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Chapter 33 - Episode 33: "Betrayal"

Black Squad – Episode 33: "Betrayal"

Opening Scene: The Shot

Location: Mumbai – 5:01 AM

A gunshot shattered the silence.

A.C.P. Sulaiman Qazi staggered, his body lurching backward as blood bloomed across his chest. The sniper's bullet had found its mark.

> Arjun (shouting): "QAZI SIR!"

Arjun and Imran lunged forward as Qazi collapsed onto the pavement, his breathing ragged. The streets were deserted—no witnesses, no help.

Imran snapped into action.

> Imran: "Get the car ready—NOW!"

Arjun ripped off his jacket, pressing it against Qazi's wound.

> Arjun: "Stay with us, sir! Don't you dare close your eyes!"

Qazi's face twisted in pain, but he managed a weak smirk.

> Qazi (gritted teeth): "I'm not dying that easily."

Another shot rang out.

The sniper missed—barely. The bullet shattered a nearby car window.

> Imran: "We're sitting ducks here! MOVE!"

Arjun and Imran dragged Qazi into the car, tires screeching as they sped away.

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Scene 1: Race Against Time

Location: Mumbai – On the Way to the Hospital – 5:10 AM

Arjun drove like a madman, weaving through empty streets.

> Arjun: "Who the hell shot him? And how did they know where we'd be?"

Imran pressed harder on Qazi's wound, his hands slick with blood.

> Imran: "Someone leaked our location. This was an ambush."

Qazi groaned, his vision blurring.

> Qazi (weakly): "It's… him…"

Imran leaned closer.

> Imran: "Who, sir?! Who did this?!"

Qazi's lips barely moved.

> Qazi (whispering): "…Zain…"

The name sent a shockwave through the car.

> Arjun: "His own son?! That's impossible—he's in hiding!"

> Imran: "Not anymore."

They sped toward the hospital, unaware that they were being followed.

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Scene 2: The Hospital Trap

Location: Mumbai General Hospital – 5:30 AM

The emergency team rushed Qazi inside, doctors barking orders. Blood stained the white hospital sheets.

> Doctor: "We need to operate—now!"

Arjun and Imran stood outside the operating room, tension thick in the air.

> Arjun: "This doesn't make sense. If Zain wanted Qazi dead, why not finish the job?"

> Imran: "Because he wants him to suffer."

A nurse approached hesitantly.

> Nurse: "Are you with Mr. Qazi?"

> Imran (nodding): "Yes. What is it?"

She handed them an envelope.

> Nurse: "Someone left this for him at the front desk. No name."

Arjun tore it open.

Inside was a single playing card—the King of Spades.

> Imran (tense): "Shit. That's Specter's signature."

Before they could react, gunfire erupted inside the hospital.

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Scene 3: The Hit Squad

Location: Mumbai General Hospital – ICU Wing

Masked men stormed the hospital. Automatic weapons in hand, they took out security guards with brutal efficiency.

Arjun and Imran drew their guns, taking cover behind reception.

> Arjun: "They're here to finish the job!"

> Imran: "Over my dead body."

The hallways erupted in chaos. Patients screamed, nurses ducked for cover, and the killers advanced toward the ICU.

Arjun fired first. His bullet hit one attacker in the chest, sending him crashing into a cart of medical supplies.

Imran took out another, spinning around to cover the other entrance.

> Imran (shouting): "We need to move Qazi!"

Arjun kicked open the ICU door.

Inside, Qazi was still unconscious, hooked to machines.

> Arjun: "We're not letting them take him."

More gunmen appeared. The fight wasn't over.

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Scene 4: The Escape

Location: Hospital Basement – 6:00 AM

Imran and Arjun pushed Qazi's stretcher down a dark corridor, bullets whizzing past them.

> Arjun: "There's an ambulance exit through the basement!"

A mercenary lunged at them. Arjun grabbed a scalpel from a medical tray and jammed it into the attacker's neck.

> Imran: "Go, go, go!"

They burst into the underground parking lot.

A black SUV skidded to a stop. The window rolled down, revealing Neha in the driver's seat.

> Neha: "GET IN!"

They shoved Qazi inside and sped off as explosions ripped through the hospital.

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Scene 5: The Betrayal Unfolds

Location: Safehouse – Undisclosed Location – 7:00 AM

Qazi groaned, waking up in a dimly lit room.

> Qazi (weakly): "Where… are we?"

Neha handed him water.

> Neha: "Somewhere safe. But we need answers."

Arjun tossed the playing card on the table.

> Arjun: "Specter's calling card. He's working with Zain."

Qazi closed his eyes.

> Qazi: "This is bigger than we thought."

Imran stepped forward, arms crossed.

> Imran: "How long have you known that Zain was involved?"

Qazi hesitated.

> Imran (angry): "How LONG, sir?!"

A beat of silence. Then—

> Qazi (softly): "Since the beginning."

The room fell into stunned silence.

Arjun shook his head.

> Arjun: "You knew your son was behind this… and you didn't tell us?"

> Imran (furious): "You put all of us in danger! You LET Shamsher die!"

Qazi looked away, guilt heavy in his eyes.

> Qazi: "I thought I could stop him. I thought… I could save him."

Neha exhaled sharply.

> Neha: "And now he's declared war on us."

Qazi looked up. His expression hardened.

> Qazi: "Then it's time we end this."

FADE TO BLACK.

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Post-Credit Scene: The Enemy's Next Move

Location: Zain Qazi's Hideout – 8:00 AM

Zain stood before a group of elite mercenaries.

> Zain: "They survived the hit. Doesn't matter."

Specter smiled in the shadows.

> Specter: "So what's next?"

Zain turned to a map of Mumbai, his finger tracing multiple red-marked locations.

> Zain: "We don't kill them yet."

He smirked.

> Zain: "First… we make them suffer."

FADE TO BLACK.

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Next Episode: "Warpath"

The Black Squad goes on the offensive.

A shocking betrayal within their own ranks.

A deadly trap awaits.

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