WHO? (MIZO THRILLER FICTION STORY) Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala Chapter - 4

 WHO?

(MIZO THRILLER FICTION STORY)

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

Chapter - 4

(LAST)

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Zing dar 5 leh a chanve vel a ni a, Manuna chu Station ah chuan a thu ngui bar mai. Tommy-a chu police te chuan thu an zawt fiah mek a, Tommy-a pawh chuan a hriat ang ang te chu a han sawi a. "Voice kha ka edit zawh hnu khan Pu Zira kha mak tih hmel deuhvin a awm a, tu aw nge ka zawh pawhin a sawi duh bawk silova." a tih lai chuan Manuna chu a ding zawk mai.

Va kal pheiin, "Tommy...i voice edit tawh chu computer ah ila nei em?" tiin ava zawt nghal a. Mahse Tommy-a chuan, "Neilo..ka edit zo kha a cut daih a, a phone ah a dah a." tiin a lo chhang a. Manuna chu a beidawn hmel kher mai, "A phone ber lah a ruk sak tel kher bawk si." tiin a phun nuah nuah a.

Manuna te department ami tho, Assistant Sub Inspector pakhat, Richard-a chuan Manuna chu a pui tawh dawn a ni. Manuna erawh a mood a off em avang chuan a kalsawn leh mai a, thutthleng ah chuan a thu a. ASI Richard-a chuan Tommy-a chu thu a zawt fiah mawlh mawlh a, Manuna chu a va melh leh zauh zauh thin a.

Chutia TOmmy-a'n a rawn melh leh zeuh zeuh thin chu Manuna chuan a lo hmuh hmaih bik hauh lo, mahse chuti teh lua chuan a ngaihsak lem lo. Richard-a chu lo pheiin, "Sir, engmah rinhlelh tur a awm lova, thuthar a awm lo bawk." a rawn ti a. Manuna pawh chuan zawi te hian, "Umm..haw tir mai rawh." a lo ti a.

Tommy-a chu a chhuak a, kawngka a thlen dawn chiah chuan Manuna chu a va melh leh zauh mai. Tichuan hmanhmawh hmel em em hian a chhuak a, Manuna ngaih chu a tha ta chiah lo. Richard-a'n thu a zawh fiah lai vel pawh khan a rawn melh zau zauh tawh a, chutia a chhuah pah a hlauhthawn hmel taka a rawn melh leh zauh chuan a thut tir tha hle hle thei tlat lo mai.

"Thil diklo a awm." tih pah a phun sap chung chuan a zui chhuak ta nge nge a, mahse Tommy-a chu a lo awm tawh miah lo. Motor dahna lam chu a va en a, motor a tam em avang leh motor in ang a tam em avang chuan khawi ber nge Tommy-a car chu a hre mai silo. A va pan phei a, a zawng kual ta a.

Chutah motor sen pakhat phen a phun ri sep sep ri hi a hre ta, rang takin thawm dim tak si hian ava pan phei a. Chu phun ri sep sep pa chu a tawng zawih em avang chuan a ri chu hre tho mahse enge a sawi erawh a hre chiang thei lo, tichuan thawm chu a hre ring telh telh a. Chutah car pakhat phena Tommy-a phone lo hmang chu ava hmu ta, hnung lam hawiin a lo fimkhur hmel kher mai.

Tommy-a chuan thawm dim thei ang ber hian, "Min ringhlel ania...min melh dan atang khan ka hre vek." tiin lehlam a rawn hawi a. Manuna  ahmu chiah chu a ngawi chat mai, phone chu a dah nghal a. Manuna chuan rum tak hian a melh a, "Tunge i biak kha? Thil hriat i nei tiraw? Sawi rawh..sawi nghal rawh." a ti ta hrep mai.

Tommy-a chuan a hlauh hmel em em a, a thlan a tla zawih zawih mai. Chhang lo chuan a ngawi reng a, "Tommy, enge i hriat sawi rawh.." a han ti leh a, chutah Tommy-a chu a tlan thut mai. Gate pawnah chuan a tlan chhuak a, Manuna chuan a umzui nghal a. Mahse hetih lao hian media ho leh reporter te leh mipui an awm nuai nuai avang chuan Manuna te lo in um chu an hre lem lo, an buai buai chuan an la buai mup mup mai.

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Tommy-a chu Station kawt lawka school hlui pakhat, reh ve tak mai thlangah chuan a zuang thla daih mai. Manuna pawh chu a zuang thla ve nghal a, mau hmun ah chuan an in um ta chiam mai a. Manuna chuan a pistol a phawrh a, "Ding rawh.." tiin a au zui vak vak a. An in um zel a, tlan pah chuan Tommy-a chuan a phone a phawrh a.

Number a chhu mawlh mawlh a, a tlan muan deuh phah nghe nghe. Chu chu remchangah la in Manuna chuan a va zuan thut a, a bawh thlu tawp mai. Tommy-a chu a thlauh va, lehlam khawm awih vak lovah chuan a vawrh thla palh ta daih mai. Manuna chuan a rek a, mahse Tommy-a chuan a mitah a lo hnek sak a.

