The credit for rewriting this short story goes to the module ELS of English education at IOL.
~A.k Matai

As a detective, it was my duty to track down criminals and bring them to justice. Jimmy Valentine, the skilled safecracker, was one such criminal who had eluded capture for far too long. His nimble fingers and cunning techniques had made him seem like a genius in the underworld. I was determined to arrest him and put an end to his criminal doings.
After trying many times, my efforts finally paid off. Jimmy Valentine was arrested, tried, and sentenced to prison. I breathed a sigh of relief, confident that society would be safe from his criminal activities. Little did I know that fate had a different plan in store.
After ten months, Jimmy Valentine had been released from prison. A week after his release, a safe had been broken open in Richmond, Indiana. Two weeks after that a safe in Logansport had been opened. And then one in Jefferson City. I knew that it was him who had done the crimes since he was the only one who had the tools to do it easily. I did not understand whether to feel admiration for his work or to feel disappointed that he used his unique ability to commit crimes.
Many months passed, and my pursuit of Jimmy was activating my impatience. But then, whispers of a reformed man named Ralph D. Spencer reached my ears. It intrigued me to think that Jimmy Valentine had supposedly turned over a new leaf, living an honest life in the small town of Elmore.
Unable to resist my curiosity, I decided to pay Elmore a visit under the pretense of business. I wanted to see for myself if Jimmy Valentine had truly changed or if it was merely an act to throw off suspicion.
During my time in Elmore, I observed Ralph D. Spencer closely. He appeared to be a model citizen—a respected member of the community. He had opened a successful shoe store and interacted with the townspeople in a genuinely friendly manner. He even had plans to marry Annabel Adams, the banker's daughter.
Could someone like Jimmy Valentine truly shed his criminal nature and become a different person? Or was he merely waiting for the right moment to strike? Even though I had doubts, my dislike for his criminal activities convinced me to catch him and bring him to prison.
However, one day the unexpected happened. A little girl, the niece of Ralph’s fiancée, found herself trapped inside the bank vault. Everyone around panicked not knowing how to find a solution to rescue her.
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The credit for rewriting this short story goes to the module ELS of English education at IOL.
~A.k Matai

As a detective, it was my duty to track down criminals and bring them to justice. Jimmy Valentine, the skilled safecracker, was one such criminal who had eluded capture for far too long. His nimble fingers and cunning techniques had made him seem like a genius in the underworld. I was determined to arrest him and put an end to his criminal doings.
After trying many times, my efforts finally paid off. Jimmy Valentine was arrested, tried, and sentenced to prison. I breathed a sigh of relief, confident that society would be safe from his criminal activities. Little did I know that fate had a different plan in store.
After ten months, Jimmy Valentine had been released from prison. A week after his release, a safe had been broken open in Richmond, Indiana. Two weeks after that a safe in Logansport had been opened. And then one in Jefferson City. I knew that it was him who had done the crimes since he was the only one who had the tools to do it easily. I did not understand whether to feel admiration for his work or to feel disappointed that he used his unique ability to commit crimes.
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