"Then, I'll wait for the court orders. Get lost." Jordan spat, his eyes glowering in anger. Ian had bestowed him the duty to take care of the hospital in his absence. How could he allow some puny guy to disturb the peace and tranquility? Impossible. Nobody could demean it in his presence.

"Just you wait. I am going to get this hospital closed. You bunch of loafers." The man started cursing again without thinking where he was and what he was doing. He did not even see the arrival of the police when he was running his mad tongue.

"Watch your tongue," Jordan warned him, clenching his hands in annoyance.

"Oh, what are you going to do?" The man challenged boldly, not knowing what was going to happen to him in a few seconds.

"Sergeant Phil. Thank you for coming here at such short notice. We appreciate your help." Jordan immediately shifted his eyes from the annoying man towards the sergeant who was watching the commotion silently. He had come there long back and was observing everything that was happening in front of him. Jordan had called him as soon as he had heard the commotion.

The man looked taken aback when he saw the sergeant walking towards them calmly. He started sweating profusely though he looked fine from the outside.

"Hello, Mr. Blake. I'll take care of it from here. You need not worry about anything with me here." He then turned towards the man who was staring at them in shock. "Are you done with your nonsense? Now, scram."

"Sergeant, I want to file a complaint against this hospital." He said, trying to sound bold. But everybody could make out that he was shit scared with the way his voice trembled.

"Is it? For what crime?" The sergeant asked, his eyes twinkling in amusement. He had seen a lot of drama in his career and this one was the most amusing. So, he couldn't help but want to enjoy more. It was more exciting than a movie.

"They did not keep our boy's body until our arrival."

"Oh. What is wrong with it?"

"It's a crime."

"In which country?" The sergeant sneered seeing the man's crazy reasoning. This man was either mad and had lost one or two screws in his head or he had another motive altogether for coming here. The sergeant guessed the man was here with a plan and he wanted to see what exactly it was. So, he prolonged his exchange of dialog with him. Else, he would have arrested him long ago.

"Sergeant, what do you mean? These people are criminals. They.. they.."

"They what? Please continue."

"They did not wait for us to..."

"To take your kid's body back?"

The man nodded in nervousness seeing the sergeant's stern gaze. He was having a bad feeling now. He could see that the plan he had mind was going downhill. But with him being surrounded, he could neither retreat nor could he proceed any further.

"Okay, answer my questions. If I am satisfied with the answers, I'll file your complaint. Where were you when your boy died?"

The man did not answer and neither did the other family members.

Seeing them being silent, Phil continued, "If I am not wrong, your kid died some days ago. So, if you wanted to collect his body you should have come early. Why are you late?"

"We were not in town." The man replied, his eyes dilating a little. Jordan and Phil could make out that he was lying. It was clear with the way he was unable to meet their eyes without getting nervous.

"Then, why didn't you pick up any of the calls from the hospital? According to the hospital, they have tried calling you regarding this matter and don't try to deny it." Phil stopped him when he noticed that he was about to deny his words, shutting his mouth successfully. "We can obtain the call records if you want."

"We were in the village. There were network issues." The man lied again.

"Is it? If that is the case, then what was the boy doing here alone in the city with his family members far away in the village? Don't tell me that the boy of his age was living here alone? And which village were you in?" Phil sassed and Jordan chuckled. The man was a spitfire. Nobody could win him if he had all the proofs with him.

"He.. he.."

"Yeah, please continue. I want to know the answers."

The man was tongue-tied. He did not know what to say or even do in this situation. Everybody's eyes were on him. He wanted to make a run towards the exit, but the sturdy bodyguards were right behind him. He was surrounded.

"Next question. When the hospital has already told you that the boy's body is with us, why are creating a mayhem here? You should have come to us. We would have helped you."

"We did not know what to do. We were sad hearing our kid's demise. So, we rushed here. It did not come to our mind to approach the police." The man answered, his voice coming out a mere whisper. But Phil and Jordan had heard him.

"Is it? Let me ask you the most important question. How are you even related to the boy?"

The sergeant glanced forth and back between all the people who had kicked up a fuss in the hospital.

"I am his brother." The man answered immediately.

"May I see your ID? I want to verify if you are being honest or not."

"I am his cousin." The man corrected himself.

"From which side, maternal or paternal? Think and answer carefully. I am going to investigate it thoroughly.

Jordan chuckled hearing Phil's warning. 'This man was savage and the fool had no chance with him here.'

Before the man could even open his mouth, Phil interrupted him again. "You know what? I am sick and tired of this game. It's no fun. Answer this one last question. Who gave you the orders to come here and do all this stuff?"

The man stared at Phil stupefied. 'How did he know why I was here? No way. He is only testing me. I need to be careful with this man.'

"What are you talking about sergeant?"

"Don't try to act smart with me. I know why exactly you are here. The boy's family," Phil pointed at other people who had accompanied the man and continued, "which is his real family is standing there silently. Who are you even to demand things from us? I know why you are here. But I want to know who sent you here. Are you going to answer on your own or do want some motivation?"

"Sergeant, I think you are mistaken. I.."

"Yes, you. Mr. Whoever you are, you are under arrest for creating an unnecessary commotion and also trying to sabotage this hospital's reputation." Phil held him and hurled him towards the exit and you, "He pointed towards the family. "Come with me. It is not a request but an order."

"Sergeant, listen to me." The man cried.

"You can tell me whatever you want. I am all ears. But not here. Let's go to your in-laws house and have a good chit chat." Phil pushed him and the constables who had come with him made sure that everybody was inside the jeep.

Before the jeep took off, the man only had one thought in mind. It was the fear of losing his life as well as his family members' life if his boss found out that he had failed the mission.

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