Ọ masịrị onye na-eme nchọpụta England bụ Poirot ma yabụ kụọ anwụrụ dị ka Holmes, o ghagburu ha. Ọ tụrụ okpu na afụ ọnụ, dị ka Elkyl, naanị Georgian. Ọbụna okpete zụrụ otu na ọdụ ọdụ ya site n’aka ndị ọrụ nọ na Mariinsky Opera na Ballet aterlọ ihe nkiri maka igbe anwụ. Emere ka akpọrọ akpụkpọ ụkwụ ahụ site n’aka onye agbata obi nke na-eje ozi dị ka onye na-achọ akwa na mpaghara. Ọ tụpịara ha atụpịa ya ma mgbe ọ na-aga ije, ọkachasị na asphalt, ọ pịa dịka inyinya ma ọ bụ nwa agbọghọ si Broadway. Ihu ya dị ka nke ugo, anya ya dịkwa ka nke lemur.
Ottila kwuru, wee nọdụ n’oche pụrụ iche. Izya tiri ibo ụzọ wee banye n’ọfịs. Ọ jiri azụ ya ghere eghe na akwa ya na mmiri yabasị e ghere eghe. – bia ọsọsọ, ma ọ bụghị na Python amalitelarị mkpọtụ.
– Fuuuu! Incephalopath, – olee otu esi a -ụ ya? Nwere ike zuru ike…
– Gịnị ka ị ga-aghọta n’abụ ọurụ mara mma? A notụla. Enwere m mmasị na ya. -ulk.. – were akwa nke Ottila na.., – Uhhh, – kpogidere ya n’akụkụ. O wuliri elu ma gbaba n corner ebe tere aka nke office. Mkpụrụ dị mịrị emi nke kpochapụrụ ebe ahụ hapụrụ akpịrị ahụ ma n’otu ntabi anya, dị ka gas dọ adọ, wee jupụta ụlọ ahụ dum. E jidere Arutuna site na nsogbu nke mbara igwe ma mgbe o chiri ochi, o nweghi ikike aka.
– Ihere ma ọ bụ ihe?! Anọ m maka nna gị.
– Ma obu nne? – Otila na – enweta akwa etiri ahihia, ya na onu ya, na – agbasa crumbs, ma ghapu nkpu: – onye obula nwere uto nke aka ha, ka onye Hindu siri na e si n’elu enwe gbadata ma jiri ofe were hicha oke n’ike ya. Want chọrọ n’anya?
– Oh! Ndo, onye isi, echefurula m ihe … – Arutun Karapetovich bụ onye ihere ma nọdụ ala n’oche.
Na mberede, ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ na-agafe agbazere ma otu agadi nwanyị dị ihe dị ka otu narị afọ batara n’ọfịs.
– Onye na-emechighị ọnụ ụzọ??? Anọ m ọrụ, nne nne!!! – Ahụhụ Klop na kpagbuo…
Nwunye nụrụ ụkwara ma were mpempe na mkpịsị ọsọ bịakwute ya, ka o wee dee mmụọ. Mana ebe o huru na o nweghi ihe o jiri ya mee, gbagburu di ya ma nara ya ikpere. Ottila ji obi ojoo wee gbazee nkochi ime akwa ahu.
– Oh, Harutun, ọdụ ochie, gịnị mere ị kpọchigideghị ọnụ ụzọ mgbe ị bịarutere? Ma gị, granny, pụta, anyị nwere nzukọ.
– Ka? jụrụ nne nne ntị chiri.
– Kpoo! gafeta mgbe nrichara!! – kwuru Klop n’olu dara ụda.
– rie, rie, ezigbo onye nwere marigold… m ga eche. – nne nne chiri ọchị ma butuo ala, ebe enweghi oche ozo, o bughikwa omenala igbaghara ohere ebe a, onweghi onye obula n’ime ndi biara na nti.
