WHO? (MIZO THRILLER FICTION STORY) Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala Chapter - 3

 WHO?

(MIZO THRILLER FICTION STORY)

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

Chapter - 3

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Zing dar 4 vel a ri tawh a, Hospitalh ah chuan an buai nuai nuai hle mai. Zuala duty-na room ah chuan police thenkhat leh Zuala leh Manuna te chu an awm a, Manuna chuan Zuala chu a hau nasa kher mai. "Hna pakhat lek pawh i hlen thei lo chu ania, engtin nge misual kha a lo luh lai i hriat loh theih zawk?" tiin a vin hrep mai a.

"Ka tihpalh a ni, Sir."

"Tihpalh tih rikngawt vang khan Zorema hi a lo nung leh thei em ni?"

"Ka lo muthlu a, a pawi ka ti takzet."

"Ni e..pawi i ti khawp ang. Tikha chuan kan innghahna ber pawh engmah lo mai a ni leh ta, nangmah vang vek."

Chutih lai chuan constable pakhat hi a lo lut a, "Sir Manun, doctor in a hmu duh che." a rawn ti a. Manuna chuan rum zet hian Zuala chu a melh a, "Hrep tak che hian.." tih pah chuan a chhuak ta a. Doctor chu ava hmu a, "A taksa chhungah hian damdawi hmuh  ani a, lethal injection a ni." tiin a lo hrilh a.

Manuna chuan mak a ti kher mai, "Lethal injection a? Eng damdawi ber nge?" tiin a lo zawt nghal a. "Barbiturate medicine, a chak ber chi a ni lehnghal. A lungphu a khawih hmasa ber a, tichuan ahnuah a thluak. Second rei nghah angai lo, damdawi hian hna a thawk chak lutuk." tiin a lo chhang leh a.

"Anih chuan a vein ah a chiu lut em ni?"

"Nilo...drip ah hian a kap lut zawk. Drip kan khai lai mek hi thisen chaw pangngai a ni a, barbiturate hi a pawlh tihna a ni. Hemi damdawi hlang hi chiu lut phei se chuan second 10 hnu velah a thi nghal ang, mahse thisen chaw hian a pawlh dal deuh avangin a thi har mai mai zawk a ni."

"Anih leh lethal injection hi Mizoram ah leitur a awm em ni? Chutiang damdawi te pawh chu?"

"Aih awmlo...tiang damdawi ang chi phei hi chu internet atang pawhin Dark Web atang chauhvin mi pangngai tan chuan a lei theih ang, illegal a ni a...kei tak ngial pawhin ka lei thei lo."

"Ka lawm e, Doctor."

Doctor chu a kalsan a, OT chhungah chuan ava lut a. Ruang erawh lak a lo ni tawh a, a hmunhma vel chu forensic lam chuan an lo en mek a. SP pawh a lo awm ve a, Manuna chu ava pan a. "Manun..ka sawi tawh ang khan vawiin atangin he case hi i kutah a awm tawh ang." a lo ti a.

"Ka lawm e, Sir...hun rei tak ka mamawh lovang. Ka chhuichhuak ngei ang, ka kut ngei hian ka man ang." inringtawk tak hian Manuna chuan a lo chhang a. SP chuan, "Doctor khan min lo hrilh a...lethal injection te chu Mizoramah phei chuan neih theih a ni lo tawp ang tluk ania, he misual hi mi namai lo tak chu a ni." a han ti leh a.

"Sir..ramdang atanga black market hmanga a chah a ni tih a chiang reng a, dark web a hmang a ni ngei ang. Dealer a nei dawn chiang sa bawk, anih loh pawhin tiang lam hi amah hian sumdawn nan a hmang pawh a ni thei tho mai." Manuna chuan a han ti a. SP chuan a chhang lo, "Sir..Mickey-a?" Manuna bawk chuan a han ti deuh thut a.

"Tu Mickey-a maw?"

"Drug Dealer..kan man tak kha..ka lu a vawtu ber kha.."

"Chu chu ngati nge?"

