Gauri looked and found everyone paying attention to her. She walked and stood in the center of the groups and said: "It is just a kind of game which will be played to show off our power and strategies."
The young leader tried to interrupt but Gauri stopped him by pointing at him with her finger and continued "One side will tell how they will attack and another side will tell how they will defend or retaliate."
A person from faith league laughed and said: "Do we really need to play a childish game?"
"Are strategies and meeting room discussions childish?" Gauri said smiling.
Another person from Mughal honors said, "Do you wish to make us reveal our plans in front of you by using this game?"
"Aren't you claiming while standing here that you have already made plans to attack spiritual group in Singrauli." Gauri rebuked.
That person's face turned green. It really was difficult to win Gauri using words. he does not understand what to say. He felt afraid if he continued, he will be totally defeated by Gauri in the argument.
All the people sitting in the courtyard on sides including security guards and servants and also neighbors present are watching this with great interest. Leaders of the spiritual group present are also watching and smiling. Everyone knows how intelligent yet mischievous Gauri is.
The young man in lead shouted "What if we have made plans and what if we have not? Why does it matter to you?"
Gauri giggled and said "Why does it not matter to me? Aren't you here to decide the future of spiritual group managed city and also my marriage? By fact, everything will matter to me the most. Are you not proving your low intelligence by these words?" Young man's face turned red from embarrassment and anger.
"So, you want to talk strategy and counter strategy and decide based on that who is better? Won't we be disclosing ourselves by doing that?" Another person from the faith group said while trying to stabilize the situation.
Gauri smiled and said "Won't we also be disclosing our strategies? Or you think we will deliberately listen to your points and accept defeat without countering them?"
"Yes, that is what we are thinking" Another person from the visiting group said.
Gauri said calmly "How about we create a judging panel comprised of 2 people from your group and 2 people from our group. If some people are not sincerer, they can point it out and if it was found more than once, the game will be stopped. I can assure that we will try our best to win. To be safe you can start with your weaker strategies and then can proceed as you feel."
One person from Mughal group hesitated and said: "But still it is not truly believable."
Abhay laughed and said "How about this, we can set point system as Intelligence point and Idiot Point. Those who lose on strategy will get 1 idiot point while those who win will get 1 intelligence point. This way we can ridicule those who do not try their best."
Everyone laughed hearing this and even people from visiting group could not stop themselves from laughing.
Gauri smiled and said "Ok then, we will do it this way. We can resolve conflicts and can come to a common ground and can also make decisions peacefully."
She looked at the faces of everyone present and continued "Let us start the Game. First Step will be choosing 2 members for judging panel from each group. Visiting group will be called science group."
Leader Prajapati and Bhadra remained seated and two more chairs were brought beside them for two judges from science group. Soon the visiting group selected their judges who took their seats.
Now one side was occupied by eighteen people of the spiritual group including Gauri and Abhay and another row opposite to them has eighteen members of the science group. Other people of the spiritual group left their seats and joined the audience around the pavilion. Now both sides in the pavilion have eighteen people and four judges seated at the head position of arrangement.
Gauri stood up at her position and said "Now one person from any group will tell how do they would attack and opposite group will present counter-attack or defense strategy with comparatively less loss. This way winner will be decided based on the best strategy or a powerful attack."
After that Gauri mentioned at one side and two people brought a blackboard and a stand along with markers. Board is arranged on the stage behind judges where it can be seen by the members of both the teams. There was a table drawn on the blackboard and there are two columns in the table which are 'Intelligence point' and 'Idiots Point' and two rows are with heading Science Group and spiritual group. Points of both groups will be updated on this blackboard in front of everyone. Blackboard is arranged and one person sat on a chair at one side of the stage with a chalk marker and whenever there is a change, that person will move and make the change in points.
Gauri laughed and said "How are the arrangements? I believe everyone will appreciate the transparency. Let us start the game now." after this Gauri sat on her seat.
"How do we start? Why don't you start first? It will also let us understand the process" The young leader tells arrogantly from the science group side.
Gauri smiled and said "That is also good. Let us decide the battlefield first. Consider this place as the first battlefield and fight five one to one rounds here. After this place let us fight five rounds at different places in Singrauli city and then five rounds around Singrauli city." After saying this Gauri signaled toward one member of the spiritual group.
That person whom Gauri pointed looked toward opposite team and said "I am the leader of Medhauli village. If presented with an opponent, I will simply rely on my powerful physic and smash my opponent to the ground." Without anyone could say anything that person brought out a ball sized stone globe and placed on the table in front and said "I can prove it. Please ask anyone from your side if he can crush this stone ball."
