Chapter 61 - Burning

Shi Ai felt as in her whole body was on fire.And the fire was spread on the inside as well as the outside.She tried to move but her body seemed immovable.Her throat was parched and the burning sensation made her want to claw at it.The feeling of helplessness and hopelessness was so deep that she believed she was dead..But even as Shi Ai's mind struggled to fight the fire,her body lay peacefully on the bed in a medically induced sleep.No sign that she was in the throes of a nightmare was visible.

As Long Ah Hai entered the room,he had already called his assistant cum business partner to collect his cell phone from his office as well as letting him know that he would be taking unexpected time off.

Shot knew him well enough that he understood that Ah Hai would not go on leave for a small reason so he tried to question him,"Knight!You have left your phone in the office and are calling me from some Godda** private number because you have some emergence..Look I can handle everything but I cannot handle your brothers.If any of them call,I need to answer.Atleast give me a number where I can contact you.."

Ah Hai shook his head at his friends panicky voice.No one would know that this was the same man who had led so many dangerous missions but was scared to handle his brothers..But Ah Hai couldn't blame him much.So he gave him a way out,"They have this emergency contact.And I will call you every twenty four hours for updates."With that Ah Hai disconnected the call hanging up on a still sputtering and protesting Shot.

Ah Hai looked at the phone in his hand and felt thankful that he had left this number with Mrs Wu and now Dr Zhang.This phone was not a simple phone.The phone number was not connected to any network and used a direct satellite connection.As a result the phone was untraceable by his enemies.These special types of phone existed only three in the world and one was possessed by Ah Hai. If anybody tried to encrypt or hack or try to track the phone from it's number the location would be jumping across the globe.The only people who knew this number were his family members and Dr Zhang.And none of them were allowed to save it on phone or write it anywhere..The number was only to be memorized. And deleted after use.Ah Hai then hacked into Dr Zhang's phone from his own phone and deleted the call records.

Once this matter was resolved,Ah Hai pulled the visitor stool near Shi Ai's bed and sat straight.

He observed the little bud who had blossomed into a flower.With all the tubes and mask attached to her,AH Hai thought back to the time she had come to this country so many years ago.She still looked so delicate and pretty.Her features had sharpened a bit as she had lost the baby fat.

Ah Hai hated to see the vibrant girl lying like this.He wanted her to wake up and look at him the way she did when they first met with her small shiny and sparkly eyes.He extended his big and rough hand carefully as if afraid to break her and touched her long fingers."Little girl,you have grown up so quickly to face the harsh realities of the world. I wish I could protect your innocence for a longer time.",Ah Hai whispered these words to Shi Ai not thinking that she would hear them.But even though she did not understand or know it in the grips of her nightmare,Shi Ai felt as if her burning hand had been dipped in cold water and a cold wind was blowing chasing away the heat.

The silence of the night was only marred by a small night light and the beeping sound of the machines that monitored Shi Ai's heart.The two people one vulnerable and the other invincible stayed under the same roof together..

However in another part of the city, five young boys had gone missing and two of them were from the city's most affluent families while the three were from wealthy but not so powerful families. All of these parents were sitting in Captain Doug's office demanding an explanation of how their kids had vanished into thin air from the police station.

Captain Doug was also ready to pull his hair out.He would explain the situation if only he knew what was going on...