"Drug Dealer a ni a, black market hmang a ni ve bawk a. Ama pawl te zinga mi pawh a ni maithei asin, kan va hmuh angai a ni." a han ti a, SP pawh chuan a lo pawm thlap. "A tha e, CCTV kha kan check tawh tho nangin, i duh chuan nangmah ngeiin va check tha ve leh la, Central Jail lamah chuan kan pahnihin kan kal dun dawnnia." a ti a, Manuna chu Control Room lam pan chuan a kal ta a.

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CCTV footage chu a han check leh ta a, mahse han rinhlelh tur em em a hmu lo. CCTV hi OT bul, Zorema ward awmna thlen hma chiah ah a awm a, Zuala duty-na bul lawk ah a ni. Nurse leh doctor te chu an inkal pel leh deuh zauh zel a, abak engmah ringhlelh awm a awm lo. Tichuan pawnlam CCTV footage te chu a han en kawp leh a, a uluk hle mai.

A hnu deuh lawk ah chuan Damdawiin Garage panna step atanga palian ve tak, mask vuah tlat mai, thawmhnaw dum vek a inthuam rawn chho hi  a hmu ta. Chumi hunlai a dar zat chu a han en a, zanlai dar 12:15 chiah chiah a ni. Chupa chu a en zel a, lukhum lum a khum tlat avang leh a thawmhnaw hak a phui that em avang chuan tunge a nih a hre thei lo.

A ringhlel ta tlat mai, a en bik ta deuh va. CCTV in a cover phak loh chinah chuan a kal a, a bo ta daih mai. Footage dang ho chu a en zel a, chupa chu a zawng char char a. A hnuah chuan reception lam a pan lai chu a hmu leh a, mahse tumah a be lo. CCTV cover phak loh china a kal apiang chuan CCTV hnai ber footage chu a en kawp leh zel a, OT lam a pan ta ngei e.

"Ekhai aw.." tiin OT lam CCTV chu a check kual leh a, mahse a lo lang tawh tlat lo. A han nghak deuh vang vang a, tlem tlem chuan a forward zeuh zeuh bawk a. Chutah a lo lang leh ta, ward bula thutthleng ah chuan a thu a. A phone a phawrh a, a khawih mual mual mai. Chutah kutkawr a la chhuak a, a bun a.

CCTV cover phak loh chinah chuan a bo leh ta daih mai, a han nghah leh vang vang hnu pawh chuan a lo lang tawh lo. A forward leh deuh hret a, a lo lang leh hlawl mai. Mahse kukawr erawh a lo bun tawh miah lo, "Umm...hepa ngei hi a ni e." tiin video chu a capture a, thlalak chu phone ah a inthawn nghal bawk a.

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Security duty te bulah chuan a zu chhuk a, "Hepa awm ang hi nizanah a lo kal lai in hria em?" tiin a zawt a. Security chuan a han en vang vang a, "Aih...ka hmuh awm pawh ka hrelo." tiin a lo chhang a. "CCTV ah pawh a lang vek, engtin nge in hriat loh theih?" tiin a vin vak vak a. Mahse security ho chuan an hre tlat lo, tihngaihna hre lo chuan Station lam a pan leh ta ringawt a.

SP Office ah chuan ava lut a, Zuala chu SP chuan a lo la zilh mek a. "Manun, lo lut rawh." a lo ti a, Manuna chu ava lut a. "Sir, CCTV ka check nawn leh a, rinhlelh ka nei a ni." tih pah chuan engkim chu a han sawifiah ta a. SP chuan, "Zuala, damdawiinah let leh la..lo va buaipui ang che." a ti a, Zuala chu a chhuak ta a.

"Anih chuan tunah chuan em ni jail ah chuan kan kal ang?" tiin a han zawt a. Manuna chuan, "Aw Sir...a rang lama kan chet a ngai." tiin a lo chhang a. "Anih chuan chaw ei phawt ang, ti daih ila..engtin nge i nu hi?" tiin SP chuan a han zawt leh a. "Thenawm Pu Robert-a te ka pun leh ta tawp mai, a ngaihtuah awm lovang." tiin a lo chhang a.

