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    ItwasabeautifulsummerdaywhenMs.AmeliaJohnson，theownerofthefamousJohnsonJewelers，discoveredthathermostpreciousheirloom，arubynecklacepasseddownfromherancestors，wasmissing.Thenecklacewasworthnearlyamilliondollars，andsheknewithadtobefound.SheimmediatelycontactedCharlie，oneofthemostfamousprivateinvestigatorsintown

    CharliearrivedatJohnsonJewelersandquestionedAmelia'semployeesonebyone.Heinterviewedeveryonefromthejanitortothemanager，butnothingseemedoutoftheordinary.Charliealsosearchedthestorebutfoundnotracesofthenecklace

    HethendecidedtobroadenhissearchandinvestigateAmelia'sfamilymembers.Hevisitedherson，wholivedtwohoursawayfromthecity，andaskedhimabouthiswhereaboutsonthedaythenecklacewentmissing.Heclaimedhewasoutoftownonabusinesstripandhadnothingtodowiththetheft

    CharliealsopaidavisittoAmelia'syoungersister，whowasequallyaswealthyandhadaccesstotheJohnsons'safe.Shedeniedallaccusations，andCharliecouldn'tfindanythingtosuggestherinvolvementinthetheft

    Charliewasrunningoutofleads，andhewasbeginningtothinkthatthenecklacewouldneverbefound.Butthen，athoughtoccurredtohim.HewentbacktothejewelrystoreandexaminedtheCCTVfootagefromthedayofthetheft.Henoticedsomethingstrange.OneofAmelia'semployees，ayoungwomannamedLily，hadkeptherhandinherpocketthewholeday

    CharliedecidedtobringLilyinforquestioning.Shewasnervousfromthestart，andwhenCharlieaskedheraboutthedaythenecklacewentmissing，shestartedsweatingprofusely.AsCharliecontinuedtopressher，shefinallybrokedownandconfessedtostealingthenecklace

    LilyhadbeenworkingforAmeliaforseveralyearsandhadalwaysbeenenviousofherwealth.Sheknewthatthenecklacewouldmakeherrich，butsheneverexpectedtogetcaught.Lilywasarrestedandchargedwiththeft

    ThankstoCharlie'smeticulousinvestigation，themissingheirloomwasfinallyrecovered，andAmeliacouldbreatheasighofrelief.Charliewashailedasahero，andhisreputationasaprivateinvestigatorgrewevenstronger