Mr. Philip smiled softly and said, "What in life can you forget once you see that absolutely beautiful face?"
Sadir Raj knocked the stick in his hand on the ground and said, "I don't know if my face is absolutely beautiful or not, but I am like a real man. I am not a sweet doll like you."
I will not insult the dictionary by calling you a noni doll. But Sadir Raj, what are you doing sitting here?
Before answering you, I want to know why you came to this country again.
I came to visit.
Travel! What is this mountain and jungle place to visit? Have you come across seven seas and thirteen rivers to see this? Even after seeing this country once, your sadha did not meet?
No.
Well, but walk around.
With these words he went back and sat in the shade of the tree.
We also moved forward again.
The Colonel said, "Who is the man, Mr. Philip?"
A leader of the red people.
I see you know him.
Yes,I know. The last time I came to this country, I had a little acquaintance with him. But I am afraid of him.
But why?
Where we are is the main way to the Sun City. I saw him here last time. I believe Sadir Raj is sitting here watching. So that no one from outside can follow the path of the sun city.
So Sadir Raj is our enemy?
There is no doubt that he is not the enemy. Anxiety is rising in my mind. Maybe this time we have failed and come back like last time.
The place where we went to camp a little earlier that evening was beautiful.
Blue sky above, white snow below and gray on the hills. The blood-stained fountain of the setting sun is spread over these different kinds of forest.
Mr. Haldar said, "There are not only pictures but also songs. Can you hear the kulu kulu tan of the fountain?"
I said, "Not only the tone of the fountain, Mr. Haldar can see him."
Where?
In the forest, over there.
Wow! What a wonderful way to screw people over.
Dancing down to the theatre of the world. I wish I am building a house here and cutting it day after day.
When it was getting dark in the evening, we went inside the tent and took shelter.
Three tents have been pitched here.
Mr. Colonel and I in the first, Mr. Haldar in the second and Mr. Philip in the last.
The porters went to a nearby village to spend the night.
I ate at 10 pm and went to bed.
I don't know how long I slept. Suddenly the tiger's frequent cries woke me up. The tiger is Mr. Philip's dog. He was tied up outside. I got up and saw Mr.colonel. The colonel is standing in the middle of the tent examining the gun.
When I woke up, he said, "Jayant, Bagha doesn't shout for no reason. Get the gun quickly."
At that time Mr.Colonel from outside. I heard Haldar's voice.
Jayant, why is Mr.Colonel's Bagha shouting?
What a defeat! Mr. Haldar is out of the tent?
The Colonel came out. I also immediately ran after him with a gun in my hand.
The Colonel said, "Mr. Haldar, what are you doing outside? Stay inside the tent."
Mr. Haldar went inside the tent.
At that time, Mr.Philip to stop the button of the coat. Philip came and said, "What's the matter? What's so noisy?"
Screaming as he spoke, he jumped back.
I said, "What happened, Mr. Philip?"
It's as if something has come up on my chest.
At the last moment, the light of the Colonel's torch fell on Mr. Philip's chest.
Attached to the chest pocket of his shirt is a shiny steel rod.
Mr.Philip to see the whip separated from the shirt. Philip said, "I see a blue pipe arrow. Luckily I have a pack of cigarettes in my chest pocket. So I survived this journey."
The Colonel said in a surprised voice, "Blue pipe! I knew people of colour used this weapon."
No, Blue Pipe is also used in South America. This rod is poisonous. If injured, there is no protection.
Surely the enemy has appeared here. He can throw weapons again.
Let's take shelter behind that big rock.
I covered my body behind the stone and looked around. The moon was then in the western sky. Although its brightness has decreased, it is clearly visible all around.
To the right of the back are forest hills and jungles, like ink-painted images. There is no response to that. The forest on the left is shimmering in the moonlight. There is no one on that side either. But we didn't have to wait long.
Suddenly idol after idol began to come out one by one through the forest on the right.
They are 35-36 in number. Seeing the huge size of the idol in front of them, I could guess that it is Sadir himself.
The colonel said, "The idols are coming towards us. Everyone picks up a gun. They will shoot as soon as they get closer."
I aimed the gun at Sadir Raj.
The idols came very close on foot. The moment I tipped the gun, the statues suddenly stood like pillars.
In the blink of an eye, everyone screamed and ran to the darkness again.
The Colonel shook my hand and said, "Look to the left."
What scene is that?
Idol after idol is coming through the forest on the left. It didn't look good. However, it was well understood that every idol is as black as ink and every idol is taller and wider than a human being. They are staggering on the ground like drunkards and all their attitudes are inhuman. Every idol is naked. My chest throbbed.
I have never seen such an unusual and unexpected scene.
Who are these people?
No one on earth is the epitome of hell.
In the midst of this silence, Mr. Colonel was the first to speak.
He put his hand on Philip's shoulder and said, "Who are they, Mr. Philip? Are they the people of the world?"
Mr. Philip said in astonishment, "I do not understand anything. But those strange idols never looked at us. They seemed to be completely unconscious of our existence."
For a few moments they stood still like a stone statue.
Then they began to move together again in a strange manner.
The Colonel said, "No, they're going to the fountain. They probably didn't see us."
"The red people must have seen them and fled," said Mr Philip.
I said, "Look, Colonel, look at how the statues are tilted to and fro. People don't move that way."
The idols went to the fountain and disappeared into the forest.
Silence again for a while. The forest is also silent. Only the humming of the fountain can be heard and the flickering of the moonlight can be seen by the water.
Then suddenly a life-threatening scream was heard from a distance. Not one, not two, as if many people cried together in the pain of death. A loud noise was heard in the forest and I also noticed that three or four big trees shook loudly.
Philip stood motionless.
Mr. Haldar shouted repeatedly from inside the tent and started calling us.
I went inside the tent and forbade Haldar to make noise and came back again.
The forest is wordless again.
Nijhum took the night as if in silence.
About six or seven minutes passed but no response was received.
After a long time, Mr. Philip said, "Colonel, I have gathered everything I need to know about this region. But none of the statues I have seen at the moment are written in my notebook. I do not know their secrets. But now I understand that the red people here know them and He was scared. So when he came to attack us, he saw them and ran away like a coward. "
I said, "But I don't think the red people were able to defend themselves after fleeing. We've all heard the screams from the jungle."