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Chapter 124 – The Culprit & the plan
At the network and IT room, looking at the screen, Tharun shouted.
“Yes!”
He turned to Nikitha, eyes wide with triumph.
“We got him.”
Nikitha’s heart skipped a beat.
“Sorry — it’s her. She got caught!”
Nikitha leaned in and read the name on the screen.
Anjali.
She froze in shock.
“She left the company… how did she do it?”
Tharun leaned back in his chair, a mix of satisfaction and disbelief on his face.
“Thumbprint access got the culprit.”
Nikitha stared at him, stunned.
“How? How do you know you can get culprit through this?”
Tharun smiled, his voice steady but excited.
“I always knew there was an outsider other than us that day. But I couldn’t prove it logically. The moment Baskar mentioned the thumbprint system, it hit me. We were stupid not to think of it earlier.”
Nikitha urged him, “Tell me clearly.”
Tharun turned fully toward her.
“Did you forget? This entire floor — especially the HR cabin — is thumbprint access enabled. For the flexibility of top rankers, every cabin on this floor can be opened with the registered thumbprints of authorized members from this floor.”
He continued, gesturing animatedly.
“I realized that on the day of the function, while all of us were in the hall for the celebration, only very few people would have entered the HR cabin. So I figured — if we track the log records of thumbprint login access, we could catch the person.”
He paused for effect.
“Anjali was the one whose print was still registered on our door as well as the HR cabin. So on the day we kissed, we did lock the door. But Anjali must have come there for some reason, opened it unknowingly, and saw us. That’s how she remembered the events and wrote the letter. She wanted revenge on Jay — that’s why she made it look exactly like his handwriting.”
Nikitha’s eyes widened.
“How did she manage that? The handwriting looked exactly like his.”
Tharun gave a bitter smile.
“With the abundant growth in technology, do you think it’s impossible?”
He stood up, grabbing a folder.
“Let’s go meet HR in their new office building.”
Give me 10 mins, i need to check reception about the common entry registers.
Tharun's Plans
On the way, Tharun carefully dictated his plan on what they should say and what they must not say — to protect everyone’s secrets and avoid violating company policies. He took all the evidence with him.
When they reached HR, the head looked up from his desk, surprised.
“What’s this?”
Tharun placed the folder in front of him.
“It’s the record that proves only Anjali came in that night. She wanted to destroy Jay, so she decided to throw dirt on us. She could have even thought that by pinning his name, we would fight with each other, and in the process, the company’s trusted top technicians would clash and spoil productivity. She did this against the company.”
HR’s face changed.
“So Jay didn’t do it?”
Tharun shook his head firmly.
“No.”
HR leaned back, visibly disturbed.
“Shit… I have done injustice to him. But It was him who agreed to take the blame, I dont know why”
Nikitha stepped forward, her voice calm but firm.
“We know, sir. We just want you to step in and clarify about him publicly.”
HR nodded slowly.
“I will. Immediately. But first, we need to hear from Anjali too.”
Tharun raised his hand.
“Sorry, sir. I already asked the receptionist about her purpose for visiting that day. Her accounts had been frozen by our company — that’s why she tried to throw dirt on us. I don’t want you to give chances to people who try to take revenge on the company or its employees.”
He continued, his tone respectful but resolute.
“Attempting to talk with her and trying to get the truth is equal to doubting us.
We had already doubted Jay once. Please don’t make us feel the same again.”
HR sighed, rubbing his forehead.
“Okay. Then what should we do?”
Nikitha spoke clearly.
“Give a public clarification on Jay’s name.
And talk to him over the phone. He would be happy to see that his mentor understood him.”
HR nodded.
“I will. What shall we do regarding Anjali? Should we take legal action?”
Tharun replied firmly (and safely not wanting to drag it deep so they would face enquiry).
“Sir, first revoke all her access. Let’s pay whatever pending amount the company owes her. As for punishment, just make her sign an apology letter and fix it on the notice board. Make her sign on the content that we put.”
HR thought for a moment, then agreed.
