অধ্যায় একশ আটত্রিশ: সূত্রের সন্ধান

হokido, kushiro shohor, kushiro pulish stesun.

kushiro pulish stesun holo shompoorno kushiro shohorer mukhho pulish stesun. sthaniyo chhotokhato pulish stesuner tulonay mukhho stesuner upokoron onek beshi unnoto ebong goenda tottho onushondhaner jonno onek beshi upojukupto.

jodi porshborthi shohorgulor pulish stesuner shathe jogajog korte hoy, tabe kushiuro pulish stesune ta onek beshi shubidhajonok hoy, ebong onnanno shohorer cctv rekard soraasori dekha jay.

ebong ekhon, shomosti chhoy er uechi ichiro ebong onnannoara, akkhechi-cho tontro shesh korar por kono notun kothin shondhan na peye, shoraasori kushiro shohorer pulish stesun mukhyaloye chole esechen.

jodi-o tader upor onek asha chhilo, tobu ashol tonto dhephe dhephe agate hobe. tara jotota-i olokik tonto dol hok na keno, sheshe tara-o kichhu manush matro.

manush hole-o manusher nije-der upay thake, ebong ta holo biggan o projukti. bortoman projukti diye tara ja korte pare, ta oi shob olokik shottar tulonay kom noy.

olokiker thonederi ebong shunchhi, bigganyer durbin ebong woki-toki; olokiker akashe ora ebong patale chhola, bigganyer urajahaj ebong mathe-bhedi gari. jodi olokik shokti na-o thake, tobu-o manush oi shob olokik shoktir odhikari hote pare.

uechi ichiro shomiloni shesh korar por, tar odhinosthoder baire giye tontro korte bolen, ebong porshborthi manushke jiggasha korte bolen je tara shomprotik kono obhash peyeche kina.

ebong tini nije udbeg niye barong-bar bajiye dekha cctv rekard dekhte laglen. jodi-o tini kichhu-i dekhte pan ni.

cctv rekarder protiti manushkei tar shondehojok mone hochhilo, she ta hok e-jon ba o-jon. jodi shondeho na-i thake, tabe keno tara emon gopon-gopon bhabe cholchhe!

"hai, nuro-suroy bhongno hoye jabary upokrom hoyeche, keno ekhono kono shondhan paowa jachhe na!"

ofish chorkite poria giye, uechi ichiro tar koptir tibe tipte laglen. tini praye cctv rekard protiti frenye bhangiye dekhar chhesta korchhelen.

ei bhidiyo-guli tushar parar porer diner shomosti shohorer shadharon cctv rekard. je shob manusher shondeho chhilo, tini shobaike chhinno kore rekhechhen, kintu shongkhayati ektu beshi, shatokher beshi manush.

ebong kichhu manusher mukh oshp-oshto, shudhu poshaker boishestho rayeche, khuje paowa jabe kina ta shob-i bhager upor nirbhor korche.

"chhek, mone hoy abar o-sotto ba shondehjok tontro folafol niye phire jete hobe. shob shishe olokik tontro kora mane obisbaso kapor."

"jodi olokik tontro korae jay, tabe ki take olokik bola jabe? hai, bhobishyot ondyokar."

"uechi korakho, shondhan paowa geche!"

jokhon uechi ichiro gungun korchhilen, tokhoni sthaniyo pulish stesuner shodoshyara hothat cctv kakhe dhuke porlen.

"tokachi obihiro shohoreo tirtho-sthane hatyakando ghoteche, sthaniyo pulish stesun oporadhike dharar cheshhta korche!"

"sotti?!!"

ei khobor shune uechi ichiro anonde ofish chorki theke lafiye uthlen. tontro korte bhoy nei, bhoy shudhu shondhan na thakle.

ebong, ei hatyari jemon tini bhabchhelen temoni thambe na, nirdoy hatyakando cholte thakbe. obhishongbhabi, abar-o ekta tirtho-sthan shikar hoyeche!

"toraotari, tokachir sthaniyo pulish stesuner kopta-r shathe jogajog koro, ebong, tirtho-sthane hatyakander porshboorti cctv rekard shob taratari niye asho!"

"hai!"

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dosh-baro minit por, tokachir sthaniyo pulish stesuner shathe jogajog shesh kore, uechi ichiro tar odhinosthoder dake anlen. jokhon re-me-re shondhan peye geche, tokhon tader baire giye tontor krar dorkar nei.

tar odhinosthoder shathe shathe tokachi pulish stesuner pathano bhidiyo druto jachhai kore, kono shombhoby shobuj shanket khujar cheshta korchhen.

tokachi pulish stesun thekeo kono tontro paowa jay ni, ebong tirtho-sthane hatyakando tader tritiyo dine eshe dekhte peyechhe. rokto shob jome kalo hoye geche, laosher upor mashi pore geche.