Station bul canteen ah chuan chaw chu an ei dun a, an titi nasa dun kher mai. "Sir..he tualthattu hian min huat vang leh min cho hrim hrim vang a hetiang thil ti a ni pawhin ka hre tawh lo." Manuna chuan a han ti a. Rawtuai bai tui hawp rik hrawk pah hian, "Anih enge i ngaihdan?" tiin SP chuan a lo zawt a.

"Plan a nei a ni.."

"Plan te chu nei e, plan mumal tak nen alawm a chet zel."

"Ni e, plan mumal taka a chet chhan chu enge maw duh a nei a ni."

"Enge a duh chu ni a i rin?"

"Chu tak chu keipawn ka hriat duh chu a ni."

"Engpawh chu nise, Mickey-a hi a inrawlh i ring takzet amaw?" SP chuan a han ti leh a. "Zorema thah dan tur a ruahmanna atang hian damdawi lam hre tak chu a ni chiang alawm, lukham hmang pawh a that mai thei a. Oxygen pipe cheh chah emaw, reh hlum mai pawh a thei reng. Mahse chutiang chuan a tilo, misual hremnana an hman thin, lethal injection ngat a hmang ania." tiin Manuna chuan a chhang a.

SP pawh chuan a lu a han bu nghauh nghauh a, "Ni e....Mickey-a pawh drug dealer a ni a, mizo a ni chiah lo lehnghal ani lawm ni?" a han ti a. "Aw ni love...mizo pure a nilo, Manipuri lam deuh a ni." tiin a chhang a. SP chuan a sana a han en a, "Dar 9:30 chu a ri der mai, Zuala chu enge a han an ang aw?" a ti vawng vawng a.

"Ka thin a ti rim ania, nizanah pawh min ring rawh chuti khati a tia, duty tir chi pawh a ni tawh loh kha." Manuna chuan a ti deuh nang nang mai. "Umm...keini pawh i kal teh ang, chet vat vat angai." tiin SP chu a tho va, pawn lamah a zui chhuak a. Manuna pawh chuan an ei man vel chu a pe a, a zui chhuak ve ta nghal a.

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Mickey-a chu a cell chhungah chuan a cell mate nen chuan card an lo deng a, an lo titi nasa dun kher mai. A tan puipa hi pawngsual vanga tang a ni thung, "Ka chak leh ta...i va han thiamlo tak, khelh pui i nuam lo si." a han ti vel a. A cellmate chuan, "Mickey..drug dealer nih hi a hlawk em?" tiin a zawt deuh tawp mai.

"Hlawk e...sum hlir animai, sum hlir."

"Han tih ve mai ka duh a ni."

"Haha..mi nazawng tih chi  a nilo..fimkhur angai lutuk."

"I fimkhur loh vang animaw..hei ka bulah i tan?"

"Mai mai a che...ka tang rei dawn hleinem."

"Enga? Kum 10 chhung tang tur i nih kha..trail pawh in neih vek tawh kha."

"Kha trail phiangsen khan ka nunah engmah a nghawng lo, ka tlanchhuahna tur a dal lo bawk."

"Enge i sawi awmzia?"

"Ka tlan chhuak dawn, kum 10 chhung heta awm te chu...ka theih i ring em ni? Ka tar hman vek tawh anga sin."

"Engtin nge i tlanchhuah theih anga, keipawh ka tel ve duh ania."

"I la naupan em kha...pawngsual te chu kum 18 chiah alawm an tan dawn." tiin Mickey-a chuan a lo nuih sawh vela, "Mickey, ka ti tak tak ania. Ka tel ve a nih chuan in pawlah ka tang ang, i thu ang zelin ka awm ang." tiin a cellmate chu a phur khawp mai. "Chung te chu hunin a hril ang chu." tiin a lo chhang leh mai a.

"MAhse engtia tlanchhuah nge i tum a?"

Mickey-a chu a han thaw hak a, "Tunah hian jail ah ka awm a, ka mi leh sate tumah ka be tlang thei lo. Mahse ka hnuaia thawk ho hi mi huaisen tak tak an ni a, a tul chuan tual thah pawh an hreh lo. Kan himna tur a nih phawt chuan hmeichhia leh naupang pawh kan that mai thin, mahse tual thah erawh ka la ti chiah lo thung." a han ti te te a.

"Han sawi vat mai teh."

