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ALFRED ZOTHANPUIA - 1 (by Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala)

Posted: November 21st, 2020, 11:41 pm
by Aaron Dustin
ALFRED ZOTHANPUIA

(MIZO FICTION DETECTIVE STORY)

Written by : Aaron Malsawmdawngzuala

CHAPTER-1

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Police Inspector pakhat, David Lalmuansanga chu kah hlum a ni a. A kap hlumtu hi hmeichhia niin a hming chu Mary Rinsangzuali a ni a, Mary sawidan chuan he police inspector David-a hian a pawngsual a, chuvanga kap hlum ta mai niin a insawi. Mary Rinsangzuali hi pasal neilai a ni a, a pasal hming chu Robert Lalthanmawia a ni.

Robert-a hi mi hausa tak niin businessman a ni a, company lian tak Ralte Construction neitu a ni. An manna hmun hi Renglung khua (phuahchawp) a ni a, Mary insawi dan chuan treatment ti turin he khuaah hian a kal a, Renglung resort ah a awm mek niin a insawi bawk. Inspector David-a hian a pawngsual a, chutih lai chuan David-a pistol chu chuh vatin Mary chuan a kap hlum ta mai niin Mary hian a sawi a ni.

David-a ruang chu postmortem tura phurh phei nghal a ni a, Ralte Construction neitu Robert Robert Lalthanmawia nupui Mary Rinsangzuali leh Police Inspector David Lalmuansanga te hian eng inzawmna nge an neih tih erawh hriat a nilo. Mary chhungte leh Robert-a chhungte pawhin engmah official statement sawi tur an nei lova, Mary lawyer hnen atanga hriat thuai erawh beisei mek a ni.

Mary hi an man lai hian a tap nasa hle a, a taksa ah hliam hmuh tur a awm nual bawk. Mary nghawngah hian hamna hnuhma a awm a, a hmaiah pilh a awm nual bawk. A awm(chest) ah kuthlakna hnuhma niawm tak, duk kulh mai a awm bawk. Mary chu Renglung Khaw Police Station ah hruai a ni ta a, thu zawhfiah a ni ta a ni.

Inspector chuan thu zawtfiah in, "Aizawl Police Inspector daihin i roomah enge a rawn tih reng reng? Engtia inhria nge in nih?" tia a zawh chuan Mary chuan engtin mah a chhang lo. Mary taksa chu an han enchiang leh ta a, pawngsual ngei a ni tih finfiah a ni bawk. Mizoram pumah he case hi a lar nghal hle a, David Lalmuansanga chuan dem a hlawh hle bawk.

News reporter te pawhin theih tawp chhuahin thudik tak hriat an tum nasa hle a, Inspector David-a hi zuheh tak a ni tih an hre leh bawk a, Mary chuan thudik ngei a sawi a ang ta hle. Mary chu court chuan bail chhuah a phal sak a, police te'n he case hi an chhuichhuah ngei theih nan court chuan ni 10 lai a pe bawk.

Media hmaah chuan Mary chuan, "Zawhna tamtak in nei tih ka hria, mahse vawiin hian zawhna pakhat zawh che u ka duh a ni. Pawngsualtu hi police inspector a ni tiin police case an file a, tichuan tualthattu chu kei hi ka ni tiin an sawi a. Tunge dik a, tunge diklo zawk? Hmeichhe pawngsual hi thil dik a ni em ni? Pawngsualtu thah chu thi sual a ni em ni? Court chuan eng rorelna pawh nei se, ka thil tih kha keichuan thil dik tak a ni ka ti tlat ang. KA taksa hliamte hi chu kar lovah a dam mai anga, mahse ka thinlung hliam erawh ka damchungin a reh thei tawh lovang. Hmeichhe tamtak pawngsual lo tawk tawh te, sawichhuak ngam lova zep te, hrehawm taka nun hmang mekte in awm anih chuan hei hi ka hrilh a che u, kan beilet thei a, kan dolet thei a ni. In tan ka awm reng anga, in tan ka ding ang." tiin a sawi a ni.

Mary thusawi lai video chu Zoram pumah a viral nasa hle a, youtube lamah leh facebook lamah pawh entu an thahnem hle. Mi tamtakin an khawngaih a, tantu pawh a nghal hle bawk. Veng thenkhat nuho phei chuan kawng an zawh phah hial a, nuar tamtak an awm bawk a ni. Police te lam erawh chuan pawngsual ai mah chuan an police pui David-a thi ringawt chu an buaipui a, thudik tak chhuihchhuah tumin hma an la nasa hle.

