The Cases of S.C.S.D
Book 1: Clues
The Plan
“ Captain Russel please, I ‘ll make sure that no one can get the paper. Don’t you think that one of your most trusted agents is adept enough to at least carry a single note?”, I pleaded. I couldn’t believe Captain Russel, the person who gave ME the most responsible position in the group, thought that I couldn’t handle a single paper.
“ Not to be bleak here but I can’t put your life at risk. It’s my responsibility to safeguard all of you, As the most trusted agent we need you at all times, no one can replace you. The last four times an agent was assigned a project that involved security of confidential information, with them, they were murdered and by the time we reached the crime scene, the note was gone. We only have one chance left to find the theft of the Briana gem or our agency will go under suspicion. We want to be the safest we can, Agent Libenson. Do you agree?” he asked, as I looked at all of the agent’s faces. They all looked like they really liked the plan, or they just didn’t want to risk any chance of our agency’s reputation. I smiled and nodded my head. I didn’t like the plan but it’s the safest go.
On the Plane
As the cap wished me good luck I waved goodbye to all of the spies. I safely got on the plane, I checked for the note which was kept under my seat. I took out the paper but I only got half of it. At first I thought that I ripped the paper while picking it up but I couldn’t find the other half anywhere. I tried to think of any ways to get the other half of the paper to appear but, the only thing in my mind is, I AM DOOMED!!!
Inscriptions
I studied the paper carefully in case there is an important detail that can help me to go to my destination. I could have called the head agents or the Captain but I didn’t want them to be disgruntled that I lost the paper. Also, there isn’t any internet on the plane. I took out my IV light to see if there are clues of where to find the other half of the paper. Nothing, no hidden words and no clues at all. So, I tried to figure out what was on the note. The part of the paper I have, had the words “art museum”. This helped me a lot because I knew that the destination won’t be outside the states. I also knew that the stolen gem is asian. The other half of the paper must have had the word asian. The Asian Art Museum! The Pilot was headed to Montana but I went upfront near his seat and ordered, “ Change of plans mate, turn the plane around, We are headed to San francisco!”
“ Whatever you want boss”, he replied.
I thought to myself, “ Even if I didn’t find all the important information on the paper, at least I have the destination of the crime scene.”
The smudged handprints
I finally got to the crime scene at 11 pm at night. I decided to take a rest and booked a hotel. Of course it is a secret society hotel. I can’t risk being caught as a spy. I still have the note in my hand. Something suspicious is going on. I checked if there are any handprints on the paper. I looked at least five times and finally found a handprint that isn’t mine. I couldn’t tell who it was because I could only see one portion of the hand print, the rest of it was taken off. I didn’t think a smudged handprint could do any help but my mind was still thinking about it.
“ Wait, if another person’s handprint was on the paper, they ripped it and took the other half. But only spies in the S.C.S.D (Secure Council of Spies and Detectives) knew how to take hand prints of a paper. That means… there is a trader in the S.C.S.D! I need to find who is the trader and get the Briana gem back! ”, I thought.
Suspects
Last night I went to bed at 4 am in the morning because I couldn’t go to sleep without finding out who the trader is. Like Russel always says, “Whenever you are trying to find suspects use a graph” .There was a key detail to start the graph of, the erasing handprint trick. Not all agents in the S.C.S.D know how to do this trick. Only “the power of 6” knows how to do it. The “power of the 6” is a name for the six most trustworthy agents. Of course I’m one of them, then there is Agent drake, Detective Madison, Agent Stella, Commander Aang, and Captain Russel. There is another key detail. Agents from our Corporate started to get killed 4 years ago, that could mean that the person who is the trader came to S.C.S.D about 4 years ago. I crossed out me, Detective Madison, Commander Aang, and Captain Russel. There are Agent Drake and Agent Stela left on the graph.
Crime Scene
I woke up at 9:30, quickly brushed my teeth and got dressed. I’m in a rush because today I’m investigating the crime scene in the Asian Art museum. It was 10 o’ clock and I finally reached my destination. “I can’t waste a whole 30 mins driving!”, I was thinking to myself. Maybe I do worry too much, but the Thief could have left a clue in the Museum. I searched for anything that’s not in its place. I couldn’t find anything. Then, it hit me, The Bathrooms! I checked in the Men’s bathroom And found nothing. I asked the manager if I could Go into the Women’s Bathroom. He mumbled, “ Yes you can. NO ones in the building… It’s closed now.”
“Thank You”, I replied. I went into the bathroom and I saw something and I knew who the Trader was immediately.
The Purse
“Isn’t that Agent Stella’s purse?”,I thought. I took out my phone and took a picture of the bag for evidence. It’s amiable now that Stella is the thief. This explains a lot of how stella was acting. She was very Obstinate. She says it’s indispensable for us to do the opposite of what the captain wanted us to do. She’s always so cynical. She probably wanted us to do the wrong thing so that her job is easier. I reported my evidence and my Exhilarating experience to the Captain and luckily, he thought that my evidence was Plausible!
Epilogue
After that, Stella got fired. A little part of me felt bad for her, but if she didn’t betray us she would have been absolutely fine. Detective Fiana replaced Stella and everything was fine, Until…
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