Neil Chowdhury quickly ran his fingers over his laptop keyboard and transferred some highly confidential files to my email.
After making the final click of the mouse, he leaned back in his chair.
His gaze was now much deeper and more mysterious.
In a very low voice, he said, "I've sent the files, Sahana.
These are not ordinary documents, they are the backbone of my business.
I don't know what magic you will show in these two days, but if you can truly handle Adam and make this deal successful, then not just leave—an enormous reward is waiting for you.
A reward you cannot even imagine."
When I returned to my desk and opened the laptop to go through the files, Andrew approached me with a very worried face.
Looking around cautiously, he asked in a low voice, "What's up, Sahana? Did the boss scold you badly?
Did he fire you? From the way I saw his mood, I thought someone's fate would be sealed today."
I gave him a faint smile.
Without taking my eyes off the files, I said, "Oh no, Andrew, nothing that bad happened.
Neil Chowdhury didn't fire me; instead, he has given me a very big and important responsibility.
I have to recover the deal that got canceled."
Andrew looked at me in disbelief and said, "What are you saying? The job that the boss himself couldn't do—you will do it? Is that even possible?"
I sighed and said, "I don't have time to think about whether it's possible or not.
If I can successfully complete this task, only then will he grant me leave to go to the village.
And if I fail… then I'll have to give up all hope of getting leave forever.
For my mother, for my family, I have to secure this deal for Neil Chowdhury. This is my last chance."
Placing his hand on my shoulder, Andrew said, "You're taking a huge risk, Sahana.
The responsibility Neil Chowdhury has given you must have some deep mystery behind it.
Be careful."
After returning home, I locked the door from inside and sat down straight with my laptop.
The chirping of crickets outside and the silence of the room seemed to intensify the fear within me.
I started opening the files sent by Neil Chowdhury one by one.
After hours of continuous searching, my eyes suddenly got stuck on some scanned documents hidden inside a folder.
Seeing those files, my hands and feet turned ice cold.
They were not just business documents; they were records of a dark world Neil Chowdhury had been involved in for years.
Looking at those hidden papers, my mind went numb for a moment.
What I had imagined was nothing compared to the reality—it was a thousand times more terrifying.
This so-called 'business project' of Neil Chowdhury was actually a massive international drug trafficking network.
I saw in the documents that if these files reached Adam's hands, he would be able to conduct drug transactions worth millions of dollars every month with the help of underworld mafias.
In return, Adam would gain unlimited power and wealth.
And Neil? If he handed over these documents to Adam, he would lose all his legal assets and reputation forever.
He would become nothing more than a pawn of that mafia circle.
Now I have to save Neil. Otherwise, he won't grant me leave.
I firmly fixed it in my mind that Neil Chowdhury must not come to know any of this.
Informing him would mean inviting my own danger.
He is extremely cunning and dangerous; if he senses even for a moment that I have discovered his dark world, he will bury me alive.
I have only two days. Within these 48 hours, I must play such a game that both Neil Chowdhury is saved, and my own interests are secured.
I looked at my reflection in the laptop screen.
There was a different kind of determination in my eyes. I said to myself, "Neil Chowdhury, you treated me like a commodity, tried to use me as bait.
Now I will turn your own move against you."
My plan became clear.
I will not hand over Neil's assets to Adam, because Adam, in alliance with the mafias, will destroy the country.
Carefully, I sat with my laptop. Time is very limited, and the risk is enormous.
I know Neil Chowdhury has made me a pawn to destroy me, but he doesn't know that I have the power to turn his move against him.
I opened the files and started editing them with extreme precision.
Wherever Neil Chowdhury's name and real signature were, I erased them using digital tools.
In their place, I inserted a fake name and forged signature.
This way, Neil Chowdhury would remain safe on one side, and at the same time, I could later trap him with these documents if he betrayed me.
Just a drug deal wouldn't be enough—I had to make this deal more tempting and more dangerous.
I increased the figures in the documents several times. Where there was mention of drug smuggling, I added multiple large shipments of illegal heavy arms and ammunition.
I arranged the files in such a way that it would seem like this deal could control an international arms trade worth millions of dollars.
After organizing the files, I hurriedly called Andrew.
As soon as he received the call, I said in a slightly offended tone, "Andrew, I've been calling you for so long! Were you away from your phone? Why didn't you pick up?"
From the other side, Andrew said in a worried voice, "Oh crazy Sahana, don't be upset. I've been thinking about you the whole time.
I'm really tense about the dangerous task Neil Chowdhury has given you. Whether you'll get leave or not, whether you'll even be able to do this properly—my head isn't working thinking about all this.
Can you really compete with those devils?"
With a mysterious smile, I said, "Listen, Andrew, I've made such a move that you can't even imagine.
I've twisted the situation in such a way that both the snake will die and the stick won't break.
Neil Chowdhury and Adam think they are using me, but the real strings are now in my hands.
I've made changes in the documents that will trap both of them in such a web from which only I know the way out."
Surprised, Andrew asked, "What are you actually trying to do, Sahana? Be careful, they are very dangerous people."
From the moment I reached the office the next day, a different kind of excitement was working within me.
I knew today could change the course of my life. As usual, Neil Chowdhury called me into his cabin. As I entered, I saw him pacing restlessly.
Seeing me, he stopped and asked with deep uncertainty in his eyes, "So, Sahana? Have you managed to do something for me? We are almost out of time.
Adam is pressuring repeatedly."
I calmly stood in front of his table and looked straight into his eyes.
I said, "Yes, boss, I have arranged your work. I now have the perfect weapon to convince Adam. But I have one condition."
Frowning, Neil Chowdhury said, "What condition now?"
In a firm voice, I said, "The condition is, when you go to meet Adam with these documents, you must take me with you.
I want you to hand over the documents to him in my presence. You will tell him that I have handled all the intricate aspects of this project, so I will answer any technical questions."
Neil Chowdhury stared at me sharply for a while. He was probably trying to understand why I wanted to be there.
He had no idea that I had erased his name from the documents and inserted false information about arms dealing! If I wasn't present and Adam asked something, and Neil Chowdhury accidentally revealed everything while answering, then all my plans would collapse.
After thinking for a moment, Neil said, "Alright, if you think your presence will help confirm the deal, then so be it. We are going to Adam's den this very afternoon.
But remember, Sahana, if anything goes wrong, the consequences will be very severe."