প্রথম খণ্ড, বাষট্টি অধ্যায়: রাতের অভিসার

qin-shen ebong su-qingo tader sathe aro kichu khelen. qin-shu-tian nije khelo ebong tabakeo khawalo, pura somoy se kono kotha bollo na, khub shanto chilo.
tobe qin-shen, su-qing ebong qin-shuang-zhi—ei charjon mile golpo korte laglen.
“etobar jokhon esecho, tokhon bari giye aro koyekdin theke ektu ghure jao na? barite onek ghor ache, sobar thakar jayga hoye jabe.”

ei chokher malik vabchilen je, thik kon shokti ba shoirjer bole se eto shahosh pache je ekjon rohoshyomoy, shoktishali ebong oparajey shatruro shathe lorai korar shohosh korche?
hans charbor bander biswabyapi birat probhab, ebong bander prochar doler shokto prochar, ei konserke besh bishal kore tulechilo.
ar onek din-seri taskrakhali ba din-seri soder byaktira khub shanto bhabe jatra korechilen ebong gopone ei shatjonke obhosor korchilen.

agekar tulonay aro ekti shoktishali pobitro shokti tar shorir theke fire ashlo, jodi na se boshe thakto, tobe biswas korun tokhon o she kothao uriye jeto na.
er age onnojon bolechilen je, palangsha tar ager tader somabesher jaygay dhuke, tader shobuj-nishwas doler shoto-shoto pure ghoroner sodyosder hotta korechen.
vishesh kore haler shomoy sei roktim raj-proshadner mukhyoke shesh kore dewa hoyeche, ja ek nimishe roktim rajsher prashadner dorja bondho kore diyeche, eta sobcheye guruttopurno byapar.

qiu-xian nije biswabiddalaye ese lin-ruir shorir shustho korar jonyo, jane na ki oshudh bebohar korechilen, pore tar gha gulo shob shukiye jode gechilo.
ei garir chehara khub ekta sundor chilo na, tobe gari premi ra ei dhoroner prithibite durlob concept gari—continental java-ke khub bhalobashchilen.
badami chul gulo pure kalo ronge rangano hoyechilo, choto kore kete mathar upor sobar dike shikhare rakha hoyechilo, jeno shui-er moto, tikshno ebong roktim ekta anubhuti samne chole ashlo.

baki dujon jibon-mrityu simar khetro-bidya tokhon toto ta shubhagoto chilen na, karon tader to shob shomoy-er abhyas chilo, kothay ba bhabte perechilen je er pichone eto boro byabostha ache, hatakhat akromon kore boshlo, tar upor abar bhedan-tir, kono motei protirodh kora gelo na, shidhay tader hotta kora holo.
ei lamba talwar ba khargo shob milie titan-er toiri shobcheye guruttopurno ongo chilo, ebong shobcheye shoktishali ongo, eta ashole kheloyarder sobcheye bhalo oshudher kaje laga uchit chilo.

tapur-tupur namano purbodhemer dwitiyo juddho-khetro khola hoyeche, shesh obhodhi shesh gononayrobesh korlo.

ei kotha bhabte giye, qin-miao abar ektu kharap lege gelo, tar buker bhitore ekti rohoshyo lukano chilo, ja onnoke bola jabe na, eta tar khub dduhkher byapar, age bhabechilo je ajke jodi nischit hoye jay je qin-chang-ning ebong tar nijeo ekei rohoshyo ache, tobe se tar rohoshyota qin-chang-ning-ke bolte parbe, ebong ei bhabe tader dujonke bandhu bole gonno kora jabe.

kintu tar ageo, tar shorir ekhono onno ek dhoroner shokti chilo, ei shokti shobcheye shoktishali chilo, jeta wang-mian o janto na, tar shorir ekti kon shokti gopon kora chilo.
wang-xiuying-er nijer kamre kete fela thot gulo dekhe, fang-heyi-er chokh ektu chokol kore uthlo, shunte pelen tar mukhe wang-ziyao-er kotha, jante parloni tar moner bhitore koto chinta chilo, tobe fang-heyi-er koto chinta chilo na jato wang-xiuying-er chilo.

ei kotha bhabte giye, prachin kale ja ja ghotona ghotechilo, shob ekta ekta kore mathay ese porlo. kosto kore ye-chen-er sathe ekti smriti toiri hoyechilo, emon ekta adbhut abhijangya, se ki kore bhule jabe?
shudhu rose poribar-er billuptir karonei, china raj-tantrik shashon byabostha theke adhunuk gontontro rajye porinoto hoyechilo.
se oi lokti dwara niye jawa hoyechilo, kintu tar shohosh chilo na je tar jibon mrityur khobor nibe, karon tar voy chilo, jodi se khobor nibe, tobe se sei kharap khobor shunte pabe, shei karone se ar jiggesh korlo na.

