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For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, Wolfcastle and the fatal Librarian are under fire at the Ddwwchllyff residence. Now, Rhoda Crwys doubts the mythological nature of urban legends…

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 41

Rhoda was originally enrolled at the Welsh University to conduct a research project into context-free inter-employability in atypical social groups and disadvantaged communities. That was the original intention but it wasn’t what she was really interested in. Her true love was that of suburban myths. What had begun as a hobby when she’d heard tales of alligators living in sewers, aliens making elaborate geometric patterns in fields of corn and politicians working for the good of the population rather than looking after themselves and their friends. From these early encounters it had grown into an ever expanding interest. So much so that she had persuaded her supervisor to allow her to change the research focus to include this area. It hadn’t been difficult, in his rush to end the appointment the Professor had agreed almost instantly and then ushered her out into the corridor once more, deadlocking his office door behind him before climbing out of the forth floor window, onto the drainpipe and clambering down the two floors to the new ground level.

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, Rhoda Crwys, Welsh Student. Meanwhile, Wolfcastle and the fatal Librarian are under fire at the Ddwwchllyff residence.
The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 40

The first shot took them both by surprise, as did the second. By the time they had realized they were being shot at the fifth shot had completed it’s trajectory.

Reacting at last he yelled out: ‘Duck!’

One of the earlier rounds had dislodged an antique display case containing several stuffed aquatic birds. This was now crashing down under the command of gravitational forces previously held at bay by the fixings securing the case to the wall. She had seen the danger and sprang cat-like across the floor, landing, on her feet, on the deep pile rug next to the open fire. She dropped to the floor and rolled onto her back just as the display case completed it’s rendezvous with the floor and smashed to pieces. Turning to cast an eye or two over the debris she shouted back to Wolfcastle. ‘Guineafowl actually.’ she yelled, trying to be heard over the sounds of gunshots, breaking glass and general mayhem. She just had to be right all the time!

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, Samantha explores a mansion in Luxemborg; now, Rhoda Crwys, Welsh Student, is discussed…

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 39

In the orthopedic day lounge of the Department of Subterranean Ecogeology, Physical Chemistry and Quite Modern Art, Professors and Doctors would mingle and mix in the limited fashion they had available. Great care was taken not to actually impart any information that each considered of potential use to a colleague for fear of them stealing it and gaining some credit, fame and or either monetary benefit from it as per the general way these relationships tended to operate.

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, the Vice kills Smithy with an ox. We now rejoin Samantha and the old Bangladeshi at a palatial mansion in Luxumborg

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 38

Someone knew they were there alright. Someone other than the two individuals themselves that is. The old man strode forward in a purposeful manner. He was going through that door if it was the last thing it did. It may well have been the last thing he did for all he knew. He wasn’t psychic after all.

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, the Vice works himself into a rage over Peppet. Now, Smithy enters his presence.

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 37 continued…

Everyone else in the room stood motionless.

“Well, what is it?”

“The reason I came in sir, your two o’clock appointment is here. Smithy.”

“But it’s half past five!” exclaimed the incredulous Vice-chancellor.

“Yes sir, he said he didn’t want to be late.”

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, Rhoda Crwys, Welsh student, re-rethinks her thesis again. Now, Wence Peppet reports to the Vice.

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 37

The small, sealed container sat in the middle of the extensive hardwood desk. Peppet had earlier presented the item to the Vice-chancellor. That was when it had all began to go wrong as far as Peppet was concerned. He thought he had managed to finally do something right. He was wrong.

‘You useless idiot Peppet. This is not the case! This is not the case! I told you to intercept the courier as he carried a carry- all on his way back from the cash and carry and you couldn’t even carry out that simple command. All you had to do was inconvenience him long enough to get the luggage off him but you even failed to manage that without messing it up. Good Gods man, what’s the matter with you?’

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, Wolfcastle and the fatal Librarian find a dead Ddwwchllyff. Now, we are introduced to Rhoda Crwys, Welsh student…

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 36
When we look back on the decadent Cardiff of the time, we tend to envision the city as a beehive of illegal activity, populated by poseurs, assassins, rug pushers, fabulously corrupt officials, exotic alien earth smugglers. We can not help but imagine the local pubs filled to the brim with ghost student, while the busy Bureau de Change exchanges foreign exchange students to labour in the subterranean foreign exchange student exchange centers deep beneath the city streets. And we will perhaps never comprehend the true extent of the Awful Business©. From our modern perspective it might seem that everyone was involved in some nefarious plot. But this was not the case. Yet.

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, Samantha Panther, star reporter, travels through curvaceous Luxembourg. Meanwhile, perhaps, Wolfcastle and the fatal Librarian find themselves at Ddwwchllyff’s abode.

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 35

At first glance it certainly looked like Ddwwchyllff. The long, slicked back black hair and sideburns were there. The pool of blood wasn’t typical of him but…

Yet all wasn’t quite as it seemed. For example, Wolfcastle knew of his friend’s mimic mimicry but even he was aware that Ddwwchyllff didn’t actually pass his days in a heavily jeweled white satin jump suit, with matching red silk scarf and wide gem encrusted belt. He also knew that his friend wasn’t especially keen on lying motionlessly, face-down on a gravel driveway. To Wolfcastle’s trained eye this clearly wasn’t Ddwwchyllff. Even to his other, untrained eye such a fact was obvious.

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, The entire student body of Welsh University, tragically inconvenienced and then killed twice, Sunny Quito had truly been the heart and soul of the programme. Next, Samantha Panther, star reporter, in Luxembourg…

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 34

The Jeep bounced along the narrow, undulating roads in what seemed to be the north of the country. She’d never been here before but it was certainly a lot more contoured than she had remembered it. They’d been traveling for almost about twenty minutes before Samantha felt she ought to start being more professional and remember her journalistic training.

For earlier Chapters and an explanation of this dreadful story, see full blog: The Cardiff Grandma. WARNING: This novel contains fake Welsh.
In the previous episode, an employee at the big giant vast humongous phone call disservice centre tries to pin his incompetence on Sunny Quito. Now...Quito crosses paths with the deadly Librarian.

The Cardiff Grandma Chapter 33

The real Sunny Quito, if there was such a person, was strolling down the street. As he was strolling up the street he’d watched from an ever decreasing distance a man and a woman arguing next to a phone booth. He glanced into a shopwindow featuring a display of Red Italian leather shoes (Geckos, size 9) much like his own, and reminisced about Ecuador and the good old brothel days, smiling in anticipation of surprising his old pal Dddwwchlyff from the good old brothel days. Sunny liked to surprise people; he’d let his old pal Ddwwchhlyff think Sonny was in Luxembourg when he was really right here on Welsh soil. (Of course technically, though he never knew it, he would probably have been on Welsh soil if he were in fact in Luxembourg).