Chilling Adventures Of Tricky X (Cancelled Due To Low Response)

The German Cipher

It was May 21 , 1916. It had been a week since I had returned to my Aunt's place in Sussex . I hadn't wished to go but there was something of grave importance that I had to go. But now I was happily returning to Flace street back to see how he was doing after spending a whole week with Agnes.  I was a bit glad that I had to go . After Agnes left for her room , I was not sure what to say to her next morning. By now, she would have forgotten it probably.

I paid the man money as I stepped out of carriage. I had hardly any time to knock that Tricky opened the door.

"It has been hell here." He sighed.

"It is good to see you too and let's talk when I am inside." I chuckled as he closed the door .I couldn't see any sign of Agnes.

"Is she gone?" I whispered.

"Why are you whispering?" Tricky asked confused.

"Who are you talking to , Tricky?"Agnes came down the stairs from first floor as I turned back and saw her raising her eyes .

"Hello Agnes." I smiled.

"Really?" She glared and then went back to her room.

"What is the matter with her?" I asked puzzled.

"I don't know." He said not much concerned.

"Really! Are you not supposed to know stuff by deduction?" I asked.

"Yes! But certainly that doesn't cover ever changing mood of a 12 year old teen girl ." He answered.

"Fair enough. So any new case you solved without me ?" I asked as I took out my hat and put it on table and arched back.

"Just one. It was not even that interesting case.There was a man with red tattoo troubling my client out of nowhere and then disappearing. I found him easily. Turns out to be just a suspicious brother in law. " He sighed.

"Oh! Well I am certainly not including them in my record of cases." I chuckled.

"Ya! You know I read your cases. And I think you potray ourselves as much more light headed than serious ." He remarked.

"I just state what we actually are. Plus! It doesn't always help if you are serious only." I told him.

"Well! I am expecting a client soon. A letter just arrived. Tell me what do you make of it ." He handed me a letter.

"The letter was just like a normal paper, but the paper used was quite costly . Certainly a man in a very good financial situation. There is a bit of dust on it sticking. The man had intended to send this sooner but didn't and yet did today. Perhaps something interesting happened." I handed him back the letter.

"Remarkable!" He commented.

"Really thanks." I beamed.

"You noticed everything but what actually happened. The dust on it is not because of being kept there for too long . No! The man could simply write another letter , a man of his attire. But he didn't. He had his clerk wrote him in his office. Certainly clerk is not living in a very clean office. He is not into decision making affected by morality.  No! He is a man of business . Then there is inside of the letter .

Simply written

"At afternoon 2 pm , you will recieve a visit from my master's agent."

But notice the budge between the words. There is a hesitation in writing. The man is lying about something." Tricky remarked.

"Wow!" I exhaled.

"And William, as much as I appreciate Agnes leaving us alone , I have learned to see far sighted consequences. I think if you don't go right now and appease her in your normal fellow manner , she would disrupt when we will have our client." He put down the letter looking at me.