Mickey-a chu a han hawi kual deuh zuk zuk phawt a, "NGaithla rawh, Inspector Lalnunchama hi i hria em?" a han ti leh phawt a. "Aw hre tehreng e, ka hmelma alawm. Amah hian alawm min chhuichhuak, kha hmeichhe naupang kha chuan engmah a sawi ngam lo. MAhse kha police khan min chhuichhuak thei hram a, aman alawm min man." tiin a lo chhang a.

Mickey-a chu a nui sak a, "Warden te titi thawmah leh chanchinbu vel atanga ka lo hriat danin Inspector Manuna hian hmelma thar a nei a, tunah hian a chhui mek a ni. Keipawh Manuna hi ka hmelma a ni a, ka lo vaw hlum law law lo kha tun thleng hian ka la inchhir. He misual hian tunah hian a chhaih buai mek a, Manuna hian a ngam lo takzet a ni." a han ti leh a.

"Chu misual chu i hria tihna em ni?"

"A chet dan leh Manuna a vau dan te, an police pui mi pahnih ngawt a thah danah te hian ka mite zing ami a ni tih ka chiang. Anih loh pawhin mi pakhat chauh thil tih a nilo, ka naute thil tih a ni ngei ang. Jail atang hian loh theih lohvin amah Inspector Lanunchama ngei hian min la chhuak dawn, min la chhuak dawn alawm." confi tak chuan a han ti leh a.

"Anih i chhuah hunah chuan....kei ve hi?"

"Ka chhuah rualin hruai ve ta che ila, enge min tihsak ang?"

"I naute zingah ka tel ve ang, engkim a theih apiang ka ti ang."

Chutia an titi dun lai chuan prison guard pakhat hi a lo kal a, "Mickey, kan tu i nei e." a rawn ti a. "Tu in nge kei hi min rawn kan ve duh anga?" tiin Mickey-a chuan a lo zawt a. Guard chu a nui sak a, "Inspector Manuna leh SP an lo kal..an hmu duh che a nih chu.." a ti ta mai a. Mickey-a chuan nui sak pah hian a cell mate chu a han en a, "Mi chhe sawi chu koh aiin a hnai an tih kha mawle." a han ti deuh kher a.

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Mickey-a kawmna tur bik hian room pakhat an dah awl a, in kanna hall (prison visting hall) hman a nilo. Mickey-a hma takah chuan SP leh Manuna te chu an thu a, Mickey-a chuan a hlauh loh dun hmel kher mai. A han faifuk deuh hlarh hlarh a, "Ka rin aiin min rawn kan har ka ti reng a ni." a la ti ta deuh deuh a.

Manuna chu a nui sak a, "Anih chuan kan lo kal chhan chu i lo hre daih tawh animaw?" a han ti a. "Engdang vak nge ni chuang anga? Tualthattu zawnchhuah in duh tiraw? Kei chu ka nilo ania." nui chung hian a lo ti a. Rum zet hian Manuna chuan a melh a, "Mickey, tunge a nih sawi rawh." a han ti chang fak mai a.

"Hrilh ta che ila..enge min tih sak ang?"

"Ka lu a i vuak avang hian ka ngaidam ang che."

"Hmmph...anih chuan tunge a nih ka hre bik lo."

"Vuak ve i duh em ni? i lu ah khan ka vaw ve dawn em ni? I vuak aia na khan ka vaw thiam ania."

"Prisoner te i duh duh huna kut rawn thlak theihna i nei lo, dan hi ka hre ve asin..Inspector."

"Tualthattu chu i nilo tih kan hre vek, mahse i inrawlh ve tih hi ka chiang. Rinhlelh te zingah i tel, chuvang chuan kan duh chuan kan dawp thei che."

"Jail ah min khung tawh hi...trail pawh kan nei tawh. Kum 10 chhung jail tang turin min ti a, pawisa tam tak ka chawi bawk. Engtin nge jail atang hian tual ka rawn thah daih daih theih ang?"

