We need a girl who is being held captive by Arthur. This girl is from a respected family, and she needs to be returned to the family. Do you understand me? Vina nodded her head. We will only get you back when Arthur gives her back to us. Vina sat quietly. She understood what was going on and tried not to resist. She also understood that Arthur was wrong to kidnap a young girl from the family, given that this girl was not of legal age. – I will untie your hands and feet, but you will sit still. Okay? Vina was silent all the time. She had not said a word in all that time. Igor took the ropes off her and left her alone in the room. He sighed heavily and closed the door. He was afraid that she would jump out of his second-floor window. And he left her at his own risk. Vina was not as risky and desperate as Sultana was, and continued to sit on the sofa and did not move.
Rashid arrived at the scene. In his heart, he hoped to hear that his son was alive. That Amir is just wounded. But the lines of his life he saw told a different story. – Here it has come true, this prediction, he thought. It is probably better not to know what will happen tomorrow. Nothing can be changed anyway. You cannot run away from fate. Rashid got out of the car and walked slowly to the garage.
– Who are you?
– I am the father of the murdered man.
– There you go. The police pointed to two corpses that were covered with a canvas. They decided that he was a relative of one of the murdered police officers. Coming closer to the two lying bodies, Rashid realized that his son was not here, and held on as best he could. His appearance and inner state were opposite. Rashid turned and headed to the place where his son had been lying not long ago. But he was not allowed to this place.
– Where is he?
– Who? Who are you looking for?
– My son. He was here. Is he alive? The police officer looked closely at Rashid’s face, wondering at the similarity.
– He was taken away. By ambulance. Gunshot wound. There was a long pause between each sentence, and Rashid was very angry, but kept his outward calm. After hearing these speeches, he did not wait for the continuation, turned around, and wanted to leave. – Where are you going?
– To my son.
– We thought you were a relative of the victims. You need to explain where you got the police car. The police did not know that a woman was involved here, Rashid decided to keep it a secret. —We are going to have to question you.
Rashid took a neutral position and invented a story to save his son and arouse suspicion on Arthur. – My son inherited the gift from me. He knows how to predict the future, reading the fate of people in the footsteps of their feet. I sent him to study in Moscow and exactly a year later one person began to force him to work for him. This man wanted Amir to help him in his dirty deeds. My son told me everything. After the refusal, he began to receive threats. The threats became more frequent and I had to come to Moscow to personally solve this problem. After my arrival, I personally became convinced that this man is a murderer and a dealer in human goods. His feet spoke about it. If you do not believe me, you can make sure of it. I have a dental clinic in my homeland in the city of Pakse, and I am known and respected there. My son is a good student, and he is known and respected at the institute. This Arthur made an appointment for him at this place, and my son went. But I was against it. You see the parental instinct. I called a taxi and followed him. My son left me an approximate address, and left before me. When I got here, I dismissed the taxi and went down, there was already a police car parked here. Everything shook inside me, and I went along these garages to look for the right garage. The door opened and I saw Amir get out, then the police got out of the car. A shot rang out and my son fell. I ran up to him while the police were firing at him. And I heard the car doors slam, I needed to apprehend my son’s murderers, and I took your official transport and started the pursuit. I called the ambulance and the police. I could not stop them, so I came back. With these words, Rashid finished his story.
– OK. Leave your contact number. We will contact Swami. Rashid went to the hospital to see his son. He did not like the person who interrogated him, and he was not at ease.
CHAPTER 10
Amir was seriously wounded. He was in intensive care. Rashid was glad that his son was alive, but for how long. Will he get out of this coma, or not. And maybe Arthur’s people will get here. Rashid was pacing up and down the corridor. He was not at ease for his son’s life. And even more so for the life of the girl who was now with Arthur. He was even ashamed to return her to the family. But what to do. Alternatively, maybe the family no longer wants to tie the knot with their son after all that has happened. – My presence did not help, I could not save him. He thought. Pacing from side to side.
Arthur arrived at the Oriental Fairy Tale and the evil one went to his office, realizing that he had suffered a complete failure. Now his life depended entirely on these people. He could hide, cover his tracks, and he would have succeeded. But he was held by Guilt, he could not leave her. Arthur realized how dear she was to him, only then did he lose her. This fear that he might not see her again overshadowed his mind and Arthur went completely mad. His pride was trampled. Arthur sat in his chair like an angry beaten dog, and his main goal was Guilt. Having lost all interest in the life of Sultana and her father, he no longer wanted to take revenge or pursue someone.
Arthur wanted a quiet and serene happiness with his woman. He dreamed of saving her, and flying with her to another country, where they would be happy. But all his dreams were quickly dispelled by the realization of what he had done. The attempt on Amir’s life was a grave mistake. Now he could not just call his father and agree to the condition offered to him. Arthur was at a dead end, and did not know what was waiting for him tomorrow. He did not know what actions Amir’s father would take, and he just had to wait.
Rashid returned to Igor and told him what had happened and what he had told the police. – Maybe you are right. The main thing is that Amir is alive. Therefore, everything will be fine.
– Maybe I should talk to this Arthur myself. The girl needs to be returned to her parents. It is my fault for what happened. There was no need to arrange this engagement.
– You never know what is best. If I knew, everything would be different. Rashid did not look at Igor with satisfaction.
– I saw that the fate of this girl is closely intertwined with my son. What could it mean? I decided to marry them. I know this family, I saw in it a good wife for my son, a good mother. I like her better than this Sultana does. Igor glanced at Rashid.
– To be honest, I do not like this Sultana either. She is causing a lot of trouble. Before her appearance, everything was smooth and calm. Everyone lived his or her own quiet and serene life. As soon as she appeared, some problems began.
– I will solve this problem. While my son is in a coma, I will send her and her father to her country, and everything will be forgotten. My son will return to school, the girl to the family, and everything will be as before. With these words, Rashid left for his apartment. He returned home in the early morning. Exactly a day has passed since these adventures. At home, a tired Lyosha met him.
– I am so tired of waiting for you. What is going on there? Where is Amir?
– Amir is in a coma. The girl is in captivity.
– What girl?
– Oh, you do not know. Amir’s
