142 I AM YOUR BOSS IN THE OFFICE ONLY

" You and Dolly got the details about the three suspicious employees. But what about the other two, which the managers submitted? "John asked Zinu.

" Hubby, we have checked their profile properly. They are clean. We could not find anything against them. We don't understand why their managers forwarded their names as suspicious employees."

"Is it not weird? I ordered the managers to submit the list, only after check all the data properly. How could they send a person's name, if he is totally clean? Dolly, do one thing. Find out the details of the two managers also, who submitted the report. I think there is something behind the screen. By the way, you two have done an excellent job. Well done."

"Thank you, bro," Dolly replied happily.

Dolly and Zinu both were very happy to get John's praise.

"We have to be more alert now. Lucas has set his traps everywhere. He is not a simple man. He is becoming more and more violent day by day." Charlie said

"Yes. We must bring him to the light. Only the map can bring him out. Let's go to the grandpa's room, where grandma has kept all the belongings of grandpa. We have to search the map today." John proposed.

"Are you speaking about the map. I don't think it would be easy to find. I have been searching for it for almost one month." They heard Mrs Smith. She was coming to the garden to speak with them, after taking some rest.

"Grandma, sometimes we can not do a thing alone. We sometimes need more brains to solve a mystery. Maybe something is there, which you have not noticed yet."John said.

"You are right John. Sometimes we can not see a thing, although it has kept in front of us. Maybe you all can find the map together. Let's go ."

Everyone nodded and followed Mrs Smith. They all entered a big room. It was decorated beautifully. Everything was kept there very neatly.  There was a library on one side. On the other side, some paintings were kept. There was a table and some chairs were also kept.

"Your grandpa was fond of an artist. He collected most of the paintings of the artist. Once this artist's famous paint was on auction in country C.When your grandpa came to knew about the auction, he went there and bought the painting at a much higher price than the other bidders. Just look at the paintings. I could not understand anything about the paintings. Don't know what he liked in the paintings. He once invited the artist in our home too. He drew a painting here. Look here is the painting. After this, your grandpa became a friend of that artist."

Everyone stood near the paintings and observed. They could not find anything special in the paintings. Everyone left the paintings and went near the library, except Zinu. She was observing a painting keenly.

"Zinu, what happened? Why are observing the painting like that? Have you got anything?"Mrs Smith asked.

"Don't know grandma. But don't know why I am feeling something odd in this painting. But I could not point out what." Zinu replied, observing the painting. Everyone returned to the painting again.

"Zinu, what have you seen in the painting. I can not see any difference between the paintings." Dolly asked.

"But I am feeling that something is there. This painting is not the same as the others." Zinu said with determination.

"Grandma, is this the same painting, which the artist drew in the request of grandpa?" John asked suddenly.

'Yes.John.This is the painting, which the artist drew especially for your grandpa."Mrs Smith replied.

"Grandma, just look at the painting. Here are more than thirty paintings of the same artists. In all the other paintings the artist drew some abstract human figures, except this one. You can see in this painting he had drawn some unknown figures. These figures are definitely not a human figure." Zinu explained her observation.

"Oh. Yes Zinu, you are correct.  Let's see the painting properly. Maybe the map is hidden inside the painting." Mrs Smith said excitedly.

She pulled out the painting and opened the glass part of it. But nothing was inside the painting. They were all disheartened.

"Maybe it is not the correct way of searching the map. Zinu as you mentioned yesterday,  Lucas tried to find the map so many times. So, I think he had already used all these common ways. Grandpa must not hide the map in the easily found places,  so we have to work hard."

"Yes, Dolly. You are correct. He must hid the map in some uncommon way. Let's try some other ways." Zinu replied.

"What about the books? We can search the books for any clue." Charlie asked.

"Yes, you can search. Let me take some rest.  I am tired." Mrs Smith sat on a chair.

"Grandma. Are you fine? Why are you looking so dull? Are you sick? Let me call the doctor." John observed Mrs Smith and asked.

'Oh, God! Is this my grandson or a secret service agent! How could he guess everything accurately?'

"No John. I am fine. I am just tired. Nothing else." She replied.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, my grandson. I am fine." Mrs Smith replied with a smile.

"Boss. Let me check the books first. I have seen three diaries are there. You can go through it." Charlie pointed towards the diaries.

"Charlie, let me tell you one thing. I am your boss in the office only. Now you are my brother in law. You can call me bro like Dolly." John said with raised brows.

He was not feeling good that Charlie called him boss every time, when as he is now husband of his only sister.

"But, boss. I mean, how can I call you bro?I...."

Zinu stopped Charlie in mid-sentence.

"Why can not you call him bro? You are our Dolly's husband. And also call me sis. I don't like you to call me mistress."