Golden Peacock - The Lost Diamond and Other Short Stories

The disappearance of the diamond

U San Sha and I were sitting facing each other at the dining table, staring at U San Sha as he stirred his coffee cup with a spoon, seemingly in thought.

"I think I'll go with you , Ko Thein Maung."

Servant .. "Where?"

" Shia . "To Kamaryut. To Bajorji's horse stable."

At that time, the disappearance of Sein Wai Lian, who was the main attraction for the Governor's Cup, was making a splash in the horse racing world and the Yangon newspapers, so I was surprised that U San Sha would go to the horse owner, Ba Georji, and wondered if he would go now. Yesterday, when I saw U San Sha pacing back and forth in the room with a frown, and constantly flicking his cigarette, as he usually did when he was deep in thought, I thought it must be related to the disappearance of Sein Wai Lian.

However, although U San Sya and I were friends, we were like teacher and student, so we didn't dare ask until he opened up and said something, so we just had to observe.

Once upon a time

" What are you thinking about?" I asked, and U San Sha looked at me blankly, as if he didn't understand what I was saying. I learned a lesson and didn't dare ask in the future.

This case is not only about the disappearance of the horse 'Sein Wai Lian', but also the death of the trainer Ko Ba Kyaw Pa. The whole city of Yangon is interested in this case, so on the local trains, trams and buses, people are talking and giving opinions until there is nothing else to say about it.

" Hey , Ko Thein Maung, I brought you a telescope. We're going by local train. I'll tell you what I have to say on the way there. Before that, check the local train schedule."

When we looked at the train schedule, we saw that the train was still about half an hour away, so we walked from our house on Brookings Road to the station and bought two second-class tickets.

When we boarded the train, there were only a few passengers coming from Yangon, and only an old man with an English accent was in the train.

We sat down in a corner chair, and U San Syaar told us the following story about the disappearance of Sein Wai Lian and the death of the trainer, Ko Ba Kyawt.

"There are so many known facts about this case that there is no need to look for new ones. I have to listen to U San Sha, who is counting and listing the facts one by one, eliminating the irrelevant information from the news. "

"Sean Wai Liang is a horse bred by Win Thein Tu and Lady Kazin. Win Thein is the horse of an oil magnate who bred horses for sport in Upper Burma, without any interest in gambling. Lady Kazin is the mare of the Viceroy of India. The horses themselves are famous for winning major championships, and the owners are also very wealthy, so the governors have to be involved and negotiate with this horse and this mare to get their foals.

" Win Thein Tung could not be sent to India, and Lady Kazin could not be sent to Burma, etc., so they were in a tense situation. Finally, Lady Kazin gave in and sent a horse that could be shipped by sea. The horse that was born there was named `Oshin Travala' (Ocean Traveler) by the Governor-General. The Governor-General was able to win a race with this horse, and when the horse was sold at a heavy price on its way back to England, the horse was bought by the highest bidder, and it came to Burma.

" Bajorji said, 'I don't like the name "Oshin Trevala," so I changed my name to "Sein Wai Liang," and I've won two races in horse racing. The Governor's Cup is coming up next Saturday, so this horse is definitely a one-horse. This horse is not a Yeetiyata horse. It's a horse with history."

"Sir .. "There must be people who want to prevent this horse from running at the horse race on Saturday."

" Shia .. "That's right. The custom of horse racing is to bet only when you arrive at the event. However, I heard that in Sein Wai Liang, the horse owner, Ba Geo Ji, has already bet a lot of money with the "bookies" in advance. He can't even get a good back, so he has to bet on the horse."

"Then if the diamond didn't run that day, the bookies would have been there to show it."

" Yes . And then there was the diamond giveaway at the Governor's Cup."