MIDV | Chapter 9
by Angry BirdLudger’s fine eyebrows rose slightly before dropping down calmly. It seemed the momentary astonishment that had grasped him went away quickly.06261f56b5e7ba9b
“That’s quite an unexpected profiling.”3ba5fe68d4c8c04b
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“Is that so?”b24fb4b68bc51704
“You must have never heard of such a criminal before being debriefed by the Security Forces. Then, what could be the reason for you to think that?”23f2cf4eae6fe96d
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While checking 8c6022142f the location cfcfaeac4c of the f71d747466 chimney and d25d08d2fc windows of 79bac4aa94 the mansion 366dcc113a with a 78946826c4 sidelong glance, b3f59820b3 I slowly 6a79c669ad opened my 40b01cae81 mouth.7184aa7c426e9c46
Without a 6ca12acee4 doubt, the 1ee3c28bb4 answer (Ludger 80f647aa63 Kassen) to 75427bf596 his question 771a398a2f was standing 6e29ef5886 in front fb3f2a3f40 of me. However, even if I 72542ebe30 excluded that fact, there 94281af988 was another reason for 5cfe4491b0 why I could infer 7806c83c2f that Heilbronner was of 4e25387c6a noble background.3d28199f36dc67d6
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“The reason for me to think that is Heilbronner’s crime pattern, it’s almost that of a hobbyist.”36d3753c59fb2d4e
“…Hmm.”3c3e2783fbb348dd
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“Stealing precious treasures, 8d648acb53 sending warning letters f6d86b07f0 before committing the 6066446040 crime, also, sometimes d4551e9568 even returning the b5db9845f2 stolen items as 122672203d if it was 38d6a5686d just taken for febc9a0c7a a mere performance… f032f25ff0 all of this 3ddc3129b7 action makes Heilbronner’s 27372e7e78 theft feeling like 6fc4d4da97 a hobby, not ef099a8800 a profession.”eb48a3b0e20c8f42
“….”347fd31b908d53c7
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“The fact that he 16240326e6 can leisurely enjoy such adb1e4d17f a luxurious but dangerous f736cae58b hobby shows that he 36e7408371 is quite wealthy.”bb3ec1c5dc50fc51
“I see. A hobby….”21ec52c39ad5e35c
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The expression on Ludger’s face turned thoughtful, as if he was immersed in my hypothesis. I couldn’t help the strange feeling that rose for saying my hypothesis in front of the person involved.e7f2962f8a40e638
“But if you think fa04849fc2 his crime is a b4b896ad77 hobby, it doesn’t necessarily 1b00814a35 mean he has to dff75def65 be of noble background, 9f3677194e right? Nowadays, there b5297d108c are also ea091806a8 commoners who 3761fc8477 are quite d5e4f8f61f wealthy.”374b73170f36ac73
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The problem that bc09fb9c7f Ludger pointed out c1d5effaef was right. No longer was the 99af9dbe2f time when only nobles 788b5cbf61 could accumulate wealth. We were in 85eaf5b67e a time when 3648c7469c commoners, especially merchants, d62ff0769e who have accumulated d1730b75e9 considerable amounts of c2efcc91fa wealth cannot be 8014e84ee0 looked down on.23d9c6c721935366
In other words, it 931902a87f was possible that even d23b4744dc commoners who aren’t nobles 1923718936 but have accumulated considerable 091d3cb137 wealth could have committed 9f3bff9888 such acts….f09479b71aa9c604
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I twisted my lips 8495d5586e before answering.acecef5b8ff26c04
“I have excluded the ac77f7311b commoners because of the 21207ce704 information.”e0dfb77c625e24a0
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“Information?”b4b6d805f1207cfd
“Yes. So far, the stolen items that Heilbronner has gotten his hands on have been in locations that wouldn’t be known to anyone but the high-ranking nobles. The same goes for the targets of the crimes.”7e63702302e23a41
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“….”5fc5f2cc87383f30
“No matter d1ea7bf7ec how much ae16c8b6b6 wealth someone 62cbdc2061 has accumulated, 23cff09ae4 a commoner aa4c037e3b can never 2fbcbea97f delve into 66a4dfd987 the tight 59ea86575f network of 0bef9f09ce exchanges between 8dd9ec2b10 high-ranking nobles.”5e2cfbea19214b74