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A tuk zanah chuan Mary chu hotel ah a awm mek a, darthlalang hmaah chuan a thu a. A awma hliam awm te chu powder hmang chuan a han ti reh a, chutih lai chuan a pasal Robert-a a lo lut a. "I haw dawn lovem ni?" tiin Mary chuan a lo zawt a. "Aih, hetah ka riak ve ang." tiin a pasal chuan a lo chhang a.

"Engvangin maw?"

"Engtin nge ka kalsan theih ang che?" Robert-a'n a tih lai chuan Mary chuan, "Mahnia awm ka duh a ni." a lo ti vat a. "Mahse MAry.." a sawi zawh hma chuan Mary bawk chuan, "Robert, khawngaihin...a chhan pawh i hriat kha. Khawngaihin kal tawh rawh.." a tih takah chuan Robert-a pawh chuan, "Awle." tiin a haw san ta a.

Robert-a kal hnu chuan Mary phone chu a rawn ri a, a lawyer Benjamin-a a lo ni. "Hello, Ben.." a han tih chuan, "Mary, news kha en vat teh." tiin Benjamin-a chuan a rawn chhang nghal a. Mary chuan TV chu a on a, news chu a en ta a. News ah chuan reporter pakhat hian, "Mary Rinsangzuali pawngsual chungchang a kan thu dawn hnuhnun ber chu hei hi a ni e, Inspector David-a te lam chuan lawyer atan Mizoram Criminal Lawyer no. 1 Lalremruata an bia nia hriat a ni. Hriat theih chinah Lawyer Lalremruata hian chakloh a la nei ngai lova, tu lawyer mahin an la tlawm ngai lo. Tunah media hmaa a thusawi i lo ngaithla ang u." a rawn ti zat zat mai a.

Chutah Lawyer Lalremruata chu a rawn lang a, "Inspector David Lalmuansanga hian dikna a hmuh hma chu kan beilet zel ang." tiin a sawi a. Mary chuan, "Tunge hepa hi?" tiin a lawyer chu a zawt a. Bena chuan, "Lawyer thiam tak a ni, evidence zawng zawng pawh a sawi bo vek thei. Phai ah pawh lawyer hna zu thawk tawh ngat ania, a tawrh hlelhawm khawp ang. Dawt emaw, thudik emaw...dawt pawh thudik ah a chantir thei a, thudik pawh dawtah a chantir thei." tiin a rawn chhang a.

"Mahse hnehna chan nan chuan proof angai ani lawm ni? Kan proof neih zawng zawng kan pe tawh a, David-a chi(semen), a DNA leh thildang te pawh. Hei hi chu Open and Shut case a ni tih a chiang renga, enge awmzia?"

"I sawi dik alawm, Mary. Mahse he mitthi hi Police Inspector a ni a, media te hian an TRP tih san nan police department te hi an target tlat a ni. Evidence an siamchawp thei, a nihloh pawhin lawyer Remruata puihna hmang hian evidence zawng zawng an thai bo vek thei bawk."

"Anih chuan enge...kan hlau ang maw? Kan tlanchhe dawn tihna em ni?"

"Kan fimkhur angai, Mary. Rungleng khua Sub-Inspector pakhat Alfred Zothanpuia chu he case chhui tur hian an ruai a, nichin lawk khan kan inbe fel zo chiah."

"Mahse, ani pawh police ve tho a ni sia?"

"Police dang ang a nilo, sum duh tak a ni. Zanin hian a rawn hmu dawn che, advance atan cheng nuai 25 chu ka pe tawh."

"Anih leh chu SI chuan a thusawi thlak leh daih tase?"

"A ngam bik lovang, thamna a la angin kan khing let daih thei ve tho alawm."

"Mahse i tellovin engtin nge ka hmuh theih ang?"

"Court lam te nen pawh kan inbia a, Lawyer Remruata chuan naktuk zing dar 10 ah evidence a submit dawn tiin min hrilh a ni. He case hi a serious ania, i fimkhur angai."

"Mahse BEn.."

"Mary, ka hnathawh mek hi a pawimawh zia i hriat kha"

Mary chu a maimitchhing vang vang , "Awle, a tha e. Chanchin min rawn hirlh zel ang che aw..." a ti a. Chutah door bell a lo ri a, "Lawk aw, Ben." tiin kawngka lam chu ava pan a. Kawngka a han hawng chu tlangval hmeltha tak mai, ft 5'10 vela sang, ngo lampang leh hmel nelawm tak mai hi a lo ding a.