Manuna na ti lutuk chuan Tommy-a chu a thlah a, a mit a dawm vawng vawng mai. Rang takin Tommy-a chu a rawn tho leh a, a dulah chuan a va tlawh sak leh a. An insual ta buan buan mai le, mahse Manuna chu police inspector zawk a ni bawk a, a chan a tha zawk. Manuna'n a bawh beh lai chuan hmawlh zum a ban fuh hlauh mai, Manuna ban puam lai takah chuan a han vit pawp mai a.

Manuna chu a au vak a, Tommy-a chu a thlah rang kher mai. Chutah Tommy-a chu a tho va, tlanchhiat leh a tum a. Mahse lung rap pianin a piah lawk kawng awi lamah chuan a lum thla ta mai a, Manuna chuan a zu um zui a. Mahse Tommy-a chu a lum chak lutuk tlat, Manuna pawh a tlan thla zel ngam tawh bik lo.

Tommy-a'na tawp a zu thlen chuan thisen a per chhawk mai, thing zar thliah hnu, zum tak mai ah chuan Tommy-a mit chu a zu in vit lut a, a thukhum ah a rawn tlang hial. A khur ngat ngat a, a thi der mai. Manuna chu a zu thleng thla ve a, a thil hmuh chuan a rap kher mai. "Nilo..Tommy..a ni thei lo." tiin a lu a dawm vawg vawng mai.

Ani lah a lu an thuina lo la dam chiang lo bawk nen, thisen a rawn chhuak hial a. A lu chu ana ut ut mai, abulah lah Tommy-a ruang a let reng mai bawk si. Enge han tih hmasak ber tur pawh a hre lo, ngawi reng chuan a ding reng ringawt. Chutah a phone a rawn ri thut a, a phu nasa kher mai.

Number hriat loh hi a lo ni a, rang takin a la nghal a. Mahse a tawng hma hma chuan phone a mi chuan, "Tual i that der ania." a rawn ti ta mai a. Rang lutukin Manuna chu a hawi kual nghal a, "Hey Hmela, khawnge i awm? Rawn inlan rawh..khawnge i awm?" a ti vak vak a. Phone ami chu a rawn nui huah huah a, "Engtik lai pawhin i bulah ka awm reng alawm, i chetdan zawng zawng hi ka hmu vek zel." a rawn ti leh a.

Manuna thinrim lutuk chu a khur zawih zawih thei hial, "Zawnga, engthil nge i duh? Engthil phiangsen nge i duh?" tiin a vin vak vak tawh mai. "GAme ka khelh pui che mawle, ka rin ai daihin ilo nep a nih hi.." a rawn ti leh a. Thinrim tak hian, "Ka nep nge neplo chu lo chhuak la, kan en dawn alawm." a ti vin leh hlur mai.

"Insum rawh...i hliam pawh ala dam loh kha. Mi tlemte bak ka that tawh dawn lo, ka that zo tep tawh. Mi pahnih bak an ni tawh lo, anni ka thah zawh hunah chuan kei hi ka chak tihna a ni ang. Mahse i chhanhim hman a nih erawh chuan ka chak lo, i chak tihna." phone a mi chuan a rawn ti leh a.

Manua chu a han maimitchhing vang vang a, "Tunge i nih? Enge i pawi ka sawi? He game hi ka khel duh ka ti em ni? Engvangin nge kei kher min rawn cho?" a han ti leh a. "A chhan chu i chapo vang a ni, Manun. Police Inspector chapo leh mi khawngaihna neilo tak i ni a, i hnauia mi te tan ramhuai tluka hlauhawm i ni." a rawn ti leh a.

"Engmaw i sawi a?"

"Ka sawi dik alawm, kei tluka hre chiang tu che an awm lo. Counselling class te kalin i theihtawp i chhuah dawn emaw ka ti a, mahse i kal tha peih lova. I thinrim avangin i mi man tawh te pawh ramtui leilovah i chhuah nual tawh, i kut a ram em em bawk. Mizoram Police lar ber pawl i ni a, chu chu i inchhuang hle a ni lawm ni? Fing ber angah i inngai a, tuman an hneh theilo che angah i ngai tiraw?"

Manuna chuan a ngaihna a hre lo hle mai, "Enge ti tura min duh? Sawi rawh..." a han ti leh ringawt a. Phone ami chuan, "He game hi min khelh zawh pui rawh, i la chak thei ania." a rawn ti leh a. Manuna chu a han ngawi vang vang a, "Enge ka tih dawn?" a han ti leh a. "Vawiin ni hian he game hi kan khel zo tawh ang, ruang pakhat in chhar leh ang." a ti leh ta mai a.

"Duhtawk tawh rawh...khawngaihin duhtawk tawh rawh." tiin Manuna chu a tap lek lek tawh mai. "Ka thah hmasak tur zawk hi i tan enge a nih ka han hrilh ang che, i tana mi pawimawh tak..nangpawh ina i mamawh em em a ni. Chuzawng chu ni rawh se, abak chu ka sawi lovang." a rawn ti leh a, Manuna chuan chhang ngaihna pawh a hre tawh lo.