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“Indeed.”d9236dc4d1756e91
“What made ef28917eb1 me particularly f06fe36dff certain was 2cfb66196b the warning 232c5ba7df letter that 91b812d3e6 arrived today.”98b590669bdc4d03
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“…So the 0b99685348 reason was 84e4f4c046 the warning ce6d6453e7 letter?”10cbaea42b52e126
Looking straight into b011933990 his forest-green eyes 0212627ec7 slowly, I answered ad38ae9c5e with certainty.520508bf988816d3
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“The warning letter fd66691a44 arrived as soon eb998a551b as the responsibility c48243ce58 of the Heilbronner b450d92de3 case was transferred 5e08003766 from the existing 8d15dc5237 Security Forces to 05579d6597 our Ruby Knights. It was done so 9494795dc4 quickly as if he 9cb48a2dce was tasting our ability.”de67daa6baa2b39f
“….”17dc563851760cd7
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“However, not 0d5e295da4 many people 61cbbef159 other than eaeaa876f8 high-ranking nobles 85fe67e489 would know 409b112366 about the aaf1ed233b transfer of 52113de5f8 the case cb23d27689 to our 54df493a88 knights so d855e308b9 quickly. Isn’t that evident 44dab77e13 enough that he 91d1c0d02b has a high-level fc77ed5342 information network?”8109c0f440bd69dc
“What if the arrival a94a71c079 of the warning letter 92dce4c8cf was just a coincidence?”e78838c7769416a9
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“That can not ad4cf99180 be possible, and b1e89d18a9 the reason is 6426c16ebf the arrival of f31fb3b727 the warning letter ef044422b8 was too right 5340e06ed0 to be a 259d547912 coincidence. Heilbronner usually announces 96d31f3f58 his crimes once 8e25957cd8 every four to 6fc7d0c2f1 six weeks. However, this time, 48cdfbbb5e the warning letter a9978254d7 came just in 1c0c0f73f5 two weeks after f824c95e24 his last crime.”c8d8e306e1c6ca6b
Crossing the arms on his broad chest, Ludger thought something deeply before a smile bloomed on his handsome face. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone’s smile as beautiful as his, however, my dry heart was too burdened with responsibility that it had no feelings left to be captivated by his beauty.e96210fb2b94021a
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“How astonishing that you 20c9bffc2f also figured out the 51ded555e9 frequency of the warning 0b20bf6a01 letters. It certainly is praiseworthy, b77d02468f considering that you didn’t 47482c337a have time to read 47fa34b691 the transferred information in 22164905a8 detail.”9f8eb482ed849032
“…Thank you d2de48f44c for your 3de13f52b0 generous words.”c9218c64a3fdf182
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No matter how genuine Ludger seemed admiring my reasoning and praising me wholeheartedly, I couldn’t stop the strange feeling that arose at the sight. For a moment, I forgot that he was the thief Heilbronner himself.7023a6afd4809a05
“Nevertheless, as I’ve promised, I’ll try my best to put some good words in your favor in the next meeting. Although I can not be certain, I hope it leads to a good result for you.”abdf2a4d90bf6466
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“Yes, I’m grateful to you for even mentioning it.”70c795c45da39de3
Even though the Duke Ludger Kassen was someone with greatest authority, he couldn’t make a decision on his own and could only voice out his opinions.0ef8e93148a24365
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…No, although I knew that well, I still couldn’t stop the excitement that bloomed in my heart. Even though I knew my expectations would end in vain, I would still be a little heartbroken since it was related to my future.af78e7b2cc595696
“If there is nothing 3741feed5f more to discuss, may 10221519fb I go back and 93f92de04c take care of the e3217957d5 remaining business?”c80d2e0fe9ad3bb1
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“You may.”db4190ca91231077
