The Grumpy Chicken 6 Book Box Set by Barker Constance

Author:Barker, Constance
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Constance Barker
Published: 2022-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Ida and I made haste for the pub. The visit with Star produced unexpected results and I wanted to make sure we didn’t miss something. Plus, Belanger and Rotgut remained at large and we needed to find them. Talking with the gang would allow us to review things, maybe spark a new thought, and help us identify the next steps. The police were on it, but if we could help resolve the case in a more timely fashion, the sooner I would breath easy.

In the excitement, though, I forgot the time. Upon entering The Grumpy Chicken, the place was empty. It was still morning, albeit late morning, and we had just opened for the early lunch crowd. The gang would not be at the bar till noon, at the earliest.

Dixie saw us and hollered. “Well, did you learn anything?”

I snorted. “And then some. You won’t believe it.”

Dixie shot back, “Try me.”

“Rotgut is actually hunting down Jacob and the owner of Bev Serve, this Belanger guy. Belanger reneged on a deal with Rotgut, costing the shiner over a million.”

Dixie stood up straight. “Ouch! That’s not pocket change. So how did you figure that out?”

“The grumper. The vision and mark Star experienced told a story. Then we figured out what it meant. I called Eckart in Savannah and he is having Jacob moved for protection.”

“Specter connector! Are you admitting to me the grumpy chicken helped you piece this together?”

I chuckled. “I’m not sure.” I stopped and shook my head trying to rid the thought. But the notion stayed and I had to be honest. “Check that. Yeah. Our grumpy friend helped figure this out.”

Dixie let out a belly laugh. “Oh man, I can’t wait to tell Tom. See his face when he hears about this.”

“That’s not all either. I know what’s going on with the insurance policies. If Belanger robbed Rotgut through some sort of scam, then he would have to leave Savannah forever. The company insurance policy he bought for Jacob as a ‘key’ employee was for two million. Between that and the over one million stolen from Rotgut, he would be set for life. He can live wherever he wants. But he needed time to collect the insurance money and then get away. That is where the second fake life insurance policy comes in. You know, the one made to look like Jacob bought it and names me as the beneficiary? It frames me for the murder giving Belanger time to collect his three million and flee.”

Dixie and Ida looked like their brains ached. Dixie erupted. “What in the blazes are you cackling about. The cats that sneak in here make more sense than you do right now.”

I persisted. “Belanger made sure Jacob handled this ‘big deal’ with Rotgut. So when Belanger stole the money from the Rotgut deal, over a million dollars, he knew Rotgut would kill Jacob. With Jacob’ death, the two million life insurance policy would pay Belanger. But that would take time. So he used another fake policy, framing me, as a smoke screen to get that time.

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