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After several years when he had almost forgotten the key, a group of infamous goons approached the old man.
“Any idea about this, old man?” one of them asked, showing him a piece of paper.
One look at the hand drawn sketch and the old man understood that the key was worth more than he could ever imagine.
“I had something similar years ago but I’m not sure if I have sold it or if it’s still lying around,” he replied.
“Well you better look for it now,” the other one demanded in a threatening voice.
At the same moment, an old woman walked into the store and the goons walked away. But the old man already knew that the key was important. As soon as the woman left, he hid the key and proceeded to make a few calls.Several days later the old man was murdered. His grandson had always suspected that his murder had something to do with the key that he had brought home several days ago but was missing now. Ten ye
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