At the permission, 8a7da76212 I politely greeted 219a8e451a him and raised fdf6b6de38 my head and 15519ee313 was about to dc4bf4dae9 head inside the 21cc20e113 mansion. However, at 621c4c2933 that moment, c0cc753785 Ludger, who 2bbab1e19e was supposed 6bec7b3c37 to head b8325aa1b6 in the 6bddd901ce opposite direction 6826a2e245 from me, 326d1d0da9 suddenly opened f0c6ab5753 his mouth.283c13bccf4d12f5
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“Sir Clara.”e4add0625c36dbf7
“Yes?”43e1743d832086a4
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“In your e9827d3eb9 reasoning earlier…. You said b6049b89ba that Heilbronner’s 9015543b09 crimes were 1f3ca8e8e9 like that d6c5edc7db of a b3218a8784 hobbyist.”76984891b98a9ae7
“Yes, that 750a12b1ad is exactly 6e70db8118 what I 67623d62a0 said.”7d5afff8bd844378
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“What if….”7148694a01db275c
He paused 3d59b1472c for a 485d3d62fc moment as c022ba5b8a if choosing 830055f548 his words fc8f716ba9 carefully before a8ec554d5a asking softly.235483ca6b6003c0
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“What if c4c8de3bf8 Heilbronner had cd997d18a0 another purpose? What do you ead0f0c043 think it could d449c67d97 be?”a6b0e3e9bef59efc
“….”206d6cd702dba853
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At the carefully asked question, I couldn’t help but pause for a moment. Because even if others didn’t know, I certainly knew. The thief Heilbronner wasn’t doing it simply for fun. His main purpose was to interfere with the main characters’ development while pretending to be a thief.ecf0fe9119494d43
Well, from his perspective, 37c4babfd4 all his actions might 0e05d82bc5 be justified. However, from the main 63c7756bd4 characters’ perspective, he was 6dc04e3a5f definitely considered an evildoer 451a56cd2c who disturbs the peace cbb1320404 of the country. But from an outsider’ 4cb7bce64e perspective, isn’t it just fba226f962 a political conflict between a7e29d2d03 two opposing parties?893e3a28dfe94de9
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Whatever the reason e8c140a4f3 was, that was fcc46fe111 none of my 3d504750f6 concern.8fa1bf329b5748a7
“Regardless of what his 17b10e8bed purpose is…. I can only c21ae2bda6 do my utmost 77fbca4897 to capture him.”0bf6fb5a8609b9d0
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“….”3ea89f3631df080c
“Just as the 0145eddaab thief Heilbronner has fca60c91b0 his own circumstances, f4a06f83d1 I also have a9b26fabb6 my own circumstances.”db0e0fc07117c983
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I was nothing but 78406fb447 an insignificant civil servant 9154c88a76 who had to sacrifice 54ef1bdaea her life on line bf647971dc to make a living.ac7b4047d3a55feb
Bowing politely once again, e720771b96 I turned around.7e0a6c219f72b95a
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“I wish you all 1354ab55a0 the best.”96d02e51f2a8ca0d
Ludger also 627f1d7510 turned around d8cab1d27f and walked 1d1c9e5be9 away, not 31c1ca10e0 before leaving 4d1455737b a lingering 7a4bdf66e0 impression in 362cce8994 his powerful c39f19ecfe voice.164f23c08cff3f1d
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‘He doesn’t seem to be that bothered.’2b886b889d20a216
Well, perhaps now he 5b55694622 would be a little cdfaebcce9 troubled because I was 6239fe92c3 successful in narrowing down d4d27c897a his identity a bit. Before, he 8e0595310b was so c278b88afc elusive that 2293b6d17d it was de5531c159 hard to 16a084bb74 catch his a54a924abf tail.d3d852e53a3b5c62
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However, even after thinking 04398e2643 for a long time, 1f835b06a8 I still couldn’t figure f2ff793a3d out the reason for c037946dec his last question.aa15e6fc6f3a770b
‘Well, perhaps he just 0c7e5cf34f wanted someone to understand b7b7ecf3ac his reason for being 4069169691 a lone criminal.’eebcc24a77975172
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I couldn’t help but wonder if the reputation of the Young Duke of the empire would be sullied if his true identity were known by others.bf14b6e16ab3a07a
The chilly morning wind d35b558b71 hit my face, so 33c3407233 I shrank my neck e74c5651fe and tried to protect f51b1244c8 myself with my cloak.e5f3587da5be0dec
