Chapter 2: Khoon ke Nishan
Chapter 2: Khoon ke NishanLahore ki thandi hawaon mein ab dukh aur khauf ka naya rang shamil ho chuka tha. Subha ke panch baj rahe thay jab Inspector Junaid ki jeep us farm house ke bahar ruki. Inspector Junaid—aik mazboot jussa, ghani monchein aur aisi aankhein jo jhoot ko pakarney ki mahir thin—ne gari se utarte hi cigarette sulgayi. "Sir, haalat bohat kharab hain," aik constable ne thartarate huye kaha. "Shahvez sahab aur unke dono guards… sab khatam." Junaid ne lashon ki taraf dekha. Guards ko sateek nishanay se mara gaya tha, lekin Shahvez ka qatal alag tha. Uske gale par aik gehra zakham tha jo kisi maahir hath ka kaam lagta tha. Junaid ne jhuk kar zameen par dekha. Wahan khoon se sana hua aik ajeeb o ghareeb Nishan (The Logo) bana hua tha. "Ye kya hai?" Junaid ne bad-budati hui awaz mein pucha. Usne apne phone se us logo ki tasveer li. "Ye kisi mamooli daku ka kaam nahi hai. Ye koi 'Paigham' hai." Dopehar ke waqt, Zaryab Khan High Court ki cafeteria mein baitha chai pee raha tha. Uske samnay rakha akhbar 'Shahvez ke Qatal' ki khabron se bhara hua tha. "Zaryab! Tumne suna?" Junaid ne dakhil hote hi kaha aur Zaryab ke samnay wali kursi par baith gaya. Zaryab ne sakoon se piyala rakha. "Suna hai Junaid. Sheher ke baray log keh rahe hain ke insaaf ho gaya, bhale hi kanoon ne na kiya ho." Junaid ne tanz-iya muskurahat di. "Insaaf? Zaryab, ye qatal hai. Aur jo bhi ye kar raha hai, wo kanoon ko apne hath mein le raha hai. PPC Section 302 ka itlaq us par bhi hota hai, chahe wo mujrimon ko hi kyun na maar raha ho." Zaryab ne Junaid ki aankhon mein dekha. "Junaid, tumne kal court mein us larki ke baap ka rona nahi dekha tha? Kanoon jab andha ho jata hai, to kisi ko to 'Roshni' dikhani parti hai." Junaid khamosh ho gaya. Wo Zaryab ka purana dost tha aur janta tha ke Zaryab kanoon ki nakami se kitna chirta hai. "Main usay dhoond nikalunga, Zaryab. Aur jab wo mil gaya, to main usay court mein tumhare hi samnay kharra karunga." Zaryab muskura diya. "Best of luck, Inspector. Mujhe umeed hai ke tumhara kanoon usay pakar sakega." Raat ko Zaryab apne purane ghar ke base-ment mein tha. Deewar par lage board par sheher ke baray baray mujrimon ki tasveerein lagi thin. Usne Shahvez ki tasveer par aik bara 'X' ka nishan lagaya. Agla nishan Chaudhry Rafique tha—jo zameenon par kabza karne aur yaateem bacho ko aghwa karne ( Section 365 ) mein mulawis tha. Zaryab ne apna kala mask uthaya aur us par hath phera. Usay pata tha ke Junaid uske qareeb pahunch sakta hai, lekin uska safar abhi shuru hua tha. Usne apne laptop par dark web khola aur naye targets ki list check karne laga. "Agli peshi tumhari hai, Chaudhry," usne thanday lehjay mein kaha. Usne apna Logo Stamp uthaya aur usay check kiya. Ye nishan ab pore Lahore ki deewaron par nazar aane wala tha. [Novaflix.sbs]