[Final Episode. Noir detective Mort Mandril has been
duped by femme fatale Anna into obtaining a mysterious
suitcase, which had an equally mysterious connection to
Bitcoins. Full details in preceding episodes:
https://www.free-scores.com/sheetmusic?p=a8l64mhtrt
]
“I am part of the Zambonian Secret Service,”
explained Anna. “What nobody knows is that Bitcoin is
a clever Zambonian plot to warm the globe...(+)
Aimless Nights IV
Mort Mandril, Private Eye – Anna’s Story
[Final Episode. Noir detective Mort Mandril has been
duped by femme fatale Anna into obtaining a mysterious
suitcase, which had an equally mysterious connection to
Bitcoins. Full details in preceding episodes:
https://www.free-scores.com/sheetmusic?p=a8l64mhtrt
]
“I am part of the Zambonian Secret Service,”
explained Anna. “What nobody knows is that Bitcoin is
a clever Zambonian plot to warm the globe. New Bitcoins
are created by expending an enormous amount of computer
processing energy. There are millions of computers
worldwide crunching away and generating heat while
creating new Bitcoins.
“So how does this help Zambonia?”
“Zambonia is so far north that it is basically a
giant ice rink. It stands to benefit greatly from
global warming.”
It turned out that the Zambonians had also managed to
convince the public to exchange the Bitcoins for
something that actually had value, hard cash for
instance, thus filling the Zambonian coffers with a
grand untraceable fortune.
Warm the globe to thaw out a frozen wasteland and pile
up a major fortune in the process. “I am impressed
Anna, but this does not seem legal at all.”
Anna continued: “Since Bitcoin essentially only
exists because people believe in it, it couldn’t be
stolen. I was sent here to destroy Bitcoin. The globe
is now warm enough to thaw out Zambonia.”
“If I enter a key number into something called the
Bitcoin blockchain, all the Bitcoins simply
disappear—vanish without a trace. That key number is
the precise weight of the suitcase in grams. I won’t
know it until I weigh it.”
“Why not do all this from Zambonia.”
“Sorry, we need to enter it from a computer in
America. We do not want Zambonia implicated. At least
let’s weight the suitcase.”
I popped out and bought a scale at the local hardware
store. “OK, here it is, but I don’t have a
computer. Plus this is sounding very fishy.”
“You want to save the planet and stop global warming
don’t you? This will do it.”
I wasn’t sure the planet was worth saving, but it
would look good on my resume.
We weighted the suitcase and Anna duly recorded the
magic number.
“Now go make sure no on is outside.”
I took a look. clear. When I return, Anna was
furiously pecking away at her cellphone.”
“More trickery Anna? What are you doing?”
Anna said, “We’re there. When I tap this app, all
the Bitcoins disappear, the planet is saved, and, more
importantly, Zambonia is thawed out.”
Suddenly the door flew open. “Hands up. No one
move.” It was Detective Stark, Sargent O’Malley,
and an assortment of other cops. “The Zambonian thugs
confessed. We are taking you in.”
“OK,” said Anna, “But please, can I please make
one phone call to my mother? She is very
worried.”
“Make it quick,” snapped Stark.
And…
Anna tapped the app.
The end.
Epilog:
They couldn’t hold Anna. She had only destroyed a
belief, and there is no law against that. People that
had held Bitcoins were none too happy to the tune of
several trillion dollars, but other folks concerned
with global warming were overjoyed.
I wasn’t sure I needed the attention, so when Anna
suggest I return with her to Zambonia, I agreed. What
the heck, maybe they need private eyes there, plus Anna
is really a very [deleted by the PC police].
Oh, and the dead body? That turned out to be a large
sack of leftover dough and pizza toppings from
Clancey’s.
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