The man took out a gun and shot Antony in the chest.
"No!," Jasmine screamed, "I will tell you. Please stop."
The man smiled, "Better late than never."
"But first leave him."
"You want another bullet in his chest? Speak!," the man shouted.
"I have a friend in the President's office," Jasmine said while sobering.
"Why were you doing this? You used your position to brainwash the citizens of his country and you have been doing this for long," the man said.
"I am brainwashing the citizens? Then what is the President doing?" Jasmine cried.
"Don't you dare! He is our Supreme Leader. Tell us the name of your source."
"I won't risk his life. I don't know what you will do to him," Jasmine whispered.
The man pointed the gun at Antony's head and said, "No problem. Save that person at the cost of him."
"Stop! Don't do anything more to him. You have hurt him enough. It's Mike who provided me with all the information. He works in the President's office. He gave me all the information of what was happening inside the office."
The man smiled, "So a person inside the office is doing this? Mike might not see tomorrow's sun."
The man dialled a number and said, "She has opened her mouth. It is Mike who is providing her with all the information. He works in the media cell of our Supreme Leader's office. Grab him and you know what to do with him."
The man smiled and looked at Jasmine, "You know the problem is that people like you act like you can save the country. Put one thing in your tiny brain, only our Supreme Leader can save this country. You just have to live as he guides. You could have lived a peaceful life but you chose this."
"Why are you trying to kill me? I am innocent," Antony laughed.
A man cut the ropes and freed Antony. He shook his hand, "You hit the hammer hard, idiot. You could have broken my hand."
Jasmine was shocked. She was unable to process what was happening.
"Don't be shocked. The bullet was real but I had a vest on," Antony laughed.
He stood aside the man. Another man grabbed her hair and pulled it. He switched on a trimmer and trimmed all of her hair. Jasmine cried as she couldn't believe what was happening.
Antony grabbed her ears and twisted them, "Now, after all this. We can't leave you free. It will not be good for us. So, what should we do to you? Keep you locked here forever or eliminate you?"
Other men said, "It's better to eliminate her."
"How could you do this?" Jasmine cried.
"How long have we known each other? A year? And when did you start your work due to which you are here? Two years," Antony smiled.
"What are you saying that all this was a trap? You did all this just because of my work? How can you do this, Antony?"
He smiled, "Antony is not even my real name. I am tired of hearing it. You should call me Santano. How can you be such an idiot? You should have known that we would not allow anyone to speak against our Supreme Leader. He's the reincarnation of God. Anyone speaking against him is an anti-national. You did this to yourself. You were offered money, you didn't accept it. The defamation cases were filed against you, then also you didn't stop. When you didn't stop even after all this, we had to opt for the last option. Now, you must have understood why they accept the money and work accordingly."
Santano grabbed a box and opened it. He took out a syringe filled with a liquid and came closer to Jasmine, "The story will end as usual. You will die and no one will even remember if you existed. No funeral will happen. Your family and friends will never know what happened to you. The same will happen with Mike. I hope this is what you wanted."
He raised his hands to strike the syringe but stopped, "I think that you should see tonight's address to the nation by our Supreme Leader."
After half an hour, another group of men brought a person into the room. His hands were tied and his face was covered. His face cover was removed. Mike looked around. Santano came forward and punched him in the face with knuckles. He spit blood.
Santano kept punching his face till Mike's face was covered with cuts, bruises and blood. His eyes were swollen with cuts on his eyelids and some of his teeth also broke. Mike trembled in pain.
Santano smiled, "You are working in our Supreme Leader's office and this is how you are serving him? You are a threat to our great nation and you know your fate."
"You blind fucker doesn't know who is the real threat," Mike said in pain while spitting out blood.
"Don't worry we know that the people like you are the real threat," Santano shot him in the head.
Jasmine screamed. Santano took a cloth and stuffed it in her mouth.
Santano's mobile rang. He looked at the number and picked up the call. After hearing the call, he responded, "Sir, don't worry. The main threats have been taken care of. You prepare the statement for the nation's address. Tonight's the night you have been waiting for, the night a great nation will be born."72Please respect copyright.PENANABbUSLiVrpX