"Sir… I… I was a coward."
"No deals," Vikramaditya said.
Vikramaditya stood up. He looked at the crowd of terrified fishermen, shopkeepers, and auto drivers. Then he looked back at Bose. idhu thanda police
Bose's smile turned icy. "You have no evidence. Durai will say you planted the cash. My lawyer will have him out by evening. You're just a man with a badge. I am the system."
"Sir," Shanmugam whispered, pulling him aside. "That's Bose's men. We don't touch them. There's a… system." "Sir… I… I was a coward
"No," Vikramaditya said, his voice softening. "You forgot what the badge meant. Don't forget again. The law doesn't ask for your fear. It asks for your spine."
"You're right," Vikramaditya said, loud enough for everyone to hear. "I am just a man with a badge. But you forgot one thing." Then he looked back at Bose
"I'm ACP Vikramaditya," he said, pinning his nameplate to his khaki shirt. "Your new Station House Officer."