he-changying ke emon bhabe khola khuli kotha bolte shune, guangxu-er chokh gulo ektu choto hoye gelo, tukiye dekhechilon je lojjar shathe nijer pechoner dike bhabe pucca-er upor bhabe pore thaka he-changying ke.

yodiwo ekhono se ekhane boshe ache, mone hoye tar kotha gulo shune niyeche, kintu se jane, she nishchoy kono na kono subidha kore baire jabe, rajkumari shurokhito ki na ta nischit korar jonno holeo.
eta ekty khub andhokar prithibi chilo, akashe rokto-lalo rang-er hatyar vasha ureg berachilo, batash jure khub bhor-vhora durghondho chilo.

shokti niye ageo kichu naksha toiri korar kaaj korechilon, tar moner bhitore ekti chinta ese gelo, ei dhoroner bishes porikalpona onujayi shajale, se hoyto ekti aro bishal mahti niche rasta toiri korte pare, ja ei guha, ei rasta, tar nijer bari ebong onno ekty jaiga jeta se tritiyo jaiga banar jonno toiri korechilo, tar sathe jukto thakbe.
pasapashi tader rasta dekhanor moto kono jinish chilo na, charpashe dekhe, mo-ling-er chokh porlo ley-di-er samadhi pathorer opor, tar chokh jokhon chokh shukhalo.

pother madhye thaka morgue, dissection table, washbasin, jodi tader chuto kore jeto, tobe tar chidra hoye jeto ba venge jurtio.
haotian, changxi ebong xiji-er mukh-er vhabi dekhe, wu-di keno bujhte parben na je tader moner bhitore ki cholchilo, wu-di hashte hashte bollen ebong bandhoni khule dilen.
ek muhurter chokher isharay, vai-boner daler gulo shabji rakhar jhuri gulo rakhe, du-ti khali jhuri niye shabdhane bonmorog-er dike giye egote laglo.

shobuj hoye ruan-qing zhong-yin-er gola theke sore jate chailo, kintu tar dwara shokto kore atke rakha holo se ar chole jete parlo na.

tobe, ota kono kalo megh chilo na, borong ota chilo akashe pakha mele udo-kora kalo bishal dragon! ki obak kando, ki asur raj-er kalo dragon rarakhi dol nijei chole eseche? ebong tar songkhya o besh onek chilo.
ar ouyang-mingyan, tobe she tar agun na-nibha lakkhi kathi gulo baire ber kore dilen, ebong chai-er stube rekhe tader nibhe jete dilen.
shobai hashte hashte eksathe glas uthie dhorlen, shudhu baki roilo un-er mukh andhokar kore anxin ebong xiao-zheng-er parasporer matha-mathi korar pichoner dike takiye thaka, jene mone hoye se dongfang qiming-er kotha shuntenai.

ming bongsher itihas lekhe: hongzhi terosho shaler basonto kale, rajkumar zhu-houzhao rani zhang-ke mulloban upohar dilen, tar nam chilo "sundorir shima", rani zhang seta tar shorire spray korlen, tarpor theke tar shorir theke shurabhi berote laglo, phulkuli-er moto pokhraj gulo tar charpashe udec berate laglo, jeno kono shorgiyo rani.

"hello, hello..." yi-ming mobail phone kete dilen, abar call korlen, keu dhorlo na, sukdu-er phone location dekhe, carvey ke gari guriye onno rastay jabar jonno nirdesh dilen.
tai, ektyer por ekti mohakash jan rasta diye dhuke porlo, mutant der prithibi prithibite chole ashlo, ebong nirmaan kaaj shuru kore dilo. ar professor ebong onnanya okhane mutant der niye ei prithibite phire ashlen, jara juddho korte chay na tader prithibite abosthan korar byabostha kore dilen.
"dasher shoinik der deri holo, onurodh kori senapati ke shasti din!" ekjon kothin purush tar mathar top khule, lin-shitian-er dike matha niye bollen.
"char hajar charsho chollish ti exchange point ke teke nawa holo!" feitian-er kotha shesh howar por, baroti jade-er tukro samne chole ashlo.

hailan shohor somudrer kache, ebong somudrer karonei bipul porichito, shudhu nam shunei bujha jay. ar rainbow shohor ba rongdhonu shohor-er nam ei ancholer bishesher sathe jukto, rongdhonu noy, borong phuler shathe.
etao bhalo kore bujhie dei je lin-feng der jokhon ashchilo tokhon picador keno ekdom nishrabo chilo, na chilo shatru der guli korar shobdo, na chilo tader 'salut' jodi keu shagotom janay.
keu ei hashi-ke hashyokor mone korlo na. zhu-gaozhi-er mukhe jokhon beshi rage chilo na, tobe zhu-di tokhontei raege akashpatal ek kore felechilen.
"shesh obhodhi eseche, ashol tin jati juddho, bishal ojanu shomoy, eta nishchoy arakha jabe na..." wu-bin guriye dariye, poschim dike mukh kore, ekty bishal shas fete bollen.