Iron Biscuit (part-2)

‘Yes. The house was not used during the Akshay Mandal period, I made it a kitchen. See? '

‘No need. Your wife seems to be cooking now. Let's go upstairs. '

"Let's go."

The house has a narrow veranda with a staircase at the end and a door at the top of the stairs.

On the upper wall at the top of the door is an iron object, like a horse's hoof, stuck in the middle of three nails. Byomkesh looked at him for a while, picked up his umbrella and pointed at him and said, "What is that?"

‘That’s a horseshoe. According to the superstitions of Biliti, if you put a horse's hoof on the head of a rope, it will cost a lot of money. '

The tip of Byomkesh’s umbrella was stuck in the horse’s hoof, he pulled it out and said, ‘Did you put it on?"No, it has been around since the time of Akshay Mandal."

Byomkesh looked at the horseshoe and seemed to be dreaming. Kamalbabu called out, 'Come in.'

Inside the room, Kamalbabu's ten-year-old daughter was studying on the floor mat, a fierce dog was sitting on the mat next to her, looking up at Byomkesh and asking for gemless blue eyes. Kamalbabu said, "Khuku, go and tell your mother to make tea, and some grills."

Byomkesh objected a little, but Kamalbabu did not listen. Khuku went downstairs, Bhutto went away immediately.

Then Byomkesh surveyed the house with her eyes. Said, ‘Does Akshay Mandal have any furniture in this room?’

Kamalbabu said, ‘Yes, I took him to the next room. Bed and drawer table. Here it is. '

The next room is relatively large; Bed by the window, table in the other corner. Byomkesh went to the table and said, "Did the police take the iron wrappers that were found in the search of the house?"

‘One package was taken away by the police, the rest is in the drawer.’ Kamalbabu opened a drawer at the bottom and said, ‘Here! The shape is similar to the inside of a cigarette pack. Leaving that, he smiled and said, ‘That’s a lot of fun! Put two whole biscuits in it and tie it with yarn. Let's see the roof. '

‘But nothing on the roof!’

‘Let it be so. The emptiness may make sense. '

"Then come."

There is really nothing on the roof. The iron-clad roof stands like a tiger's empty cage. A red iron basin on a high pedestal in one corner; Tap water is supplied to the house from this cistern. Byomkesh circled around the roof and said, "Don't you use the roof?"

Kamalbabu said, ‘When it gets too hot, come to the roof and lie down. Quite a safe place, the pirates will enterTap water is supplied to the house from this cistern. Byomkesh circled around the roof and said, "Don't you use the roof?"

Kamalbabu said, ‘When it gets too hot, come to the roof and lie down. It is a very safe place, there is no way for the pirates to enter. '

‘Huh. Come on, I'm done. '

When he came downstairs, Khuku came and said, "Dad, I have tea in the living room."

In the downstairs room, while drinking tea with fried leaves and hot purple, Byomkesh said, "What is the name of the police constable you go to and from?"

Kamalbabu said, "Shepherd government in his name."

Byomkesh smiled. After tea, he stood up with an umbrella, "Well, get up today."

Kamalbabu said, "But what will happen to our pilgrimage, whether we should go or not, he did not say anything."

‘Surely make a pilgrimage. Since when is your vacation? '

"From next Saturday."

‘Then don’t be late, buy a ticket. There is no fear, your house will not be evicted, I am on bail. - Well, let's go. '

‘Oh no! Thank you Byomkeshbabu. Let's get you home. '

Byomkesh said, ‘He doesn’t need to, I will go to the police station now. We have to conspire with the shepherd. '