Phone ami bawk chuan, "Chuan ruang lehlam khamah khan paih thla rawh...tuman an hre tur a ni lo. Ka thu anga i awm lo a nih chuan he game hi ka pawt sei zel anga, nangmah hnaih tute an thih belh zel ang." tiin a rawn vau leh a. Hreh tak chung chuan Tommy-a ruang chu a hnuk sawn a, lehlam khamah chuan a theh liam ta a.

"Ka ti tawh e...enge ka tih leh dawn?" a han ti leh a. "Vawiin ni..khawthim hma thleng hun i nei, i tlai a nih chuan heng mite pahnih pawh hi an thi ve nghal ang." a ti a, a tawng chu a zawi telh telh mai. "Hello...hello.." Manuna chuan a ti vak vak a. Mahse a phone chu a ri deuh nuai nuai a, a tawpah chuan a thi hmak mai.

A han en a, a hmai chu a lo keh deuh nual a. Tommy-a nena an insual naah khan a sawh khawlo  ani ngei ang, phone chu a ak leh mai a. A thaw vak vak, "AWle..awle..hahdam rawh Manun...engkim a tha leh vek dawn...hahdam rawh." tiin amah leh amah chu a inbia a, a inhnem mawlh mawlh mai.

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Chu mau hmun atang chuan a chhuak cho va, a ban a hliam avang chuan thisen a kai nual a, midang hmuh loh tur dan ber chuan Station kawta a motor ah chuan ava chuang a. Chutah anu a hre chhuak zawk mai, "I tana mi pawimawh em em, nangpawh ina i mamawh em em.." tia tualthattu in a rawn hrilh chu a hrechhuak zawk a, rang takin in lamah a tlan haw nghal a.

An inkawtah chuan a ding a, chhuah mai chu a han tum a. MAhse an inah chuan police dang te an awm ve si a, anu a awm dawn bawk nen. A bana hliam te chu an hmu an tih a hlau va, tichuan tuiin a hmaia thisen kai te chu a han phih fai leh a. A jacket, seat hnung lama a dah chu a ha a.

Tichuan lukhum khumin in lam pan chuan a kal ta a, police te pawh chuan an in chu an lo la veng reng a. Constable Zuala chuan, "Ehe Sir, chhunah chauh ka lo haw dawn i ti amaw ka tia." a lo ti a. "Ka nu khawnge a awm?" tiin a zawt nghal a. "A him e, inchhungah a awm." tiin Zuala chuan a lo chhang a.

Inchhungah chuan a lut a, anu chu a lo la awm ngei e. "Nu..khawimaw i phone ka lo hmang." a han ti a. "Aww..tinge i phone?" a lo ti hu mai. "A chhe daih..khawimaw ka lo hmang." a han ti leh a, "Ava chhe hun lo tak." tiin Pi Duhpuii chuan a lo pe ve mai a. RAng takin DGP a call nghal a, "Hello Sir.." a han ti dek dek chu DGP chuan, "Manun, khawnge i kal daih a?" a rawn ti nghal a.

"Sir...ka phone ka thlauh va, hei inlamah ka phei leh a..hei hi ka nu phone a nih hi."

"Ka call nasa lutuk che, Station lamah lo phei leh vat rawh..enge i lo tih daih a?"

"Ka insawifiah thei...Sir..ka nu a him em tih ka check leh lawk a ni."

"AWLE...lo phei phawt teh, kan buai lutuk."

"Ka lo kal nghal e, Sir."

Manuna chuan phone chu a dah a, "Nu..i phone hi ka hmang duh dawn ania aw.." tih pah chuan a room ah a lut a. A thawmhnaw te chu a thlak a, a ban hliam chu a lo la thi ser ser mai. A ban hliam chu damdawi a hnawih a, tichuan a tuam bawk a. Kawr fai dang a ha a, jacket chu a ha leh a.

Chutih lai chuan a nu a lo lut thut mai, "Bawiha...enge i chungah thleng?" tiin a zawt a. "Engmah a thleng lo?" tih ringawt chuan a lo chhang a. Anu chuan a en vang vang a, "I lu kha a thi ania...doctor va hmu vat rawh." a lo ti leh a. "Ka hman lo nu...buapui tur dang ka ngah lutuk." tiin a chhang leh a.

"I chungah engthil thalo mah a thlen ka phal lo, chaw ei la ...doctor va hmu ang che."

"Nu..i hrethiam lo a ni. Doctor hmu hman ka nilo, ka tha alawm."

"Bawiha, i nu thu hi i awih dawn lovem ni?"

"DGP in min ko, ka boss a ni, ka nu."

"In DGP te chu ka thianpa a lawm, phone kha minlo pe rawh. In check-up i ngai, i mit te kha a sen rum mai. I awmdan atang khan i chau tih a hriat lutuk, doctor chu va hmu rawh aw."

Manuna chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Case hi ka kutah a awm a, he misual hian midang a thah belh zel hmain ka chet vat angai." tiin a chhang leh a. "Va hmu phawt la, tichuan i hna chu i thawh chhunzawm leh mai dawnnia." anu chuan a la ti fan a. Manuna pawh chuan, "Station ah ka va kal anga, DGP ka va hrilhfiah ange. Chumi zawhah doctor chu ka hmu ang, min ring rawh." tih pah chuan a chhuak a, a nu phone chu ala hum reng a.

