Lockeril ninnedutha swarnam detective 17

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"_m¦vtem¡dn \ns¶Sp¯ ameIfn H¶v Ipdhp­v. AXpw AXnse Gähpw henbame. B ame H¶v I­p]nSn¨p XcWw. AXpt]mse _m¦pImcpsS `mK¯v \n¶pÅ hogvNbmsW¦n F´p sN¿m³ ]äpw?'

AbmÄ Hä izmk¯n ]dªp XoÀ¯p. Rm³ At§sc ASnapSn t\m¡n. ]mâvkpw tIm«pw kyq«pw [cn¨ncn¡p¶p. GtXm henb sF.än I¼\nbpsS amt\PcmWv.

"an. tZhcmPv, A§bpsS I¼\nbpsS Xnc¡pIÄ¡nSbn FhnsS F¦nepw h¨v ad¶Xmhpw. \n§Ä¡v Asæn¯s¶ adhn IqSpXemWv.'

"Fsâ t]sc§s\ Adnªp? AXpt]mse Fsâ adhnbpsS Imcyw?'

"Hm^okn \n¶v t]m¶t¸mÄ \n§fpsS sF.Un ImÀUv Igp¯n \n¶v amäm³ ad¶p. AXn t\m¡nbm t]cdnbm³ _p²nap«nÃ. AXpt]mse Xm¦Ä apdnbn Ibdnbt¸mÄ jqkgn¡m\pw ad¶p.'

"tkmdn..... kÀ £an¡Ww. Rm³ [rXnbnÂ........'

"AXpkmcanÃ.'

tZhcmPv DS³ ]pd¯v t]mbn jkv Ducnh¨v sNdnb Hcp N½temsS AI¯v h¶ncp¶p.

"Xm¦Ä hniZambn ]dbq. F§s\bmWv ame t]mbXv?'

"Rm³ Ignª BgvN _m¦vtem¡dn \n¶pw B`cW§Ä FSp¯XmWv. B ISemkps]mXn A§s\ Xs¶ sjÂ^n h¨p. C¶v sjÂ^v Xpd¶v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ B Hcp ame am{Xw ImWp¶nÃ. \msf Hcp hnhml¯n\v

t]mIm\pÅXmWv.'

"\n§Ä _m¦v tem¡À H¶pIqSn ]cntim[n¡q. Nnet¸mÄ AXn Xs¶bp­m Imw.'

"Rm³ cmhnse _m¦n t]mbn«mWv hcp¶Xv. hniZambn ]cntim[n¨p. AXnenÃ.'

"ho«n \n¶pw thsd Fs´¦nepw \ãs¸«n«pt­m?'

"Cà Dd¸mWv. hfsc {]amZamb tIkpIÄ ssIImcyw sN¿p¶ UnäÎohv \µ tKm]m hÀ½sb t]msemcmsf C¯cw \nÊmc Imcy¯n\v _p²nap«n¡p¶Xn £an¡Ww.'

"AsXm¶pw kmcanÃ. CsXsâ sXmgnemWv. _m¦n \n¶nd§n t\sc ho«nte¡v Xs¶bmtWm t]mbXv?'

"AsX'

"_mKnemtWm\n§Ä B`cW§Ä h¨Xv?'

"AÃ, ]mânsâ t]m¡änemWv. Po³kv ]mâmbXpsIm­v knºn«v AS¨ncp¶p. B ISemkv s]mXn A§s\ Xs¶ s]mXnªv t]m¡än CSpIbmWv sNbvX Xv. ho«n sN¶v DSs\ ISemkvs]mXn t]m¡än \ns¶Sp¯v sjÂ^n h¨p.'

"CXv hfsc hnNn{Xambncn¡p¶p. Hcp Imcyw sN¿Ww. A¶v D]tbmKn¨ ]mâvkv H¶pIqsS ]cntim[n¡Ww. ISemkn s]mXnªmsW¦n AXn \n¶v ame t]m¡än hoWv t]mIm³ km²yXbp­v. AXpt]mse t]m¡än\v Iod Dt­m F¶pw ]cntim[n¡q. an¡hmdpw AXn¯s¶ ImWpw.'

"]gb ]mâvkmbncp¶p. ]s£, AXnsâ t]m¡äv Iodnbncp¶nÃ. Dd¸v.'

"\n§Ä s]mbvt¡mfq.'

"kÀ Rm³ ho«n hnfn¨v tNmZn¡mw. kmsds´¦nepw Hcp amÀ¤ap­m¡n XcWw AXp I­p]nSn¡m³.'

AbmÄ t]mIp¶ e£WanÃ. ASp¯ncp¶ dmt¯mUv A£a\mbn XpS§n. AbmÄ t^msWSp¯v `mcysb hnfn¨p. A©p an\nän\Iw adp]Sn h¶p.

"kÀ, B ]mâvkv AhnsS ImWp¶nÃ. Ignª BgvN se{]kn skâdnse tcmKnIÄ¡v th­n {UÊv kwLSn¸n¡m³ Hcp k¶² kwLS\bpsS BÄ¡mÀ h¶ncp¶p. AXhÀ¡v sImSp¯t{X.'

"B kwLS\bpsS t]À HmÀ½bpt­m?'

