Journalist U Chit Maung - The Great House

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Ko Min Han kept saying, “Go ahead, don’t worry, it’s up to you. I’ll take special care of you.” I had to follow Ko Min Han’s car to the address he gave me, but in this big city of Yangon, a good and stately apartment building is often rented out during the day, but at night, I wondered if Han would be able to stay there.

I had only been in Yangon for half an hour, having come from Sagaing. As soon as I arrived, I found out that Ko Min Han, who I had become very close to when we were studying in college, was now the Assistant Chief of Detectives, U Min Han.

Ko Min Han was very surprised to see me with the packages.

“Hey, Ko Myint Maung, what’s the matter?”

"Not in any way, sir, I just came here to stay."

“Isn’t it strange? At first, Yangon was hell.”

Besides, I thought my mother was old. Now I see that she looks about 3-4 years younger than me.

“Oh.. I’m from up here, I just came here to live in Yangon. I wanted a house to live in and Min Han pointed this out to me, so I came here at once.”

"Ah... Ko Min Han's acquaintance, which street did he say is the most powerful?"

"I think my mother told me that Chachi Street was flooded."

“Oh... it’s really getting annoying, someone just rented the building on Church Street, just now, just a little bit away from here... if you want to live in the city.”

I had never seen or heard of the house on Chachi Street, but I felt so sorry for the little girl who had been abandoned like this that I even felt sorry for her.

“It’s hard. I live in Yangon and I don’t want to see people running around in chaos. I can’t. I want to live in a quiet place with very few people. I came here because I thought it would be nice to be on Chachi Street.”

“In a place like this, where there are so few people, a building on Church Street would be a good fit. I didn’t know at first, but if I had known, I wouldn’t have done this. There are only 3-4 clean buildings in the city.”

"Doesn't any of your friends have a house to rent in a clean area?"

"I don't think so, it's a bit tight right now."

I don't know how to make my disappointment obvious, but after thinking for a while, I said,

"There is a place, sir, in the Golden Valley, that belongs to me. It is very clean, with people coming and going as you wish."

"Golden Valley? Golden Valley is my favorite. It's even better. So, I'm going to stay in that house for a while. The only order is how long."

“But there is one thing.”

"What's the matter? These are not matters, Ko Min Han knows about me as much as he knows. Well, I'll have to change tonight. Send someone here to the Continental at around 5 pm. I'll be waiting with Ko Min Han, and then show the clerk this card."

She reached out and took the paper card I had given her, and looked at my name (Myint Maung BA, B.A., B.C., B.L.) printed on it in beautiful letters with her beautiful eyes. Again, those eyes moved away from the card with my name written on it, staring intently at the floor. My mother suddenly seemed to have a confused expression on her beautiful, smooth surface, unable to distinguish anything.

Usually, landlords and tenants show a happy expression when they receive rent, but it was strange that they pretended to be happy even though they were the only ones renting a house.

I was praised not only in Sagaing but also throughout Upper Burma as a very good lawyer. When I accepted cases, I was not the type of lawyer who had to search for information to argue and refute like other lawyers. Even if I had only heard the proceedings once, I could easily succeed in the courtroom by analyzing the behavior of the witnesses and the testimony of the witnesses.

The apartment I was going to rent to was not finished yet, and I thought that I was being disrespectful because I couldn't finish cleaning up the trash in such a short time.

"It doesn't matter if the house is not ready yet. I'm alone, and if I have enough space to sleep tonight, it will be enough. Now, Ko Min Han will wait for me, and I will go back. At 5 pm, please send someone here..."

"Oh.. are you coming back? I'm making coffee, please wait a moment."

"He said, and when he turned his body inward as if he was going to go and supervise it himself, I was very sensitive to him..

"No problem, I just got up after drinking. It would be a pain for Min Han, too. Please let me go. I want someone to send someone to the Continental in the evening," he said, standing up and walking out of the room.

“Ah... If it’s important, I won’t stop you. I’ll send someone out at 5pm. Rest assured, and please consult with Ko Min Han as well.”