The deathly money

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It has been 20 minutes since I have received my next job. Seriously, it's not getting easier. How on earth should I kill someone with too much money? 

As I went over the 3 kills on my account so far and thought about the kind of people they were and how they had to die I suddenly start seeing a pattern.

Someone the kidnaper believed to be a glutton, died of a lack of food. The exact thing he supposedly had to much of. Someone who was known as proud of herself and all she had achieved killed herself, which would not really be a proud way to go. And last but not least my third kill. A woman who has too much money and, according to the internet, is known to be rather stingy while enjoying the luxuries of the rich such as expensive restaurants, champagne and tons of dresses, was supposed to die because she had too much money and wanted more and more of it. Quickly I open my laptop again and google to see if I'm right. And there they are:

The seven deadly sins:

1) gluttony

2) pride

3) greed

4) lust

5) sloth

6) wrath

7) envy

So there is a killing pattern after all. The guy has me kill people who, according to him, have crossed the line and sinned one of the deadly sins. 3 I would have removed by tonight, so I could only guess and hope there were only 4 to go or of course solve the riddle.

***

After googling some more I have figured out a plan on how to kill the lady with a lot of money. She would be killed by something she got for her money instead of helping those in need.

As a former chef who had worked and learned from the best cook in this area, I pull a few strings, tell the lie of being fired and get myself a job in the very restaurant  Mrs. Jones has dinner every evening. Seriously every evening even though it is one of the most expensive restaurants in town. On my way to work I get a bottle of rat poison from an old friend of mine who tends to sell illegal substances to people who don't care about the law when destroying weeds.

At work I grab myself a post at the food distribution so I can see when my victim enters and orders.

***

At 7pm sharp Nathalie Jones pushes open the door to her favourite restaurant. The waiter guides her right to her favourite table which is reserved only for her every single night. "The usual, Mrs. Jones?" the waiter asks and she nods at him, smiling.

Only about 10 to 15 minutes later she gets her food delivered. A plate full of the best sushi all over town. Little does she know that it will be the last few bites that she will enjoy of her favourite meal that cost about 80 $ the plate and the last sips of wine she will enjoy of the red wine, that costs 100$ a bottle. Only after a few bites and sips she sees the note besides the table and freezes in shock. It says:

"To all the stingy rich and noble who enjoy their wealth and let the lower ones get nothing but a tiny piece of their shadow."

Right after she has read it Nathalie Jones clutches her throat, starts groaning while her face goes pale and her eyes turn around in their sockets. Before anyone grasps what is happening, the rich and noble Nathalie Jones has died - chocked on a poisoned portion of sushi as well as a glass of wine that has also been poisoned - just to make sure.

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