Snapping close the silver pocket watch, Detective left a note on his desk in the study. He pulled his coat tightly around himself and stepped out the front door. Cold air greeted him along with the sight of a spacious black vehicle as he left the comfort of Detective Agency.
“Greetings Sir. Master Line is waiting,” an old man standing in front of the vehicle stated politely. He held open the back door and stepped to the side. “If you please, Master Detective,” he requested.
To unlock the mystery...
Detective studied the old man as he walked toward the vehicle. Nodding thanks to the old man, he sat down on the comfy backseat. Noting the expensive transportation service that Miss Line provided, the young boy thought back to his research concerning his client’s request.
This Miss Fey Line is certainly a mysterious person indeed. First she mysteriously comes into wealth at a young age, and then various strange events began to form a connection with her. How odd. That Paddington bear also came to her possession around the same time that she supposedly inherited her immense wealth.
Thus, Detective spent the rest of the trip thinking over the mysterious Miss Fey Line and the Paddington bear.
Looking into the rear review mirror, the old man silently observed the detective as he drove to the Line Mansion in the outskirts of Sentoral.
“We have arrived at the Line Mansion, Master Detective,” the old man stated as they passed through a tall iron gate. Parking the vehicle in front of the giant double-door, he said, “please head up to the manor first and I will show you to Master Line after I return this vehicle to its proper place.”
Thanking the elderly gentleman for the ride, Detective walked up the steps leading to the grand doors. Stepping inside, he was met with a great room with only a small round table sitting in the middle below an enormous chandelier. Leading to the second floor, a wide staircase faced the detective. His eyes followed the steps to discover a young woman standing at the top of the staircase, carefully studying him.
“Welcome, Mr. Detective,” greeted Miss Line pleasantly. “I am so glad that you agreed to my silly request.” She smiled. “Now, let us enjoy some tea before we start this rather dull business about a battered teddy bear,” she stated. Seeing that the detective lingered for a moment, she added, “I have already informed Tanaka to make the tea and send it up to the study. So let us not make an old man wait, he is very fast with his job.” After saying that, she walked into the shadow of the left corridor.
Interesting, thought the detective, as he climbed the stair and disappeared into the shadow after the mysterious Miss Line.
Below the dim light of the opposite corridor suddenly appeared a tiny, still figure.
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