Manuna chu a insum zo lo, "Nangmah i nilo, kan hria. I mi leh sate zing ami an ni, tunge min hrilh vat rawh." tih pah chuan dawhkan chu a chum bur mai. SP chuan lo dang vatin, "Khaih khaih...Manun, insum rawh...keiman kan bia ange." a lo ti vat a. Manuna chu a tho va, bang kil lamah chuan ava phei a.

SP chuan Mickey-a chu a han melh ran a, "Enteh Mickey, he tualthattu hi man chhuah anih hunah chuan a thil tih dan zawng zawng a puang anga, i hming pawh a lam tel ngei dawn ania. Chutih hunah chuan nang hian i tawrh belh ang, kum 10 mai nilo, kum 10 dang pawh i tan hun chhung hi an extend leh thei asin." a han ti a.

Mickey-a chu a thaw hak a, "Ka mi leh sate pawh lo ni se, tunge ka hrelo. Officer, engmah ka hrelo." a han ti a. Manuna thinrim chu rawn pheiin, "Zep suh..sawi rawh." tiin Mickey-a chu a rawn hnek siah mai. SP chuan a lo dang vat a, Mickey-a chu thutthleng atang chuan a thal thla tawp mai.

"Manun, insum rawh...hawh..i chhuak phawt teh ang." tiin pawn lamah chuan a chhuah pui a. Mickey-a thinrim chuan, "Inspector Lalnuncham, i hre khawp ang." a rawn ti zui lawm lawm mai. Guard dangte pawh an lo kal a, Manuna chu an hruai chhuak ta a. SP chuan, "Manun....khatia i chet kha ka ring reng a ni. Pawnah hian lo awm rawh, keiman ka'n bia ange." tiin a luhsan leh ta a.

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Darkar 1 vel hnuah chuan SP chu a rawn chhuak leh a, "Sir...a inpuang em?" tiin a lo zawt nghal a. SP chuan a lu a thing a, "A hrelo tak tak a nih hmel." a ti zawi sap a. "Nilove, a zep mai mai a ni. Kutthlak deuh ila, a sawi mai ang mawle." a ti nuah nuah a. "Ka ringlo, a hre lo tak tak niin ka hria." tiin SP chuan a chhang leh a.

Chutih lai chuan SP phone chu a rawn ri a, "Hello....awle, kan lo kal nghal e." tiin phone chu a dah lehnghal a. "Tunge ni a?" tiin Manuna chuan  a lo zawt vat a. "Forensic lam ania..Zorema post mortem an zo a." tiin a chhang a. "Thu hnutchhiah a awm leh aniang maw?" a lo ti leh a. SP chuan a lua bu nghat ringawt, rang tak chuan Lab lamah an let leh ta nghal a.

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Lab chu an thleng a, Doctor Samuel-a a lo awm a. "Doctor, enge result?" tiin Manuna chuan a zawt nghal a. "A ruang hi post mortem lo phei ila chu engmah tualthattu hian thu hnutchhiah a nei lo emaw kan ti vek hial ang, hemi paper them hi hmuh a ni." tiin paper chu doctor chuan a lo pe a.

Manuna chuan lak pah hian, "Khawiah nge in hmuh?" tiin a han zawt leh a. Doctor chu a ner sak a, "A beng chhungah." a ti ta daih mai. "Abeng chhungah a?" tiin SP pawh chuan mak a lo ti kher mai. "Aw ni e, a hnawh a hnawh luh a ni. hmawlh emaw, engemaw thil tlawn...beng chhunga leng nisi..chumi hmang chuan hnawh luh a nih hmel." tiin doctor chuan a lo chhang a.

Manuna chuan paper chu a han en a, thuziak a lo awm leh ngei e. "Case chu i kutah a awm ta....game chu tan a ni dawn chauh e. A hmasa ber a tan tihtur i nei, in veng field pavilion hnungah i thil tur ka dah a, va la ang che." tih hi a lo inziak a. Manuna leh SP chu an in en a, "A tawp chu kan la hnaih loh hmel kher mai." tiin Manuna chu a phun sap ringawt.

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Field lam pan chuan an kal leh ta a, pavilion hnung lam chu an va en ngei a. Chutah chuan present bawm hi a lo awm a, Manuna chuan ava la a. A chhungah chuan tape recorder hi a lo awm a, "Engthil tak ni ang maw?" tiin tape chu a la chhuak a. SP chuan, "Plawy rawh." a lo ti vat a.

