Chapter 83 – The Search Begins
It was far past midnight in the IIM Bangalore boys' dorm.
The kind of hour where normal students slept.
But Section E had never been normal.
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The room was dark except for laptop screens glowing blue across exhausted faces.
Wires everywhere.
Coffee cups.
Snack packets.
Absolute disaster.
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And somehow—
Cin had entered through the window.
Again.
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Felix stared at him.
"…there's literally a door."
Cin landed inside the room smoothly.
"The window has personality."
Rory deadpanned:
"The window also has gravity. One day it will humble you."
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Percy pointed dramatically.
"Focus. Mission important."
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Keifer sat quietly at the corner couch.
Silent.
Watching.
Waiting.
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Tonight's mission:
Find the girl who picked JJ up.
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Endrix cracked his fingers.
"Move."
Rory shifted beside him with another laptop.
And the hacking chaos officially began.
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Yuri leaned over.
"How illegal is this?"
Endrix answered immediately:
"Very. But safe."
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Aries sighed.
"We are going to jail."
Felix nodded.
"At least together."
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Meanwhile the girls sat nearby too.
Ella and Freya observing.
Mica eating chips peacefully.
Rakhi already mentally preparing to stop stupidity before it escalated.
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Cin suddenly grinned.
"…gotta admit though, mystery woman looked dangerous."
Rakhi narrowed her eyes.
"Dangerous how?"
Cin shrugged dramatically.
"Like she can save your heart and break it too."
SMACK.
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Rakhi hit the back of his head instantly.
"Focus on JJ."
Cin clutched his head.
"…violence. To a future doctor."
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Finally—
Rory leaned closer to the screen.
"…got it."
Everyone moved instantly.
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The college camera footage appeared.
JJ entering the car.
And then—
the driver's face finally visible.
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Silence.
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Percy blinked.
"…oh."
Felix looked impressed.
"…that's the mysterious savior?"
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Yuri whistled lowly.
"She looks like she judges people professionally."
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Cin stared dramatically at the screen.
"…beautiful."
SMACK.
Another hit from Rakhi.
Even harder.
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"ONE more comment and I'll remove your medical license before you even get one."
Cin looked offended.
"I was appreciating respectfully."
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Keifer ignored all of them.
His focus stayed on the screen.
On her.
The person JJ trusted.
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Endrix began typing rapidly.
Searching.
Cross-matching.
Tracing databases.
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Then—
the file appeared.
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CARE PATEL
Cardiologist.
Young specialist.
High surgical success rate.
Associated with—
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"Trinity Hospital Chains," Rory read aloud.
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Everyone leaned closer again.
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"Owned in partnership by three doctors," Endrix continued.
"Care Patel."
"Lyra Vale."
"And Rhys Sharma."
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Aries frowned slightly.
"So JJ's living around doctors?"
Percy muttered:
"That explains why she hasn't died after surviving her own stupidity of disappearing with an untreatable disease CJD."
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Ella elbowed him.
"Not funny."
"…a little funny."
"Percy."
"Okay sorry."
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Yuri looked thoughtful now.
"Three young doctors owning a hospital chain this early?"
Felix nodded slowly.
"That's not normal."
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Rory kept searching.
Hospital information.
Backgrounds.
Medical articles.
Research papers.
Everything.
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Lyra Vale.
Neurologist.
Brilliant reputation.
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Rhys Sharma.
Anesthesiologist.
Known for handling impossible surgeries calmly.
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Cin blinked.
"…wait."
Pause.
"…these people are monsters."
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Endrix finally leaned back slightly.
"One more thing."
Everyone looked up.
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"They're rich."
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Silence.
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Percy frowned.
"How rich?"
Endrix slowly turned the screen.
Private hospital chains.
Luxury donor events.
Medical research grants.
Properties.
Connections.
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Felix stared.
"…oh."
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Aries narrowed his eyes.
"And JJ is staying around these people."
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Keifer finally spoke quietly.
"…find the house."
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Immediately Endrix resumed typing.
Rory beside him.
Searching property records.
Tracking vehicle movement.
Trying everything.
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Minutes passed.
Then another twenty.
Then forty.
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Nothing.
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Rory frowned deeper.
"…we're getting blocked."
Endrix's jaw tightened slightly.
"No trace."
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"Impossible," Yuri muttered.
"Not impossible," Endrix corrected quietly.
"…intentional."
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That sentence changed the room.
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Aries slowly folded his arms.
"Someone's hiding them."
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Keifer's expression darkened slightly.
Not angry.
Just calculating.
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Percy whispered dramatically:
"So JJ got kidnapped by rich doctor ninjas."
Mica threw a pillow at him.
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Endrix finally closed the laptop halfway.
"We found the people."
Pause.
"But not where they live."
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Silence settled over the room again.
Heavy.
Frustrating.
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Because JJ was close.
Closer than she had been in a year.
