On the bustling streets of Desiabad, Mehboob Chacha’s van sets off like clockwork, loaded with noisy kids whose antics challenge the very fabric of patience. Guddu, the chief instigator of mischief, decides to orchestrate his magnum opus: a daring mid-ride escape from the van. Armed with a slingshot, he distracts the other kids while carefully removing the van’s back latch.


    What Guddu doesn’t realize is that Mehboob Chacha has already sensed the disturbance in the “Physics Force.” Adjusting his glasses with a deliberate push, Chacha activates the legendary Mirror of Mischief Detection?—his rearview mirror. When Guddu tumbles out onto the street, Mehboob Chacha doesn’t even brake. Instead, he leans slightly, removes his trusty chappal, and hurls it with such precision that it knocks Guddu into a parked fruit cart. The chapter ends with Guddu, covered in mango pulp, tearfully climbing back into the van to the applause of the other kids.


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