Mahse Manuna chuan  a play ngam mai lo, "Sir, bomb te pawh a lo ni thei asin." a han ti a. SP pawh chuan, "Ni e, a ni thei tho mai. A chhunglam kha han hawng chhin teh, a hriat mai ang chu." a lo ti ve bawk a. Hreh ru deuh chung chuan Manuna chuan a han hawng a, batery pahnih hi a lo invuah a.

Bomb chu a nih hmel loh hle, "Umm..bomb a nihna chhan tur ka hmu lo." tih pah chuan a vuah leh a. Tape chu a play ta, aw thum leh puam zel hi a rawn tawng ta mai. "Hello Inspector, kan game khelh lai hi nuam i tih ve ngei ka beisei. Mi fing tak leh hnuchhui thiam tak i ni a, ka chhuang takzet che. I theih tawp chhuah ang che, ka rin aiin khelh pui i nuam lo tlat." a rawn ti ta mai a.

A reh leh deuh vang vang a, enge maw a ri nuai nuai a. Chutah a rawn tawng leh a, "Ngun takin ngaithla rawh, zanin dar 9 ah hian ruang pakhat in chhar leh dawn. Mahse chu chu i rinloh deuh a ni thung ang, chuvang chuan tuber nge ni dawn tih i rin dik chat angai. I ring dik anih chuan zanin hian min man dawn, anih loh chuan....I WILL TAKE YOUR HEAD." a rawn ti leh a, a tawp daih mai.

Manuna chu a han thaw deuh huai a, "Sap tawng in ka tawng e te chu ala ti ta deuh deuh, voice effect ala hmang zui." a han ti nuah nuah a. SP chuan, "Ehe Manun, voice effect sawi tak ah chuan....computer lam thiam zet mai, thianpa ka nei asin." a rawn ti deuh thut mai. "Chuan...tinge chu chu?" Manuna chuan a lo ti hu mai.

"Khami voice effect kha..kha kha a effect zawng a paih thiam ang. Tichuan a aw pangngai a ngaihthlak theih anga, tunge a nih hriat a awlsam sawt dawn asin." a han ti leh a, Manuna chu a phur hle mai. "Chupa chu tunge? An in awmna a hla em? Khawi veng nge?" a han ti nghal chul a.

"Kan veng tho ania, a hla lo. Mahse an in a fal ang reng a, step ah chhuk deuh vang vang a ngai." tiin SP chuan a chhang a. "A that chu...mahse Station lamah kal phawt ang. He audio hi ka phone ah ka thun duh a ni, ka mamawh tlat." a han ti a, Station lam pan chuan an inkhalh phei leh a.

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Tichuan audio chu Manuna chuan a phone ah chuan a thun a, tichuan SP thianpa te in lam pan chuan an kal ta a. SP sawi ang ngeiin an in chu a lo fal deuh nalh a, step ah chuan thui fe an chhuk hnuah in pakhat a lo awm a. Kawngka chu an han kik karh karh a, nu pakhat hian a lo hawng a.

"Ehe...Pu Zir, nangmah maw?" a lo ti hu mai. Manuna te SP hi a hming chu Lalzirliana a ni a, Pu Zir tiin an ko mai thin. SP chuan, "In pa a awm em?" tiin a han zawt a. "Aih awm lo, enge ni ta a?" tiin a lo zawt let a. "Thil min siam sak turin ka duh a, a lo haw har angem?" tiin a han zawt leh a.

"Lo haw har deuh ang, chaw an eikhawm a. Ka han phone dawn em ni?"

"Aw..kan lawm ngawt ang."

Chu nu chuan a pasal chu a han phone a, reilo teah chuan a lo let leh a. "DAr 6 velah ka lo haw ang a ti a nih chu...engthil nge ni a?" a rawn ti leh a. "Dar 6 velah chuan ka lo kal dawnnia...kan lawm tho tho e." tiin SP chuan a chhang a, an kalsan ta a. Step a chhoh pah chuan an titi a, "Sir, dar 6 chu a tlai mah mah lo maw?" Manuna chuan a han ti a.

