Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
The Investigators, Inc. The Mysterious Letter. Chapter 4. Trouble.
It is now day 5 since we arrived at this haunted house, and back home Sky is reading my latest text. Or is she? Sky was in the library with Annelie, Galyna and Nelson and reading to them my text I sent to her. Snow comes in when Sky had finished reading and flopped onto her lap lying as flat as she could. “Well, you do not look very happy Snow,” she said, “is Tiia not playing with you enough?”
Meowy.=Tiia play with me lots, she very nice to me. “Then what is the problem?” asked Sky. Meowy.=Mommy Muffin said she would say hi to me every day when human Steve phone you. It now 5 days and she not say hi even one time to me. “Well, that is probably because Steve is not phoning me,” she explained, “he has been texting me instead. He did not want anyone to hear him talking since he and Muffin forgot to bring some scramblers with them.”
Meowy.=But Muffin could ask human Steve to write hi to me in test. “Yes, I suppose she could,” replied Sky, “but sometimes they get so busy that they forget.” Then there was silence from Snow. Suddenly her ears went straight up. Meowy!=No, that wrong, they bring scramble things and listen finder things too! Muffin pack 3 scrambles, I help get them from closet.
Sky, Annelie and Galyna stared at Snow. Even Nelson put down his donut and looked at her. Then Sky scooped up Snow and ran to the bedroom. She soon came sliding back into the library. “Snow is right,” said Sky, “3 scramblers are missing.” “Trouble!” exclaimed Annelie. Nelson was already on the phone, calling Rock. “Come on Rock,” he said to himself, “you should be awake by now.”
“Hi Mr. N.,” said Rock sleepily, “what is up?” “Trouble Rock,” he said, “get to that house and look for Steve, it looks like he has been missing for days. And find that taxi driver too!” “We are on our way!” yelled Rock. They were at a larger town about an hour away but at the speed they were traveling, they cut that time in half.
On the way he told Kat to take her team, consisting of Crystal, Kristina and Sigurbjorn, plus Rusty, and go find the taxi driver. They arrived at the taxi office, which was rather small, but it was a small town. They went inside. “Are you the owner here?” asked Kat. The man, likely in his mid 50s and overweight, was sitting behind a desk reading a newspaper. He did not even look up and just said, “yep.”
“I want to talk with one of your drivers,” said Kat, “a young woman named Dawn.” “Do not have any women drivers,” he said without looking up. Kat grabbed his newspaper, crumpled it and tossed it aside. “Now, I want you to look at me when you talk,” she said, “or I might just crumple you next time.” He looked at her and noticed the other 3 girls too.
Just then another man came into the room. He was young, dirty and also overweight. “Whoa,” he said, “you ladies looking for a ride?” “No, we want to talk with Dawn,” said Kat, “one of the other drivers. I am sure you know her.” The young man looked at the owner who shook his head. “Uh, I do not know any Dawn,” he said, “no woman driver here.” Then he turned to leave, but Sigurbjorn had moved in front of the door he came in by.
Kat then walked behind the desk, smiled, then gave the owner a hard backhanded slap. “I have no patience with liars,” she said, “so we will start over.” The young man then took out his phone, but Crystal kicked it out of his hand, then told him to sit down, which he did immediately. “Now, I want to talk with your driver,” said Kat, “the woman named Dawn. Answer wrong and I will hit you harder next time.” He said nothing.
“Maybe this young guy will talk to us,” said Crystal. She then took out her gun and pointed it at him. “Where is Dawn?” she asked. “I, I do not know,” he said shaking, “she has not been around for 5 days. But her car is out back, nobody has touched it.” Sigurbjorn and Kristina went to check on it, it was car 3, the keys were hanging on a hook on the wall.
“You cowardly idiot!” said the owner. “I am not going to die for a lousy $50!” he exclaimed. “Smart choice,” said Kat, “that just might keep you out of prison, unlike this character here who will spend a lot of time in prison for his part.” “What for?” he demanded, “Because I did not answer your question?”