Constable Zuala bulah chuan, "Lo veng ngun ang che u...Station ah ka kal leh dawnnia." a ti a, a kalsan ta a. Station chu ava thleng a, "Manun, case serious tak a nih hi...khawnge maw i lo kal daih le? I phone lah i tichhe bawk, nangmahin engmah sawi lo hian i buai em em a. Team kan nia, kan thawk ho tur anilawm ni?" tiin DGP chuan a lo hau nghal chiam chiam a.

"Ka tihpalh Sir...ka phone atang hian number hriat lohvin min lo call a...tualthattu ngei kha a ni."

DGP chu a ding zawk mai, "Enga? A number chu i chhinchhiah em? tiin a zawt nghal a. "Aih...kan inbiak laiin miin min rawn su a, ka phone hi ka thlauh chhe daih alawm." tiin dawt a sawi ta ringawt a. "Enge a rawh sawi?" tiin DGP chuan a lo zawt leh a. "Sir, mitthi pahnih an awm belh leh dawn a ti." a han ti leh a.

"Mitthi pahnih a? Tute nge ni dawn? Hint tal a pe che em?"

"Aw..mahse a thah hmasak tur zawk chauh a sawi. Chupawh a hming a sawi lo, i tana mi pawimawh tak a ti ringawt a."

"NGaihtuah rawh Manun, a hma pawhin I WILL TAKE YOUR HEAD a ti a, SP Zira a sawina daih  anih kha. Engemaw tak inthup chu a awm leh ang, ngaihtuah chiang rawh."

"Ka nu...ka nu tihna a ni. Ka pa in min thihsan tawh a, ka neihchhun, ka tana mi pawimawh ber chu ka nu a ni."

DGP chuan Manuna chu a han en vang vang a, "Manun, i lu kha...thisen a luang ania." a rawn ti a. Manuna chuan a lu chu a khawih a, "Ana lutuk." tiin a maimitchhing vawng vawng mai. DGP chu a ding a, "Doctor va hmu vat rawh...tunah.." a ti a. Mahse Manuna chuan, "Ka theilo, case hi ka kutah a awm a ni, Sir." tiin a lo chhang a.

"Manun...i hriselna a pawimawh zawk. Doctor va hmu la, hei hi chu ASI Richard-a'n a lo buaipui hrih mai ang." DGP chuan a han ti leh a. "Mahse Sir, ani saw chu ala naupang lutuk. A kuta hlan tawp chi a ni lovang, SI Zorema chunga thil thleng pawh i hriat kha." tiin Manuna chuan a han chhang leh a.

"Kemah ka awm a, SI SAngtea te pawh an awm a, kan buaipui mai ang. Doctor hmu phawt rawh...khatiang chung kha chuan ka chet chhuah tir ngam lo che." tiin DGP chuan a hrilh leh a. Hreh tak chung chuan, "Awle, ka nu kha lo veng fimkhur ang che u aw.." a han ti leh a. "Lungngai suh, engtin mah a awm lovang." tiin DGP chuan a lo chhang a.

"Anih Sir..number kha...constable Zuala text tu number kha..engtin nge ni zel?" tiin a han zawt leh a. Chutih lai chuan Richard-a a lo kal a, "Sir ka lo lut thei angem?" a rawn ti a. "Lo lut rawh." tiin DGP chuan a lo chhang a. "Sir, kha number kha a thi tawh a, mahse kha sim card kha khawi dawra lei nge tih chu kan hrechhuak tawh e." a rawn ti a.

"A that chu, lo buaipui la..Manun, nang chu doctor lo va hmu rawh." DGP chuan a han tu leh a, Manuna chu a kal ta a. Motor ah chuan a chuang a, "Tommy-a ruang kha...engtin nge ka tih ang? Enge ka tih ang?" tiin a rilru chu a insual buai nasa kher mai. Chutah anu phone chu a phawrh a, a personal doctor, Dr Peka chu a han call a.

Mahse a la thei hauh lo mai, a han call leh ngat ngat a. Mahse a ring quit thak thak mai, a tawpah phei chuan SWITCH OFF a inti hmak tawh. A ngaih tha lo chuan Dr Peka thawhna Hospital chu a han phone leh a, "Vawiin hi a thut ni chu ania, mahse hei a thut hun a pel tawh a, alo la thleng lo." tiin an lo chhang ta mai.

"DAr engzat nge a thut hun?"

"Dar 11 ania..."

Manuna chuan a sana a en a, dar 11 leh a chanve a pel tawh. Manuna hian a doctor hi a hre chiang em em a, mi invawng tak leh a hun taka thleng chat chat thin, timing vawng tha em em a ni tih pawh a hria. Chutah a han ngaihtuah chiang a, "Nangma tana mi pawimawh tak, nangpawh ina i mamawh em em a ni." tia tualtthattu in a hrilh lai chu a hrechhuak zawk mai.

"I la dam chiang lo...doctor hmuh i mamawh." tia anu leh DGP ten an hrilh lai te chu a ngaihtuah let leh a, a hrethiam ta. A tana mi pawimawh tak, amah pawh ina a mamawh em em mai chu tudang nilovin a personal doctor...Dr. Peka ngei a ni. "Khai awww.." tiin a motor chu a tiding a, a rilru a hah kher mai.