MAry chuan tunge a nih ahre nghal, chu tlangval chu tudang nilovin he case chhui tura an koh, Renglung tlangval, Sub-Inspector Alfred Zothanpuia ngei a ni. Mary chuan a phone chu pe in," Kha, Bena nen kan inbe mek, be rawh." a ti a. Inchhungah chuan Alfred-a chu a lut a, phone chu a la a.

"Aw ka pu?"

"Pawisa kha a lo lut em?"

"Hehe, ka hmang zo vek tawh. Mahse kha te chu advance chauh ala nia, ni lawm ni?....Khawnge i awm reng reng a?

"Hna pawimawh vangin ka chhuak lawk a, nakinah kan inhmu dawn nia."

"Lo let vat rawh aw...hei Pi Mary hi i chhanchhuah hram angai awm si a." tih pah chuan Mary chu a han en zeuh va, Mary chuan mak tih hmel tak hian a lo en hu mai. "Phone kha han pe teh." Bena chuan a rawn ti leh a, Alfred-a chuan phone chu a pe let leh a. "Ben, kan inbe leh dawnnia." tiin phone chu Mary chuan a dah a.

Alfred-a chuan meizial a phawrh a, tan a han tum ringawt chu Mary chuan a lo dang a. Inthlahrun hmel tak hian, "Ihh...meizial hi ka ngai thei lo lutuk a. CHubakah he room ah hian meizial zuk an phallova..." tih pah chuan inchunga fire sprinkler chu a kawk a. Alfred-a chu thutthlengah a lawn a, fire sprinkler chhunga battery chu a phawi ta daih mai.

A rawn chhuk leh a, "THEIH LOH..PHALLOH tih tawngkam hi keichuan ka hua, ka duhlo. Engpawh chu nise, engkim hi kan fimkhur tlan vek angai a ni tiraw?" tih pah chuan a nui suk a. "Khatiang vang leka dan zawmloh kha pawi tihna i nei miah lo em ni?" tiin Mary chuan a lo zawt let a.

"Dan te chu a kal kalin kal rawh se, keini pawh kan kal kalin kan kal zel mai aniang chu, ngaihtuah vak angai lo. Pawisawilo te mawhpuh an nih thinna ramah kan awm tlat alawm, pawngsual a thlen pawhin hmeichhe nasat vang, a incheina dikoh vang tih ten puh mualpho talh kan tum zel chu ania. Kan hlutna inthlauh zia i hria em? Nang nge kei hlu zawk?" tih pah chuan sikret chu tan a han tum a.

Lighter a hmet alh chiah chu TV ah chuan meizial thatloh zia an fakna chu a rawn chhuak hlawl mai, "Khai a...mood ava ti nguai veleh.." tih pah chuan TV chu a off a. Mary chu a en leh a, "Hetiang hian alawm kan thil tih sual chhete pawhin kan nun a ngawng theihzia min hriattir ni." a han ti leh a.

"Ni e, a tawpah duhthlanna thalo tak min neih tir thin." Mary chuan a lo ti a. "I experience atangin em ni i rawn sawi ve a?" tiin Alfred-a chu a han nui suk a. "Khawngaihin thu rawh.." tiin Mary chuan thutthleng chu a kawh hmuh a, an thudun ta a. "Eng information nge police te chuan Remruata chu an pek dawn a?" tiin Mary chuan a zawt a.

"Ka hrilh vek ang che." tih pah chuan Alfred-a chuan a bag chu dawhkanah a dah a, bag chhung atang chuan thlalak tamtak hi a rawn la chhuak teuh mai. Dawhkanah chuan a rem khat dul mai a, chung thlalak te chu tualthahna hmuna hnuhma a lak hi te an ni. Thalak pakhata silai chu a kawk a, "Nirbeek Revolver...32 caliber, mu 6 awm, 15 meter range a ni. Vawikhat hmeh puahna kha chu hlauh vang pawh a ni thei e, mahse vawihnih hmehpuahna hi chu...phuba lakna a ang khawp mai." tiin thlalak dang chu a kawk leh a.