“For your part in kidnapping, withholding evidence and possible murder,” said Kat casually, “and we have the best lawyers in the country who will put you there.” Rock and the others pulled into the driveway of the house and were shocked by what they saw. Or maybe by what they did not see! The house was gone, completely!
To Be Continued.
©2023 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
Wow! The house has disappeared! Is this a movie set where things appear and disappear? There are definitely tunnels under the ground. Who is setting up Steve? This person has definitely got the upper hand right now! Snow is the only one who seems to be reading between the lines. The others are reacting a little slow.
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Yes, quite amazing that they could remove that big old house so quickly and leave nothing behind. What happened to us? Are we still in those tunnels or were we taken elsewhere? Who is after me? It can’t be Chloe, unless she is working for someone else. Or perhaps she really wanted help and her enemy found out so they came after Dawn and I. Good thing Snow finally said something. We had made plans though, Rock and his team were as close as they could be. It would have been too noticeable for them to stay in town. Now the plan will unfold. But will they find us before someone else gets killed?🤔👩😼😼🕵️♂️
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I hope you are found before someone else is killed. This enemy must have much money to clear the old house so quickly. But are things really as they seem? You could still be in the tunnels but I guess the new chapter will tell more. Who is your enemy? Yes, Snow is the hero now.
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Yes, we could be in the tunnels still and no one might think of looking for us there. Who wants me? Or does anyone want me? I really want to know who it is and why all this elaborate system to trap us. And how did someone hack into my phone? What was the point? I did have backup close by this time, but they waited too long to act. Yep, Snow is the hero and will help more yet.🤔👩😼😼😼🕵️♂️
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Questions and more questions. Hope to find the answers!
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Yes, we need answers. But now that the team is in action maybe they will uncover answers quickly. They will pretend to be bad guys again, led by Andrej this time. But why would bad guys be looking for a PI?🤔🕵️♂️
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An interesting question, about why the bad guys would want a PI. Maybe they are angry and want to retaliate for something they have not forgotten that happened a long time ago!
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That is quite possible. I’m sure it must be someone from long ago, or someone I don’t know at all and they really want Chloe, not me. Have to wait and see I guess.🤔🕵️♂️ I did have the next chapter written but changed my mind about the direction it was going. Sigh.
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Yes, sometimes the story wants to talk and go its own direction. Thought you might have been finding the new living quarters taking your creative writing in a new direction. Really do not have enough information yet, to know who the person who is wanted, you, Chloe, or Muffin!
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Yep, stories do that sometimes. I’m also having problems writing lately in general. We will learn more in the next chapter, and maybe some surprises too.🤔🕵️♂️
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Steve, may your creative juices begin to flow in a new way. New creativity and new surprises in the writing. You definitely have a new perspective from six floors high! Blessings on new creativity and new ideas. There are sure to be new surprises in the next chapter. Hope you can publish a series of mysteries based on your blog posts. Your blog readership could be the springboard for your book series.
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Thank you so much! Yes, a new perspective from here, but not very exciting though. And photography is slow now, almost nothing really. But, I’m sure that something will happen, at least I sure hope so. Yes, I need new ideas for sure. I do have some thoughts right now, we’ll see how they work out. I am posting less right now, so that might help too. Yes, perhaps even a book, we’ll see. I didn’t get as far in my story today, but that’s okay too!🤔🕵️♂️
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It is good to take a holiday from blogging and get refreshed. Maybe going through some of your old photos might give you inspiration.
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Yes, that is something I have thought about, but I don’t want to leave completely, I enjoy it too much here. Yep, a lot of photos to sort through, just over 105,000 at last count.😊
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Change the focus and you will get inspired. Having a virtual vacation is a thought. So many photos to inspire you. 😀
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Yep, a virtual vacation just might work.😊📷
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