After That Day
Shiva: Everyone must stay near the diamond.
Nagulan: Sorry, buddy, but I am not here to work under you. If you're interested, come with us.
Shiva: What the heck is happening with you?
Nagulan: Bye.
Sakthivel: Did you tell him?
Nagulan: Yes. Shall we leave?
Sakthivel: Let's catch those bloody jokers on our own.
(Then, Sakthivel and his team started planning to stop the thieves from stealing the diamond and to protect it.)
Shiva: Shall I join you?
Sakthivel: Why are you here?
Shiva: To help you.
Sakthivel: Okay, but I am the one planning this operation.
Shiva: Okay, I accept that.
Sakthivel: Super.
(Then, Sakthivel began checking all the cameras in the facility protecting the diamond. Suddenly, Shiva noticed something suspicious.)
Shiva: Zoom in on Camera 5. Look! That person looks like a thief.
Devi: He's just wearing a hoodie and a hat.
Shiva: Oh, really? Not everything you see is what it appears to be. And even if it is, you may not understand what you're seeing, Mrs. Devi.
Sakthivel: Let's follow that guy.
Shiva: He is the only person in this room I trust.
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That Night
(Devi was walking around the office alone.)
Shiva: Hello, Devi. Why are you all alone?
Devi: Nothing. I'm just looking for some peace.
Shiva: Funny. No one in this world ever truly finds peace. If someone found complete peace, then they would become a God.
Devi: I think you've read a lot of philosophy.
Shiva: Yeah. Philosophy is important in life. It makes us think more wisely.
Devi: Nice.
Shiva: Tell me about your story. Where are your parents? How did you become an officer? And did you ever have a boyfriend?
Devi: What?
Shiva: Nothing personal. Just for information.
Devi: My father was a police officer. My mother died when I was ten years old. My aim was to become an officer, just like I am now. And I don't have a boyfriend.
Shiva: Nice.
Devi: Now, tell me about yourself.
Shiva: Hmm... I grew up in an orphanage. I didn't have any ambitions like you. I thought this job would be interesting, that's all. And I don't have a girlfriend either.
Devi: I think you live your own life joyfully.
Shiva: Yes. We must be joyful, and we must become better.
(After Shiva's words, Devi suddenly imagined herself talking to her father during her childhood.)
Devi's Father: You fear everything. You must change. You must be bold. You must become better. We must become better.
Shiva: Devi, are you okay? Did I say something wrong?
Devi: Nothing, Shiva. Well, it was really a nice talk with you.
Shiva: A good conversation with good people builds our character.
Devi (smiling): Enough, Shiva. You've read too much philosophy.
Shiva (smiling): Okay, I'll stop.
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Investigating the Hoodie Man
(After that day, everyone seriously investigated the mysterious man in the hoodie.)
Sakthivel: We have to follow him and obtain some clues from him.
Shiva: Don't worry. I will follow him.
(Then, Shiva followed the hoodie guy to a bar.)
Hoodie Guy: Give me a Blue Mojito beer.
Waiter: Okay, sir. I'll be right back.
Shiva: Give me the same.
(He sat near the hoodie guy.)
Shiva: Hello. I'm Shiva. Nice to meet you.
Hoodie Guy: No time.
Shiva: Hmm... interesting. Nowadays, networking is very important, brother.
Hoodie Guy: But not for me.
Shiva: You know something? I have one ambition: to live a peaceful life.
Hoodie Guy (smiling): Funny.
Shiva: What's so funny about that? Everyone has an ambition. I think you also have one.
(Suddenly, the hoodie guy stopped speaking and started walking away.)
Shiva: Hey, I just asked normally. You don't have to tell me. Here, buddy. Have a drink.
(Then, Shiva poured drinks for him again and again.)
(After some time, the hoodie guy became sober.)
Hoodie Guy: Thank you, Shiva. You're right. I have an ambition.
Shiva: Wow. Nice. Tell me.
Hoodie Guy: My ambition is to obtain one thing. It is very precious—the diamond that was recently retrieved and brought back to India.
Shiva: Oh... that diamond.
Hoodie Guy: Yeah. That's my ambition. And you know something? I've been followed by secret officers like you.
Shiva: Hmm... so you know about me.
Hoodie Guy: I already know you. Catch me if you dare.
(Then, the hoodie guy left the bar.)
Sakthivel: Why did you let him leave?
Shiva: He challenged me, so I let him play his game.
Sakthivel: I told you, I am the chief of this team. You have to follow my orders.
Shiva: Don't worry about me. I'll handle him. You protect the diamond.
Sakthivel: This is why I don't want you in this team.
(After this incident, both of them left the place.)
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The Night of the Heist
(Later that same night, the hoodie guy returned to steal the diamond.)
Sakthivel: Everyone, fall back! He's returned. We have to catch him!
(Everyone rushed to the Indian facility's storage area to capture the hoodie guy.)
(But the hoodie guy managed to escape and tried to flee from the facility.)
(Devi and Sakthivel got into a car and followed him. The hoodie guy drove away in his car.)
(Meanwhile, Shiva started his Porsche and followed them as well.)
(Suddenly, Devi crashed into the hoodie guy's car.)
Devi: Nowhere to escape.
(Shiva's car arrived at the scene.)
(Devi tried to shoot the hoodie guy.)
(Suddenly, Special Crime Officer Elanguvan arrived at the scene.)
Elanguvan: Devi, don't shoot him.
Devi: Sir, when did you get here? Did you know about him?
Elanguvan: He is...
(Suddenly, a bomb was thrown into the area. A thick cloud of smoke covered the scene.)
(As the smoke slowly cleared, the hoodie guy's face was revealed.)
(Everyone froze.)
(His face looked exactly like Elanguvan's.)
Devi: His face looks exactly like yours!
Elanguvan: The shock isn't over yet. He is Shiva's partner.
(Shiva got out of his car and picked up the hoodie guy.)
(Devi was in absolute shock. Sakthivel and the rest of his team also arrived and stared at them in disbelief.)
(The hoodie guy got into Shiva's car.)
Hoodie Guy: Shiva, come on. Get in the car.
Shiva: Ayavanth... my name is Aja Ayavanth.
(Hoodie guy and Ayavanth escaped from the scene with the diamond.)
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