Detective Pin: The Poison (Book 1 of the Detective Pin Quadrilogy)

Chapter 5: The Poison

The next morning, Pin took a shower and got ready for Church. Pin also didn't hear a baseball hitting his garage, which was a relief.

It was finally time to head to Church. Pin drove there with his BMW.

Pin arrived and headed for the Church's doors to worship.

When Church was over, Pin saw a crowd of people huddled up in a circle. Pin was curious, so he headed over there. There was a deer sprawled on the pavement outside.

"What happened," Pin asked.

They all had no idea. They looked for injuries on its body, but there was none. We assumed it was a heart attack or something.

We called an ambulance and they brought her to the hospital. Most of the church went with her for support and encouragement.

They pronounced she has been poisoned.

Pin was a dectetive, so he needed to get to the bottom of this.

Pin searched her purse she was holding. All he found was chapstick and some gum. Pin grabbed the gum and brought it to a specialist.

The specialist said the gum isn't poisoned. Pin then went to his car to go back to his office to further investigate.

As he was leaving, Jasper ran up to him. Apparently, he went to the same Church.

Jasper wanted to show him his new black light toy he got on his way to Church.

Jasper explaines, "It's used to write secret messages."

Jasper shined it all around his car. Pin still had the gum. It was on his dash in his car.

Jasper shined it on the gum and a message appeared.

"Woah, what's that? Jasper, put the light back on the gum, hurry!" 

"Okay, Uncle Popcorn."

It read "Muk inc."

"Whose that?" Jasper asked.

"It's a company name, I think."

"It says inc. which means Incorporated," Pin added.

"So, Muk Incorporated?" Jasper asked.

"Seems like it, Jasper."

"I'll take this to my boss, maybe he'll know what to do," Pin said.

"I wanna come!" Jasper pleaded.

"No, I work alone. And, where are your parents? Geez, your Seven."

"They trust me. Please, Uncle Popcorn. Please, please, please, please, please." Jasper repeated.

"No, Jasper," Pin stated.

"No light then," Jasper said stubbornly.

Pin sighed. He had to have the light, so he finally gave in.

"Okay, fine you can come. But ask your parents first," Popcorn demanded.

"Okay!"

Jasper ran to his parents and came back with a note.

They said, I could come! Also, this note is for problems or emergencies."

The note had a phone number on it.

"Okay... Let's go."