One person from spiritual group stood and before he could move leader Prajapati from judges seat waved his hand and stone ball flew from Medhauli leader to science group opponent startling him.
One elderly person from science group laughed and said: "Methods of leader Prajapati are indeed extraordinary."
Now everyone's attention was on competing member of the science group. He grasped the stone ball in his hand and tried to squeeze it hard but nothing happened. Then he used both his hand and pressed the ball in between so hard that his face turned red but nothing happened to the ball again. He looked toward other people and felt embarrassed by their curious, expectant or mocking gazes. He relaxed and put the ball back on the table and said: "I have tried and it's too hard to crush."
Gauri applauded that person in her heart. Instead of trying again and again and being played like a monkey, he was direct and accepted his defeat. It was a better way to lose.
Leader Prajapati moved the ball to the leader of Medhauli village on the spiritual side. The leader of Medhauli village picked the stone ball in his right hand and squeezed it hard and with crackle sound, it turned into many small stone chips. Few chips fell on the table and most of them were put on the table when Medhauli village leader opened his hand and put them back. Now there was no stone ball but a pile of stone chips.
It was a clear win of spiritual side and attendant moved and put one intelligence point on the spiritual side. If it was proved that science group did not try well or cheat in some way, they might have gotten one idiot point for this round but it was simply 0 point.
This was science group's turn this time. There was another young man beside the younger leader of the group, he suddenly said "I have completed my mind awakening stage and my mind power is 150 kg. I can kill any opponent using the object around even if I don't have any weapon in my hand." Everyone in the science group looked toward the spiritual group to see how they retort to their argument.
Gauri smiled and Abhay also who was sitting beside her looked indifferent. One person from the spiritual group said "I am the spiritual leader of Barwani village. I have practiced yoga for more than 30 years and I can sense all movements around even if I close my eyes. Even if an object of 200 kg falls over my head from a height of 10 meters, It can even put a dent on my head."
Leader Prajapati said from the judge's seat "He is our spiritual group's Iron Man and even many people don't know his real name because everyone calls him Iron man. In this round also I will suggest that spiritual group wins," He looked toward the judges of science group and said "Unless science group has any objection. If there is any objection, we can arrange a test to prove the point."
People of science group already know about the Ironman of spiritual group. They already have a list of powerful people of the spiritual group based on their insider information. So, Judges from science group really can not retort on this. One judge said, "We have no objection."
Again one intelligence point was given to the spiritual group and zero points to the science group. This way one after another, all five rounds were won by the spiritual group.
Gauri smiled while looking at the young leader of science group. The young leader of science group felt his blood boiling due to anger and he said while gritting the teeth "If we had carried our laser guns and other weapons, can you win any of the rounds. On another hand, you have all your leaders and powerful people of the spiritual group present here."
Gauri smiled and said, "You said we have all our powerful people present here?"
"Yes. Our technology and equipment is our power and we don't have them here. Definitely, you have a big advantage here." The young leader of the science group said. With this sentence, his pride and arrogance returned on his face again.
Abhay laughed and said mockingly "I also believe what you said is true. Why not we make the next round real?" Gauri smiled and looked at Abhay who winked back to her. These two are definitely playing with the opposite group.
"What do you mean?" The young leader of suddenly became vigilant and asked.
Abhay curved his lips and said "We tried not to shed any blood and fought first round by words and proving whenever necessary. But you felt we took advantage there. So, why not we make the second round real. We are all sitting here. Let our groups in the city fight each other a real battle and decide the result for the second round."
Gauri turned toward Abhay and said something in his ears. Abhay smiled and then continued "But let me confirm one thing. If you decide on a real war, your three secret camps which are one in a forest near our city, another in one closed coal mine in city and another in Bijul river valley near Khirwa village will be destroyed within few minutes after you decide to make war" He laughed and said "Because we do not wish to keep our enemies alive for longer time otherwise they might cause more damage to us."
"Who are you? Have you any right to decide war?" The young leader of the science group pointed finger at Abhay and shouted. All people have science group have a startling expression on their faces due to Abhay's disclosure of their secret bases.
Abhay mocked him saying "Just say it. Does it matter whether I have right or not? You are not convinced, so we have to make it real."
After Abhay's disclosure, all people of science group are afraid of declaring the confrontation of any kind. It will foolish to be wiped out completely because of a moment of carelessness. They underestimated the opposite party but the opposite party already had their aims set on them all the time.
Suddenly science group people turned silent. Even the young leader kept mum and looked toward some elders who were sending him some signals.
"So, are you afraid now?" Abhay mocked again.
"If you keep barking again. I will really not care about anyone's life or death. Do you really wish to push me?" That young leader of science group shouted in anger.