Lungawiloh hmel tak hian Mary chuan, "DAvid-a thil tih kha ngaihdam tlak a nilo, a thiltih avang khan vawi 100 pawh that mah ila thilsual a ni lovang. Ka room ah a lo kal a, tichuan kawngkhar a kalh a. BAngah min nam bet a, min fawp vak vak a. DArthlalang hmai keh dawt khawpin ka lu chu min tauh tir a, tichuan khumah min bawhbet a. Kut min thlak vak vak hnuah a duhtawkin min khawih ta a, mahse khum bula landline telephone chu ka ban thei hlauh va. Tichuan a lu ah chuan ka chhu vak a, khum atang chuan a tla ta a. A rawn tho leh tur chu khum bula pistol chuan a awmah ka kap a, a la rawn tho cheu va, ka kap nawn leh ta a ni." tiin a mittui chu a luang zawih zawih mai.

Alfred-a chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Coffee in ang hmiang.." a ti daih mai. A tho thut a, choka lamah chuan ava kal a. Coffe Machine chhung chu a hawng a, "Coffee Machine ami hi chu a tui ka ti ngailo." a han tih chhunzawm zat a. "Information min pe dawn angin Bena khan a sawi si a.." Mary chuan a han ti leh a.

Ngaihsak loh hmel tak hian Alfred-a chuan, "Nia...ihmaw..coffee hian bawnghnute rawng hi a thlak nge bawnghnute hian coffee rawng hi a thlak zawk le? Ka naupan lai atangin ka hre chak tawh, he case hi chu...ohh... he coffe hi ka tihna..he coffee hi chu a tui ngei ang." tih pah chuan gas-a coffee a chhuan lai mek chu a en a.

"Chu chu ka zawhna anilo." tiin Mary chuan a lo vin deuh lek lek mai. Alfred-a chu a khi leh sak a, "File kha en la, khami chhunga ka thuziah khan i nun zel dan tur chu a hril ang." tiin a chhang a. "Nun zel dan tur a, chungte chu court lamin min rel sak ang chu." tiin Mary chuan a hrethiamlo kher mai.

"Court-a thu in va thehluh ve te kha chu information mai chauh ania, keiin ka thehlut ve a nih erawh chuan proof a ni thung ang." tih pah chuan coffee chu Mary hma zawna dawhkanah chuan ava chhawp a, "In vat rawh, a dai hman ange." tiin Mary zawnah tak chuan a thu a.

"Enteh ka pi, a awlsawm lutuk. Remruata chu police lamah a tang nasa dawn chiang sa a, chubakah police te pawh hian DAvid-a hi an police pui a nih avang hian an department mualpho loh nan he case hi an ngai serious hle bawk. Police te hi Remruata thu thu in an awm dawn, an tlawn nasa dawn lutuk." tiin Alfred-a bawk chuan ahan ti leh a.

Hlauhthawn hmel tak hian Mary chuan, "Mahse...thudik te chu an thlak danglam thei dawn em ni?" a han ti leh a. "Thudik anihna lai tak kha an thlak danglam ang, he case hi ka rawn kal hma khan ka en deuh thuak thuak a, thil pakhat lek hriatthiamloh ka nei a ni. Company ah reception angin kum 5 chhung i thawk a, mahse thawk leh khatah company owner nen in innei thut a..." tiin Alfred-a chuan a khabe a han nuai nauh nauh a.

Mary ngaihdan a nilo kher mai, "Information min pe tura lo kal nge i nih min dawp tur zawkin?" a ti khur khur a. "Pawisa hlawh tura lo kal ka ni, ka pi. Dik takin min chhang la ka duh, kan pahnih tan pawh a tha zawk ang." a han ti leh a. "Robert-a hi ka hmangaih vanga nei ka ni." tiin Mary chuan a chhang a.

"Mahse Robert-a hian a hmangaih ve che em?"

"Enge i sawi awmzia?"

"Aaa..englo ania. Tualthah thubuai awrh tir i ni a, mahse nangchuan pawngsual case i ti tlat mai si a. I pasal Robert-a lah chuan statement pakhat pawh a siam der si lova, mipui hmaah a support tlat si lo che a.."

"Robert-a hian mipui mit hmuh a min support kher angailo, chuan kha cheng nuai 25 i account-a rawn lut pawh kha Bena pawisa a nilo bawk."

Alfred-a chu a han nui leh suk a, "Engvangin nge i nuih a?" tiin alo zawt vat. "Mipui hmaah Robert-a hian a support che a ngai lo..umm, a tha e. Mahse, mipui hma nilovah tal chuan a support tur che anilawm ni? Kha..hei hi en teh." tih pah chuan thlalak thenkhat chu phawrh lehin Mary chu a entir a.

