4 : The Silent Infiltrator
Today’s case began with a strange report:
“The passenger-side floor is always wet.”
At first, the owner dismissed it.
“Probably just water from my shoes on rainy days,” he thought.
But time revealed a darker truth—
the passenger mats, front and rear, never dried.
The smell told the story first.
Dampness became mold,
mold turned into a stale, choking stench.
Only then did the owner realize… something was wrong.
The Detective lifted the carpet and frowned.
Beneath it lay a hidden reservoir—
water pooling silently, seeping, evaporating,
then returning again and again,
slowly conquering the car from within.
“No dripping sounds, no obvious traces…
This culprit prefers stealth over speed.”
His gaze shifted upward, to the sunroof.
At a glance, it looked flawless.
But when water was poured in,
it stagnated instantly—refusing to drain.
The drain tube was completely clogged.
The lost rainwater had taken another path,
slipping unseen through body panels and insulation,
creeping its way down until it finally surfaced—
right on the passenger-side floor.
Clearing the blocked drain, the Detective muttered:
“It wasn’t just rainwater overflowing.
It was a patient enemy,
using time itself as a weapon…
a silent infiltrator.”
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