And yet—
still hidden behind another wall they couldn't cross.
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And somewhere far away in Bangalore—
inside a mansion none of them could trace—
JJ slept peacefully for the first time in days…
completely unaware that Section E had officially started searching for her world.
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The dorm room stayed tense after the search failed.
Laptop screens still glowing.
Half-eaten snacks forgotten.
Nobody joking properly anymore.
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JJ was close.
Too close.
And yet still hidden behind invisible walls.
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Endrix leaned back slightly.
"We're blocked from the residence trail."
Rory nodded.
"Hard-blocked."
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Percy groaned dramatically.
"So basically rich doctor people said 'access denied.'"
Felix sighed.
"That is unfortunately accurate."
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Silence followed again.
Until—
Keifer finally spoke.
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"Hack the hospital cameras."
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Everyone looked at him instantly.
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Yuri blinked.
"…you say crimes so calmly."
Keifer ignored that completely.
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Aries immediately understood.
"You want to confirm if JJ's actually connected to them."
Keifer nodded once.
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Endrix was already typing again before anyone finished speaking.
Rory pulled another screen closer.
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Cin whistled softly.
"Medical institutions. Nice."
Rakhi looked tired.
"You sound excited about illegal activities."
"I'm adaptable."
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The Trinity Hospital security system appeared on-screen slowly.
Camera feeds loading one by one.
Reception.
Emergency wing.
Hallways.
Private corridors.
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And then—
there.
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Care Patel.
Walking quickly through a hallway in a white coat.
Focused.
Sharp.
Professional.
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Another feed loaded.
Lyra Vale.
Inside a consultation room discussing scans with another doctor.
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Then—
Rhys Sharma.
Literally spinning once on a chair near the anesthesiology wing before immediately acting serious when someone walked past.
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Percy blinked.
"…why is that one mentally unstable?"
Cin pointed proudly.
"Anesthesiology spirit."
Rakhi smacked him again.
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Aries leaned closer.
"So they all work there."
Felix frowned slightly.
"Which means JJ probably lives nearby too."
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Keifer stared at the screen quietly.
Thinking.
Calculating.
Then suddenly stood up.
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"We're going."
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Silence.
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Yuri blinked.
"…right now?"
Keifer looked at him flatly.
"Yes."
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Aries immediately checked the time.
"Keifer. It's one in the morning."
"And?"
"That was not a rhetorical and."
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Percy already stood up anyway.
"I support bad decisions emotionally."
Calix sighed.
"Of course you do."
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Then reality hit.
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"We still don't have permission to leave campus," David reminded.
Everyone went quiet again.
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And then—
Keifer pulled out his phone.
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Yuri stared.
"…no way."
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Keifer ignored everyone and dialed calmly.
Speaker on.
The phone rang.
And rang.
And rang again.
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Finally—
a sleepy irritated voice answered.
"Mr. Watson… do you realize what time it is?"
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The dean.
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Keifer's expression didn't change.
"I need vehicle permissions approved immediately."
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The entire room froze.
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The dean sounded horrified.
"At one in the morning?!"
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Keifer replied calmly:
"Yes."
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"…for what reason?"
Keifer looked at the screen showing JJ's possible connections.
Then answered simply:
"Personal emergency."
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The dean sighed heavily.
"Mr. Watson, this is a university, not your corporation."
Percy whispered proudly:
"He's getting scolded."
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Keifer continued like he hadn't heard it.
"We need temporary clearance for the entire group."
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The dean nearly choked.
"Entire group?!"
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David quietly muttered:
"This poor man."
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The argument continued for nearly ten minutes.
Back and forth.
Rules.
Safety.
Timing.
Responsibility.
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At one point the dean snapped:
"You students think influence solves everything!"
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Keifer answered immediately:
"It usually does."
The entire room went dead silent.
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Even Endrix slowly looked up from the laptop.
"…cold."
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Finally—
after exhausting resistance—
the dean gave up.
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"One-time approval."
Pause.
"And if any of you destroy university property, I will personally remove you from campus."
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Keifer nodded once.
"Understood."
The dean grumbled something exhausted and disconnected immediately.
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Silence.
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Then Percy whispered dramatically:
"…he actually did it."
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Yuri stared at Keifer.
"You weaponized your surname at 1 AM."
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Keifer simply grabbed his jacket.
"Move."
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And instantly—
the room exploded into chaos.
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People standing.
Keys grabbed.
Girls yelling at boys to hurry up.
Cin somehow climbing back OUT the window before Rakhi dragged him toward the actual door.
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Aries shook his head while walking.
"This group is genuinely insane."
Felix replied:
"We stopped being normal years ago."
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Meanwhile—
Keifer stayed unusually quiet.
No excitement.
No relief.
Just one thought repeating in his mind endlessly:
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JJ is close.
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And tonight—
for the first time in a year—
he was finally going toward her instead of searching blindly in the dark.