পঞ্চচল্লিশ অধ্যায়: মদ্যপান মঞ্চের নিকটবর্তী উপজেলার সবচেয়ে ধনী জমিদার দ্বারা আপ্যায়িত হওয়া

দুopur dufur dike, wang an esh jonoterko stg-chariti auto rifle-e sojjhito shorokhi shoinik der niye ekta trucke kore jiutai jelar kachakachi ekta grame eshe pochhlo.
grameer kachakachi pashanchi durto ekta pahar thakay, jaibar jaigai sthaniyo bashinda ra take wuli shan grame bole thake.
wuli shan grame, ekjon puronor purbo-uttor sena bahini anti-aircraft artillery unit-er aboshor prapto sena othisar bas korto, tar nam chilo liu yi.
liu yi aboshor nibar age purbo-uttor sena bahini anti-aircraft artillery unit-er lieutenant colonel chilo.
wang an er wuli shan grame ashar mukhsho karon chilo liu yi-er sathe dekha kora.
liu yi kebol ekjon aboshor prapto othisar-i chilo na, shothe shothe se jiutai jelar kachakachi sobcheye dhoni jomidar chilo.
wang an ra jokhon-i gramer mukhe pochhlo, liu yi tar bashonor mardofot agei wang an er gramer ashar khobor peye giyechilo.
liu yi tar nijer barir uthonay boshe chilen, mukhe ekta cigar goje diye, ekti tan diye, dhua charte laglen, tar mukhe oshtusthir chhap futhe uthlo, bhuru kunchke niye mone mone bhablen, "ajker kena cigar gulo kachakachi puronor kachheo bhalo na, mone hoy ei brander cigar bhalo na."
etar porer chin-e-o, shudhumatro kichu dhoni lok-i dami cigar kinar jonno taka khorto korte raji chilen.
liu yi republican jug-er obhab-er somoyeo cigar khete parte chilen, tar jibonjatra tar shomoykar nubasher nibeer shongkhok chinbashider tulonay onek besi unnoto chilo.
koyek tan cigar kinar por, liu yi kono bhoy chara pashe thaka manager ke nirdesh dilen: "tumi giye wang an ke amar bari amontron koro khabar khete. jodi wang an amontron rokhon kore, tobe take khatir korar jonno ekta goru jobeh koro."
"je ajna"

republican jug-e, chiner ortho-niti krishi-bhittik chilo, chashbas kora jabar jomi sobcheye dumi sthayi shompod chilo, krishi jontro-pati-er obhaber karone, shudhumatro goru diyei jomi chas korte hoto.
goru ekta guruttopurno utpadon upadan howay, republican juger goru poroborti juger goru theke onek besi dumi chilo.
liu yi je wang an ke khatir korar jonno goru jobeh korte raji hoyechilen, tar karon chilo jemon tar barite goru-er kono obhab chilo na, temni bhabeo se mone korto je wang an bondhu banabar joggo ekjon byokti.
wang an ekti shomoy purbo-uttor sena bahinir othisar chilen.
liu yi jokhon purbo-uttor sena bahinir anti-aircraft artillery unit-e chakri korten, tokhon-i wang an ke chinen.
poroborte, purbo char rajyo japani shonikh der dara dokhol hovor por, liu yi-er u-orthishar shotru-er kachhe montropon kore puppet sena hoyechilen, kintu liu yi puppet sena hote raji honni, tai se aboshor niye grame fire ashar shiddhanto niyechilen.
kichu din age, liu yi shunechilen je wang an japani-der birodhe juddho shuru korechen, tai tar mone wang an er dol-e jog diye ekshathe juddho korar ichha jegechilo.
wang an er sathe shomporko bhalo korar jonno, liu yi goru-er mangsho diye wang an ke khatir korar shiddhanto niyechilen, jodi o liu yi janten je republican juger goru khub dumi ekta utpadon upadan.
alpo shomoyer modhye, wang an ebong ek dol shorokhi shonib mangager er pichone pichone, liu yi-er barir uthonay dhuklen.
liu yi dekhe je wang an eseachen, taratari chair theke uthe dariye, wang an er kachhe giye, shomman-purna chokhe wang an er dike takiye, tar mukh shommaner chhape bhora chilo, otibhoshi shommaner sathe hath jor kore shlam korlen.
"wang lathikar, apni amar amontron rokhon korte raji hoyechen, eta amar jonno ekta boro gourab! ami besh kore chakorke nirdesh diyechi, ekta chashbaser goru jobeh kore apnake khatir korar jonno!"
wang an bondhutto-purna chokhe liu yi-er dike takiye, thother upar bondhutto-purna hasi fute uthlo, ebong hath jor kore protidan dilen.

"liu lieutenant colonel, amra shobai purono bondhu, eto losho korar dorkar nei."
"apni koto shomman-purna otithi, apnar samne, ki bhabe losho na kore thaka jay; asun asun, ghore bosun, please—!"
wang an liu yi-er pichone pichone abhotor-er modhe proves korlen.
ghorer bhitore, ekta khabar tabil ebong chair chilo.
alpo shomoy pore, ekti er por ekti gorom gorom ranna kora goru-er mangshor bati, ebong du bati madhu-shorab, liu yi-er chakor ra khabar tabile shajiye dilen.
wang an ek chokh dekhei bujhe feleshilen je ki dhoroner ranna bhabe goru-er mangsho ranna kora hoyeche.
ranna korar shomoy bachar jonno, ranna-shilpi special vabe goru-er mangsho patla patla kore ketechilen.
goru-er mangsho patla kore katar por, futonto panir korhay die dewa hoyechila, alpo shomoy pore, sheta shiddho hoye jeto, tar por protiti mangshor tukro korha theke tule, chini-matir patre rekhe, tar upor moslar shorsh die, bhalo bhabe mishiye fela hoto, tar por khawa jeto.
otithi hisabe maliker niyom mene, liu yi-er chopstik diye goru-er mangsho ek kamor khawa dekhe, wang an chopstik chaliyechilen.