“Let’s do that.”
At the network and IT room, looking at the screen, Tharun shouted.
“Yes!”
He turned to Nikitha, eyes wide with triumph.
“We got him.”
Nikitha’s heart skipped a beat.
“Sorry — it’s her. She got caught!”
Nikitha leaned in and read the name on the screen.
Anjali.
She froze in shock.
“She left the company… how did she do it?”
Tharun leaned back in his chair, a mix of satisfaction and disbelief on his face.
“Thumbprint access got the culprit.”
Nikitha stared at him, stunned.
“How? How do you know you can get culprit through this?”
Tharun smiled, his voice steady but excited.
“I always knew there was an outsider other than us that day. But I couldn’t prove it logically. The moment Baskar mentioned the thumbprint system, it hit me. We were stupid not to think of it earlier.”
Nikitha urged him, “Tell me clearly.”
Tharun turned fully toward her.
“Did you forget? This entire floor — especially the HR cabin — is thumbprint access enabled. For the flexibility of top rankers, every cabin on this floor can be opened with the registered thumbprints of authorized members from this floor.”
He continued, gesturing animatedly.
“I realized that on the day of the function, while all of us were in the hall for the celebration, only very few people would have entered the HR cabin. So I figured — if we track the log records of thumbprint login access, we could catch the person.”
He paused for effect.
“Anjali was the one whose print was still registered on our door as well as the HR cabin. So on the day we kissed, we did lock the door. But Anjali must have come there for some reason, opened it unknowingly, and saw us. That’s how she remembered the events and wrote the letter. She wanted revenge on Jay — that’s why she made it look exactly like his handwriting.”
Nikitha’s eyes widened.
“How did she manage that? The handwriting looked exactly like his.”
Tharun gave a bitter smile.
“With the abundant growth in technology, do you think it’s impossible?”
He stood up, grabbing a folder.
“Let’s go meet HR in their new office building.”
Give me 10 mins, i need to check reception about the common entry registers.
Tharun's Plans
On the way, Tharun carefully dictated his plan on what they should say and what they must not say — to protect everyone’s secrets and avoid violating company policies. He took all the evidence with him.
When they reached HR, the head looked up from his desk, surprised.
“What’s this?”
Tharun placed the folder in front of him.
“It’s the record that proves only Anjali came in that night. She wanted to destroy Jay, so she decided to throw dirt on us. She could have even thought that by pinning his name, we would fight with each other, and in the process, the company’s trusted top technicians would clash and spoil productivity. She did this against the company.”
HR’s face changed.
“So Jay didn’t do it?”
Tharun shook his head firmly.
“No.”
HR leaned back, visibly disturbed.
“Shit… I have done injustice to him. But It was him who agreed to take the blame, I dont know why”
Nikitha stepped forward, her voice calm but firm.
“We know, sir. We just want you to step in and clarify about him publicly.”
HR nodded slowly.
“I will. Immediately. But first, we need to hear from Anjali too.”
Tharun raised his hand.
“Sorry, sir. I already asked the receptionist about her purpose for visiting that day. Her accounts had been frozen by our company — that’s why she tried to throw dirt on us. I don’t want you to give chances to people who try to take revenge on the company or its employees.”
He continued, his tone respectful but resolute.
“Attempting to talk with her and trying to get the truth is equal to doubting us.
We had already doubted Jay once. Please don’t make us feel the same again.”
HR sighed, rubbing his forehead.
“Okay. Then what should we do?”
Nikitha spoke clearly.
“Give a public clarification on Jay’s name.
And talk to him over the phone. He would be happy to see that his mentor understood him.”
HR nodded.
“I will. What shall we do regarding Anjali? Should we take legal action?”
Tharun replied firmly (and safely not wanting to drag it deep so they would face enquiry).
“Sir, first revoke all her access. Let’s pay whatever pending amount the company owes her. As for punishment, just make her sign an apology letter and fix it on the notice board. Make her sign on the content that we put.”
HR thought for a moment, then agreed.
“Let’s do that.”
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