The Hat of the Inspector

Глава 1Dariya BulatnikovaThe Hat of the Inspectormystical short storyTranslated from Russian by Vasily Repin Vasily.Repin@usu.ruProofread by Katherine Elliott© Copyright Dariya BulatnikovaA tiresome drizzling rain was coming down from the sky, causing him to regret leaving his umbrella at home. Inspector Torrance bent over the body and frowned -- this picture was too familiar to him. The killed man lay prone, his shirt's collar practically torn off; his head was turned so that one could only see his nape with two crowns that looked so touching among dark, slightly curly hair. 'They say, two crowns on the head are a sign of a lot of luck. Hum, lucky beggar...' thought the inspector. The victim’s pale, soiled neck had four small, accurate holes -- actually four small wounds that could be distinctly seen, covered with coagulated blood and surrounded with a blue-crimson hemat…