INTRODUCTION

Meet Mystery Michael. He is a detective. In the previous book, The Mysterious Mansion, John, the town robber, lures Michael into a trap, but Michael foils John’s plans before he can rob him. Anyway, Michael wakes up the next morning, and in the middle of his morning routine, Bill Hisdom, Michael’s friend, calls. “Michael!” Bill says, “I need you over here quick! Shadow, that is if he even is Shadow, is gone AGAIN!” “What do you mean?” Michael replies with wonder. “Just get over here quick!” Bill yells before hanging up. Michael finishes his routine, gets in his car and heads over to Bill’s house.

Chapter 7: Mansion Mastered

After Michael cleaned up, and took the things out of the bag and put them away, he looked at his watch. It was 7:30 PM, so Michael decided to give Bill a call. “Hello Michael,” Bill said, “Have you solved the mystery?” “Yep,” Michael replied. He told Bill the whole story. “Man,” Bill said, “You sure have a detective’s brain. But I have a problem. Please come over to my house as soon as possible.”

“Okay, I’ll be there tomorrow,” Michael said, “I’ve had enough mysteries for one day.” “Alright, see you later. Bye,” Bill said. Michael went over to his calendar and wrote beside the earlier mystery, ‘Solved John’s Trap.’ “Two mysteries in one day,” Michael said, “Is good progress. But right now, I better be going to bed.”

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Chapter 6: Catch the Criminal

Michael picked up his phone. “Hello,” he said, “This is Michael Refith. How can I help you?” “Hi Michael, this is George,” John said. “I was just wondering if you solved the mystery yet.” “Nope,” he replied. “I’m still here thinking about it.” Michael heard a little chuckle on the other side. “Well, good luck!” John said. Michael laughed hard. “He actually thinks I’m still there!” he thought. Michael parked his car on the side of the road near his driveway. He didn’t want John to know he was coming.

He looked up to the second-floor windows. He could see a figure moving around with a bag that looked quite full. Michael turned around and saw a police car park by his. He was surprised. Had they been following him all the time? The policeman quietly walked over to Michael. “I was watching you over at the abandoned house,” he said. “I heard your conclusion, so I decided to follow you. So, are we going in?”

“Yep,” Michael said. “But do you promise we share the reward of $1,000?” “Yes,” the policeman said. “We spit it 50/50. Let’s go.” Luckily for them, John had left the door open, so they didn’t make any noise coming in. Soon they peeked over the top of the stairs, and saw John right in front of them, messing with something on the desk. “You better stay down there,” the police whispered. Michael went down the stairs, and right after that, he heard the policeman say “Put your hands in the air,” the bag drop, and soon afterward, he came down the stairs with John handcuffed. John growled at Michael, then he was taken out to the car, and driven out to jail.

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Chapter 5: This is a Trap!

“This is extremely weird,” Michael thought. “Why was he so slow to answer me?” Michael thought about it for a while, but couldn’t figure it out. “Well,” he said out loud, “I might as well investigate the house.” He tried to open the door. It was unlocked! When he looked inside, he was astonished. There were cobwebs everywhere, the furniture was old and dusty, and some of it was even tipped over. The house was abandoned! “But what about the car here?” he wondered. Then he looked outside, and the car was still there. “Okay,” Michael said. “Now how could of that happened?”

And then, he realized it. The car in the driveway was not old, so… it had to be an extra car that George put in there! And also, with George’s name… it sounds a lot like John Forlin, the town robber! And he wanted me away from my house so he can rob me! And he wanted me to call him, so he knows when to leave the house so I don’t catch him!!! “At least he most likely won’t leave the house, because I never called him,” Michael said as he started to drive away. Then, the phone rang.

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Chapter 3: Weird and Wacky

Michael arrived at Edward’s house. George was waiting in the front yard. The house was surrounded on the left and right with small woods. In the back was a garden, and behind the garden was a road. George was right, the lights were off, and the car was there in the driveway. Michael got out of his car. “Hello, Michael Refith,” he said. “Call me Michael,” Michael said. As usual, he wrote down the questions: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY. “So, George,” he said. “What is your friend’s name again?”

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Chapter 2: Talking and Thinking

“Sorry,” Michael said, “But I need to go now. Another mystery awaits me!” “Will you be able to come another time?” Bill asked. “I hope so,” Michael replied. “But then if I can come back, may I bring everyone I helped?” “If they want to come,” Bill said. “Ok, thanks. Well, I better be going. See you later!” Michael said. “Goodbye!” Bill said back. Michael went into his car. As he was walking, he was thinking. Why was George walking to his friend’s house anyway? Was his friend’s car there? What time does his friend go to bed? Just then Michael looked at his watch. 6:00. Who would go to bed this early? “I need to give George a call,” Michael said. “He is the only one who knows this.”

As he dialed in George’s number, he wondered if this was just a trick. Could George have somehow been doing something to make him not get any mystery calls in the past? And now trying to lure him into a trap? Maybe. Michael lifted the phone to his ear as he got into his car. “Hello? Why did you call me again?” George asked. “I need to know what time your friend goes to bed, and if his car was there. And by the way, what is your friend’s name? And why were you going to his house anyway?” Michael said. “My friend’s name is Edward Makeli,” George told him, “And he usually goes to bed at about 8:30 – 9:00. Yes, his car was there when I got there, because otherwise, how would it even be a mystery? I was going to his house because he had invited me to supper.” “Ok, I’ll be right there,” Michael said.

