The Curse of the Ancient Emerald
“The first thing we did was phone the museum, but they didn’t have any Japanese items on display. We tried farther afield, each of us taking towns and cities surrounding Bayport. Some had Japanese exhibits, but none had the ancient weapons the ronin used.
After about an hour we gave up. It was evident that the daishō were incredibly rare, and every museum we talked to would kill to get their hands on a matched pair.
“So what’s next?” asked Chet. He glanced out the window. “It’ll be dark soon.”
J...oe paced back and forth. “If we can’t find out where these swords are, there’s nothing we can do. The Phantom wins on the first night. He frames us, and we spend the rest of our lives in jail.”
“We won’t,” I said firmly. “There must be something. . . .” I paused. “I just had a thought.”
“Careful now.” Joe grinned. “You don’t want to overheat your brain.”
“What if the swords aren’t in a museum? What if they’re in a private collection?”
The others stared at me.MoreLess
After about an hour we gave up. It was evident that the daishō were incredibly rare, and every museum we talked to would kill to get their hands on a matched pair.
“So what’s next?” asked Chet. He glanced out the window. “It’ll be dark soon.”
J...oe paced back and forth. “If we can’t find out where these swords are, there’s nothing we can do. The Phantom wins on the first night. He frames us, and we spend the rest of our lives in jail.”
“We won’t,” I said firmly. “There must be something. . . .” I paused. “I just had a thought.”
“Careful now.” Joe grinned. “You don’t want to overheat your brain.”
“What if the swords aren’t in a museum? What if they’re in a private collection?”
The others stared at me.MoreLess
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