The Strange Disappearance

作品:《悬疑推理小说集

    ItwasabeautifuldayinthesmalltownofMaplewood.Thesunshonebrightandthebirdschirpedhappily.However,thetownwasfilledwithasenseofuneaseasthenewsofthedisappearanceoflocalbusinessman,Mr.Smith,hadspreadlikewildfire

    Mr.Smithwasawell-knownfigureinMaplewood,runningthergestgrocerystoreintown.Hewaslovedandrespectedbyeveryonewhoknewhim.Hisdisappearancehadleftavoidineveryone'sheart,especiallyhiswife

    Mrs.Smithwasintearsasshecontactedthepolice,pleadingwiththemtofindherbelovedhusband.DetectiveMichaelstookthecaseandimmediatelystartedinvestigating.HeinterrogatedeveryonewhoknewMr.Smithandwentthroughhisbusinessrecordstolookforpossiblemotives

    Dayspassed,butthedetectivewasunabletofindanyleads.Then,anewtwistinthecaseemerged.AwitnessinformedthedetectivethattheyhadseenMr.Smithleavinghisstorewithastrangeronthedayhedisappeared

    DetectiveMichaelsquicklytracedtheidentityofthestrangeranddiscoveredthathewasacriminalontherun.Thedetectivesuspectedfoulpyandarrestedthecriminal.However,hedeniedanyinvolvementinthedisappearanceofMr.Smith

    Thecasetookanewturnwhenafishermandiscoveredasuitcaseintheriver.Onopeningit,theyfoundanIDcardbelongingtoMr.Smith.Thedetectiveracedtotheriverandsearchedthearea.Inanearbybush,hefoundadiscardedcoffeecupwiththeculprit'sDNAonit

    TheDNAevidencelinkedthecriminaltothesuitcasefoundintheriver.However,Mr.Smithwasstillmissing.Itwasonlyafterseveraldaysofinvestigationthatthetruthfinallycametolight

    ThecriminalhadabductedMr.Smithforaheftyransom.However,duringanargument,heaccidentallykilledMr.Smithanddisposedofthebodyintheriver.Thecriminalwasarrestedandchargedwithmurder

    Mr.Smith'swifefinallygotclosureknowingthetruthbehindherhusband'sdisappearance.ThetownofMaplewoodmournedthelossoftheirbelovedbusinessmanasthedarksecretsofthetownwereexposed