"Voice effect siam ber hi kan hna  anilo, hei chu a hmanhmawh thlak loh zawk. A pawimawh ber chu a target dawt leh hi tunge a nih ang tih hi a ni ber zawk, fimkhur taka kan chet angai a ni." tiin SP chuan a chhang a. Manuna chuan, "Sir...ka hmelhriatte leh ka chhungte zinga mi an ni dawn chiang sa." a han ti leh a.

SP pawh chuan, "Ni e...i nu leh Puipuii te hi ka ngaihtuah ber. Police Force kan siam anga, zanin chu in inah leh Puipuii te in lamah duty mai rawh se." a han ti a. Manuna pawh chuan a lo pawm thlap, "Chuan maw Manun, i nu bulah awm rawh aw..zanin chu, kei erawh ka thianpa te inah ka lo zu kal anga, voice effect hi kan lo buaipui ange." a ti a.

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Zan dar 6 a ri a, SP thianpa Tommy-a pawh chu a lo haw ta. A haw hnu deuh lawk chuan SP chu ava thleng ve nghal a, thil awmzia te chu a han hrilh a. "I siam thei ange?" tiin SP chuan a han zawt a. "Ka software hman hi  ahlui tawh a, export chhung a rei deuh ang." tiin a lo chhang a. "Darkar engzat chhung nge ni ang?" tiin a zawt leh a.

"Darkar 2-3 vel chu a ni ve ang." tiin TOmmy-a chuan a chhang leh a. "Umm a pawi lo, a rang thei ang berin min han tihsak vat teh, pawisa pawh ka pe mai ang che." a ti leh a, Tommy-a chuan a han a thawk tan ta. Chutih lai chuan Manuna pawh in lamah a nu chu a veng reng a, police 5 vel in an ven pui bawk.

Sana chu a en sek tawh a, dar 6:30 a ri mek. A bialnu Puipuii te in lamah pawh police 10 rual vel an awm bawk a, chuti chung pawh chuan Manuna thla chu a muang hlawl lo. A nu bulah chuan, "Nu, lo chhuak miah suh aw...Puipuii te in lam ka va check ve leh lawk ange." a ti a. Anu chuan, "Nangmah zawk hi fimkhur rawh...a lo bei mai ang che tih ka hlau." tiin a nu chuan a lo chhang a.

"Lungngai suh...keichu min thah a tum hleinem...lo chhuak suh ang che." tiin chahbi a la a, "LO veng ngun ang che u." tiin duty ho chu a chah a, Puipuii te in lam pan chuan a inkhalh chhuak leh ta a. Dar 7 velah chuan ava thleng a, Puipuii leh a nu leh pate pawh an lo la awm kim thap mai.

REi fe Puipuii bula a awm leh hnu chuan dar 8:30 a ri ta, Manuna chu a phi sek tawh mai. "Anih ka haw phawt ange aw.." tiin Puipuii nen chuan an inthlah leh ta a, an in lam pan chuan a haw leh ta. "Tu phiangsen nge maw i nih le?" tia phun bul bul chung chuan chak takin a tlan a, kawnga kal te chu a enkual sek bawk a.

SP chu a han call leh a, "Ala zo lo deuh." a lo ti zel mai bawk si. A mangang tawh takzet, dar 9 lah chu a ri hnai telh telh mai bawk si. A han inngaihtuah let a, Constable Zuala te chu a ringhlel rum rum hial tawh zawk. "Ka man khawp ang che, ka man tho tho ang che." tiin a phun sap sap reng bawk a.

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Dar 8:45 a rik meuh chuan Tommy-a chuan a zo ta, "U Zir..ka zo e." tiin a hrilh a. SP chuan ava thut chilh nghal, "He lai flow hi han en teh, hetah hian hmeichhe tawng ri a awm. Chuan a voice effect hman hi PRO EDITION a ni a, a voice diktak a hi hriat ala har deuh maithei." tiin a play a.

SP chuan a han ngaithla vang vang a, chutah a meng kawk mai. "EHE...a aw hi...nilo,  ani thei lo." a ti chel chul mai. "U Zir, tu aw nge ni a?" tiin Tommy-a chuan a lo zawt ve chhen bawk a. Thinrim hmel tak hian SP chu a ding a, "Khawimaw kan inthawn teh ang." tiin a phone chu a vit lut a.

