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was nothing like what the movies or several crime novellas put out, though
he did crave an action-packed thriller in his life. The Sheriff must maintain

law and order and fight crime. But that can only happen if there are crimes
to fight. Such was the situation in Greenland, a small town on the outskirts of

Denmark. Though having little to no crimes is a blessing, he could not say the
same thing about his job.

As he contemplated life in Greenland, he did not notice Clark walk in. Clark

was dubbed “Superman”, an obvious reference to Clark Kent. It was not just
the name that made him a perfect fit for the title. It was the glasses, the carbon

black hair and his huge build. He was also the only Sheriff in Greenland with
the highest number of cases solved and hence, he had more years of exper-

tise than anybody else in the station. Having solved the most cases was quite
something especially in a town like Greenland. Therefore, Clark did justice

to the name “Superman” in many ways. Clark had been his partner in action
from the time he transferred to Greenland and his closest friend.

Most of the hours in the station were filled, thanks to Clark and his stories

about the cases he was a part of – the man who poisoned an entire family, the
twins who dealt with drugs, the locksmith who could crack open any safe but

went too far with it, and so on.

As they sat exchanging stories the loud ringing of the station telephone stopped
them. The telephone as one can guess did not often ring and even if it did,

the news from the other side was nothing close to demanding for the cops of
Greenland, but that did not stop them from having a sliver of hope. Frank

was the one responsible for attending the telephone and once he was done
talking, everybody waited silently for him to relay the news.

“It was from Bonchester. Something about a robbery. Asked us to send two

of our seniors to help with a case.”
Bonchester was a city in Denmark and a good two hours away from Green-

land. The Bonchester police station, unlike Greenland, had its load of cases.
Clark had once done a collaborative investigation with them because of a fu-

gitive who had fled and was suspected to be hiding in Greenland.
Finneas asked the obvious question,“What does the robbery have to do with

us?” Because he was sure that Bonchester was not so scarce with manpower
that they could not deal with a robbery.