Chutah a phone, anu phone a ken mek chu a rawn ri a. Number hriatloh bawk a ni, "Hello.." a han ti chiah chu hmeichhe pakhat hi a rawn tap hawm hawm mai. "Hello, tunge i nih?" a han ti a. Phone ami chuan, "Inspector Manuna a ni em?" a rawn ti a. "Aw ni e." tiin a lo chhang vat a. "Debbie ka nia, Dr. Peka nupui..." a rawn ti leh a.

"Engthil nge ni? Inpa a awm hnai em?"

"Awmlo...Ka pu, kan pa min kidnap sak a ni...tu emawin kan pa min kidnap sak a ni."

Manuna thinphu chu a rang ngei mai, "Khawi laiah nge in in a awm? Ka lo kal nghal ang.." a han ti a. Debbie chuan an in awmna chu a hrilh a, reiloteah chuan ava thleng ta a. "Enge awmzia ka pi?" tiin Manuna chuan a han zawt nghal a, "Kan in hi a rawn inkik a, tichuan ka va hawng a, bawm a lo awm a. MAhse mihring tumah ka hmu lo, bawm chu ka hawng a, tichuan he thlalak leh he lehkha hi a lo awm a ni." tiin lehkha leh thlalak chu a pe a.

Thlalak chu a han en hmasa a, a phu nasa kher mai. Kudam ni awm takah hian Dr. Peka chu phuar hlawmin a lo awm a, a hmui tuamsak a ni bawk. Thisen a kai nuai bawk a, a chauh hmel hle bawk. "Nilo..engtin nge a nih theih?" a ti vawng vawng mai. Debbie chu a han en leh a, "Engtin nge ka nu number hi i neih theih? Ka phone a chhia a, engtin nge ka nu phone ka kawl tih i hriat?" tiin a han zawt leh a.

"Lehkha ah khan a inziak a ni."

Manuna chuan lehkha chu a han en a, "Hello ka pi, i pasal hi tunah hian ka bulah a awm mek ania. A nunna hi ka kutah a awm, dama ila hmu duh anih chuan ka thu hi zawm ang che. He lehkha hnunglamah hian number ka ziak a, Inspector Manuna phone theihna number a ni. I pasal ka kidnap thu hi hrilh la, midang tumah hrilh suh ang che. Manuna tih loh police dang hnenah i report tih ka hriat vaih chuan in pa hi a thi ang, khawthim hmain che vat ang che." tih hi a lo inziak a.

Manuna chuan mak a ti kher mai, "Tu phiangsen nge maw  anih le?" tih pah chuan lehkha phek hnung lam chu a han en a, anu number chu a lo inziak ngei bawk. "Ka nu number a nei...engtin nge a neih?" a ti nuah nuah mai. A hnuai lehah chuan sinte mai hian thil a lo inziak leh bawk a, ngun tak chuan a han en a.

"Min hmu duh a nih chuan....4516...tumah rawn hruai suh ang che." tih ringawt hi a lo inziak bawk. A han ngaihtuah vang vang a, "4516......4516..ka hre tawh a ni." a han ti vang vang a. A han maimitchhing a, chutah a hrechhuak ta. An huan mawng a kudam pakhat, apa damlai daih tawh a mi. Apa nen ngeia an siam, mahse a thih hnua an kal khet em em na si ngei kha a ni.

Kha kudam ah khan a kuma kum chu an kal tawh lo, assam type niin a bangah pawh thil tam tak a inziak rang nuai bawk. Chutah inziak chiang em em pakhat chu kawngka lu chunga a nau Hannah-i ngeiin 4516 a ziah lai chu a mitthla zawk mai, "Nilo..kha kudam kha.." a ti zawi sap ringawt.

"Ka pu, ka pasal chu khawngaihin min chhanhim sak rawh." tiin Debbie lah chuan a lo ngen chhen mai a. Manuna chu a tho vut a, "Ka kal angai." tiin a tlanchhuak nghal a. Motor ah chuan lutin rang em em hian an kudam lam chu a pan nghal a, an huan awmna hi an in atanga kal kher ngai lovin, kawnghnuai lam atang pawhin a kal theih a ni.

A tlan pah chuan a han inngaihtuah a, "Hannah-i ziah kha  ai a, Hannah-i hian thil hriat a nei ve tihna em ni?" a han ti nuah nuah bawk a. Anu phone chu phawrh leh in Hannah-i chu a call a, "Hello Nu.." zawi te hian a rawn ti a. "Keimah i u Manuna...ngaithla teh Hannah.." a han ti dek dek chu Hannah-i chuan, "Ka hman lo, class kan la laklawh lutuk." a tia a dah daih mai.

"Mawli leh.." tih pah chuan a han call nawn leh a, mahse a lo switch off hmak. "Ava han buaithlak tak." tih pah chuan a aia chak chuan a han tlan leh a, an in lam pan chuan a tlan ta lo. Midangin an hriat ve emaw, midang hnuhluh ve a, nunna chan dang an awm a duh tawh biklo. Tumah hrilh lo chuan a hmelma lian ber hmachhawn tur chuan a rukin, amahin kawnghnuai lamah tlanin kudam lam chu a pan ta a ni.

