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