"Heng thlalakte hi nikuma events thenkhata in kalnaa in lak te a ni..he thlalak ah hian in inhrilhru lai emaw, in inkuah lai emaw, ku tin invawn sak lai tlem azawng tal awm se chu a hmangaih ve ngei che a ni tih pawh kan awih ve thei mahna." a han ti leh a, Mary ngaihdan chu a ni tawh lo khawp mai.

"Kuta invawn, inkuah..chutiang thil ho lutuk...thudik chu maw, ka nun hi private taka hman ka duh a ni." tiin a chhang a. "I pasal pawh nangmah ang tho hian a nun private takin a hmang ve em?" tih pah chuan thlalak pakhat chu a hmuh tir leh a. Chu thlalak ah chuan Mary pasal, Robert-a chu mipa dang pa 5 vel nen an lo inkuah a.

"Engemaw diklo chu a awm a ni.." tiin Alfred-a chu a han ner deuh nung a. Mahse Mary chuan, "Party na a an lak a ni ngei ang, an rui anga...tiang hian thla an la ta mai aniang." tiin a chhang ve tlat mai a. "Heh...keipawn a tir chuan i sawi ang chiah khan ka ngaihtuah ve tho. Mahse ka chhuichiang a, he thlalak hi Robert-a London-a lehkha a zir lai ami a ni a, he thlalak hi ka trace a, tichuan dating site ah ka trace chhuak a ni. Chu dating website lah chu mipa leh hmeichhe inngawihzawnna lam a nilo lehnghal, mipa leh mipa inngaihzawnna zawk a ni." a ti ta mai a, Mary chu a meng phawk hle mai.

ZAwite hian Alfred-a chuan, "Anih chuan...Robert-a hi mawngkawhur em ni?" a han ti chiah chu vin zet hian Mary chuan, "Ngawi rawh..i huang chin i pel ange. Enge Robert-a leh he case hian inzawmna an neih ve?" a ti vak a. Alfred-a chu a han thu tha sauh sauh a, "Ka pi, heng information te hi SI chauh ni chungin ka nei thei a, Lawyer Remruata phei chuan a nei awlsam dawn lutuk. Evidence engpawh a hmu a nih chuan court ah nangmah tihchhiat nan hmanrua ah a hmang dawn, in inneihna chungchang pawh hi a sawi ngei ang." a han ti leh a.

"Nilo chungtiang a theih loh." Mary chuan a lo ti vat a, mahse Alfred-a chuan sawi zawm zelin, "He in inneihna ah hian hmangaihna pakhat mah a tello, pawisa vang chauh a ni. Robert-a hi pawisa vanga nei i ni, i hmangaih lo." a ti ta siah siah mai. "Ngawi rawh...a tawk." tiin Mary chu a thinrim kher mai.

Mahse ala sawi zo hauh lo, "I pasal hian hlimna a pe lo che, dinhmun zawk a ni a pek che. Chuvang chuan a ni lawmni, ngaihzawng dang te pawh i neih?" a la ti ta deuh deuh a. "A tawk, ngaihzawng ka nei emaw neilo emaw, hmeichhia in anilo kan tih chuan a nilo a nimai. Chuan he thil hian a ti chiang bawk ang.." tiin a hrawka hliam chu Alfred-a a hmuh tir a.

Alfred-a chuan dawhkan a beng vak a, a ding hluai a, "Helai hmunah hian pui tur che a lo kal ka ni a, Robert-a hi gay a ni ngei a ni tih pawh ka sawi tel bawk. Ngaihzawng dang i neih chungchang pawh ka sawi leh a, mahse nang chuan a theih loh, a nilo i ti amaw? Anilo tih mah la Remruata chuan court ah a ngaipawimawh dawn hlek lo, i ngaihzawng neih chungchang thlengin a sawi dawn. Mawilo tak takin a sawi che anga, awlsam takin a chak ang." a ti hrep mai.

A han ngawi leh vang vang a, zaidam tak hian, "I hriatthiam theih nan khatia ka vin hrep che kha a ngai a ni, ka pi...thudik tak chu kan sawi tawh dawn em ni?" a han ti leh a. Mary pawh a thaw huai mai a, a thutna atang chuan a thova. Alfred-a chu enin, "Alfred, nupui i nei tawh em?" tiin a zawt a.

"Aih, neilo."

"Nihleh bialnu i nei em?"

"Rempuii tih hmingpu nen chuan whatsapp ah kan inbe ve thin a, mahse kan inbe leh tawh ngailo."