Mahse copy lovin a cut daih mai, "Copy mai la.." a lo ti a. SP chuan, "Police thil a ni a, i neih ve a tul lo." a lo ti hmak. A phone ah chuan a thun lut a, "Engzat tur nge?" tiin a wallet chu a phawrh a. "Cheng 1000  a nimai." tiin Tommy-a chuan a lo chhang a. Cheng 1000 chu phawrhin a pe a, a chhuak ta nghal a.

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Manuna chuan in chu a thleng a, motor atanga a chhuah pah chuan a phone chu car ah chuan a thlauh daih mai, mahse a hre hauh lo. An inah chuan a lut tlang a, anu pawh chu himdamin a lo la awm a, a thaw huai mai. Dar zat a en a, dar 9 a pel tawh, "Tunge a thah ang le?" tiin a inzawt sek tawh mai.

Computer hmaah chuan a thu a, misualpa voice audio chu a han play leh a. A play nawn sek mai, chutah engemaw hriat chhuah nei zawk ang mai hian a meng kawk a. "Nilo.." tiin audio chu a tawp lam chu a han play nawn leh a, "I WILL TAKE YOR HEAD." tih lai chuan a beng a verh thar zawk mai.

A awmzia a hre tlat, "HEAD...HEAD...kan department..ka Head of Department chu...SP Sir...SP Sir a ni..nilo..hrep tak chuan.." tiin a tho vat a, room atang chuan a chhuak a. Duty te ho bulah chuan, "SP Sir call rawh u...call vat rawh u.." a ti chel chul mai a. An han call a, "Switch off a inti." tiin Conastable pakhat chuan a lo chhang a.

Manuna chuan, "Min lo zui rawh u...SP Sir hi a target dawt leh chu a ni." a ti vak vak a, a vin vak vak mai. Tichuan Constable Zuala chuan a zui a, midang zawng chuan Pi Duhpuii chu an lo awmpui chhunzawm leh bawk a. Chak tak chuan a tlan a, a phone thlauh pawh chu a hmu leh a. A han en a, SP miss call 10 chuang a lo awm.

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(30 MINUTES EARLIER)

Step a chhoh pah chuan SP chuan a phone phawrhin Manuna chu a call nghal a, mahse a ring quit thak thak zel mai. "Hrep taka...phone la rawh Manun...phone la rawh..Lalnuncham.." tiin a mangan hmel kher mai. Chutih lai chuan a hma zawn takah chuan mipa pakhat hi a rawn lang thut mai, SP pawh a ding chat mai.

Chutah SP chu a rek thut a, chemte phawrhin a dulah chuan a vit ta siah mai. SP chuan chupa chu chiang takin a en a, "Nang...nangmah vek hi maw? Engvang nge?" a ti tawk tawk a, mahse chu misual chuan a chhang lo. SP chu a vit nawn leh siah siah a, tichuan step sira kawrah chuan a theh thla a, a kalsan leh ta a ni.

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(PRESENT TIME)

Tommy-a te in step chhukna ah chuan hmanhmawh tak hian Manuna chu a chhuk a, ahnungah chuan police dangte chuan an rawn zui thla ve bawk a. Chutah step sira SP lo let reng mai chu a zu hmu ta, Manuna chu kawrah chuan a zuang thla ve nghal a. "Nilo...nilo Sir...nilo.." tiin a tap nghal zawih zawih mai.

Awm ngaihna a hrelo, a khur thei hial. "Nilo Sir..min kalsan suh, harh rawh..nilo, nangchu nilo..ka mamawh che Sir.." tiin a sawi vak vak a, mahse police dang ho chuan an hotupa ber, SP Lalzirliana chu a thi tawh tih an hrethiam nghal a, an lukhum chu an la thla sap sap mai. Manuna chu a awrawl tawp tawp chuan a au vak vak a, "TUNGE....TU PHIANGSEN NGE I NI?" tiin a a mah leh a mah chu a inchum vak vak mai.

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TO BE CONTINUE