– Kedu ụdị nri ehihie? Huh? Ana m eri nri ụtụtụ… Ma na ebumnuche: soro ndị ọrụ ala na-arụ ọrụ. – Ottila ghapuru aka ya, ma jide otu ngaji na akwa ya, kpue otutu ahu rue anya Harutun, – obu gi? – wụba oche, – enweghị ekele ngbanye ugwu, – wee wụfee na tebụl, – ị ga – eri moonshine, ma kuo ibe ya ihu. Agaghị m eje ije dị ka coyote.. – dịkwa ka ihe acrobat, na-eji ụfọdụ obere ọkụ, esi m na tebụl gbadaa n’ala, – wee kwado gị.. Dee nkwupụta na ọ bụ ya!
– Nkwupụta dị a? aa? Kedu ihe ị na-ekwu? «Isolde Fifovna ji mkpu nke Eze Kong mechie ya.»
– Ah? – dwarf bidoro na mbido.
– Gịnị ka ị na-akwa? – ọ jiri nwayọ nwayọ juu nwayọ, – ị hụghị, ọ nọwo ụra ogologo oge.
– Ya mere, lee, ugbu a, ọnụnọ nke abalị? Otiti, gbalaga onye ezumike nka a – Ottila gbakere n’ime akpa ma rigoro n’oche iji nwekwuo nri abalị.
– Abụ m Incephalopath, onye na-elekọta, ọ bụghị Incifalate. – gbaziiri Corporal ma gakwuru nwanyị na-ehi ụra. Dị ka Poirot ma ọ bụ Watson ji obere mkpịsị wee ya. – Nnọọ, alle?! – chigharịkwuuru onye isi, onye nọduru na tebụl na onye mmeri.
– Nna m ukwu, o, n’uche nke m, kpọfere.
– Gịnị? Okike n’ike.
– Ekele,. Ọ naghị eku ume. Ọ nwụrụ anwụ. ọzọ, n’egwu n’olu ya, Harutun kwuru. Egbugbere ọnụ ya nọ na-emegharị. Enye ekekere ke ukem se iditịbe inọ enye. Harutun kwara ákwá.
Ottila jiri nri ọnụ juru eju. O lere nwunye ya anya wee jụọ, sị:
– Zhinka, gaa lelee ya.
Fifovna gbagoro wee bulie agadi nwanyị site na olu. Kwụ wepụtara n’ala, ikpere ewepụtaghịkwa. Ọ rigoro debe ozu ya dị ka ihe ndozi n’ihu nnukwu ụgbụ, na-eji nzuzu na -eju ya n’ọnụ jupụtara na di ya.
– Hụ onwe gị, schmuck, ọ nwụọla ka ọ bụ na ọ bụghị?! – ọ na-achọ ịpụ. -Ọ, Zhinka. You ga aza maka Zhinka. o ghapu onu…
– Wepu ya na tebụl, gị onye nzuzu!!! … bụ… n’ezie, ka ọ bụ gịnị? A bụ m onye isi ebe a, ma onye isi, ma gị?…
– Ehee, ọ malitere ọzọ. – gbanyụrụ ụgbọ ahụ intsephalopath.
– you na-ejikwa ego Ottila Aligadzhievich Klop n’efu! – crumbs si n’ọnụ ya feere pụọ, – Na n’ozuzu… pah, shit, – ọ na-efesa ihe niile dị ya n’ọnụ ma na-eti mkpu, tupu ọ arịgoo na tebụl. «You bụ nwa agbọghọ ebe a.» Nwetara ya?
– Ee, onyenwe m. -Donald Isoldushka na ikpere. Isi ya fechara na isi di ya guzo na tebụl. Ogo ha n’isi ga-amatakwa onye ọ bụla na – enweghị atụ: Isi ya ji okpukpu ise karịa ya.
– Ọ dị mma, heh heh heh, gbaghara m, were nne nne a pụọ n’ọnụ ụzọ. Ee e, ọ ga-akara mma pụọ n’ụlọ akwu. Chi abọọla, mmadụ ga-ahụ ya.
Nwunye wee buru ozu ahụ buru ya ebe onye nwe ya nyere iwu. A sị ka e kwuwe, ọ rụkwara ọrụ na nkwado, dị ka onye na-ahụ maka nkà na ụzụ, onye na-elekọta ụlọ na osote odeakwụkwọ nke nwere nnukwu matraasi. Obere oge ka ọ laghachiri ma jiri ụkwụ