THUGLIT Issue Twenty by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Thuglit Publishing
Published: 2015-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

At dawn, Munatsi drove out to Emerald Hill to see Elder Gumbo. He was an accountant with a city firm, which is why the church had appointed him treasurer. If Pastor Miracle had exposed him, he would have been ruined, not only at the church, but in his professional life too.

The three Alsatians in the yard barked as Munatsi honked her horn. A drowsy-looking garden boy in green overalls opened the gate for her.

The maid gave her a cup of tea while she waited for Gumbo to get ready.

"Is this really the right hour to visit, Detective? You could have called and made an appointment," he said, finishing the half-Windsor knot on his tie.

"I apologize. It's just that I'm taking a lot of heat from up top to get this case resolved swiftly."

"Then you should be out there catching the criminals!"

"Is it true that you stole something in excess of forty thousand dollars from the church?"

Gumbo stopped. He fiddled with the gold cufflinks on his shirt for a moment, collecting his thoughts.

"This is Harare, lady, everyone's wheeling, dealing, cheating n' stealing."

"But not everyone's murdering," she said, imitating his accent.

"Whoa, whoa, hang on for just a minute. Do you really think…" His voice trailed off. He loosened his tie. "Look, I know nothing at all about it. I came in at the usual time, you saw me on Sunday."

"Doesn't mean that you hadn't come in earlier."

"I think I should have a lawyer here."

"Only guilty people need lawyers," Munatsi said and realised her misstep straight away. He was far too educated and middle-class for that.

"Am I under arrest?"

"No."

"Then you should leave. I will only talk in the presence of my lawyer."

Munatsi nodded and stood up. She walked over to the door, touched the handle and pushed it down. Then she turned round and walked back in again. She reached into her handbag, withdrew a pair of handcuffs and said, "I'm arresting you for the theft of forty thousand dollars."

Gumbo gritted his teeth and held out his wrists. In his arrogance, he'd overplayed a weak hand.

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