Moshanam poya swarnam -detective 13

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"\µtKm]m hÀ½bpsS UnäÎohv GP³knbtÃ? F\n¡v At±ls¯ H¶v ImWWambncp¶p, AXymhiyamWv.'

"At¸mbvâvsaâv FSp¯n«pt­m?'

"CÃ, s]«¶v th­ ImcyamWv. H¶I¯v ]dªm aXn.'

Abmsf apdnbnem¡n skIyqcnän t]mbn.

"hÀ½ kmÀ?'

"Rm³ Xs¶bmWv.'

"H¯ncn tI«n«p­v. Fs¶ H¶v klmbn¡Ww.'

"Imcy ]dbq.'

"Fsâ aIfpsS hnhmlw aä¶mÄ BWv. hfsc \à BtemN\bmWv. ap¸Xv ]h³ kzÀ®w. AXp am{Xta AhÀ Bhiys¸«pÅq. AXv Hcp {]Imc¯n ]eXpw hnäp s]dp¡n D­m¡n h¨Xmbncp¶p. \njbpsS G«sâ `mcybpsS kzÀ®w hsc AhÀ X¶p. AXpw sImSp¯v ]pXnb ^mj\m¡nbncp¶p. ]s£ C¶v cmhnse AXv Aeamcnbn ImWm\nÃ. tamjWw t]mbncn ¡p¶p. aä¶mÄ hnhmlamWv. AXp In«nbnsæn hnhmlw apS§pw. tamjWw t]mbn F¶p ]dªm hnizkn¡nÃ. Rms\´p sN¿pw? kmdsX§s\ F¦nepw I­p]nSn¨p XcWw. Cu hnhmlw apS§nbm R§Ä Pohn¨ncn¡nÃ.'

"ho«n Bscms¡bp­v? Aeamc Ip¯n Xpd¶mtWm tamjWw?'

"Rm\pw `mcybpw ]ns¶ tamÄ \njbpw, tam\pw `mcybpw, c­p Znhkambn Hcp the¡mc\pw, ASp¡f¡mc\pw. hncp¶pImÀ h¶pw t]mbpancn¡p¶p. _Ôp¡sf B`cW§Ä ImWn¡m\mbn CS¡nsS Aeamcn Xpd¡pIbpw AS¡pIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. ]q«m³ adt¶m F¶dnbnÃ.'

"F´m sN¿m³ ]äpI F¶dnbnÃ. GXmbmepw Rm\hnSw hsc hcmw. AhnsS FÃmhcpw D­tÃm?'

"CÃ, tamÄ £Wn¡m³ t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. sshInt«msS Xncns¨¯pw.'

Ft´m F\n¡bmtfmSv klXm]w tXm¶n. Cu AhØbn HcÑsâ hnIm cw F\n¡v a\ÊnemIpw.

"Rm³ D¨ Ignªv hcmw. ho«{UÊv X¶m aXn.'

AbmÄ A{UÊpw t^m¬ \¼dpw X¶p.

"t]meokn Adnbn¨ntÃ?'

"kÀ, aä¶mfmWv hnhmlw. t]meoknednbn¨m DSs\sbm¶pw ]cnlmcw ImWm³ km[n¡psa¶v tXm¶p¶nÃ. AXpsIm­mWv.....'

D¨tbmsSbmWv ho«nse¯nbXv.

"F\n¡v B apdn H¶v ]cntim[n¡Ww.'

B`cW§Ä tamjWw t]mbncn¡p¶Xv Aeamcn Ip¯n¯pd¶Ã. H¶pIn ]q«m³ ad¶XmIWw. Ahkm\w B`cWw FSp¯t¸mÄ Aeamcn ]q«n F¶v AbmfpsS `mcy Dd¸n¨p ]dbp¶p.

"Xmt¡m FhnsSbmWv hbv¡p¶Xv?'

"XebW¡SnbnÂ.'

"tamjWw \S¶p F¶dnª A¶v Xmt¡m XebnW¡Snbn Xs¶

D­mbncpt¶m?'

"DÆv.

"Aeamcn ]q«n¯s¶ BtWm Ccp¶Xv?'

"AsX'

Rm³ the¡mct\bpw ]mNI¡mct\bpw hnkvXcn¨p. AhÀ \nc]cm[nIÄ BsW¶p Xs¶bmWv tXm¶nbXv. ]ns¶§s\.....?

"]pXnb Bsc¦nepw h¶Xmbn HmÀ¡p¶pt­m?'

"CÃ.'

cm{Xnbn InS¶Xn\ptijw BIm³ km²yXbnÃ. ImcWw IXIp Xpd¶n«n Ã. AXn\Sp¯Xv \njbpsS apdnbmWv.

"F\n¡v Cu 3 apdnIfpw H¶v ]cntim[n¡Ww. Ipd¨v t\cw FÃmhcpw ]pd¯nd§n \n¡Ww.'

Rm³ hmXn AI¯v \n¶pw AS¨p. \njbpsS apdnbn Ibdn. AhfpsS Aeamcn \ndsb ]Tn¡p¶ ]pkvXI§fmWv. AXp apgph³ ]cntim[n¨p. tai¸pd¯v Hcp X¿ÂkqNn, \q tImÀ¯ \nebnÂ. AsXSp¯v se³kv h¨v kq£vaambn ]cntim[n¨p. AXhnsS¯s¶ sh¨p. Idp¯\qemWv AXn tImÀ¯ncn¡p¶Xv. XncnsI kzÀ®w h¨ncp¶ apdnbn Ibdn. I«nen \Snbnepw InS¡bv¡Snbnepw hniZambn ]cntim[n¨p. Hcp sXfnhpw In«p¶nÃ. s]s«¶mWv B InS¡bpsS Im¡Â Hcp Nm¬ \of¯n Xp¶n bncn¡p¶Xv {i²n¨Xv. B Xp¶nb \q Rm³ {i²n¨p. Idp¯ \qemWv AXn\p]tbmKn¨ncn¡p¶Xv. AhnsS AaÀ¯n t\m¡n. taibpw I«nensâ NphSpw FÃmbnShpw Hcn¡Â IqSn ]cntim[n¨v AhnSp¶nd§n.

