Legendary Detective at the World's End (Volume 1) by Kaye Wagner

Author:Kaye Wagner [Wagner, Kaye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pendown Publishing
Published: 2013-11-12T08:00:00+00:00

Story Three: An Empire and Its DJ

“Ta-ada!” Jake said with a grin from ear to ear while he pointed to a shabby looking shop behind him. Kirin, looking at its dirty windows and worn out wooden doors, tilted his head in confusion as to what he was looking at.

“Well,” Kirin said. “This is… A nice shop, I suppose?”

“No it’s not,” Jade said running past Kirin while kicking a ball to Lee. “It’s ugly and dangerous, a den of evil, just like big brother told me.”

“Yes.” Lee nodded his head as he kicked the ball back to her. “It’s a bad place where good people are tricked out of their money—a horrible land where evil gathers.”

“Money? Evil?” Kirin raised an eyebrow.

“Now do you get it?” Jake said pointing at the building with emphasis.

“No, not really.”

Jake sighed. “You were just here a week ago, twisting words, gambling money, and talking down robbers, does that ring a bell?”

“Ah!” Kirin snapped his fingers. “The gambling den?”

“Yes.” Jake said.

“What are we doing here? If we’re here to gamble again, I’m not interested, I’m not the gambling sort.”

Jake shook his head, unconvinced. “Yeah, right. Everything you do is a gamble.”

“No. Now that’s where you’re wrong. What I do is take a measured look at my environment.” Kirin said raising a hand and closing one eye, using the space between his open palm’s thumb and index finger as a scope while he turned and looked at the light traffic of the Downtown local shopping area. “I look,” he continued. “Listen, and learn from everything around me, gathering information and using it appropriately to my advantage.” As he spoke, his eyes eventually landed on Lee who was still playing kick ball with Jade. “While a gambler enters a situation with no information beyond the rules set against him. Contrary, when I walk into a place, I take all information and set the rules myself… Therein lies the difference between us.” he said turning the direction of his handmade scope to Jake. “No,” he continued. “I’m not a gambler—I am what you call a scientist—or a detective, you take your pick.”

Jake clapped his hands enthusiastically. “Well said, and that’s why I brought you here Rin, so you can be a detective, professionally.”

Kirin broke his hardened stance and looked at Jake. “What are you on about?” Kirin looked at the den again. “There’s no gambling in their anymore, there are no cases to be found in there.”

“No, not to be found,” Jake raised a finger in the air as he wore a giddy smile on his face. “To be waited on… Lee!” Jake called out, causing Lee to quickly cradle the ball underneath his foot and kick it up into his arms as he ran to a moped with a folder resting on top of it. Grabbing the folder and picking out a piece of paper, Lee raised his hand into the air while holding a flyer.

“Ta-da!” Lee said with enthusiasm as a sheet of paper bearing the likeness of Kirin with the title Legendary Detective Agency at its header.

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