PART 2 (contd.)

They walked for around 15 minutes before reaching a restaurant called Angelo's Place.Lizzie pushed the glass door open and called out to the boss. "Uncle Angelo!" she exclaimed when the boss appeared and they hugged each other before exchanging kisses on the cheeks. "Who's he?" Herb whispered while pointing his finger towards the short , plump and slightly bald Italian man with a beard. "Guys, meet Uncle Angelo, my dad's friend. Uncle Angelo, these are my best friends," Lizzie said. "Sit down, children. Let me treat all of you to a dinner of pizza and ice cream," Angelo said. The four youths sank down at Angelo's Place's cozy seats. Photos of Angelo in Italy's scenic countryside were hung at the walls in the restaurant. Herb almost fell asleep as fatigue was eating into his body.

Twenty minutes later, the man was holding a pizza on each of his hands. "Guys, I think this case would not be easy. Have to be more alert," Herb warned. Herb's cellphone suddenly rang. "Pardon me, guys. Chief Inspector Brown calling," Herb said. After a short conversation, he hung up. "What did he say?" Johnny said curiously as Angelo served a basket of onion rings. "Victim's autopsy report coming out day after tomorrow," Herb explained. "Okay. Now who wants chocolate ice cream?" Kim asked him other group members.

On Monday, only Herb, Liz and Johnny went to the police station after school because Kim was busy with his distant relatives from Korea which were visiting his family. They made their way to Chief Inspector Brown's office in the NYPD's headquarters. the place was like a huge maze and it took them about half an hour to locate the office. When they saw a plaque with the words " Chief Inspector M. Brown", they had a sigh of relief and went in.

"Oh, you're here. Let me show you the report," the middle-aged man said. "Shot at ten different major blood vessel," he added. "Amazing," Lizzie said. "No one in this police department can shoot that well and accurate," he added. A police came in with a file for Chief Inspector Brown. "Sir, these are all the notes' denominations that they had stolen," the man in his mid-20s said. "A thousand 100 dollar bills, a thousand 10 dollar bills and a thousand 1 dollar bills. "Ingenious and smart," Herb said.

(To be continued...)