চতুর্ত্বারিংশ অধ্যায়: চিত্র ছিনতাই

“কোothay alfalya? Ami khubi saphal, amar motiketi bikrir ay tomar cheye onek besi. Itihase je sob manush chobi dekhte eseche, tader sankha tumi nijei dekhecho. Ami sob dike thekei tomake chariye gechi.”

Li Mubai swabhavatai Lin Zicheng-er kothar protiwad korle. Tar mone hoyechilo se khub bhalo taka kamieche ebong puropuri jayjaykar peyeche.

“Ami daiyara baranor biruddhe noi, onek beshi manushke chobir prati akruddha kora kono kharap byapar noy. Kintu ek chumu-te kothao siddhi hoy na, daiyara barte hole pa-e pa-e agate hoy. Tumi emon hothat-kori kaj korecho bolei ajke ei poristhiti.”

Lin Zicheng samner kolsikolasi pordar dike angul nirdesh korlen, jekhane purono ebong notun dhrpad-ra thonte thonte jhogra korchilo. Tarai eke oporer sathe torko korche, mone hochhilo jeno ekhoni hatakati shuru hoye jabe.

Emon sundor chobir prodorshoni seshmesh hatakati ebong maramari-r jaygay porinoto hote choleche, ei unnati khubi ajubhuju byapar.

“Emon poristhiti tumi ki bhabe sesh korbe? Ar jodi kono byabostha na nao, tahabe mone hoy kono kharap ghotona ghotte pare.”

Han Qing bolen, samner dujoner dike ektu shochon korle. eta khubi druto hat dhorar moto byapar.

“Ei shob toh tomar jonnoi!”

Li Mubai chokh boro boro kore takalen.

“Ami toh kichui korini! Sheshporjonto kotha holo, tumi je byabostha korecho sekhane sabti eto choto je, notun asha manushgulo ebong purono art-premi-ra eksathe mise geche. Tader golmal purono manushguder anubhutike noshto korecche.”

“Tumi bhabcho tomar daiyara barano khubi buddhimaner kaj, kintu ki mone hoy, ei shob manush ei ghotonar por abar ashbe? Tara shudhu bhir dekhte eseche, chobi dekha niye tader kono mathabetha nei.”

Ei dhoroner uttejonay asha manushgulo ektubar chobi dekhei tar preme pore jabe ebong poroborti prodorshoniteo abar asbe, eta khubi durlabh.

Lin Zicheng mone koren na je eta “osombhob”, kintu emon manush khub kom-i thake.

“Ar tarporo tumi purono art-premider anubhutikeo knochal kore diyecho. Notun manushgulo ke dhore rakhte parbe na, abar purono manushgulokeo ghum-chara kore diyecho. Ebar shob kichu bhabar por ki mone hoy, tumi jitecho?”

Lin Zicheng-er sathe ei shob alochona korar kono proyojon chhilona, kintu tar ontor toh pathor noy.

Chobir studio ajke jei obosthaye eseche, tar pichone se tar dosh bochorer kothin porishrom dhele diyeche!

Jodi-o se sob daytto chere diyeche ebong ekhane ar kono khobor rakhe na, tobu se chole jabar koto din-i ba geche? Etei studio-ti emon bhangon-mukhi obosthaye pore geche.

Ei Li Mubai lokti kichui bujhe na, tar mathay shudhu taka kamanor bhabna.

Taka kamano khubi bhalo byapar, karun studio-ti cholate geleo onek takar proyojon hoy, taka chara kichui shombhob noy.

Kintu taka kamanor somoy mukh-bhongita eta keno hobe?

“Ar ei jinishgulo dekho, beriyer shudhu plastic-er kagoj diye tana-tana kora, kichu taka khoroch koro, egulo khubi daami kichu noy!”

Lin Zicheng ei bhanga-chura jinishguler dike angul nirdesh kore ekdom nirob hoye gelen.

Tarpor se alor obostha nirdesh korlen, tarpor batash chalanor byabostha (ventilation), shob jaygar somoshsha gulo tultul kore tule dhorlen.

Kichu somoshsha chhilo pradorshoni-keller nijer bhetorei, ja somadhan kora kothin, setar shuruatai vul hoyechilo. Ar kichu somoshsha chhilo aoyojokder (organizers) dike theke, je shob upakoron khubi sosta mone hochhilo, ekdom silpi aborjonar moto.

Ei prodorshoni-hall-ti chobir prodorshonir jonno bilkul upojukto noy, ebong eto manushke dharon korar khomota tar nei, ei upakorongulor kono mane hoy na.

Lin Zicheng khub-i rag-hasi haslen. Tar mone hoyechilo Su Xingchen khub bhalo bhabe studio-ti chaliye nite parbe, kintu ekhon mone hocche studio-ti ebar bhangurobsthay chole geche, jekono muhurte sesh hoye jabe.