Kudam chu a thleng a, a lo reh em em mai leh nghal. A lu a hliam thuina atang chuan thisen chu a chhuak tam tawh khawp mai, a lu pawh ana bur tawh. A taksa te chu a chau va, a thlan a tla buah buah tawh bawk. Chutah kudam chu a hawng a, mahse tumah an lo awm lo. Kudam rim chu a lo thang deuh hur mai a, a rim chuan a lunat chu a ti zual kher mai. A beng a kiu vawng vawng a, thisen chu a hmaiah a rawn luang hial tawh. A zawi thut a, nikhaw hrelovin a awm der mai.

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Tlai lam dar 4 a ri tawh a, Pi Duhpuii chuan a fapa Manuna chu angaihtuah takzet tawh. Ani lah chu a reh vung vung mai si a, a phone lah a keng daih bawk si. Chutih lai chuan an thenawm Pu Robert-a te chu an lo haw a, an ui kaih lai mek chuan Manuna te in chu a en ta vang vang mai a.

Chutah a tlan thut a, MAnuna te in kawt a lei chu a hai deuh vak vak . Police duty te chuan mak an ti kher mai, mahse a hai zel avang chuan an ngaih a tha ta chiah lo. Lei chua chan ve angreng em avang chuan ui pawh chuan a hai hleithei bik lova, "Pi Duhpui...bawngtuthlawh leh suah dur in nei em?" tiin Zuala chuan a han zawt a.

"Neih ve kha...khutah huan kudam ah khan a awm..hmanni khan Manuna khan a hmang a..helai kan thil phun vel siam nan hian..ka zu la ange." tiin kal mai a han tum a. Mahse Zuala chuan, "Nangmah chuan kal suh..ka lo kal pui ang che." tiin a lo chhang a. Police dang ho bulah chuan, "Kan zu kal lawk ange.." tiin Pi Duhpuii nen chuan an inzui thla ta a.

A hlat ve tham em avang chuan an kal chhung pawh a rei angreng hle, a fal deuh nalh mai bawk si. An thlen dawn tepah chuan silai a puak dur a, Zuala chu a dak awrh mai. Leiah chuana thal tawp a, a chal dar tak mai chu a lo kaw phut mai. Pi Duhpuii hlau lutuk chu au a um a, mahse hnunglam atang chuan ban tha chak tak mai hian a hmui a rawn hup thut mai.

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Manuna chu a harh a, khua  alo thim tep tawh. Tualthattu in, "Khaw thim hma thleng hun i nei.." a tih lai chu a hrechhuak zawk mai. "Khai aww." tiin a tho vat a, a awmna chu a han enkual a. An huan thovah chuan alo la awm, kudam chhungah a lo awm tawh miah lo. Chutah ama nu ngei t(r)e ri chu a hre ta, rang takin thawm lo chhuahna lam chu a pan vat a.

A pan hnai zel a, an kudam bawk chu ava hmu leh ta. Kudam atang ngei chuan anu au ri chu a lo chhuak bawk, "Ka nu.." tiin ava tlan phei a. MAhse engemaw hi a chhuih a, a thal tawp mai. A han hawi phei chu Zuala ruang lo let reng chu a hmu ta, "Nilo..Zuala.." tiin a sawi vak vak a, mahse a lo vawt vek tawh.

Anu mangang au ri chu a hre leh a, tichuan Kudam lam chu ava pan ta. Kawngka chu a tlawh hawng thuai a, kudam kila anu, hlauh hmel taka a lo khur zawih zawih chu a hmu a. A bulah chuan mipakhat, mask vuah, dum veka inthuam hi a lo ding run bawk. Chupa chuan chemte a keng a, a nu chu a lo tin ran mai.

"Hey tunge i nih?"...a sawi zo hman lo, chupa chuan a nu chu a bawhbet a, a vit ta siah siah mai. "Nilo..ka nu.." tiin Manuna chu ava tlan phei a, mahse chupa chu lehlam tukverh ah chuan a zuang chhuak daih mai. Mahse a umzui hman lo, "Nilo nu...nu.." tiin anu awm chu a dawm a.

Anu chuan thei leh thei lo hian, "Bawih...bawiha..eng..engvang nge?" tih chiah a sawi thei, a chatthla zui nghal a. Chu veleh kudam kawngka chu a rawn hawng leh a, Police Force rual an lo lut a, DGP pawh a lo tel ve. Manuna leh anu ruang, thisen kawi nuai nena lo awmdun an hmuh chuan silaiin Manuna chu an tin thap a, Manuna pawh ava hawi phei a.

Chutah Manuna chu a ding a, a ihnit hlawp hlawp a. Tap chung hian, "Sir...ka nu a that. SAwtah saw...saw tukverhah sawn a chhuak daih. SAwlai tukverh.." tia tukverh awmna zawn lam kawk a, ava hawi phei chu a ngawi hmak mai. A kawhna zawnah chuan eng tukverh mah a awmlo, darthlalang hlai tak leh sei tak, bal zet mai, ft 7 vela sei hi a lo intung ut ringawt.

