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Chapter 5 - Dognapper? (Mystery)

This city is just right for me. This city's crime rate is low and the type of investigative work that I'm hired for is always dull. It's always a lost and found type of situation that falls into my hands in this crowded city. No cheating, no murder, no nothing. The only exception would be the one case of the dognapper. 

At a hotel, I have been talking to a lady who seems to have lived her days long enough. Sitting at such a fancy hotel lounge she cried her tears out to the loss of her dog

"Oh cupcake, just where are you? Can't you find her Mr. Mazon? My poor baby can't survive in this wilderness without me." She cries tears of sadness

Sitting across from her she seems to be living an extravagant life without a care in the world not knowing that a piece of tiny diamond that I picked up fell off of her accessories.

"Of course, I'm the best one out of all the people that your fellow friends have suggested picking. Now, what is this situation that we are dealing with Missy?"

"It's Miss. Mozzarella to you Mr. Mazon."

"Right, my apologies, Miss Mozzarella. Do you perhaps have a photo of your precious cupcake?"

She handed me a photo, words and hearts were drawn all over saying things like "To my little one and a single big heart expressing their bond to each other. A white poodle smiles back at me. 

"My precious cupcake, I haven't seen her since this morning when I woke up. I made a tremendous mistake leaving the door unlocked. My dog is such a talented dog you see, she's able to open doors. I haven't seen cupcakes howl in my need of help. She must be starving." She shakes in fear. And I'm sure there is a dognapper in this hotel."

"You don't have to worry that I'll bring her back in a jiffy. I mean, before lunch time begins.

"Oh thank you, thank you kind soul." She continues to cry into her self-made handkerchief.

"Here's a thousand for your time"

"A thou-!" I held my shock back.

"One thousand dollars, just enough for my time. Now, do you have an idea where cupcakes may have gone?"

"There was one person that seemed suspicious to me. The janitor, When I was calling out cupcakes he passed by with a face full of guilt."

"Alright, I'll see to it."

As someone that had stayed here a few nights the janitor is usually doing his work on the second floor. That will be my next destination. Going on up and arriving on the second floor the door opened to the janitor who seems to be just about finished. On the card on his chest is Dyke.

"Could I have a moment of your time, Dyke?"

"Yes, sir."

"He comes inside the elevator ready to go on up to the next floor."

"Have you seen a dog anywhere by chance? Maybe you heard it."

"Well, I did hear some noise but it was no dog. There were two ladies laughing and giggling in the hallway. They did say something about how cute a dog was. I'm not sure if it's the same dog you are looking for sir."

"It's alright, what floor did you hear this on?"

"Third floor."

Just as he says that the the elevator dings

"Good luck finding your dog."

"Oh I'm not the-"

He leaves hastily before I could have said anything else. Going onto this floor with the clue only being two ladies I had no choice but to knock on each door in hopes that it was them. With every knock that occurred every moment was different. With each doro I asked if they knew who the two ladies were. 

First a man with his own dog appeared. The dog, which is a chihuahua, kept growling and barking at me so we ended the questions immediately. Second, a single little child opens the door. He couldn't speak properly yet so I accused myself and closed the door on him. Third, a grandma appears slowly opening the door.

"Yes?" She says long-windedly.

"Hello, sorry to bother you madam, do you happen to know what room the two ladies are in? I'm doing investigative work for Miss. Mozzarella who lives on the second floor."

"Ahh. Yess. Mozza. Is. My. Friend. The ladies. Room is. Three. Two. One"

"Thank you, madam. I'll be on my way now."

Floor 321 was on the other side of the floor. Heading down there and standing at the door the door opens before I could knock

"Hello sir. Do you need anything?"

"Yes, hello there, I'm looking for two ladies at the request of Miss. Mozzarella."

"Two ladies? Oh, you mean my twin sisters, They just went to the lobby a few minutes ago, I was just about to head down. They said something about returning a dog. Are they in trouble?"

"Oh no, they're not, everything is fine. I'll go with you to the lounge"

Heading back down to the lounge, Miss. Mozzarella and the two twins sat down together laughing and giggling. The dog, cupcake, rolls around in front of them with a wagging tail. 

"Well this investigation was useless. Looks like you've found cupcake Miss Mozzarella."

"Sir Mazon. You don't have to worry about looking anymore. These two girls found cupcakes hanging around them. I really thought that I had to give a ransom because of a dognapper."

The two ladies were rubbing cupcake's belly. One lady talked.

"Hah hah, the only ransom would be enjoying cupcake's happiness."

At the end of all this I gained free thousand dollars and it looks like this dognapping which may not be a dognapping has come to an end.

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