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CHAPTER 7: Funny Fright

As Michael was walking back to Bill’s house, he heard some growling, so he stopped. More growling, but this time, it was louder. “Well,” Michael said to himself, “standing here won’t do anything, so I might as well keep going.” He heard one more growl, this time louder and closer than the others. But he continued walking anyway. Then, while he was walking, something ran through his legs and tripped him! He fell face forward and landed in some fish. “Huh?” he thought. “How did these get here?” Then he remembered, he was looking for the thing that stole Bill’s fish! Then he heard more growling, getting closer all the time. So Michael turned around slowly, afraid to see what it was.

By the time he had fully turned around, he had his hands covering his eyes. He slowly uncovered his eyes, still afraid to see what it was. Then, when his eyes were fully uncovered, he was straining his eyes, wondering if it actually was what he saw. “Shadow,” he called. “Here boy!” Shadow growled. Michael got up to get Shadow by the collar when he realized it: fish in the woods, on the ground, and there were some even in Shadow’s mouth! “Well, at least I know what got the fish and where Shadow is,” Michael thought to himself. He got Shadow’s collar and led him to the front of Bill’s house. “Hey, Bill!” he called. “I found the fish and your dog!” He heard the door slam and saw Bill running out of his house.

“Really!?” he asked. “Yep,” Michael replied. “All it was is that Shadow must have got the fish during the night, and hid with them in the woods.” “Wow,” Bill said. “Well, thanks for everything you did for me. And, by the way, would you like to come over for dinner with me and Joseph?” “Sure,” Michael said. “I’d be delighted. What time?” “How about, 5:00?” Bill said. “Sounds good to me,” Michael replied. “Well, goodbye! See you at 5:00!” Michael drove away. When he got home, he wrote on April 25, FOUND BILL’S DOG AND FISH. “One mystery down, four more to go,” Michael said to himself. “I’ve got to get this done!”

CHAPTER 6: What…Where…

Michael decided that he should get some exercise, so he drove his car back to Bill’s house and walked on over to Matthew’s house. When he got there, he knocked on the door. No one answered. He knocked again. Nobody. So then he looked inside. All the lights were off. Then Michael tried opening the door. It was locked. He went to the back door which he saw through the window. When Michael turned the knob, it opened. He walked inside and called, “Hello! Matthew Khei! Is anyone here!?” He listened. No answer.

“Wow,” Michael said. “This gives pretty much all the information I already need. He’s must be not here because he knows about me, so he went somewhere when he thought Bill would call me.” On the page that was titled Matthew, Michael wrote in capital letters: NOT AT HOME. “I need to hurry back to Bill so we can investigate farther and find out who is stole the dog and fish!” Michael exclaimed.

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CHAPTER 5: Awful Answers

Michael got out of the car and went and knocked on the door. “I’m coming,” he heard a voice say from inside. The door opened with somebody who looked about 45 in the door way. “Yes?” the man asked. “Hi, are you Jonathan Dekswik?” Michael said. “Yes,” Jonathan replied. My name is Michael Refith,” Michael said. “I’m here to interview you.” Michael and Jonathan walked over to the table in the dining room and sat down. “Ok,” Michael said. “Lets see. Ah-ha! There it is. Question one. Do you know Bill Hisdom? And if yes, in what way do you know him?

“Bill Hisdom? Yes, I know him,” Jonathan replied. “He is my neighbor that lives to the left of me.” Michael already memorized that, so he moved on to the next question without writing any thing down. “Number 2,” he said. “Do you know anything about what he did last night?” “No,” was the answer he got. “I barely know anything about him.” “Well ok, that’s all the questions that I needed to ask,” Michael said as he walked out the door. “Goodbye!” Michael went into his car and started on the road to Matthew’s house.

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CHAPTER 4: Informational Interview

As Michael drove into Joseph’s driveway, he was thinking to himself about who did it. Or if it even was a person at all. Perhaps it was an animal. Or maybe it was a really strong wind during the night that knocked it over, and the dog hid from it. “Well,” he thought, “I’ll find out sooner or later.” Then he got out of his car and went up and rang the doorbell. Joseph soon arrived at the door. “Hi,” Michael asked, “are you Joseph Kidmi?” “Yes,” he replied. “I’m here to interview you,” Michael said back to him. “Well,” Joseph said to him, “come on in! I’ll get some coffee for the both of us.” Michael went and sat down on the couch. After a little while, Joseph came and sat down beside him. “The coffee is getting ready. So, what are the questions?”

“Question one,” Michael said. “Do you know Bill Hisdom? And if yes, then in what way do you know him?” Joseph answered, “Yes, he is one of my best friends.” So Michael wrote on the page for Joseph’s information, Good friend with Bill. Then he asked, “Question two. Do you know anything about what he did last night?” Joseph replied, “At about 4:00 PM last night, I went over to his house for dinner, but we didn’t have dessert. Then at around 6:00 PM, he said that he was going to go fishing, so I left. Then, when he got home at somewhere close to 8:30, he called me and asked if I can come over today for supper, but this time with dessert, and I said yes. Now, let me get the coffee.” Then Michael wrote: Ate supper with Bill last night while Joseph got the coffee. Then he said, “Final question. What did you do when you got home?”

Then Joseph said, “When I got home, I had dessert. Then, I read some more of “Cooking Hacks: Fish” until I got the phone call from Bill. After that, I looked at the time and realized it was bedtime, so I went to bed.” Michael wrote: Read for an hour and thirty minutes, then went to bed. “That’s all I need from you.” Michael said as he put a question mark by Joseph’s name. As Michael got up, he handed the coffee mug back to Joseph. “Thanks,” he said. “That was great. I better be on my way.” So he went outside and drove to Jonathan’s house.

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