"Inngaihzawnna leh inhmangaihnaa thil nuihzatthlak deuh chu maw...kan beisei, kan suangtuahna leh a tak ram hi a ni. Kan suangtuahna te chuan min ti thinur thin a, a tak ram erawh chuan min ti na thin thung. Ka pa kha a thih khan ka thinurin ka lungawilo hle a, ka nu lah a natna te chu ka hnem zo silo, chu chuan min tina thin a ni. Mahse Robert-a ka tawng ta a, kha ta tang khan ka danglam a ni. Tichuan kan innel telh telh a, engtik laiin nge kan inlaichinna kha athuk tak em em ka hre tawh lo. Vawikhat chu inneih puiah min sawm ta a, mak ka ti takzet. Mahse mak ti lo tur leh reilote hnua a dinhmun ka hriatthiam pui theih tur thu min hrilh a. Pawisa tam tak min pek tur thute, dinhmun sang tak min pek tur thute min hrilh bawk a. Hamngaihna chungchang a sawi tel miahlo chu mak tiin ka zawt a, ani chuan min hmangaih theihloh thu leh hmangaihna awmzia a hriatloh thuin min chhang ta a ni. Mahse engmah zep lova thudik a sawi ngam avang chuan ka ngaisang hle a, keiin ka lo duh em em bawk nen, engtik niah emaw chuan ka la inhmangaih tir thei em em ang tih rilru pu chungin ka nei ta a ni. Honeymoon pawh ka hmang ngei a, mahse room hranah min muttir a, ani erawh a thianpa nen an riakdun daih thung a ni."

Alfred-a chu a ngawi vang vang a, "Robert-a hi businessman a ni a, marketing a buai reng rengin a nun a hmang a. A tir chuan i thil hriat duh zawng a hrilh che a, a hnuah chuan i hriat duh zawng nilovin i hriat tur diktak a hrilh che a nih chu." a han ti a. Inthlahrun hmel tak hian MAry chuan, "Alfred, he case ah hian Robert-a hi tel ve lul suh se." tiin a dil a.

Alfred-a chu a han hawi kual a, "Aww..animaw..he room a Robert-a a awm velo pawh a mak hran love. Mahse a harsa asin, thiannu. Police station chhung iva luh chiah khan i chhungte chungchang zawng zawng an lo la khawm nghal vek a, tin DAvida i thah veleh he case ah hian i pasal chu a rawn inrawlh ve nghal a ni. Remruata chuan court ah in inneihna chungchang hi chu a sawi khawp ang. Pha buai vak duh suh, Robert-a hi gay a nih thu sawi mai rawh." a han ti leh a.

"Mahse ka sawi kha thudik alawm."

"Animaw...anih chuan Robert-a chu gay a ni tih hre reng chungin i then miahlo tihna ania. Remruata chuan Robert-a hi pawisa vang chauhva i neih a nih a ring nghet bur dawn, chu chu nimai."

"Chuan....enge?"

"Achang chuan zawhna hian zawhna dang chhanna a pe daih thin."

"Ka van hrethiam lo."

"Thiannu, Remruata hi awlsam taka lawyer a ni bik hleinem, a nupui hi Judicial Judge fanu ania. Engtin nge a bum a, engtin nge a thlem thluk erawh ka hrelo. Mahse an inneih zawh meuh chuan a nun chu a inthlak hlawk a ni ber mai, a hausa tulh tulh mai alawm."

"Anih chuan Remruata chuan a nupui chu sum vang chauhvin a nei tihna a nimaw?"

Alfred-a chu a nui leh huk mai, "Ni chiah e, khatia min zawh daih tawh tur alawm. Haha, Benjamin-a hian a hrilh fing tawklo che animaw...engpawh nise he case aia pawimawh hi a awm dawn chuang em ni?" a ahan ti leh a. Chutih lai chuan Mary phone a rawn ri a, a lawyer, Bena alo ni reng mai.

"Hello."

"Tu emaw chuan kan thuruk hi a hre ru a ni."

"Enga? Engtin?"

"Ka hre biklo, mahse private message ka dawng a, WELCOME TO LUNGRENG tih number hriatloh atangin min rawn thawn a ni."

"Fimkhur ang che."

"Awle, Alfred-a nen chuan inla inbe mek em ni?"

Mary chuan choka lama coffee in mek Alfred-a chu ava en a, "Remruata laka hnehna kan chan theihna tur thil min hrilh a, mi fing tak niin ka hria." a ti a. "Awle, ka thlen veleh ka hrilh ang che." tiin Bena chuan a lo chhang a, phone chu an dah ta a.

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