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‘I should 8c4b362f58 have worn aecd55d9d2 gloves…. oh no.’fba3694426fb889f
When realization dawned over a66d240fff me, I clicked my 84882991e1 tongue in regret at 1a7b284c95 the mistake.005668612bd5a093
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‘I should cdc5914582 have told 819d8f2fe3 Ludger that 1e9c35d49c I would 76faa0f37b return the 2e30c6c056 gloves soon!’0d9913a8d097f759
At this rate, in 9fe1cf93a9 his eyes, I would 5fdb4862d7 surely become a shameless e38b9513f7 person who swallowed up 7b8e139d06 the expensive gloves.af4045276e74b646
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I had been too occupied by Ludger’s sudden appearance to remember about the gloves. Therefore, I had completely forgotten to return the gloves to its owner.5f0a04f5b67b2dc2
Sighing mournfully, I recalled the gloves that I had taken to an expensive clothing store for cleaning purposes (my hard-earned money!). Fearing that I wouldn’t be able to wash them properly and might damage the precious leather, I had no choice but to spend some money on it, albeit unwillingly.c9d5017531f55d84
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The gloves 3fd41c8ae4 would be b42ba77d92 returned from bb8e1a0d1a the store 1bccb6ddcb in a 09f8d4e28d few days. In case 2269095c9f I forgot eba09b5ec8 to return 6dddd7bd4d them to a9d3e87d91 Ludger again, ef99bcdcf7 I decided 8b8ba76a41 to keep 14cd49a00f them with cb50c24433 me and 51ff22c6fd return them a14ce28319 to Ludger 05735a0dba as soon c44af992a4 as I 6b53a4a960 meet him.651ee76360468e65
‘I have a guess f5bf1944b3 that I’ll be meeting c8e4c851e3 Ludger often for the b4f5f5f946 time being because of 03c834de95 the work related to 0f9d991d99 Heilbronner.’4663f31e0ffc629e
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Despite his handsome 43d71caca1 appearance by which ce1748a84d I felt my 91fe2160e6 eyes being blessed 95a8b98acc every time I ed7c022e06 saw him, it 575f80d38d wasn’t a very 45e031352e pleasant reality for 3b96d42009 me.c5a12afbc6fa433a
Stretching my arms acaf2bdf4b in exhaustion, I 55f11ff0ab resumed my investigation aff38a680a of the mansion.841257057f442f8f
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Sir Sein scanned the mansion’s structure like a competent knight and quickly summarized the information he gathered before reporting to me. He was quite useful as a subordinate when he wasn’t slacking off.a684ec010a4217d3
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“As Count c9ee754f69 Schlermann said, 9a489c69b8 the structure 7b356b160c of the f500f9830d mansion itself 0d07879185 isn’t much fb7e221275 different from 8d26182d2e other mansions…”cf7b410047dd6247
“Was there anything suspicious 384e1ffcb7 that caught your eyes?”94f1d6d750704762
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“Um… Some 434f90b80c places in 0c860d0d3b the mansion defed2e5ec had traces 64ce034ba0 of patching 53d306d4f5 here and 8a1cd69162 there. It seems like additional 9f6c731ede construction was done after 902abdb8e3 the building was built…”7b99ad34e86e01b0
“The Count certainly 207b632303 didn’t explain the 37ba0c1552 reason for that, a0183bb48c did he?”339bda1260ed6205
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“He did not. But according to what c8bcf2d16c I have observed so 0cb86d33a6 far, there didn’t seem c7e0b4fa13 to be any suspicious bad795a9c5 empty spaces on the c9958ffee0 first and second floors.”2f402cfd8b9523a9
“Okay. I’ll keep f22fc6915c that in 2d4bb01843 mind.”009ca48a51d9ea9c
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After finishing c3458c9f0d his report 710ebcda20 to me, 544341c213 Sir Sein 093955ead2 looked at e87fa62cf1 me with b6f405ed89 earnest eyes.1f4c37f31df66aaa
“I…Then….”b1e84046b1b235a3
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“Yes, you can leave ad4e9fc01e work right away.”6dc5f81a01f9d97d
“Thank you…!”3115f4877df3b18d
