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-taimur  and  shami  always  were  together  , more  of an adventure  than investigation, they  had  to  find  out  who  was  conspiring  to  shift  all the  blame  on their  grandfather  the  nawab who  had  inherited  the  old  haveli  with all the  dead  beghum"s  landed  property in riyasat pur  a  wealthy well off  small township inhabited  by  the  loyalists  of  the  british  ages  ago, prospered  it  and  lived  happily,  nadya  they  got  a  clue  could  reveal  many  veils  from the  secrets of  the  beghum, they  both  outskirts  of  the  town where  an ordinary  cottage  built  in ordinary  style, brick walls covered  with flowering  creepers, the  surrounding  lawn growing  blossoms  , a  gate  with  wiring  in a  pattern that  screened  the  view  from seeing  what  was  inside, they  waited  for  the  door  to open for  them when taimur  saw  someone  jump from the  wall to  disappear  in the  side  lane  , short  and  swift, they  pushed  the  door  it  was  open