jodi laosher gondho onek beshi na hoto, ebong pather pathikera gondho peye pulishe khobor na dito, tabe tara kono din-o jante parto na je tirtho-sthan shompoorno hatyakando hoye geche.

karon oi tirtho-sthanati onek nishshobdo chhilo, shadharonoto keu pujo dite jeto na.

ebong ei byapare jante pere, uechi ichiro bujhte parlen je tini ekta khub guruttopurno kotha bhule geche. ta holo sthaniyo tirtho-sthaner shathe shothik bhabe jogajog kora, oporadhi tirtho-sthan hatya korte pare.

tini shudhu bolechhelen je hatyakando ghotle prathomik bhabe tontro korte hobe, kintu eta bolen ni je hatyakando sobar cheye beshi ghotar shombhbona kothay, she dike aage theke nojor rakhte hobe!

"chhek, jodi ei byaparati upeksha na kora hoto, tabe oporadhi kobe-i dhara pore jeto!"

ei kotha mone pore gele, uechi ichiro onushotonay kopti chepe dhorlen. tini kemone eta bhule gelen?

"korakho, manush matroi bhul hoy, emon kono manush nei je bhul kore na. onushotonar shomoy nosto korar cheye, druto notun shondhan khuja onek bhalo."

tsukumatsu phuhana uechi ichiromukh udbeg dekhe, shanto shore kothaguli bolen. kotha shesh kore, tini phire giye abar-o druto cctv rekard jachhai korte laglen.

ekh! tini ki amake shantona dicchhen?

tar shohokari er shantona-mulok kotha shune, uechi ichiro ektu obak holen. ki byapar, aj ki shurjo poshchim dike utheche?

tader uchit jana je ei shohokari kono din-o take tar okriro bole manyo kore ni, ebong onner porichoy onek shongbedonshil howar karone, tini kono din-o take adesh-o kore nEN.

eta korae dhoroner shomporko shadharon shohokari thekeo kharap hoye geche.

"bhalo—tumi thik bolechho. bhul jate abar na ghote, tar jonno amar onushotonar kono shomoy nei!"

mone hoy kotha-ti bujhte pere, uechi ichiro onushotona phele diye, utshahi hoye uthlen ebong shathe shathe cctv rekard dekhte laglen.

uechi ichironer kotha shune, tsukumatsu phuhana kono bhangimay kichhu bolen ni. tini shudhu prokti druto korar jonno o-kotha bolechhelen.

"ei manushke shondehojok mone hochhe! jodi shondeho na thake tabe keno gopon-gopon cholchhe!"

"ami dekhi."

"eta... eta ki shadharon bhabe cholchhe na? onno keu churi koreche mone kore nijo ke bhul bhabo na!"

"pochhallish minit kurish shonde thamabe, ei manushke dekho!"

"ei manusher ki hoyeche?"

"tar pora habi-jabi haji dekho, tar upor hatya kora tirtho-sthaner nirdoshto fularon rayeche!"

"eh? ami dekhe ashi!"

odhinosthoder alochona shune, uechi ichiro druto kachhe gelen, ebong shkreenner kachhe giye bhalo bhabe dekhte laglen.

bhidiote, ekjon kalo kimono pora, baire habi-jabi pora purush hante, tar peethe ekta kapor diye porano lathi piche kore rayeche.

"ei manush... kena ektu chena chena mone hochhe?"

bhidiore purushke dekhe, uechi ichiro bhuru kunchhe uthlen, tar mone hochhe tini kothao ei manushke dekhechhen, ebong shomprotik.

"shotti kothay dekhechhi?"

"korakho! ei bhidiote-o ei manushke dekha geche!"

tsukumatsu phuhana kachhe giye ektu dekhe, hothat kichhu mone kore, onno ekta bhidiyo tene bole uthlen.

tar tana mothonore, bhidiyore chhobi-guli o poriborton hochhilo, sheshe ekta chhobi te giye thame gelo.

chhobite manushke chhora-chhori poshak pora, mukh ektu oshp-oshto, kintu motamoti akriti dekha jay. ekmatro poriborton hoy ni ja ta holo tar peethe kapor diye porano lathi.

"sotti! amar mone pore geche!"

tsukumatsu phuhana jekhane chhobi tene eneche, ta dekhe uechi ichiro sheshe mone korte parlen keno ei manushke tar eto chena chena mone hochhilo. tini aage kushiro shohorer cctv rekardeo ei manushke dekhechhelen.

tobe tini tokhon eto klanto chhilen na, poshak-o eto chhora-chhori chhilo na, shadharon manusher moto chhilen.

jodi-o peethe kapor diye porano lathi chhilo, kintu eta kono bishesh boishestho noy, khub shohojei upeksha kora jay.

kintu tsukumatsu phuhana je chhobi eneche ta dekhe, tar hothat mone pore gelo. jodi-o ektu chhora-chhori, kintu poshak shobashori eki chhilo.

"taraotari, kushiro shohorer cctv-o niye asho, ei manushke khujo!"