I do not like mysteries much. I am generally a very ordinary person. The only mystery in my life is the old things that I collect. Many things that have witnessed many lives … Some a murder, some a big love story and some the worst sins… However, for the past two days, I have been part of such a great mystery that could be more than enough for the rest of my life. A mystery that may cost me my life...
When three men dressed in black came to my office and asked me to catch a mysterious murderer, I thought this was an ordinary case. Actually, weird things started when they promised me the legendary mythological sword “Grey Shadow” that I have been trying to find for long years. Although I thought that they would not possess such a legendary piece, I couldn’t help but accept the job. I have got a few antique swords that are rare or the source of which are unknown but this one was priceless. So I started to collect information with great enthusiasm. However, there were no judicial or insurance records or even an ID number for the name that they gave me. I couldn’t even find a social media account in this name.
At the end of two days, I was not able to make any progress at all. Just as I was about to give up and withdraw from the case, the doorbell of my office rang. God knows that it is one of the sounds that I hate the most in my life! I got up from the chess board that I was playing on my own under the gibbering looks of Charlie Chaplin and opened the door. There was a tall and fit stack of what looked like a man with grayish hair looking at me. He said to me “Are you looking for me?” with a husky tone of voice. I was frozen with fear. I understood that it was him. He found me before I found him. I thought that it would be meaningless to do things like jumping on him or knocking him down on the floor. But I wasn’t going to invite him in and offer him a cup of coffee either. After a short silence and my dull looks, he himself took the initiative, entered in the office and walked towards the section where the cells were. He opened the door of the isolation room and turned to me. “I think you wouldn’t put a criminal like me in a simple cell like this one that you hide and protect with simple security measures. Now call them and tell them that you caught me and ask them to bring the Grey Shadow.”
I couldn’t move. I couldn’t dare to open the door or call the men. That meant that the sword was real and would come here. But I do not also remember any other moment that I was humiliated this much. I understood that I was just a simple tool for negotiation and that I could not get rid of this easily. I walked to the door to pick up my things and leave the office and the city but the door did not open. I couldn’t open it no matter how hard I tried. Then I heard that voice again in my brain that chilled me to the bone.”Do not ever think about it. Pick up the phone now and tell them that the mission has been completed!” I walked to the phone and called my employer. I told him that I caught him, that I was keeping him locked up, that they should come and pick him up and bring the sword with them. They said that they would come within two days at the latest. When I hanged up, I felt that I was again in command of my body parts. Yet when I took the very first step, I found myself down on the floor. I got up and waited for him to speak again but the voice was gone. I understood that I could not leave the office. When these people or whatever they are done with they wanted to do, I would also be done. However, a mystery cannot be covered up so easily. Then one of the recommendations of my employers came to my mind. "If you want to prove that something belongs to you, then mail it in your name!" I took out the old postcards and envelopes that I had collected from my drawer. I wrote a clue on each of them and threw them out of the window. So when the postman comes, he will collect and send them all. When I receive the mails back in two days, I will keep them and prove that I couldn’t get rid of this job and will have left clues for people to find out about what had happened in that case that I was stuck in. And if I am lucky enough, I will see the Grey Shadow before I die!