The buildings which had been marked red were evacuated and secured. 24/7 surveillance had been put on the buildings, completed with a sniper. Vansh had been called to Markande's office alone by the director. He sat opposite to the man, not sure what exactly the man was going to say. Markande gazed outside the small window of his office as if to see if anyone was watching. Then he said, "I assume you have been in contact with Amritansh Pathak." So this is what it is about, Vansh thought. The IB and RAW had never exactly gotten along nicely. While the IB was still closer to the authorities of the country, RAW had autonomous power over a few decisions on national security. There had always been a race between the two intelligence agencies to be the best. "Yes, he is a friend," Vansh affi

