Frog Detective hopped briskly into the eerily vacant convenience storeFrog Detective briskly hopped into the eerily vacant convenience store. An anonymous message had pinged his phone just minutes earlier, compelling him to investigate. The space, usually teeming with customers and clerks, was unsettlingly deserted now. It was an atmosphere ripe for foul play, but what truly baffled him was the complete lack of witnesses.
As he moved past the candy aisle, his eyes widened at the sight of a bound and gagged man with a Poop Emoji head near the cash register. He looked more like a victim than a villain—for now. Still, the emptiness of the store amplified Frog Detective's suspicions.
“What on Earth? Who did this to you?” he muttered, hopping onto the counter for a closer look.
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Just as he was about to untie the seemingly innocent man with a Poop Emoji head, he spotted her—a woman with the strange hobby of dressing like a clown, his wife, Bethenny—tied up near the hot foods display.
“Bethenny, is that you? What's going on here?”
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Frog Detective turned sharply, the tension palpable. "What do you mean? What are you insinuating?"
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Before he could get an answer, Bethenny wriggled free of her ropes and swiftly untied the Poop Emoji man. "Why are you untying him?" Frog Detective's eyes widened, filling with betrayal.
“It’s time for the real act to begin," the poop Emoji man smirked, shaking off his ropes and standing tall.
Frog Detective's eyes darted between Bethenny and the man. "Is this some kind of joke? A twisted performance?"
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Frog Detective staggered back, his eyes widening as betrayal seeped into his soul. “Bethenny, how could you? How could you do this to me, to us?"
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Frog Detective dodged, holding his nose. “Ugh, that’s foul.”
Bethenny turned to the man with a Poop Emoji head as the smoke enveloped them. “Our act is done here, Dunstan. Let’s exit stage left.”
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Frog Detective was left alone in a fog of betrayal and stink. He hopped out of the store, an explosion erupting behind him, sending firewood, pop, shelves, and glass—the remnants of his former life—flying through the air.
He paused, standing at the threshold of what used to be a normal, albeit slightly quirky, existence. His wife had betrayed him, running off with the poop-headed man Dunstan, his detective skills had failed him, and his life had just been blown to smithereens—literally.
Shaking his head, Frog Detective vowed, "The mystery deepens, but I won't rest until I've solved it. I will follow the clues, wherever they may lead."
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