"AhÀ AXn\v ckoXv X¶ncp¶p. "se{]kn t]jyâv slÂt¸gvkv t^mdw'. tImgnt¡mSv BØm\ambn {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ kwLS\bmWv.AXv Hcp HmÄ C´y HmÀKss\tkjsâ `mKamWv. AXnsâ t^m¬ \¼À D­v.'

"F¶m B \¼À C§v Xcq. Rm³ hnfn¡mw. ]s£, ]mâv I­m Xncn¨dn bm³ km[n¡ptam?'

"]ns¶ km[n¡ntÃ? I­m F\n¡v Xncn¨dnbm³ ]äpw.'

"AX{X Ffp¸aÃ. AXv ASp¯§m\pw ss{U¢o\nwKn\v sImSp¯ncpt¶m?'

"DÆv, IqsS sImSp¯ aqs¶®w C¸gpw Aeamcnbn Ccn¸p­v.'

"Ffp¸ambn. AXn Xncn¨dnbm³ Hcp \¼À H«n¨ncn¡pw. aäp hkv{X§fn H«n¨Xnsâ \¼À t\m¡nbm aXn. F´mbmepw  AXnsâ ASp¯ \¼À Bbn cn¡pw. '

"`mcy ]dªXv AhnsSbpÅXnt·Â 137, 139, 140 \¼dpIÄ BsW¶mWv.'

"At¸mÄ Dd¸mWv ImWmXmbncn¡p¶Xv 138 BIpw. \ap¡v H¶v {ian¨v t\m¡mw.'

Rm³ B \¼dn hnfn¨p t\m¡n.

"Ignª i\nbmgvN Xncph\´]pc¯v hgptX¡mSv RBIbpsS ASp¯v DÅ ^vfmän \n¶v sIm­pt]mb {UÊpIÄ FhnsSbmWv kq£n¨ncn¡p¶Xv?'

"R§Ä AXv C\w Xncn¨v tImgnt¡mSn\v Abbv¡pw. AhnsS AXv ss{Uhmjv sNbvXv ]e Øe§fnepÅ Bhiy¡mÀ¡v hnXcWw sN¿pw. C¶v tImgnt¡m t«¡v Ab¨ncn¡p¶ sI«v \msf t_¸qcpÅ tKmUuWn F¯pw. F´mWv kÀ {]iv\w?'

"AXn Hcp ]mâknsâ t]m¡än Hc kÀ«n^n¡äv s]«pt]mbn. AsXm¶p Xncbm\mWv.'

"ss{UhmjnwKv Rm³ hnfn¨v ]dªv Xmakn¸n¡mw. \n§Ä¡v ]mâvkv Xncn¨dn bm³ ]äpsa¦n thKw tImgnt¡mSn\v hnt«mfq.'

"\µn, Rm³ tImgnt¡ms«¯n hnfn¡mw-.'

"tZhcmPv Hcp Imcyw sN¿q. DS³ tImgnt¡mSn\v hnt«mfq. AhcpsS tKmUu Wn sN¶v Cu \¼dn hnfn¨m AhÀ FÃm kuIcy§fpw sNbvXv Xcpw. \¼À t\m¡n B ]mâv I­p]nSn¡m³ {ian¡q. `mKyaps­¦n ame B ]mânsâ t]m¡än Xs¶bp­mIpw. thKw s]mbvt¡mfq. B ckoXv IqSn I ¿n hbv¡m³ ad¡­. `mcytbbpw H¸w Iq«nt¡mfq.'

"\µn kÀ, tImgnt¡m«mWv Rm³ ]dª hnhmlw. AXns\´mbmepw t]mI Ww.'

"\¶mbn, {ian¨v t\m¡q. Best of luck.'

AbmÄ s]s«¶nd§n t]mbn. dmt¯mUn\v NncnbS¡m³ IgnªnÃ.

"Fs´Ãmw Xcw tIkpIfmWv kmdns\ tXSn hcp¶Xv?'

"]s£ \½psS \nKa\w icnbmsW¦n AXnsâ Hcp kpJw.. elcn... AsXm¶v thsd Xs¶bmWv.'

c­p Znhkw Ignªp. R§Ä BtIkv ad¶p. thsd Hmtcm Xnc¡pIfntebv¡v Xncnªp. Hcp Znhkw tZhcmPv HmSn¡nX¨v Hm^okn Ibdn h¶p. IqsS `mcybpap­v.

"kÀ, \µnbp­v. Hcp]mSv \µnbp­v. ame B ]mânsâ t]m¡än¯s¶

D­mbncp¶p. A¶v Xnc¡n A§bpsS ^okpw Xcm³ ad¶p. AXpsIm­mWv IeymW ho«n \n¶pw t\sc Ct§m«v HmSnt¸m¶Xv.'

"ame In«nbtÃm \¶mbn. Rm\Xn\v th­n {]tXyIns¨m¶pw sNbvXnÃtÃm. AXpsIm­v Xs¶ ^okpw th­. C\n Fs´¦nepw Xcm\pt±in¡p¶psh¦n AXv F{X Xs¶ Bbmepw, B se{]kn ^ut­j\v kw`mh\ sNbvtXmfq.'

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