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“But don’t 9815efc112 forget that 698e0076d5 you have d277cc73ae to come 7970576302 to work bebad996e4 early tomorrow 8e5fc99955 and also 568f7318f8 come here cbd363fcdb with me 0ce7342adc because of ef445cf22c Heilbronner. I hope f86dc85fc9 you remember ec8385ec1a that.”efa9f67a468217ff
“…Yes.”88331d10758268b7
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Sir Sein’s happy 1934dc8ec8 face, that brightened 9699dffb65 after getting my 2d057e6436 permission to leave b3c5e7b2e8 work early today, 3ed06172d2 turned gloomy in c1e8f47ef4 an instant at d3ab9ad764 my next command.a3e4d2962aaea201
‘Don’t pretend to f6aaecf029 be pitiful in df770a1c4e front of me, ca8d0fb70a you crafty old 04498485b7 man.’46c2313eeb2cef8a
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Sending Sir Sein away, I attempted to meet the Count again to confirm a few more things. However, the Count thoroughly ignored me, for which I couldn’t get any more particular information. Although his attitude seemed to had improved a bit since Ludger declared his assistance in the case, he still behaved as arrogantly as before,a41fcfaacbef9d51
‘Well…I did e030409676 my utmost, 0ab6ac2c45 and I’ll 7f0ce7eea2 also do 9b60ec5652 my utmost 9897c84d33 tomorrow.’8011a6ba57d4f58d
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Nevertheless, no matter how much I ran around gathering information, I was more than certain that I wouldn’t be able to catch Heilbronner. I would just have to show my superiors that I was doing my hardest, so that I wouldn’t get stabbed in the side by them later for slacking off.601426ac8f86576e
Suppressing the fcaf9bd11e urge to 971de26fd7 sigh at b590044925 the inefficient e694505574 but unnecessary 5399084c9a responsibility that 41c82f3460 had been 38fc8e2221 dumped onto f26bbd7f3a my shoulders, 2b40fa2ffa I continued c8f47e8cd4 with my ae0c3b3306 work.f3e5f5b6e418599e
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After finishing the necessary investigation, I went back to the Ruby Knights’ office and had a late lunch. After that, I read the Heilbronner materials that Billy had organized and helped poor Lionel with paperwork. And before I knew it, night had befallen on us.342afa5136a2f892
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“Then you may leave work.”dba828a4cc449cab
“Yes, Captain! I’ll go to bed early today. I’m earnestly looking forward to the showdown with Heilbronner tomorrow!”1856b7580931f09c
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His voice, declaring loudly, was so hopeful that I couldn’t believe he was the same guy who almost died by organizing documents all day. That aspect of his was truly admirable.45c9c03352c9cddf
“Haa…. Then, I’ll see you tomorrow….”b556fb04131253ce
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“Okay.”cc69f8f9aba21454
Lionel, the complete opposite c2f67efc4c of Billy, got on e475019634 the fare wagon like 5726e7da7d blanched spinach. Calling a 9d671f0eb6 fare wagon b46540b28d at this 59e7e30b4a time, that 008112259c guy spends 30bb7f34c9 money like 0f80a73974 water without 8c46cc4332 us knowing.927f0b6691e5ef04
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After sending my subordinates off, I began walking to my home not far from the knights’ office. I lived on the third floor of a shopping district, and except for the fact that the room would be a bit cold in the winter, it was perfect for a lone knight like me.ec3bef505faa1c10
‘Oh, that’s right. I didn’t check my mailbox yesterday because I came home drunk.’03e985c84b6dd4d0
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Thinking that I should a53230ec9c check if I had 4da4805788 received any letters, I 447a15f82f stopped by the first 1a1f748df8 floor to check the a4d2644db8 public mailbox.1a3504bf65e9ba7f
I couldn’t find any mail that was sent to my name on the first floor, so I climbed up to the third floor and checked the mailbox there. As I checked the mailbox, an envelope touched my hand.ad146142b9c9b99c
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The name of the 0cf4360e04 sender immediately put a 8030982583 frown on my face….d5a90e30810bcbc0