Chapter 2
The Smith's Row Painting
I woke up early in the morning,i got of my bed,it was a cold day so I put one of my coats on. I came out of my room and saw David sleeping on the couch. I closed my rooms door silently. He was shivering so I put on the blanket on him. It was nice thing doing it I spoke in my mind. I went into the kitchen and drank some coffee. I took my scarf and wrapped it around my neck and went out I closed my apartment's door and went into the elevator.I came down and saw the landlord on the wheel chair,i said “Good morning” he replied by coughing “Good morning Alex,how's your day,” I replied by rubbing my hands together “I'm alright,it's a little cold but I’m okay” I went to the exit door and looked at my watch,it was 7:15 o'clock and so i went out.
I went to the grocery shop and bought a couple of things. I took the cab and went back to my apartment. I checked for my keys into my coat but couldn't find them. Then I recalled my memory and thought back...................i left the keys in the kitchen. I knocked on the door but there was no reply I went to the landlord's house though ting that he wold have an extra key. I sneaked into his house from the window and went into the landlord's room.
It was quiet in their,landlord sleeping on his bed and snoring. I silently searched for the key and when I opened his drawer there were bunch of keys,i didn't know which one was it so I recalled my memory again and tried to remember the key. It was a silver kind of key and had a 201 apartment number on it and it's shape was umm.............. and then I searched for it and found and as soon as I took it out and put the others keys in the drawer.
I went back to the apartment and as soon as I put the key into the lock It opened up itself and saw David in front of the door. “Ohh david,” I said surprisingly. He replied “Alex was that you knocking on the door” I said “Maybe so what should we do now without any case,” “did you check on my web-site?” I asked. “you..you have a web-site?” he asked. “ohh well of course” I replied. “ohh and bye the way were those your grocery things in front of the door” He said. I replied by taking my coat and the scarf off “Yes,i totally forgot about those,good you got them inside, “So what's on the web-site?” I asked. “wait a minute........ohh yes something about a famous vanishing painting from a famous museum,” Said David.
“ahhh boring,” I said while drinking tea. “Its not all,it says that the painting was worth $50,000 and it was laser protected and many kinds of other traps,it would be hard to steal it,” he said. “a bit getting interesting,anything else?” I asked. “No,that's all” he replied. Okay I cleared my throat and thought a little bit....hmm......okay I would take it. “What Alex?”he asked surprisingly. Let's go I’m taking this case. I took my scarf and the coat and went out.
We locked the apartment and went outside of the building. We called a taxi and told him to take us to Smiths Row gallery. It took 5 minutes to reach there. I went in the museum while David paying to the taxi driver. It sure was a big gallery,there were many painting,i went to the other. David caught up to me and said. “could you not wait a little longer” I replied “i don't like waiting” a woman came from the front while we were walking,she came to us holding a cup of coffee. and asked “are you the famous detective. I said yes. She asked for prove. So I told her.
“your day today wasn't good by seeing your eyes it seems that you have been sleepy and you have sweat on your face because your so tired and you have a rash on your neck because your allergic to something maybe beans and so you haven't brush your hair well because you were late and your dress is also not iron so that means the cup your holding is coffee because you want to stay awake and you left your watch also why I no that because you have lines on your wrist and you must wear it tight and your shoes are also dirty from the edge because the might fallen into mud or something and it is broken from forward so that's why,is there anything else to prove”. Her face got pale and was very surprised she admitted that i am the detective and said “waow that's completely correct and this gentleman?” she asked. “He's my partner David Jade” I said. “Well I should introduce my self, I am July Anderson the Manager and the owner of this museum. I replied by shaking hand with her “Nice meeting you Mrs Anderson
She took us to the stolen painting place. “were here” she said and she also told us that it was kept in a small iron box with a password,a lock, hand finger prints,code changes everyday and was laser protected,it was our best painting and now someone has stolen it. Hmm I asked her that who knows the password of this box and who has the key. She replied by rubbing her hands “The one who made these thing and settled them here knows it and me and I only have the key” I asked “where?” she replied “in my purse”
hmm.....password.......key....it must be an inner work or someone who is very clever at these things. Well it must have been done by teamwork. Hmm.....how can this happen laser unlocked from the security room and key from your purse,it could have happened when you left your purse with someone hmm have you. I asked. She replied “yes with my husband and my friend Lucy,clearly lucy is my best friend and she couldn't have done it so the the maker must have I don't know”
okay then I told her that I would need sometime to think and would need your key and the password. David and I went back to my apartment and I went into the room while David went into the kitchen to get some tea. I was on the internet searching while David knocked on the door. “come in” I said. “well here is some coffee I made so,your still curious”he said. I searched on the internet about the museum and I found something very helpful.
I smiled and told David that we will invade in the museum tonight. “what,no,no,no I am not going”he said. “okay you don't wanna go fine I'm going but he couldn't resist and came. We made it in by passing the guards and I thought like a villain that what he would have done and I went into the security room and found i offed the lasers while David got to the iron box. I came back by passing the guards silently I opened it with the key the owner gave me and the password and I opened it. “look it's empty Alex you see that don't you,it was stolen so what are we doing over here” David whispered. I replied “David now I know what exactly happened,i think I know who did this.
Part One
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