"Hcp sXfnhpw In«p¶nÃ. Rms\m¶v t\m¡s«, \msf hcmw.'

"kÀ, aä¶mÄ tamfpsS hnhmlamWv.'

"Rm³ \msf 11 aWn¡v hcpw. FÃmhcpw ImWWw. the¡mcpw Cu ho«nep Åhcpw FÃmhcpw D­mIWw. \msf Rm³ kzÀ®w I­p]nSn¨v Xcmw.'

]ntä¶v Rm³ sNÃpt¼mÄ FÃmhcpw AhnsSbp­mbncp¶p. the¡msc Hgn¨v aäpÅhsc apdnbn¡bän.

"FÃmhcpw Ccn¡Ww. \njsb C¶se ]cnNbs¸Sm³ IgnªnÃ. Ct¸mÄ F´p sN¿p¶p?'

"_n.sSIv Ignªp.'

"C\n F´mWv ¹m³?'

"Hcp tPmen¡v {ian¡p¶p.'

"\nj, A\nepambn C¶p cm{Xn Xs¶ Hfnt¨mSm\mbncp¶p ¹m³ AtÃ?'

"kÀ!!' FÃmhcpw sR«n Fgpt¶äp.

"Fs´ms¡bmWv kmÀ ]dbp¶Xv?'

"\nj ]dbs« Imcy§Ä.'

"F´p hnUvVn¯amWv kmÀ ]dbp¶Xv? \msf Fsâ hnhmlamWv. GXv A\nÂ? F\n¡dnbnÃ.'

"]ns¶´n\v C¶v cm{Xnbn _mw¥qÀ¡v 2 Sn¡äv _p¡v sNbvXp? C\n Hcp Imcyw ]dªm aXn. B`cWw FSp¯p sIm­v sNÃWsa¶v A\n ]dªncpt¶m F¶p am{Xw.'

kZm\µ³ NmSn Fgpt¶äp. "F´m kmÀ ]dbp¶Xn hà kXyhpapt­m? sIm¶p Ifbpw Rm³.'

AbmÄ It¿m§ns¡m­v \njbpsS ASpt¯¡v sN¶p. s]s«¶v \nj s]m«n¡cªp.

"Rm³ ]dbmw. Rm³ A\nepambn Cã¯nemWv. A\n _mw¥qcv tPmen sN¿p¶p. Hcp hÀjambn A\nepambn ]cnNbs¸«n«v. Fgp¯v Ip¯pIÄ D­v. ]ns¶ kmÀ ]dª B`cW¯nsâ Imcyw. Hcp ImcWhimepw \o bmsXmcp B`cWtam Imtjm H¶pw FSp¡cpXv. Aѳ Iãs¸«p­m¡nb XmWv. Rm³ thWsa¦n t\cn«v ho«n h¶v kwkmcn¡mw F¶mWv A\n ]dªncp¶Xv. Rm\mWv ths­¶v ]dªXv. Ct¸mÄ F´p ]dªm epw AÑ\pw A½bpw hnizkn¡nÃ. F\n¡v A\neÃmsX thsdmcmÄ th­.'

"]ns¶´n\mWv B`cWw tamãn¨v AÑsâ InS¡bv¡pÅn kq£n¨Xv?'

"kÀ...!!!'  FÃmhcpw AÛpXt¯msS Fs¶ t\m¡n.

"A\nepambn _Ôs¸Sm³ Ignªnsæn XXv¡mew IeymWw apS§m³ Rm³ sNbvX ]WnbmWv. B`cW§Ä AÑsâ InS¡bv¡I¯v Xs¶ h¨v Xp¶nbn«p­v. Ahkm\w ]dbmsa¶v hnNmcn¨XmWv.'

"\ns¶ Rm³.....' kZm\µ³ \nj¡cnInte¡v IpXn¨p. Rm\bmsf XSªp.

"\njbpsS apdn ]cntim[n¨t¸mÄ bmZrÝnIambmWv A\nensâ I¯v I­ Xv. Rm³ B A{UÊv h¨v At\zjn¨p. \à ]¿\mWv. \à tPmenbpw. CXv \S¯n sImSp¡Wsa¶msWsâ A`n{]mbw. ]ns¶ \nÝbn¨ hnhmlw, kzÀ®w tamjWw t]mbn. AXp­mInà Ct¸mÄ F¶hsc Adnbn¡pI. Fsâ Dulw icnbmsW¦n AhÀ HgnhmIpw.'

"F¶mepw kmsd CXp IãamWv.'

"Hcp IãhpanÃ. kzÀ®w thWsa¶v IW¡v ]dªhtc¡mÄ F´psIm­pw t`ZamWv A\nÂ. AXv \S¯ns¡mSp¡Ww. Rm³ t]mIp¶p. ]ns¶ \n§fpsS InS¡bpsS Im hbv¡p¶ `mKw Iodn AXn\pÅnemWv kzÀ®w h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. B kqNnbpw \qepw \njbpsS tai¸pd¯v I­ t¸mtg Rm³ AXp I­p]nSn¨ncp¶p. \nj IqSn h¶v Dd¸m¡nbn«mhmw ]dbm³ F¶v IcpXn. AsXSp¯v kq£n¨v ht¨mfq.'

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