Dosh bochorer srom emon korei matir sathe mise gelo!

“Thak, eto kotha boleo lav nei, jar sathe amar ar kono somporko nei. Ami shudhu mukhe mukhe bollam, eta ekjon birrokto pathochari-r birokti chhara ar kichui noy.”

Lin Zicheng themo gelen, ar kotha baranor kono proyojon chilona.

Jekhetro se ekti sothik “parichalana-sutro” rekhe giyechhilo, tar dewa pother dike cholle kono somoshsha hoto na. Jodi-o onek jogajog chhinno hoye giyeche, tobu ektu beshi taka khoroch korle studio-ti choltei thakto.

Shudhu takar poriman kom hoto, kintu emon bhabe nishishesh hoye jabar kotha chilona.

Se agei sothik rasta dekhie giyechhilo, tara jodi nijei ta na bahe, tahole ar ki kora jabe? Kotha barie kono lav nei.

Lin Zicheng ghurtei jachhilen, thik sei muhurte durer bhirer modhye ekti golmal shuru holo. Dekha gelo ekjon byakti ekti osadharon kaj kore feleche.

Se shidharok purbok shoktihin beriyar periye wall theke ekti chobi tule niye dour dite shuru korlo.

Ei plastic-er tana-tana beriyar kauke thamate parini, aorokhshira-o (guards) thothamoto hoye darie chilo.

Shei byakti chobi buk-e joriye dour dichhilo, pothe Li Mubai-r sathe dekha hotei se soja giye dhakka dilo. Ki aschorjo, komolimon Li Mubai soja matite pore giye গড়াগড়ি khate laglen, ekdom byakul obostha.

Lin Zicheng chokh du-ti kunchke, hat bariye shei byaktike thamalen, kichu haat-er koushol prayog kore khub shojhei take kabu kore fellen, ebong churi-kora chobi-o akkhot roye gelo.

Ei porjonto aorokhshira kono hat bhab dekhani.

Lin Zicheng hater chobir dike takalen, eta chhilo ei barer notun sristi.

Li Mubai matithake uthche, mukh-er rong ekdom phikase, keno jani tar chokh gulo eriye jachhilo.

Han Qing ei obostha lakhyo korlen. Tar mone holo byapar-ti khub sandhigdho.

Je bhabei hok, eto loker samne ekdom shochoke chobi churi korar sahos keo ki kore pay?

Ei hall jetoi kharap hok na keno, shob gulo duarer pashe sikhha-kamra (CCTV) rakha chhilo. Chobi niye dour dileo kothay palabe? Jodi thikmoto tondanto kora hoy, tobe dorun phol asbei.

Eto adhunik yugeo ki emon nirbodh dakat thake? Naki eta hothat ghote jaoa kono oporadh?

Sinemayo dekha jay, chobi pete hole “churi” korar koushol nite hoy, emon samne giye dhore neoa keno?

Han Qing-er ekti avas hochhilo, ei shob ghorajhuler kendro-bindu holo ei Li Mubai.

Lin Zicheng chobi-ti Su Xingchen-er hafte phiriye dilen, tarpor Han Qing-er hat dhore chole jabar chinta korlen.

Han Qing tokhono bhabchilen, kintu Lin Zicheng-er gormo hat-er sporsho peye se ar kono chinta korlen na, borong ekhonkarei ei sundor muhurto-ti upovog korte laglen.

Lin Zicheng ebong Han Qing druto duarer kache chole gelen, ebong Su Xingchen-o tar pichon pichon dowre aslen.

“Thamo, Zicheng!”

Su Xingchen dakle. Tar mone hochhilo Lin Zicheng tar theke dure soriye jachchen, ebar jodi haat barie dhorte na pare, tobe se take cirokal-er moto harie felbe.

Emon chobi mone ashatai Su Xingchen-er shwas-proshwas bondho hoye ashar moto lagchilo.

Age to tar obostha khubi drirh chhilo, se Lin Zicheng-er sathe porupuri somporko chhinno korbe bolechilo.

Karun se shei barta-ti dekhechilo, tar mone hoyechilo seta khuvov-er bhasha holeo etto beshi kothin hoba uchit chhilona, se khub koshtho peyechilo.

Kintu rag kora ek byapar, tar mane ki sob kichu dhongsho kore dite hobe?

Tara toh biyer khub kachakachi chhilem, agami podakhep chhilo biye.

Kokhon Su Xingchen dekhlen je Lin Zicheng sahoshik bhabe samne agie dakatke porajoy kore chobi uddhar korechen, tobar tar hridoy-er spondon obosshoi druto hoyechilo.

Lin Zicheng piche fire takalen, ebong udaas-vabe Su Xingchen-er dike takiye roilen.