Chutah chuan ama thla chu ava hmu a, amah chuan chemte a lo keng a. Chemte ah chuan thisen a kai nuai a, amah pawh chu thisen a kai teuh bawk. Mak a ti em em a, police ho lam chu ava melh leh a. Zawi sap hian DGP chuan, "Manun..i chemte kha dahthla rawh. Engkim a tawp tawh, man i ni e." a ti a.

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(A HMAA THIL THLENG KHA ENGE AWMZIA NI TA ANG?)

ASI Richard-a chumi ni chuan a chhui zel a, Constable Zuala message lo thawn tu sim card leina dawrah chuan ava lut a. Tichuan ahan sawi fiah hnu chuan dawr nghaktu chuan register chu an han enkual a, "Lalnunchama tih hian a lo lei." tiin an lo hrilh ta mai a. Richard-a chuan mak a ti kher mai, a awihlo lutuk chuan CCTV te chu a han en leh a.

Mahse CCTV ah pawh chuan MAnuna lei lai ngei mai chu a hmu leh bawk si a, a darzat nen a in ang thlap bawk si. Mak ti tak chuan Station lamah chuan a let leh a, DGP chua hrilh ta vek a. DGP pawh chuan, "Manuna chu ka han call chhin ange." tia a number a type lai tak chuan hmeichhe pakhat hi a rawn tap lut a.

Chu hmeichhia chu tudang nilovin Tommy-a nupui a lo ni a, Tommy-a a biak tlang theihloh thu leh a pasal Tommy-a chuan a nupui hnenah kha voice effect edit hnu a, a aw neitu diktak leh Manuna aw a in an zia a pasalin a hrilh thute chu a rawn sawi ta vek a. Tichuan rang takin Tommy-a chu an zawng nghal a, Manuna erawh biak tlang theih a nilova, khawnge a awm pawh hriat a ni hek lo.

CAnteen-a waiter pakhat, vai naupang chuan zing dar 6 vela Manuna leh mipa pakhat, school thlanga an zuang thla dun lai a hmuh thu chu a lo sawi ve leh hlauh mai, an chhui zel a, Tommy-a ruang chu an hmu ta a ni. Tichuan Richard-a leh DGP te chuan engkim chu Manuna thil tih vek a ni tih an ringhlel ta a ni.

An chhui zel a, Dr. Peka te in lamah a kal tih an hre leh ta zel a. Peka nupui Debbie te chu an be leh a, ani chuan lehkha leh thlalak nen zawng zawng chuan a lo hmuh a, engkim a lo hrilh ve leh vek bawk. DGP hi Manuna pa nena inkawm ngeih em em mai an ni a, Peka thlalak a kudam pawh chu Manuna te kudam a ni tih a hrethiam ta nghal a ni.

Manuna te in lam an pan a, chutih hunai vel tak chu Pi Duhpuii leh Zuala te kudam lama an chhuk lai vel chiah a ni. Manuna te inkawt an thleng a, a car chu a lo ding ngei a. Mahse inchhung an luh hma chuan a car hnunglam rawn ri dut dut chu an hre thei a, tichuan an han hawng chu Doctor Peka a lo awmreng mai.

A hmui tuam a ni a, phuar beh a lo ni bawk. "Manuna hi nitin ka hnenah a rawn in check-up ziah a, a ni telin a mizia a dang telh telh bawk. Nimin a rawn in chechk up khan a thisen te ka la leh a, amah chu ka zirchiang a. A damlo nasa hle a, a chhan pawh a lu a hliam vang kha a ni. A hliam khan a thluak a khawih a, Traumatic BRain Injury a nei a ni. He a natna neih hian amah chu a chawk buai hneh hle a, Multiple Personality Disorder a neih phah a ni. Chu chu nizanah chauh ka hmu chhuak a, tukin zing ka duty tur kha min lo pharh ding a, min kidnap ta a ni." tiin Peka chuan a hnu ah a sawi leh a ni.

Pi Duhpuii leh Zuala chu an rei em avang chuan Pu Robert-a chuan an suah dur chu a va la a, Pu Robert-a hian nidangah pawh chulai chu an ui chuan a hai a hai thin thu a sawi bawk. An han lai ta reng a, bawm an lai chhuak a. Chumi chhungah chuan SP Zira phone te, Ramliana phone te, chemte te leh darthlalang keh nawi te, sim card tam tak leh Manuna marker, USA ami ngei kha a lo awm a.

SP phone atang chuan tualthattu audio hnutchhiah, Tommy-a'n a edit tawh hnu chu an hmu ta ngei a. An play chhin a, Manuna aw ngei a ni. Tin Tommy-a'n, "A kar lakah hian hmeichhe aw a lang." a tih pawh kha Pi Duhpuii aw ngei a ni. A awmzia chu Manuna'n a record lai hian Pi Duhpuii hian, "Bawiha, chaw ei ka siam ania." a tih ri a lo lang a ni.

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(RAMLIANA, BAWNGHNUTE SEM, SI ZOREMA, SP ZIRA, ZUALA LEH PI DUHPUII THIHDAN DIKTAK)

Ramliana kha a haw hnu khan Manuna chuan a  zui ru a. A car chhunga ah a thawmhnaw te chu thlakin chemte nen a umzui a, a awmzia chu Ramliana a haw hnu chiah hian Manuna thluak buai chu a rawn chhuak thut a, a mizia pakhat zawk a rawn chhuak tihna a ni. Tichuan Ramliana a thah khan Ramliana pawh khan Manuna hmel chu a hmu a, mak a ti reng bawk a nih kha.

Bawnghnute sem pawh kha Manuna hian an bawnghnute a rawn pek zawh veleh a zui ru leh a, a thaht ve leh ta a ni. Ramliana ka chhunga paper leh Bawnghnute sem vun chhunga darthlalang te pawh kha Manuna dah chawp vek a ni a, mahse sawi tak ang khan hetia tual a thah lai te hian Manuna rilru hi a fim lova, amah diktak a nilo.

SP Zira khan Manuna aw ngei a ni tih a hriat khan Manuna chu a call vak vak a, mahse Manuna hian a la duhlo lui a ni. In a thlen hnua a phone motor a a thlauh kha chu a thlauh satliah mai chauh a ni, khatah kha chuan SP kha a that daih tawh a ni. Manuna mize pakhat zawk hian chhuah hun bik  a nei a, darkar reilote bak a ni ngai lo thung. SP thih zan khan Manuna kha  a bialnu Puipuii te inah a kal kan tih kha, a haw lam khan SP hi a that nghal a ni.

Damdawiina Zuala'n Zorema a ven lai pawh khan, Manuna hian Zuala thingpui in turah khan mutthilhna damdawi a telh a ni. He a mize pakhat zawk hi khatih lai khan Manuna a pangngai lai pawhin minute 2-3 vel lek lek a rawn lang chhuak leh thin a ni. Tichuan CCTV-a a hmuh, a rinhleh em em te kha tudang nilovin amah vek tho a ni.

OT ward chhunga a luh theihna chhan pawh kha Police a ni tih an hria a, nurse leh doctor te khan engmah rinhlelh nachang an lo hre lo. Tichuan kha lethal injection pawh kha Manuna hian dark web atanga a lei ngei a ni a, a hnua a computer an check leh pawhin dar web chu an hmuchhuak ngei bawk a ni.

Tommy-a nen an inbeih tum khan Manuna hian a lu chu na takin a sawh leh a, khatak khan a thluak a ti buai zual a. A vai ruai a, khata rawn phone tu pawh kha tumah an nilo, tumah abe tak tak lo. A suangtuahna mai mai a ni a, a phone kah chu Tommy-a nena an insual lai khan a sawh chhe daih tawh a ni.

Tommy-a khan Manuna a va melh zeuh zeuh na chhan chu Manuna aw leh audio-a voice kha a in an em vang a ni a, Manua a hlauh em avang chuahva tlanchhia a ni. A tlan laia call a tum pawh kha police tho a ni a, Manuna'n ava hmuh laia a biak kha a nupui a ni. Manuna chu misual angah a ngai a, Manuna chuan a ringhlelh a nih  arin thu a nupui a hrilh mai chauh a lo ni.

Zuala kha a revolveri'n a kap hlum a, anu Pi Duhpuii erawh kah chu hnimhlum hmangin nikhawhrelovin a siam phawt a. Tichuan a phuar bet a, a chhuahsan leh a ni. Tichuan nikhaw hrelovin an huanah chuan ava tlu leh a, anu chu a lo harh a. A au thawm a hria a, tichuan va lut lehin a mize pakhat zawk a chhuak leh a, khatih lai khan a natna kha last stage ni tawhin a buai hle.

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Manuna kha Mickey-a'n a vuak khan a thluak a khawih pawi nasa hle a, mahse mak tak maia amah a rawn harh that leh hma avang khan doctor te chuan an lo hrelo mai mai zawk a ni. Manuna hi amah hrim hrim hi a mizia hi a induh lo hle a, a chhan pawh a thinchhe lutuk leh a kut ram lutuk, a insum thei bawk silo hi a inhaw ber.

Tichuan hliam a nei ta a, he a hliam hian BRrain damage thlenin Traumatic Brain Disorder a neih tir phah a. Kar hnih chhung ngawt chu pangngai mahse kha kar hnih chhung khan he disorder hian natna dang a pe leh a, amah lah a lo in uluk lo bawk nen, Multiple Personality Disorder a neih tih phah a ni.

Chu a mize pakhat zawk chuan Manuna chu a haw hle a, a hnuchhui thiam a intihna te, a chapo na te, a ruka thamna a lak ve thin te chu a hre kar a, beih a tum ta a ni. He a mize pakhat zawk pawh hi a fing hle a, a awmzia chu Manuna hian dosorder nei mahse a finna kha a la bo chuang lo tihna a ni.

Tichuan Manuna chu man a ni ta a, trail an nei a, court chuan rilru lam chian loh vangah pawm thlapin jail lamah tan tir a ni ta lo. Mahse phai lamah hruai thlak a ni thung a, Mental Hospital lamah dah a ni ta a ni. Tualthattu chu hriat a ni tawh a, chu chu tudang nilovin a case chhuitu ngei Inspector Lalnunchama ngei a lo ni.

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